On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar

Studies have conceptualized work involvement as a multidimensional construct. However researchers have so far provided inconclusive agreement on the dimensionality of this latent factor. Therefore, a re-conceptualization of work involvement scale is crucial due to the inconsistencies in the measu...

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Main Authors: Johari, Johanim, Yahya, Khulida Kirana, Omar, Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10338/2/10338.pdf
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description Studies have conceptualized work involvement as a multidimensional construct. However researchers have so far provided inconclusive agreement on the dimensionality of this latent factor. Therefore, a re-conceptualization of work involvement scale is crucial due to the inconsistencies in the measure of this construct. This study attempts to examine the construct validity of the work involvement measure by using a Malay-translated version of the instrument. A priori proposition was made that work involvement is a single-dimensional construct. This means that work involvement measurement can be represented by a single factor consisting of five items. SPSS version 14 and AMOS 16 were used to analyze the data. The findings supported the single-dimensionality of work involvement factor based on the results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The research results also showed acceptable internal consistency reliability for the work involvement factor, which suggested the utility of the five-item work involvement measure in the Malaysian context.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:103382023-04-10T05:15:32Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10338/ On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar smrj Johari, Johanim Yahya, Khulida Kirana Omar, Abdullah Malaysia Studies have conceptualized work involvement as a multidimensional construct. However researchers have so far provided inconclusive agreement on the dimensionality of this latent factor. Therefore, a re-conceptualization of work involvement scale is crucial due to the inconsistencies in the measure of this construct. This study attempts to examine the construct validity of the work involvement measure by using a Malay-translated version of the instrument. A priori proposition was made that work involvement is a single-dimensional construct. This means that work involvement measurement can be represented by a single factor consisting of five items. SPSS version 14 and AMOS 16 were used to analyze the data. The findings supported the single-dimensionality of work involvement factor based on the results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The research results also showed acceptable internal consistency reliability for the work involvement factor, which suggested the utility of the five-item work involvement measure in the Malaysian context. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10338/2/10338.pdf On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar. (2012) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29/>, 9 (2). pp. 109-125. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/
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On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar
title On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar
title_full On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar
title_fullStr On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar
title_full_unstemmed On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar
title_short On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context / Johanim Johari, Khulida Kirana Yahya and Abdullah Omar
title_sort on factor structure of the work involvement construct in the malaysian context johanim johari khulida kirana yahya and abdullah omar
topic Malaysia
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