Prof EJ Van der Westhuizen

Qualifications

• B.Admin (UOFS, 1983)
• B.Admin Hons. in Public Administration (UP, 1986)
• M.Admin in Public Administration (UP, 1989)
• D.Admin in Public Administration (Unisa, 1993)

Fields of academic interests

• Public Management
• Public Human Resource Management
• Ethics

Books

• South African Human Resource Management for the public sector – Joint Editor (2005)
• South African Human Resource Management for the public sector – Joint Editor (2011)
• Human Resource Management in Government: A South African perspective on theories, politics and processes – Editor (2016)
• Human Resource Management in Government: A South African perspective on theories, politics and processes – Editor (2021)

Journal articles

Recent publications

• Student experiences of service delivery in an academic department at a higher education institution in South Africa. Journal of Public Administration
• Democratisation of public employment: A constitutional perspective grounded in the interpretation of litigated cases. Politeia
• Public housing delivery in Gauteng Province: Views from participants in the field. Loyola Journal of Social Sciences (international)
• Perceptions of staff regarding the implementation of the performance management system in the Botswana public service. Administratio Publica
• Public service motivation as element in selecting a particular academic entity at the University of South Africa as employer

Paper presentations

Recent Papers

• University of South Africa: Overview, values, characteristics and criteria of a module tuition plan. College of Economic and Management Sciences. Power point presentation
• Conference of the South African Association of Public Administration and Management. Student experiences of service delivery at the University of South Africa. Power point presentation

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Awards

• Master’s studies. HSRC
• National Research Foundations (international study tour)
• University of South Africa. School of Management Sciences. Researcher of the year

Professional registration

•  Registered as Master HR Professional at the South African Board for People Practices

 Membership of professional associations

• South African Association for Public Administration and Management
• Association of South African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management

 Tuition

• External moderator at the University of Mauritius
• Qualified as Registered Assessor in Higher Education
• Qualified as Registered Moderator in Higher Education

 International visits

• Universities of Durham, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, De Montford, Rijks University, New Bulgarian, Ljubljana, Budapest, Hungarian Institute of Public Administration, Civil Service College      

 Boards

•  Serves on the Advisory Board of the Southern Business School

Projects

Research projects

• Prevalence of workplace bullying at selected South African public institutions
• Public service motivation as an element in selecting the Department of Public Administration and Management at the University of South Africa as an employer of choice
• Public service motivation: Views from teachers at the Primary School Hendrik Schoeman in the Hartbeespoort area
• The effectiveness of sexual harassment policies and procedures at a selected South African public institution

Other

Postgraduate supervision (recent successful candidates)

• David John Bate. Connecting people: Accelerating universal service and access to communications services in South Africa (doctoral – supervisor)
• Edgar Sisa. Implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Botswana public service (doctoral – supervisor)
• John Konde. Stress and management of work-related stress among police officers in the South African Police Service in the Mthatha Regional Police Area in the Eastern Cape Province (doctoral – supervisor)
• Dorothy Hadunka. Public service motivation of employees at the Mazabuka Municipal Council in Zambia

 Portfolio of evidence

 My values include integrity, honesty, punctuality, reliability, accountability and responsibility. During the number of years employed at the University of South Africa a great deal of trust and responsibilities were placed on my shoulders. Generally, I am a stable person in both my private and work life.