Prof Petronella Jonck

Associate Professor
Name: Petronella Jonck
Location: DRing 422 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Industrial Psychology and People Management Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 559 2875

Email: petronellaj@uj.ac.za

About Prof Petronella Jonck

Professor Petronella Jonck is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg within the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Central University of Technology, Free State in the Faculty of Management Sciences in Research Management. Petronella obtained her PhD in Psychology at the University of the Free State and is a registered Psychologist with the Health Practitioners Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Prof Jonck is a NRF C rated researcher. To date her research outputs, include more than 40 accredited journal articles and numerous other research documents. Prof Jonck was a supervisor for the Southern African Young Scientist Summer Program (SA-YSSP) that was hosted at the University of the Free State in collaboration with the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Vienna, Austria in addition to supervising other postgraduate students. Her research focus areas include career psychology, psychology, industrial psychology, and human capital development. Prof Jonck lectures Psychometric Theory and Research Methodology.

Highest qualification: PhD Psychology

Research Interests: Career anxiety, Responsible Leadership, Dark Triad and Decent work.

Awards and scholarships: NRF C-rating and NRF Incentive Funding (2023)

Recent Journal Publications:          

Zake, G.B., Jonck, P., & Pelser, A. (2024). Impact of contextual factors on organisational performance mediated by talent management. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 50(0), a2184. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v50i0.2184.

Zake, G.B., Jonck, P., & Pelser, A.-M. (2024). A business continuity model for manufacturing SMMEs underscoring talent management. South African Journal of Business Management,          55(1), a4274.https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v55i1.4274.

Jonck, P. (2024). Responsible leadership in the public sector: A sector- specific interpretation. South African Journal of Business Management, 55(1), a4272. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v55i1.4272.

Masukela, P.M., Jonck, P., & Botha, P.A. (2023). The impact of public service motivation on core work evaluation facets and counterproductive work behaviour. South African Journal of Human Resource Management, 21(0), a2231. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v21i0.2231.

Jonck, P. (2023). Impact of human capital expenditure on SMMEs financial performance in the South African informal sector. African Review of Economics and Finance, 18(4), 313-331.

Jonck, P., & Nwosu, L. (2022). The influence of demographic variables on financial recordkeeping in Small and Medium-sized enterprises in the South African informal sector. Journal of Economic and Financial Science, 15(1), a681. DOI.org/10.4102/jef.v15.i.681.

Jonck, P. (2022). Exploring the theoretical link between career choice anxiety, psychological well-being and career self-efficacy: a conceptual framework. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(10), 943- 956.

Van den Berg, L., Jonck, P., & Surujlal, J. (2021). Investigating the youth sports development pathway in a South African context. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 694548.

Jonck, P., & Swanepoel, E.H. (2021). A gender perspective on career guidance effectiveness in South Africa. Journal of New Generation Sciences, 19(1), 1-14.

Jonck, P. (2021). A female-agency perspective on female political leadership in Africa. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(7), 468-482.

Jonck, P., & Surujlal, J. (2021). Investigating the effect of physical activity on dietary diversity in a South African sample. African Journal of Physical Activity and Health Science, 27(2), 155-174.

Jonck, P., De Coning, R., & Matseke, M.G. (2020). Factors influencing the evaluation of training outcome in the South African public service. Journal of New Generation Sciences, 18(2), 30-39.

Jonck, P., Surujlal, J., & Dhurup, M. (2020). Perception of and Satisfaction with Video Assistant Refereeing in Soccer. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 14(9), 677-691.

Jonck, P., & De Coning, R. (2020). A quasi-experimental evaluation of a skills capacity workshop in the South African public service. African Evaluation Journal, 8(1), a421. https://doi. org/10.4102/aej.v8i1.421.