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} }
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
Paper Mentions
News Article
News Article
100 Citations
The freedom to excel: Belief in free will predicts better academic performance
- Psychology
- 2016
- 28
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
Agency Beliefs Over Time and Across Cultures: Free Will Beliefs Predict Higher Job Satisfaction
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 2018
- 4
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
The Freedom to Pursue Happiness: Belief in Free Will Predicts Life Satisfaction and Positive Affect among Chinese Adolescents
- Psychology, Medicine
- Front. Psychol.
- 2017
- 12
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 40 REFERENCES
General mental ability in the world of work: occupational attainment and job performance.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 2004
- 912
- PDF
Prosocial Benefits of Feeling Free: Disbelief in Free Will Increases Aggression and Reduces Helpfulness
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 2009
- 281
- PDF