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Locus of control
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—the degree to which people believe they are masters of their own fate,
2
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personality characteristics that are bearing on motivations
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(1) locus of control (2) Machiavellianism (3) self-esteem (4) self-monitoring (5) risk propensity
3
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Machiavellianism
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—the degree to which an individual is manipulative and believes that ends can justify means,
4
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self-esteem
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—an individual’s degree of liking or disliking himself or herself,
5
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self-monitoring
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—an individual’s ability to adjust his or her behavior to external,
6
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risk propensity
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—the degree of an indvidual’s willingness to take chances.
