Open AccessDevelopment of a Scale to Measure Followers’ Satisfaction With Leaders Applicable in Cross-Cultural Studies
Author(s) -
Arran Caza,
Barry Z. Posner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of business administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4015
pISSN - 1923-4007
DOI - 10.5430/ijba.v12n6p17
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , measure (data warehouse) , discriminant validity , reliability (semiconductor) , sample (material) , convergent validity , psychology , cross cultural , social psychology , computer science , psychometrics , sociology , data mining , internal consistency , geography , clinical psychology , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , cartography , anthropology
This study examined the cross-cultural performance of a new scale to measure followers' satisfaction with their leader. The scale was designed to give a generalizable measure of followers' response to their leader's behavior, one which is applicable across various leader-follower relationships and in different cultures. Using a diverse global sample of experienced followers who were familiar with their current leaders, the results supported the scale's utility. It performed well in all cultures, with good reliability and both convergent and discriminant validity. The scale offers a brief, widely applicable measure to advance the cross-cultural study of leadership.