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Dear colleagues,

we would like to include a measure of work centrality (i.e. the
importance of work for individuals) in a questionnaire that is targeted
for white-collar workers in a large organization. Can anyone point to
(preferably short) scales that measure this construct? Any suggestions
are welcome.

Thanks in advance,

Torsten

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_______________________________________________
Torsten Biemann
Department of Management
University of Cologne
Herbert-Lewin-Straße 2 | 50931 Cologne | Germany

phone: +49(0)221/470-7955
email: biemann@wiso.uni-koeln.de
http://www.pwl.uni-koeln.de/index.php?id=600

Dear Torsten,


Refer to Kanungo, R. N. (1982). Measurement of job and work involvement.
Journal of Applied Psychology, 67, 341-349.

This measure was also used in Edwards & Rothbard (1999).

Edwards, J. R., & Rothbard, N. P. (1999). Work and family stress and
well-being: An examination of person-environment fit in the work and family
domains. OBHDP, 77, 85-129.


Tae-Yeol Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Management Department
City University of Hong Kong
83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel. 852-3442-7181
Fax. 852-3442-7220
E-mail: bestkty@cityu.edu.hk

"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me" (John 14: 6).

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Subject: [OB-LIST] Measure of work centrality

Dear colleagues,

we would like to include a measure of work centrality (i.e. the
importance of work for individuals) in a questionnaire that is targeted
for white-collar workers in a large organization. Can anyone point to
(preferably short) scales that measure this construct? Any suggestions
are welcome.

Thanks in advance,

Torsten

--
_______________________________________________
Torsten Biemann
Department of Management
University of Cologne
Herbert-Lewin-Straße 2 | 50931 Cologne | Germany

phone: +49(0)221/470-7955
email: biemann@wiso.uni-koeln.de
http://www.pwl.uni-koeln.de/index.php?id=600

Hi Torsten,

for the assessment of work centrality, you might want to consider Paullay, Alliger, and Stone-Romero's (1994) 12-item scale that has been validated to assess centrality independent of commitment. As a shorter alternative, the three-item measure established by the Meaning of Work International Research Team (MOW Research Team, 1987) might be a good choice. The scales by both Paullay and colleagues and by the MOW team are well-established in work centrality research.

MOW International Research Team. (1987). The meaning of working. London: Academic Press.

Paullay, I M., Alliger, G. M., & Stone-Romero, E. F. (1994). Construct validation of two instruments designed to measure job involvement and work centrality. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 224-228.

Hope this helps,

Christian.

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Dr Christian Stamov Roßnagel
Professor of Organisational Behaviour

Jacobs Centre on Lifelong Learning
Jacobs University

1 Campus Ring
28759 Bremen
Germany

Phone: +49-421-200-4770
Fax:     +49-421-200-4793
c.stamovrossnagel@jacobs-university.de
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Subject: [OB-LIST] Measure of work centrality

Dear colleagues,

we would like to include a measure of work centrality (i.e. the
importance of work for individuals) in a questionnaire that is targeted
for white-collar workers in a large organization. Can anyone point to
(preferably short) scales that measure this construct? Any suggestions
are welcome.

Thanks in advance,

Torsten

--
_______________________________________________
Torsten Biemann
Department of Management
University of Cologne
Herbert-Lewin-Straße 2 | 50931 Cologne | Germany

phone: +49(0)221/470-7955
email: biemann@wiso.uni-koeln.de
http://www.pwl.uni-koeln.de/index.php?id=600

Hi Torsten,

Here is a measure you could use from Paullay, Alliger, & Stone-Romero
(1994).

1. Work should only be a small part of one’s life (reverse scored)
2. In my view, an individual’s personal life goals should be work
oriented
3. Life is worth living only when people get absorbed in work
4. The major satisfaction in my life comes from my work
5. The most important things that happen to me involve my work
6. I have other activities more important than my work (reverse scored)
7. Work should be considered central to life
8. I would probably keep working even if I didn’t need the money
9. To me, my work is only a small part of who I am (reverse scored)
10. Most things in life are more important than work (reverse scored)
11. If the unemployment benefit was really high, I would still prefer to
work
12. Overall, I consider work to be very central to my existence

Paullay, I. M., Alliger, G. M., & Stone-Romero, E. F. (1994). Construct
validation of two instruments designed to measure job involvement and work
centrality. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 224-228.

Hope this helps,

Mike

Michael D. Johnson
Assistant Professor
Department of Management and Organization
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington
(206) 616-2756
mdj3@u.washington.edu
http://faculty.washington.edu/mdj3/mjohnson/



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
> [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Torsten Biemann
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:53 AM
> To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
> Subject: [OB-LIST] Measure of work centrality
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> we would like to include a measure of work centrality (i.e. the
> importance of work for individuals) in a questionnaire that
> is targeted
> for white-collar workers in a large organization. Can anyone point to
> (preferably short) scales that measure this construct? Any
> suggestions
> are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Torsten
>
> --
> _______________________________________________
> Torsten Biemann
> Department of Management
> University of Cologne
> Herbert-Lewin-Straße 2 | 50931 Cologne | Germany
>
> phone: +49(0)221/470-7955
> email: biemann@wiso.uni-koeln.de
> http://www.pwl.uni-koeln.de/index.php?id=600
>