Research on the Potential of High Potential EmployeesConstruct Definition and Scale Development

doi:10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2016.05.006

Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (5): 476-483.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2016.05.006

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Research on the Potential of High Potential EmployeesConstruct Definition and Scale Development

WANG Wen-zhuo¹， SUN Yu-chun¹， SUN Xiu-ming²

(1. School of Economics & Management， Tongji University， Shanghai 200092， China; 2. Business School， Qingdao Technological University， Qingdao 266520， China)

Received:2016-01-10 Revised:2016-01-10 Online:2016-09-25 Published:2016-09-22
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Abstract: Employee potential has increasingly become one of the most important factors in talent selection and development， but its construct definition and measurement require improving. By combining qualitative and quantitative research methods，the potential construct of high potential employees was defined， the dimension connotations were interpreted and the measurement scale was developed accordingly. It was concluded that the potential of high potential employees is an aggregate multi-dimensional construct (AMC)， which includes such dimensions as motivation， ability and trait.The empirical study showed that its three subscales have good validity and reliability， verified the inner structure of each dimension， and established a linear function between the potential and its three dimensions to measure employeesoverall potential.

Key words: high potential employee, potential, motivation, ability, quality

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C933.4

WANG Wen-zhuo， SUN Yu-chun， SUN Xiu-ming. Research on the Potential of High Potential EmployeesConstruct Definition and Scale Development[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science), 2016, 18(5): 476-483.

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