Measurement items
| Item no. | Statement |
|---|---|
| Antecedent of absorptive capacity: prior knowledge | |
| PK1 | At my school, the diagnosis of employees’ knowledge is considered a high priority |
| PK2 | At my school, employees have information about the qualifications of other employees |
| PK3 | At my school, we do knowledge mapping |
| PK4 | At my school, we carry out a topography of knowledge |
| PK5 | At my school, we make minutes of the meetings |
| PK6 | At my school, we place the information obtained during the training on the e-learning platform |
| PK7 | At my school, we place information obtained during training sessions on the Intranet |
| PK8 | At my school, we have a public library with training materials |
| PK9 | At my school, employees have access to training materials |
| PK10 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress knows the level of knowledge and skills of employees |
| Antecedent of absorptive capacity: employee skills | |
| ES1 | At my school, professional learning of staff is considered a high priority |
| ES2 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress facilitates individual and group learning |
| ES3 | At my school, employees take the initiative to improve their professional qualifications |
| ES3 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress expects the employees to take care of raising their professional qualifications on their own |
| ES4 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress provides employees with the opportunity to improve their professional qualifications |
| ES5 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress motivates employees to improve their professional qualifications |
| ES6 | At my school, the school finances the entire participation of employees in improving professional qualifications |
| ES7 | At my school, the school partially finances the participation of employees in improving professional qualifications |
| ES8 | At my school, employees are given days off while improving their professional qualifications |
| ES9 | At my school, employees regularly participate in internal training and courses |
| ES10 | At my school, employees regularly participate in training and courses organized by external training institutions |
| ES11 | At my school, the professional qualifications of employees are assessed on the basis of observation of lessons |
| ES12 | At my school, the professional qualifications of employees are assessed through internal evaluation |
| ES13 | At my school, all new staff receives sufficient support to help them in their new role |
| ES14 | At my school, employees periodically complete self-assessment sheets for their work |
| ES15 | At my school, school records kept by teachers are subject to regular checks |
| ES16 | At my school, employees regularly receive feedback on their professional qualifications |
| ES17 | At my school, employees are encouraged to improve their professional qualifications |
| Antecedent of absorptive capacity: interactions with the environment | |
| IE1 | At my school, we organize social gatherings/integration events for the residents of the district where the school is located |
| IE2 | At my school, we work with parents of our students to take joint action for the benefit of the school |
| IE3 | At my school, we work with school networks to deepen the knowledge and skills of staff and students |
| IE4 | At my school, we cooperate with universities to deepen the knowledge and skills of employees and students |
| IE5 | At my school, we have signed cooperation agreements with universities |
| IE6 | At my school, we organize trips to local employers |
| IE7 | At my school, we cooperate with the principals of other schools as part of the organization of various projects |
| IE8 | At my school, we organize various events with local entrepreneurs |
| IE9 | At my school, we work with NGOs to deepen the knowledge and skills of employees and students |
| IE10 | At my school, we recruit sponsors for our initiatives |
| IE11 | At my school, employees collaborate with teachers from other schools |
| IE12 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools |
| IE13 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools through direct contacts |
| IE14 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools through telephone contacts |
| IE15 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools via fax |
| IE16 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools via e-mail |
| IE17 | At my school, we have established procedures for establishing cooperation with the environment |
| IE18 | At my school, we work with local media |
| IE19 | At my school, we cooperate with students from other schools |
| IE20 | At my school, we monitor our school’s graduates |
| IE21 | At my school, we monitor the effectiveness of cooperation with the environment |
| Antecedent of absorptive capacity: educational projects | |
| EP1 | At my school, over the past year, we have been involved in an educational project |
| EP2 | At my school, we initiated an educational project over the past year |
| EP3 | At my school, educational projects are considered a high priority |
| EP4 | At my school, external partners are invited to educational projects |
| EP5 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses initiates educational projects |
| EP6 | At my school, employees initiate educational projects |
| EP7 | At my school, we obtain information about educational projects from the website of the Ministry of National Education |
| EP8 | At my school, we obtain information about educational projects from the educational press |
| EP9 | At my school, we receive information about educational projects from employees of the Board of Education |
| EP10 | At my school, we obtain information about educational projects from leaflets and posters |
| EP11 | At my school, the school development plan is based on improvement through participation in educational projects |
| EP12 | At my school, the new core curriculum requires participation |
| EP13 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to improve pupils’ competences |
| EP14 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to improve professional competences of employees |
| EP15 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to improve functioning of the school |
| EP16 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to innovate at school |
| EP17 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to change the way we think and act |
| EP18 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to learn |
| Absorptive capacity: acquisition | |
