The effects of job description content on job evaluation judgments

Article Abstract:

This research investigated the impact of job description content on judgements made during job evaluation. Three experiments were conducted. In the first two experiments, task statements for an accountant position were written and scaled according to perceived value to an organization. In the third experiment, job descriptions were written using scaled statements generated in the first two experiments. Using these descriptions on known scale value, two hypotheses were investigated: (a) evaluations of descriptions with valuable information presented first will exhibit a primacy effect, and (b) evaluations of the scaled descriptions will comply with an averaging model (Anderson, 1974) of information integration. The pattern of results supported both hypotheses. In light of these findings, implications for job evaluation practice are discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Employee performance appraisals, Performance appraisals, Job descriptions, Job evaluation

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Role conflict and role ambiguity as substance versus artifact: a confirmatory factor analysis of House, Schuler, and Levanoni's (1983) scales

Article Abstract:

Despite the tremendous amount of research on role conflict and role ambiguity, several researchers have criticized the construct validity of these measures. Recently, McGee, Ferguson, and Seers (1989) used confirmatory factor analysis to test several measurement models of role conflict and ambiguity. Their results led them to question the substantive meaning of these constructs, but they could not draw any definitive conclusions because of the confounding of content and wording. In the present study, confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the 43 items developed by House, Schuler, and Levanoni (1983). The results suggest that much of the variance in the items is accounted for by wording and other artifactual differences. The need for more specific subscales for role ambiguity and role conflict is discussed. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Usage, Factor analysis, Discriminant analysis, Role conflict, House, R.J., Schuler, R.S., Levanoni, E.

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