Self assessment

Organizational Virtue Scale Instructions To determine your perception of your organization’s virtuousness, rate the group on each item on the following scale:

1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neither agree nor disagree; 4 = Agree; 5 = Strongly agree

Note: The form will total your points for each style at the bottom of the assessment.

1. A sense of profound purpose is associated with what we do here. 2. In this organization we are dedicated to doing good in addition to doing well. 3. We are optimistic that we will succeed, even when faced with major challenges. 4. Employees trust one another in this organization. 5. People are treated with courtesy, consideration, and respect in this organization. 6. People trust the leadership of this organization. 7. Acts of compassion are common here. 8. This organization is characterized by many acts of concern and caring for other people. 9. Many stories of compassion and concern circulate among organization members. 10.Honesty and trustworthiness are hallmarks of this organization. 11.This organization demonstrates the highest levels of integrity. 12.This organization would be described as virtuous and honorable. 13.We try to learn from our mistakes here; consequently, missteps are quickly forgiven. 14.This is a forgiving, compassionate organization in which to work (or study). 15.We have very high standards of performance, yet we forgive mistakes when they are acknowledged and

corrected.

Source: Adapted from Cameron, K. S., Bright, D., & Caza, A. (2004). Exploring the relationships between organizational virtuousness and performance. American Behavioral Scientist, 47, 766-790.

Optimism Trust Compassion Integrity Forgiveness Total Virtue

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Scoring:

Add up your scores for each of the virtues (range 3–15). Then add the individual virtue scores to determine an overall virtue score (range 15–75).

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16. Optimism: 0
17. Trust: 0
18. Compassion: 0
19. Integrity: 0
20. Forgiveness: 0
21. Total: 0