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. 2019 Oct 25;10:2403. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02403

TABLE 2.

Items and factor loadings.

Items Loadings
Supervisors’ ethical leadership
My supervisor listens to what employees have to say 0.68
My supervisor disciplines employees who violate ethical standards 0.73
My supervisor conducts his/her personal life in an ethical manner 0.91
My supervisor has the best interests of employees in mind 0.88
My supervisor makes fair and balanced decisions 0.77
My supervisor can be trusted 0.68
My supervisor discusses business ethics or values with employees 0.76
My supervisor sets an example of how to do things the right way in terms of ethics 0.78
My supervisor defines success not just by results but also the way that they are obtained 0.66
When making decisions, my supervisor asks “what is the right thing to do?” 0.71
Relational social capital
I believe I can rely on people in my organization without any fear that they will take advantage of me, even if the opportunity arose 0.78
People in my organization will always keep the promises they make to me 0.94
My relationships with my colleagues are characterized by mutual friendship 0.94
My relationships with my colleagues are characterized by high levels of reciprocity 0.71
I believe that people in my organization approach his or her job with professionalism and dedication 0.66
Given track record, I saw no reason to doubt competence and preparation of people in my organization 0.74
Knowledge hiding
I agreed to help him/her but never really intended to 0.74
I agreed to help him/her but instead gave him/her information different from what s/he wanted 0.81
I told him/her that I would help him/her out later but stalled as much as possible 0.85
I offered him/her some other information instead of what he/she really wanted 0.68
I pretended that I did not know the information 0.70
I said that I did not know, even though I did 0.79
I pretended I did not know what s/he was talking about 0.77
I said that I was not very knowledgeable about the topic 0.80
I explained that I would like to tell him/her, but was not supposed to 0.83
I explained that the information is confidential and only available to people on a particular project 0.78
I told him/her that my boss would not let anyone share this knowledge 0.80
I said that I would not answer his/her questions 0.72
Instrumental thinking
I develop relationships with people, including my colleagues by mainly considering how beneficial they would be for me 0.73
I develop relationships with people, including my colleagues by mainly considering how useful they might be for me 0.82
I develop relationships with people, including my colleagues by mainly considering how valuable they might be for me 0.75