Strength In The Workplace: Quantitative Research Paper
Strength in the Workplace
Feasibility Term Paper
EC315 Quantitative Research Methods
John Rodriguez
Cognitive abilities are associated with success in many jobs in the workplace. Reasoning and abstract thinking are highly sought after skills by many employers today. There are still although, many jobs that require a considerable amount of strength to lift, position, and perform considerable other tasks in daily routines. Jobs such as construction, manufacturing, and restaurants require workers to use tools, carry heavy objects, or demand continuous movement performing job tasks. Although many jobs now require workers to take cognitive tests the problem arises on how to select the ideal candidates …show more content…
The dependent variable is defined as Job performance (JOB) which will take into account (GRIP) and (ARM) strength defined by the Jackson Evaluation System (JES) which is a muscle strength measurement system that can be used to measure numerous muscle groups in the human anatomy. For this test grip and arm strength were measured by participants exerting as much force as possible for a period of 2 seconds. …show more content…
Data Description A. Strength Measures Two measure of strength were gathered from each participant to include grip and arm strength. The Jackson Evaluation System (JES) was configured to measure strength in muscle groups throughout the human body. For this particular study grip and arm strength were measured. The participant was asked to exert as much force as they could for a period of 2 seconds. The equipment measured maximum force in (lbs.) by isometric strength measures. Each test was completed twice by each individual and then averaged for the strength measures (Grip and Arm). B. Job Performance Measures For job performance team leaders for each of the 30 participants were asked to rate (Ratings) how well employees perform physical aspects of their jobs using a 50 point scale. The higher the numbers indicate better performance to the physical demanding aspects of the job. Two work simulations were performed with the participant exerting force on a simulated wrench by gripping and pulling. The scores on each of the simulations (Sims) were standardized and summed together to form a single
Feasibility Term Paper
EC315 Quantitative Research Methods
John Rodriguez
Cognitive abilities are associated with success in many jobs in the workplace. Reasoning and abstract thinking are highly sought after skills by many employers today. There are still although, many jobs that require a considerable amount of strength to lift, position, and perform considerable other tasks in daily routines. Jobs such as construction, manufacturing, and restaurants require workers to use tools, carry heavy objects, or demand continuous movement performing job tasks. Although many jobs now require workers to take cognitive tests the problem arises on how to select the ideal candidates …show more content…
The dependent variable is defined as Job performance (JOB) which will take into account (GRIP) and (ARM) strength defined by the Jackson Evaluation System (JES) which is a muscle strength measurement system that can be used to measure numerous muscle groups in the human anatomy. For this test grip and arm strength were measured by participants exerting as much force as possible for a period of 2 seconds. …show more content…
Data Description A. Strength Measures Two measure of strength were gathered from each participant to include grip and arm strength. The Jackson Evaluation System (JES) was configured to measure strength in muscle groups throughout the human body. For this particular study grip and arm strength were measured. The participant was asked to exert as much force as they could for a period of 2 seconds. The equipment measured maximum force in (lbs.) by isometric strength measures. Each test was completed twice by each individual and then averaged for the strength measures (Grip and Arm). B. Job Performance Measures For job performance team leaders for each of the 30 participants were asked to rate (Ratings) how well employees perform physical aspects of their jobs using a 50 point scale. The higher the numbers indicate better performance to the physical demanding aspects of the job. Two work simulations were performed with the participant exerting force on a simulated wrench by gripping and pulling. The scores on each of the simulations (Sims) were standardized and summed together to form a single