SlideShare a Scribd company logo
1 of 20
Running Head: METHODS 1
METHODS 2
Walden Sports: Methods Section Comment by dpeck: It is a
bit confusing but use the final paper temaple title page going
forward for the assignments.
Michael A. Leonard
Walden University
IPSY 8579
Job Attitudes, Measurement, & Change
Professor Deborah Peck
March 27, 2017
Walden Sports: Methods Section
Introduction
The success or failure of an organization is evaluated by
measurement of job satisfaction, organizational commitment
and the job involvement of the employees in the various
activities and processes that the organization undertakes. If the
relationship between the employees and the organization is
healthy to the extent that their attitude towards job involvement
and organization commitment is positive, then it is possible to
conclude that the organization will be successful. A company
can be successful with regards to its expansion, the creation of
new ventures, the establishment of new branches and realization
of profits, but if its employees lose the focus. Then, the
productivity will go down, and the tempo of workflow is
deemed to go down, and thus they begin to look for new
ventures or even if they stay, they will be less motivated to
work. Thus, an organization has to ensure that it carries out a
job diagnostic survey to establish whether the employees are
happy and motivated. Comment by dpeck: I am not sure I
agree with this statement but that is okay for now. Comment by
dpeck: I don't think you meant to end the sentence here? If not,
you will end up with a run-on sentence so you need to break it
up anyway. Comment by dpeck: I am struggling with a
definitive discussion liek this when there are no citations or
literature to lean on - so how are you making these statements
as fact? Comment by dpeck: Maybe soften it and 'advise'
rather than 'has to ensure'
Walden Sports is a company that has been in existence for a
while and has undergone tremendous transformations and
changes in its operations something that is associated with its
success. The company's success, on the other hand, brought up
an unexpected change that became a concern to the Chief
Executive Officer. The success brought about a sharp decrease
in the productivity and a rise in absenteeism of the employees
from their workstations and performance of roles. The CEO
even stated that the employees looked more orf less energized
as opposed to the previous situations when they used to have the
vigor for their duties. They didn’t look motivated to work as
they used to be initially and the ones who would stay back to
aid the others who had a workload in completing their tasks
stopped. The employees even stopped attending the activities
that were aimed at boosting their morale at the company. Thus,
the task of this discussion is to identify the source of this
change and how it can be combated by evaluating the factors in
a procedural manner in which a job diagnostic survey
instrument is to be used to gather information to determine the
effective behavior. Comment by dpeck: How do you know?
Where are your citations? Comment by dpeck: This is good.
Job Attitudes
In a brief recap, an attitude is an evaluative comment or notion
that people hold with regards to others, objects or events and
this definition suffices for this situation with a marked
difference being recorded in the context of its application. Job
attitudes refer to the notions of the employees towards their
work or the company they work for at large. Comment by
dpeck: Okay - I am really going nuts without literature. Where
is your evidence?
These attitudes fall into three broad categories namely, the
cognitive, behavioral and the affective components. The
cognitive component encompasses the opinionated segment of
an attitude while the behavioral component encompasses the
intentions that individuals possess that compels them to behave
in a particular way towards somethings or others.
The Affective component of attitude encompasses the feeling or
emotion segments of an attitude. Job Attitude, therefore,
includes employee engagements, perceived organizational
support, satisfaction and involvement, and the organizational
commitment. The job attitudes that were employed in this
evaluation study were employee engagements, perceived
organizational support and both job satisfaction and
involvements. Comment by dpeck: We didn't realy get into
engagement so you can leave this out.
These job attitudes play a great role in determining the success
or failure of an organization, and if they are negative, for
instance, poor employee engagements only reflect on the fact
that an organization lags behind on proper communication
between its employees and lack of diversity, teamwork.
Instruments Used
The Job Satisfaction survey or JSS is an instrument designed
with the idea indicating if employees are happy in their current
role. This could pinpoint departments or specific job roles with
disgruntled employees. The instrument was also developed with
the notion of providing a methodological format that could
assess the variables that were theory specified and in numbers.
The JSS is often used globally and is a multidimensional, job
specific tool (Van Saane, Sluiter, Verbeek, & Frings-Dresen,
2003). The JSS assesses job satisfaction from a low as in
dissatisfied workers, all the way to high or satisfied workers
(Spector, 1994). Comment by dpeck: What could pinpoint
it? The instrument? More likely the demographics would
capture these.
Jobn Descriptive Index survey (JDI) on the other hand
encompasses the inclusion of the motivational strategies that are
used by companies in encouraging the employees as well as
keeping them involved in the organizational activities that
transpire in the company on a day to day basis (Gillespie et al.,
2009). Comment by dpeck: What does this instrument
measure?
Jobs in General scale survey (JIB)is the third instrument that
can be used to evaluate the satisfaction that the employees
derive from their involvement with the duties that have been
entrusted to them by the company. The focus of the JIG is to
measure participants job satisfaction in a broad sense (Gillespie
et al., 2009) Comment by dpeck: You are measuring
satisfaction twice?
Why the three instruments
Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) is an instrument hatthat has been
tried and used during which it underwent many transitions and
reformations that have aided in improving the efficiency of its
usage and making it reliable for situations like this one of
Walden sports. This instrument can measure employee morale
and satisfaction that affect the operations of the organizations,
which in turn affect the relationships between the companies
and their employees. The classes of variables that can be tested
by this instrument include the personal reactions of the
employees to their jobs and work on large scale, usually an
effective reaction. Comment by dpeck: cite? Comment by
dpeck: Did you mean 'affective' - or emotional reaction?
The preparedness of an individual to respond to a job
positively to an enriched job and the degree to which the jobs
are delegated to the employees with the aim of enhancing their
motivation. This instrument, therefore, relies on the theory of
how work affects an employees' motivation. The other two tools
are more of specific to their objective hence they deem effective
for their usage in the determination of the variable that they test
and can, therefore, complement Job diagnostic survey.
Comment by dpeck: this sentence seems incomplete.
Comment by dpeck: this seems confusing. We aren't
measuring motivation - that is #1. The last sentence is a very
general explanation and non-specific if you are justifying their
use for Walden sports.
Psychometric Properties of the Instruments
Job Satisfaction Survey is a tool that if used effectivelyficiently
can provide information that is useful to gather feedback from
employees but that does not mean that it does not have
limitations and suggestions for improvements. Many reviews
have highlighted its limitations and came up with suggestions
for its improvement aiding in its advancement to diversify the
portfolio of measures to accomplish many but distinct purposes.
Comment by dpeck: I don't see any discussion about the
psychometrics related to this instrument?
The Job Descriptive Index tool comprises of up to 72 items,
which look into the five facets of job satisfaction. It works by
combining the facets with satisfaction ratings, and its updated
form entails the inclusion of the contents of the job, work
atmosphere, and work technology. Job in General Scale survey
tool, on the other hand, entails the tools that describe the
satisfaction derived from a job on a global scale. Comment by
dpeck: Again, why are you using two instruments to measure
job satisfaction? Are you comparing them here to decide? Again
- there are no psychometrics explained.
Items and Scoring Method
Items that were to be used in the data collection, recording,
analysis, and compilation included a questionnaire, observation
strategies, means and variances scale for determining job
descriptions, and analysis of Variance. Comment by dpeck:
Items refer to the questions and/or categories of questions that
are asked. Not all of this information.
The purpose of the instruments is to aid in evaluating and
identifying the source of the fallout in some of the cultures that
reigned in the organization. A sample of the employees was
obtained with the aim of getting data from them that was to help
in solving the problem at hand.
The process of picking a sample population for the surveys took
many factors into consideration to ensure that the information
given out had no biases. Once the sample was obtained a
questionnaire that included all the aspects and classes of factors
that were being tested was issued to some of them, while others
were subjected to oral questioning with the promise that their
identities were to be concealed. The questionnaire was divided
into three sections with each section taking care of the
requirements of the instruments used in this analysis to bring
out a comprehensive result. Comment by dpeck: What
sampling method did you use? How did you determine the
sample. Comment by dpeck: Why did you split up the methods
like this?
The questionnaires were issued to the sampled population and
the various points classified since the questionnaires covered a
lot of data and it was in depth and could not easily be
understood. The data collection agents were to aid in the filling
of the questionnaires, and the employees were told to fill in the
answers to the questions to the best of their ability and with
sincerity, since their life depended on the descriptions they
gave. Comment by dpeck: If the questionnaire cannot be
understood, it is not a valid or reliable instrument to use.
Comment by dpeck: This is a bit strong - don't you think?
The questions comprised of yes/no options to light descriptive
prompts as they progressed to demanding questions where the
respondent was required to write briefly about the organization
before the expansion and after the expansion. What the
