Handbook of Management Scales/Balanced processing

Balanced processing (alpha = 0.81)

Description

Scales were developed and validated for four dimensions of authentic leadership: self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective, balanced processing.

Definition

The authors define authentic leadership as "a pattern of leader behavior that draws upon and promotes both positive psychological capacities and a positive ethical climate, to foster greater self-awareness, an internalized moral perspective, balanced processing of information, and relational transparency on the part of leaders working with followers, fostering positive self-development".

Balanced processing refers to "leaders who show that they objectively analyze all relevant data before coming to a decision".

Items

Solicits views that challenge his or her deeply held positions.
Listens carefully to different points of view before coming to conclusions.

The authors reported two sample items of this scale only.

Source

Walumbwa et al. (2008): Authentic Leadership: Development and Validation of a Theory-Based Measure? Journal of Management, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 89–126