1. Employee Innovation Behaviour Scale
2 = Moderately Ineffective
INSTRUCTIONS
5 = Moderately Effective
4 = Somewhat Effective
7 = Extremely Effective
3 = Slightly Ineffective
1 = Very Ineffective
Please respond to each of the items
6 = Very Effective
below by circling the one number that
most closely describes the extent to
which you agree or disagree with the
statement.
1. Operating new technologies,
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
processes, and techniques
2. Tackling undefined or ambiguous
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
problems
3. Mastering new skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4. Securing funds for new proposals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
and projects
5. Generating creative or novel ideas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. Seeking out relevant people who
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
can evaluate new proposals
7. Assessing how marketable a new
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
idea will be
8. Finding new ways to perform one’s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
job with scarce or limited resources
9. Gathering relevant information in
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
order to evaluate new projects
10. Seeking new business opportunities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11. Evaluating new proposals and
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ideas
12. Pursuing projects with unclear
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
guidelines
13. Tackling unsolved problems 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14. Finding solutions for difficulty
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
problems
Note: Employee Innovation Scale is an adapted version of the Innovative
Behavior Scale, Scott & Bruce, 1994 and reproduced by Sherman, D. M. (1999).

2. Managing innovation: A psychological perspective [Doctoral dissertation]. UMI:
9942289. pg. 110.