expansion meant to them, what the expansion and creation of
new branches meant to them at personal levels without paying
attention to other factors that didn’t concern them. Comment by
dpeck: Are you using one of the identified instruments here or
are you asking open ended questions? It isn't clear what you are
doing.
The information on the job rating form was to be filled in by the
researchers as they had to watch what transpires in the
organization during work hours and other free hours for some
days and the score for each event noted down. The members of
the management of the organization were also asked to note
down the work performance of a selected number of the
employees. This sampled number of employees also was picked
on an unbiased procedure that was geared to giving out the
information that was going be used in establishing a summary
measure of the effectiveness of work conducted or done by the
organization on three scales across all the supervisory managers
that were asked to rate the employees. Comment by dpeck: I
am not sure where you are getting this methodology. There is no
supportive evidence that backs it up.
Scoring cards were made where the answers for each section of
the questions on the questionnaire were scored from all the
questionnaires from the employees. For instance, the answers
for section one were all responses to the data needs of job
description survey. The group then went ahead to issue custom
made questionnaires to the managers and other officials since
the activity was to aid in evaluating the company to come up
with the reasons. And the reasons were to explain why there was
a decrease in the productivity and loss of interest in some of the
activities that were functional as cultures in the organization
like the motivational strategies.
Data on absence from work or absenteeism from duty at the
organization were fed to the information collection sheet from
the records of the organization based on the attendance sheet on
the reception desk. These records had a clear indication of both
the periods when the employees were motivated to work and
could miss and when they began to lose interest in the
motivational activities that were installed by the company.
In the scorecards, these are the sections that were to be filled
and documented. Under job dimensions, the information that
was collected were summarized in the columns of autonomy,
dealing with others, feedback from the agents, feedback from
the job and task significance. Under the effective responses to
the job, the data collected were summarized under general
satisfaction, the motivations that originated from within the
work and the security of the job.
References Comment by dpeck: You will need to review the
format of these references and edit them for the next part you
submit.
I don't see where you used most of these references in your
paper.
Gillespie, M.A., Balzer, W.K., Brodke, M.H., Garza, M.,
Gerbec, E. N., Gillespie, J.Z. Gopalkrishnan, P., Lengyel, J.S.,
Silter, K.A., Silter, M.T., Withrow, S.A., & Yugo, J.E. (2009).
Normative Measurement of Job Satisfaction in the U.S. Journal
of Managerial Psychology. Vol. 20, No. 1.
Kanungo, R. N. (1982). Measurement of job and work
involvement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 67(3), 341–349.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Knoop, R. (1995). Relationships among job involvement, job
satisfaction, and organizational commitment for nurses. Journal
of Psychology, 129(6), 643. Retrieved from the Walden Library
databases
Morrow, P. C. (1983). Concept redundancy in organizational
research: The case of work commitment. Academy of
Management Review, 8(3), 486–500. Retrieved from the Walden
Library databases
Rabinowitz, S., & Hall, D. T. (1977). Organizational research
on job involvement. Psychological Bulletin, 84(2), 265–288.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Saal, F. E. (1978). Job involvement: A multivariate approach.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 63(1), 53–61. Retrieved from
the Walden Library databases.
Spector, P. E. (1994). Job satisfaction survey, JSS page.
Retrieved on March 25, 2017 from
http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~pspector/scales/jsspag.html
Van Saane, N., Sluiter, J. K., Verbeek, J. H. A. M., & Frings-
Dresen, M. H. W. (2003). Reliability and validity of instruments
measuring job satisfaction: A systematic review. Occupational
Medicine, 53(3), 191–200.
Sunshine Sports Introduction
Program Transcript
BENJAMIN JONES: Hi, I'm Benjamin Jones co-founder of
Walden Sports. Come on in. Thank you for coming in today. As
you know, I want to make some changes that will benefit our
employees, and I'm really looking forward to hearing from you
how you might be able to help. There's a lot to go over. I think
I'll just start by giving you the lay of the land.
Walden Sports was founded just over 12 years ago. And we've
expanded our product line to include everything that
adventurous travelers demand from sleeping bags, to tents, to
guide books, maps, even insurance. Our clothing and equipment
sales are $1,420,000 per year with a gross profit of $202,400.
We employ 70 people part-time and full-time distributed over a
variety of departments, including finance, marketing, and
operations.
And really exciting, we've recently started a mail order division
through our website which has required our establishing a mail
order fulfillment department and an IT department. Business has
been so good the last few years we're able to donate 5% of our
gross profit to charity. Last year, Walden acquired an agency
called Earth Travelers, one of the most respected tour operators
in the market, and we began selling their services in our stores.
In the six months that we've been selling these travel agency
services we've sold 200 vacation packages at an average cost of
$3,340. Walden Sports is 10% commission on the sales has been
$66,800.
In addition, 35 insurance policies have been sold at an average
price of $167 yielding $1,754 from a 30% commission. This
growth which at first seemed like a blessing, has caused some
major challenges for us though. In the past six months, we've
seen a sharp decrease in productivity and an increase in
turnover and absenteeism. Moreover, people don't seem as
energized and motivated as they once were. There was once a
time when our employees would not only work late but reach
out and offer assistance to other employees who are falling
behind in their workload. We don't see that anymore.
We used to have social activities and happy hour at least once a
month to boost employee morale. Now hardly anybody comes to
those activities. Until now, employees would take great pride in
what they did and with whom they worked. They even took
every opportunity to wear the company's clothing as often as
they could. But not anymore. And all of that is why we've asked
you here today. We really need somebody from the outside to
come in and find out what's going on and tell us what we can do
to make things better. Do you think you can help?
© 2012 Laureate Education, Inc.
©
Focus Group
Program Transcript
MALE SPEAKER: Alrighty, let's go ahead and get started. I
want to thank you all for taking time away from your work and
joining me here this afternoon. As you know, my firm has been
hired by your CEO, Benjamin Jones, to take the temperature of
the company and give him some recommendations on how we
can make this a better place to work. We're meeting with you all
in small groups just like this to hear your concerns, but above
all, your thoughts on how to make things better.
You can rest assured, though, that everything you tell me will
be confidential and will only be reported to Mr. Jones as a part
of general recommendations at the end of my firm's assessment.
So please feel free to speak candidly. So why don't we start the
process off by going around the room. Just say your name and
how long you've been with Walden Sports. We'll start here.
BURT: Well, I'm Burt. You all know me. I've been in charge of
the fishing department since Ben opened the first shop 12 years
ago.
MALE SPEAKER: Thanks, Burt. KIM: Oh hi, I'm Kim. I've
been with the company for about six years now in the shipping
department.
MARTIN: I'm Martin. Hard to believe, but I've been almost 10
years now. Five of which underneath Burt there in the fishing
department. Now I just try to keep the warehouse running
smoothly.
JULIET: Hi, my name is Juliet. And I work up in payroll. So I
think everyone here will thank me for making sure you've all
gotten paid the last four years.
BURT: Oh, so you're the one to blame for those measly checks,
huh?
JULIET: Yep, been skimming a little off the top of yours for
years now.
STACEY: Hi, I'm Stacey. I started working on the sales floor
during college eight years ago. And now, I work up in HR.
MALE SPEAKER: Thank you very much. Seems like we have a
pretty seasoned group here which is fantastic. So I want to start
this process off by taking out the dirty laundry, as it were. It's
come to my attention that there is a certain level of employee
dissatisfaction, and I want to get a sense of what that looks like
here. So let's just open it up to the whole table. If you have been
dissatisfied with your job here at Walden Sports, why don't you
shed some light on why it is that you stay?
©2012 Laureate Education, Inc.
1
BURT: Well, I've been here so long it don't seem to make any
sense to look for anything else. I mean, I'd like to. But I may be
10 years away from retirement now, and no one wants to hire an
old guy like me. And heck, even if they did, I can't risk taking
any kind of pay cut and throwing off my savings plan. No sir,
I've got to stay put.
MALE SPEAKER: I see. Anyone else?
STACEY: Well, I have to admit that I've had the desire to start
looking for jobs elsewhere for a while now. But Walden just
finished paying off my college loans as part of an incentive
program, so I, sort of, feel obligated to stay.
MALE SPEAKER: You know, you wouldn't be the first person
to do it, but I can see how that might make you feel
uncomfortable. What about you, Kim? Have you ever thought
about leaving? KIM: I don't know. I mean, yes. I've been
looking at job listings for a while now, but I think I've decided
to give up the search.
MALE SPEAKER: Why is that?
KIM: There's no jobs out there. I look every day but come up
with nothing. It's hopeless, so I guess I'm stuck here.
MALE SPEAKER: I'm sorry to hear that, Kim. But I've run into
a lot of people lately who are in the same boat as you. What
about you, Martin? Juliet? Have you looked for another job but
run into road blocks like Kim has?
MARTIN: Well I haven't actually done any job searching yet,
but more and more I find my commitment to the company
slipping. I mean, I love my coworkers and my supervisor has
done so much for me over the years, I just don't feel like
anybody above them cares about me. I mean, it used to be that
we felt like we were a part of the success of the company. And
the executives would come down and make sure that we have
the resources that we needed to do our job. But now, it just
seems like they nickel and dime us to death, and I can't get
