EQUALITY GUIdE - KU Leuven

52 Equality Guide
that is not. If the instrument can discriminate between the two groups, it is valid.
Table 8: Results factor analysis UK and Spain
Items
Factor
loadings
Factor in
Belgian
testing
Factor 1
Information about my unit is communicated in an understandable language.
0,580 Fact 4
New employees are left to their own devices. &0,405 Fact 3
Information about the unit is accessible to all colleagues. 0,396 Fact 4
The superior pays attention to work-life balance. 0,381 Fact 5
When decisions have to be made in our unit, they try to take everyone's
opinion into account.
0,374 Fact 4
Factor 2
My superior gives me enough freedom to perform my tasks. &0,680 Fact 5
My unit has a pleasant working atmosphere. &0,541 Fact 1
The relationship between co-workers and the superior is good. &0,529 Fact 5
In my unit, co-workers can choose at what time they start and stop
working.
&0,526 Fact 5
Women and men get equal opportunities concerning their careers. &0,522 Fact 5
Colleagues respect the expression of other colleagues’ cultures. &0,503 Fact 5
Ideas can be expressed freely without being condemned by colleagues. &0,443 Fact 2
The emphasis is on good interaction with colleagues. &0,334 Fact 1
Everyone gets the opportunity to express his/her views in meetings and
consultations.
&0,328 Fact 4
Factor 3
Colleagues consider each other as competitors. 0,857 Fact 2
There is a competitive atmosphere in our unit. 0,848 Fact 2
Colleagues gossip about each other. 0,593 Fact 2
There are cliques in my unit. 0,546 Fact 2
Colleagues sometimes express unfounded criticism to each other. 0,501 Fact 2
You need to be forceful to have a say in meetings in our unit. 0,337 Fact 6
The emphasis is on gaining individual results. 0,304 Fact 2
Factor 4
In my unit, being friends with certain people is more important than doing
a good job.
Fact 6
More things are discussed informally than in formal meetings. 0,814 Fact 6
In my unit, more decisions are made informally than in formal meetings 0,74 Fact 6