Correlates of motivation for competitive or cooperative strategy among employed adults
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A survey of graduate students who are full-time salaried employees was conducted to examine the relationship of measures of locus of control (LOC) and measures of need for achievement (NACH) with individual motivations for cooperative or competitive strategy. The results showed significant linkages between the motivation for competitive strategies and LOC, NACH, and other LOC factors such as internality, self-confidence and belief in chance. Belief in control by others and chance was linked with the motivation to avoid the use of competitive strategies. There was no linkage between the motivation to use cooperative strategies and either LOC or NACH.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 1995
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Social support, group consensus and stressor-strain relationships: social context matters
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A new study examines how individuals react to stressors in positive and negative social environments.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 2001
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