excited about working here anymore.
JULIET: You know, it's actually the opposite for me. I still
enjoy the day to day work, but ever since the merger with the
travel agency, I feel like I'm out of touch with everyone. That
so many new people came in and everything got so corporatized
that I just don't feel like we're all one big happy family
anymore. Sorry. Which is how it used to be. It's become a
lifeless office to work in, and I honestly find it really
depressing.
MALE SPEAKER: Yeah, I understand. I'm really sorry to hear
that. Sounds like there are some big changes that need to be
made in order to make this a better
©2012 Laureate Education, Inc.
2
place to work. But you know what? We're going to work very
hard to make that happen. I promise.
© 2012 Laureate Education, Inc.
©2012 Laureate Education, In
Introduction
Work is one of the fundamental aspects of life. In Weeks 1–3,
you explored job satisfaction and job commitment. Employees’
self-esteem and sense of identity can fluctuate to some degree
depending on their relationship with their job; that is, their job
involvement. As the CEO of Walden Sports described, the
employees have experienced changes in their company that have
had an overall negative impact on their job involvement, job
satisfaction, and organizational commitment. In your role as a
consultant, you are charged with recognizing factors that impact
job involvement, including role conflict, as well as measuring
job involvement in order to make recommendations for
improvement.
This week, you look at how job involvement differs from job
satisfaction and organizational commitment, and you consider
role conflict and its effect on job involvement. In addition, you
complete Part 1 of the Methods section of your Final Project, in
which you explore instruments to measure job
involvement.Objectives
Students will:
· Differentiate job involvement from job satisfaction and
organizational commitment
· Analyze effect of role conflict on job involvement
· Evaluate instruments to measure job attitudes
· Apply appropriate APA style in the development of Methods
sections Introduction
Work is one of the fundamental aspects of life. In Weeks 1–3,
you explored job satisfaction and job commitment. Employees’
self-esteem and sense of identity can fluctuate to some degree
depending on their relationship with their job; that is, their job
involvement. As the CEO of Walden Sports described, the
employees have experienced changes in their company that have
had an overall negative impact on their job involvement, job
satisfaction, and organizational commitment. In your role as a
consultant, you are charged with recognizing factors that impact
job involvement, including role conflict, as well as measuring
job involvement in order to make recommendations for
improvement.
This week, you look at how job involvement differs from job
satisfaction and organizational commitment, and you consider
role conflict and its effect on job involvement. In addition, you
complete Part 1 of the Methods section of your Final Project, in
which you explore instruments to measure job
involvement.Objectives
Students will:
· Differentiate job involvement from job satisfaction and
organizational commitment
· Analyze effect of role conflict on job involvement
· Evaluate instruments to measure job attitudes
· Apply appropriate APA style in the development of Methods
sections
FOLLOW THIS TEMPLATE
Methods Section
Participants
Describe all of your participants from whom you collected data.
Include information such as number of participants, age, race,
tenure with organization, organizational level, job title, et
cetera. If you used focus groups, what was the size of the
groups?
Measures
Here, describe and list, in detail, all of the quantitative
measuring instruments and data collection tools (e.g., survey
instruments) and/or qualitative forms and data collection tools
(e.g., interview and focus group questions). Please include all
forms used in an Appendix. Please be sure to also provide an
explanation and justification of these instruments. Finally, be
sure to properly cite any sources for your instruments and
questions.
· Summarize the three instruments you used to measure job
satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job involvement in
the organization as well as the diagnostic instruments you
selected.
· Please describe the items and scoring method from each
instrument you used as part of your diagnostic survey.
· Provide an example item from each scale you selected and
describe the scale anchors used to score the instrument.
· Describe the psychometric properties (reliability and validity)
of the instrument.
· Justify your use of these instruments.
· Summarize the psychometric properties of the instruments.
Procedures
Here, describe exactly how the data were collected.
Data Analysis
Here, describe how you analyzed your data. If you collected
quantitative data, how were scores on items computed? Did you
aggregate scores on specific items to create a variable score
(e.g., a score for job satisfaction)? Did you compute means and
standard deviations? Did you compute frequencies of responses?
For qualitative data, how did you generate themes and did you
use specific software to do so?
· Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2008). Towards a model of
work engagement. Career Development International,
13(3),209–223. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
· Christian, M. S., Garza, A. S., & Slaughter, J. E. (2011). Work
engagement: A quantitative review and test of its relations with
task and contextual performance. Personnel Psychology, 64(1),
89–136.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
· Dalal, R. S., Brummel, B. J., Wee, S., & Thomas, L. L.
(2008). Defining employee engagement for productive research
and practice. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1),
52–55.
Defining Employee Engagement for Productive Research and
Practice by Dalal, R. S., Brummel, B. J., Wee, S., & Thomas, L.
L. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 60-62.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with
permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright
Clearance Center.
· Demerouti, E., Mostert, K., & Bakker, A. B. (2010). Burnout
and work engagement: A thorough investigation of the
independency of both constructs. Journal of Occupational
Health Psychology, 15(3), 209–222.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
· Frese, M. (2008). The word is out: We need an active
performance concept for modern workplaces.Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 67–69.
The word is out: We need an active performance concept for
modern workplaces by Frese, M. in Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 67-69. Copyright 2008 by
Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of
Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
· Griffin, M. A., Parker, S. K., & Neal, A. (2008). Is behavioral
engagement a distinct and useful construct?Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 48–51.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Is behavioral engagement a distinct and useful construct by
Griffin, M.A., & Parker, S.K. in Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, 1(2008), 48-51. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge
University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge
University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
· Hallberg, U. E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2006). “Same same” but
different? Can work engagement be discriminated from job
involvement and organizational commitment? European
Psychologist, 11(2),119–127.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
· Harter, J. K., & Schmidt, F. L. (2008). Conceptual versus
empirical distinctions among constructs: Implications for
discriminant validity. Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
1(1), 36–39.
Conceptual versus empirical distinctions among constructs:
Implications for discriminant validity by Harter, J.K. in
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 36-39.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with
permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright
Clearance Center.
· Hirschfeld, R. R., & Thomas, C. H. (2008). Representations of
trait engagement: Integration, additions, and
mechanisms.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1),
63–66.
Representations of trait engagement: Integration, additions, and
mechanisms by Hirschfeld, R.R., & Thomas, C.H. in Industrial
and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 63-66. Copyright 2008
by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of
Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
· Macey, W. H., & Schneider, B. (2008a). Engaged in
engagement: We are delighted we did it. Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 76–83.
Engaged in engagement: We are delighted we did it Macey,
W.H., & Schneider, B. in Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, 1(2008), 76-83. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge
University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge
University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
· Macey, W. H., & Schneider, B. (2008b). The meaning of
employee engagement.Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, 1(1), 3–30.
The meaning of employee engagement by Macey, W.H., &
Schneider, B. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
1(2008), 76-83. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press.
Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the
Copyright Clearance Center.
· Masson, R. C., Royal, M. A., Agnew, T. G., & Fine, S. (2008).
Leveraging employee engagement: The practical
implications.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1),56–
59.
Leveraging employee engagement: The practical implications by
Masson, R.C., Royal, M.A., Agnew, T.G., & Fine, S. in
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 56-59.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with
permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright
Clearance Center.
· Meyer, J. P., & Gagné, M. (2008). Employee engagement from
a self-determination theory perspective.Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 60–62.
Employee Engagement from a Self-Determination Theory
Perspective by Meyer, J.P., & Gagne, M. in Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 60-62. Copyright 2008 by
Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of
Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
· Newman, D. A., & Harrison, D. A. (2008). Been there, bottled
that: Are state and behavioral work engagement new and useful
construct “wines”? Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
1(1), 31–35.
· Pugh, S. D., & Dietz, J. (2008). Employee engagement at the
organizational level of analysis. Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, 1(1), 44–47.
· Saks, A. M. (2008). The meaning and bleeding of employee
engagement: How muddy is the water? Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 40–43.

