Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
The following submission will be for a proposed research design. Housework has been operationally defined as “non-role-specific work that a) benefits the organization, b) does not directly benefit the worker in their work capacity, and c) is under appreciated and generally goes unrecognized” (Adams, 2018). Previous studies have investigated this work completed by employees, including trying to define/measure the construct, distinguishing it from organizational citizenship behaviors, and understanding how it relates to other important characteristics, such as values and personality (Adams, 2018; Mussleman, 2020, Bourque, 2023). Office housework tasks can be vast, such as planning office parties, having to take staff meeting notes, comforting other employee emotions, or maintaining an environment that is desirable to the organization (Adams, 2018). To add to the minimal existing research of office housework, this study will assess how these behaviors relate to the different dimensions of work ethic. Work ethic is defined as the commitment to hard work among employees (Miller et. al, 2002). Characteristics of work ethic include that its’s related to work activities, is learned, refers to attitudes/beliefs, and demonstrates motivation in one’s work (Miller et. al., 2002). Because the context of completing office housework tasks usually means going over specified job duties, understanding how one’s personal work ethic might relate to their office housework completion could help the overall understanding of office housework, and any important trends associated with it. The main research question that will be assessed includes if office housework relates to individual work ethic or not. Six hypotheses will also be included, concerning the relationship between specific work ethic dimensions with the 4 dimensions of office housework tasks. The proposed method of this research study would be to gather data from a crowdsource, Amazon’s MTurk. Paid participants will be sent a survey containing a measure of office housework, a measure of individual work ethic, and demographic questions. Correlational analyses will be used to indicate the strength of relationships between the different dimensions of office housework and work ethic. Expected results are that office housework and work ethic will be related, and that there will be varying relationships between the dimensions of each of these constructs. Implications of this study could include further understanding of the connection between contextual job performance and what could serve as a potential predictor of that performance. Relating to the purpose of this conference, findings from this study could help an organization understand what to base their selection decisions on. References: Adams, E. R. (2018). Operationalizing Office Housework: Definition, Examples, and Antecedents (Order No. 10841556). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2112305115). https://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/operationalizing-office-housework-definition/docview/2112305115/se-2 Bourque, A. L. (2023). Office Housework, the Big 5 Personality, and Work Values: A Correlational Study (Order No. 30575738). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2851656884). https://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/office-housework-big-5-personality-work-values/docview/2851656884/se-2 Miller, M. J., Woehr, D. J., & Hudspeth, N. (2002). The Meaning and Measurement of Work Ethic: Construction and Initial Validation of a Multidimensional Inventory. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 60(3), 451–489. https://doi-org.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/10.1006/jvbe.2001.1838 Mussleman, M. E. (2020). Is Office Housework an Organizational Citizenship Behavior?(Order No. 27832063). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2399164238). https://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/is-office-housework-organizational-citizenship/docview/2399164238/se-2
Subject
Industrial and organizational psychology
Document Type
posters
Language
English
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License
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Included in
Office housework and individual work ethic: A correlational study
The following submission will be for a proposed research design. Housework has been operationally defined as “non-role-specific work that a) benefits the organization, b) does not directly benefit the worker in their work capacity, and c) is under appreciated and generally goes unrecognized” (Adams, 2018). Previous studies have investigated this work completed by employees, including trying to define/measure the construct, distinguishing it from organizational citizenship behaviors, and understanding how it relates to other important characteristics, such as values and personality (Adams, 2018; Mussleman, 2020, Bourque, 2023). Office housework tasks can be vast, such as planning office parties, having to take staff meeting notes, comforting other employee emotions, or maintaining an environment that is desirable to the organization (Adams, 2018). To add to the minimal existing research of office housework, this study will assess how these behaviors relate to the different dimensions of work ethic. Work ethic is defined as the commitment to hard work among employees (Miller et. al, 2002). Characteristics of work ethic include that its’s related to work activities, is learned, refers to attitudes/beliefs, and demonstrates motivation in one’s work (Miller et. al., 2002). Because the context of completing office housework tasks usually means going over specified job duties, understanding how one’s personal work ethic might relate to their office housework completion could help the overall understanding of office housework, and any important trends associated with it. The main research question that will be assessed includes if office housework relates to individual work ethic or not. Six hypotheses will also be included, concerning the relationship between specific work ethic dimensions with the 4 dimensions of office housework tasks. The proposed method of this research study would be to gather data from a crowdsource, Amazon’s MTurk. Paid participants will be sent a survey containing a measure of office housework, a measure of individual work ethic, and demographic questions. Correlational analyses will be used to indicate the strength of relationships between the different dimensions of office housework and work ethic. Expected results are that office housework and work ethic will be related, and that there will be varying relationships between the dimensions of each of these constructs. Implications of this study could include further understanding of the connection between contextual job performance and what could serve as a potential predictor of that performance. Relating to the purpose of this conference, findings from this study could help an organization understand what to base their selection decisions on. References: Adams, E. R. (2018). Operationalizing Office Housework: Definition, Examples, and Antecedents (Order No. 10841556). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2112305115). https://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/operationalizing-office-housework-definition/docview/2112305115/se-2 Bourque, A. L. (2023). Office Housework, the Big 5 Personality, and Work Values: A Correlational Study (Order No. 30575738). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2851656884). https://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/office-housework-big-5-personality-work-values/docview/2851656884/se-2 Miller, M. J., Woehr, D. J., & Hudspeth, N. (2002). The Meaning and Measurement of Work Ethic: Construction and Initial Validation of a Multidimensional Inventory. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 60(3), 451–489. https://doi-org.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/10.1006/jvbe.2001.1838 Mussleman, M. E. (2020). Is Office Housework an Organizational Citizenship Behavior?(Order No. 27832063). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2399164238). https://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/is-office-housework-organizational-citizenship/docview/2399164238/se-2
Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology