The Validation of Measurement Model for Academics’ Job performance: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

Higher education is a critical component of societies’ ‘absorptive capacity,’ the extent to which new knowledge is accessed, comprehended, and applied, and a critical way of achieving the goal of making a nation more innovative. In order to effectively teach the future generation of thinkers, academics’ motivation, commitment, and performance are critical concepts to explore and improve. Quality of work-life (QWL) has become vital for promoting positive job-related outcomes among academics. Drawing on Maslow’s Need Theory, this study uses Pooled Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate an integrated measurement model for academics’ QWL, organizational commitment (OC), and job performance (JP). Additionally, this is a novel investigation of OC as a mediator in the relationship between QWL and JP among Malaysian academics. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data, and IBM SPSS AMOS version 21.0 was employed to analyze a sample of 387 academics working with Malaysia’s five research universities (RUs). The CFA results indicate that Unidimensionality (factor loadings greater than0.60), Validity (RMSEA =0.066, CFI =0.919, TLI =0.906, and ChiSq/df = 2.526, AVE values greater than.50), and Reliability (CR values higher than0.70) for all constructs met acceptable levels of acceptance.Additionally, the dataset’s normality assessment was established (skewness values range from -1.355 to -0.392). Consequently, the results establish the validity of the measurement model and the reliability of the indicators used to assess the constructs. These findings are expected to spur future research into the mediating role of OC in the interaction between QWL and JP among academics and have practical and theoretical ramifications.