scholarly journals Trust as a factor in determining how to attract, motivate and retain talentT

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Martins ◽  
Hartmut Von der Ohe
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Underlying Factor ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis

The aim of this study was to validate a questionnaire that can be used to determine how employees select the best company to work for. The second focus was to determine the role of trust in a relationship where employers must attract, motivate and retain employees. The confirmatory factor analysis resulted in 10 dimensions that supported most of the theoretically constructed dimensions. A second-order factor analysis was done and it became clear that there are two second-order factors underlying factor 1, namely leadership and trust. A strong correlation was found between trust and the dimensions of job satisfaction, relationships and leadership. Opsomming Die doel van die studie was om ‘n vraelys te valideer wat gebruik kon word om te bepaal hoe werknemers die beste organisasie om voor te werk kies. Die tweede fokus was om die rol van vertroue te bepaal in ‘n vertrouensverhouding waar werkgewers werknemers moet lok, motiveer en behou. ‘n Bevestigende faktorontleding het tien faktore tot gevolg gehad wat die meeste van die teoreties opgestelde dimensies ondersteun. ‘n Tweede-orde-faktorontleding van faktor een het aangetoon dat die faktor uit twee tweede-orde-faktore, leierskap en vertroue bestaan. ‘n Sterk korrelasie het voorgekom tussen vertroue en die dimensies van postevredenheid, verhoudinge en leierskap.

scholarly journals Itemformaat, differensiële itemskeefheid en die faktorstruktuur van 'n selfvoltooïngsvraelys

1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Swart ◽  
G. Roodt ◽  
J. M. Schepers
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Test Construction ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Existing Data ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis

The purpose of this study was twofold: Firstly an existing Workvalues questionnaire was evaluated against criteria for test construction; and secondly the role of differential item skewness in the grouping of second order factors, within this Workvalues questionnaire, was empirically investigated. The existing data of the Workvalues questionnaire, consisting of 110 items on a random sample of 8000 respondents, within a financial institution, was used for the empirical analysis. A first- and second order factor analysis was done on the items of the 2099 completed quiestionnaires. Three clearly differentiated second order factors with seemingly acceptable internal consistencies were identified. The results indicated that the items of the first second order factor, grouped together on the base of differential skewness. The items of the second and third scale were less skew and could be interpreted. Opsomming Die doel van hierdie studie was tweeledig: Eerstens is 'n bestaande Werkwaardesvraelys teenoor kriteria vir toetskonstruksie geevalueer; en tweedens is die rol van differensiele itemskeefheid in die groepering van tweedeordefaktore van hierdie Werkwaardesvraelys empiries ondersoek. Die bestaande datastel van die Werkwaardesvraelys se 110 items, op 'n ewekansige steekproef van 8000 respondente in 'n finansiele instelling, is vir die empiriese ontleding gebruik. 'n Eerste- en tweedeordefaktorontleding is ten opsigte van die items van 2099 voltooide vraelyste uitgevoer en drie duidelik gedifferensieerde tweedeordefaktore met öenskynlike, aanneemlike interne konstanthede het na vore gekom. Resultate dui daarop dat items van die eerste tweedeordefaktor gegroepeer het op grond van differensiële skeefheid. Die items van die tweede en derde skaal was minder skeef en kon vertolk word.

A Cross-Cultural Test of the Two-Part Typology of Humor

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1275-1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette S. McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
American University ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Part Structure ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis

Ten humorous television advertisements were shown to 44 Finnish and 68 American university students to investigate whether Freud's two-part humor typology (tendencious/nontendencious) adequately represented the perceptions of both nationalities. Confirmatory factor analysis did not confirm the two-type structure for either nationality, and subsequent exploratory factor analysis indicated different humor perceptions for Finns and Americans Second-order factor analysis yielded an aggressive and a nonsense factor, which suggests that the more reductive two-part structure may exist across cultures.

scholarly journals The Studying the Effect of Social Capital on Job Satisfaction in General Inspection Organization of Iran (GIO)

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 68-82
Author(s):  
Hasan Darvish ◽  
Gholamreza Jandaghi ◽  
Maryam Mashayekhi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Second Order ◽  
The State ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Relationship

