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on self-set goal level, Hui Meng 1 , Jinyan Fan 2 , 1 Department of Psychology, East China Normal
University, China, 2 Department of Psychology,The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,
USA.
This study represents an attempt to relate learning goal orientation (LGO) and proving goal
orientation (PGO) to self-set goal, and examines the interactive effect of LGO and PGO on self-set
goal. Data were collected from 260 college students enrolling in psychology and biochemistry
courses at a large university in China. Significant interaction effects of LGO and PGO on self-set
goal were found in the beginning and the middle of the course. The LGO-goal relationship was
positive and much stronger when subjects’ PGO was low than when the subjects’ PGO was high.
Implications for future research are discussed.
5028.21 The structure of employee’s cooperative consciousness, Wang Lei, Yao Xiang, Wang
Yan, Psychology Department, Peking University, China
This study aimed to investigate the structure and measurement of employee’s cooperative
consciousness. A checklist with 33 idiosyncrasies representing cooperative consciousness and
behavior was developed to test 225 employees. The results indicated that the structure of
cooperative consciousness had 4 dimensions: Aspiration for doing work well, Aspiration for
caring others, Aspiration for working together, and Aspiration for intercommunication, explaining
48.72% of the total variance. Finally, a questionnaire was developed to verify the validities of the
dimensions of employee’s cooperative consciousness. The questionnaire can also be used for
measuring cooperative consciousness for recruiting and selection and team work..
5028.22 Are core self-evaluations mediators or moderators of the relationship between
organizational commitment and readiness for change? Kristina Potocnik, Blanka Tacer,
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Core self-evaluations is a broad, latent, higher-order trait indicated by four well established traits
in the personality literature: self-esteem, self-efficacy, locus of control, and neuroticism. We
suggest that core self-evaluations refer to a construct that provides an intuitively appealing,
practical framework for understanding and investigating organizational outcomes, such as
organizational commitment and readiness for change. We used exploratory approach to examine
the relationships between these variables since we have not found any published studies dealing
with this problem. The questionnaires were administrated on a sample of middle range managers.
The results of our investigation will be discussed at the conference.
5028.23 The role of locus of control in explaining the relationship between organizational justice
and organizational commitment, Blanka Tacer, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
The perception of the organizational justice (procedural, distributive, interpersonal, informational)
is used by employees to develop a general attitude towards the organization (organizational
commitment). However, the relationship between the perception of organizational justice and
organizational commitment is neither direct nor unconditional. The literature review has showed
the neglect of personality variables in this relationship. Therefore, this study aims to examine the
role of personality variable (locus of control) in the relationship between organizational justice
perceptions and organizational commitment. The questionnaires were administrated on a sample
of public sector employees. The results of the investigation will be discussed at the conference.
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