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As part of my requirements for obtaining a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University at Albany, I need to conduct research for my dissertation and would be very grateful if you could spend short time outside of work time filling out a survey for a study entitled “All About Your Supervisor”. The survey contains questions about your supervisor, your attitudes towards your work, and some other information about yourself. This should take about 20-30 minutes to complete and should be done outside of your work time. Participation in this study is completely voluntary. Your responses will be strictly confidential._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Your responses will be identified by a participant number which is not tied to your name. All information obtained in this study is strictly confidential unless disclosure is required by law. In addition, the Institutional Review Board and University may inspect these records. We do not anticipate any risk in your participation other than you may become uncomfortable answering some of the questions. You may choose to stop participating at any time and you do not have to answer every question. Although you may not receive direct benefit from your participation, others may ultimately benefit from the knowledge obtained from this research. I ask that you answer as accurately and frankly as possible, because your responses will better help us understand human psychology in the workplace. If you have any questions about the study, please ask me, Ellen Weissblum, doctoral student (A.B.D.), [email protected], 518 258-0555, or Dr. Sylvia Roch, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University at Albany, [email protected], 442-5962. If you have any questions concerning your rights as a research participant that have not been answered by the investigator or if you wish to report any concerns about the study, you may contact the University at Albany Office of Regulatory Research Compliance at 518-442-9050, 800-365-9139 or [email protected]. This project has been approved by the University at Albany Institutional Review Board. Approval of this project only signifies that the procedures adequately protect the rights and welfare of the participants. Please note that absolute confidentiality cannot be guaranteed due to the limited protections of Internet access. Please be sure to close your browser when finished so no one will be able to see what you have been doing. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your consideration! If you are 18 years of age or older,understand the statements above, and freely consent to participate in the study, click on the "I Agree" checkbox to begin the survey. |
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1. How would you best describe your gender? |
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2. How would you describe your ethnicity? |
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4. Where did you learn about this survey? |
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* Please select the first number shown below |
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When filling out this survey, please think of the specific supervisor you currently have or had in the past, at a paying job, who best fits the following description: |
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This supervisor treated me with dignity This supervisor treated me with respect This supervisor refrained from improper remarks and comments This supervisor treated me politely This should be a supervisor you remember well. It is okay if the supervisor you are thinking of does not fit this description perfectly. If you cannot think of a supervisor you have had who fits this description at all, you can just use your current supervisor.
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When filling out this survey, please think of the specific supervisor you currently have or had in the past, at a paying job, who best fits the following description: |
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This supervisor treated me with very little dignity This supervisor treated me with very little respect This supervisor made improper remarks and comments This supervisor was rude to me This should be a supervisor you remember well. It is okay if the supervisor you are thinking of does not fit this description perfectly. If you cannot think of a supervisor you have had who fits this description at all, you can just use your current supervisor.
