Occupational Self Efficacy Expectations among Indian Executives: Examining the Psychometric Properties of Occupational Self Efficacy Scale (OSES)

The purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of scores from occupational self efficacy scale (OSES) by Pethe et al. (1999). Data were obtained from Indian business executives, a population previously untested with OSES. Three interpretable factors were extracted as a result of exploratory factor analysis instead of six-factor structure proposed by the authors of the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results provided support for superiority of three-factor model over alternative models. All the three factors were found to be internally consistent. Results indicated that Pethe et al.' s scale, with minor modification, showed promise for self-efficacy research.