Table A1

Measure items

ConstructItemsReferences
Trust in supervisor
  • I can depend on my supervisor to meet his/her responsibilities

  • I can rely on my supervisor to do what is best at work

  • My supervisor follows through with the commitments s(he) makes

  • Given my supervisor’s track record, I see no reason to doubt his/her competence

  • I’m confident in my supervisor because (s)he approaches work with professionalism

  • I’m confident that my supervisor will always care about my personal needs at work. If I shared my problems with my supervisor, I know (s)he would respond with care

  • I’m confident that I could share my work difficulties with my supervisor

  • I’m sure I could openly communicate my feelings to my supervisor

  • I feel secure with my supervisor because of his/her sincerity

McAllister (1995); Yang and Mossholder (2010) 
Psychological meaningfulness
  • The work I do on this job is very important to me

  • My job activities are personally meaningful to me

  • The work I do on this job is worthwhile

  • My job activities are significant to me

  • The work I do on this job is meaningful to me

  • I feel that the work I do on my job is valuable

May et al. (2004); Spreitzer (1995) 
Sense of belonging
  • I feel that I belong to the firm I work for

  • I feel that my firm’s leadership accepts me

  • I feel that my colleagues have faith in me

Skaalvik and Skaalvik (2011) 
Emotional engagement
  • I really put my heart into my job

  • I get excited when I perform well on my job

  • I often feel emotionally attached to my job

  • My own feelings are affected by how well I perform my job

Kahn (1990); May et al. (2004) 
Innovation capabilities
  • I have been involved in the development of new products/services obtained in the last 3 years

  • I have been involved in the innovation of manufacturing processes developed in the last 3 years

  • I have been involved in the product/service improvements developed in the last 3 years

  • I have been involved in the innovation of marketing techniques and methods developed in the last 3 years

  • I have been involved in the improvements of the processes to allocate resources among the departments more efficiently in the last 3 years

Camisón and Villar-López (2014); Donate et al. (2016) 

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