In my research, I am measuring employees' perceptions of how their managers create conditions that support professional growth and how the employees perceive their growth motivation and commitment to the organization. For this purpose, I found Growth Oriented Atmosphere Questionnaire (GOAQ) developed by Ruohotie. However, I would like to know if there are other similar questionnaires or instruments designed for this purpose. Can you please guide me to find these alternatives.
Nokelainen, P., & Ruohotie, P. (2009). Non‐linear modeling of growth prerequisites in a Finnish polytechnic institution of higher education. Journal of Workplace Learning, 21(1), 36–57. doi:10.1108/13665620910924907
http://www15.uta.fi/arkisto/aktk/lectures/bayes_en/pdf/2009_JWL_pn_pr.pdf
This may not be what you are looking for, but I wonder if the employer has created a competency map and shared that with employees would be an indicator. Though some see that as an excuse to put all of the "growth" or development on the back of the employee to do on their own time and expense.
Here's what is available in RG regarding your question that can be helpful.
Best regards,
Debra
https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?query=%20measuring%20professional%20growth%20among%20employees&type=publication
Dear Tahani Fourah, the following article may be of help to your question.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303837761_Alternative_Assessment_Developing_Teacher_Candidate%27s_Academic_Honesty_and_Responsibility_through_Self-Report_Assessment
Best regards,
Asmuni
Conference Paper Alternative Assessment: Developing Teacher Candidate’s Acade...
You might want to look into Kirkpatrick's work on measuring the effects of training (o.a. 2006). To measure growth one needs to do a current state and new state assessment, which is either costly and probably interfering with the studied sample or unreliable (when based on self- of peer assessment).
Examples:
- assessing the negotiation skills of employees before and after a training with actors in different role playing situations before and after a training (reasonably reliable, costly and interfering).
- self assessment of employee on negotiation skills before and after a training (it could be that the employee has become aware of small shortcomings, reducing its confidence level, while there actually is growth).
I tried to build on the latter and found no reliable measurement with peer-, self- or trainer assessment in growth on project management competences.
Conference Paper Measuring Learning Gains in Project management ICEE 2015
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I guess you may have read the autonomy support theme at
http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/domains/organizations-and-work-domain/
Many thanks for all of you!
Your answers are useful. Most answers were about how to evaluate professional development/growth. However, what I am searching for is how to measure employees' perceptions about how their managers create conditions that support professional growth.
You might be interested in the following study:
Kettunen, J. (2013). Bridging the gap between learning inside and outside of higher education institutions, In Katri Aaltonen, Annica Isacsson, Jari Laukia & Liisa Vanhanen-Nuutinen (eds.), Practical skills, education and development – Vocational education and training in Finland, HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences. Vantaa: Multiprint, 51-63.
Thank you Ms. Mary for your sharing your ideas. CBAM is really useful and relevant model.
Thank you Mr Juha for your paper. It seems relevant specifically because it is in the Finnish higher education context as in my study.
Thank you Ms Zainab!
Your suggested approach is really useful in measuring how much development has been achieved in performance. However, I am measuring perceptions not performance.
Thanks again!
Hello Tahini,
Have you read Baard, Deci and Ryan Work Climate Questionnaire?
http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/pas-work-climate/
Best wishes,
Glen
Thank you Dr. Glen! I really found WDQ similar to Growth Oriented Atmosphere Questionnaire (GOAQ) in some of the measured aspects. Thanks for sharing!
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