Structural Model of Employee Involvement in Skill Development Activity: The Role of Individual Differences

Autor/inn/en	Maurer, Todd J.; Lippstreu, Michael; Judge, Timothy A.
Titel	Structural Model of Employee Involvement in Skill Development Activity: The Role of Individual Differences
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72 (2008) 3, S.336-350 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2007.10.010
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Intelligence; Student Evaluation; Goal Orientation; Individual Differences; Skill Development; Models; Motivation; Cognitive Ability; Internet; Behavior; Labor Force Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Individueller Unterschied; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Analogiemodell; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Denkfähigkeit; Arbeitskräftebestand
Abstract	We extend prior research on involvement in employee development activity by including prominent individual difference constructs that have been previously ignored in this area of research. These include two important personality characteristics (conscientiousness and openness to experience), mental ability and goal orientation constructs. We tested both mediated and direct effects of the variables. The sequence of relationships observed in the model was: "general personality traits" [right arrow] "development domain individual and situational variables" [right arrow] "development domain motivational variables" [right arrow] "involvement in development". Personality had indirect (mediated) effects on motivational and involvement constructs while goal orientation, as a development domain individual variable, had direct effects on motivational constructs. Mental ability had no effects. The study also replicated core relationships from prior research, but did so using an Internet sample and response medium. The model presented provides the most complete picture of behavior in this area to date. Important implications for advancement of theory, research and practice in the area of employee development behavior are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10