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Service locus of control: its conceptualization and measurement
Abstract
This article reports on the conceptualization of the construct of service locus of control, a dispositional variable with implications for consumer behavior in a range of service settings. The development of a self-administered scale to measure this construct is described. In its final form, the 14-item measure contains three subscales-Internal, Powerful Others, and Luck-which are shown through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to be robust and relatively independent of each other. Three studies are reported that provide evidence of the scale's reliability and validity. Further tests of, and applications for, the ...
View more >This article reports on the conceptualization of the construct of service locus of control, a dispositional variable with implications for consumer behavior in a range of service settings. The development of a self-administered scale to measure this construct is described. In its final form, the 14-item measure contains three subscales-Internal, Powerful Others, and Luck-which are shown through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to be robust and relatively independent of each other. Three studies are reported that provide evidence of the scale's reliability and validity. Further tests of, and applications for, the instrument are discussed.
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View more >This article reports on the conceptualization of the construct of service locus of control, a dispositional variable with implications for consumer behavior in a range of service settings. The development of a self-administered scale to measure this construct is described. In its final form, the 14-item measure contains three subscales-Internal, Powerful Others, and Luck-which are shown through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to be robust and relatively independent of each other. Three studies are reported that provide evidence of the scale's reliability and validity. Further tests of, and applications for, the instrument are discussed.
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Journal Title
Journal of Service Research
Volume
4
Issue
4
Publisher URI
Copyright Statement
© 2002 Sage Publications. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. First published in Journal of Service Research. This journal is available online: http://jsr.sagepub.com/content/vol4/issue4/