Browsing by Subject "Item bias"
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Bias and equivalence of the Strengths Use and Deficit Correction questionnaire in a South African bank
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Organisations are facing the challenge of implementing strategies geared to improve employees’ performances and maximise the company’s returns. Positive psychology, particularly the strengths-based approach (SBA) provides ... -
Intention to dropout and study satisfaction: Testing item bias and structural invariance of measures for South African first-year university students
(Emerald, 2023)Purpose – This study examined the psychometric properties of intention to drop out and study satisfaction measures for first-year South African students. The factorial validity, item bias, measurement invariance ... -
A psychometric analysis of the Survey Work-home Interaction - Nijmegen (SWING) in the South African earthmoving equipment industry
(North-West University, 2004)In an ever-changing world, people are constantly faced with the challenge of simultaneously managing multiple roles in their work as well as their home-sphere. It therefore becomes increasingly important to maintain a ... -
Structural equivalence and item bias of a self–report emotional intelligence measure in the mining industry
(North-West University, 2012)Emotional intelligence (EI) in organisations has grown immensely over the past two decades. Considerable research regarding this concept and the advantages it poses for the individual as well as the organisation has been ... -
Validation and application of the Toxic Leadership scale in the South African manufacturing industry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The occurrence of toxic leadership has been increasing in organisations and has a detrimental impact on both the organisations and the employees who work there. Thus, there is a need to understand the impact of toxic ... -
The validation of two burnout measures in the South African earthmoving equipment industry
(North-West University, 2004)The objectives of this study were to validate the Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey (MBI-GS) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), to determine the construct equivalence and item bias of these instruments ...
