B. Admin (HRM), B.Com Honours- (UFH), M.Com (Industrial Psychology-Course-work), UFH
E-mail: s.bazana@ru.ac.za
Telephone: +27- (0)46 603 8816
Sandiso is currently on “Leave of Absence”. He is currently leaving in France. He is pursuing his PhD studies at Grenoble Ecole de Management.
He is open to supervising students/applicants interested in pursuing Masters by thesis in 2024.
Active Member of the Future of Work/Organizational Psychology (FOWOP)
Overall, I am interested in the interaction between Society, humans and Organisations. Currently, my research focuses on the following areas
Tchagneno, C, Bazana, S. & Zungu, Z (2023). Work/Organizational Psychology in Africa: Amplifying African Perspectives in the Practice and Research of Work/Organizational Psychology in Africa. News and Announcements. Call for Papers. A Topical Issue of International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation https://www.hogrefe.com/ch/zeitschrift/international-perspectives-in-psychology-research-practice-consultation#2+1
Bazana, S. (2023). Decolonizing and Transforming? An Organization Development approach to changing Institutions of Higher Learning in postcolonial South Africa. Book Chapter. Under Review
Mielly, M., Hélio Arthur Reis, Irigaray, H.A, Muzanenhamo, P., Bazana, S., Peredo, A, A., Islam, G (2022-2023). Decolonizing Perspectives in Management Praxis & Research. Call for Papers on Decolonial Perspectives in Management Research with the premier journal Cadernos EBAPE in Brazil, part of our efforts to privilege publishing in journals of the Global South. https://www18.fgv.br/mailing/_EXT/2022/RJ/EBAPE/CADERNOS/52769_call-for-papers/eng/index.html
Pérez-Nebra, A., Sklaveniti, C., Islam, G., Petrovi?, I., Pickett, J., Alija, M., Matthijs Bal, P., Tekeste, M., Vukeli?, M., Bazana, S., & Sanderson, Z. (2021). COVID-19 and the future of work and organisational psychology. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 47, 1854. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v47i0.1854
Magqamfana, S., & Bazana, S. (2020). Absent fathers: Psychological and socio-economic implications for black children and directions for future research. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 30(2), 169-173 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14330237.2020.1744299
Bazana, S., & Reddy, T. (2021). A critical appraisal of the recruitment and selection process of the Public Protector in South Africa. SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 19, 1207. https://journals.co.za/doi/full/10.4102/sajhrm.v19i0.1207
Bazana, S. & Jackson, C. (2019). An Appraisal of the recruitment and selection process of the Judiciary (Chief Justice) in Zimbabwe. Inkanyiso: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 11 Number 1, 2019, p. 39 – 49 https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-1a7adf489e
Bazana, S. and McLaren, L. (2018). Transforming while Transferring: The Exploratory Study of how Transferability of Skill is Key in the Transformation of Higher Education. Paper under review in the Transformation in Higher Education. https://thejournal.org.za/index.php/thejournal/article/view/35
Bazana, S. & Mogotsi, O.P., (2017). ‘Social identities and racial integration in historically white universities: A literature review of the experiences of black students. Transformation in Higher Education 2(0), a25. https://doi.org/10.4102/the. v2i0.25
Bazana, S. Campbell, K. & Kabungaidze, T. (2016). Thematic analysis of the impact of shift work on the health and well-being of campus security guards. New Voices in Psychology, 12(2), 71-94 https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/NV/article/view/2783
Mxenge, S. V., Dywili, M., & Bazana, S. (2014). Organisational stress and employees’ intention to quit amongst administrative personnel at the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, South Africa. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 4(5), 13-29. http://www.ijsk.org/uploads/3/1/1/7/3117743/2_organisational_stress.pdf
Mgxenge, V, Dwyili, M. & Bazana, S. (2014). Job engagement and employee’s intention to quit among administrative personnel at the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Fort hare in South Africa. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences Sept. 2014. Vol. 4 No.5 http://ijsk.org/uploads/3/1/1/7/3117743/15_job_engagement.pdf
Bazana, S., & Dodd, N. (2012) Conscientiousness, Work-Family Conflict and Stress amongst Police Officers in Alice, South Africa. Journal of Psychology, 4(1): 1-8 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09764224.2013.11885487?needAccess=true&journalCode=rpsc20
Bazana, S. (2023). Organization/Work Psychology in the Global South: A Fanonian Reading of Ontology. Presented at the Global South Critical Psychology, May, 2013. Arden 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, UK.
Bazana, S. (2022). Race and Racism: the dynamics of conflict resolution in postcolonial context: Revisiting the case of Marikana Massacre. Accepted for EGOS 2022 conference.
