Core-Self Evaluation Characteristics

self-efficacy: belief in one’s ability to do a task
generalized self-efficacy: represent individuals’ perceptions of their ability to perform across a variety of different situations
* career readiness competency desired by employers
what can managers do?
  * assign jobs accordingly
  * develop employers’ self-efficacy and generalized self-efficacy by giving constructive pointers and positive feedback
  * monitor employees to avoid learned helplessness by offering guided experiences, mentoring, and role modeling

self esteem: the extent to which people like or dislike themselves
high self esteem = more inclined to handle failure better, emphasize the positive, and to take more risks
low self esteem = tend to focus more on one’s weaknesses
* may be more dependent on others
what can managers do?
  * reinforce employees’ positive attitudes and skills
  * provide positive feedback whenever possible
  * break larger projects into smaller tasks and projects
  * express confidence in employees’ abilities to complete their tasks
  * provide coaching when employees are struggling to complete tasks

locus of control: indicates how much people believe they have control their fate through their own efforts
* internal locus of control: you believe you control your destiny
* external locus of control: you believe external forces control you
what can managers do?
  * employees with an internal locus of control should probably be placed in jobs requiring high initiative and lower compliance
  * employees with an external locus of control might do better in highly structured jobs requiring greater compliance
  * internals may prefer and respond more productively to incentives such as merit pay or sales commissions

emotional stability: the extent to which people feel secure and unworried and to which they are likely to experience negative emotions under pressure
* low levels are prone to anxiety and tend to view the world negatively
* high levels tend to show better job performance