An Attempt to Validate a Short Job Evaluation Questionnaire,
Abstract
A job analysis undertaken for the Personnel Office of the U. S. Virgin Islands (V.I.) used questionnaire data provided by clerical and administrative personnel to accomplish several objectives. One objective was to develop a quantitative procedure for assigning grades to classes of positions by means of a 15-item job evaluation questionnaire. A factor analysis of the 15 job evaluation scales resulted in three interpretable factors: Autonomy, Complexity, and Environmental Demands. Factor scores for the first two of these factors were effective predictors of grade (R = .65). This correlation is fairly high considering the degree of error variance in the grades of individual positions. The use of more reliable class data, as would be the case in practice, should produce a higher correlation. To test this hypothesis, predictor scores for positions from the preceding analysis were grouped by grade; median predictor scores correlated .92 with actual grade. Despite the promising results, additional research is needed to validate the questionnaire.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADP001348
Entities
People
- Walter Mann