ROI Exceeds 500%
Workforce Development, Inc. return on investment (ROI) study demonstrating the impact of WOWI implementation.
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Validated Career Assessment Results
Explore validation studies, reliability data, normed results, and real-world outcomes demonstrating the effectiveness of WOWI.
Research Foundation
The World of Work Inventory (WOWI) is supported by decades of research, validation studies, reliability testing, and normed results. Explore the evidence supporting the assessment and its applications in career planning, workforce development, education, cybersecurity, and employee selection.
Research Studies & Presentations
Profile of Successful Surgeons
Study conducted by Maricopa Integrated Health Systems and Arizona State University examining characteristics associated with successful surgeons.
Open PDF ›Cybersecurity Study
Identifying a Psychometric Profile for Vulnerability Assessment Professionals through research focused on cybersecurity careers.
Open PDF ›Cybersecurity Presentation
Presentation delivered at the CLEAR Cybersecurity Conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota highlighting cybersecurity research findings.
Download ›Validity & Reliability
Validity demonstrates that WOWI measures what it is intended to measure, while reliability demonstrates that results remain consistent over time.
Validity
The World of Work Inventory went through several systematic steps to determine validity of the individual items, the scales, and total profile analysis.
01Scale Development and Inter-Scale Correlations →
Occupational Group Comparisons →
Total Profile Analysis →
Validity Summary →
Reliability
Reliability studies measured score consistency over multiple time periods, including short-term and long-term test-retest comparisons.
05Split-Half →
One Week Test-Retest →
Six Week Test-Retest →
Reliability Summary →
Relationships to Other Instruments
| Table 1 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Career Interest Activities Scales and the Strong Campbell II General Occupational Themes |
| Table 2 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Career Interest Activities Scales and the Strong Campbell II Basic Interest Scales |
| Table 3 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Job Satisfaction Indicators Scales and the Strong-Campbell II General Occupational Themes |
| Table 4 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Job Satisfaction Indicators Scales and the Strong-Campbell II Basic Interest Scales |
| Table 5 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Career Interest Activities Scales and the Strong-Campbell II Occupational Scales |
| Table 6 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Career Interest Activities Scales and the Kuder DD Occupational Interest Survey Scales |
| Table 7 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Job Satisfaction Indicators Scales and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule Scales |
| Table 8 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Job Satisfaction Indicators Scales and the 16 Personality Factors |
| Table 9 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Job Satisfaction Indicators Scales and the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis Profile Scales |
| Table 10 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Job Satisfaction Indicators Scales and the Study of Values (Allport-Vernon-Lindzey) Scales |
| Table 11 | World of Work Inventory (WOWI) Career Training Potentials Scales and the Strong-Campbell II AOR and IE Scales, the Minnesota Paper Form Board Test, and the Bennett Mechanical Test |