Menon Empowerment Scale

Menon‚ 2001
 
Perceived Control
1.    I can influence the way work is done in my department.
2.    I can influence decisions taken in my department.*
3.    I have the authority to make decisions at work.*
Perceived Competence
4.    I have the capabilities required to do my job well.
5.    I have the skills and abilities to do my job well.
6.    I have the competence to work effectively.
Goal Internalization
7.    I am inspired by what we are trying to achieve as an organization.
8.    I am inspired by the goals of the organization.
9.    I am enthusiastic about working toward the organization’s objectives.
[* alternative wording—“decisions made” (item 2): “make decisions” (item 3)]
 
perceived control (.83)‚ perceived competence (.80) and goal internalization (.88).
 
1= Strongly Disagree‚ 2= Moderately Disagree‚ 3= Mildly Disagree‚ 4= Mildly Agree‚ 5= Moderately Agree‚ 6= Strongly Agree
 
 

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Menon‚ Sanjay T. (2002). Toward a model of psychological health empowerment: implications for health care in multicultural communities.Nurse Educ Today‚ 22(1):28-39.

Menon‚ S. T.‚ Hartmann‚ L. C. (2002). Generalizability of Menon’s Empowerment Scale: Replication and Extension with Australian Data.International Journal of Cross Cultural Management‚ 2(2)‚ 137-153

Kotze‚ E.‚ Menon‚ S.T. & Vos‚ B. (2007). Psychological empowerment in the South African military: the generalizability of Menon’s Scale. Journal of Industrial Psychology‚ 33 (2)‚ 1-6.

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