The Transportability of Job Information Across Countries
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2008
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2008.00106.x
Abstract
Three Occupational Information Network (O*NET) instruments (Generalized Work Activities, Basic and Cross‐Functional Skills, Work Styles) were administered to 1,007 job incumbents, from 369 organizations, performing 1 of 3 jobs (first‐line supervisor, office clerk, computer programmer) in New Zealand, China, and Hong Kong. Data from these countries were compared with archival data collected from 370 incumbents holding similar jobs in the United States. Hypothesized country differences, derived from cross‐cultural theory, received limited support. The magnitude of differences in mean item ratings between incumbents from the United States and the other 3 countries were generally small to moderate in size, and rank‐orderings of the importance and level of work activities and job requirements were quite similar, suggesting that, for most applications, job information is likely to transport quite well across countries.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Personnel Psychology, v. 61, issue 1, p. 69-111
Scholar Commons Citation
Taylor, Paul J.; Li, Wen-Dong; Shi, Kan; and Borman, Walter C., "The Transportability of Job Information Across Countries" (2008). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1052.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1052
