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Relationship between Locus of Control and Reactions of Employees to Work Characteristics
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Relationship between Locus of Control and Reactions of Employees to Work Characteristics

Gary Kimmons and Jeffrey H Greenhaus
Psychological reports, v 39(3), pp 815-820
Dec 1976
PMID: 1005601

Abstract

To determine whether employees' locus of control moderated the relationship between several work characteristics (autonomy, feedback, performance-reward connections, job involvement) and job satisfaction 193 managers in a large utility company participated. Internals ( n = 58) perceived more autonomy, feedback, and performance-reward connections on their jobs than externals ( n = 69). Internals were more involved and satisfied with their jobs than were externals. However, the correlations between the work characteristics and job satisfaction were generally positive for both internals and externals but small.

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