Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Developing agency through good work: Longitudinal effects of job autonomy and skill utilization on locus of control

    Access Status
    Fulltext not available
    Authors
    Wu, C.
    Griffin, Mark
    Parker, Sharon
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Wu, C. and Griffin, M. and Parker, S. 2015. Developing agency through good work: Longitudinal effects of job autonomy and skill utilization on locus of control. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 89: pp. 102-108.
    Source Title
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jvb.2015.05.004
    ISSN
    0001-8791
    School
    Future of Work Institute
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68717
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2015 Elsevier Inc. An internal locus of control has benefits for individuals across multiple life domains. Nevertheless, whether it is possible to enhance an individual's internal locus of control has rarely been considered. The authors propose that the presence of job autonomy and skill utilization in work can enhance internal locus of control, both directly and indirectly via job satisfaction. Three waves of data over a four-year period from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (N = 3045) were analyzed. Results showed that job autonomy directly shaped internal locus of control over time, as did job satisfaction. Skill utilization did not play a role in terms of affecting locus of control, and the indirect effects of both job autonomy and skill utilization via job satisfaction were weak. This study suggests the importance of job autonomy in promoting the development of an employee's internal locus of control.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • The relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and perceived locus of control in boys.
      Bivens, Mark (2000)
      The research examines the relationship between the two variables Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (A-D/HD) and Locus of Control in boys identified with A- D/HD.The major issues addressed are: the extent to which ...
    • Psychometric properties of the Locus of Control of Behaviour Scale (LCBS) among Australian substance users.
      Bright, Stephen; Kane, Robert; Marsh, Alison; Bishop, Brian (2013)
      Despite a paucity of studies evaluating the psychometric properties of the Locus of Control of Behaviour Scale (LCBS), it continues to be widely used in behavioural research. The present study sought to redress this gap ...
    • Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia
      Keling, William ; Yap, CS Yap ; Ho, Poh Ling (2022)
      Purpose: This study aims to examine entrepreneurial performance differences between indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs of their high versus low enterprising tendency in Sarawak, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.