As displayed in Table A10 the only correlation between scales is between Protestant Work Ethic and Conscientiousness (r = .44, p <.01) along with a correlation between Protestant Work Ethic and Turnover Intentions (r = .11) and a correlation between Conscientiousness and Turnover Intentions (r = -.17). Theoretically the observed correlations between scales do make sense. For instance, items on the PW scale include traits such as ethics and self-disciple which also load very highly on Conscientiousness. Additionally, the negative relationship between Conscientiousness and Turnover Intentions makes sense; these results suggest if one is highly conscientious they are less likely to have high turnover intentions or vice versa. With conscientiousness as a trait, it is suggested that individuals are more likely to aware and concerned about the well-being of the organization and in turn less likely to have high turnover intentions. When initially screening participants, the criterion used for eliminating participants was based on employment status and employee tenure. In regards to employment status, participants were eliminated if the occupation was either left blank, if they indicated they unemployed, if they indicated they were a student, or if they indicated a part time/as needed or seasonal job as their occupation. Thus by eliminating participants based on these criterion, although it decreases the participant sample size, I feel by doing so the data will be a more accurate representation of the sample, in addition to making the sample size more generalizable to various organizational settings. Reliability was conducted for all scales used within the conscientiousness measure. Using this particular analysis, on the Protestant Work Ethic scale (α = .67) along with the values displayed within Cronbach’s Alpha if deleted table is the criterion for determining item retention of the scale (See Table A 7 & 9). Due to the limited number of items within the original scale (N
I hate when people are unorganized. 94.5818 108.470 .339 .750 .854 I plan tasks according to importance. 94.0909 111.455 .302 .598 .855 I always have a plan. 94.6364 109.384 .233 .707 .859 I carefully evaluate a situation before I take action. 94.3636 106.902 .519 .752 .849 I think before I speak. 94.7636 105.591 .441 .735 .851 I believe it is important to pay close attention to details. 94.1636 108.880 .470 .823 .851 It is not okay to company rules. 94.6727 99.854 .629 .866 .843 are made to be followed. 94.5091 102.847 .640 .836 .844 C20RS 94.6909 107.736 .366 .811 .853 I do what I think is right in the workplace. 94.0909 110.973 .354 .589 .854 I double check tasks for correctness. 94.2545 108.267 .453 .708 .851 I am more likely to go to a event than a last minute event. 94.5455 111.327 .192 .674 .859 When given a task, I always complete the task in an efficient and precise manner rather than procrastinating or pushing the task off to another individual. 94.7455 104.378 .501 .721 .848 It is better to make sure something is done correctly than quickly. 94.1818 106.300 .637 .782 .846 Table A3 Statistics of Conscientiousness Mean Variance Std. Deviation N of Items 98.35 116.19 10.78 25
Reliability Statistics of PW Scale Cronbach’s Alpha Cronbach’s Alpha Based on Standardized Items N of Items .67 .68 8 Table A8 Reliability Statistics of Turnover Intentions Cronbach’s Alpha Cronbach’s Alpha Based on Standardized Items N of Items .87 .87 3 Table A9 Item-Total Statistics for PW Scale Scale Mean if Item Deleted Scale Variance if Item Deleted Corrected Item-Total Correlation Squared Multiple Correlation Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted Most people spend too much time in useless amusement. 25.5949 16.859 .198 .097 .678 The self-made man is likely to be more ethical than the man born to wealth. 25.2658 15.710 .365 .221 .637
Any man who is able and willing to work hard has a good chance of succeeding. 24.7975 15.882 .378 .334 .634 People who fail at a job have usually not tried hard enough. 26.0380 16.268 .264 .134 .663 Life would have very little meaning if we never had to suffer. 25.1646 15.473 .439 .240 .620 PW6RS 25.1519 15.951 .274 .193 .662 If one hard enough he is likely to make a good life for himself. 25.0380 15.037 .554 .457 .596 A distates for hard work usually reflects a weakness of character. 25.4177 14.939 .464 .263 .612 Table A10 Item-Total Statistics For TI Scale Scale Mean if Item Deleted Variance if Item Deleted Corrected Item-Total Correlation Squared Multiple Correlation Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted I often think about quitting my job with my present organization. 5.76 6.52 .73 .66 .83 I will probably look for a new job in the next year. 5.19 6.13 .66 .51 .90