Subjective and Objective Career Success Composite
HR & WorkReliability: composite4 sample items
About this scale
A composite operationalization combining subjective career success (5-item Greenhaus satisfaction) and objective indicators (salary growth, number of promotions, hierarchical level).
Sample item(s)
“[Subjective] I am satisfied with the success I have achieved in my career”
“[Objective] Salary at most recent measurement”
“[Objective] Number of promotions received”
“[Objective] Current hierarchical level”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: composite. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Most cited career-success meta-analysis.
Source & citation
Ng, T. W. H., Eby, L. T., Sorensen, K. L., & Feldman, D. C. (2005): Predictors of objective and subjective career success: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 367–408.
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