Technical proficiency
Information Systems
About this scale
Although certain items of some scales were developed specifically for the Japanese context, many were derived from existing validated scales. Respondents answered all questions using a Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 10; field research suggested
Notes
The items were evaluated on a scale ranging from 0 to 10. However, the observed mean value is 6.66 rather than 5. It might therefore be recommendable to change the wording, e.g. "ALWAYS conducting preliminary …".
Source & citation
Song/Montoya-Weiss (2001): The Effect of Perceived Technological Uncertainty on Japanese New Product Development. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 61-80.
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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