H Shokrkon; N. Arshadi; M. Shehni Yailagh; J. Haghighi
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A model of the precedents and outcomes of work motivation was developed and tested with survey responses from 652 employees of National Iranian South Oil Company in Ahvaz region, Iran. The variables in the model were arranged in five layers, which included: 1) distal precursors of motivation (motivational ...
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A model of the precedents and outcomes of work motivation was developed and tested with survey responses from 652 employees of National Iranian South Oil Company in Ahvaz region, Iran. The variables in the model were arranged in five layers, which included: 1) distal precursors of motivation (motivational traits, procedural constraints and job goal difficulty), 2) proximal precursors (Islamic work ethic, pay satisfaction, basic psychological needs, self-efficacy, job characteristics and job security), 3) work motivation variable, 4) proximal outcomes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job involvement, effort and turnover intention), and 5) distal outcomes of motivation (job performance and job stress). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS-7 and SPSS-15 software packages were used for data analysis. The results of the hypothesized CFA model indicated that the relationship between each indicator variable and its respective latent variable was statistically significant. On the basis of the overall model fit indices, findings indicated that the revision of the hypothesized structural model was warranted. Better fit and more meaningful results were obtained by developing optimal model. The implementation of χ2 difference test had also indicated the improvement trend of the final model. Implications for designing work motivation systems are discussed.
H. Shokrkon; A.Z. Naamee; A.K. Neissi; M. Meharbizadeh Honarmand
M. Boroumand-Nasab; H. Shokrkon; B. Najanan
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Locus of control is a personality characteristic which refers to a constellation of beliefs and expectations pertaining to people or factors controlling rewards and punishments in one’s life. Some people have an internal and others hold an external locus of control. Those with internal locus of ...
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Locus of control is a personality characteristic which refers to a constellation of beliefs and expectations pertaining to people or factors controlling rewards and punishments in one’s life. Some people have an internal and others hold an external locus of control. Those with internal locus of control believe that hard-working and ‘responsible behavior’ yield positive outcomes. In contrast, those having external locus of control maintain that ‘out-of-control’ factors such as ‘unknown forces’, ‘chance’ and ‘other people’s influences’ control the outcome of their behavior. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between parents’ attitudes toward child rearing and children’s locus of control. In this study, three types of attitudes toward child rearing were tapped, namely Dominating, Ignoring and Possessive. The Sample which was randomly selected from students studying in Dezful’s Guidance Schools, included 217 third-grade boys and girls. Nearly, all four hypotheses and their subsidiary derived hypotheses were confirmed. Based upon these findings, a number of suggestions regarding development and modification of children’s locus of control are offered to parents and teachers.
M.R. Ahankoob-Nezhad; H. Shokrkon; M. Shehni-Yailagh
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This study was conducted to find out the difference between the social and emotional adaptation of Ahvaz primary students in accelerated and non accelerated programs. It was hypothesized that there was no significant difference in the adaptation of the primary school students in accelerated and nonaccelerated ...
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This study was conducted to find out the difference between the social and emotional adaptation of Ahvaz primary students in accelerated and non accelerated programs. It was hypothesized that there was no significant difference in the adaptation of the primary school students in accelerated and nonaccelerated programs. A sample of 150 male and female accelerated and nonaccelerated Ss were selected randomly to participate in this study. Accelerated Ss consisted of those whose acceleration occurred either one or two years before the selection. Nonaccelerated Ss were either in the same grade or in a different grade as the accelerated Ss. The second part of a AAMD adaptive behaviour scale (public school version) was administered to measure the social and emotional adaptation of all the groups. The results showed no significant difference in adaptation of accelerated and nonaccelerated students. This same result was true for both female and male students and for those who accelerated either one or two years before their selection.
