Development of a new measure for assessing insight: Psychometric properties of the insight orientation scale (IOS)

This study utilized data from 1,067 firms In six countries to clarify the psychometric properties of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) measure. The first research question addressed dimensionality and explored whether EO achieved the best model fit when structured as a one-, two-, or three-dimensional measure. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis in LISREL supported modeling entrepreneurial orientation with three sub-dimensions: innovation, proactiveness, and risk-taking. The second research question addressed the extent to which the three sub-dimensions of the entrepreneurial orientation measure co-varied with one another. Correlation analysis revealed that the three sub-dimensions of EO are able to vary independently of one another in many situations. This study also provided strong support for the cross-cultural validity of the Covin and Slevin EO scale.

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A short scale for measuring attitudes towards the doctor-patient relationship: psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the German Patient-Practitioner-Orientation Scale (PPOS-D6)

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.12604 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. e12604

Author(s):

Roman Pauli ◽

Saskia Wilhelmy

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Short Version ◽

Patient Centeredness ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Experience ◽

German Patient ◽

Orientation Scale

Background The Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) was originally developed to compare doctor’s and patient’s consensus regarding patient centeredness. Research assumed PPOS measurements to be comparable across different groups of participants, however, without assessing the actual validity of this assumption. In this study, we investigate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a short version of the German translation of the PPOS. Methods Based on a cross-sectional survey of N = 332 medical students, we present a short version of the German Patient-Practitioner-Orientation Scale (PPOS-D6) and examine its psychometric properties as well as measurement invariance across participants with varying levels of medical experience and gender using multigroup confirmatory factor analyses. Results Results indicate that PPOS-D6 provides valid and reliable measurements of patient-centeredness that are invariant across participants with different medical experience. Preliminary results also suggest invariance across gender. Conclusion PPOS-D6 is a suitable and efficient measure to compare group-specific attitudes towards the doctor-patient interaction. Additional research on convergent and discriminant validity and divergent study samples is advised.

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Psychometric Properties of the Feedback Orientation Scale among South African Salespersons

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/08.03.pr0.114k12w5 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 114 (1) ◽

pp. 126-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Neil Lilford ◽

Albert Caruana ◽

Leyland Pitt

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

South African ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Management Tool ◽

Feedback Orientation ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Orientation Scale ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Scale Data

Feedback to employees is an important management tool, and the literature demonstrates that it has a positive effect on learning, motivation, and job performance. This study investigates in a non-U.S. context the psychometric properties of the Feedback Orientation Scale. Data were gathered from a sample of 202 salespersons from a large South African firm within the industrial fuels and lubricants sector. Confirmatory Factor Analysis provided evidence for the intended dimensionality, reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the scale.

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Entrepreneurial Orientation Scale: Adaptation to Spanish

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2016.19 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

Author(s):

Joan Boada-Grau ◽

José Carlos Sánchez-García ◽

Eric Viardot ◽

Maria Boada-Cuerva ◽

Andreu Vigil-Colet

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Fear Of Failure ◽

Working Population ◽

Autonomous Communities ◽

Orientation Scale ◽

Competitive Aggressiveness ◽

Entrepreneurial Motivations ◽

Original Scale

AbstractEntrepreneurship is linked to the perception of opportunities, to orientation, to attitudes, to the fear of failure and to entrepreneurial motivations. Entrepreneurial orientation is a fundamental construct for understanding the phenomenon of entrepreneurship. What is more, it is multidimensional and has attracted considerable attention from researchers in recent years. The objective of this study was to adapt the original 12-item English scale to Spanish and to analyze its psychometric properties. The participants in the present study were 925 Spanish employees (48.2% men, 51.5% women, M age = 42.49 years, SD age = 11.25) from the Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and Castilla-León. After applying an ESEM (RMSEA = .06; CFI = .97 and TLI = .95) a structure was determined made up of four factors which corroborated the structure of the original scale: Autonomy (α = .71 and CI = .68 – .73), Innovativeness (α = .70 and CI = .67 – .73), Risk Taking (α = .72 and CI = .68 – .74) and Competitive Aggressiveness (α = .70 and CI = .67 – .73). The four factors displayed suitable reliability. The study also found evidences of validity in relation to a series of external correlates and various scales which refer to workaholism, irritation and burnout. The scale presented here may prove useful for satisfactorily identifying, in Spanish, the entrepreneurial orientation of the working population.

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Reliability And Correlation Item On Achievement Goal Orientation Scale Of The Students College In Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ◽

10.47191/ijmra/v4-i6-10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 04 (06) ◽

Author(s):

Fatin Rohmah Nur Wahidah ◽

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Goal Orientation ◽

Achievement Goal ◽

Achievement Goal Orientation ◽

Measuring Instrument ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Validity Coefficient ◽

Academic Activities ◽

Orientation Scale

Achievement goal orientation is one of the important psychological variables in the realm of education, knowing the orientation of students in learning will provide information on the form of behavior they do in academic activities at school. We tested the psychometric properties of the achievement goal orientation tool from Elliot & McGregor, (2001). Participants in this study were 431 students in Indonesia. The results of the study stated that the achievement goal orientation measuring instrument had good reliability and all items met the validity coefficient value of the item correlation test. The research implications are discussed in the discussion.

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