Preference scaling of careers and organizations

Abstract

APPLIED PAIRED COMPARISON SCALING PROCEDURES TO A STUDY OF PREFERENCES FOR 5 TYPES OF CAREERS AND 5 TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS. SCALING WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR 10 WORK SATISFACTION CRITERIA, USING 2 SAMPLES OF COLLEGE SS AND 2 OF COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL SS. THE MEDIAN CORRELATION OF PREFERENCES BETWEEN SAMPLES WAS .75; INTERNAL CONSISTENCIES OF PREFERENCES WERE HIGHER FOR COLLEGE SS. THE ORDER OF PREFERENCES FOR BOTH CAREERS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEPENDED UPON THE CRITERIA. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)