The analysis of job performance by multi-dimensional scaling techniques

Abstract

The application of multidimensional scaling methods to the analysis of job performance was explored. Men experienced in the job of Naval aviation electronics technician designated 18 tasks as constituting that job at the entry levels. Supervisory personnel then judged the similarity between all pairs of these tasks. The resulting scaled similarity estimates were analyzed by standard multidimensional scaling techniques. The work performed by aviation electronics technicians at the job entry levels was perceived by supervisors as involving 4 basic dimensions. It appears to be feasible and fruitful to apply multidimensional scaling techniques to the analysis of job performance. (22 ref.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)