# Examination of the reliability and validity of a French adaptation of a graphic single-item of organizational identification

## TL;DR

This paper evaluates a French version of a visual tool to measure how connected employees feel to their organization, finding it reliable and valid.

## Contribution

The study confirms the validity and reliability of a French-adapted single-item graphic measure of organizational identification.

## Key findings

- The graphic single-item showed convergent validity with a multi-item measure of organizational identification.
- The graphic item explained additional variance in job satisfaction and work engagement beyond the multi-item measure.
- Test-retest reliability was established for the French-adapted graphic single-item.

## Abstract

This research presents results from two studies investigating the psychometric qualities of a graphic single-item measuring organizational identification (i.e., the individual’s perception of unity and feeling of being one with the organization in which they work). Conducted on two samples, the first study revealed the convergent validity of a single-item graphic scale, obtaining a positive correlation with a measure of the same construct but comprising multiple written items. This study also showed the incremental validity of the graphic single-item in explaining job satisfaction and work engagement over and above the variance explained by the multiple written items instrument. The second study replicated the results observed in the first study and established the test-retest reliability of the graphic single-item. Taken together, these results recognize the potential and qualities of the French adaptation of the graphic single-item and offer researchers and organizations a rapid and effective way of measuring this construct in French-speaking populations.