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Measuring nursing power within organizations.

Christina L Sieloff1

  • 1School of Nursing, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. sieloff@oakland.edu

Journal of Nursing Scholarship : an Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
|July 12, 2003
PubMed
Summary

The Sieloff-King Assessment of Group Power within Organizations (SKAGPO) instrument demonstrates initial reliability and validity. This validated tool measures group power in organizational settings, supporting its use in research.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Health Services Research
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Assessing departmental and group power is crucial for understanding organizational dynamics.
  • Existing instruments may require refinement for accurate measurement.
  • The Sieloff-King Assessment of Departmental Power (SKADP) was developed to address this need.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the Sieloff-King Assessment of Departmental Power (SKADP) instrument.
  • To present the psychometric evaluation of the SKADP and its revised version, the Sieloff-King Assessment of Group Power within Organizations (SKAGPO).

Main Methods:

  • A survey of 357 chief nurse executives in the United States was conducted to psychometrically evaluate the SKAGPO.
  • Psychometric evaluation included internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha, split-half), item analysis, concurrent criterion-related validity, and factor analysis.

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Main Results:

  • The SKAGPO demonstrated strong internal consistency reliability with a Cronbach's alpha of .92.
  • Subscale alphas ranged from .63 to .88, and item-total correlations averaged .48.
  • Concurrent criterion-related validity was supported, indicating the instrument measures what it intends to.

Conclusions:

  • The Sieloff-King Assessment of Group Power within Organizations (SKAGPO) instrument and its subscales exhibit initial reliability and validity.
  • The SKAGPO is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing group power in organizational contexts.
  • Further research can utilize the SKAGPO for studies on power dynamics in healthcare and other organizations.