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For the questions below, we want you to think about a specific supervisor you have or have had, at a paying job. If you currently have one job, use your current supervisor. If you have more than one paying job now, think of the supervisor at the job where you work the most hours. If you are NOT currently working, think of your most recent supervisor. |
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5. Please indicate how recently you were supervised by this supervisor: |
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6. For how long have you worked with this supervisor? |
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7. For how long did you work at this job? |
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8. What type of industry did you work in? |
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9. How many hours in a typical week did you work at this job? |
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10. What gender is this supervisor? |
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11.Approximately how old was this supervisor? |
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Below is a list of statements which may be used in describing behaviors that supervisors in work organizations can direct toward their subordinates. First carefully read each descriptive statement, thinking in terms of the supervisor you have chosen to use to complete the survey. Then decide to what extent you agree that the supervisor you are thinking of could do this to you. Mark the choice which most closely represents how you feel. |
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12. Increase my pay level |
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14. Give me undesirable job assignments |
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15. Make me feel like he/she approved of me |
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16. Make me feel that I had commitments to meet |
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17. Make me feel personally accepted |
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18. Make me feel important |
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19. Give me good technical suggestions |
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20. Make my work difficult for me |
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21. Share with me his/her considerable experience and/or training |
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22. Make things unpleasant here |
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23. Make being at work distasteful |
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24. Influence my getting a pay raise |
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25. Make me feel like I should satisfy my job requirements |
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26. Provide me with sound job-related advice |
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27. Provide me with special benefits |
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28. Influence my getting a promotion |
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29. Give me the feeling that I have responsibilities to fulfill |
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30. Provide me with the needed technical knowledge |
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31. Make me recognize that I have tasks to accomplish |
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32. This supervisor treats me in a polite manner. |
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33. This supervisor treats me with dignity. |
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34. This supervisor treats me with respect. |
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35. This supervisor refrains from improper remarks or comments. |
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36. This supervisor does not tell others private information about me. |
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37. This supervisor is rude to me. |
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38. This supervisor sometimes lies to me. |
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I know that in the past this supervisor has... |
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39. Helped get someone fired |
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40. Helped get someone transferred to a less desirable position |
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41. The way this person acts if he or she wants another person to do something makes you say “No” inwardly. |
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42. The way this person acts if he or she wants another person to do something elicits in you the feeling that you don’t want to give in one inch |
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43. The way this person acts makes you disagree, regardless of whether he or she is right or wrong |
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44. This supervisor has a lot of knowledge relevant to the job |
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45. This supervisor is one of the more knowledgeable people around the office |
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46.This supervisor is well-liked around the office |
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47. This supervisor is a mentor or role-model to people around the office |
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48. This supervisor has helped someone get a raise or bonus |
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49.This supervisor has helped someone get a promotion |
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50.This supervisor can give someone more desirable work assignments |
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51.This supervisor has traveled to the moon several times |
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Please rate, in working for the supervisor you are thinking of, how much did or do you feel...
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56. left with a choice about what to do |
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58. free to do what you want |
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60. respected in the right to make your own decision |
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63. like you could choose whether or not to carry out his or her requests |
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64. made to feel bad about yourself |
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66. I followed this supervisor's orders. |
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67. I prefer not to comply with the directives of this supervisor. |
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68. I like to do what this supervisor suggests. |
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69. I followed the work-procedures set up by this supervisor. |
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70. I prefer not to comply with this supervisor's instructions |
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71. I comply with this supervisor’s wishes. |
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72. I prefer to follow the work-procedures set up by this supervisor. |
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73. I do what this supervisor suggests. |
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74. I comply with the instructions of this supervisor. |
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75. I don't like to follow this supervisor's orders. |
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76. I like it when this supervisor treats me in a rude manner. |
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77.Please rate the overall effectiveness of this supervisor |
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78.How many influence attempts by this supervisor result in complete commitment? (strong enthusiasm and special effort beyond what is normally expected). |
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79. Overall, how much power does, or did, the supervisor you are thinking of have? |
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80.How well has this supervisor treated you? |
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81. What is, or was, the balance of power in the relationship between you and this supervisor? |
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82. Some groups of people are simply not the equals of others. |
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Below are a series of statements with which you may either agree or disagree. For each statement, please indicate the degree of your agreement\disagreement. Once again, remember that your first responses are usually the most accurate
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84.Some people are just inferior to others. |
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85. Increased economic equality. |
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86. It is important that we treat other countries as equals. |
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87. If people were treated more equally we would have fewer problems in this country. |
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88. Some people are just more worthy than others. |
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89. Increased social equality. |
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90. All humans should be treated equally. |
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91. This country would be better off if we cared less about how equal all people were. |
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92. Some people are just more deserving than others. |
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94. It is not a problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others. |
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95. I make all my own clothes and shoes |
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96. In an ideal world, all nations would be equal. |
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97. What type of supervisor are you thinking of to complete this survey? |
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