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
Repository Citation
Fuller, R. P.,
Ulmer, R. R.,
McNatt, A.,
Ruiz, J. B.
(2019).
Extending Discourse of Renewal to Preparedness: Construct and Scale Development of Readiness for Renewal.
Management Communication Quarterly
1-30.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0893318919834333