In this research has been paid to the research and study of new concepts in management that is considered to the attention of many researchers in various fields including economics, social sciences, and political science and ... because of its strand nature. This study investigates the effect of social capital on job satisfaction of managers and employees in the State General Inspection Organization. The purpose of this study, the type of application and data collection methods, descriptive. This study is called correlation research because of the relationship between two or more variables. In this study has been investigated the model by using exploratory and confirmatory analysis statistics. The statistics society of this research is managers, experts and employees of the State General Inspection Organization. Confirmatory factor analysis of social capital in the first question of all questions except 58 and 61 t-value are acceptable to that question will be removed and the job satisfaction of first-order factor analysis of questions 2 and 31 are removed and values x 2 / df First-and second-order confirmatory factor analysis, and RMSEA of social capital and job satisfaction of first-and second-order model is indicative of the suitability and the value of x 2 / df and RMSEA T-value of the structural model and the necessary modifications are appropriate.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Group Environment Questionnaire with an Intercollegiate Sample

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuzhong Li ◽  
Peter Harmer
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Group Cohesion ◽  
Factor Models ◽  
Second Order ◽  
First Order ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Group Environment ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Group Environment Questionnaire

This study was designed to assess the factorial construct validity of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ; Carron, Widmeyer, & Brawley, 1985) within a hypothesis-testing framework. Data were collected from 173 male and 148 female intercollegiate athletes. Based on Carron et al.’s (1985) conceptual model of group cohesion, the study examined (a) the extent to which the first-order four-factor model could be confirmed with an intercollegiate athlete sample and (b) the degree to which higher order factors could account for the covariation among the four first-order factors. The a priori models of GEQ, including both the first- and second-order factor models, were tested through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). CFA results showed that the theoretically specified first- and second-order factor models fit significantly better than all alternative models. These results demonstrated that the GEQ possesses adequate factorial validity and reliability as a measure of the sport group cohesion construct for an intercollegiate athlete sample.

Empirical Support for Resilience as More than the Counterpart and Absence of Vulnerability and Symptoms of Mental Disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oddgeir Friborg ◽  
Odin Hjemdal ◽  
Monica Martinussen ◽  
Jan H. Rosenvinge
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Second Order Factor Analysis

The construct of resilience has been viewed as the direct counterpart of factors jeopardizing mental health, i.e., vulnerability and psychopathology. Any operationalization of resilience, thus, risks lying on the same latent continuum as indicators of mental illness, although indicating their absence. A factor analysis combining items from these measurement domains, followed by analyses of second-order factor scores was performed to test this assumption. A random selection of 1,724 participants (34% response rate) from the general population of Norway responded. All items were discriminated well by their primary factors. A second-order factor analysis extracted two components, which was confirmed on a hold-out sample by confirmatory factor methods. The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), which measures protective factors, correlated with both second-order factors. Thus, the RSA shared common variance with vulnerability and psychopathology, as well as being unique from illness indices. A hierarchical regression analysis that tested interactions between vulnerability and resilience further supported the unique contributions of the RSA. Thus, the notion of resilience-protective indicators as solely counterparts of vulnerability and psychopathology is not empirically supported.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in Oncology With Examination of Invariance Between Younger and Older Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-236
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Saracino ◽  
Heining Cham ◽  
Barry Rosenfeld ◽  
Christian J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor

Abstract. Accurate measurement of depressive symptoms in the cancer setting is critical for ensuring optimal quality of life and patient outcomes. The present study compared the one-factor, correlated two-factor, correlated four-factor, and second-order factor models of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), a commonly used measure in oncology settings. Given the importance of adequate psychometric performance of the CES-D across age groups, a second aim was to examine measurement invariance between younger and older adults with cancer. Participants ( N = 663) were recruited from outpatient clinics at a large cancer center. Over one-fourth of the sample endorsed clinically significant depressive symptoms (25.9%, n = 165). Confirmatory factor analysis of the CES-D supported the hypothesized correlated four-factor model as the best fit. The second-order factor also demonstrated good fit, but interpretations of the factors were more complex. Factors were highly correlated (range = .38–.91). There was also support for full scalar invariance between age groups, suggesting that regardless of age, respondents endorse the same response category for the same level of the latent trait (i.e., depression) on the CES-D. Taken together, the results suggest that the CES-D is a viable depression screening option for oncology settings and does not require scoring adjustments for respondent age.