More Related Content

Similar to Running Head METHODS1METHODS2Walden S.docx

Hrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensation
Hrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensationHrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensation
Hrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensationMuhammad Azis
 
0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement survey0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement surveySupa Buoy
 
0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement survey0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement surveySupa Buoy
 
Synopsis for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh
Synopsis  for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh Synopsis  for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh
Synopsis for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh VaishnaviDesai21
 
21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report
21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report
21784998 job-satisfaction-project-reportRamesh Mariyappa
 
Employee Engagement by PERKS
Employee Engagement by PERKSEmployee Engagement by PERKS
Employee Engagement by PERKSElizabeth Lupfer
 
ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSIS
ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSISROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSIS
ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSISwaromar
 
Employee engagement seminar
Employee engagement seminarEmployee engagement seminar
Employee engagement seminarAditya Sharma
 
Project on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvement
Project on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvementProject on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvement
Project on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvement Vivek Tyagi
 
A minor project report
A minor project reportA minor project report
A minor project reportxenal
 
Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...
Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...
Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...Business, Management and Economics Research
 
How great leaders drive results through employee engagement
How great leaders drive results through employee engagementHow great leaders drive results through employee engagement
How great leaders drive results through employee engagementPetra Smith
 
Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docx
Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docxPublic Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docx
Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docxbfingarjcmc
 
Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...
Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...
Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi
 
Ultimate guide to workplace surveys
Ultimate guide to workplace surveysUltimate guide to workplace surveys
Ultimate guide to workplace surveysXoxoday
 

Similar to Running Head METHODS1METHODS2Walden S.docx (20)

Hrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensation
Hrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensationHrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensation
Hrm 11 journal_muhammad rizal a_compensation
 
0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement survey0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement survey
 
0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement survey0601009 employee engagement survey
0601009 employee engagement survey
 
Synopsis for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh
Synopsis  for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh Synopsis  for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh
Synopsis for employee satisfaction program with reference to Pescafresh
 
Attrition
AttritionAttrition
Attrition
 
21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report
21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report
21784998 job-satisfaction-project-report
 
Employee Engagement by PERKS
Employee Engagement by PERKSEmployee Engagement by PERKS
Employee Engagement by PERKS
 
ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSIS
ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSISROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSIS
ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE BY RESEARCH ANALYSIS
 
Employee engagement seminar
Employee engagement seminarEmployee engagement seminar
Employee engagement seminar
 
Project on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvement
Project on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvementProject on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvement
Project on role of attitude in job satisfaction and job involvement
 
OVERALL JOB SATISFACTION
OVERALL JOB SATISFACTIONOVERALL JOB SATISFACTION
OVERALL JOB SATISFACTION
 
Job satisfaction
Job satisfactionJob satisfaction
Job satisfaction
 
A minor project report
A minor project reportA minor project report
A minor project report
 
Job positives
Job positivesJob positives
Job positives
 
Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...
Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...
Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Employees’ Productivity in Charitable...
 
Hr project
Hr projectHr project
Hr project
 
How great leaders drive results through employee engagement
How great leaders drive results through employee engagementHow great leaders drive results through employee engagement
How great leaders drive results through employee engagement
 
Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docx
Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docxPublic Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docx
Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Three’s B.docx
 
Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...
Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...
Productivity Assessment (Performance, Motivation, and Job Training) using Pro...
 
Ultimate guide to workplace surveys
Ultimate guide to workplace surveysUltimate guide to workplace surveys
Ultimate guide to workplace surveys
 

More from cowinhelen

Case Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docx
Case Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docxCase Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docx
Case Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docx
Case Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docxCase Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docx
Case Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docx
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docxCase Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docx
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docx
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docxCase Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docx
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation Damn it, .docx
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation      Damn it, .docxCase Study - Global Mobile Corporation      Damn it, .docx
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation Damn it, .docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docx
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docxCase Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docx
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docxcowinhelen
 
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docx
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docxCASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docx
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docx
Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docxCase Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docx
Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docxcowinhelen
 
CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docx
CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docxCASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docx
CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docx
Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docxCase Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docx
Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docx
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docxCase Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docx
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docx
Case Study  – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docxCase Study  – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docx
Case Study – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study   THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docx
Case Study    THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docxCase Study    THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docx
Case Study   THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docxcowinhelen
 
CASE STUDY Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docx
CASE STUDY  Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docxCASE STUDY  Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docx
CASE STUDY Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docx
Case Study  Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docxCase Study  Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docx
Case Study Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docxcowinhelen
 
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docx
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docxcase studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docx
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docx
Case Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docxCase Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docx
Case Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docxcowinhelen
 
