LOCUS OF CONTROL AND AFFECTIVITY BY GENDER AND OCCUPATIONAL-STATUS - A 14-NATION STUDY

This study investigated the extent to which reported gender difference s in values are attributable to differences in national culture and or ganizational seniority Locus of control and affectivity scores were ob tained from 4599 managers and employees in business organizations loca ted in 14 countries. Across nations, men and those in senior positions were more internal and less affective. Gender effects were additional to those attributable to stands. Respondents in nations scoring highe r on an index of modernity were found to be less internal. A pan-cultu ral factor analysis of locus of control items yielded four subscales. Men and those in senior positions scored higher on Socio-Political Con trol and Effort but no differences were found on the Luck and Active F riendship subscales. The results are contrasted with those obtained fr om single-nation samples using student subjects.