| Items | POP | Ingratiation | Job Satisfaction |
| Employees are encouraged to speak out frankly even when they are critical of well-establish ideas. (RS) | 0.62 | ||
| Whereas a lot of what my supervisor does around here (e.g., communicates and gives feedback, etc.) appears to be directed et helping employees, it is actually intended to protect himself/herself | 0.69 | ||
| There is no place for yes-men around here; good ideas are desired even when it is means disagreeing with superiors. (RS) | 0.71 | ||
| When my supervisor communicates with me, it is to make himself/herself look better, not to help me | 0.77 | ||
| The performance appraisals/ratings people receive from their supervisors reflect more supervisor’s ‘own agenda’ (e.g., likes and dislikes, giving high or low ratings to make themselves look good, etc.) then the actual performance of the employee. | 0.71 | ||
| Managers in the organization often use the selection system to hire only people that can help them in their future or who see things the way they do | 0.80 | ||
| If a co-worker offers to lend some assistance, it is because they expect to get something out of it (e.g., makes them look good, you owe them a favor now, etc.), not because they really care. | 0.56 | ||
| My co-workers help themselves, not others. | 0.59 | ||
| Connections with other departments are very helpful when it comes time to call in a favor | 0.53 | ||
| I have seen people deliberately distort information requested by others for purposes of personal gain, either by withholding it or by selectively reporting it. | 0.55 | ||
| Tell him or her that you can learn a lot from his or her experience | 0.46 | ||
| Exaggerate his or her admirable qualifies to convey the impression that you think highly of him or her | 0.51 | ||
| Ask your supervisor for advice in areas in which he or she thinks he or she is smart to let him or her feel that you admire his or her talent | 0.54 | ||
| Look out for opportunities to admire your supervisor | 0.77 | ||
| Go out of your way to run an errand for your supervisor | 0.68 | ||
| Offer to help your supervisor by using your personal contacts | 0.73 | ||
| Volunteer to be of help to your supervisor in matters like locating a good apartment, finding a good insurance agent, and the like | 0.56 | ||
| Spend time listening to your supervisor’s personal problems even if you have no interest in them | 0.63 | ||
| Volunteer to help your supervisor in his or her work even if it means extra work for you | 0.73 | ||
| My organization pays better than competitors | 0.42 | ||
| If I do a good job, I am likely to get promoted | 0.45 | ||
| The people that I work with do not give me enough support (RS) | 0.52 | ||
| In my organization, when I ask people to do things, the job dets done | 0.67 | ||
| I enjoy working with the people in my organization | 0.82 | ||
| In my organization, I work with responsible people | 0.79 | ||
| The managers I work for back me up | 0.51 | ||
| The managers I work for are competent | 0.43 | ||
| My job is interesting | 0.72 | ||
| I feel good about the amount of responsibility in my job | 0.73 | ||
| I would rather be doing another job (RS) | 0.67 | ||
| I get little sense of accomplishment from doing my job (RS) | 0.51 | ||
| Items and factor loadings; R = reverse item. | |||