Workplace Tightness-Looseness
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.843 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of perceived tightness or looseness of norms within an organization — strictness of rules, tolerance of deviance, and behavioral predictability.
Sample item(s)
“There are very clear expectations for how employees should behave at work”
“If an employee acts in an inappropriate way, others will strongly disapprove”
“Most employees follow workplace norms even when no one is watching”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.84. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with national-level Gelfand tightness-looseness.
Source & citation
Aktas, M., Gelfand, M. J., & Hanges, P. J. (2016): Cultural tightness-looseness and perceptions of effective leadership. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 294–309.
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