Entrepreneurial Alertness Scale (Tang Kacmar Busenitz)
HR & WorkReliability: alphas 0.83–0.93 across 3 dimensions3 sample items
About this scale
A 13-item measure of entrepreneurial alertness across three dimensions: scanning and search, association and connection, and evaluation and judgment.
Sample item(s)
“I have frequent interactions with others to acquire new information (scanning)”
“I see connections between seemingly unrelated pieces of information (association)”
“When facing multiple opportunities, I am able to select the good ones (evaluation)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.83–0.93 across 3 dimensions. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with EO and ESE for full entrepreneurship measurement.
Source & citation
Tang, J., Kacmar, K. M., & Busenitz, L. (2012): Entrepreneurial alertness in the pursuit of new opportunities. Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 77–94.
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