%0 Journal Article
%T Assessing Human Impact of Organizational Crises: Reliability and Validity of the Triage Assessment Scale for Organizations (TAS:O)
%J Journal of contingencies and crisis management
%D 2007
%A Conte, Christian
%A Myer, Rick A.
%A Miller, Jeffrey A.
%A D'Andrea, Livia
%V 15
%N 3
%P 134-142
%X The present study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Triage Assessment Survey: Organizations (TAS:O), a 27-item, 5-point, Likert summated rating scale. One hundred and seventeen participants responded to the TAS:O after reading mild, moderate, marked and severe organizational crisis scenarios. The overall Cronbach's alpha and split-half reliability were both .93. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed three factors, supporting the hypothesis that the TAS:O is comprised of three distinct factors (i.e., Affect, Behavior, and Cognition). An analysis of variance provided evidence that the TAS:O has the capacity to distinguish among mild, moderate, marked, and severe crises. Because this research is the first to evaluate the TAS:O, further studies are needed to strengthen confidence in the psychometric properties of this scale.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0966-0879
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00515.x