Validity of job facet importance: A multinational multicriteria study

Allen I. Kraut*, Simcha Ronen

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Abstract

Compared the importance of various job aspects, or facets, in predicting different criteria. Questionnaire measures were obtained from 2,376 salesmen and 6,331 repairmen of an international firm in 5 countries. Employees' ratings of facet importance were compared to facet importance defined empirically (i.e., by the correlation of facet satisfaction with various criteria). The importance of job facets, while similar among the 5 countries, varied with the criterion used. Higher order job facets were most important for predicting overall satisfaction and intent to stay with the company but were least important for predicting work tension. In multiple correlations with facet satisfactions, adding employees' nationality improved predictions only of performance ratings; adding employees' occupation improved predictions only of intent to stay. (29 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)671-677
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Applied Psychology
Volume60
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1975

Keywords

  • ratings of job facet importance, prediction of job satisfaction & work tension, employees from 5 countries

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