Qualifications

• Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (Industrial Psychology) - University of South Africa 
• MA (Industrial Psychology) - University of South Africa (2006)

Courses/Training

• Certified Assessor
• Certified Moderator
• Academic Management Training
• Skills Development Facilitation

Currently teaching

Postgraduate Supervision

• 12 Masters Students supervised to completion and 7 current Masters
• 3 Doctoral students co-supervised to completion and 5 current Doctoral

Books

• Ledimo, O & Martins, (2018). Employee Assistance Programme: Theory and Practical Applications. Johannesburg, South Africa, Knowledge Resources: ISBN:978-1-86922-737-1.
• Ledimo, (2017). Preparing and involving all stakeholders. Chapter 2, pp 25 – 38, in Organisational diagnosis. Tools and applications for practitioners and researchers in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa, Knowledge Resources: ISBN: 978-1-86922-705-0.
• Martins, EC & Ledimo, (2017). Developing and sourcing assessments instruments. Chapter 3, pp 39 – 84 in Organisational diagnosis. Tools and applications for practitioners and researchers in South Africa.
• Martins, EC & Ledimo, (2017). Survey administration process. Chapter 4, pp 85 – 112, in Organisational diagnosis. Tools and applications for practitioners and researchers in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa, Knowledge Resources: ISBN: 978-1-86922-705-0.

Journal articles

• Boateng, A & Ledimo, M. (2025). Organisational commitment measuring instrument convergent and discriminant validity study in an educational setting. Perspectives in Education. 43 (4), p 98 - 112.
• Tabane, L & Ledimo, M. (2024). Assessing the Effect of Management Education on Vocational Behaviour. African Journal of Governance and Development, 13 (1), p 83 - 109.
• Boateng, A & Ledimo, M. (2023). Comparison of public and private primary school teachers’ employee engagement and organisational commitment. Journal of Contemporary Management, 20 (1), p 1-33.
• De Sousa, M; Ledimo, O & Martins, (2018). Predicting staff retention from employee motivation and job Journal of Psychology in Africa, 28 (2), p 136 – 140.
• Martins, N & Ledimo, (2016). The measurement of employee engagement in government institutions. Risk governance & control: financial markets & institutions, Volume 6, Issue 3, p 18 – 26.
• Ledimo, O & Soobramoney, (2016). Exploring corporate social responsibility and organisational commitment within a retail organisation. Risk governance & control: financial markets & institutions, Volume 6, Issue 4, p 132 – 140.
• Ledimo, (2016). An evaluation of the role of leadership on employees’ job satisfaction. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1(3), p 466 – 475.
• Hlongwane, VC & Ledimo, (2016). An investigation of organisational justice perceptions for human resources engagement practices. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1(4), p 789 –805.
• Ledimo, O & Martins, N. (2015). Exploring biographical differences during a longitudinal study of employee satisfaction in a water utility South African Journal of Demography, Volume 16 (1), p 151 - 181.
• Ledimo, O & Martins, (2015). Validation of an employee satisfaction model: A structural equation model approach. Journal Governance and Regulation, Volume 4, Issue 1, p 78 - 87.
• Hlongwane, C & Ledimo, O. (2015). Generational differences on work engagement levels of government healthcare institution employees. Journal of Governance and Regulation, Volume 4, Issue 1 (Continued...), p 245 – 253.
• Ledimo, (2015). An exploratory study of factors influencing organisational justice among government employees. Journal of Applied Business Research; July/August; Volume 31 (4); p 1549 - 1562.
• Ledimo, (2015). Development and validation of an organisational justice measurement instrument for a South African context. Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, Volume 5, Issue 1, p 27 – 38.
• Ledimo, (2015). Diversity management: An organisational culture audit to determine individual differences. Journal of Applied Business Research, September/October; Volume 31 (5); p 1747 – 1756.
• Ledimo, O & Martins, (2015). The perceptions and nature of service delivery among government employees: An Exploratory study. Journal of Governance and Regulation, Volume 4 (4), p 575 - 581
• Ledimo, (2015). An assessment of organisational justice perceptions across three generational cohorts. Journal of Governance and Regulation, Volume 4 (4), p 69 – 78.
• Ledimo, (2014). The role of transformational leadership and organizational culture in service delivery within a public service organization. Journal of Governance and Regulation, Volume 3 (3), p 44 – 52.
• Ledimo, & Martins, N. (2014). A longitudinal study of employee satisfaction during the process of transformation in a water utility organization. Problems and Perspectives in Management Journal, Volume 12 (4), p 173 – 183.
• Ledimo, O & Martin, (2014). An audit of employee commitment to enable leaders to manage organisational talent. Journal Governance and Regulation, Volume 3, Issue 3, p 145 – 150.
• Manetje, & Martins, N. (2009). The relationship between organisational culture and organisational commitment. Southern African Business Review, Volume 13 (1), p 87 – 111.

