Continuation Study on Development of a Method for Evaluating Job Difficulty,
Abstract
The paper describes the development of a multiple regression equation which satisfactorily predicted the difficulty level of 250 jobs from the Vehicle Maintenance Career Ladder. The correlation between the predicted values and the criterion values assigned the jobs by Air Force supervisors was .93. The research design was a replication of one used earlier with jobs from the Medical Materiel ladder. The results obtained in the study support the major findings of the earlier investigation. The same basic predictor variables combined to form the most effective prediction equation in both investigations. The primary factors reflected in the job difficulty evaluation policy were number of tasks in the job description, difficulty level of tasks performed, and time spent performing the tasks. These findings provide support for the hypothesis that there are common factors which influence supervisors' judgments of job difficulty in all Air Force career ladders. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0720254
Entities
People
- Donald F. Mead