| ACQ1 | At my school, we place emphasis on searching for new knowledge |
| ACQ2 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge through formal information exchange with other schools |
| ACQ3 | At my school, we gain new knowledge by participating in educational conferences |
| ACQ4 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge in the course of involvement in joint projects with other schools |
| ACQ5 | At my school, we gain new knowledge from reading educational magazines |
| ACQ6 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by participation of employees in workshops and meetings with a methodological advisor |
| ACQ7 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by attending e-learning courses |
| ACQ8 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by participation of employees in external training/post-graduate studies/courses |
| ACQ9 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by reading social media and internet resources |
| ACQ10 | At my school, we gain new knowledge from the analysis of pupil’s satisfaction surveys |
| ACQ11 | At my school, our experience so far is a source of new knowledge |
| ACQ12 | At my school, contacts with graduates are a source of new knowledge |
| ACQ13 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses initiates activities that enable the acquisition of new knowledge |
| ACQ14 | At my school, employees initiate activities that enable the acquisition of new knowledge |
| ACQ15 | At my school, employees who initiate activities enabling the acquisition of new knowledge are appreciated |
| ACQ16 | At my school, we want to improve and this way we gain new knowledge |
| ACQ17 | At my school, the fear of closing the facility is dictated by the desire to acquire new knowledge |
| ACQ18 | At my school, the statutory obligation requires us to acquire new knowledge |
| ACQ19 | At my school, employees help each other acquire new knowledge |
| ACQ20 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses trusts employees with responsibility for acquiring new knowledge |
| ACQ21 | At my school, employees listen to the ideas and opinions of other employees |
| ACQ22 | At my school, employees are open to new knowledge |
| ACQ23 | At my school, we have implemented an incentive system that encourages the acquisition of new knowledge |
| Absorptive capacity: assimilation | |
| ASS1 | At my school, ideas and concepts are communicated cross-employee |
| ASS2 | At my school, when imparting knowledge, employees use jargon known only to education professionals |
| ASS3 | At my school, if an employee obtains important information, it communicates this information promptly to all other employees |
| ASS4 | At my school, the distribution of knowledge between employees is rewarded |
| ASS5 | At my school, employees receive support in distributing knowledge to other employees |
| ASS6 | At my school, there is a quick information flow |
| ASS7 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses places emphasis on distributing knowledge to other employees |
| ASS8 | At my school, employees are eager to exchange knowledge with other employees |
| ASS 9 | At my school, knowledge is imparted through informal contacts |
| ASS10 | At my school, knowledge is imparted through formal meetings |
| ASS11 | At my school, the knowledge of school leavers is passed on to their successors |
| ASS12 | At my school, knowledge is distributed through IT systems |
| ASS13 | At my school, employees willingly share of knowledge with their colleagues |
| ASS14 | At my school, employees are open to distribute of knowledge |
| ASS15 | At my school, there are procedures to facilitate the distribute of knowledge |
| ASS16 | At my school, it is time to impart knowledge |
| ASS17 | At my school, there is a dedicated place for teaching knowledge |
| ASS18 | At my school, communication methods have been developed to enable distribution of knowledge |
| ASS19 | At my school, employees help each other to distribute knowledge |
| Absorptive capacity: transformation | |
| TRS1 | At my school, employees are used to absorbing new knowledge and transferring |
| TRS2 | At my school, employees transform information from internal and external sources into valuable knowledge for our school |
| TRS3 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress links existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS4 | At my school, employees link existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS5 | At my school, procedures emphasize reuse of insights out of past activities |
| TRS6 | At my school, employees have the opportunity to structure new knowledge |
| TRS7 | At my school, employees have the ability to organize accumulated knowledge |
| TRS8 | At my school, employees successfully combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS9 | At my school, employees are motivated to combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS10 | At my school, employees have time to combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS11 | At my school, the IT infrastructure makes it easy to combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS12 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress provides employees with enough scope for development to use the aggregated information for experimenting with alternative solution possibilities |
| TRS13 | At my school, employees are able to transform new knowledge in their work |
| TRS14 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress gives staff responsibility to lead transform new knowledge |
| TRS15 | At my school, employees easily learn what is new in education management |
| TRS16 | At my school, transformation of new knowledge gained is integrated in our daily work |
| Absorptive capacity: transformation | |
| EXP1 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress supports the use of new knowledge |
| EXP2 | At my school, we use new knowledge to develop educational innovation |
| EXP3 | At my school, the use of new knowledge has contributed to shaping a competitive advantage |
| EXP4 | At my school, use of foreground contributes to effective usage of school resources |
| EXP5 | At my school, the use of new knowledge has increased the number of students |
| EXP6 | At my school, the use of new knowledge contributed to the expansion of the educational offer |
| EXP7 | At my school, the use of new knowledge contributed to the improvement of students’ external examination results |
| EXP8 | At my school, using new knowledge contributed to the improvement of the quality of the school’s work |
| EXP9 | At my school, the use of new knowledge has contributed to improving customer satisfaction |
