Open AccessThe Validity Of A Scale To Measure Global Innovativeness
Author(s) -
Ronald E. Goldsmith
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v7i2.6249
Subject(s) - nomological network , scale (ratio) , convergent validity , psychology , measure (data warehouse) , sample (material) , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , creativity , curse of dimensionality , validity , dimension (graph theory) , construct (python library) , social psychology , statistics , computer science , mathematics , psychometrics , internal consistency , data mining , geography , developmental psychology , cartography , chemistry , power (physics) , chromatography , quantum mechanics , programming language , physics , pure mathematics
Hurt, Joseph, and Cook (1977) developed a 20-item, self-report scale to measure global innovativeness. The present study used data from a sample of 231 randomly selected adults to describe the scales dimensionality, reliability, convergent, nomological, and criterion-related validity. While the scale possessed considerable reliability and validity, the innovativeness construct may be multidimensional; both willingness to try new things and creativity appear to contribute to global innovativeness. A shortened, modified version of the scale reflecting these two dimensions is suggested.