The Measurement of Locus of Control: Assessing More Than Meets the Eye?

Leone, Christopher; Burns, Joseph T.

doi:10.1080/00223980009600849

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“…Out of all the characteristics extensively scrutinized, locus of control (LoC) is another trait. It is an identity variable that is identified with the summed up the desires of a man whether he has the capacity to control life situations (Leone and Burns, 2000). As stated by Rotter (1966) in terms of how many personal obligations they recognize and acknowledge for their conduct and outcomes.…”

Section: Locus Of Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring entrepreneurial characteristics among university students: an evidence from India

Anwar

Saleem

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the entrepreneurial characteristics among university students in India studying business and also comparing the levels of entrepreneurial characteristics between entrepreneurially inclined and entrepreneurially not inclined students. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors included six entrepreneurial characteristics, namely, risk taking propensity, innovativeness, locus of control, need for achievement, general self-efficacy and tolerance for ambiguity to define the entrepreneurial profile of students. Convenient sampling was used for collecting the data using a seven-point Likert scale based on 38-items self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected from three universities of different cities, namely, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, CSJM University, Kanpur and KMCUAF University, Lucknow. In total, 300 questionnaires were distributed in each of the universities, and 719 questionnaires were found statistically suitable for the study. Students were asked the question “What career option are you planning to choose after completing your graduation?” to know the inclination of the students. Findings Results of the t-test confirmed that levels of all the entrepreneurial characteristics are higher in entrepreneurially inclined students when compared to entrepreneurially not inclined students except in terms of general self-efficacy. Thus, entrepreneurially inclined students carry higher risk taking propensity, innovativeness, locus of control, need for achievement and tolerance for ambiguity. Research limitations/implications This study is confined only to undergraduate students from business background, and only three universities were included in the sample. Further research can be done taking students from different streams, namely, engineering, science and technology and arts etc. University-wise studies can also be conducted with the view to bring comparability among the students in terms of levels of entrepreneurial characteristics based upon the inclination shown. Practical implications This research provides the deeper understanding about what course contents are effective in developing entrepreneurial characteristics among the students and what are to be added with the view to raise potential entrepreneurs. Originality/value This paper contributes to establishing the differences across different entrepreneurial characteristics between entrepreneurially inclined and non-inclined undergraduate students.

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Section: Locus Of Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring entrepreneurial characteristics among university students: an evidence from India

Anwar

Saleem

2019

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“…Reference [26] states that locus of control is an individual characteristics that measure the extent to which people believe they are responsible for the consequences of their behaviour, intentions and outcomes. Prior studies have shown that when internals accept a position with a firm they tend to have a higher commitment to the firm relative to externals.…”

Section: B Locus Of Control and Intention To Report Errorsmentioning

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The Influence of Individual Characteristics on Auditors’ Intention to Report Errors

Chadegani¹,

Mohamed²,

Iskandar³

2015

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Abstract-Reporting detected errors is an important ethical behaviour of auditors which is one dimension of the quality of auditors' work. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of auditors' individual characteristics including personality type and locus of control on auditors' intention to report errors. Data are collected by distributing 1000 mail questionnaires among senior auditors in Malaysia. Applying multiple regression analysis, the results reveal that there is a significant and positive relationship between auditors' individual characteristics and their intention to report errors. In fact, research findings indicate that auditors with personality type A and internal locus of control have more intention to report errors than auditors with type B and external locus of control.

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“…Intentions Internal Locus of control (LoC) is a personality variable that is related to the generalized expectations of a person on whether he/she will be able to control the events in life as an entrepreneur [20]. The LoC represents the degree to which individuals believe that their achievements are dependent on their own behaviour.…”

Section: Internal Locus Of Control and Self-employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Combined Effect of Personality Factors and Cognitive Factors on Students’ Self-Employment Intentions in Technical, Vocational Education and Training in Kenya

Maina¹

2019

IJBER

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Entrepreneurship has been acknowledged as a key driver of economic growth across many economies both in developed and developing countries. Entrepreneurial intention has been empirically proved to be the predictor of entrepreneurial behaviour. This study used personality factors (need for accomplishment and internal locus of control) and cognitive Factors (personal attraction and perceived social valuation) to assess their combined effect on self-employment intentions in Technical, Vocational Education and Training in Kenya. The study objective was to establish the combined effect on the relationship between personality factors and cognitive factors on students' self-employment intentions. A crosssectional survey research design was used to obtain quantitative data. A structured questionnaire was developed and administered to diploma engineering finalist students sampled from 41 public TVET Institutions in Kenya between 2016 and 2017. The data was analysed using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Pearson's Coefficient Correlation was used to examine the relationship between independent variables and the dependent variable. Factor analysis was conducted to investigate the internal structure among the set of variables. Multiple regressions analysis was used to examine the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. The findings indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between combined effect of personality factors and cognitive factors on self-employment intention. Consequently, the combined effect of independent variables strongly influences dependent variable. The study concluded that although personality factors and cognitive factors positively individually influenced self-employment intention, combined association enhanced this effect further among engineering students in TVET institutions in Kenya.

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The Measurement of Locus of Control: Assessing More Than Meets the Eye?

Cited by 42 publications

References 30 publications

Exploring entrepreneurial characteristics among university students: an evidence from India

Exploring entrepreneurial characteristics among university students: an evidence from India

The Influence of Individual Characteristics on Auditors’ Intention to Report Errors

Combined Effect of Personality Factors and Cognitive Factors on Students’ Self-Employment Intentions in Technical, Vocational Education and Training in Kenya

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