I hypothesize that LMX-Team is a good alternative measure of emotional intelligence performance. LMX-Team has the advantage of measuring the extent that an employee has succeeded in gaining respect and trust from her/his direct report manager. The passing of the manager's "critical tests" to become a celebrated unique strategic alliance partner require emotional intelligence. Clearly, intellectual intelligence is not enough.
The LMX Team Measure on 5-Point Agreement Scales
6 Item (Short Form)
CITC
M
SD
Max IIF
How satisfied is your (colleague, supervisor, or subordinate) with your work?
.84
3.52
1.12
2.92
My (colleague, supervisor, subordinate) would help me with my job problem?
.90
3.61
1.16
8.06
My (colleague, supervisor, subordinate) has confidence in my ideas?
.89
3.59
1.09
8.44
My (colleague, supervisor, subordinate) has trust that I would carry my workload?
.88
3.64
5.38
My (colleague, supervisor, subordinate) has respect for my capabilities?
3.65
5.44
I have an excellent working relationship with my (colleague, supervisor, and subordinate)?
.85
1.08
3.55
Note. --CITC = corrected item total correlation. Max IIF = maximum value of information. N=486. Results of modified parallel analysis = unidimensional scale. Internal consistency of responses = alpha = 0.95. Slight negative skewness = do not interpret both mean and variance of LMX-SLX (results will be uninterruptable for variance). This skewness produces spuriously high correlations between LMX mean and variance within groups, and correlations of LMX variance within groups as a predictor are spurious. Linear agreement correlation between supervisor and subordinate reports on same scales was .68 (p<.001) indicating good agreement across the range. Agreement between peers also correlated .68 (p<.001). Moreover, agreement for high LMX dyad is significantly better. LMX differentiation as measured by LMX variance within groups is an artifact of this skewness. Finally, permission is granted by Dr. Graen for all professional use of this 360 degree, LMX Team measure (a summary of findings is expected in return).
Cheers,
George Graen