BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
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Magnitude, Strength, Generality
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Confidence, perseverance, optimism
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Confidence, Optimism, self-evaluation
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Optimism, Self-evaluation, perseverance
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Bandura (1977a. 1977b). self-efficacy for a particular task varies along 3 dimensions: magnitude, strength, and generality. Although the magnitude of a task influ-ences one’s degree of self-efficacy, researchers have seldom tapped this dimension.
Detailed explanation-2: -Measurement of self-efficacy is related to three dimensions: magnitude, strength and generality.
Detailed explanation-3: -defined confidence in terms of Bandura’s (1997) self-efficacy theory as a self-belief related to one’s ability to perform tasks which can vary on three dimensions: level, generality, and strength.
Detailed explanation-4: -Magnitude applies to the level of task difficulty that a person believes he or she can attain. Strength refers to whether the conviction regarding magnitude is strong or weak. Generality indicates the degree to which the expectation is generalized across situations (Bandura, 1977a, p. 194).
Detailed explanation-5: -Bandura (1997) proposed four sources of self-efficacy: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological and affective states.