Assignment
Survey Items
Job Satisfaction
All in all, I am satisfied with my job.
In general, I like my job
In general, I like working here.
Affective Commitment
I am willing to put in a great deal of effort beyond that normally expected in order to help this
organization be successful.
I talk up this organization to my friends as a great organization to work for.
I feel loyalty to this organization
Perceived Organizational Support
The organization strongly considers my goals and values.
Help is available from the organization when I have a problem.
The organization really cares about my well-being.
Outcomes
Performance (1-5; 1 being lowest, 5 being highest)
# of times absent (raw number of times employee missed work)
Turnover (0 = stay; 1=quit)
1. Create composite variables for each construct (Job Satisfaction, Affective Commitment,
Perceived Organizational Support).
2. John Riley from XYZ consulting thinks that employees who perceive that they are supported
by your organization are less likely to quit. Perform a regression analysis to see if he is correct.
3. Bob Smith from XYZ consulting disagrees with John. He thinks that Affective Commitment
will make employees less likely to quit. Perform regression analysis to see if he is correct.
4. How much variance in turnover does job satisfaction explain?