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Measuring organizational transparency with 10 items: Validation of a German short scale

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Hossiep, C. Richard
Märtins, Julian
Schewe, Gerhard

Abstract / Description

In recent research on transparency in organizational settings, a multidimensional understanding of supervisor transparency has gained acceptance. Following recent operationalizations, the construct can be measured by the five dimensions of Disclosure, Clarity, Accuracy, Timeliness, and Relevance of shared information. Initial applications of the scale already show its usefulness in that theoretically well-founded relationships, e.g., to trust, could be empirically supported using the instrument. As the instrument consists of twenty items, it can be too long for specific application fields. A shorter, more economical instrument is of value, especially in surveys that include many different constructs. In this article, we report on our testing of the suitability of a German shorter version consisting of only ten items. The results show that this instrument respects the dimensionality of the construct and leads to similar effects concerning its relationship to trust (-worthiness) and job satisfaction compared to the long scale. The findings also support the notion that individual transparency dimensions have different and distinct effects. Thus, the importance of a multidimensional understanding of transparency in organizational settings is also underlined by the short scale.

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transparency information quality short scale disclosure clarity accuracy timeliness relevance scale validation

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Date of first publication

2024-02-08

Journal title

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences

Volume

6

Article number

Article e11209

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Hossiep, C. R., Märtins, J., & Schewe, G. (2024). Measuring organizational transparency with 10 items: Validation of a German short scale. Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 6, Article e11209. https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11209
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Hossiep, C. Richard
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Märtins, Julian
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schewe, Gerhard
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2024-08-21T10:17:14Z
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    2024-08-21T10:17:14Z
  • Date of first publication
    2024-02-08
  • Abstract / Description
    In recent research on transparency in organizational settings, a multidimensional understanding of supervisor transparency has gained acceptance. Following recent operationalizations, the construct can be measured by the five dimensions of Disclosure, Clarity, Accuracy, Timeliness, and Relevance of shared information. Initial applications of the scale already show its usefulness in that theoretically well-founded relationships, e.g., to trust, could be empirically supported using the instrument. As the instrument consists of twenty items, it can be too long for specific application fields. A shorter, more economical instrument is of value, especially in surveys that include many different constructs. In this article, we report on our testing of the suitability of a German shorter version consisting of only ten items. The results show that this instrument respects the dimensionality of the construct and leads to similar effects concerning its relationship to trust (-worthiness) and job satisfaction compared to the long scale. The findings also support the notion that individual transparency dimensions have different and distinct effects. Thus, the importance of a multidimensional understanding of transparency in organizational settings is also underlined by the short scale.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Hossiep, C. R., Märtins, J., & Schewe, G. (2024). Measuring organizational transparency with 10 items: Validation of a German short scale. Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 6, Article e11209. https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11209
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  • ISSN
    2523-8930
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/10789
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.15360
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11209
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2638
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7MYA9
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.14143
  • Keyword(s)
    transparency
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  • Keyword(s)
    information quality
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  • Keyword(s)
    short scale
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  • Keyword(s)
    disclosure
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  • Keyword(s)
    clarity
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  • Keyword(s)
    accuracy
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  • Keyword(s)
    timeliness
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  • Keyword(s)
    relevance
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  • Keyword(s)
    scale validation
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Measuring organizational transparency with 10 items: Validation of a German short scale
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Article number
    Article e11209
  • Journal title
    Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences
  • Volume
    6
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