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Job satisfaction and organizational commitment: Test of measurement equivalence between Mexico and the United States

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  • Daniel Arturo Cernas Ortiz

    (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México)

  • Patricia Mercado Salgado

    (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México)

  • Filadelfo León Cázares

    (Universidad de Guadalajara, México)

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to estudied the measurement equivalence of a job satisfaction scale and an organizational commitment scale between the Mexican culture and that of the United States. The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire that was applied to a sample of master’s degree students from both nations (Mexico = 287, United States = 273). The results indicated that the analyzed scales are not invariant between the cultures. One implication of this finding is that transcultural job satisfaction and organizational commitment studies can report invalid results regarding the direct comparison of the concepts. To avoid this, we recommend taking certain precautions in the preparation and the analysis of data.

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  • Daniel Arturo Cernas Ortiz & Patricia Mercado Salgado & Filadelfo León Cázares, 2018. "Job satisfaction and organizational commitment: Test of measurement equivalence between Mexico and the United States," Contaduría y Administración, Accounting and Management, vol. 63(2), pages 192-210, Abril-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:nax:conyad:v:63:y:2018:i:2:p:192-210
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    Keywords

    Measurement equivalence; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; National culture.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
    • C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods

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