Case Study Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docx
Case Study  Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docxCase Study  Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docx
Case Study Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docxcowinhelen
 
Case Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docx
Case Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docxCase Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docx
Case Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docxcowinhelen
 
Case Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docx
Case Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docxCase Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docx
Case Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docxcowinhelen
 

More from cowinhelen (20)

Case Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docx
Case Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docxCase Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docx
Case Study 1 Applying Theory to PracticeSocial scientists hav.docx
 
Case Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docx
Case Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docxCase Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docx
Case Study - Option 3 BarbaraBarbara is a 22 year old woman who h.docx
 
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docx
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docxCase Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docx
Case Study - Cyberterrorism—A New RealityWhen hackers claiming .docx
 
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docx
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docxCase Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docx
Case Study - APA paper with min 4 page content Review the Blai.docx
 
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation Damn it, .docx
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation      Damn it, .docxCase Study - Global Mobile Corporation      Damn it, .docx
Case Study - Global Mobile Corporation Damn it, .docx
 
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docx
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docxCase Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docx
Case Study #3Apple Suppliers & Labor PracticesWith its h.docx
 
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docx
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docxCASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docx
CASE STUDY (Individual) Scotland  In terms of its physical l.docx
 
Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docx
Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docxCase Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docx
Case Study #2 T.D. enjoys caring for the children and young peop.docx
 
CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docx
CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docxCASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docx
CASE STUDY #2 Chief Complaint I have pain in my belly”.docx
 
Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docx
Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docxCase Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docx
Case Study #1Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistan.docx
 
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docx
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docxCase Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docx
Case Study # 2 –Danny’s Unhappy DutyEmployee ProfilesCaro.docx
 
Case Study – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docx
Case Study  – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docxCase Study  – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docx
Case Study – Multicultural ParadeRead the Case below, and answe.docx
 
Case Study   THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docx
Case Study    THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docxCase Study    THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docx
Case Study   THE INVISIBLE SPONSOR1BackgroundSome execut.docx
 
CASE STUDY Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docx
CASE STUDY  Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docxCASE STUDY  Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docx
CASE STUDY Experiential training encourages changes in work beha.docx
 
Case Study Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docx
Case Study  Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docxCase Study  Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docx
Case Study Hereditary AngioedemaAll responses must be in your .docx
 
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docx
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docxcase studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docx
case studieson Gentrification and Displacement in the Sa.docx
 
Case Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docx
Case Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docxCase Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docx
Case Studt on KFC Introduction1) Identify the type of .docx
 
Case Study Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docx
Case Study  Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docxCase Study  Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docx
Case Study Crocs Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain .docx
 
Case Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docx
Case Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docxCase Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docx
Case Studies Student must complete 5 case studies as instructed.docx
 
Case Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docx
Case Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docxCase Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docx
Case Studies in Telehealth AdoptionThe mission of The Comm.docx
 

Recently uploaded

Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its Characteristics
Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its CharacteristicsScience 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its Characteristics
Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its CharacteristicsKarinaGenton
 
18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf
18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf
18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdfssuser54595a
 
“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...
“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...
“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...Marc Dusseiller Dusjagr
 
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxSolving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
 
URLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website App
URLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website AppURLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website App
URLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website AppCeline George
 
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxIntroduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxpboyjonauth
 
Mastering the Unannounced Regulatory Inspection
Mastering the Unannounced Regulatory InspectionMastering the Unannounced Regulatory Inspection
Mastering the Unannounced Regulatory InspectionSafetyChain Software
 
The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13
The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13
The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13Steve Thomason
 
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon ACrayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon AUnboundStockton
 
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptx
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptxSOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptx
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptxiammrhaywood
 
call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️
call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️
call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️9953056974 Low Rate Call Girls In Saket, Delhi NCR
 
microwave assisted reaction. General introduction
microwave assisted reaction. General introductionmicrowave assisted reaction. General introduction
microwave assisted reaction. General introductionMaksud Ahmed
 
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17Celine George
 
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and ActinidesSeparation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and ActinidesFatimaKhan178732
 
Concept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.Compdf
Concept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.CompdfConcept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.Compdf
Concept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.CompdfUmakantAnnand
 
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION format.docx
MENTAL     STATUS EXAMINATION format.docxMENTAL     STATUS EXAMINATION format.docx
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION format.docxPoojaSen20
 
BASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdf
BASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK  LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdfBASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK  LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdf
BASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdfSoniaTolstoy
 
The basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptx
The basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptxThe basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptx
The basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptxheathfieldcps1
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its Characteristics
Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its CharacteristicsScience 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its Characteristics
Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its Characteristics
 
18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf
18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf
18-04-UA_REPORT_MEDIALITERAСY_INDEX-DM_23-1-final-eng.pdf
 
“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...
“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...
“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...
 
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxSolving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
 
URLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website App
URLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website AppURLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website App
URLs and Routing in the Odoo 17 Website App
 
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxIntroduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
 
Mastering the Unannounced Regulatory Inspection
Mastering the Unannounced Regulatory InspectionMastering the Unannounced Regulatory Inspection
Mastering the Unannounced Regulatory Inspection
 
The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13
The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13
The Most Excellent Way | 1 Corinthians 13
 
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon ACrayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
 
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptx
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptxSOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptx
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT - LFTVD.pptx
 
TataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdf
TataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdfTataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdf
TataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdf
 
call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️
call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️
call girls in Kamla Market (DELHI) 🔝 >༒9953330565🔝 genuine Escort Service 🔝✔️✔️
 
microwave assisted reaction. General introduction
microwave assisted reaction. General introductionmicrowave assisted reaction. General introduction
microwave assisted reaction. General introduction
 
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
 
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and ActinidesSeparation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
 
Concept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.Compdf
Concept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.CompdfConcept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.Compdf
Concept of Vouching. B.Com(Hons) /B.Compdf
 
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION format.docx
MENTAL     STATUS EXAMINATION format.docxMENTAL     STATUS EXAMINATION format.docx
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION format.docx
 
BASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdf
BASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK  LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdfBASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK  LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdf
BASLIQ CURRENT LOOKBOOK LOOKBOOK(1) (1).pdf
 
The basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptx
The basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptxThe basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptx
The basics of sentences session 2pptx copy.pptx
 
Código Creativo y Arte de Software | Unidad 1
Código Creativo y Arte de Software | Unidad 1Código Creativo y Arte de Software | Unidad 1
Código Creativo y Arte de Software | Unidad 1
 

