Locus Of Control And Self-efficacy In Workers Holding Low-paying And Low-skilled Jobs

Low pay/low skill workers are needed to perform duties that are less than attractive yet necessary. Expanding knowledge of low pay/low skill workers has value and significance for these workers represent a sizable proportion of the total workforce. The research problem undertaken by this study is the quantitative analysis of factors influencing workers to acquire and remain in jobs considered low pay/low skill. Specifically, this inquiry examined whether a relationship exists between (a) low pay/low skill workers and a significant orientation to external locus of control and (b) weak self-efficacy and workers' decisions to pursue and hold such positions. In short, the primary line of inquiry was why some people hold jobs that offer few extrinsic or intrinsic rewards. Results of this inquiry may offer insight into which motivational factors play a role in low pay/low skill worker retention and job enrichment.Based on the researches in the literatures, This dissertation developed the workers' scale of self-efficacy as one important instruments and adopts the WLCS as another one .Participants were selected randomly from SAIC Iveco Hongyan Group and another enterprise in Shandong..Separation of work categories between low paid/low skilled and high paid/high skilled workers was determined by the response to income and employment categories reported by participants. Choose totally 351 effective samples to study. The results suggest:(1)Low pay/low skill workers exhibit a statistically significant external locus of control orientation when compared with high pay/high skill participants, hypothesis one was supported; Also, Low pay/low skill workers reported a weak self-efficacy when compared with high pay/high skill participants, hypothesis two was supported.(2) The survey question regarding residency arrangement was included to determine if participants' motivation to accept and hold low pay/low skill jobs is driven more by their need to reside close to extended family members than the motivational features of self-efficacy and locus of control. The results suggest that residency arrangement place a great deal of value on influencing the participants'motivation in selection jobs.(3)There was a negative relationship between residency and self-efficacy.There was no significant correlation between self-efficacy and sex,age .The relationship between self-efficacy and education produced significant results. (4)About locus of control ,There was a negative relationship between residency and locus of control. There was no significant correlation between locus of control and sex education. People in higher age brackets report more internal locus of control, which is accepted in the literature.