HRIOP87 Assignment 4 2025 (641120) Answer Guide - DUE 19 SEPT 2025

HRIOP87 Assignment 4 2025 (641120) Answer Guide - DUE 19 SEPT 2025 Contents Title: The Impact of Digitisation on Employee Wellness and Resilience in the Modern Workplace: A Qualitative Exploration 3 1. Introduction 3 2. Background to the Research Study 3 3. Problem Statement and Motivation for the Research 4 4. Research Objectives 5 4.1 General Research Objective 5 4.2 Specific Research Questions Regarding the Literature 5 4.3 Specific Research Questions Regarding the Empirical Study 6 5. Literature Review 6 5.1 Digitisation in the Workplace 7 5.2 Wellness as a Multidimensional Construct 8 5.3 Resilience in the Context of Workplace Change 8 5.4 South African Contextual Considerations 8 5.5 Gaps in Existing Literature 9 6. Research Design 9 6.1 Research Paradigm 9 6.2 Research Approach 10 6.3 Research Method 10 6.3.1 Research Setting 10 6.3.2 Entrée and Establishing Researcher Roles 10 6.3.3 Sampling 10 6.3.4 Data Collection 11 6.3.5 Recording of Data 11 6.3.6 Data Analysis 11 6.3.7 Strategies Employed to Ensure Data Quality and Ethical Considerations 12 6.3.8 Reporting 12 7. Findings 13 Theme 1: Psychological Impact of Constant Connectivity 13 Theme 2: Adaptive Strategies and Resilience Mechanisms 13 Theme 3: Digital Divide and Inequality 14 Theme 4: Perceived Organisational Support 14 8. Discussion 15 8.1 The Double-Edged Sword of Connectivity 15 8.2 Resilience as an Adaptive Response 16 8.3 The Role of Context: Digital Inequality in South Africa 16 8.4 Organisational Support as a Moderating Factor 16 9. Conclusion, Limitations, and Recommendations 17 9.1 Conclusion 17 9.2 Limitations 18 9.3 Recommendations 18 References 20