Moderating Role of Self-Starting Behaviour in the Psychological Capital - Self- Employment Relationship among Graduates in Nigeria
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Date
2021
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ORSEA JOURNAL
Abstract
This study investigated the moderating effect of self-starting behaviour in the relationship between psychological capital and self-employment among graduates. A survey of 311 self-employed graduates was conducted. A multihierarchical
regression analysis was performed to test the moderating effect. Results showed that self-starting behaviour has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between psychological capital and self-employment among graduates. Specifically, high levels of psychological capital influence selfemployment at high level of self-starting behaviour, and vice versa. The novelty of this study is the use of psychological capital to explain self-employment and self-starting behaviour moderating between psychological capital and selfemployment. This, is against the use of psychological capital by other scholars to explain employees’ behaviours in organizations. More so, the education system/curriculum needs to be revisited in order to incorporate action learning so
as to prepare graduates for self-employment. In addition, government should take keen interest in developing programs that will build and shape mind-sets.
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Moderating effect, Psychological capital, Self-employment
Citation
Yonla, M. N., Laura, O. A., Dakung, R. J., & Kruslat, D. N. (2021). Moderating Role of Self-Starting Behaviour in the Psychological Capital-Self Employment Relationship among Graduates in Nigeria. ORSEA JOURNAL, 11(1).