RT journal article
T1 Development and psychometric validation of the work attitudinal and values ethics scale (WAVE)
A1 Mercader, Víctor
A1 Salazar Altamirano, Mario Alberto
A1 Martínez-Arvizu, Orlando Josue
A1 Ravina Ripoll, Rafael
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 Resilience
K1 Scale development
K1 Psychometrics
K1 Organisational culture
K1 Human relations
K1 Ethical behaviour
K1 Professional ethics
K1 Attitudes at work
K1 Workplace values
AB Purpose – This study aims to design and validate the Ethical and Attitudinal Values at Work Scale (WAVE),providing a psychometrically sound tool for assessing ethical principles and attitudinal dispositions inworkplace contexts from a virtue ethics perspective.Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted with 367 employeesfrom various economic sectors in Mexico, selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. The scaledevelopment followed a multistage process including theoretical item construction, exploratory andconfirmatory factor analyses and evaluation of reliability and construct validity through Cronbach’s alpha,McDonald’s omega, Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and Composite Reliability.Findings – The final instrument comprises 14 items distributed across four dimensions: ethics and integrity,professional competence and discipline, growth and resilience attitudes and empathy and interpersonalrelationships. The WAVE demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α = 0.925; ω = 0.930) and structural validity(Comparative Fit Index = 0.963; Tucker–Lewis Index = 0.952; root mean square error of approximation = 0.0632).Discriminant validity was confirmed by the vAVE exceeding inter-factor correlations, and item-level correlationsfurther supported the internal coherence of the scale.Originality/value – Unlike traditional organisational ethics scales focused on compliance or leadership,the WAVE incorporates attitudinal dimensions such as empathy and resilience, aligning with contemporaryviews of ethical character. It centres the employee as an active ethical subject and enables comprehensiveassessment beyond normative standards. Moreover, the WAVE offers a valuable instrument for talentmanagement, ethical training and organisational diagnostics, promoting more ethical and human-centredwork cultures.
PB Emerald Publishing Limited
SN 2514-9369
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37489
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37489
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026