Adaptation of the Work Design Questionnaire to Brazil

Abstract

Work design refers to the study, creation, and modification of the composition, content, structure of tasks and roles and the environment in which they are performed. A measure with evidence of validity is necessary to understand the impact of work design on people and organizations. To obtain such evidence in the Brazilian context, we conducted two studies to adapt an instrument developed in a different cultural context. Study 1 performed an exploratory factor analysis assessing the latent structure of the Work Design Questionnaire (N = 1,017). Study 2 confirmed the fit of the structure found (N = 1,224) and the robustness of the taxonomy investigated. The structure identified in the analysis corroborated one of the originally proposed models, including 18 subcategories and 71 items presenting adequate psychometric indexes. Adaptação do Questionário de Desenho do Trabalho para o Brasil Resumo O desenho do trabalho diz respeito ao estudo, à criação e à modificação da composição, do conteúdo, da estrutura e do ambiente no qual tarefas e papéis são desempenhados. Entender o impacto do desenho do trabalho sobre as pessoas e organizações depende da existência de medida com evidências de validade. Para obter tais evidências no contexto brasileiro, conduzimos dois estudos, visando adaptar um instrumento advindo de outros contextos culturais. O Estudo 1 realizou uma análise fatorial exploratória da estrutura do Work Design Questionnaire (N = 1.017), enquanto o Estudo 2 confirmou o ajuste da estrutura encontrada (N = 1.224) e a robustez da taxonomia investigada. De modo geral, a estrutura corroborou um dos modelos originalmente propostos, com uma solução composta por 18 subcategorias e 71 itens, que apresentou índices psicométricos adequados. Adaptación del Cuestionario de Diseño del Trabajo para Brasil Resumen El diseño del trabajo se refiere al estudio, creación y modificación de la composición, contenido, estructura y ambiente en el que se desempeñan tareas y roles. Entender el impacto del diseño del trabajo sobre las personas y organizaciones, depende de la existencia de medidas con evidencias de validez. Para obtener estas evidencias en el contexto brasileño, realizamos dos estudios, con el fin de adaptar el instrumento proveniente de otros contextos culturales. El Estudio 1 realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio de la estructura del Work Design Questionnaire (N = 1.017). El Estudio 2 confirmó el ajuste de la estructura encontrada (N = 1.224) y la robustez de la taxonomía investigada. En general, la estructura corroboró uno de los modelos originalmente propuestos, con una solución compuesta por 18 subcategorías y 71 ítems, que presento índices psicométricos adecuados.

Work redesign: Intervention based on the Social Information Processing Approach

“…Work design could be defined as the content and organization of tasks (Parker et al, 2017) made up different characteristics: task, knowledge, social and contextual (Morgeson & Humphrey, 2006) ones. In Brazil we also find that differentiation (Borges- Andrade, Peixoto, Queiroga, & Pérez-Nebra, 2019). Task characteristics are composed of variables that foster the task accomplishment itself, as well as of more classic variables of work design measures (Hackman & Oldham, 1975).…”

“…It is also worth mentioning that in IG-T2 variables that were not related with the others refer to the Contextual characteristics (Physical demands and Work conditions). Although Information process was conceptualized as Task Characteristic and then as Knowledge characteristic (Morgeson & Campion, 2003;Morgeson & Humphrey, 2006, 2008, during the factorial analysis performed in Brazil those factors imbued as the last ranked factors (Borges- Andrade et al, 2019). Jointly, these data may suggest some independence among them.…”

Parameters Influencing Citizens’ Levels of Satisfaction: Soft Indicators of ‘Good Governance’

“…It is also crucial to underline that the imagination, surveying skill, and experience of the researcher also play a major role in developing an effective questionnaire. The concept of work design often refers to the investigation, generation, and application of the configuration, details, arrangement of tasks and responsibilities and the background in which they are conducted (Borges-Andrade et al, 2019).…”

Percepção de desempenho de pessoas com deficiência e desenho do trabalho

“…Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ) (Morgeson & Humphrey, 2006; adaptado para o contexto brasileiro por Borges-Andrade, Peixoto, Queiroga, & Pérez-Nebra (2019). A versão brasileira é composta por 71 itens, com escala de 5 pontos, ancorado nos extremos de 1 (discordo totalmente) a 5 (concordo totalmente).…”