FACTOR ANALYSES OF WORKER-ORIENTED JOB VARIABLES.
Abstract
The present report concerns a further investigation of the dimensions of worker-oriented job variables through use of the Worker Activity Profile (WAP). In this study, factor analyses similar to Gordon and McCormick's were conducted, using a job sample based on percentages of people within various occupational areas. The resulting factors were then compared with Gordon and McCormick's by use of the coefficient of congruence. The results of six separate factor analyses of WAP item groups were judged to be generally meaningful. Of the 32 factors obtained in this study, 16 were classified as comparable to factors from Gordon and McCormick's study, two others appeared from inspection to be similar to two of their factors, and eight factors showed a noticeable relationship with factors obtained by Gordon and McCormick. It was concluded that there are fairly stable and meaningful dimensions of jobs that characterize work in worker-oriented terms. These dimensions are sufficiently structures so that they emerge through factor analysis despite differences in the choice of bases for job samples used. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0604551
Entities
People
- Ernest J. McCormick
- Joseph William Cunningham
Organizations
- Purdue University