Measurement Equivalence and Multisource Ratings for Non-Managerial Positions:, Recommendations for Research and Practice

• Main Authors: Diefendorff, J. M., Silverman, Stanley B., Greguras, G. J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2512; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10869-004-2235-x
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The present investigation applies a comprehensive sequence of confirmatory factor analysis tests (Vandenberg and Lance, Organisational Research Methods, 3, 4-69, 2000) to the examination of the measurement equivalence of self, peer, and supervisor ratings of non-managerial targets across several performance dimensions. Results indicate a high degree of measurement equivalence across rater sources and performance dimensions. The paper illustrates how this procedure can identify very specific areas of non-equivalence and how the complexity of a multisource feedback system may be represented using such procedures. Implications of these results and recommendations for both research and practice are offered. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]