Table 4.

Variable scales

Disagreement (α = .91)

1. In my team we often have disagreements concerning ideas

2. We agree on what is important for our team (R)

3. The goals of different team members are not in line with each other

Cohesiveness (α = .90)

1. With how many people in your team do you cooperate regularly?

2. With how many people in your team do you occasionally talk about personal things?

3. With how many people do you engage in activities in- and outside of work?

4. With how many people do you have a good personal relationship?

5. With how many people did you engage in one of the following activities: to go to dinner, to go to the movies, visiting?

6. With how many people do you talk about work or other business, considering the last three months?

7. What do you think about the mutual cooperation with your team members during the last three months?a

8. How do you feel about your personal relationship with your coworkers in your team during the last three months?a

Asking and giving advice (α = .71)

1. Colleagues ask me for my advice regularly

2. Colleagues and supervisors listen when I give advice on job related matters

3. My supervisor asks me for my advice

4. I regularly ask my supervisor for advice

5. I regularly ask my colleagues for advice

Openness (α = .84); all items are reversed

1. In team meetings, people are reluctant to give their opinion

2. In my team, people do not always open up

3. Most people in my team are not interested in ideas or suggestions made by others

Individual performance (α = .77)

1. I consider myself one of the best employees of this organization

2. I consider myself one of the most valuable employees of this organization

3. I am satisfied with my job performance

4. If I compare myself to my closest colleagues, I am better in my job

^aThe answers for the last two items are 1= very bad; 7= very good