The primary purpose of this investigation was the development and testing of a measurement instrument for the assessment of traditional and contemporary work-related values in university faculty and administrators. Additionally, an analysis of the subscales from the Worrell Contemporary Work Values Inventory (WCWVI), Traditional and Contemporary and subscales from the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), Intrinsic and Extrinsic was completed from both a correlational and causal perspective. Subjects for the study were faculty and administrators (N = 243) representing five universities in Eastern Canada. Each subject completed a socio-demographic Data Sheet, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the recently designed Worrell Contemporary Work Values Inventory. The dependent variables in the study were the subscales from the WCWVI and the MSQ. The independent variables were categorical in nature and consisted of administrative responsibilities (two levels) and number of years of work experience (four levels). / To determine the reliability of the items on the WCWVI, factor analysis, item analysis and test-retest correlations were carried out. coefficient alphas on the final version of the WCWVI were (.79) Total, (.73) Traditional, and (.77) Contemporary. Test-retest reliability coefficients over three months were (.76) Total, (.73) Traditional, and (.72) Contemporary. The construct and content validities of the WCWVI Traditional and Contemporary subscales were of a questionable nature due to the significant positive correlation (.39) between the subscales. The investigator had designed the WCWVI subscales in an inverse pattern. High average means on one scale and low average means on the other scale would have helped to support the construct validity of the WCWVI. However, both scales reported high grand means, Traditional (29.70) and Contemporary (37.70). / Hypotheses relative to the investigation were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment correlations and two-factor ANOVA. A significant positive correlation (.62) was found between perceived Traditional work-related values and perceived Intrinsic job satisfaction. A 2 x 4 ANOVA revealed that administrators perceived higher average Traditional work-related values than non-administrators with 11-15 years of work experience. Both administrators and non-administrators reported perceived higher average Intrinsic job satisfaction with more years of work experience. Conclusions based upon the research findings of this study were that the WCWVI did not measure Traditional and Contemporary work-related values as predicted. As well, there was no consistent relationship between the WCWVI subscales and MSQ subscales. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: A, page: 0374. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76044 |
| Contributors | WORRELL, GARY LESLIE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 228 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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