A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Competency Model of Software Developers: A Case of INTO Company
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This research aims to explore the competency factors and dimensions of software developers' competency at INTO company, to create a competency model of software developers' competency at INTO company, and to verify the reliability and validity of the competency factors and dimensions in the context of INTO company. The samples in this research were 480 software development employees of INTO company. A questionnaire was used to collect data and test the hypothesis by confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that the competency factor model was consistent with the empirical data, with a value of c2 equal to 280.42 and a p-value equal to .000, c2/df is equal to 1.650, GFI is equal to 0.96, AGFI is equal to 0.90, CFI is equal to 0.99, NFI is equal to 0.98, RMR is equal to 0.04, and RMSEA is equal to 0.04. The competency factor model of software developers consists of three components: Professional knowledge and skills, interpersonal competence, and personality traits.
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