DIMENSIONALITY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIVE INDEX

An examination was made of dimensionality of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI), a 72-item instrument designed to measure 5 dimensions of job satisfaction, and the utility of a larger number of factors. Data were gathered as part of a quality of working life study in a large US-based soft-goods company...

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Veröffentlicht in:Academy of Management journal 1981-03, Vol.24 (1), p.205-212
1. Verfasser: Yeager, Samuel J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An examination was made of dimensionality of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI), a 72-item instrument designed to measure 5 dimensions of job satisfaction, and the utility of a larger number of factors. Data were gathered as part of a quality of working life study in a large US-based soft-goods company; over 2,000 employees returned usable questionnaires. The analytic techniques employed were essentially the same as those used by Smith et al. A principal components analysis was performed and was followed by a scree test of the eigenvalues. Nine non-trivial factors were found in the data, not 5 corresponding to the original scales or 7, as in Smith et al. The 9 factors include: 1. supervisor's ability to do job, 2. co-workers' interpersonal relations, 3. challenging work, 4. promotion opportunities, 5. pay, 6. frustration with work, 7. co-workers' ability to do jobs, 8. interpersonal relations with supervisor, and 9. fulfillment in work. The reasonably high reliabilities and low interscale correlations suggest the alternate scales' usefulness for organizational research.
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/255836