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210 MEASUREMENT: SCALING, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY

APPENDIX

EXAMPLES OF SOME MEASURES

Some of the measures used in behavioral research can be found in the Hand-
book of Organizational Measurement by Price (1972) and in the Michigan Orga-
nizational Assessment Package published by the Institute of Survey Research in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. Several measures can also be seen in Psychological Mea-
surement Yearbooks and in other published books. A sample of measures from
the management and marketing areas is provided in this Appendix.

MEASURES FROM MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

Below is a sample of five scales used to measure five variables related to man-
agement research.

I. Job Involvement
Neither
Strongly Agree nor Strongly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree
1. My job means a lot more to me 1 2 3 4 5
than just money.
2. The major satisfaction in my life 1 2 3 4 5
comes from my job.
3. I am really interested in my work. 1 2 3 4 5
4. I would probably keep working 1 2 3 4 5
even if I didn’t need the money.
5. The most important things that 1 2 3 4 5
happen to me involve my work.
6. I will stay overtime to 1 2 3 4 5
finish a job, even if I am not
paid for it.
7. For me, the first few hours at 1 2 3 4 5
work really fly by.
8. How much do you actually 1 2 3 4 5
enjoy performing the daily
activities that make up your job?
9. How much do you look 1 2 3 4 5
forward to coming to work
each day?
Source: J. K. White and R. R. Ruh (1973). Effects of personal values on the relationship between
participation and job attitudes. Administrative Science Quarterly, 18, 4, p. 509. Reproduced with
permission.