Use of the Work Components Study with new college-level employees

Abstract

Reports data based on 869 male and 344 female new college-level employees which show the reliability and structure of the Work Components Study (WCS). A comparison of those persons who remain with the company with those who leave at the company's initiative and with those who leave of their own initiative shows few differences in their orientations toward work as measured by the WCS. However, when the company's rating of how many years it will take the new hires to reach the 3rd level of management was taken as a criterion, it was found that those who score highest on WCS Score 3, Competitiveness desirability, highest on the School and College Abilities Test verbal ability score, and highest on a personality measure of responsibility are those perceived by the company as moving ahead fastest. These results suggest that it is not the "organization man" type who is likely to be promoted, but the man perceived to be highly competitive, intelligent, and responsible. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)