Paper presentations

Conference Proceedings:

• Ledimo, O; De Sousa Sabbagha, M & Martins, N. (2019). “Validation of an employee motivation measurement instrument in a financial organisation” in The 18th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies ECRM 2019, June 20 - 21 2019, Wits Business School (Johannesburg), South Africa (ISBN: 978-1-909507-32-6).
• De Sousa Sabbagah, M; Martins, N & Ledimo, O. (2018). “Conceptual model of employee motivation and job satisfaction for staff retention practices in foreign exchange banking context’ in The 6^th International Conference on Management Leadership and Governance ICMLG 2018, May 24 - 25 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa (ISBN:978-1-909507-88-3).
• Ledimo, O & Martins, N. (2015). “An exploratory study of service delivery innovation among government employees” in The 10th European Conference on innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2015, September 17 -18 2015, University of Genoa, Italy (ISBN: 978-1-910309-45-2).
• Ledimo, O & Martins, (2016). “Critical factors concerning the use of social media in an Open Distance Learning context” in The 3^rd European Conference on Social Media Research. 12 - 13 July 2016; EM Normandie; France (ISBN: 978-1-911218-00-5).
• Ledimo, (2015). “Development and validation of an organisational justice measurement instrument for a South African context” in The 14th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies ECRM 2015, June 11 -12 2015, Malta University (Valletta Campus), Malta (ISBN: 978-1-909507-32-6).
• Ledimo, O. (2014). “An exploratory study of transformational leadership and organizational culture in a South African public service organization” in The 2^nd International Conference on Management Leadership and Governance ICMLG 2014, March 20 -21 2014, Boston, USA (ISBN:978-1-909507-88-3).
• Ledimo, O & Martins, N. (2014). “Conducting a longitudinal study of employee satisfaction during organisational transformation” in The 13th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies ECRM 2014, June 16 -17 2014, London, UK (ISBN:978-1-909507-32-6).
• Ledimo, O & Martins, (2014). “An Audit of Employee Commitment to Enable Leaders to Manage Organisational Talent” in The 10th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance ECMLG 2014, November 13 - 14 2014, VERN University, Croatia (ISBN: 978-1-909507-88-3).

• Ledimo, O & Martins, N. (2013). “Application of Structural Equation Modelling to Develop Employee Satisfaction Diagnostic Model” in The 12th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies ECRM 2013, July 4 - 5 2013, Guimaraes, Portugal (ISBN: 978-1-909507-32-6).
• Ledimo, O. (2013). “Managing organisational culture through an assessment of the current and preferred culture” in The 9th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance ECMLG 2013, November 14 - 15 2013, Klagenfurt, Austria (ISBN:978-1-909507-88-3).

Conference presentations:

• IACCP 2012 CONFERENCE: Exploring differences between the current and preferred organizational (17- 21 July 2012).
• ICP 2012 CONFERENCE: The transformational leadership in relation to organisational culture within the South African National Defence Force. (22 - 27 July 2012).
• EAWOP 2013 CONFERENCE: Exploring biographical differences during a longitudinal study of employee (22- 25 May 2013).
• EAWOP 2013 CONFERENCE: Diagnosis of organisational culture within a public service (22- 25 May 2013).
• ECRM 2013 CONFERENCE: Application of structural equation model to develop employee satisfaction diagnostic model. (4 - 5 July 2013).
• ICMLG 2014 CONFERENCE: An exploratory study of transformational leadership and organizational culture in a South African public service organization. (20 – 21 March 2014).
• ECRM 2014 CONFERENCE: Conducting a longitudinal study of employee satisfaction during organisational transformation. (16 -17 June 2014).
• ECRM 2015 CONFERENCE: Development and validation of an organisational justice measurement instrument for a South African context. (11 - 12 June 2015).
• ECIE 2015 CONFERENCE: An exploratory study of service delivery innovation among government employees. (17 - 18 September 2015).
• ECRM 2016 CONFERENCE: Development of a work performance model using structural equation (09 - 10 June 2016).
• ECSM 2016 CONFERENCE: Critical factors concerning the use of social media in an Open Distance Learning (12 - 13 July 2016).

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the category: Industrial Psychologist. Registration No: PS
• South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) in the category: Social Worker. Registration No: 10-17469
• Member of Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology South Africa (SIOPSA).

Other

Short Bio:

Qualified and accomplished academic with more than 25 years’ experience in the higher education environment. Highly analytical professional and confident communicator with more than 10 years of management experience as Chair of Department and Head of Portfolio. Specialised in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and its subfields of psychological assessments, organisational development; employee wellness and organisational justice.

Experienced in curriculum development, teaching, learner support, community engagement, Masters and Doctoral students supervision. Successful as a manager in implementing policies, developing strategic and operational risk-based plans, and leading academic/administrative teams to drive high performance in a distance learning environment.

Recognised for improving departmental efficiency, talent management and continuous improvement of processes and deploying new systems. Earned a reputation as a mentor, passionate team builder and collaborator with success in training and inspiring team members to establish a highly productive work culture. Complex problem-solving skills with proven ability to analyse data and develop comprehensive reports that assist line management at School and College levels with decision making and planning.