Adaptasi Alat Ukur Kepuasan Kerja Untuk Tenaga K esehatan di Indonesia

PRAXIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Widawati Hapsari
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Practitioner ◽  
Organizational Setting ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

Abstract Job satisfaction has been an important topic of focus in the organizational setting for the last few decades. This research aims to validate job satisfaction scale in medical practitioner population. The 10 items in this scale consist of 4 extrinsic facet items and 5 intrinsic facet items. This intrument was adapted into Bahasa Indonesia as suggested by Beaton, et al. (2000) and analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The study conducted among 287 participants working in the medical field. The study showed that the reliability of intrinsic facet is .811 and extrinsic facet .729. Further analysis found that there is correlation between intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction. This study concluded that the job satisfaction scale used in this study is valid and reliable to be applied in medical practitioner in Indonesia. Abstrak Alat ukur kepuasan kerja telah digunakan di berbagai bidang pekerjaan termasuk kesehatan. Sayangnya di Indonesia penelitian mengenai alat ukur ini sendiri masih sangat terbatas, terutama mengenai konstruk kepuasan kerja dengan subjek khusus tenaga kesehatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengadaptasi skala kepuasan kerja untuk tenaga kesehatan dari Hills, Joyce dan Humphreys (2012) ke dalam bahasa Indonesia. Proses penerjemahan berdasarkan langkah-langkah yang disarankan oleh Beaton, dkk. (2000). Alat ukur kepuasan kerja yang digunakan terbagi menjadi dua berdasarkan sumbernya, yaitu ekstrinsik dan intrinsik, dengan total 10 aitem. Peserta yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 287 responden. Berdasarkan hasil uji reliabilitas didapatkan koefisien alfa sebesar .811 untuk kepuasan kerja yang bersifat intrinsik dan .729 untuk kepuasan kerja yang bersifat ekstrinsik. Berdasarkan hasil uji validitas dengan teknik faktor analisis dan uji reliabilitas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa alat ukur ini cukup valid dan reliabel untuk diterapkan di Indonesia. Berdasarkan analisis tambahan yang dilakukan, ditemukan hubungan antara sumber kepuasan kerja yang bersifat intrinsik dan ekstrinsik

scholarly journals The Effects of CSR Activities on Business According to Employee Perception

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Anđelka Stojanović ◽  
Natalija Sofranova ◽  
Sanela Arsić ◽  
Isidora Milošević ◽  
Ivan Mihajlović
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Vital Element

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a vital element for building a long-term relationship with a company’s stakeholders. Different dimensions of a company’s social initiatives in terms of internal and external CSR activities influence the satisfaction of employees with the purpose of improving the CSR application. The aim of this research is to examine the level of employees’ awareness of the implementation of CSR in Serbian and Russian companies. A comparative analysis between these two countries was carried out in order to perceive the differences in attitudes of employees, their job satisfaction, and consequently the implementation of CSR. The hypotheses of the developed model were tested by using the Multi-group Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The obtained results offered several implications for scholars and practitioners that should be considered when formulating and implementing CSR actions.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the teamwork climate scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Charantola Silva ◽  
Marina Peduzzi ◽  
Carine Teles Sangaleti ◽  
Dirceu da Silva ◽  
Heloise Fernandes Agreli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To adapt and validate the Team Climate Inventory scale, of teamwork climate measurement, for the Portuguese language, in the context of primary health care in Brazil. METHODS Methodological study with quantitative approach of cross-cultural adaptation (translation, back-translation, synthesis, expert committee, and pretest) and validation with 497 employees from 72 teams of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Campinas, SP, Southeastern Brazil. We verified reliability by the Cronbach’s alpha, construct validity by the confirmatory factor analysis with SmartPLS software, and correlation by the job satisfaction scale. RESULTS We problematized the overlap of items 9, 11, and 12 of the “participation in the team” factor and the “team goals” factor regarding its definition. The validation showed no overlapping of items and the reliability ranged from 0.92 to 0.93. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated suitability of the proposed model with distribution of the 38 items in the four factors. The correlation between teamwork climate and job satisfaction was significant. CONCLUSIONS The version of the scale in Brazilian Portuguese was validated and can be used in the context of primary health care in the Country, constituting an adequate tool for the assessment and diagnosis of teamwork.

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