Managerial Coaching Behaviour (Heslin, Vandewalle & Latham)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.933 sample items
About this scale
A 10-item measure of the extent to which a manager engages in coaching behaviours: guidance, facilitation, and inspiration. Predicts subordinate performance, learning, and goal orientation in the workplace.
Sample item(s)
“My manager helps me to analyse my performance.”
“My manager provides constructive feedback regarding areas I can improve in.”
“My manager expresses confidence that I can develop and improve.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.93. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Use alongside transformational leadership and developmental-feedback measures to disentangle distinct managerial behaviours.
Source & citation
Heslin, P. A., Vandewalle, D., & Latham, G. P. (2006): Keen to help? Managers' implicit person theories and their subsequent employee coaching. Personnel Psychology, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 871–902.
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