Boundaryless Career Attitudes (Briscoe, Hall & DeMuth)
HR & WorkReliability: Boundaryless mindset alpha 0.89; Org. mobility alpha 0.762 sample items
About this scale
A 13-item measure of boundaryless career orientation with two subscales: boundaryless mindset (8 items, openness to crossing organizational/national boundaries) and organizational mobility preference (5 items, preference for staying with one employer, reverse).
Sample item(s)
“I enjoy working with people outside of my organization. (mindset)”
“I would feel very lost if I couldn't work for my current organization. (mobility, reverse)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: Boundaryless mindset alpha 0.89; Org. mobility alpha 0.76. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Conceptual companion to the Protean Career Attitudes scale.
Source & citation
Briscoe, J. P., Hall, D. T., & DeMuth, R. L. F. (2006): Protean and boundaryless careers: An empirical exploration. Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 30–47.
Briscoe, Hall & DeMuth (2006): Protean and boundaryless careers. JVB, 69(1), 30–47.
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