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Testing the self-efficacy-performance linkage of social-cognitive theory
A W Harrison1, R K Rainer, W A Hochwarter
1Department of Management and Information Systems, Mississippi State University 39762-5927, USA.
Abstract:
Past empirical research examining the relationship of self-efficacy perceptions and performance has had several limitations. Most studies were performed in the laboratory with tasks not directly related to individual work performance. As a consequence, many findings are not generalizable to individual work performance. This study tested the self-efficacy-performance model found in Bandura's social-cognitive theory in a work setting, with a sample of 776 American university employees, and with discriminant function analyses. Respondents indicated that performance with computers significantly predicted perceptions of high and low self-efficacy. Results provide additional support for social-cognitive theory as outlined by Bandura.
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