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Locus of control and incentive in self‐managing teams
Author(s) -
Garson Bonnie E.,
Stanwyck Douglas J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920080307
Subject(s) - locus of control , incentive , psychology , job satisfaction , social psychology , productivity , control (management) , applied psychology , business , management , microeconomics , economics , economic growth
A simulation game of employees working in self‐managed teams was used to test the effects of locus of control and performance‐contingent incentives on productivity and job satisfaction. The only performance effect was that participants with external locus of control (externals) in the incentive condition outperformed externals without incentive. Participants with internal locus of control (internals) were more satisfied with their supervisors than were externals. This article discusses implications for employee involvement approaches and makes recommendations for further research.