Newcomer Information Seeking (Morrison)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.864 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of newcomer information-seeking behaviour across five types of information: technical, referent, social, performance feedback, and normative.
Sample item(s)
“I asked coworkers about how to perform tasks (technical)”
“I asked questions to understand my role expectations (referent)”
“I sought feedback from coworkers on my performance (feedback)”
“I asked about the social norms of this workplace (normative)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.86. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with newcomer adjustment.
Source & citation
Morrison, E. W. (1993): Newcomer information seeking: Exploring types, modes, sources, and outcomes. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 557–589.
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