An analysis of affirmative action in a South African public sector department

An analysis of affirmative action in a South African public sector department

The South African labour market is characterised by a diversity of ethnic and cultural groups. The public sector is experiencing pressure from social, economic, political and legislative circles to make the workplace more representative of the population. This study investigated the affirmative acti...

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Main Authors: H. E. Brand, S. Stoltz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2001-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2633
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spelling doaj-0062fa4808cd495bb88cae74b71ed67b2020-11-25T00:39:18ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences1015-88122222-34362001-03-014111813210.4102/sajems.v4i1.2633757An analysis of affirmative action in a South African public sector departmentH. E. Brand0S. Stoltz1Department of Human Resources Management, University of PretoriaDepartment of Human Resources Management, University of PretoriaThe South African labour market is characterised by a diversity of ethnic and cultural groups. The public sector is experiencing pressure from social, economic, political and legislative circles to make the workplace more representative of the population. This study investigated the affirmative action process in a national public sector department in terms of its employees' perceptions of that process. A questionnaire was developed and used as measuring instrument on a random sample of the department's employee population. Results show that the affirmative action process did influence employees' perceptions of their working life and career, and that the majority of respondents perceived the affirmative action process not to be successful.https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2633
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