An explorative and confirmative factor analysis of the Leadership and Management Inventory-II among staff working in elderly care

Abstract

Purpose The Purpose of the study was to investigate the construct validity and internal consistency of the LaMI among staff in the context of elderly care in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire data from a longitudinal study of staff working in elderly care were used. Data were collected using the Leadership and Management Inventory. First data collection was for explorative factor analysis (n = 1,149), and the second collection, one year later, was for confirmatory factor analysis (n = 1,061). Findings The explorative factor analysis resulted in a two-factor solution that explained 70.2% of the total variance. Different models were tested in the confirmatory factor analysis. The final model, a two-factor solution where three items were omitted, showed acceptable results. Originality/value The instrument measures both leadership and management performance and can be used to continually measure managers’ performances as perceived by staff to identify areas for development.