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Dr S C Ragadu

Senior Lecturer | College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Management Sciences | Department: Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Tel: 012 433 9556
Campus: Muckleneuk
Building: NSR
Office: 3-81

  • PhD (Industrial Psychology) NWU
  • MCOM (Industrial Psychology) US
  • Hons B Econ (Industrial Psychology) UWC
  • Honours B Econ (Business Economics) UWC
  • Higher Diploma in Education (Postgraduate) UWC
  • B Econ ( Industrial Psychology & Business Economics) UWC

Industrial, Organisational and Work Psychology

Human Resources Management

Employment Relations

Human Resource Development

  • Employment Relations,
  • Employment relations
  • Decent Work
  • Flourishing at Work
  • Well-being, living wage
  • Employee outcomes
  • Capabilities and functioning 

Book Chapter:

  • Ragadu, S.C. (2020). “Fundamentals of human resource management: Issues in Tourism” (Chapter 17). In Acha-Anyi, P.N. (ed), Fundamentals of Tourism – An African Perspective, 1st edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers. P291-309.  ISBN: 9780627037344

  • Ragadu, S. C., & Rothmann, S. (2025). Job Demands-Resources Profiles and Work Capabilities: Effects on Early Childhood Development Practitioners’ Functioning. Early Childhood Education Journal, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-01902-1
  • Ragadu, S. C., & Rothmann, S. (2023). Decent work, capabilities and flourishing at work. Mental Health and Social Inclusion. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-05-2023-0054
  • Molefe Jonathan Maleka, Cecile Schultz, Lize van Hoek, Leigh-Anne Paul Dachapalli & Suzette Ragadu (2021). Union membership as a moderator in the relationship between living wage, job satisfaction and employee engagement, Indian Journal of Labour Economics https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-021-00322-0
  • Molefe Jonathan Maleka, Cecile Schultz, Lize van Hoek, Leigh-Anne Paul Dachapalli & Suzette Ragadu (2017). Measuring employee engagement of low-income workers either working at or visiting Marabastad Mall in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Journal of Economic and Behavioural studies, vol. 9 (5). ISSN: 2220-6140. https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i5(J).1910

  • Ragadu, S. C., & Rothmann, S. (2025, May 23). Job Demands-Resources Profiles and Work Capabilities: Effects on Early Childhood Development Practitioners [Paper presentation]. In Rothmann, S. (Chair), on Navigating well-being in South Africa: Capabilities and challenges in work and educational contexts [Symposium]. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychologists (EAWOP) 2025 Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Lehlomela, S.T., Paul-Dachapalli, L., and Ragadu, S. (2024). A South African perspective on the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment amongst employees.The 17th International Business Conference. Stellenbosch, South Africa. 22-25 September, CP45, 2145
  • Ragadu, S.C.  Schultz, C., Van Hoek, L., Dachapalli, L., Maleka, Haar, J. & Carr, S.C. 2016.  “Relationship between the living wage and human resources outcomes: Business Case,” was presented at the 2nd Science Forum hosted by the Department of Science and Technology and Minister Naledi Pandor.
  • Maleka, M.J., Carr, S.C. Meyer, I., Parker, J. Schultz, C., Van Hoek, L., Dachapalli, L & Ragadu, S. 2017.  “Decent work as the most effective strategy for poverty reduction” was presented at the United Nations Convention 55 in New York.