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A measure of role innovation at work
Author(s) -
West Michael A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1987.tb00764.x
Subject(s) - citation , unit (ring theory) , sociology , measure (data warehouse) , psychology , library science , computer science , mathematics education , database
Role innovation, the introduction of new behaviours into a role, is of interest to both social . psychologists (e.g. Brim, 1958, 1960; Bandura, 1971, 1977; Turner, 1978) and occupational/ organizational psychologists (e.g. Schein, 1971~. 6, 1978; Nicholson, 1984). The concept is particularly important for occupational psychology in focusing attention on the dynamics of change in organizations but it also has clear importance in social psychology. However, even within occupational psychology no measure of role innovation is currently available. The present paper describes a measure of role innovation and provides details of its reliability and validity.