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FACTOR ANALYSIS OF A SALES SELECTION BATTERY
Author(s) -
FEINBERG M. R.,
PENZER W. N.
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.tb00071.x
Subject(s) - varimax rotation , psychology , acquiescence , selection (genetic algorithm) , factor analysis , battery (electricity) , factor (programming language) , social psychology , statistics , psychometrics , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , power (physics) , computer science , mathematics , physics , cronbach's alpha , quantum mechanics , politics , political science , law , programming language
Summary A sales executive selection battery from 458 applicants was subjected to a principal components factor analysis using varimax factor rotation. The study was undertaken because of the gaps created by the almost nonexistent factorial studies of an operational sales selection battery. The final rotated matrix yielded seven factors which suggested that the battery of the original 28 scales could be considerably reduced. The factors were identified as follows: I—Level of Aspiration, II—Technical Interest, III—Anti‐Aestheticism, IV—Religious‐Social Values, V—Social Acquiescence, VI—Computational‐Clerical, VII—Intellect. Implications of the factor analysis patterns were discussed.