Perceived Leader Integrity Scale

Use the scale below to indicate how well each item describes the person you are rating:

(1) = Not at all; (2) = Barely; (3) = Somewhat; (4) = Well Original PLIS 1.0 (Craig & Gustafson, 1998)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Would use my mistakes to attack me personally Always gets even Gives special favors to certain pet employees, but not to me Would lie to me Would risk me to protect himself/herself in work matters Deliberately fuels conflict among employees Is evil Would use my performance appraisal to criticize me as a person Has it in for me Would allow me to be blamed for his/her mistake Would falsify records if it would help his/her work situation Lacks high morals Makes fun of my mistakes instead of coaching me as to how to do my job better Would deliberately exaggerate my mistakes to make me look bad when describing my performance to his/her superiors Is vindictive Would blame me for his/her own mistake Avoids coaching me because (s)he wants me to fail Would treat me better if I belonged to a different ethnic group Would deliberately distort what I say Deliberately makes employees angry at each other Is a hypocrite Would limit my training opportunities to prevent me from advancing Would blackmail an employee if (s)he thought (s)he could get away with it Enjoys turning down my requests Would make trouble for me if I got on his/her bad side Would take credit for my ideas Would steal from the organization Would risk me to get back at someone else Would engage in sabotage against the organization Would fire people just because (s)he doesnt like them if (s) could get away with it Would do things which violate organizational policy and then expect his/her subordinates to cover for him/her

PLIS Rev. 1.2

Ridicules people for their mistakes* Tries to get even* Shows unfair favoritism toward some people* Would lie to me Would risk other people to protect himself/herself in work matters* Deliberately fuels conflict among other people* Is evil Would use feedback as an excuse to criticize someone as a person* Has it in for me Would allow someone else to be blamed for his/her mistake* Would falsify records if it would help his/her work situation Has high moral standards* [R] Would deliberately exaggerate peoples mistakes to make them look bad to others* Is vindictive Would withhold information or constructive feedback because he/she wants someone to fail* Would treat some people better if they were of the other sex or belonged to a different ethnic group* Would deliberately distort what other people say* Is a hypocrite Would try to hurt someones career because of a grudge* Would blackmail an employee if (s)he thought (s)he could get away with it Enjoys turning down requests* Would make trouble for someone who got on his/her bad side* Would try to take credit for other peoples ideas* Would steal from the organization Would risk other people to get back at someone else* Would engage in sabotage against the organization Would try to get people fired just because (s)he doesnt like them* Would do things that violate organizational policy and then expect others to cover for him/her Would risk hurting the organization to further his/her own personal interests** Can be trusted with confidential information** [R] Tells the truth** [R] Would deliberately put off doing tasks in order to create a problem for someone else** Would argue or disagree with someone without a good reason (e.g., to embarrass or make trouble for someone, to establish dominance) **

Perceived Leader Integrity Scale Original PLIS 1.0 (Craig & Gustafson, 1998)
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

PLIS Rev. 1.2

Would deliberately avoid responding to e-mail, telephone, or other messages to cause problems for someone else** Would spread rumors or gossip to try to hurt people, or the organization** Puts his or her personal interests ahead of the organization** Not interested in tasks that dont bring personal glory or recognition** Would take action against an employee who was guilty of ethical misconduct** [R] Would report ethical violations committed by other employees** [R] Believes rules are meant to be broken** Is rude or uncivil to coworkers** Expects employees to work without compensation (e.g., off the clock, use own vehicle, etc.)** NEED TO WORDSMITH Would question others integrity without good reason.** Likes to bend the rules** Would try to bully or coerce someone to get what s/he wants

*Item modified from PLIS 1.0**New item not present in PLIS 1.0