Employee Voice, Communication, and Horizontal Solidarity Behavior in a Crisis Context-Model Inventory
Measures top-down employee communication, employee voice, and horizontal solidarity behavior among employees during a crisis context.
Scale Development & Technical Details
Scale Overview
The Employee Voice, Communication, and Horizontal Solidarity Behavior in a Crisis Context-Model Inventory was developed by Rea Prouska, Margarita Nyfoudi, Alexandros Psychogios, Leslie T. Szamosi, Adrian Wilkinson (2023). It is designed to measure Top-Down Employee Communication, Employee Voice, Horizontal Solidarity. The scale is intended for use with Employees.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 14 items organized into 3 factors/subscales: Top-down employee communication, Employee voice, Horizontal solidarity.
| Factor / Subscale | Items | N |
|---|---|---|
| Top-down employee communication | 1,2,3 | 3 |
| Employee voice | 4,5,6,7,8,9 | 6 |
| Horizontal solidarity | 10,11,12,13,14 | 5 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 1 (Items 1-3) = Not at all, 5 (Items 1-3) = Very much, 1 (Items 4-9) = Strongly Disagree, 7 (Items 4-9) = Strongly Agree, 1 (Items 10-14) = Never, 7 (Items 10-14) = Every day.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha > 0.75 for all constructs.
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.