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ORGANIZATIONAL RECOGNITION OF CONTRIBUTIVE UNIQUENESS QUESTIONNAIRE: CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

Elisio Sousa, Nuno Rebelo dos Santos, Lisete dos Santos Mendes Monico, Leonor Pais

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to deepen previous studies of the psychometric properties of the Organizational Recognition of the Contributive Uniqueness Questionnaire (ORCUQ) [1], through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with a larger sample than that previously used. Contributive uniqueness is the unique contribution of each individual to the team’s functioning when working cooperatively. The uniqueness of individuals seems to be, on one hand, an individual need, and on the other hand a characteristic which can contribute to enrichment of the team or organizational performance. Organizational recognition has also been a relevant construct which has warranted attention from researchers and practitioners. The ORCUQ was developed in order to create a useful tool for organizations to understand how their workers’ contributive uniqueness is recognized. Cabo-Leitao and dos Santos [1] performed exploratory factor analysis to study its factorial structure. Nevertheless, we proposed to deepen understanding of the dimensionality of that questionnaire with a new and larger sample. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed on a sub-sample made up of 30% of the total sample (N=1117) followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the remaining sub-sample (70% of the total sample). All participants have a bond of at least one year with the organization where they work, representing a wide range of business sectors. CFA showed a Tetra-factorial model, with good quality of adjustment (NFI=.907; CFI=.930; TLI=.918; RMSEA=.058) and good reliability: 1) Culture Recognition Effect (?=.883; 9 items); Tangible Recognition (?=.796; 4 items); Openness and Acceptance (?=.704; 5 items); Work Colleagues Recognition (?=.822; 2 items). This confirms the results of the former exploratory analysis. The results of this study confirm the good psychometric qualities of ORCUQ, showing it is a good measure to assess the recognition of the contributive uniqueness of individuals in groups and organizations.

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DOI resolver: doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B11/S1.035

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