Relationship Satisfaction Evaluation at workplace

Relationship Data (Hypothetical Kanik)

Communication Relationship Satisfaction (CMS)

Scale 1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=slightly disagree; 4=neither agree nor disagree; 5=slightly agree;

6=agree; and 7 = strongly agree)

Item means and standard deviations:

Mean SD

I trust my co-workers. 5.94 .83

My co-workers get along with each other. 5.78 .85

My relationship with my co-workers is satisfying. 5.54 1.23

I trust my immediate supervisor. 5.28 1.68

My immediate superior is honest with me. 4.98 2.02

My immediate superior listens to me. 5.08 1.89

I am free to disagree with my supervisor. 4.89 2.04

I can tell my immediate supervisor when things are wrong. 5.33 1.10

My immediate supervisor praises me for a good job. 5.10 1.65

My immediate superior is friendly with her/his subordinates. 5.27 1.12

My immediate superior understands my job needs. 5.68 .98

My relationship with my immediate supervisor is satisfying. 5.15 2.11

I trust top management. 5.26 1.55

Top management is sincere in their efforts to communicate with employees. 4.58 1.89

My relationship with top management is satisfying. 4.45 1.76

My organization encourages differences of opinions. 4.22 1.90

I have a say in decisions that affect my job. 4.08 1.33

I influence operations in my unit or department. 4.44 1.52

I have a part in accomplishing my company’s goals. 5.01 1.12

Subscale Means/SD

Supervisor Relationship 5.19 1.79

Top Management Relationship 4.76 1.56

Organizational Influence 4.44 1.86

Co-Workers 5.75 .88

LMX Scale

Refer to the following scale for these questions:

1 – Very Dissatisfied; 2-Dissatisfied; 3-Slightly Dissatisfied; 4- Neither Dissatisfied nor Satisfied; 5- Slightly

Satisfied; 6-Satisfied; 7-Very Satisfied

The extent to which I know how satisfied or dissatisfied my immediate supervisor is with what I do. (M =

5.05; SD = 2.01)

The extent to which my immediate supervisor understands my work problems and needs. (M = 4.88; SD

= 1.86)

The extent to which I feel my immediate supervisor recognizes my potential. (M = 4.10; SD = 2.21)

Regardless of how much formal authority my immediate supervisor has built into his/her position, the

extent to which he/she would be inclined to use his/her available power to help me solve problems in

my work. (M = 4.30; SD = 2.45)

Again, regardless of how much formal authority my immediate supervisor has, to what extent can I count

on him/her to “bail me out” at his/her expense when I really need it. (M = 3.98; SD = 2.46)

The extent to which I have confidence in my supervisor’s decisions such that I would defend and justify

them even if he or she were not present to do so? (M = 4.67; SD = 2.07)

The extent to which I would characterize my working relationship with my supervisor as effective. (M =

5.10; SD = 1.68)