Comparative factor analyses of clerical jobs

Abstract

To explore basic dimensions underlying clerical work activities, a checklist of knowledge and a checklist of worker functions were independently used to analyze a sample of 192 office jobs. Item intercorrelations from each list were then factor analyzed. 4 factors were identified as common to both checklists: Inventory and Stockkeeping, Supervision, Computation and Bookkeeping, and Communication and Public Relations. 2 additional factors were extracted from the knowledge list, Stenography-Typing and Filing and General Clerical, which together correspond to a single factor of the clerical functions list. The results suggest that the development, application, and factor analysis of job analysis checklists can contribute to the study of job interrelationships. From Psyc Abstracts 36:05:5LF62C. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)