Handbook of Management Scales/Relational transparency

Relational transparency (alpha = 0.87)

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".

Relational transparency refers to "presenting one’s authentic self (as opposed to a fake or distorted self) to others".

Items

Says exactly what he or she means.
Is willing to admit mistakes when they are made.

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