The aim of this study is to develop a scale for
determining the social innovation perceptions of entrepreneurs. In the
development stage of the scale, 62 items were obtained from a review of the
social innovation literature. The 62-item draft scale was applied to 62 travel
agency managers operating in Antalya. According to the skewness and kurtosis
values of the obtained data, it was determined that the data were normally
distributed. Results from the KMO and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity showed that
the sample size was compatible with the factor analysis and that the data were
derived from a normal distribution. A factor analysis, which included varimax
rotation, was performed to determine the structural validity of the scale. From
the results of the factor analysis, a 31-itemed scale with 4 dimensions that
explained 68.729% of the total variance was obtained. For reliability, the
Cronbach Alpha coefficients were calculated for all four dimensions and for the
scale as a whole after performing the varimax rotation (0.94). The item-total
correlations calculated by Pearson's analysis were significant (p <0.001).
The top-to-bottom 27% analysis with t-test showed that the items and factors
were distinctive. The developed scale was then applied to a large sample group
and a structural equality model was established. The results obtained confirm
that the developed scale is valid and reliable.
The aim of this study is to develop a scale for
determining the social innovation perceptions of entrepreneurs. In the
development stage of the scale, 62 items were obtained from a review of the
social innovation literature. The 62-item draft scale was applied to 62 travel
agency managers operating in Antalya. According to the skewness and kurtosis
values of the obtained data, it was determined that the data were normally
distributed. Results from the KMO and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity showed that
the sample size was compatible with the factor analysis and that the data were
derived from a normal distribution. A factor analysis, which included varimax
rotation, was performed to determine the structural validity of the scale. From
the results of the factor analysis, a 31-itemed scale with 4 dimensions that
explained 68.729% of the total variance was obtained. For reliability, the
Cronbach Alpha coefficients were calculated for all four dimensions and for the
scale as a whole after performing the varimax rotation (0.94). The item-total
correlations calculated by Pearson's analysis were significant (p <0.001).
The top-to-bottom 27% analysis with t-test showed that the items and factors
were distinctive. The developed scale was then applied to a large sample group
and a structural equality model was established. The results obtained confirm
that the developed scale is valid and reliable.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Tourism (Other) |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 25, 2019 |
Submission Date | July 30, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 2 Issue: 2 |