Organizational Mobility Preference (Briscoe Hall DeMuth)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.763 sample items
About this scale
A 5-item measure of organizational mobility preference — preference for staying with one employer (low scores indicate boundaryless attitude).
Sample item(s)
“I would feel very lost if I couldn't work for my current organization (reverse for boundaryless)”
“I prefer to stay in a company I am familiar with rather than look for employment elsewhere (reverse)”
“I like the predictability that comes with working continuously for the same organization (reverse)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.76. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Companion to boundaryless mindset subscale.
Source & citation
Briscoe, J. P., Hall, D. T., & DeMuth, R. L. F. (2006): Protean and boundaryless careers. JVB, 69(1), 30–47.
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