Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to present empirical results of a study
aimed at developing a well – covered measurement scale for employee
job performance. The data of this study were collected from 226
managers employed in manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka. The
measurement model of employee job performance consists of seven
items in relation to employees’ task performance, contextual
performance, and counterproductive work behavior which was tested
using exploratory factor analysis using principal component for
extraction and varimax for rotation as well as confirmatory factor
analysis using partial least square – structural equation modeling
(PLS-SEM). Results of these analyses revealed that the seven latent
constructs used in the measurement scale of employee job performance
satisfy the criteria of unidimensionality, reliability, and validity. The development of this multi – item scale provides new insight in covering
different aspects of employee job performance which can thus be used
as a new measurement instrument. The contribution of this effort in
terms of research and practices has been discussed.
