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Defining and Measuring Employees’ Identification with Their Work Groups

Elizabeth W. Weatherly

University of Georgia

The objective of this study was to develop a conceptually and methodologically sound measure of employee identification with the work group. A three-phase analysis approach was used. First, a content analysis was conducted with subject matter experts (SMEs) in the field of organizational behavior and psychology. Second, an exploratory factor analysis of the factor structure was conducted using a sample of employees from a credit union (N = 140). Finally, confirmatory analyses using LISREL 8 were conducted with a sample of employees derived from four insurance organizations (N = 309). The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the factor structure of the identification measure and the scale scores showed acceptable levels of internal consistency in both samples ([.alpha] = .78; [.alpha] = .79, respectively). We also demonstrated that the construct of work group identification is distinct from but related to both work group cohesiveness and work group communication.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 59, No. 2, 310-324 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/00131649921969866


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