Organization of Work: Factual Autonomy Scale

Factual Autonomy Scale

http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~spector/scalepage.html

ID = 096

Content Area(s)

• Decision making processes
• Job control

Instrument Type

Questionnaire

Occupation and Sector Specificity

Occupation(s): Generic

Sector(s): Generic

Name and Size of Work Organization and/or Workplace Psychosocial Measures

Measures: Factual autonomy scale (10

Other Content Areas Included in the Instrument

None

Developmental Status of the Instrument

Development completed; one or more evaluations completed.

Languages

Original: English

Other:

Reliability and Validity Information (or Relevant Citation)

Spector PE and Fox S (2003) Reducing subjectivity in the assessment of the job environment: development of the Factual Autonomy Scale (FAS). Journal of Organizational Behavior, 24:417-432.

Selected Reference

Bruursema K and Spector PE (2005) Leadership style and the link with Counterproductive Work Behavior (CWB). Abstract presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, April 2005.

Accessibility of the Instrument

Proprietary

User Fees

Free for educational and research purposes. For commercial use, contact Dr. Paul Spector at spector@shell.cas.usf.edu.

Where to Obtain a Copy of the Instrument

Scale items can be obtained at the following web site: http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~spector/scales/strspage.html