Supply chain viability: conceptualization, measurement, and nomological validation

AbstractSupply chain viability (SCV) is an emerging concept of growing importance in operations management. This paper aims to conceptualize, develop, and validate a measurement scale for SCV. SCV is first defined and operationalized as a construct, followed by content validation and item measure development. Data have been collected through three independent samplings comprising a total of 558 respondents. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used in a step-wise manner for scale development. Reliability and validity are evaluated. A nomological model is theorized and tested to evaluate nomological validity. For the first time, our study frames SCV as a novel and distinct construct. The findings show that SCV is a hierarchical and multidimensional construct, reflected in organizational structures, organizational resources, dynamic design capabilities, and operational aspects. The findings reveal that a central characteristic of SCV is the dynamic reconfiguration of SC structures in an adaptive manner to ensure survival in the long-term perspective. This research conceptualizes and provides specific, validated dimensions and item measures for SCV. Practitioner directed guidance and suggestions are offered for improving SCV during the COVID-19 pandemic and future severe disruptions.

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The Embittered Mind

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000208 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 213-222 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Hansjörg Znoj ◽

Sandra Abegglen ◽

Ulrike Buchkremer ◽

Michael Linden

Keyword(s):

Emotional Reaction ◽

Control Group ◽

Systematic Research ◽

Roc Curve Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

First Time ◽

Common Understanding

Abstract. There is a growing interest in embitterment as psychological concept. However, little systematic research has been conducted to characterize this emotional reaction. Still, there is an ongoing debate about the distinctiveness of embitterment and its dimensions. Additionally, a categorical and a dimensional perspective on embitterment have been developed independently over the last decade. The present study investigates the dimensions of embitterment by bringing these two different approaches together, for the first time. The Bern Embitterment Inventory (BEI) was given to 49 patients diagnosed with “Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED)” and a matched control group of 49 patients with psychological disorders with other dominant emotional dysregulations. The ability to discriminate between the two groups was assessed by t-tests and Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves (ROC curve analysis). PTED patients scored significantly higher on the BEI than the patients of the control group. ROC analyses indicated diagnostic accuracy of the inventory. Further, we conducted Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) to examine the different dimensions of embitterment and their relations. As a result, we found four characteristic dimensions of embitterment, namely disappointment, lack of acknowledge, pessimism, and misanthropy. In general, our findings showed a common understanding of embitterment as a unique but multidimensional emotional reaction to distressful life-events.

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Validation and invariance across gender of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in a community sample of heterosexual adults in a committed relationship

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ◽

10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0045 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 126-135

Author(s):

Patrícia M. Pascoal ◽

Maria-João Alvarez ◽

Magda Sofia Roberto

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Community Sample ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Original Structure ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Factorial Model ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Body Appearance

Abstract Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in terms of its factorial structure and invariance, reliability, and validity when applied to adults from the community. Methods Participants consisted of 810 heterosexual Portuguese individuals in a committed relationship. As a confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original structure of the BAAS, an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results A 12-item version was extracted comprising two dimensions: one personal and the other social. The factorial model depicting this bidimensional structure revealed an adequate fit following confirmatory factor analysis. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses indicated invariance across gender. Concurrent and discriminant validities and internal consistency were estimated and observed to be adequate. Conclusions This shorter measure of the BAAS can accurately assess body appearance beliefs and may be used in different research settings and contexts.

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Capturing the Familiness of Family Businesses: Development of the Family Influence Familiness Scale (FIFS)

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice ◽

10.1111/etap.12229 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 709-742 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Hermann Frank ◽

Alexander Kessler ◽

Thomas Rusch ◽

Julia Suess–Reyes ◽

Daniela Weismeier–Sammer

Keyword(s):

High Reliability ◽

Family Members ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Family Influence ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Proficiency Level ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The Family ◽

And Control

This article develops a familiness scale measuring the family influence on the business via decision premises that express familiness. In three studies, we examine familiness with qualitative and quantitative approaches based on new systems theory. Narrative interviews are employed to generate items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses led to a multidimensional scale (Family Influence Familiness Scale [FIFS]) comprising six dimensions: (1) ownership, management, and control; (2) proficiency level of active family members; (3) sharing of information between active family members; (4) transgenerational orientation; (5) family–employee bond; and (6) family business identity. Results indicate high reliability and validity levels.

