Impact of Felt Accountability on Career Success, Job

Satisfaction and Employee Burnout with Political Skill

and Individualist Orientation as Moderators
Please indicate the degree of your agreement or disagreement with each statement by filling
in the circle on your answer sheet that best represents your point of view. Please choose
from the following answers:

Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Agree Disagree
Political Skill 1 2 3 4 5

1 I find it easy to envision 1 2 3 4 5

myself in the position of
others;

2 I am able to make most people 1 2 3 4 5

feel comfortable and at ease
around me;

3 It is easy for me to develop 1 2 3 4 5

good rapport with most
people;

4 I understand people well; 1 2 3 4 5

5 I am good at getting others to 1 2 3 4 5

respond positively to me;

6 I usually try to find common 1 2 3 4 5

ground with others.

Felt Accountability 1 2 3 4 5

7 I am held accountable for my 1 2 3 4 5

actions at work from top
management.
8 Top management holds me 1 2 3 4 5
accountable for all of my
decisions.
9 If things don’t go the way they 1 2 3 4 5
should, I will hear about it
10 I often have to explain why I 1 2 3 4 5
do certain things at work.
11 The jobs of many people at 1 2 3 4 5
work depend on my successes
or failures.
12 Co-workers, subordinates, and 1 2 3 4 5
bosses closely scrutinize my
efforts at work.
Individualist (cultural 1 2 3 4 5
orientation w.r.t power
distance)
13 Managers should make most 1 2 3 4 5
decisions without consulting
subordinates
14 It is frequently necessary for a 1 2 3 4 5
manager to use authority and
power when dealing with
subordinates
15 Managers should seldom ask 1 2 3 4 5
for the opinions of employees
16 Managers should avoid off- 1 2 3 4 5
the-job social contacts with
employees

17 Employees should not 1 2 3 4 5

disagree with management
decisions

18 Managers should not delegate 1 2 3 4 5

important tasks to employees
 Burn Out Measure 1= Never 2= Rarely 3= 4= 5=
Please use the following scale Sometimes Often Always
to answer the question: When
you think about your work
overall, how often do you feel
the following?
19 Tired 1 2 3 4 5

20 Disappointed with people 1 2 3 4 5

21 Hopeless 1 2 3 4 5

22 Trapped 1 2 3 4 5

23 Helpless 1 2 3 4 5

24 Depressed 1 2 3 4 5

25 Physically weak/Sickly 1 2 3 4 5

26 Worthless/Like a failure 1 2 3 4 5

27 Difficulties sleeping 1 2 3 4 5

28 “I’ve had it” 1 2 3 4 5

B. Demographic Information:

Age: Gender:
Education: Designation:
Organization: Experience: