Bibliography of Studies Using the Work Locus of Control Scale

Blau, G. (1993). Testing the relationship of locus of control to different performance

dimensions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 66, 125-138.
Blau, G. (2003). Testing for a four-dimensional structure of occupational commitment.
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 76, 469-488.
Chung, Y. Y., & Ding, C. G. (2002). Development of the Sales Locus of control Scale.
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 75, 233-245.
Coleman, D. F., Irving, G. P., & Cooper, C. L. (1999). Another look at the locus of
control--organizational commitment relationship: It depends on the form of commitment.
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 995-1001.
Daniels, K., Brough, P., Guppy, A., Peters-Bean, K. M., & Weatherstone, L. (1997). A
note on a modification to Warr's measures of affective well-being at work. Journal of
Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 70, 129-138.
Fleury, P., Opperman, P., & Postemski, P. (1992). Job satisfaction among human resource
professionals: Is it related to work locus of control? Unpublished paper, University of
Hartford, Connecticut.
Fox, S., & Spector, P. E. (1999). A model of work frustration-aggression. Journal of
Organizational Behavior, 20, 915-931.
French, J. G. (2003). The relationship between locus of control, interpersonal conflict at
work, workload, organizatinal constraints and job related affective well being and
physical well being for radiation therapists. Unpublished Masters thesis, Angilia
Polytechnic University, Canada.
Furnham, A., & Drakeley, R. J. (1993). Work locus of control and perceived
organizational climate. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 3, 1-9.
Gillespie, M. (1999). An examination of the interactions among subordinate locus of
control, task structure, and leadership style in accordance with the path-goal theory of
leadership. Unpublished Honor's Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Hirschfeld, R. R., & Field, H. S. (2000). Work centrality and work alienation: Distinct
aspects of a general commitment to work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 789800.
Kline, G. M., & Warmbrodt, T. L. (1997). The relationship between locus of control, life
satisfaction and attitude toward workplace violence. Unpublished paper, Penn State Erie,
The Behrend College, Erie.

Menon, S. (1994). Personality variables and their relationship with leadership style, job
satisfaction, and job stress: A comparative study between the United States and India.
Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Mudrack, P. E., & Mason, E. S. (1996). Individual ethical beliefs and perceived
organizational interests. Journal of Business Ethics, 15, 851-861.
Mudrack, P. E., Mason, E. S. & Stepanski, K. M. (1997). Equity sensitivity and business
ethics. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72, 539-560.
Orpen, C. (1991). The Work Locus of Control Scale as a predictor of employee attitudes
and behavior: A validity study. Psychological Studies, 36, 67-69.
Raja, U., Johns, G., & Ntalianis, F. (2004). The impact of personality on psychological
contracts. Academy of Management Journal, 47, 350-367.
Sargent, L., & Terry, D. J. (1994, August). The effects of work control and job demands
on employee adjustment and work performance. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Convention, Dallas, Texas.
Short, J., & Jones, F. (1992). Work locus of control: A study in Eastern Europe.
Unpublished paper, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Herts, UK.
Siu, O. L., & Cooper, C. L. (1998). A study of occupational stress, job satisfaction and
quitting intention in Hong Kong firms: The role of locus of control and organizational
commitment. Stress Medicine, 14, 55-66.
Spector, P. E. (1988). Development of the work locus of control scale. Journal of
Occupational Psychology, 61, 335-340.
Strauser, D. R., Ketz, K., & Keim, J. (2002). The relationship between self-efficacy, locus
of control and work personality. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 68, 20-26.
Strauss, C. M. (1998). The five factor model of personality and locus of control as
predictors of managers' performance. Unpublished Master's Thesis, University of
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Turban, D. B., & Dougherty, D. W. (1994). Role of protg personality in receipt of
mentoring and career success. Academy of Management Journal, 37, 688-702.
White, A. T., & Spector, P. E. (1987). An investigation of age-related factors in the agejob satisfaction relationship. Psychology and Aging, 2, 261-265.
Zia-Mian, M. B. (1997). Supervisory style, job satisfaction, and locus of control : a
comparative analysis between Jamaican and American employees. Unpublished Doctoral
Dissertation, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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