TY - JOUR
T1 - Accuracy, Coherence, and Discrepancy in Self- and Other-Reports
T2 - Moving toward an Interactive Perspective of Organizational Dissent
AU - Croucher, Stephen M.
AU - Kassing, Jeffrey
AU - Diers-Lawson, Audra R.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - The purpose of this study was twofold and involved examining the viability of using the Organizational Dissent Scale as an other-report instrument, and developing additional perceptual data related to dissent expression. A sample of 291 people completed survey questionnaire measures of organizational dissent. Equal-sized groups (n = 97) completed either a self-report, a workplace colleague other-report, or an organizational outsider other-report. Results indicated the Organizational Dissent Scale performed reliably as an other-report, but it showed some tendency for social desirability. In addition, findings suggested that certain indicators of proximity to the dissenter reduced discrepancy between self- and other-reports for upward dissent, but not lateral dissent. By comparison, lateral dissent produced the most discrepant reports of dissent expression, while displaced dissent produced the most coherent reports.
AB - The purpose of this study was twofold and involved examining the viability of using the Organizational Dissent Scale as an other-report instrument, and developing additional perceptual data related to dissent expression. A sample of 291 people completed survey questionnaire measures of organizational dissent. Equal-sized groups (n = 97) completed either a self-report, a workplace colleague other-report, or an organizational outsider other-report. Results indicated the Organizational Dissent Scale performed reliably as an other-report, but it showed some tendency for social desirability. In addition, findings suggested that certain indicators of proximity to the dissenter reduced discrepancy between self- and other-reports for upward dissent, but not lateral dissent. By comparison, lateral dissent produced the most discrepant reports of dissent expression, while displaced dissent produced the most coherent reports.
KW - dissent expression
KW - organizational dissent
KW - other-reports
KW - perception
KW - social desirability
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U2 - 10.1177/0893318913476142
DO - 10.1177/0893318913476142
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879989204
SN - 0893-3189
VL - 27
SP - 425
EP - 442
JO - Management Communication Quarterly
JF - Management Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -