Measures workplace self-actualization
Edward Hoffman
About
the HVVS * Sample pdf report * Features * Scales * Sample
items *
The
Hoffman Vocational Values Scale (HVVS) yields twelve insightful scales
plus an overall measure of job satisfaction. Comprising 25 items, the HVVS
identifies areas that affect the individual’s degree of workplace
self-actualization, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Based on these
scores, the HVVS then provides relevant and specific recommendations for
improving job satisfaction. Effective in diverse settings ranging from
small businesses to large companies as well as internationally, the HVVS
provides specific results for individuals and an organizational profile
based on employee responses. The HVVS has proven valuable globally, and
is currently available in Estonian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and
Spanish (the web administration is currently available in English but other
languages could be keyed in).
Dr. Edward Hoffman, Ph.D., is an international leader in humanistic psychology. A licensed psychologist for twenty years and an adjunct professor at Yeshiva University, he holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He is the author of more than a dozen books including Psychological Testing at Work, The Wisdom of Carl Jung, Future Visions, and his biography of Abraham Maslow (see below).
Dr. Hoffman currently serves as consulting editor for the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. His books and assessment products have been translated into Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, among others.
HVVS Personalized Report
Take the HVVS on the Web and receive a customized report interpreting the HVVS - including overall job satisfaction, the twelve HVVS Scales and interpretation, and personalized developmental suggestions.
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a sample HVVS report (pdf,
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HVVS Web-Based Administration for Consultants
Let us do the administration for you. We will send you a link to a unique and secure online "control panel" where you will enter clients names and email addresses. Clients will be sent an email with a secure url address to take the evaluation in privacy at their convenience. You can monitor their progress from your control panel. Instruments will be scored and a report returned to you. In addition to the individual report for each of your clients, you will receive the HVVS Guide for Consultants. The guide is written in a lively, informative style and includes "Questions Clients Frequently Ask about the Hoffman Vocational Values Scale—and Relevant Answers.
HVVS  Web-Based Administration |
Select the desired number of reports from the drop-down menu. The following volume pricing applies: | |
| Individual Report | $19.00 each |
| 2-10 reports | $18.00 each |
| 11-20 reports | $17.00 each |
| 21-50 reports | $16.00 each |
| 51-100 reports | $15.00 each |
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About the HVVS
Job satisfaction is a key area of psychological and organizational well-being. More than twenty years of research shows that our degree of self-fulfillment at work affects nearly every aspect of our personal lives—-including our family relations, physical energy, and even health. A plethora of research indicates too that when workers feel motivated, creatively challenged, and inspired, their productivity decisively increases. Since the pioneering efforts of Abraham Maslow, psychologists have known that self-actualization in the workplace is a vital goal. Yet, an effective instrument to measure that self-actualization has been badly lacking until now. The Hoffman Vocational Values Scale (HVVS) is rooted in the latest findings of “growth” psychology and organizational development.
HVVS Scales
- The Importance of Work
- Avocation or "Calling"
- Personal Fulfillment
- Sense of Physical Safety
- Sense of Belongingness and Sociability
- Respect and Admiration of Co-Workers
- Feeling Respected and Appreciated
- Having a Teacher and a Hero
- Feeling Creatively Challenged
- Feeling Involved and Unhindered
- Moments of Joy and Inspiration
- Helping to Make the World a Better Place
HVVS Inventory Sample Questions
Directions: Please read each question carefully and choose the one answer that best fits your agreement or disagreement. There are no right or wrong answers, and you need not be an "expert" to do this questionnaire. Describe yourself honestly and state your opinions as accurately as possible.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Not at all or never | Very little or rarely | Neutral or sometimes | Somewhat or often | Very much or very often |
| 1. | How important is having a meaningful vocation in your life: that is, work that really expresses your true personality or soul? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. | How much is your current work/job an expression of your true personality or soul? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. | How often do you have a peak-experience (an experience of great joy and happiness) in your current work/job? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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