The Concept of Personal Initiative: An Overview of Validity Studies
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In: Human Performance, Vol. 14, No. 1, 01.01.2001, p. 97-124.
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T1 - The Concept of Personal Initiative
T2 - An Overview of Validity Studies
AU - Fay, Doris
AU - Frese, Michael
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - Construct validity of an interview measure of personal initiative (PI) is examined in two parts. The first part assembles the results from 11 samples, showing that PI is meaningfully related to a nomological network of variables, based on environmental supports; knowledge, skills, and cognitive abilities; personality variables and orientations; and behavior and performance, confirming our hypotheses. In the second part, the article presents a new analysis that looks at the influence of motivational parameters (control aspiration, self-efficacy, and change orientation) and cognitive ability on PI within a longitudinal study in East Germany.
AB - Construct validity of an interview measure of personal initiative (PI) is examined in two parts. The first part assembles the results from 11 samples, showing that PI is meaningfully related to a nomological network of variables, based on environmental supports; knowledge, skills, and cognitive abilities; personality variables and orientations; and behavior and performance, confirming our hypotheses. In the second part, the article presents a new analysis that looks at the influence of motivational parameters (control aspiration, self-efficacy, and change orientation) and cognitive ability on PI within a longitudinal study in East Germany.
KW - Business psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035606328&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1207/S15327043HUP1401_06
DO - 10.1207/S15327043HUP1401_06
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:0035606328
VL - 14
SP - 97
EP - 124
JO - Human Performance
JF - Human Performance
SN - 0895-9285
IS - 1
ER -