Handbook of Management Scales/Information distribution

Information distribution (alpha = 0.86)

Description

Systematic and thorough methodological techniques are used to develop an instrument to test, measure, and validate subprocesses of organizational learning. Five independent but interrelated subprocesses are identified and validated: information acquisition, information distribution, information interpretation, information integration, and organizational memory.

Definition

Information distribution refers to the processes through which individuals, groups, or different units of the organization share data and information among themselves.

Items

• Our employees from different areas share experiences and/or knowledge. (0.76)
• Lessons learned by one group are actively shared by others. (0.54)
• Our company has processes for exchanging knowledge between individuals. (0.73)
• Our company has effective processes to distribute knowledge throughout the organization. (0.63)

Source

• Flores et al. (2012): Organizational Learning: Subprocess Identification, Construct Validation, and an Empirical Test of Cultural Antecedents. Journal of Management, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 640-667.

Related Scales

• Information acquisition
• Information interpretation
• Information integration
• Organizational memory