scholarly journals The construct validation of an instrument designed to assess organisational socialisation

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Mudurai ◽  
Chantal Olckers ◽  
Michiel Buys
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
South African ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Language Politics ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Purposive Sample

The aim of this study was to establish the construct validity of an instrument for assessing organisational socialisation. A purposive sample of 170 respondents completed the socialisation instrument. Scale reliabilities and a confrmatory factor analysis confrmed six constructs (History, Language, Politics, People, Organisational Goals and Values, and Performance Profciency) as measures of this domain. The signifcance of the fndings of this study is that from a South African perspective, the socialisation instrument can be useful in measuring organisational socialisation. This instrument can also be valuable in assessing the effectiveness of the socialisation tactics used by organisations.

Construct Validity of the Commitment to Career Choices Scale among South African University Students

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1005-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham B. Stead ◽  
Mark B. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
South African ◽  
Career Choices ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Considerable Similarity ◽  
University Undergraduates

Factor analysis of 190 South African university undergraduates' responses to the Commitment to Career Choices Scale showed considerable similarity of factors with those in Blustein, et al.'s 1989 work and supports the construct validity of the scale. However, omission of certain items from the two dimensions is recommended.

scholarly journals The construct validity of the revised job diagnostic survey

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Buys ◽  
C. Olckers ◽  
P. Schaap
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
South African ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
South African Context ◽  
The South ◽  
African Context ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Job Diagnostic Survey

The Job Characteristics Model, the accompanying Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) and the proposed steps for improving motivation, satisfaction and performance have been functionally utilized in South Africa as a revised job redesign practice to address some critical human resources problems currently facing managers and human resources practitioners. The aim of the study was ] to determine the construct validity of the Revised Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) in the South African context. The Revised JDS was evaluated using item analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The finding of this study is in favour of the Revised JDS as a reliable and factorially valid instrument for South African use. The promising results of this study should pave the way for further research and the search for more conclusive evidence on the construct validity of the Revised JDS in the South African context.

scholarly journals The CSGU: A Measure of Controllability, Stability, Globality, and Universality Attributions

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete Coffee ◽  
Tim Rees
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Performance

This article reports initial evidence of construct validity for a four-factor measure of attributions assessing the dimensions of controllability, stability, globality, and universality (the CSGU). In Study 1, using confirmatory factor analysis, factors were confirmed across least successful and most successful conditions. In Study 2, following less successful performances, correlations supported hypothesized relationships between subscales of the CSGU and subscales of the CDSII (McAuley, Duncan, & Russell, 1992). In Study 3, following less successful performances, moderated hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that individuals have higher subsequent self-efficacy when they perceive causes of performance as controllable, and/or specific, and/or universal. An interaction for controllability and stability demonstrated that if causes are perceived as likely to recur, it is important to perceive that causes are controllable. Researchers are encouraged to use the CSGU to examine main and interactive effects of controllability and generalizability attributions upon outcomes such as self-efficacy, emotions, and performance.

Construct Validation of the Test Anxiety Scale for Children: By Converging Analyses

1964 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 887-892
Author(s):  
James A. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Linkage Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Physiological Arousal ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
School Anxiety

Two different analysis procedures were used to ascertain the response dimensionality inherent in Sarason's Test Anxiety Scale for Children (TASC) in order that inferences regarding the functional construct validity of the scale could be made. The analysis procedures were factor analysis and McQuitty's elementary linkage analysis. The four factors obtained were: test anxiety, generalized school anxiety, recitation anxiety, and physiological arousal in anticipated recitation situations. Linkage analysis clusters closely paralleled the factors. It was felt the results were compatable with the theoretical constructs on which the scale was constructed. However, because of the clear-cut multi-dimensionality of the scale, the utilization of single TASC scores was questioned.

scholarly journals Career development of South African knowledge workers

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Adeline Du Toit ◽  
Roelof Van Staden
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Temporary Work ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Part Time ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Purposive Sample

The demand for knowledge workers is on the increase, yet little is known about their career perceptions and attitudes. The objective of this article is to determine the factors affecting the career development of knowledge workers in South Africa. Part-time learners of a postgraduate course were used as a purposive sample and 82 completed questionnaires were received. The results of the online survey provide an interesting look at the unique career issues knowledge workers experience from a South African perspective. Issues identified dealt with the lack of importance placed upon organisational training, the lack of interest in temporary work assignments and the low importance placed on learning from mentors. Organisations need to take note of their reward structures as knowledge workers have indicated that promotions and rewards based on their knowledge is insufficient.

Construct Validity of the Commitment to Career Choices Scale among Late Adolescents: Another Look

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1264-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael V. Ellis ◽  
David L. Blustein
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Data Base ◽  
South African ◽  
Career Choices ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Homogeneous Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

In response to Stead and Watson (1992), we reassessed the construct validity of the Commitment to Career Choices Scale using an age-constrained sample from our aggregate data base. A confirmatory factor analysis yielded findings comparable to Stead and Watson's results, thereby suggesting that their findings were likely due to using a homogeneous sample with truncated scores. Given the theoretical importance of measuring the full range of the two commitment to career choices continua, it seems premature to delete items from the scales for research with South African university students. Alternatively, we encourage the use of norms to interpret scores from the scales.

scholarly journals Adaptation and construct validation of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS 11) to Brazilian Portuguese for use in adolescents

