Job analysis by multidimensional scaling

Abstract

MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING METHODS WERE USED TO DETERMINE THE DIMENSIONS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN A SPECIFIC JOB SETTING. 18 BEHAVIOR STATEMENTS RELATING TO INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN A MANAGEMENT-ANALYST POSITION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WERE DEVELOPED. JOB INCUMBENTS JUDGED THE SIMILARITY OF THE STATEMENTS. DATA WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED BY BOTH THE TRADITIONAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING METHOD AND THE A TECHNIQUE. RESULTS INDICATE THE DIMENSIONS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN THE JOB. A COMPARISON OF THE 2 DIFFERENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACHES INDICATED THAT THEY PRODUCED SIMILAR RESULTS. IN VIEW OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE A TECHNIQUE, FURTHER USE OF IT IN ANALYZING JOB DOMAINS SEEMS JUSTIFIED. (17 REF.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)