SUPER STAFF SCALE: A DEVELOPMENT, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY STUDY


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Arslan M., Kart N. M., Pişkin M.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nebiye KONUK KANDEMİR, Editör, Serüven Yayınevi , Ankara, ss.79-94, 2024

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Yayınevi: Serüven Yayınevi
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ankara
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.79-94
  • Editörler: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nebiye KONUK KANDEMİR, Editör
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Job resourcefulness, defined as the ability to take initiative and engage in actions beyond assigned duties to improve conditions or create new opportunities, it has been recognized as an important factor in supporting task performance. However, while there is ample literature on this topic in English, there is a lack of comprehensive research in Turkish. This study aims to address this gap by developing a valid and reliable measurement tool in Turkish, called the "Super Staff Scale," which assesses job resourcefulness as a critical characteristic sought in employees for job placement, self-development, and job retention.

The two-factor 23-item developed scale has a satisfactory validity according to the results of both construct validity, content validity and criterion-related validity analyses. The struggler subscale consists of 14 items and explains 47.63% of the total variance. The planned subscale consists of 9 items and explains 4.94% of the total variance. Accordingly, the total variance explained by the scale is 52,574%. The reliability coefficient of the super staff scale is .95, indicating that the internal consistency of the related 23 items is extremely high. The Cronbach's alpha value calculated for the "struggler" factor is 0.94, while the value for the "planned" factor is 0.89. These findings indicate that the developed scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool suitable for Turkish culture. Thus, this scale is expected to be the subject of more studies in the field of organizational behavior.

 

Keywords: job resourcefulness, super staff, scale development, validity, reliability.