• DOI:10.1177/1948550609351600
Corpus ID: 3023336

Personal Philosophy and Personnel Achievement: Belief in Free Will Predicts Better Job Performance

@article{Stillman2010PersonalPA,
  title={Personal Philosophy and Personnel Achievement: Belief in Free Will Predicts Better Job Performance},
  author={Tyler F. Stillman and R. Baumeister and K. Vohs and Nathaniel M. Lambert and F. Fincham and L. E. Brewer},
  journal={Social Psychological and Personality Science},
  year={2010},
  volume={1},
  pages={43 - 50}
}

Tyler F. Stillman, R. Baumeister, +3 authors L. E. Brewer

Published 2010

Psychology

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Do philosophic views affect job performance? The authors found that possessing a belief in free will predicted better career attitudes and actual job performance. The effect of free will beliefs on job performance indicators were over and above well-established predictors such as conscientiousness, locus of control, and Protestant work ethic. In Study 1, stronger belief in free will corresponded to more positive attitudes about expected career success. In Study 2, job performance was evaluated… CONTINUE READING

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