Career Plateau (Bardwick)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.853 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of career plateau — perception of stalled career advancement. Two facets: hierarchical (no upward movement) and content (lack of new challenges).
Sample item(s)
“The likelihood that I will be promoted in the near future is low (hierarchical)”
“I find my work routine and unchallenging (content)”
“I feel my career has stagnated”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.85. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with career success and plateau-coping research.
Source & citation
Allen, T. D., Russell, J. E. A., Poteet, M. L., & Dobbins, G. H. (1999): Learning and development factors related to perceptions of job content and hierarchical plateauing. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 1113–1137.
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