Malaysia-Nigeria Comparative Study on Locus of Control and Subjective Well Being Among Public Sector Organizations

Authors

  • Dr. S.M. Shariq Abbas Acting Dean, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences & Head, Department of Business Administration, Yobe State University, KM 7, Gujba Road, P.M.B. 1144, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria (India Postal Address: H no. 10, Rashid Market, Street No. 2, Delhi-110051)
  • Ahmed Ibrahim Karage Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Malaysia, Nigeria, Locus of Control, Subjective Well Being, Employees.

Abstract

The success of any organization is dependent on the personality of human resources it possesses. Besides other constructs of the personality, Locus of Control and the resultant Subjective Well Being among the employees determine their personal and organizational accomplishment. The two said concepts are comparatively studied in the Malaysian and Nigerian context among 117 government employees drawn from these two countries in the present paper. Variables were tested through statistical tools like Cronbach

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Published

2016-04-04

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Abbas, D. S. S., & Karage, A. I. (2016). Malaysia-Nigeria Comparative Study on Locus of Control and Subjective Well Being Among Public Sector Organizations. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 26(1), 372–383. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5410

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2016)

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