How Valid are measures of self-efficacy as a predictor of individual effectiveness at work?

How Valid are measures of self-efficacy as a predictor of individual effectiveness at work?

1. what is meant by individual effectiveness at work?

   • Effectiveness = The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result;
     • https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/effectiveness
   • individual= Single; separate
     • https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/individual

2. What is self-efficacy?

   • Self-efficacy reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment.
     • https://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/education/self-efficacy.aspx
   • Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1997).
     • https://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/education/self-efficacy.aspx

3. What are the measures of self-efficacy

   • How valid are measures of self-efficacy?
     • Types of validity
       • Internal Validity
       • External Validity
         • Population Validity
         • Ecological Validity
       • Temporal Validity
         • either be recent studies or will be studies that consider something which has not changed since the study was completed
       • Construct Validity
       • Criterion Validity
         • results and conclusions are valid compared with other measures.
       • Face Validity
   • Compare measures of self-efficacy for validity
   • Generalised Self-efficacy scale

4. How is self-efficacy predictive of individual effectiveness at work?