# organisational (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover organisational. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rethinking skills planning in South Africa: Bridging the demand and supply gap](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3476) _2026-08-20 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Despite skills planning by (SETAs), South Africa continued to experience persistent skills shortages alongside rising graduate unemployment, indicating a mismatch between education supply and labour market demand. Research purpose: This article examined why skills planning structures failed to align skills supply with labour market demand and explored how a demand-driven approach… ## [Double-Loop Learning with AI: Getting Past the Why Barrier](https://owl.substack.com/p/double-loop-learning-with-ai-getting) _2026-08-19 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ AI can make you faster at the wrong work. Double-loop learning with AI turns the tool into a jolt that finally lets you ask why the task exists at all. ## [Enhancing goal attainment through solution-focused cognitive-behavioural coaching incorporating neuroscientific principles](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2423) _2026-08-17 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: This article explores enhancing goal attainment through solution-focused cognitive-behavioural (SF-CB) coaching incorporating neuroscientific principles. Research purpose: The study aimed to develop and explore the contribution of integrating neuroscience principles into an SF-CB coaching framework on goal attainment. Motivation for the study: While goal-setting is well established as… ## [Succession planning in nurses leadership: Perceptions from a public hospital in Mangaung district, Free State province](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3716) _2026-08-10 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Structured leadership succession planning is vital for maintaining management continuity in healthcare; however, such frameworks are frequently absent within the South African public hospital sector. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions and experiences of leadership succession planning for registered professional nurses in Mangaung district,… ## [Release | From schools of business to schools of ideology? A systems-theoretical perspective on popular claims to organisational reprogramming](https://derroth.com/2026/08/07/release-from-schools-of-business-to-schools-of-ideology-a-systems-theoretical-perspective-on-popular-claims-to-organisational-reprogramming/) _2026-08-07 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ Abstract: Purpose: Business schools are increasingly expected to align their missions, curricula and research agendas with broader societal concerns such as sustainability, social responsibility and ethical governance. Yet debates on such repurposing often conflate organisational purpose with external performance expectations or broader societal function. This paper develops a systems-theoretical… ## [Beyond rhetoric: Exposing the dependency on Western instruments in African leadership research – A systematic review](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2428) _2026-08-05 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: Leadership research in Africa often relies on measurement instruments whose cultural relevance and contextual suitability remain uncertain. Research purpose: To examine the origins and types of leadership measurement instruments used in organisational research in Africa, with a specific focus on local development and contextual adaptation. Motivation for the study: Persistent… ## [Value or Habit? What AI Is Forcing Us to Ask](https://owl.substack.com/p/value-or-habit-what-ai-is-forcing) _2026-08-04 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ What we call commitment is sometimes just comfort in disguise. A reflection on values, habits, and what AI is forcing us to finally ask why. ## [From worker to spender to survivor: Work identity disruption and reconstruction after sudden wealth](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2408) _2026-07-31 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: We examine how financial windfalls transformed the work identities of South Africans who were featured on the television show I Blew It . Research purpose: This study focused on how individuals conceived their work identities and performed work before and after receiving money and how they reconstructed their work identities once the money declined. Motivation for the study: Little… ## [CFP | The Institutional Foundations of Stakeholder Theory. Insights from Original and Non-Mainstream Institutional Economics](https://derroth.com/2026/07/30/cfp-the-institutional-foundations-of-stakeholder-theory-insights-from-original-and-non-mainstream-institutional-economics/) _2026-07-30 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ Call for Papers and Invitation to Contribute to An Approved Symposium of the Journal of Institutional Economics (JOIE) on The Institutional Foundations of Stakeholder Theory. Insights from Original and Non-Mainstream Institutional Economics This hybrid symposium is combining invited anchor contributions with an open call for papers. Key Dates Extended abstracts due 31 January 2027 Fit \[ \] ## [Development and psychometric validation of the career and employee wellness assessment: Evidence from a South African open-distance university](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2360) _2026-07-30 · Nisha Harry · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: Employee and career well-being contribute to organisational performance and reflect an ethical commitment to sustainable and fair treatment of employees. In digitally mediated environments such as open distance learning (ODL), technological demands influence well-being, yet existing measurement approaches often assess these dimensions separately. Research purpose: This study aimed to… ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BgPYymddysBG) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Aligning industrial and organisational psychology education with its dual mandate: A significant learning approach](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2402) _2026-07-30 · Carin Hill · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: Industrial and organisational psychology (IOP) is both a scientific discipline and a caring profession. Preparing graduates for this dual mandate requires pedagogical approaches that develop scientific competence alongside ethical awareness, interpersonal effectiveness and a commitment to human flourishing. Research purpose: This opinion article argues that Fink’s Taxonomy of… ## [The mediating role of empowerment, performance feedback and goal difficulty in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee attitudes in South Africa’s direct-selling sector](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2445) _2026-07-30 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: The role of dispositional factors in explaining the mechanism by which transformational leadership impacts employee attitudes is over-emphasised, sometimes at the expense of utilising contextual variables to explain the relationship between leadership and employee attitudes. Research purpose: The study examined the indirect roles of empowerment, performance feedback and goal… ## [Investigating the relationships between job crafting, person-job fit and job embeddedness within an agricultural organisation](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2367) _2026-07-27 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: This study investigated the relationships between job crafting, person-job fit and job embeddedness within a South African agricultural organisation. Research purpose: The aim was to examine how job crafting, a proactive behaviour involving the redesign of tasks and social interactions, affects person-job fit and job embeddedness, hypothesising that increased job crafting leads to… ## [Work–home interaction and flourishing: The sequential mediating role of social connectedness and positive coping](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2418) _2026-07-27 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: Knowledge workers navigating hybrid and digitally mediated work environments face heightened work-to-home interaction (WHI) demands that may influence their capacity to flourish. Research purpose: This study examined whether workplace social connectedness (WSC) and positive coping behaviour (PCB) sequentially mediate the relationships between four WHI sub-dimensions and flourishing… ## [Half a Year In: Inertia or Inspired Action?](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/half-a-year-in-inertia-or-inspired) _2026-07-25 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ A mid-year check-in for anyone chasing purpose over autopilot ## [Release | When Programmes Disagree About Programmes: Large Language Models, Code Poetry, and the Problem of Programme–Programme Communication](https://derroth.com/2026/07/22/release-when-programmes-disagree-about-programmes-large-language-models-code-poetry-and-the-problem-of-programme-programme-communication/) _2026-07-22 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ Abstract: Purpose: This article examines the theoretical implications of organisational decisions being increasingly prepared, filtered, produced through or attributed to computational programmes rather than individual human actors. It asks under what conditions interactions between such programmes may be analysed as communicatively consequential and what this implies for management and… ## [How Is Identity Built In The Age Of AI](https://owl.substack.com/p/how-is-identity-built-in-the-age) _2026-07-22 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ An argument with a teenage daughter really makes you question your identity. ## [The role of human resource analytics in enhancing organisational performance and decision-making: A systematic literature review](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3636) _2026-07-20 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: The importance of human resource analytics (HRA) has been growing as organisations seek to enhance evidence-based decision-making and performance through data-driven human resource (HR) practices. Research purpose: This study systematically examines and synthesises extant literature on HRA to illuminate its role in organisational decision-making and performance outcomes. Motivation… ## [Servant leadership and readiness to change as drivers of organisational agility: The mediating role of innovative work behaviour in the public sector](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3726) _2026-07-17 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Organisational agility is vital for public-sector organisations facing rapid change. Effective leadership and employees’ readiness for change enhance adaptability and innovation. Research purpose: This study examines how servant leadership (SL) and individual readiness to change (RTC) influence organisational agility in the public sector, with innovative work behaviour (IWB) serving… ## [From alignment to integration: A systems-based curriculum governance framework for human resource management graduate employability in South Africa](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3686) _2026-07-15 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Persistent misalignment between university curricula and labour market expectations constrains the employability of human resource management (HRM) graduates in South Africa. These challenges are further intensified by rapid technological change and evolving professional standards associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) demands, necessitating systemic curriculum reform.… ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bjJTSjbO1lw1) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Blended learning framework for management competencies in South African retail](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3786) _2026-07-14 · Peter A. Champion · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: The W&R SETA identified retail manager and retail supervisor as the most difficult-to-fill vacancies in South Africa, citing deficits in experience, qualifications and skills. No fit-for-purpose blended learning framework for this context existed. Research purpose: This study aimed to develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a blended learning framework for developing… ## [Leadership development programmes for public health medical laboratory specialists in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3438) _2026-07-14 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Although leadership development is fundamental to public health laboratory systems, structured leadership development opportunities for public health medical laboratory specialists in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain limited. Research purpose: This study maps and synthesises existing Laboratory Leadership Development Programmes (LLDPs) in SSA, examining their structure, content,… ## [Organisational practices, work stress and employee experience in heavy-industry state-owned enterprises: The role of support and culture](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3694) _2026-07-14 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Employee experience (EX) has gained increasing attention in human resource management; however, limited research has explained how organisational practices and work stress shape EX within highly formalised heavy-industry state-owned enterprises (SOEs), particularly in emerging economies such as Vietnam. Research purpose: This study examined how organisational practices and work stress… ## [The impact of COVID-19 on psychological practitioners’ private practices in South Africa](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2322) _2026-07-14 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted businesses globally and changed how organisations operated and delivered services. Research purpose: This study explored the impact of COVID-19 on the private practices of psychological practitioners in South Africa. Motivation for the study: The pandemic caused economic disruption, forcing businesses to suspend services,… ## [Workforce diversity, recruitment practices and performance: Evidence from the Nigerian public sector](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3621) _2026-07-10 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Recruitment practices remain significant determinants of organisational performance; however, limited empirical studies have explored the moderating effect of workforce diversity on the relationship between recruitment practices and organisational performance of the Nigerian public sector. Research purpose: This study investigated the moderating effect of workforce diversity on the… ## [Industrial-organisational psychologists’ evolving role in workplace counselling: A cross-temporal qualitative study in South Africa (2023–2024)](https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/2442) _2026-07-09 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology_ Orientation: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic reshaped workplace dynamics, intensifying employee mental health needs and expanding the counselling-related responsibilities of industrial-organisational psychologists (IOPs) in South Africa, despite evidence of limited preparedness. Research purpose: This study explored how IOP professional practice in workplace counselling shifted during… ## [AI And The Case Of Mistaken Identity](https://owl.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-case-of-mistaken-identity) _2026-07-07 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ How AI is surfacing the identity question and why that is ok! ## [From voice to value: A thematic analysis of inclusive leadership among Gen Z employees in fintech start-ups](https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/3648) _2026-07-06 · SA Journal of Human Resource Management_ Orientation: Inclusive leadership is widely associated with employee voice, well-being, innovation and performance. However, existing research offers limited insight into how inclusion is enacted in everyday organisational practice. Research purpose: This study develops a context-sensitive understanding of how inclusive leadership is enacted, interpreted and associated with innovation and… ## [Building a Command Centre with Claude/Part 1](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/building-a-command-centre-with-claudepart) _2026-06-28 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ When AI stops being a tool and starts being a teammate. ## [Why Is Generative AI Asking An Identity Question](https://owl.substack.com/p/why-is-generative-ai-asking-an-identity) _2026-06-16 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ I was talking to my financial advisor recently and he said something that stayed with me. ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nyZ73k20B3Cj) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Identity Recrafting in the Age of AI](https://owl.substack.com/p/identity-recrafting-in-the-age-of) _2026-06-09 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ When the Helper Changes You Too ## [AI is asking an Identity Question Of us](https://owl.substack.com/p/ai-is-asking-an-identity-question) _2026-06-02 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ When the Tool Changes – It shifts identities too. ## [The Golden Age of Senior Experts](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/the-golden-age-of-senior-experts) _2026-05-31 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ Why deep expertise matters more, not less, in the age of intelligent machines ## [Release | Organisation and Function: Reclaiming the Third Mandate in the Age of Grand Challenges](https://derroth.com/2026/05/30/release-organisation-and-function-reclaiming-the-third-mandate-in-pthe-age-of-grand-challenges/) _2026-05-30 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ Abstract: Calls for organizations to address grand societal challenges increasingly emphasise performance-oriented adaptation and organisational repurposing through new initiatives, metrics, and governance mechanisms. Yet this focus often neglects the more fundamental macro-structural role organisations play in society. Drawing on Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory, this paper reclaims the… ## [The Software Stopped Waiting for You](https://owl.substack.com/p/the-software-stopped-waiting-for) _2026-05-14 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ What Salesforce's big announcement really means — for your tools, your team, and how work gets done ## [Release | The Digital Transformation