Current Methodological Considerations in Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Schmitt, Thomas A.

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“…We performed Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA, oblique rotation) on intra-and inter-team learning scales based on principal axis factoring (Schmitt 2011) and followed the criteria for item retention from Worthington and Whittaker (2006). Results showed a three-factor solution, in which adaptive intra-team learning, transformative intra-team learning and inter-team learning were distinguished.…”

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The Joint Influence of Intra- and Inter-Team Learning Processes on Team Performance: A Constructive or Destructive Combination?

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Veelen

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Vocations and Learning

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In order for teams to build a shared conception of their task, team learning is crucial. Benefits of intra-team learning have been demonstrated in numerous studies. However, teams do not operate in a vacuum, and interact with their environment to execute their tasks. Our knowledge of the added value of inter-team learning (team learning with external parties) is limited. Do both types of team learning compete over limited resources, or do they form a synergistic combination? We aim to shed light on the interplay between intra-and inter-team learning in relation to team performance, by including adaptive and transformative sub-processes of intra-team learning. A quantitative field study was conducted among 108 university teacher teams. The joint influence of intra-and inter-team learning as well as structural (task interdependence) and cultural (team efficacy) team characteristics on self-perceived and externally rated team performance were explored in a path model. The results showed that adaptive intra-team learning positively influenced self-perceived team performance, while transformative intra-team learning positively influenced externally rated team performance. Moreover, intra-team and inter-team learning were found to be both a constructive and a destructive combination. Adaptive intra-team learning combined with inter-team learning led to increased team performance, while transformative intra-team learning combined with inter-team learning hurt team performance. The findings demonstrate the importance of distinguishing between both the scope (intra-vs. inter-team) and the level (adaptive vs. transformative) of team learning in understanding team performance. Teamwork has become a self-evident aspect of work in organizations (Kozlowski and Ilgen 2006). By means of team learning, teams build a shared conception of their tasks and how to execute them, which is crucial for team performance: the degree to which teams reach or transcend their goals (Antoni and Hertel 2009; Van den Bossche et al. 2011). The first models on team learning mainly focussed on learning processes within the team (Edmondson 1999). While the importance of teams' external environment has been stressed in theoretical models (Decuyper et al. 2010;Kozlowski and Bell 2013), to date, empirical studies investigating both intra-team learning and inter-team learning simultaneously are scarce. As a result, insight in how inter-team learning and intrateam learning mutually influence team performance is still lacking, with some studies pointing to an added value of inter-team learning (Bresman 2010), while others demonstrate that inter-team learning forms an interference to team performance (Wong 2004). In the current study, we take an interactive approach and study how intra-team learning and inter-team learning may complement or compete over each other in their contribution to team performance.Team learning has been studied in a variety of professional contexts, for example among medical staff in healthcare (Timmermans et al. 2012), mil...

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confidence: 99%

The Joint Influence of Intra- and Inter-Team Learning Processes on Team Performance: A Constructive or Destructive Combination?

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Vocations and Learning

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“…The CFA was conducted because confirmatory procedures offered more rigorous testing than exploratory analyses. As multivariate normality is assumed for most CFA estimation methods, and departures from multivariate normality may have a significant impact on CFA estimations [31], descriptive analytical measures were calculated prior to conducting the CFA. For the OJM, univariate and multivariate kurtosis statistics were found, indicating non-normality; therefore, the CFA was carried out using the asymptotically distribution-free (ADF) method according to the guidelines for non-normal data and large samples [32].…”

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Development and Validation of the Polish Version of Colquitt's Organizational Justice Scale

Baka

2018

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: Organizational justice is an important predictor of employees' well-being and job performance. Colquitt's Organizational Justice Measure (OJM) was designed to assess four aspects of justice -distributive, procedural, interpersonal and informational. The lack of a Polish version of the tool, however, has precluded its application in Poland. The objective of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the OJM in a Polish sample. Material and Methods: The validating study was conducted on 2 participant samples (N = 209 and N = 659), employed in public and private companies. Both the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA, CFA) as well as the estimation of internal consistency with Cronbach's α method were conducted. Predictive validity was assessed by correlating organizational justice with job-related factors and outcomes, including job resources and counterproductive work behavior. Results: The EFA and CFA supported a 4-dimension model of the OJM Polish version. This model indicated a better fit to data than the alternatively tested 1-factor, 2-factor and 3-factor models. The internal consistency of the scales was satisfactory, ranging 0.81-0.93 for various subscales. As expected, the overall organizational justice and the four subscales correlated positively with job resources and negatively with counterproductive work behavior. Conclusions: The Polish version of OJM has satisfactory psychometric properties and may be useful in assessing organizational justice in a Polish setting. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(4): 415 -427

