Factor loading and reliability statistics
| Scale items | Mean | SD | Factor loading | Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 social value | ||||
| Supportive and encouraging colleagues at your workplace | 5.44 | 1.31 | 0.674 | |
| A good relationship with your superiors | 5.60 | 1.14 | 0.755 | 0.827 |
| A good relationship with your colleagues | 5.77 | 1.12 | 0.807 | |
| A fun working environment | 5.35 | 1.39 | 0.600 | |
| A happy working environment | 5.71 | 1.23 | 0.605 | |
| Factor 2 interest value | ||||
| Offer you innovative products and services | 5.43 | 1.18 | 0.718 | |
| Produce high-quality products | 5.59 | 1.20 | 0.724 | |
| Offer you both values and makes use of your creativity | 5.70 | 1.09 | 0.635 | 0.838 |
| Possess novel work practices/forward-thinking – innovative employer | 5.38 | 1.28 | 0.703 | |
| Offer to work in a conducive working environment | 5.45 | 1.21 | 0.622 | |
| Factor 3 economic value | ||||
| An above average basic salary | 5.60 | 1.17 | 0.739 | |
| Good promotion opportunities within the organisation | 5.83 | 1.05 | 0.666 | |
| Inter-departmental experience | 5.52 | 1.21 | 0.654 | |
| An attractive overall compensation package | 5.80 | 1.06 | 0.716 | 0.848 |
| Job security within the organisation | 6.03 | 1.13 | 0.619 | |
| Factor 4 development value | ||||
| A platform for future employment to the employees | 5.66 | 1.06 | 0.625 | |
| Feeling great about working in it | 5.72 | 1.03 | 0.631 | |
| Feeling of self-confidence as a result of working in it | 5.92 | 1.06 | 0.684 | |
| For a career-enhancing experience to the employees | 5.92 | 1.02 | 0.667 | 0.832 |
| For recognition/appreciation from management | 5.88 | 1.11 | 0.674 | |
| Factor 5 application value | ||||
| The company has the duty to give back to the society/Humanitarian organisation | 5.64 | 1.19 | 0.686 | |
| Opportunity to apply what was learned in the tertiary institution | 5.41 | 1.17 | 0.716 | 0.826 |
| Opportunity to teach others what was learned | 5.66 | 1.25 | 0.678 | |
| A feeling of acceptance and belonging | 5.77 | 1.10 | 0.562 | |
| An organisation should be customer oriented | 5.90 | 1.15 | 0.679 | |
| Scale items | Mean | SD | Factor loading | Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supportive and encouraging colleagues at your workplace | 5.44 | 1.31 | 0.674 | |
| A good relationship with your superiors | 5.60 | 1.14 | 0.755 | 0.827 |
| A good relationship with your colleagues | 5.77 | 1.12 | 0.807 | |
| A fun working environment | 5.35 | 1.39 | 0.600 | |
| A happy working environment | 5.71 | 1.23 | 0.605 | |
| Offer you innovative products and services | 5.43 | 1.18 | 0.718 | |
| Produce high-quality products | 5.59 | 1.20 | 0.724 | |
| Offer you both values and makes use of your creativity | 5.70 | 1.09 | 0.635 | 0.838 |
| Possess novel work practices/forward-thinking – innovative employer | 5.38 | 1.28 | 0.703 | |
| Offer to work in a conducive working environment | 5.45 | 1.21 | 0.622 | |
| An above average basic salary | 5.60 | 1.17 | 0.739 | |
| Good promotion opportunities within the organisation | 5.83 | 1.05 | 0.666 | |
| Inter-departmental experience | 5.52 | 1.21 | 0.654 | |
| An attractive overall compensation package | 5.80 | 1.06 | 0.716 | 0.848 |
| Job security within the organisation | 6.03 | 1.13 | 0.619 | |
| A platform for future employment to the employees | 5.66 | 1.06 | 0.625 | |
| Feeling great about working in it | 5.72 | 1.03 | 0.631 | |
| Feeling of self-confidence as a result of working in it | 5.92 | 1.06 | 0.684 | |
| For a career-enhancing experience to the employees | 5.92 | 1.02 | 0.667 | 0.832 |
| For recognition/appreciation from management | 5.88 | 1.11 | 0.674 | |
| The company has the duty to give back to the society/Humanitarian organisation | 5.64 | 1.19 | 0.686 | |
| Opportunity to apply what was learned in the tertiary institution | 5.41 | 1.17 | 0.716 | 0.826 |
| Opportunity to teach others what was learned | 5.66 | 1.25 | 0.678 | |
| A feeling of acceptance and belonging | 5.77 | 1.10 | 0.562 | |
| An organisation should be customer oriented | 5.90 | 1.15 | 0.679 | |
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