Order Instructions:
Specifications & Details
(1) Select three variables that best predict job attitudes
(2) Explain why these variables were selected and provide evidence showing the relationships between these variables and job attitudes (i.e., justify your selections).
(3) Select an instrument to measure each of the three variables selected.
(4) Explain why the instrument selected is appropriate for measuring the antecedent variables selected.
(5) Provide an example item from the scale selected and describe the scale anchors used to score the instrument.
(6) Describe the psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the instrument
Job Attitudes
Variable Label SPSS Variable Name Coding Instructions
JOB ATTITUDES
1- Global Job Satisfaction JS01 to JS03 7-point scale
(3 items) 1 = strongly disagree
2 = moderately disagree
3 = slightly disagree
4 = neither agree nor disagree
5 = slightly agree
6 = moderately agree
7 = strongly agree
aCammann, C., Fichman, M., Jenkins, D., & Klesh, J. (1983). Assessing the attitudes and perceptions of organizational members. In S. E. Seashore, E. E. Lawler, P. H. Mirvis, & C. Cammann (Eds.), Assessing organizational change: A guide to methods, measures, and practices. New York, NY: John Wiley.
2 – Organizational Commitment 7-point scale
1 = strongly disagree
2 = moderately disagree
3 = slightly disagree
4 = neither agree nor disagree
5 = slightly agree
6 = moderately agree
7 = strongly agree
Affective Commitment AC01 to AC06
(6 items)
Normative Commitment NC01 to NC06
(6 items)
Continuance Commitment CC01 to CC06
(6 items)
bMeyer, J. P., Allen, N. J., & Smith, C. A. (1993). Commitment to organizations and occupations: Extension and test of a three-component conceptualization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(4), 538–551.
3 – Job Involvement (short version)c JI 01 to JI06 7-point scale
(6 items) 1 = strongly disagree
2 = moderately disagree
3 = slightly disagree
4 = neither agree nor disagree
5 = slightly agree
6 = moderately agree
7 = strongly agree
cLodahl, T. M., & Kejner, M. (1965). The definition and measurement of job involvement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 49(1), 24–33.
