TITLE:
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Shared Professional Leadership Inventory for Teams (SPLIT)
AUTHORS:
Amelie Grille, Simone Kauffeld
KEYWORDS:
Shared Leadership, Validation, Questionnaire, Confirmatory Factor Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.1,
January
23,
2015
ABSTRACT: Shared
leadership is viewed as an effective management form to encounter increased
complexity in modern work life. However, the lack of reliable and valid
instruments to assess shared leadership behaviors has limited empirical
research. Based on literature in leadership and team work research a
questionnaire was developed to assess four different aspects of shared
leadership behavior—task-,
relation-, change- and micropolitic-oriented leadership. The final version
consisted of 20 items. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the theoretically
hypothesized model in two independent German samples. Significant correlations
with related scales support convergent and criterion validity. This study
therefore provides researchers with a valid and reliable instrument to assess
different aspects of shared leadership behavior and its advantages for research
and human resource development are discussed.