Dimensional analysis of the Least Preferred Co-Worker scales

Administered the least preferred co-worker scales to 114 Internal Revenue tax examiners, 147 US Marines, and 180 British managers in an electronics firm. Comparative factor analyses of responses show that it was possible to identify several dimensions of coworker perceptions measured by the LPC scal...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1973-04, Vol.57 (2), p.192-194
Main Authors: Fox, William M, Hill, Walter A, Guertin, Wilson H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Government Personnel
Human
Least Preferred Coworker Scale
Management Personnel
Marine Personnel
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Summary:Administered the least preferred co-worker scales to 114 Internal Revenue tax examiners, 147 US Marines, and 180 British managers in an electronics firm. Comparative factor analyses of responses show that it was possible to identify several dimensions of coworker perceptions measured by the LPC scales: Hostile-Ineffective, Remote-Rejecting, Tense, Ineffective-Boring, and Hesitant.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/h0037117