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Predictors and Outcomes of Self-Directed Development: An Investigation of Individual and Contextual Factors
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Qamar Zia, Muhammad; Naveed, Muhammad; Iqbal, Asif; Ghauri, Shagufta – International Journal of Training Research, 2022
Confronted with the rapid technological changes and increased global competition, training of employees now focused on self-directed development (SDD). Despite the recognition of self-directed development, only few empirical studies have investigated the combined relationship of both predictors and outcomes simultaneously. This research attempted…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Individual Characteristics, Independent Study, Employees
The Role of Means Efficacy When Predicting Creative Performance
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Simmons, Aneika L.; Payne, Stephanie C.; Pariyothorn, Matthew M. – Creativity Research Journal, 2014
According to the "Internal-External Efficacy model", self-efficacy is an insufficient explanation for self-regulated behavior because it ignores the influence of external resources. Applying this theory of motivation to the prediction of creative performance, the extent to which means efficacy or the belief in the utility of external…
Descriptors: Creativity, Self Efficacy, Predictive Validity, Role
Intrinsic Motivation, Organizational Justice, and Creativity
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Hannam, Kalli; Narayan, Anupama – Creativity Research Journal, 2015
For employees to generate creative ideas that are not only original, but also useful to their company, they must interact with their workplace environment to determine organizational needs. Therefore, it is important to consider aspects of the individual as well as their environment when studying creativity. Intrinsic motivation, a predictor of…
Descriptors: Motivation, Creativity, Social Justice, Organizational Culture
Mobile Phone Appropriation of Students and Staff at an Institution of Higher Learning
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Karim, Nor Shahriza Abdul; Oyebisi, Ishaq Oyefolahan; Mahmud, Murni – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption and appropriation of mobile phone (MP) technologies by building on the technology appropriation theories. The paper also looks into the choice of MP use through various attractors, the purposes of MP use and the extent of use of various MP applications and features by the targeted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Research Needs, Individual Characteristics
Integrating Vocational Interest Inventory Results and Expressed Choices.
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Laing, Joan; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1984
Explored the relationship between the degree to which choices and interests agree and later persistence in an expressed choice, using longitudinal data for college students (N=7,706) and employed persons (N=1,372). Results indicated that persistence in an expressed choice increases systematically as congruence between choice and interests…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Congruence (Psychology), Employees
Compliance with Homework Tasks in a Behavioral Self-Control Weight Loss Program.
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Worthington, Everett L., Jr.; Hammonds, T. Michael – 1982
The assumption that therapeutic or homework directives enhance therapy has received little research attention. To explore compliance with homework directives in a behavioral self-control treatment of weight loss, the comparative importance of social support (S), support plus directives with no rationale (SD), support plus directives with rationale…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, College Students, Contracts