Perceived Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility Scale – PRESOR

Scale Overview

The Perceived Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility Scale – PRESOR was developed by Singhapakdi, A., et al. (1996). It is designed to measure Perceived role of ethics and social responsibility in organizational effectiveness. The scale is intended for use with Business professionals, managers, and business students.

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 13 items organized into 3 factors/subscales: Social Responsibility and Profitability, Long-Term Gains, Short-Term Gains.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Social Responsibility and Profitability	1,2,3,4	4
Long-Term Gains	5,6,7,8,9,10	6
Short-Term Gains	11,12,13	3

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.

Response anchors: 1 = Disagree, 2 = 2, 3 = 3, 4 = 4, 5 = 5, 6 = 6, 7 = 7, 8 = 8, 9 = Agree.

The scale includes 2 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.

Scoring

Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.

Total scores range from 13 to 117. Interpretation guidelines:

• Low perceived importance of ethics and social responsibility: 13 – 47
• Moderate perceived importance of ethics and social responsibility: 48 – 82
• High perceived importance of ethics and social responsibility: 83 – 117

Psychometric Properties

Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha: Social Responsibility and Profitability (0.71), Long-Term Gains (0.57), Short-Term Gains (0.64).

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.