Running Head METHODS1METHODS2Walden S.docx

  • 1. Running Head: METHODS 1 METHODS 2 Walden Sports: Methods Section Comment by dpeck: It is a bit confusing but use the final paper temaple title page going forward for the assignments. Michael A. Leonard Walden University IPSY 8579 Job Attitudes, Measurement, & Change Professor Deborah Peck March 27, 2017 Walden Sports: Methods Section Introduction The success or failure of an organization is evaluated by measurement of job satisfaction, organizational commitment
  • 2. and the job involvement of the employees in the various activities and processes that the organization undertakes. If the relationship between the employees and the organization is healthy to the extent that their attitude towards job involvement and organization commitment is positive, then it is possible to conclude that the organization will be successful. A company can be successful with regards to its expansion, the creation of new ventures, the establishment of new branches and realization of profits, but if its employees lose the focus. Then, the productivity will go down, and the tempo of workflow is deemed to go down, and thus they begin to look for new ventures or even if they stay, they will be less motivated to work. Thus, an organization has to ensure that it carries out a job diagnostic survey to establish whether the employees are happy and motivated. Comment by dpeck: I am not sure I agree with this statement but that is okay for now. Comment by dpeck: I don't think you meant to end the sentence here? If not, you will end up with a run-on sentence so you need to break it up anyway. Comment by dpeck: I am struggling with a definitive discussion liek this when there are no citations or literature to lean on - so how are you making these statements as fact? Comment by dpeck: Maybe soften it and 'advise' rather than 'has to ensure' Walden Sports is a company that has been in existence for a while and has undergone tremendous transformations and changes in its operations something that is associated with its success. The company's success, on the other hand, brought up an unexpected change that became a concern to the Chief Executive Officer. The success brought about a sharp decrease in the productivity and a rise in absenteeism of the employees from their workstations and performance of roles. The CEO even stated that the employees looked more orf less energized as opposed to the previous situations when they used to have the vigor for their duties. They didn’t look motivated to work as they used to be initially and the ones who would stay back to aid the others who had a workload in completing their tasks
  • 3. stopped. The employees even stopped attending the activities that were aimed at boosting their morale at the company. Thus, the task of this discussion is to identify the source of this change and how it can be combated by evaluating the factors in a procedural manner in which a job diagnostic survey instrument is to be used to gather information to determine the effective behavior. Comment by dpeck: How do you know? Where are your citations? Comment by dpeck: This is good. Job Attitudes In a brief recap, an attitude is an evaluative comment or notion that people hold with regards to others, objects or events and this definition suffices for this situation with a marked difference being recorded in the context of its application. Job attitudes refer to the notions of the employees towards their work or the company they work for at large. Comment by dpeck: Okay - I am really going nuts without literature. Where is your evidence? These attitudes fall into three broad categories namely, the cognitive, behavioral and the affective components. The cognitive component encompasses the opinionated segment of an attitude while the behavioral component encompasses the intentions that individuals possess that compels them to behave in a particular way towards somethings or others. The Affective component of attitude encompasses the feeling or emotion segments of an attitude. Job Attitude, therefore, includes employee engagements, perceived organizational support, satisfaction and involvement, and the organizational commitment. The job attitudes that were employed in this evaluation study were employee engagements, perceived organizational support and both job satisfaction and involvements. Comment by dpeck: We didn't realy get into engagement so you can leave this out. These job attitudes play a great role in determining the success or failure of an organization, and if they are negative, for instance, poor employee engagements only reflect on the fact that an organization lags behind on proper communication
  • 4. between its employees and lack of diversity, teamwork. Instruments Used The Job Satisfaction survey or JSS is an instrument designed with the idea indicating if employees are happy in their current role. This could pinpoint departments or specific job roles with disgruntled employees. The instrument was also developed with the notion of providing a methodological format that could assess the variables that were theory specified and in numbers. The JSS is often used globally and is a multidimensional, job specific tool (Van Saane, Sluiter, Verbeek, & Frings-Dresen, 2003). The JSS assesses job satisfaction from a low as in dissatisfied workers, all the way to high or satisfied workers (Spector, 1994). Comment by dpeck: What could pinpoint it? The instrument? More likely the demographics would capture these. Jobn Descriptive Index survey (JDI) on the other hand encompasses the inclusion of the motivational strategies that are used by companies in encouraging the employees as well as keeping them involved in the organizational activities that transpire in the company on a day to day basis (Gillespie et al., 2009). Comment by dpeck: What does this instrument measure? Jobs in General scale survey (JIB)is the third instrument that can be used to evaluate the satisfaction that the employees derive from their involvement with the duties that have been entrusted to them by the company. The focus of the JIG is to measure participants job satisfaction in a broad sense (Gillespie et al., 2009) Comment by dpeck: You are measuring satisfaction twice? Why the three instruments Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) is an instrument hatthat has been tried and used during which it underwent many transitions and reformations that have aided in improving the efficiency of its usage and making it reliable for situations like this one of Walden sports. This instrument can measure employee morale and satisfaction that affect the operations of the organizations,
  • 5. which in turn affect the relationships between the companies and their employees. The classes of variables that can be tested by this instrument include the personal reactions of the employees to their jobs and work on large scale, usually an effective reaction. Comment by dpeck: cite? Comment by dpeck: Did you mean 'affective' - or emotional reaction? The preparedness of an individual to respond to a job positively to an enriched job and the degree to which the jobs are delegated to the employees with the aim of enhancing their motivation. This instrument, therefore, relies on the theory of how work affects an employees' motivation. The other two tools are more of specific to their objective hence they deem effective for their usage in the determination of the variable that they test and can, therefore, complement Job diagnostic survey. Comment by dpeck: this sentence seems incomplete. Comment by dpeck: this seems confusing. We aren't measuring motivation - that is #1. The last sentence is a very general explanation and non-specific if you are justifying their use for Walden sports. Psychometric Properties of the Instruments Job Satisfaction Survey is a tool that if used effectivelyficiently can provide information that is useful to gather feedback from employees but that does not mean that it does not have limitations and suggestions for improvements. Many reviews have highlighted its limitations and came up with suggestions for its improvement aiding in its advancement to diversify the portfolio of measures to accomplish many but distinct purposes. Comment by dpeck: I don't see any discussion about the psychometrics related to this instrument? The Job Descriptive Index tool comprises of up to 72 items, which look into the five facets of job satisfaction. It works by combining the facets with satisfaction ratings, and its updated form entails the inclusion of the contents of the job, work atmosphere, and work technology. Job in General Scale survey tool, on the other hand, entails the tools that describe the satisfaction derived from a job on a global scale. Comment by
  • 6. dpeck: Again, why are you using two instruments to measure job satisfaction? Are you comparing them here to decide? Again - there are no psychometrics explained. Items and Scoring Method Items that were to be used in the data collection, recording, analysis, and compilation included a questionnaire, observation strategies, means and variances scale for determining job descriptions, and analysis of Variance. Comment by dpeck: Items refer to the questions and/or categories of questions that are asked. Not all of this information. The purpose of the instruments is to aid in evaluating and identifying the source of the fallout in some of the cultures that reigned in the organization. A sample of the employees was obtained with the aim of getting data from them that was to help in solving the problem at hand. The process of picking a sample population for the surveys took many factors into consideration to ensure that the information given out had no biases. Once the sample was obtained a questionnaire that included all the aspects and classes of factors that were being tested was issued to some of them, while others were subjected to oral questioning with the promise that their identities were to be concealed. The questionnaire was divided into three sections with each section taking care of the requirements of the instruments used in this analysis to bring out a comprehensive result. Comment by dpeck: What sampling method did you use? How did you determine the sample. Comment by dpeck: Why did you split up the methods like this? The questionnaires were issued to the sampled population and the various points classified since the questionnaires covered a lot of data and it was in depth and could not easily be understood. The data collection agents were to aid in the filling of the questionnaires, and the employees were told to fill in the answers to the questions to the best of their ability and with
