Advanced Structural Equation Modeling
Course assignment
Research Context
This research (see the questionnaire below) complements and extends a study conducted in
2008 and published in the Revue de Gestion des Ressources Humaines in 2009.
It aims to identify the explanatory processes of legal claiming, i.e. the decision of employees
to assert their rights when these are infringed.
This research is based on the preliminary assumptions that legal claiming results from three
types of antecedents/factors:
- The perception and assessment of the infringement of labor law,
- The perception and evaluation of the claiming behavior itself,
- The organizational context in which the employee operates.
You will find different variables related to these three types of factors in the dataset. One of
the underpinning theory is Ajzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior.
Research method
In this research, we asked the respondents—employees of companies with at least ten
employees—to imagine a rights infringement scenario (unpaid extra hours) before
completing the questionnaire. Four hundred forty-five exploitable questionnaires were
collected.
Note that this scenario aims to elicit a feeling of perceived injustice. Therefore, perceived
injustice should not be considered a relevant variable in your hypotheses. This variable can be
used to exclude respondents who did not associate the scenario with perceived injustice.
Your work
In groups of two students, you are asked to develop a research model that explains the
intention to seek redress and test it using structural equation modeling. However, do not
omit to present any relevant preliminary analysis (descriptive statistics, EFA, CFA, etc…)
Of course, you don’t have to use all the variables; you are invited to test a simple but
theoretically coherent model with, at the maximum, six constructs/variables (including
mediating or moderating ones).
To sum up, your work consists of:
stating some research causal hypotheses. Mediation and moderation hypotheses
are welcome,
checking for the adequacy of the measurement model using Confirmatory Factor Analysis,
testing your research hypotheses using SEM and discussing your findings briefly.
Expected Format
An extended abstract of max five pages (times 12, single-space)+ some appendices in which
you will have the opportunity to detail your analyses
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Deadline: April 30th, 2022
Variables
nb_employees
Industry
legal_dept Presence legal department
HR_Dept Presence HR department
Status Employee’s status
Seniority
INV1 I really feel a sense of belonging to my organization.
Organisational
involvement
INV2 My organization means a lot to me
INV3 I’m proud to be a part of this organization
INV4 I feel emotionally attached to my organization
INV5 I feel like I’m “part of the family” in my organization.
INV6
I really feel the problems of my organization as if they
were my own…
INV7
It would be morally wrong to leave my current
organization now…
INV8
It would not be right to leave my current organization
now, even if it would be to my advantage.
INV9
I feel that I would be guilty if I left my current
organization now…
INV10
I would be betraying the trust placed in me if I were
to leave my current organization now.
INV11
If I were offered a position in another organization, I
would not find it right to leave my current
organization.
INV12
I wouldn’t leave my organization now because I feel I
have obligations to some of the people who work
there.
INV13
I wouldn’t want to leave my current organization
because I’d have a lot to lose…
INV14
In my case, leaving my current organization would
have far more drawbacks than benefits.
INV15
I continue to work for this organization because of
the benefits it gives me…
INV16
I have no choice but to stay in my current
organization…
INV17
I’m staying in my current organization because I
don’t see where else I can go…
INV18
I feel my options are too limited to consider leaving
my current organization.
LS1
In my company, labour regulations are well
enforced… Legal structure: the
LS2 In my company, there are few labor code violations degree to which the
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LS3
My company does not retaliate against employees
who have asserted their rights.
labor law is applied in
the company
LS4
When a point in the work regulations is important
to me, I am informed of it
LS5
My company seeks to act in compliance with the
law
LS6
In my company, I have all the information I need
about labour regulations.
LS7
In my company, I am kept up to date on the main
changes in labour regulations.
LS8
In my company, I have all the explanations I need
on labour regulations
Realism1 Such a situation may arise at some point in time Perceived realism of the
Realism2 A situation similar to this one has already occurred scenario
Severity1 This situation is hardly tolerable
Perceived severity of the
infringement
Severity2 A situation like this makes me angry
Severity3
It will be very difficult for me to forget such a
situation…
Severity4
It’s going to be very difficult for me to pretend like
nothing’s wrong…
Severity5 This situation offends my values
Severity6 This situation makes me angry
Injustice1
I feel that my efforts are not recognized by my
employer…
Perceived injustice of the
infringement
Injustice2
I feel that my employer does not give me enough
explanations to understand this situation.
Injustice3 I feel that my employer is disrespectful to me…
Injustice4 I feel that my employer is behaving unfairly…
Injustice5 This situation is unfair
NPC1
Asking for redress can help me to be better treated
afterwards.
Negative personal
consequences of inertia
NPC2
If I don’t ask for redress, I may not be able to look
at myself in the mirror anymore.
NPC3
If I don’t seek redress, I may find myself in an even
worse situation than the one I’m currently in.
NPC4 If I don’t ask for compensation, I might regret it.
NPC5
Not seeking redress is an endorsement of such
abuses.
Att1 Seeking redress makes great sense
Attitude toward redress
seeking
Att2 is justified
Att3 is a good idea
Att4 is important
Att5 is legitimate
Att6 is beneficial
Att7 is without risk
reprehensibility1
I think this kind of corporate behavior is legally
reprehensible… Perceived
reprehensibility of the
reprehensibility2 labor law infringement
I think that labour law enforcement agencies would
recognize that my rights are being violated.
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