Information Sharing in Teams
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.853 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of information sharing within teams — frequency, openness, and completeness of information exchange among team members.
Sample item(s)
“Team members openly share information with each other”
“Team members share complete information, not just what is necessary”
“Team members do not withhold information from each other”
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 TMS and team trust.
Source & citation
Bunderson, J. S., & Sutcliffe, K. M. (2002): Comparing alternative conceptualizations of functional diversity in management teams. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 875–893.
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