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisia von Diemen ◽  
Claudia Maciel Szobot ◽  
Felix Kessler ◽  
Flavio Pechansky
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale ◽  
Two Samples

OBJECTIVE: Impulsivity is associated with different psychiatric disorders. The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11 is one of the scales mostly used to measure impulsivity and it does not have a validated version for Brazilian Portuguese. The objective of this study is to adapt and conduct the construct validation of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11 for adolescents. METHOD: The scale was translated and adapted into Portuguese and then back-translated into English. The psychometric proprieties, factor analysis and construct validity were evaluated in two samples: 18 bilingual undergraduate medical students and 464 male adolescents between 15 and 20 years old from a well-delimited geographical area in the city of Canoas, southern Brazil. RESULTS: The adolescent sample had a mean age of 17.3 ± 1.7 years. Intra-class correlation coefficient achieved a value of 0.90, and internal consistency had alpha of 0.62. Factor analysis did not identify the 3 factors of the original scale. Impulsivity scores from the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11 had a correlation with scores for attention deficit/hyperactive disorder and oppositional defiant disorder and with number of symptoms of conduct disorder, suggesting an appropriate construct validity of the scale. CONCLUSION: Even considering some limitations in the Portuguese version, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11 can be used in male adolescents and should be tested in other populations.

scholarly journals Performance management and employee engagement: A South African perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Govender ◽  
Mark H.R. Bussin
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Value Add ◽  
And Performance

Orientation: To remain competitive South African organisations must improve their operational efficiency by lowering manufacturing and service costs, and the key is the performance of its employees.Research purpose: The purpose of the study was twofold: firstly, to establish if there is a relationship between performance management and employee engagement; and secondly to ascertain if performance management can be rebooted through increased employee engagement.Motivation for the study: Organisations that measure and manage performance generally outperform those that do not. Organisations need to understand what drives employee engagement and performance to outperform their competitors.Research approach, design and method: A qualitative approach was employed that included a review of research articles and interviews with employees from various functions across all levels within operations of a fast-moving consumer goods organisation based in Gauteng. A sample size of 20 employees was used.Main findings: The results suggest that a relationship exists between performance management and employee engagement and that an increase in employee engagement would result in improved performance of employees and subsequently the organisation. The study revealed that whilst engagement and communication occur across all levels within the organisation, there is still a significant gap. The messages and expectations are not simple enough to be understood. Employees are not empowered to have a voice which causes them to be demotivated. Supportive management, which is fundamental to the success of performance management, is lacking.Practical/managerial implications: The insight from this study may be used to change the way organisations engage with employees and manage performance to ensure it is a beneficial exercise that adds value to all stakeholders.Contribution/value-add: This study will contribute towards organisations understanding the relationship between performance management and employee engagement and how to leverage this towards improving operational efficiency and organisational effectiveness.

scholarly journals Confirmatory factor analysis of the Multi-dimensional Emotional Empathy Scale in the South African context

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Olckers ◽  
Michiel A. Buys ◽  
Stephanie Grobler
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
South African ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
The South ◽  
Emotional Empathy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
African Perspective

Orientation: Empathy is a core competency in aiding individuals to address the challenges of social living. An indicator of emotional intelligence, it is useful in a globalising and cosmopolitan world. Moreover, managing staff, stakeholders and conflict in many social settings relies on communicative skills, of which empathy forms a large part. Empathy plays a pivotal role in negotiating, persuading and influencing behaviour. The skill of being able to empathise thus enables the possessor to attune to the needs of clients and employees and provides opportunities to become responsive to these needs.Research purpose: This study attempted to determine the construct validity of the Multi-dimensional Emotional Empathy Scale within the South African context.Motivation for the study: In South Africa, a large number of psychometrical instruments have been adopted directly from abroad. Studies determining the construct validity of several of these imported instruments, however, have shown that these instruments are not suited for use in the South African context.Research design, approach and method: The study was based on a quantitative research method with a survey design. A convenience sample of 212 respondents completed the Multi-dimensional Emotional Empathy Scale. The constructs explored were Suffering, Positive Sharing, Responsive Crying, Emotional Attention, a Feel for Others and Emotional Contagion. The statistical procedure used was a confirmatory factor analysis.Main findings: The study showed that, from a South African perspective, the Multi-dimensional Emotional Empathy Scale lacks sufficient construct validity.Practical/managerial implications: Further refinement of the model would provide valuable information that would aid people to be more appreciative of individual contributions, to meet client needs and to understand the motivations of others.Contribution/value-add: From a South African perspective, the findings of this study are significant in that the data indicate potential for measuring emotional empathy in the workplace. Research into emotional empathy in South Africa, however, is limited and additional studies could deepen the case for the Scale’s applicability and validity.

Lessons on measuring construct validity: A commentary on Delis, Jacobson, Bondi, Hamilton, and Salmon

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 947-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn J. Larrabee
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Method Variance ◽  
Shared Variance

AbstractThis commentary expands on issues raised by Delis, Jacobson, Bondi, Hamilton, and Salmon, in their paper on the use of shared variance techniques to establish construct validity. Significant discussion is focused on method variance, and how this can distort the results of factor analysis. Solutions are offered for the appropriate use of factor analysis in construct validation. Examples are also provided of construct validation procedures that do not rely on correlational or shared variance techniques. (JINS, 2003, 9, 947–953.)

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