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THE INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGIST'S JOB
Author(s) -
MACKINNEY ARTHUR C.,
DUNNETTE MARVIN D.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1964.tb00067.x
Subject(s) - psychology , applied psychology , factor (programming language) , social psychology , test (biology) , job analysis , job performance , descriptive statistics , work (physics) , job satisfaction , statistics , computer science , paleontology , mathematics , biology , programming language , mechanical engineering , engineering
Summary This paper presents the results from the sections of Dunnette's (1961) survey of one‐half of the Division 14 membership which solicited job description information. Results are summarized in terms of frequencies with which the respondents indicate that nineteen job descriptive categories make up an important part of their jobs. A factor analysis of the intercorrelations among these categories reveals five factors: (I) a general factor, psychological work in industry, (II) personnel administration, (III) test research, (IV) working with people, and (V) a factor labeled, variously, organizational analysis, morale measurement, or advising management.