Bazana, S. (2019). ‘Engaged Pedagogy’ in the age of Massification in South Africa: Challenges and more challenges? Presented at the Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association of South African Conference, Grahamstown, 2019
Mashine, K. & Bazana, S. (2019). “Doing” the 4.0 industrial revolution in the South African workplace while recognising the socio-political and economic challenges of the past. 4th South Africa-Japan Universities Forum Conference 2019. Held in Pretoria, South Africa
Bazana, S. (2018). “Healing the wounds of the past”: The role of Positive Psychology in the post-apartheid South African workplace. Abstract accepted for Individual Presentations in the International Conference on the first African Positive Psychology Conference. http://appc2018.org/images/PDF/APPC-Preliminary-Conference-Programme-4-7-April-2018.pdf
Magqamfana, S. and Bazana, S. (2018). An absent father and psychological well-being of children: A Positive Psychology view into fatherhood in South Africa. Abstract accepted for Individual Presentations at the International Conference on the first African Positive Psychology Conference. http://appc2018.org/images/PDF/APPC-Preliminary-Conference-Programme-4-7-April-2018.pdf
Mthembu, T. and Bazana, S. (2018). Rural ‘black’ people and psychotherapy: An exploratory study towards Positive Psychology in mainstream psychology. Abstract accepted for Poster Presentation in the International Conference on the first African Positive Psychology Conference. http://appc2018.org/images/PDF/APPC-Preliminary-Conference-Programme-4-7-April-2018.pdf
Mclaren, L. & Bazana, S. (2017). Transforming while Transferring: The Exploratory Study of how Transferability of Skill is Key in the Transformation of Higher Education. International Conference on the Dynamics of Changing Higher Education in the Global Southhttp://www.Unisa.ac.za/static/corporate_web/Content/About/Leading%20change/Documents/The%20Dynamics%20of%20Changing%20Higher%20Education%20in%20the%20Global%20South%20Draft%20Programme%2023%20June%202017.pdf
Mogotsi, P. & Bazana, S. (2016). Racial Integration and Social Identities of 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Students: Exploring the Experiences of Black Students in Historically White Universities. The College of Human Sciences International Decoloniality Conference hosted by UNISA http://docplayer.net/50437331-The-college-of-human-sciences-international-decoloniality-conference-programme.html
Bazana, S. (2016). Decolonising the South African workplace: A case for transforming research in industrial psychology. 6th International Conference on Community Psychology. http://iccp2016.co.za/programme/ICCP2016conferenceprogramme.pdf
Bazana, S. (2023). Heterogeneity of Colonialism and the Making of the colonized as Worker. PhD topic presented at Grenoble Ecole de Management, France (OWIC).
Bazana, S. (2019). Thinking about Affirmative Action as ‘Moral Violence’: The Systems Psychodynamic make-up of the post-1994 South African workplace. Presented at the Postgraduate Research Conference, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 and Staff Research Seminar Series in the Psychology Department, 2019.
Bazana, S. (2015). “Africanising” HR practices: exploring the role of Ubuntu in the management of human resources in Higher Education. Presented in the Research Seminar Series Psychology Department, 2015
Bazana, S. (2023). What can the minister and the department do about corruption? 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 World News. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230124194930838
Bazana, S. (2020). Towards a critical teaching pedagogy in Industrial/Organisational Psychology https://www.futureofwop.com/single-post/towards-a-critical-teaching-pedagogy-in-industrial-organisational-psychology
Bazana, S. & Nabo-Bazana, S. (2020). Going online – Psychological support is also needed. 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 World News. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200505105913707
Bazana, S. (2019). Teaching and learning in an age of transformation. 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 World News. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190429073448136
Bazana, S. (2017). ‘Organisational development' could transform universities. 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 World News. Issue No: 486 http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171207075242375
Bazana, S. (2016). South Africa should use a more scientific approach to appointing its public protector. The Conversations-Africa. August 30 https://theconversation.com/south-africa-should-use-a-more-scientific-approach-to-appoint-its-public-protector-64077
Bazana, S. (March 2017). The silly reaction to Zille’s tweethttps://www.news24.com/xArchive/Voices/the-silly-reaction-to-zilles-tweet-20180719
Bazana, S. (November 2016). A response to Mr Daniel Sutherland’s “myth of white monopoly capital” https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Voices/a-response-to-mr-daniel-sutherlands-myth-of-white-monopoly-capital-20180719
Bazana, S. (November 2016). Thuli Madonsela is at fault. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2016/11/thuli-madonsela-is-at-fault/
Bazana, S. (September 2016). Gwede Mantashe ‘leads’ the ANC astray. https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Voices/gwede-mantashe-leads-the-anc-astray-20180719
