Occupational Level Versus Sex Group as a System of Classification

1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther E. Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Level ◽  
Level Versus

Study of Existing Metrics Used in Measurement of Ideation Effectiveness

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Srivathsavai ◽  
Nicole Genco ◽  
Katja Ho¨ltta¨-Otto ◽  
Carolyn C. Seepersad
Keyword(s):  
Idea Generation ◽  
Rater Agreement ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Level Versus ◽  
Low Levels

In recent years, many new idea generation methods have been developed to generate innovative concepts. The effectiveness of those methods is evaluated by applying a set of metrics to the resulting concepts. Several metrics have been proposed for this purpose, including quality, novelty, and variety metrics, but the inter-rater reliability of those metrics has not been investigated extensively. In this paper, the inter-rater reliability of three existing metrics is analyzed by applying them to the results of a representative idea generation study. The effects on inter-rater agreement of analyzing concepts at the overall concept level versus the feature level are investigated, along with the impacts of alternative scales for specific metrics. In general, the inter-rater reliability of the metrics is found to be relatively low, with the most reliable results obtained at the feature level. The use of different scales also affects inter-rater reliability, but the effect is less significant. In addition to their low levels of repeatability, the metrics differ in how novelty is appraised.

Locus of Control in Women Occupying Middle-Management and Nonmanagement Positions

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. St-Yves ◽  
F. Contant ◽  
M. H. Freeston ◽  
J. Huard ◽  
B. Lemieux
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Middle Management ◽  
Moderate Correlation ◽  
Occupational Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Years Of Service ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between locus of control and occupational level was investigated for middle-management ( n = 20) and nonmanagement ( n = 41) women employed at a financial services company. No significant difference was found between the groups for locus of control or for social desirability. Significant correlations were found for the nonmanagement group between externality and schooling ( r = –.39), years of service ( r =.42), and social desirability ( r = –.47), but none were found for women in middle management. A significant moderate correlation of –.39 was obtained between locus of control and social desirability for all 61 women.

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