In your role as a consultant for Walden Sports, it is important to under

In your role as a consultant for Walden Sports, it is important to understand why certain instruments are more effective than others. You have had practice, in this course and others before it, selecting measures to address organizational development problems. This assignment builds upon previous similar assignments in that you will be identifying workplace issues, selecting appropriate measurement tools and strategies, and providing rationale for their use ( DO NOT USE EMPLOYEE SATISFICATION SURVEYS). Make sure to choose a different instrument and items than ones previously used. It is recommended that you go into greater depth and explore additional measurement strategies for this assignment.   

To prepare for the Assignment:

• Identify job attitudes that will be measured at Walden Sports.
• Identify appropriate items and instruments to use in measuring selected job attitudes.
• Review psychometric properties of instruments and measurement items.

By Day 7

Submit a 3- to 5-page paper (not including references) that addresses the following:

Write a report explaining to the client what you plan to measure and how you plan to do so. Your measurement strategy should include existing instruments such as questionnaires as well as specific additional items that you might use to score specific job attitudes. You should include detailed information about the psychometric properties of your measurement tools. Keep in mind that your client may or may not be familiar with job satisfaction questionnaires or psychometric properties, so consider your audience in your writing and be sure to follow APA style.

• Summarize the job attitudes that need to be measured in the organization.
• Summarize the three instruments you might use to measure job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job involvement in the organization.
• Justify your use of these instruments.
• Summarize the psychometric properties of the instruments.
• Summarize specific items and the scoring method you might use as part of a separate diagnostic survey.