Extending Discourse of Renewal to Preparedness: Construct and Scale Development of Readiness for Renewal

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-11-2019

Publication Title

Management Communication Quarterly

First page number:

1

Last page number:

30

Abstract

This study developed the construct of readiness for renewal in organizations and evaluated its underlying psychometric properties. We drew on Discourse of Renewal theory to develop, pilot, and refine a scale through three studies with full-time employees whose organizations recently experienced crises. Study 1 established a two-factor structure that included ethical communication and effective organizational rhetoric. Using confirmatory factor analysis in Study 2, we replicated the two-factor solution. Because of a high correlation between factors, we modified the model to include a higher order factor predicting the two lower order factors. Study 3 translated the questionnaire and replicated findings from Study 2 with full-time employees in Mexico. The resulting 15-item instrument in English and Spanish can be used by researchers and practitioners interested in assessing precrisis readiness through the Discourse of Renewal.

Keywords

Crisis management; Discourse of renewal; Scale development

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Language

english

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