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How to Measure Baha’i Religiosity: The CRSi-20 for Baha’is as a First Reliable and Valid Measurement

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel11010029 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 29 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sarah Demmrich

Keyword(s):

Reliability And Validity ◽

Psychology Of Religion ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Public Practice ◽

Valid Measurement ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Emic Perspective

The concepts and measurements in psychology of religion often adhere to its Judeo-Christian roots, which causes problems when measuring non-Christian religiosity. In this paper, two successive studies are presented. The first study applied Huber’s CRS-15, while the second study used the CRSi-20. Both samples consisted of believers of the non-Christian, Abrahamic Baha’i religion in Germany. In the first study, in which N = 472 participated (MAge = 43.22, SDAge = 15.59, 60.0% female), the reliability and validity issues related to items of public practice and experience of the CRS-15 were uncovered. After modifying the content of these items and adding the five additional items of the interreligious CRSi-20, which was tested among N = 324 participants (MAge = 47.12, SDAge = 17.06, 59.6% female) in a second study, most reliability issues were solved. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the CRSi-20 model describes the data appropriately with adequate fit indices. Therefore, the CRSi-20 for Baha’is offers the first reliable and valid measurements of Baha’i religiosity, being at the same time capable of taking the emic perspective fully into account while maintaining the possibility of cross-religious comparisons.

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Reliability and Validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese Elderly People

10.21203/rs.3.rs-150641/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qian Liu ◽

Hui Zhou ◽

Heng Qiu ◽

Chen Huang ◽

Lijie Jiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Elderly People ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Measurement Scale ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Acceptable Reliability

Abstract Purpose. We examined the reliability and validity of the Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (HFMS V1.0) specifically on elderly people in China.Methods. We carried out a cross-sectional study in December 2020 and enrolled 800 elderly people through stratified sampling technique. The level of healthy fitness was measured using the HFMS V1.0. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminant construct validity, exploratory factor and confirmatory factor were calculated for assessing the reliability and validity of HFMS V1.0.Results. The valid samples were comprised of 777 samples (with a mean age of 71.81 ±8.36 years), 382(49.2 %) were women. HFMS V1.0 consists of 8 dimensions and 38 items. The scale had acceptable reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.920, split-half = 0.946, test-retest = 0.878). The correlation of each item, dimension and subscales ranged from 0.528 to 0.888 (p < 0.001). Exploratory factor analysis uncovered 11 factors with the cumulative contribution rate of 68.09% and all factor loads over 0.40. The item distribution was consistent with the initial expectation of the scale. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit: CMIN/DF=2.773, RMSEA=0.048, IFI=0.915, TLI=0.904, CFI=0.915.Conclusion. HFMS V1.0 was shown to have acceptable reliability and validity. Collectively, HFMS V1.0 is reliable and efficient to measure the healthy fitness of elderly people.

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Development of a social contact self-efficacy scale for ‘third agers’ in Japan

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0253652 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. e0253652

Author(s):

Moemi Oki ◽

Etsuko Tadaka

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Social Contact ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Subjective Health Status ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Fit Index

Background “Third agers” are people over retirement age in relatively good health; third agers make up an increasing percentage of the global population as the world’s longevity increases. Therefore, the challenge of prolonging a healthy third age and shortening the unhealthy period during the “fourth age” in the global health and social contexts is important in this process. However, no means to measure and support this has been developed as yet. We developed the Social Contact Self-Efficacy Scale for Third Agers (SET) and evaluated its reliability and validity. Methods We used a self-administered mail survey covering 2,600 randomly selected independent older adults living in Yokohama, Japan. The construct validity of the SET was determined using exploratory factor and confirmatory factor analyses. Its criterion-related validity was assessed using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC), and subjective health status. Results In total, 1,139 older adults provided responses. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identified eight items within two factors: social space mobility and social support relationship. The final model had a Cronbach’s alpha 0.834, goodness-of-fit index 0.976, adjusted goodness-of-fit index 0.955, comparative fit index 0.982, and root mean square error of approximation 0.050. There was good correlation between scale scores and the GSES (r = 0.552, p < 0.001), JST-IC (r = 0.495, p < 0.001) and subjective health status (r = 0.361, p < 0.001). Conclusions The SET showed sufficient reliability and validity to assess self-efficacy in promoting social contact among third agers. This scale may help third agers in gaining and expanding opportunities for social contact, which can improve their physical health and quality of life and contribute to care prevention and healthy longevity.

