Handbook of Management Scales/Risk management infrastructure

Risk management infrastructure (alpha = 0.91) Description A new scale was developed to measure risk management infrastructure. A substantive validity test was used for scale purification. Definition Risk management infrastructure describes a firm’s structure of resources designed to manage risk in the supply chain (Blackhurst et al., 2011). Items We have a department to manage supply chain risks and disruptions. (0.78) We have KPI and metrics to monitor supply chain risk. (0.94) We have information systems in place to manage supply chain risks and disruptions. (0.96) (1 = disagree strongly, 7 = agree strongly) Source Ambulkar/Blackhurst/Grawe (2015): Firm’s resilience to supply chain disruptions: Scale development and empirical examination. Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 33–34, pp. 111–122 Comments The three items might measure the construct in a formative rather than reflective way. The three items could be interpreted as yes–no questions, i.e. a 7-point scale might not be suitable here.