Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a universal set of scales that measures the valence or importance of different work aspects across cultural groups. To this end, a set of task-related and contextual scales, developed and validated in a U.S. sample of 2, 500 employees, was cross-validated on a sample of 5, 550 employees in 20 different countries, all of whom were working for a large, multinational corporation. The results indicated that different methodological approaches (internal consistency analysis, factor analysis, and convergent validity) all supported the pan-cultural validity of these constructs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-19 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- Education
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)