  • 7. sincerity, since their life depended on the descriptions they gave. Comment by dpeck: If the questionnaire cannot be understood, it is not a valid or reliable instrument to use. Comment by dpeck: This is a bit strong - don't you think? The questions comprised of yes/no options to light descriptive prompts as they progressed to demanding questions where the respondent was required to write briefly about the organization before the expansion and after the expansion. What the expansion meant to them, what the expansion and creation of new branches meant to them at personal levels without paying attention to other factors that didn’t concern them. Comment by dpeck: Are you using one of the identified instruments here or are you asking open ended questions? It isn't clear what you are doing. The information on the job rating form was to be filled in by the researchers as they had to watch what transpires in the organization during work hours and other free hours for some days and the score for each event noted down. The members of the management of the organization were also asked to note down the work performance of a selected number of the employees. This sampled number of employees also was picked on an unbiased procedure that was geared to giving out the information that was going be used in establishing a summary measure of the effectiveness of work conducted or done by the organization on three scales across all the supervisory managers that were asked to rate the employees. Comment by dpeck: I am not sure where you are getting this methodology. There is no supportive evidence that backs it up. Scoring cards were made where the answers for each section of the questions on the questionnaire were scored from all the questionnaires from the employees. For instance, the answers for section one were all responses to the data needs of job description survey. The group then went ahead to issue custom made questionnaires to the managers and other officials since the activity was to aid in evaluating the company to come up with the reasons. And the reasons were to explain why there was
  • 8. a decrease in the productivity and loss of interest in some of the activities that were functional as cultures in the organization like the motivational strategies. Data on absence from work or absenteeism from duty at the organization were fed to the information collection sheet from the records of the organization based on the attendance sheet on the reception desk. These records had a clear indication of both the periods when the employees were motivated to work and could miss and when they began to lose interest in the motivational activities that were installed by the company. In the scorecards, these are the sections that were to be filled and documented. Under job dimensions, the information that was collected were summarized in the columns of autonomy, dealing with others, feedback from the agents, feedback from the job and task significance. Under the effective responses to the job, the data collected were summarized under general satisfaction, the motivations that originated from within the work and the security of the job. References Comment by dpeck: You will need to review the format of these references and edit them for the next part you submit. I don't see where you used most of these references in your
  • 9. paper. Gillespie, M.A., Balzer, W.K., Brodke, M.H., Garza, M., Gerbec, E. N., Gillespie, J.Z. Gopalkrishnan, P., Lengyel, J.S., Silter, K.A., Silter, M.T., Withrow, S.A., & Yugo, J.E. (2009). Normative Measurement of Job Satisfaction in the U.S. Journal of Managerial Psychology. Vol. 20, No. 1. Kanungo, R. N. (1982). Measurement of job and work involvement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 67(3), 341–349. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Knoop, R. (1995). Relationships among job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment for nurses. Journal of Psychology, 129(6), 643. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases Morrow, P. C. (1983). Concept redundancy in organizational research: The case of work commitment. Academy of Management Review, 8(3), 486–500. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases Rabinowitz, S., & Hall, D. T. (1977). Organizational research on job involvement. Psychological Bulletin, 84(2), 265–288. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Saal, F. E. (1978). Job involvement: A multivariate approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 63(1), 53–61. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Spector, P. E. (1994). Job satisfaction survey, JSS page. Retrieved on March 25, 2017 from http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~pspector/scales/jsspag.html Van Saane, N., Sluiter, J. K., Verbeek, J. H. A. M., & Frings- Dresen, M. H. W. (2003). Reliability and validity of instruments measuring job satisfaction: A systematic review. Occupational Medicine, 53(3), 191–200. Sunshine Sports Introduction Program Transcript
  • 10. BENJAMIN JONES: Hi, I'm Benjamin Jones co-founder of Walden Sports. Come on in. Thank you for coming in today. As you know, I want to make some changes that will benefit our employees, and I'm really looking forward to hearing from you how you might be able to help. There's a lot to go over. I think I'll just start by giving you the lay of the land. Walden Sports was founded just over 12 years ago. And we've expanded our product line to include everything that adventurous travelers demand from sleeping bags, to tents, to guide books, maps, even insurance. Our clothing and equipment sales are $1,420,000 per year with a gross profit of $202,400. We employ 70 people part-time and full-time distributed over a variety of departments, including finance, marketing, and operations. And really exciting, we've recently started a mail order division through our website which has required our establishing a mail order fulfillment department and an IT department. Business has been so good the last few years we're able to donate 5% of our gross profit to charity. Last year, Walden acquired an agency called Earth Travelers, one of the most respected tour operators in the market, and we began selling their services in our stores. In the six months that we've been selling these travel agency services we've sold 200 vacation packages at an average cost of $3,340. Walden Sports is 10% commission on the sales has been $66,800. In addition, 35 insurance policies have been sold at an average price of $167 yielding $1,754 from a 30% commission. This growth which at first seemed like a blessing, has caused some major challenges for us though. In the past six months, we've seen a sharp decrease in productivity and an increase in turnover and absenteeism. Moreover, people don't seem as energized and motivated as they once were. There was once a time when our employees would not only work late but reach out and offer assistance to other employees who are falling behind in their workload. We don't see that anymore. We used to have social activities and happy hour at least once a
  • 11. month to boost employee morale. Now hardly anybody comes to those activities. Until now, employees would take great pride in what they did and with whom they worked. They even took every opportunity to wear the company's clothing as often as they could. But not anymore. And all of that is why we've asked you here today. We really need somebody from the outside to come in and find out what's going on and tell us what we can do to make things better. Do you think you can help? © 2012 Laureate Education, Inc. © Focus Group Program Transcript MALE SPEAKER: Alrighty, let's go ahead and get started. I want to thank you all for taking time away from your work and joining me here this afternoon. As you know, my firm has been hired by your CEO, Benjamin Jones, to take the temperature of the company and give him some recommendations on how we can make this a better place to work. We're meeting with you all in small groups just like this to hear your concerns, but above all, your thoughts on how to make things better. You can rest assured, though, that everything you tell me will be confidential and will only be reported to Mr. Jones as a part of general recommendations at the end of my firm's assessment. So please feel free to speak candidly. So why don't we start the process off by going around the room. Just say your name and how long you've been with Walden Sports. We'll start here. BURT: Well, I'm Burt. You all know me. I've been in charge of the fishing department since Ben opened the first shop 12 years ago. MALE SPEAKER: Thanks, Burt. KIM: Oh hi, I'm Kim. I've been with the company for about six years now in the shipping department. MARTIN: I'm Martin. Hard to believe, but I've been almost 10 years now. Five of which underneath Burt there in the fishing department. Now I just try to keep the warehouse running smoothly.
  • 12. JULIET: Hi, my name is Juliet. And I work up in payroll. So I think everyone here will thank me for making sure you've all gotten paid the last four years. BURT: Oh, so you're the one to blame for those measly checks, huh? JULIET: Yep, been skimming a little off the top of yours for years now. STACEY: Hi, I'm Stacey. I started working on the sales floor during college eight years ago. And now, I work up in HR. MALE SPEAKER: Thank you very much. Seems like we have a pretty seasoned group here which is fantastic. So I want to start this process off by taking out the dirty laundry, as it were. It's come to my attention that there is a certain level of employee dissatisfaction, and I want to get a sense of what that looks like here. So let's just open it up to the whole table. If you have been dissatisfied with your job here at Walden Sports, why don't you shed some light on why it is that you stay? ©2012 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 BURT: Well, I've been here so long it don't seem to make any sense to look for anything else. I mean, I'd like to. But I may be 10 years away from retirement now, and no one wants to hire an old guy like me. And heck, even if they did, I can't risk taking any kind of pay cut and throwing off my savings plan. No sir, I've got to stay put. MALE SPEAKER: I see. Anyone else? STACEY: Well, I have to admit that I've had the desire to start looking for jobs elsewhere for a while now. But Walden just finished paying off my college loans as part of an incentive program, so I, sort of, feel obligated to stay. MALE SPEAKER: You know, you wouldn't be the first person to do it, but I can see how that might make you feel uncomfortable. What about you, Kim? Have you ever thought about leaving? KIM: I don't know. I mean, yes. I've been looking at job listings for a while now, but I think I've decided to give up the search.
