Assessing the Developmental Components of Managerial Jobs

The authors describe the development of and build validity evidence for the Developmental Challenge Profile (DCP), an instrument for assessing the developmental components of managerial jobs. Factor analsis of responses from 692 managers resulted in the creation of 15 DCP scales. Assessments of inte...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1994-08, Vol.79 (4), p.544-560
Main Authors: McCauley, Cynthia D, Ruderman, Marian N, Ohlott, Patricia J, Morrow, Jane E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessment
Biological and medical sciences
Career Development
Components
Developmental aspects
Discriminant analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Inservice training
Job Characteristics
Management
Management development
Management Personnel
Managers
Occupational psychology
Performance appraisal
Profiles (Measurement)
Psychological tests
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Social research
Studies
Test Validity
Training
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Summary:The authors describe the development of and build validity evidence for the Developmental Challenge Profile (DCP), an instrument for assessing the developmental components of managerial jobs. Factor analsis of responses from 692 managers resulted in the creation of 15 DCP scales. Assessments of internal consistency, confirmation of the factor structure, and test-retest reliability provided further psychometric support for the scales. The existence of expected relationships between the scales and reports of on-the-job learning, job transitions, objective features of the jobs, and psychological states of the job incumbents provided validity evidence and supported use of these scales in management development research and applications.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.79.4.544