Navigating Work Career through Locus of Control and Job Satisfaction: The Mediation Role of Work Values Ethic

Claire A. Simmers () and Adela J. McMurray
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Claire A. Simmers: Department of Management, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA
Adela J. McMurray: College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia

Merits, 2022, vol. 2, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: This study examines navigating work careers through self-concept (locus of control and work values ethic) and job satisfaction within the postindustrial work environment of the 21st century. Career construction theory conceptualizes one’s career as a process of responding to a changing environment through self-concepts to more actively construct their careers. The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic further highlights the importance of individuals’ self-leading their work journeys. The study indicates that work values ethic is an important variable in further explaining the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction in our sample. When the effect of work values ethic is removed, the association between locus of control and job satisfaction is insignificant. We expect this research to spur further efforts by individuals to improve their understanding of the intricacies among their intrapersonal traits, needs, and abilities to better navigate their work careers with application to newly defined workplaces as a result of COVID-19. Our results also inform the practice of career education and counseling.

Keywords: work careers; locus of control; work values ethic; job satisfaction; career construction theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J L M (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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