Abstract #301950

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301950
Activity Number: 342
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 9:00 AM to 10:50 AM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #301950
Title: Development of a Measure of Ingratiatory Behavior in Organizations
Author(s): Arti Shankar*+
Companies: Tulane University
Address: 4000 N Turnbull Dr., Metairie, LA, 70002,
Keywords: factor analyses ; scale reliability ; scale validity
Abstract:

A multidimensional, factorialy independent scale to measure ingratiatory behavior in work organizations was developed and tested on a sample (n=294) of managers from seven diverse organizations. The original scale consisting of seven subscales of five items each was subjected to a varimax rotated factor analysis--resulting in a 26-item five dimensional scale. Two criteria were used to retain the items after factor analysis: First the solution was constrained using the criteria of eigenvalues greater than 1.00, and meeting the criteria of factor loadings generally not less than 0.30 on the defining component and no cross loadings greater than 0.25. Second, only those items were retained that had high intercorrelations within a factor but a low correlation with remaining factors. The scale demonstrates high internal consistency reliability and substantial content, convergent, and discriminant validities.

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