Bazana, S. (April 2016). Transform Psychology in South Africa, NOW!. https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Voices/transform-psychology-in-south-africa-now-20180719
Bazana, S. (February 2016). Collin Maine doing exactly what he was “appointed” for—going after the EFF. https://www.news24.com/xArchive/Voices/collin-maine-doing-exactly-what-he-was-appointed-for-going-after-the-eff-20180719
Bazana, S. (December 7, 2015). Steve Biko: A brief analysis of the South African workplace. News24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/12/steve-biko-a-brief-analysis-of-the-south-african-workplace/
Bazana, S. (October 14, 2015). The behaviour of employees in the workplace is informed by their context. News24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/10/behaviour-of-employees-in-the-workplace-is-informed-by-their-context/
Bazana, S. (October 19, 2015). There is a need to redefine the meaning of ‘Black’ in South Africa today. News 24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/10/there-is-a-need-to-redefine-the-meaning-of-black-in-south-africa-today/
Bazana, S. (August 21, 2015). Let’s blame poor African leadership for Mandarin in our schools. Mail and Guardian. http://thoughtleader.co.za/readerblog/2015/08/21/lets-blame-poor-african-leadership-for-mandarin-in-our-schools/
Bazana, S. (August 21, 2015). European social values dominate the institutions of ‘learning’ in South Africa. News 24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/08/european-social-values-dominate-the-institutions-of-learning-in-south-africa/
Bazana, S. (July 9, 2015). A tribute to 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Thembile Skweyiya. News24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/07/a-tribute-to-judge-thembile-skweyiya/
Bazana, S. (July 21, 2015). Race and Racism: the role of biological-physical differences in our understanding of race in South Africa. News24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/07/race-and-racism-the-role-of-biological-physical-differences-in-our-understanding-of-race-in-south-africa/
Bazana, S. (June 7, 2015). Transformation of rugby and cricket; the missing link in the debate. News24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/06/transformation-of-rugby-and-cricket-the-missing-link-in-the-debate/
Bazana, S. (May 11, 2015). Hellen Zille’s decision will cost the DA, especially the rural vote, News24. http://voices.news24.com/sandiso-bazana/2015/05/hellen-zilles-decision-will-cost-the-da-especially-the-rural-vote/
An exploratory study of leadership and organisational change through the lens of organisational behaviour: A case of a secondary school in Makhanda Municipality (Master’s Dissertation, in progress)
Contextualising job satisfaction amongst Lowest Grade Support Staff in a Higher Education Institution: A Postcolonial study (Masters by Thesis, completed)
Relevance of Industrial/Organizational Psychology research in ‘post’-colonial/apartheid South Africa: Exploring the views of 10 Academics in Four Universities (Masters by Thesis, completed)
Black university students’ experiences of negotiating their social identity in a historically white university. MA (Clinical Psychology, completed)
Absent parent(s): psychological implications on children. MA (Counselling Psychology, completed)
Psychotherapy in post-colonial South Africa: exploring views, attitudes and beliefs of psychotherapy in Black rural communities. MA (Clinical Psychology, completed)
A critical understanding of Organisational Behaviour in Public Schools: A case of Ntsika Secondary School.
A Post-colonial study of Leadership and Management: A case study of Makana municipality in the Eastern Cape
A Template analysis of three prescribed Organisational Behaviour textbooks and a quest for the “post-colonial” content
The “Coloured” female identity in the post-apartheid South African workplace: Narrative case studies of two professional women
Exploring the relevance of Moerdyk and Coldwell’s (1982) ‘On fitting paradigms to people’ essay: The role of Person-Environment Fit in Post-Apartheid South Africa
A thematic exploration of Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 support staff: their perceptions of leadership and leadership style.
Narrative Analysis into the Experiences of Black Women Academics at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网.
“Doing” Community Engagement: A Thematic Exploration of Academics’ views at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网
Research in industrial/organizational psychology pre and post 1994: A literature review
A thematic analysis of the role of Ubuntu in Human Resources Management at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网: an explorative study.
A thematic analysis of Total Rewards Strategy as a motivational tool for Support staff at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网: An exploratory study.
2017-2020 Course Coordinator, organizational Psychology level 3- Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 (RU)
2018-2019 Elected Faculty Representative on Senate (RU)
2015-2018 Tutor Coordinator (RU)
2015-2018 Chair and manage the Transformation Committee (RU)
2015-2018 Psychology Department representative on the Language Committee of the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 (Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网)
2011-2015 Founder of Writer’s Club and Industrial Psychology Students Association
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