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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of the L’Échelle d’Interactions Infirmière-Patient-23 for the Portuguese Culture: The Multidimensional Nature of Nursing Care

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182010791 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (20) ◽

pp. 10791

Author(s):

Paula Agostinho ◽

Filomena Gaspar ◽

Teresa Potra

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Translation ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Fit Indexes

Nursing care is based on the interaction between nurse and patient. The L’Échelle d’Interactions Infirmière-Patient-23 (EIIP-23) is used to evaluate and understand the perception of nurses about their interventions in the practice of care, to reach better health results. The present study aims to validate the questionnaire EIIP-23 to Portuguese, evaluating its psychometric properties. Methods: This is methodological research for the process of cross-cultural translation and adaptation. Results: The process of cross-cultural translation and adaptation were satisfactory. The committee of experts reached an agreement of more than 90% in the first evaluation for all the items. The internal consistency of the nurse-patient interaction scale 22-PT (NPIS-22-PT) was 0.864. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out in the NPIS-22-PT model, with three factors. The results show that the final factorial solution presents acceptable goodness of fit indexes and adequate convergent validity. Conclusion: The translated version produced a good quality psychometric evaluation, and can be considered a valid, trustworthy, and useful instrument to evaluate the nurse-patient interactions in Portugal. It showed acceptable reliability and validity in psychometric tests. In the context of nursing, the NPIS-22-PT is a relevant instrument.

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The Reliability and Validity Study of ‘Classroom Practices in Inclusive Preschool Education Environment with Talented and Gifted Children Scale

Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi ◽

10.14527/pegegog.2019.013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 413-434 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hacer Elif Dağlıoğlu ◽

Esra Ömeroğlu ◽

Aysun Turupcu Doğan ◽

Melek Gülşah Şahin ◽

Safiye Sarıcı Bulut ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Preschool Education ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Gifted Children ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Preschool Classrooms ◽

Education Environment ◽

Inclusive Preschool ◽

Confirmatory Factor

The aim is to develop a scale to demonstrate the instructional approaches that teachers apply in inclusive preschool classrooms, where typically developed and talented/gifted children are educated together. A total of 156 teachers working in inclusive preschools in Ankara formed the study group. The scale consists of 22 five-point, Likert-type items. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, a structure consisting of three factors and 18 items was obtained. The first factor termed as ‘Differentiation’ consists of seven items, while the second factor, ‘Detection and Development of Potential’ consists of eight items, and the third factor of the scale, ‘Motivation’ consists of three items. The scale accounts for 44.61% of the total variance. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, it determined that the scale was in good agreement with the model in general. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale is defined as .88 and the reliability of the subscales is determined between .76 and .83. In addition, the correlation coefficients of the items in each factor are higher than .30. In general, it is found that the three-factor structure of the scale is valid and reliable.

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Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Decision Regret Scale in Recipients of Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.20.1.21 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 21-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ronald L. Hickman ◽

Melissa D. Pinto ◽

Eunsuk Lee ◽

Barbara J. Daly

Keyword(s):

Discriminant Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Future Research ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Decision Regret ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator ◽

To Receive

The Decision Regret Scale (DRS) is a five-item instrument that captures an individual’s regret associated with a healthcare decision. Cross-sectional data were collected from 109 cardiac patients who decided to receive an internal cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, assessments of the internal reliability consistency (α = .86), and discriminant validity established the DRS as a reliable and valid measure of decision regret in ICD recipients. The DRS, a psychometrically sound instrument, has relevance for clinicians and researchers vested in optimizing the decisional outcomes of ICD recipients. Future research is needed to examine the reliability and validity of the DRS in a larger and more diverse sample of ICD recipients.

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Self-Esteem in 60 Seconds: The Six-Item State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES-6)

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191120958059 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 107319112095805

Author(s):

Gregory D. Webster ◽

Jennifer L. Howell ◽

James A. Shepperd

Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Dimensional Structure ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Adequate Test ◽

And Performance ◽

Test Retest Reliability

With 20 items, the State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES) can be cumbersome in settings that demand efficiency. The present research created an efficient six-item version of the SSES that preserves score reliability and validity and its three-dimensional structure: social, appearance, and performance self-esteem. Item response theory and confirmatory factor analyses identified the “best” six items—two from each dimension (Study 1). Participants completed the SSES four times at 2-week intervals (Studies 2 and 3). The six-item SSES’ scores showed adequate test–retest reliability, explained substantial variance in trait-relevant measures, and showed convergent validity with related self-esteem measures. Participants completed the SSES and a laboratory experiment where they received negative feedback on an essay they had written and could retaliate against their evaluator by allocating hot sauce for them to consume (Study 4). The six-item SSES interacted with self-esteem instability in expected ways to predict hot sauce allocated.

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