The Campbell Organizational Survey (COS7) measures different dimensions of employee attitudes towards their work environment. This self-report instrument was developed to find sources of satisfaction or dissatisfaction in the workplace, diagnosing problems in work teams, and patterns of workplace attitude over time.
Participants are asked to reposed to 44-items with a 6-point scale. COS7 includes 15 subscales surrounding job satisfaction, leadership, and organizational behavior. In order to score the test, a computer is used. Approximately 15-20 minutes is required for completion.
Author
David Campbell, 1988-1990
Reliability and Validity
Campbell’s test manual asserted that the scales for COS are internally reliable (no coefficient reported), done watching correlations between the 13 subscales. Over a 6-week time period, the test-retest correlation was 0.83. The manual doesn’t provide any validity evidence with other measures of attitude or anything that is criteria-related; however, the test does follow common trends in the workplace. For example, a worker that is at a top position and earning good money was satisfied, while the lower employee is stress towards his job security and less satisfied.
Where to Purchase
http://www.bradley.edu/ldc/campbell_survey.htm
http://www.vangent-hcm.com/Solutions/PerformanceManagement/OrganizationalSurveys/
References
American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education. (1985). Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Campbell, D.P. (1990). The Campbell Organizational survey (COS). Minneapolis, MN: National Computer Systems.
Clark, K.E., Clark, M. B., & Campbell, D. P. (Eds.). (1992). Impact of leadership. Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership.
Review of the Burns Brief Inventory of Communication and Cognition by Ralph O. Mueller. George Washington University, Washingtion D.C.
Review of the Burns Brief Inventory of Communication and Cognition by Kevin R. Murphy. Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
