Three Factor Model of Employee Passion: An Empirical Study in Indian Context

Abstract

The purpose of the study was oriented towards operationalization and generalization of the construct of employee passion in Indian context. Based on the past literature proposed by Zigarmi et al., 2011 and expert opinion, five dimensions like work cognition, work affect, job well being, work intent and work rumination were included under the purview of the study. With the aid of 256 sample size the internal elements of the model was assessed in a corporate environment. However, principal component analysis results emerged with four dimensions dropping work intention dimension from the purview of the study. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed that three factor model constituting work affect, work cognition and work rumination have proved to be possessing better model fit indices in comparison to four factor and null models. Directions for future research along with its implications are discussed.