Perceived delegation
LeadershipReliability: alpha > 0.7
About this scale
Two three-item delegation scales developed and tested by Schriesheim and Neider (1988) were combined and labeled "DI" and "DII". Data and analyses from five separate samples have shown these measures to be temporally stable (i.e., to have good test-retest reliabilities) and highly reliable (to have coefficient alphas consistently in excess of .70). Additionally, in multiple hierarchically nested maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analyses, these measur
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha > 0.7. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Source & citation
Schriesheim et al. (1998): Delegation and leader-member exchange: Main effects, moderators, and measurement issues. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 298-318.
Source & licence. This scale entry is compiled from the Wikibooks Handbook of Management Scales, used under the CC BY-SA 3.0 licence. Always consult the original publication (cited above) for the complete item set and permission to use.
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