Table 3 The results of regression weights and average variance extracted (N = 1071).

From: The relationship between ethical climate and organizational cynicism: mediating role of match and identification with the organization

Item

Factor

RW

AVE

What is best for everyone in the company is the major consideration here.

Caring climate

0.68

55.9

The most important concern is the good of all the people in the company as a whole.

0.70

Our major concern is always what is best for the other person.

0.70

In this company. people look out for each other’s good.

0.77

People are expected to comply with the law and professional standards over and above other considerations.

Law and code climate

0.67

56.6

In this company. the law or ethical code of their profession is the major consideration.

0.75

In this company. people are expected to strictly follow legal or professional standards.

0.83

In this company. the first consideration is whether a decision violates any law.

0.75

It is very important to follow the company’s rules and procedures here.

Rules climate

0.61

55.3

Everyone is expected to stick by company rules and procedures.

0.63

Successful people in this company go by the book.

0.84

People in this company strictly obey the company policies.

0.86

In this company. people protect their own interests above all else.

Instrumental climate

0.58

44.8

In this company. people are mostly out for themselves.

0.69

There is no room for one’s own personal morals or ethics in this company.

0.72

People are expected to do anything to further the company’s interests. regardless of the consequences.

0.68

In this company. people are expected to follow their own personal and moral beliefs.

Independence climate

0.78

57.6

Each person in this company decides for themselves what is right and wrong.

0.72

The most important concern in this company is each person’s own sense of right and wrong.

0.82

In this company. people are guided by their own personal ethics.

0.71

The things that I value in life are very similar to the things that my organisation values.

Person-organization fit

0.78

78.6

My personal values match my organisation’s values and culture.

0.95

My organisation’s values and culture provide a good fit with the things that I value in life.

0.92

I feel happy for being a member of this company.

Organizationalpride

0.89

69.4

I feel happy to be an unforgettable part of this company.

0.88

I am proud of the company’s achievements.

0.85

This company offers something useful to the community.

0.70

I am proud of the work I have done for this company.

0.67

I am proud of my contribution to the success of this company.

0.72

I feel proud when I tell others about my company.

0.85

I do not feel ‘emotionally attached’ to this organization.

Affective commitment

0.76

62.9

This organization has a great deal of personal

meaning for me.

0.92

I do not feel a strong sense of belonging to this

organization.

0.88

I do not feel like ‘part of my family’ at this

organization.

0.75

I believe that my company says one thing and does another.

Organizational cynicism

0.82

64.4

My company’s policies, goals, and practices seem to have little in common.

0.83

When my organization says it’s going to do something, I wonder if it will really happen.

0.70

My company expects one thing of its employees, but rewards another.

0.78

I see little similarity between what my organization says it will do and what it actually does.

0.90

When I think about my organization, I experience aggravation

0.81

1 feel that my company lacks integrity.

0.83

I am not happy with the job at my company.

0.75

My company irritates me.

0.77

  1. RW regression weights, AVE average variance extracted, CR composite reliability