Abstract
Background:Self-efficacy at work is considered to be one of the factors affecting employees’ quality of work life and professional development. Understanding the sources of employees’ self-efficacy at work is essential, especially in the context of Viet Nam’s Doi Moi (Renovation) policy that has led to wide-reaching socio-economic changes in Viet Nam, including the workplace over the past 30 years.Methods:This article is based on a quantitative study of 166 Vietnamese graduates with less than 2-year working experience at their organizations, followed by 11 interviews. The study seeks to demonstrate their evaluation of the sources of self-efficacy at work.Findings:The results show that “physiological and emotional states”, “vicarious experiences” and “verbal persuasion” have a significantly positive correlation with self-efficacy at work while no remarkable association is observed for “mastery experiences”. In addition, the content of the interviews further clarifies the above-mentioned results.Conclusion:The findings suggest the important role of cultural-social factors and the characteristics of the workforce in Viet Nam in interpreting employee’s self-efficacy.
Highlights
Self-efficacy is defined as an individual belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the course of action required to produce given attainment [1]
The findings suggest the important role of cultural-social factors and the characteristics of the workforce in Viet Nam in interpreting employee’s self-efficacy
The results suggest that the better each of the independent variables is, the higher level of self-efficacy belief the young employees have in their job
Summary
Self-efficacy is defined as an individual belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the course of action required to produce given attainment [1]. It is a central concept of Social Cognitive Theory which emphasizes self-efficacy’s influence on an individual’s behavioral goals, intentions, and outcome expectancies [1]. Self-efficacy is considered one of the most important personal resources [6] and it is defined as the perception of an individual about his/her abilities to effectively perform his/her work tasks [7]. Understanding the sources of employees’ self-efficacy at work is essential, especially in the context of Viet Nam’s Doi Moi (Renovation) policy that has led to wide-reaching socio-economic changes in Viet Nam, including the workplace over the past 30 years
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