TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning Climate Scale: Construction, reliability and initial validity evidence
AU - Nikolova, Irina
AU - van Ruysseveldt, Joris
AU - De Witte, Hans
AU - Van Dam, Karen
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The current study developed an instrument for measuring learning climate in organizations. A review of the organizational learning and facilitation of workplace learning literature resulted in three theoretically relevant dimensions referring to facilitation, appreciation, and error avoidance. The 3-dimensional learning climate scale (LCS) was tested in a heterogeneous sample of Dutch wage earners (N = 1013). Confirmatory factor analysis and analysis of measurement invariance were conducted to establish the factorial structure of the measure. Also, convergent, divergent, and construct validity of the LCS were investigated. The findings showed that the newly developed instrument for learning climate has good psychometric properties: the three-factor structure was supported and the sub-scales were reliable. Furthermore, the LCS showed good convergent and divergent validity.
AB - The current study developed an instrument for measuring learning climate in organizations. A review of the organizational learning and facilitation of workplace learning literature resulted in three theoretically relevant dimensions referring to facilitation, appreciation, and error avoidance. The 3-dimensional learning climate scale (LCS) was tested in a heterogeneous sample of Dutch wage earners (N = 1013). Confirmatory factor analysis and analysis of measurement invariance were conducted to establish the factorial structure of the measure. Also, convergent, divergent, and construct validity of the LCS were investigated. The findings showed that the newly developed instrument for learning climate has good psychometric properties: the three-factor structure was supported and the sub-scales were reliable. Furthermore, the LCS showed good convergent and divergent validity.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.07.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 85
SP - 258
EP - 265
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 3
ER -