ABSTRACT
There has been a paradigm shift in the world of business over the last couple of decades. Thanks to the technological revolution, business organizations are constantly going through transformations that affect their structure, culture, systems and business processes. Quite naturally, adapting to organizational change has become an essential requirement for today’s workforce. Research on workplace adaptability is increasingly gaining impetus as it emerges as an essential competency for employees in today’s business world. Various studies have been conducted to find out the correlates of workplace adaptability. The present study aims to investigate the impact of an individual’s locus of control on workplace adaptability and the moderating role of work characteristics (Job demand and resources) on the aforementioned impact. The sample consists of 500 workers employed in government and private sector enterprises in India. Correlation and regression analysis with moderation effect reveals that the employees with internal locus of control demonstrate considerably higher workplace adaptability than employees having external locus of control. It is also found that job resources namely organizational support, career advancement, control and growth do not moderate the relation between locus of control on workplace adaptability. However, job demands, namely job insecurity and workload, do have significant moderation effect.
