Toward the measurement of organizational practices: Scale development and validation.

Abstract

This article describes the development and construct validation of the Organization Description Questionnaire, designed to measure various internal organizational and managerial practices. Eight of 19 scales were validated against eight criterion variables measuring role stress, satisfaction, and leader behavior. An adaptation of the Campbell and Fiske (1959) validation technique was used in which the eight organization scales were paired with eight criterion counterparts. Four tests of convergent and discriminant validity are described and applied. The majority of scales met requirements for validity under the adapted technique. Limitations and research needs are discussed.

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