  • 13. MALE SPEAKER: Why is that? KIM: There's no jobs out there. I look every day but come up with nothing. It's hopeless, so I guess I'm stuck here. MALE SPEAKER: I'm sorry to hear that, Kim. But I've run into a lot of people lately who are in the same boat as you. What about you, Martin? Juliet? Have you looked for another job but run into road blocks like Kim has? MARTIN: Well I haven't actually done any job searching yet, but more and more I find my commitment to the company slipping. I mean, I love my coworkers and my supervisor has done so much for me over the years, I just don't feel like anybody above them cares about me. I mean, it used to be that we felt like we were a part of the success of the company. And the executives would come down and make sure that we have the resources that we needed to do our job. But now, it just seems like they nickel and dime us to death, and I can't get excited about working here anymore. JULIET: You know, it's actually the opposite for me. I still enjoy the day to day work, but ever since the merger with the travel agency, I feel like I'm out of touch with everyone. That so many new people came in and everything got so corporatized that I just don't feel like we're all one big happy family anymore. Sorry. Which is how it used to be. It's become a lifeless office to work in, and I honestly find it really depressing. MALE SPEAKER: Yeah, I understand. I'm really sorry to hear that. Sounds like there are some big changes that need to be made in order to make this a better ©2012 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 place to work. But you know what? We're going to work very hard to make that happen. I promise. © 2012 Laureate Education, Inc. ©2012 Laureate Education, In Introduction Work is one of the fundamental aspects of life. In Weeks 1–3,
  • 14. you explored job satisfaction and job commitment. Employees’ self-esteem and sense of identity can fluctuate to some degree depending on their relationship with their job; that is, their job involvement. As the CEO of Walden Sports described, the employees have experienced changes in their company that have had an overall negative impact on their job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. In your role as a consultant, you are charged with recognizing factors that impact job involvement, including role conflict, as well as measuring job involvement in order to make recommendations for improvement. This week, you look at how job involvement differs from job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and you consider role conflict and its effect on job involvement. In addition, you complete Part 1 of the Methods section of your Final Project, in which you explore instruments to measure job involvement.Objectives Students will: · Differentiate job involvement from job satisfaction and organizational commitment · Analyze effect of role conflict on job involvement · Evaluate instruments to measure job attitudes · Apply appropriate APA style in the development of Methods sections Introduction Work is one of the fundamental aspects of life. In Weeks 1–3, you explored job satisfaction and job commitment. Employees’ self-esteem and sense of identity can fluctuate to some degree depending on their relationship with their job; that is, their job involvement. As the CEO of Walden Sports described, the employees have experienced changes in their company that have had an overall negative impact on their job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. In your role as a consultant, you are charged with recognizing factors that impact job involvement, including role conflict, as well as measuring job involvement in order to make recommendations for improvement.
  • 15. This week, you look at how job involvement differs from job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and you consider role conflict and its effect on job involvement. In addition, you complete Part 1 of the Methods section of your Final Project, in which you explore instruments to measure job involvement.Objectives Students will: · Differentiate job involvement from job satisfaction and organizational commitment · Analyze effect of role conflict on job involvement · Evaluate instruments to measure job attitudes · Apply appropriate APA style in the development of Methods sections FOLLOW THIS TEMPLATE Methods Section Participants Describe all of your participants from whom you collected data. Include information such as number of participants, age, race, tenure with organization, organizational level, job title, et cetera. If you used focus groups, what was the size of the groups? Measures Here, describe and list, in detail, all of the quantitative measuring instruments and data collection tools (e.g., survey instruments) and/or qualitative forms and data collection tools (e.g., interview and focus group questions). Please include all forms used in an Appendix. Please be sure to also provide an explanation and justification of these instruments. Finally, be sure to properly cite any sources for your instruments and questions.
  • 16. · Summarize the three instruments you used to measure job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job involvement in the organization as well as the diagnostic instruments you selected. · Please describe the items and scoring method from each instrument you used as part of your diagnostic survey. · Provide an example item from each scale you selected and describe the scale anchors used to score the instrument. · Describe the psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the instrument. · Justify your use of these instruments. · Summarize the psychometric properties of the instruments. Procedures Here, describe exactly how the data were collected. Data Analysis Here, describe how you analyzed your data. If you collected quantitative data, how were scores on items computed? Did you aggregate scores on specific items to create a variable score (e.g., a score for job satisfaction)? Did you compute means and standard deviations? Did you compute frequencies of responses? For qualitative data, how did you generate themes and did you use specific software to do so? · Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2008). Towards a model of work engagement. Career Development International, 13(3),209–223. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Christian, M. S., Garza, A. S., & Slaughter, J. E. (2011). Work engagement: A quantitative review and test of its relations with
  • 17. task and contextual performance. Personnel Psychology, 64(1), 89–136. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Dalal, R. S., Brummel, B. J., Wee, S., & Thomas, L. L. (2008). Defining employee engagement for productive research and practice. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 52–55. Defining Employee Engagement for Productive Research and Practice by Dalal, R. S., Brummel, B. J., Wee, S., & Thomas, L. L. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 60-62. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Demerouti, E., Mostert, K., & Bakker, A. B. (2010). Burnout and work engagement: A thorough investigation of the independency of both constructs. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 15(3), 209–222. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Frese, M. (2008). The word is out: We need an active performance concept for modern workplaces.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 67–69. The word is out: We need an active performance concept for modern workplaces by Frese, M. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 67-69. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Griffin, M. A., Parker, S. K., & Neal, A. (2008). Is behavioral engagement a distinct and useful construct?Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 48–51. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Is behavioral engagement a distinct and useful construct by Griffin, M.A., & Parker, S.K. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 48-51. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge
  • 18. University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Hallberg, U. E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2006). “Same same” but different? Can work engagement be discriminated from job involvement and organizational commitment? European Psychologist, 11(2),119–127. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. · Harter, J. K., & Schmidt, F. L. (2008). Conceptual versus empirical distinctions among constructs: Implications for discriminant validity. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 36–39. Conceptual versus empirical distinctions among constructs: Implications for discriminant validity by Harter, J.K. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 36-39. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Hirschfeld, R. R., & Thomas, C. H. (2008). Representations of trait engagement: Integration, additions, and mechanisms.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 63–66. Representations of trait engagement: Integration, additions, and mechanisms by Hirschfeld, R.R., & Thomas, C.H. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 63-66. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Macey, W. H., & Schneider, B. (2008a). Engaged in engagement: We are delighted we did it. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 76–83. Engaged in engagement: We are delighted we did it Macey, W.H., & Schneider, B. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 76-83. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge
  • 19. University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Macey, W. H., & Schneider, B. (2008b). The meaning of employee engagement.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 3–30. The meaning of employee engagement by Macey, W.H., & Schneider, B. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 76-83. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Masson, R. C., Royal, M. A., Agnew, T. G., & Fine, S. (2008). Leveraging employee engagement: The practical implications.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1),56– 59. Leveraging employee engagement: The practical implications by Masson, R.C., Royal, M.A., Agnew, T.G., & Fine, S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 56-59. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Meyer, J. P., & Gagné, M. (2008). Employee engagement from a self-determination theory perspective.Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 60–62. Employee Engagement from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective by Meyer, J.P., & Gagne, M. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(2008), 60-62. Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press. Used with permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. · Newman, D. A., & Harrison, D. A. (2008). Been there, bottled that: Are state and behavioral work engagement new and useful construct “wines”? Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 31–35. · Pugh, S. D., & Dietz, J. (2008). Employee engagement at the organizational level of analysis. Industrial and Organizational
  • 20. Psychology, 1(1), 44–47. · Saks, A. M. (2008). The meaning and bleeding of employee engagement: How muddy is the water? Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1(1), 40–43.