Is everyone in agreement? An exploration of within-group agreement in employee perceptions of the work environment

被引：348

作者：

Klein, KJ ^{[1
]}

Conn, AB ^{[1
]}

Smith, DB ^{[1
]}

Sorra, JS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Psychol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY | 2001年 / 86卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1037/0021-9010.86.1.3

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Multilevel researchers often gather individual-level data to measure group-level constructs. Within-group agreement is a key consideration in the measurement of such constructs, yet antecedents of within-group agreement have been little studied. The authors found that group member social interaction and work interdependence were significantly positively related to within-group agreement regarding perceptions of the work environment. Demographic heterogeneity was not significantly related to within-group agreement, Survey wording showed a complex relationship to agreement. Both evaluative items and socially undesirable items generated high within-group agreement. The use of a group rather than individual referent increased within-group agreement in response to descriptive items but decreased within-group agreement in response to evaluative items. Items with a group referent showed greater between-group variability than items with an individual referent.

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