GENERATIVE CHARACTERISTICS AS ANTECEDENTS OF ...

APPENDIX A:
Survey Instrument Items and Sources
Trust – Peers in D. Fields, p. 38; Dunham & Smith (1979); Co-worker dimension (only):5 items, Likert 5
(converted to Likert 7 for this paper), Cronbach = 0.83.
1.) The employees I work with are the best group I could ask for.
2.) My attitude toward my job is favorably influenced by the people I work with.
3.) The example my fellow employees set encourages me to work hard.
4.) The way in which my coworkers handle their jobs contributes greatly to the success of our organization.
Removed from analysis:
5.) In this organization there is very little interpersonal friction.
Values Alignment – in D. Fields, p227; Cable & Judge (1996); 3 item instrument, Likert 5 (converted to Likert
7 for this paper); Cronbach = 0.87.
1.) My values ‘match’ or fit this organization and those of the current employees.
3.) The values and ‘personality’ of this organization reflect my own.
Removed from analysis:
2.) My values match those of the current employees of this organization.
Vision Alignment – in D. Fields, p54; O’Reilly & Chatman, (1986); Identification items (only), 8 items,
Likert7, Cronbach = 0.86 to 0.91.
1.) What this organization stands for is important to me.
3.) If the values of this organization were different, I would not be as attached to this organization.
5.) The reason I prefer this organization to others is because of what it stands for – its values.
6.) My attachment to this organizations is primarily based on the similarity of my values and those represented
by the organization
7.) I’m proud to tell others that I am a part of this organization.
Removed form analysis:
2.) I ‘talk up’ this organization to my friends as a great organization to work for.
4.) Since joining this organization, my personal values and those of the organization have become more similar.
8.) I feel a sense of ‘ownership’ for this organization rather than being just an employee.
Communicative Adaptability - Duran & Zakahi (1984, 1987, 1990), Social Experience items (only), 5 items,
Likert 5 (converted to Likert 7 for this paper), Cronbach = 0.82.
1.) I like to be active in different social groups.
2.) I enjoy socializing with diverse groups of people.
4.) I find it easy to get along with new people.
5.) I ‘mix’ well at social functions.
Removed from analysis:
3.) I enjoy meeting new people.
Gratitude – in Lopez & Snyder, p.336; McCullough, et. al. (2002), 6 items, Likert 7, Cronbach = 0.82
1.) I have so much in life to be thankful for.
2.) If I had to list everything I felt grateful for, it would be a very long list.
4.) When I look at the world, I don’t see much to be grateful for. (Reverse scored).
6.) I feel grateful to someone or for something every day.
Removed from analysis:
3.) As I get older I find myself more able to appreciate the people, events, and situations that have been part of
my life history.
5.) I’m grateful to a wide variety of people.
Trust – Leadership – in D. Fields, p 175; Moorman (1999), Procedural justice items (only), 9 items, Likert 7,
Cronbach = 0.94.
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