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A preliminary exploration on the measurement of expertise: An initial development of a psychometric scale
Author(s) -
Germain MarieLine,
Tejeda Manuel J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.21134
Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , exploratory factor analysis , measure (data warehouse) , psychology , scale (ratio) , process (computing) , psychometrics , process management , applied psychology , knowledge management , structural equation modeling , computer science , business , data mining , clinical psychology , machine learning , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
The development of employee expertise is described as a strategic imperative for ever‐changing organizations in a hyper‐competitive economic environment. However, the lack of an adequate assessment tool for expertise has hindered empirical research. This paper conceptually and empirically develops the generalized expertise measure (GEM) and examines its psychometric properties in two managerial samples. Schwab's (1980) three stages of measure development process are followed. The factor structure of the measure is then examined employing exploratory factor analysis (EFA) procedures and confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on independent samples. The results are presented and a preliminary measure of expertise is provided.