of Social Research: On the Emulation of Theory within Theory and the Emergence of Repository-Based Academic Writing](https://derroth.com/2026/05/01/release-the-digital-transformation-of-social-research-on-the-emulation-of-theory-within-theory-and-the-emergence-of-repository-based-academic-writing/) _2026-05-01 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ Abstract: The digital transformation of social research has significantly expanded the empirical and methodological capacities of the social sciences. Yet, social theory itself remains largely shaped by analogue modes of thinking and writing. This paper aims to explore what a digital transformation of social theory would entail, with particular attention to the implications for theory \[ \] ## [When AI Gets It Right… But Feels Empty](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/when-ai-gets-it-right-but-feels-empty) _2026-04-25 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ AI agents deliver precise answers but lack meaning; overuse risks eroding human connection, empathy, trust, and purpose in personal and organizational life. ## [Preprint | From Spaceship to Lifeboat: Artemis II and the Radicalisation of a Planetary Perspective](https://derroth.com/2026/04/16/preview-from-spaceship-to-lifeboat-artemis-ii-and-the-radicalisation-of-a-planetary-perspective/) _2026-04-16 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ Abstract: This article examines the semantic shift from Spaceship Earth to Lifeboat Earth in contemporary planetary discourse. Taking recent rhetoric surrounding the Artemis II mission as its point of departure, it argues that the description of Earth as a “lifeboat” marks a significant radicalisation of an older metaphorical field. Whereas the Apollo era helped naturalise the image of Earth \[ \] ## [Organisational Singularity: Explained Five Ways](https://owl.substack.com/p/organisational-singularity-explained) _2026-04-16 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ From a five year old to a CEO — the same idea, five different entry points. What Organisational Singularity means for you depends on where you sit ## [Organisational Singularity: What It Is and Why It Matters](https://owl.substack.com/p/organisational-singularity) _2026-04-05 · Deepa Premkumar · Work Trends OWL_ The Quiet Transformation Most Leaders Haven't Named Yet ## [AI Agents in Aerospace: Beyond the Technology. It's About Governance.](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/ai-agents-in-aerospace-beyond-the) _2026-03-28 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ March 2026 edition: AI agents are reshaping workflows, but in aerospace (and any safety-critical environments), governance, accountability and human authority must come first. ## [Event | When Programmes Disagree About Programmes: Code Poetry and the Problem of Programme–Programme Communication](https://derroth.com/2026/03/19/event-when-programmes-disagree-about-programmes-code-poetry-and-the-problem-of-programme-programme-communication/) _2026-03-19 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ What happens when programmes interpret programmes? As decision-making becomes increasingly mediated by computational procedures, interactions between programmes themselves come into view as a potential site of communication. This workshop explores the challenge of programme–programme communication through the case of code poetry—an artefact that simultaneously invites formal execution and semantic… ## [February 2026: The Agentic Revolution](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/the-era-of-personal-software-id-here) _2026-02-28 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ Agentic AI platforms from Anthropic and OpenAI trigger SaaS market shock, shifting enterprise software from tools to autonomous execution. ## [Protected: CFP | Luhmann Conference 2027](https://derroth.com/2026/02/23/cfp-luhmann-conference-2027/) _2026-02-23 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. ## [Event | Wolfson Tool Factory](https://derroth.com/2026/02/20/event-wolfson-tool-factory/) _2026-02-20 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ On 23 April 2026, we will convene for the first-ever Wolfson Tool Factory meeting—an experimental workshop dedicated to the co-production of theory-based management and consulting tools. This event is supported by the Wolfson College Research Networks. The idea is simple but ambitious: To bring together social (systems) theorists and consultants working with for-profit, non-profit, and \[ \] ## [Event | Inaugural Meeting of the Next Society Institute Limited](https://derroth.com/2026/02/20/event-inaugural-meeting-of-the-next-society-institute-limited/) _2026-02-20 · Dr. Steffen Roth · Dr Steffen Roth_ The Next Society Institute Limited (in foundation) conducts and supports research on the structures and semantics of modern societies, with a particular focus on social systems theory and its contemporary extensions. Its formal establishment will be marked by an inaugural meeting held at Clare College, University of Cambridge, on Thursday, 05 March 2026. ## [AI-Based Operational Tools: What’s Coming in the EASA Landscape](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/ai-based-operational-tools-whats) _2026-01-31 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ January 2026 edition ## [A New Rhythm for 2026](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/a-new-rhythm-for-2026) _2025-12-20 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ In 2026, Sky High Standards shifts to monthly editions with occasional extra articles across the core sections. Happy New Year! ## [Why we Procrastinate (and how it should shape our 2026 goals)](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/why-we-procrastinate-and-how-it-should) _2025-12-06 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ A guide to understanding procrastination as emotional feedback, using it to set aligned 2026 goals and designing kinder, realistic actions. ## [The System of Profound Knowledge – Deming’s Four Lenses \[Part 5\]](https://aeroirene.substack.com/p/the-system-of-profound-knowledge-68c) _2025-11-29 · Irene · Sky High Standards by Irene_ Deming taught that psychology drives behaviour. Ignoring it breaks systems; understanding it builds trust, motivation, safety, and sustainable performance.