The effects of personality, affectivity, and work commitment on motivation to improve work through learning

✍ Scribed by Sharon S. Naquin; Elwood F. Holton III

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 137 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1044-8004
• DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1038

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This study examined the degree to which the dimensions from the Five‐Factor Model of personality,
affectivity, and work commitment (including work ethic, job involvement, affective commitment, and
continuance commitment) influenced motivation to improve work through learning. Data were obtained from a
nonrandom sample of 239 private‐sector employees who were participants of in‐house training
programs. The hypothesized causal relationships were tested using structural equation modeling. Findings
indicated that these dispositional effects were significant antecedents of motivation to improve work through
learning. Specifically, 57 percent of the variance in motivation to improve work through learning was explained
by positive affectivity, work commitment, and extraversion.