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Table 1 Individual and Unit Level Scales

From: Individual and organizational predictors of health care aide job satisfaction in long term care

Scale

Description

Number of Items

Scoring

Cronbach’s Alpha

Unit Level

 ACT-Leadership

The actions of formal leaders in the unit influence change and excellence in practice.

6

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.8369

 ACT-Culture

The way that “we do things” in our organization and work units.

6

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.7707

 ACT-Evaluation

The process of using data to assess group/team performances and to achieve outcomes in organizations or units.

6

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.7969

 ACT-Formal Interaction

Formal exchanges that occur between individuals working within an organization (unit) through scheduled activities that can promote the transfer of knowledge.

4

Five-point Likert frequency scale (never-almost always). Recode to 0 = no interaction, 1 = interaction. Take count of recoded items.

0.4401

 ACT-Informal Interaction

Information exchanges that occur between individuals working within a organization (unit) that can promote the transfer of knowledge.

9

Five-point Likert frequency scale (never-almost always). Recode to 0 = no interaction, 1 = interaction. Take count of recoded items.

0.6820

 ACT-Social Capital

The stock of active connections among people.

6

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.7430

 ACT-Structural Resources

The structural and electronic elements of an organization (unit) that facilitate the ability to assess and use knowledge.

7

Five-point Likert frequency scale (never to almost always). Recode items to 0 = no resource, 1 = resource, take count of recoded items.

0.7329

 ACT-Organizational Slack-Staff

The cushion of actual or potential resources that allows an organization (unit) to adapt successfully to internal pressures for adjustments or to external pressures for changes.

3

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.9291

 ACT-Organizational Slack-Space

2

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.8085

 ACT-Organizational Slack-Time

4

Mean of items on five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

0.8586

Individual Level

 MBI-Exhaustion

Job stress that results in psychological exhaustion.

3

Mean of items on seven-point Likert frequency scale (never-daily)

0.7521

 MBI-Cynicism

3

Mean of items on seven-point Likert frequency scale (never-daily)

0.6293

 MBI-Professional Efficacy

3

Mean of items on seven-point Likert frequency scale (never-daily)

0.5168