Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis: guidelines, issues, and alternatives

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Organizational experts believe that researchers must be able to specify the goals and establish a definite priori theory for their studies before a particular analytical technique should be adopted. Although exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) have their inherent weaknesses, the former is best suited for scale development purposes while the other yields optimal results if applied in data analysis. Experts also agree that CFA may efficiently be used to determine the casual connections that exist among variables while EFA focuses on the use of eigenvalues as dimensionality parameters.

Behavior Theory, Models, Panel Discussion, Human behavior, Factor analysis, Discriminant analysis

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The effects of transformational leadership on teacher attitudes and student performance in Singapore

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A study of 846 teachers from 89 Singapore schools was made to determine the influence of school principals' transformational leadership on teacher and student academic and social behavior. Transformational leadership was found to have positive affects on organizational commitment, teacher satisfaction and social behavior and some affect on academic achievement.

School principals

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Exploring work unit context and leader-member exchange: a multi-level perspective

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Research is presented concerning the study of 285 county library workers to explore the leader-member exchange relationships within a work unit. Leader power, work group cohesiveness and organizational processes are discussed.

Organizing Business, Industrial management, Reengineering (Management), Decision-making, Group, Group decision making, Librarians

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