Effect of Locus of Control on Job Performance:Evidence from Australian Panel Data

Nguyen Le Bao Ngoc (), Dusanee Kesavayuth and Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat
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Nguyen Le Bao Ngoc: School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Postal: School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat: School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Postal: School of Economics, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand

Asian Journal of Applied Economics/ Applied Economics Journal, 2022, vol. 29, issue 1, 1-25

Abstract: This paper aims to examine the importance of locus of control for job performance. We draw on Australian panel data and use the fixed effects panel data analysis technique to estimate the causal effect of locus of control on working people’s job performance. Our findings reveal that locus of control positively affects the adaptive performance dimension of job performance. Employees with a more internal locus of control tend to be better able to adapt to conditions and events in the workplace, leading to better performance on their jobs.

Keywords: job performance; locus of control; fixed effects model; HILDA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D90 D91 J01 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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