RELIABILITY & VALIDITY: FIKR LEADERSHIP TYPOLOGY IN EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES IN CORPORATIONS, PAKISTAN

Abstract

The FIKR (Facet, Insight, Knowledge, and Resilience) model, a psychometric approach, delineates human personality across 20 domains developed through factor analysis. This study evaluates the reliability and construct validity of the FIKR instrument, which was designed for use among 500 job-seeking candidates seeking employment with multinational companies in Pakistan. The study aimed to determine the instrument's efficacy in mapping leadership topography using confirmatory factor analysis. The results revealed that Cronbach's alpha values range from 0.781 to 0.715, indicating substantial reliability. Furthermore, the FIKR Personality dimensions demonstrated positive inter-correlations. The construct validity test yielded a fit model with a p-value of 0.3094 and an RMSEA of 0.029, confirming the model's adequacy—fit models are typically characterized by a p-value greater than 0.05 and an RMSEA less than 0.05. These findings affirm that the empirical data aligns effectively with the FIKR typology model, validating its use as a theoretical construct in understanding and predicting leadership attributes within recruitment settings.

Keywords: Leadership, Personality profiling, Construct validity, FIKR Model, confirmatory factor analysis, Pakistan.