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Turnover Intentions Among South African It Professionals: Gender, Ethnicity And The Influence Of Pay Satisfaction, Rennie Naidoo
Turnover Intentions Among South African It Professionals: Gender, Ethnicity And The Influence Of Pay Satisfaction, Rennie Naidoo
The African Journal of Information Systems
The South African ICT industry is struggling with high turnover despite the relatively high remuneration packages it offers to its gender and racially diverse IT professionals. This study explored pay satisfaction levels and its relationship with job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intentions. Survey responses from 158 IT professionals were subjected to descriptive, correlation and regression analysis. The results show that, irrespective of gender or race, employees generally have low pay satisfaction, low organizational commitment, and only moderate job satisfaction levels. However, black ethnic groups did show a difference in their appraisals of pay satisfaction, expressing slightly lower pay satisfaction …
A Mile In My Shoes, Josh Sanders
A Mile In My Shoes, Josh Sanders
Navigations: A First-Year College Composite
Everyone’s path is different. Everyone has the ups, the downs, the bumps, and the turns that shape their lives. In this personal narrative, author Josh Sanders shares some of the pivotal experiences that have helped him to become the man he is today. From coping with racial discrimination at school to struggling with the expectations of his father, Sanders is able to gain strength from adversity and deepen his appreciation for the people in his life who have supported him along the way.
A Seat At Ksu's Table, Khalilah Lawal
A Seat At Ksu's Table, Khalilah Lawal
Navigations: A First-Year College Composite
In this essay, author Khalilah Lawal describes her first-year experience at Kennesaw State University by examining the representation of African American students and culture. In her first semester of college, Lawal attends three on-campus events as part of an assignment for KSU 1101. Her essay analyzes the lack of student diversity at one of these events, and compares this experience to more culturally-focused co-curricular opportunities for African American students.