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“…Nesse sentido, a AFC é um método teórico e/ou empiricamente baseado (Brown, 2006). Em muitos casos, ambas as técnicas, AFE e AFC, podem ser utilizadas de maneira complementar, com vistas a avaliar a plausibilidade de determinada estrutura fatorial (Schmitt, 2011).…”

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Contribuições da Análise Fatorial Confirmatória Multigrupo (AFCMG) na avaliação de invariância de instrumentos psicométricos

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ResumoA Análise Fatorial Confirmatória Multigrupo (AFCMG) é uma técnica da modelagem de equações estruturais que avalia em que medida a configuração e os parâmetros de determinado instrumento psicométrico são invariantes (equivalentes) para diferentes grupos. Tal técnica tem se apresentado como um importante recurso no desenvolvimento, no uso, na avaliação e no refinamento de instrumentos psicométricos. Entretanto, no Brasil há enorme escassez de publicações sobre o tema. Assim, o presente estudo discute a AFCMG, apresentando suas potencialidades. Ao longo do artigo três grandes tópicos são abordados: os diferentes modelos a serem testados, a invariância completa versus a invariância parcial, e os métodos de avaliação de invariância dos modelos. Espera-se que esta leitura auxilie pesquisadores na compreensão, na interpretação e no uso da AFCMG. Palavras-chave: Análise Fatorial Confirmatória Multigrupo, Invariância de medida, Equivalência de medida, Psicometria, Modelagem de equações estruturais. Contributions of the Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis in the invariance evaluation of psychometric tests AbstractThe Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MGCFA) is a structural equation modeling technique which evaluates to what extent the configuration and the parameters of a psychometric instrument are invariant (equivalent) in several groups. This technique is being presented as an important resource in the development, use, evaluation and refinement of psychometric instruments. However, in Brazil, there is a significant lack of publications considering the topic. Thus, the present study discusses the MGCFA technique, presenting its potentialities. Throughout the article, three major topics are covered: the different models to be tested, the issue of complete and partial measurement invariance, and the measurement invariance evaluation. It is expected that this article assist researchers in the comprehension, interpretation and use of the MGCFA. Keywords: Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Measurement invariance, Measurement equivalence, Psychomet rics, Structural equation modeling. Contribuciones del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio Multigrupo (AFCMG) en la evaluación de invariancia de instrumentos psicométricosResumen El Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio Multigrupo (AFCMG) es una técnica de modelaje de ecuaciones estructurales que evalúa hasta qué punto la configuración y los parámetros de determinado instrumento psicométrico son invariantes (equivalentes) para diferentes grupos. Esa técnica ha sido presentada como un importante recurso en el desarrollo, uso, evaluación y refinamiento de los instrumentos psicométricos. Sin embargo, en Brasil hay una gran escasez de publicaciones sobre el tema. Así, este estudio discute el AFCMG, presentando su potencial. A lo largo del artículo, tres grandes temas son presentados: los diferentes modelos a ser evaluados, la invariancia completa versus la invariancia parcial, y la evaluación de invariancia de los modelos. Se espera que esta lectura contribuya a los inv...

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Current Methodological Considerations in Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Cited by 814 publications

References 77 publications

The Joint Influence of Intra- and Inter-Team Learning Processes on Team Performance: A Constructive or Destructive Combination?

The Joint Influence of Intra- and Inter-Team Learning Processes on Team Performance: A Constructive or Destructive Combination?

Development and Validation of the Polish Version of Colquitt's Organizational Justice Scale

Contribuições da Análise Fatorial Confirmatória Multigrupo (AFCMG) na avaliação de invariância de instrumentos psicométricos

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