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Akiner, I and Tijhuis, W (2007) Work goal orientation of construction professionals in Turkey: comparison of architects and civil engineers. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1165–75.

Dai, J, Goodrum, P M and Maloney, W F (2007) Analysis of craft workers' and foremen's perceptions of the factors affecting construction labour productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1139–52.

Ding, Z and Ng, F (2007) Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of McAllister's trust scale. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1107–17.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Trust; scale; translation; confirmatory factor analysis; architect
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=25&issue=11&spage=1107
  • Abstract:
    While most trust scales have their original versions in English, few attempts have been made to study the reliability and validity of their translated versions. Among the trust scales available in the literature, McAllister's cognition- and affect-based trust scale is a self-rating scale, developed to test the trust relationship between managers and professionals. It is translated into Chinese with translation/back-translation technique and used in a survey among architects in Mainland China to measure interpersonal trust in a design team. Reliability analysis shows that Cronbach alphas for cognition-based and affect-based trust are found to be high (0.803 and 0.841 respectively). First-order and second-order confirmatory factor analysis with Amos 6.0 are conducted to test the validity of the two-dimensional structure. Structural equation modelling method is used to test the nomological validity of the translated trust scale with respect to architects' willingness to share knowledge in a design team. Findings suggest that the two-dimensional structure of the McAllister's trust scale can be applied to Chinese architects. Moreover, the cognition- and affect-based trust scale could be used in a more general context. The positive relationship between the two-dimensional trust and architects' willingness to share knowledge is also confirmed, which substantiates the nomological validity of the translated trust scale.

Gorse, C A and Emmitt, S (2007) Communication behaviour during management and design team meetings: a comparison of group interaction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1197–213.

Imriyas, K, Pheng, L S and Teo, E A-L (2007) A fuzzy knowledge-based system for premium rating of workers' compensation insurance for building projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1177–95.

Simmons, K M and Sutter, D (2007) Tornado shelters and the housing market. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1119–26.

Tam, C M, Tong, T K L and Wong, B W L (2007) An integrated system for earthmoving planning. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1127–37.

Tzortzopoulos, P and Sexton, M (2007) An investigation on the implementation of product development process models in construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), 1153–64.