Understanding the locus of control of management students - an exploratory study

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Vijayakumar Bharathi ◽  
Shaji Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Management Students

scholarly journals Competency Framework for Non-Profit Organizations: An Exploratory Study based on Indian Organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Varun Elembilassery
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Job Postings ◽  
Management Students

This exploratory study aims to develop a Competency Framework for Nonprofit Organizations (NPO) by applying the fundamentals of Competency Based Human Resource practices on Nonprofit Organizations. The study begins with a literature review and followed by detailed description of methodology for data collection. The data is derived from Indian Organization using three different methods. Firstly, a case study of an NPO working with rural women was done. Secondly, a website survey of job postings of seven NPOs working in different fields was done. And finally, an open ended online interview of management students with a past NPO work experience was done. Based on the observations from these three sources, a competency framework for NPOs is proposed. Limitations of the study, scope for future research and managerial implications are also discussed.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study on Negotiating Styles: Development of a Measure

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar ◽  
Himanshu Rai ◽  
Surya Prakash Pati
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Negotiation Style ◽  
Business Negotiations ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Management Students

Negotiation study as a tool in conflict management has been in vogue since long and spans the disciplinary boundaries. The outcome of business negotiations depends on bargainer characteristics, situation, and the negotiation process, which also drive the style adopted by a negotiator. Negotiation as a universal phenomenon does not have a universal style as the notion of consistent improved results for an individual�s business value has multiplicity of measures. Also, when it comes to negotiation style studies, they have either been packaged with other constructs or have been confused with them. For the clarity of the construct therefore it is essential that separation needs to be maintained between the definition of negotiating style as a construct and other closely related constructs. It is therefore proposed that works in negotiation need to be broadly divided into three types, involving the constructs of: Negotiating style Negotiating ability Negotiating strategy. Literature review suggests that the researchers are divided regarding the number of dimensions of negotiating style. In most of the studies, the proposed dimensions range from one to five. Also, no scale on negotiating style has been validated. In recent years, there has been an increased recognition of need to look at negotiations in Asia-Pacific context. Therefore we developed a scale to measure negotiating style of people and tested it in the Indian context. The sample included a cross-section of working executives and management students and the research design for the exploratory study included item generation, scale development, and assessment of scale�s psychometric properties. On analysis, the scale showed robust psychometric properties. Based on the results obtained, there are four types of negotiation style adopted by people: Analytical Equitable Amicable Aggressive. The findings can be used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the extent to which one would like to have an attribute on a particular kind of negotiating style as well as a tool to enable in bridging the gap in the value systems.

scholarly journals Locus of control in relation to flow

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste M Taylor ◽  
J M Schepers ◽  
F Crous
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Optimal Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experience Of Flow

The principal objective of the study was to examine the relationship between locus of control and optimal experience (flow) in carrying out work and/or study activities. Two questionnaires measuring the aforementioned constructs were administered to a group of first and second-year Human Resource Management students (n=168) between the ages of 16 and 30. The results suggest that more frequent experience of flow is positively correlated with Autonomy and Internal Locus of Control. Limitations, lines of future research, implications and further contributions are discussed.

The Free State Floods: A Case Study

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linde Burger ◽  
Fred van Staden ◽  
Johan Nieuwoudt
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Male Subjects

This is an exploratory study of the stress experiences of 20 flood victims in the Bloemfontein area. Measures consisted of demographic variables, Rotter's Locus of Control scale, Horowitz's Impact of Event scale and unstructured interviews. Whereas female subjects reported higher levels of stress than male subjects, no differences in the subjects' experiences of stress were found with regard to age, occupation or the measure of internal-external locus of control. In accordance with Lazarus's stress model, the interviews revealed that the subjects' initial reactions to the disaster (primary appraisals) included feelings of numbness, despondency, helplessness and reduced control over their circumstances. With regard to secondary appraisals the subjects reported having employed a number of successful as well as inadequate coping strategies. Sex differences occurred especially with regard to the subjects' accounts of primary appraisals and their use of external (outwardly directed) coping strategies.

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