Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify the discriminant validity between perceived value of work(PVW) and job satisfaction and to test the effects of PVW determinants(that is, job significance, process efficiency, result utility, vision actualizability, and social recognition) and PVW on the job effectiveness variables(that is, job satisfaction, job commitment, and job motivation). For this study, data from 1,158 employees were collected from both off-line and on-line surveys. The result of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that PVW was discriminated from job satisfaction and their components were also discriminated with one another. And the results of mediated regression and structural equation modeling analyses showed that all of PVW determinants had significant influences on PVW and job effectiveness variables, and all the effects of five PVW determinants on job effectiveness variables were well mediated by PVW. This study has a useful contribution in that the effects of PVW determinants on PVW are re-examined and construct validity of PVW is verified. Lastly, this study has a implication for organizational psychology studies that PVW should be considered and measured as a preliminary job effectiveness criterion.