Handbook of Management Scales/Interdependence

Interdependence (CR = 0.78) Description Hofstede's five cultural factors are reconceptualized as ten personal cultural orientations: independence, interdependence, power, social inequality, masculinity, gender equality, risk aversion, ambiguity intolerance, tradition, and prudence. A new 40-item scale is developed to measure these personal cultural orientations. Much effort has been invested in ensuring validity, reliability, and cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the new scale. Definition Interdependence is defined as a personal cultural orientation associated with acting as a part of one or more in-groups, a strong group identity, a sense of belongingness, reliance on others, giving importance to group-goals over own individual goals, and collective achievement. Items The well-being of my group members is important for me. (0.77) I feel good when I cooperate with my group members. (0.75) It is my duty to take care of my family members, whatever it takes. (0.72) Family members should stick together, even if they do not agree. (0.69) Source Sharma (2010): Measuring Personal Cultural Orientations: Scale Development and Validation. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 787–806