PSY 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Welfare, Gross National Income, Organizational Commitment
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Back translation - typical procedure used to translate self-report measures into different languages. Translating the items on a measure from one language to another, and then back to the original language. Measurement equivalence - whether the dimensionality of a measure is equivalent from one cultural context to another. Important to utilize samples that are similar in all aspects except culture. Researchers conducting cross-cultural research must be on the lookout for factors that are specific to a given culture that may adversely affect data collection. Work is a universal activity and so is the development of positive or negative feelings toward work. Considerable evidence exists for cross-cultural differences in values. Cross-cultural differences in job satisfaction may be due to differences in what employees desire from their jobs. Can be at least partially attributed to the fact that employees in different cultures seek different things from their jobs, and may place different levels of importance on different facets.