| EXP10 | At my school, using new knowledge has contributed to improving our relationships with stakeholders |
| EXP11 | At my school, the use of foreground contributed to develop the school’s capabilities |
| EXP12 | At my school, we use new knowledge to improve the functioning of the school |
| EXP13 | At my school, we use new knowledge to analyze and monitor competitors’ activities |
| EXP14 | At my school, we regularly analyze procedures and adapt them to new knowledge |
| EXP15 | At my school, using new knowledge helps to solve organizational problems |
| EXP16 | At my school, the use of new knowledge allows us to react to changes in the environment |
| EXP17 | At my school, the use of new knowledge allows you to improve your image |
| Item no. | Statement |
|---|---|
| PK1 | At my school, the diagnosis of employees’ knowledge is considered a high priority |
| PK2 | At my school, employees have information about the qualifications of other employees |
| PK3 | At my school, we do knowledge mapping |
| PK4 | At my school, we carry out a topography of knowledge |
| PK5 | At my school, we make minutes of the meetings |
| PK6 | At my school, we place the information obtained during the training on the e-learning platform |
| PK7 | At my school, we place information obtained during training sessions on the Intranet |
| PK8 | At my school, we have a public library with training materials |
| PK9 | At my school, employees have access to training materials |
| PK10 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress knows the level of knowledge and skills of employees |
| ES1 | At my school, professional learning of staff is considered a high priority |
| ES2 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress facilitates individual and group learning |
| ES3 | At my school, employees take the initiative to improve their professional qualifications |
| ES3 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress expects the employees to take care of raising their professional qualifications on their own |
| ES4 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress provides employees with the opportunity to improve their professional qualifications |
| ES5 | At my school, school headmaster/mistress motivates employees to improve their professional qualifications |
| ES6 | At my school, the school finances the entire participation of employees in improving professional qualifications |
| ES7 | At my school, the school partially finances the participation of employees in improving professional qualifications |
| ES8 | At my school, employees are given days off while improving their professional qualifications |
| ES9 | At my school, employees regularly participate in internal training and courses |
| ES10 | At my school, employees regularly participate in training and courses organized by external training institutions |
| ES11 | At my school, the professional qualifications of employees are assessed on the basis of observation of lessons |
| ES12 | At my school, the professional qualifications of employees are assessed through internal evaluation |
| ES13 | At my school, all new staff receives sufficient support to help them in their new role |
| ES14 | At my school, employees periodically complete self-assessment sheets for their work |
| ES15 | At my school, school records kept by teachers are subject to regular checks |
| ES16 | At my school, employees regularly receive feedback on their professional qualifications |
| ES17 | At my school, employees are encouraged to improve their professional qualifications |
| IE1 | At my school, we organize social gatherings/integration events for the residents of the district where the school is located |
| IE2 | At my school, we work with parents of our students to take joint action for the benefit of the school |
| IE3 | At my school, we work with school networks to deepen the knowledge and skills of staff and students |
| IE4 | At my school, we cooperate with universities to deepen the knowledge and skills of employees and students |
| IE5 | At my school, we have signed cooperation agreements with universities |
| IE6 | At my school, we organize trips to local employers |
| IE7 | At my school, we cooperate with the principals of other schools as part of the organization of various projects |
| IE8 | At my school, we organize various events with local entrepreneurs |
| IE9 | At my school, we work with NGOs to deepen the knowledge and skills of employees and students |
| IE10 | At my school, we recruit sponsors for our initiatives |
| IE11 | At my school, employees collaborate with teachers from other schools |
| IE12 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools |
| IE13 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools through direct contacts |
| IE14 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools through telephone contacts |
| IE15 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools via fax |
| IE16 | At my school, we exchange information with other schools via e-mail |
| IE17 | At my school, we have established procedures for establishing cooperation with the environment |
| IE18 | At my school, we work with local media |
| IE19 | At my school, we cooperate with students from other schools |
| IE20 | At my school, we monitor our school’s graduates |
| IE21 | At my school, we monitor the effectiveness of cooperation with the environment |
| EP1 | At my school, over the past year, we have been involved in an educational project |
| EP2 | At my school, we initiated an educational project over the past year |
| EP3 | At my school, educational projects are considered a high priority |
| EP4 | At my school, external partners are invited to educational projects |
| EP5 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses initiates educational projects |
| EP6 | At my school, employees initiate educational projects |
| EP7 | At my school, we obtain information about educational projects from the website of the Ministry of National Education |
| EP8 | At my school, we obtain information about educational projects from the educational press |
| EP9 | At my school, we receive information about educational projects from employees of the Board of Education |
| EP10 | At my school, we obtain information about educational projects from leaflets and posters |
| EP11 | At my school, the school development plan is based on improvement through participation in educational projects |
| EP12 | At my school, the new core curriculum requires participation |
| EP13 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to improve pupils’ competences |
| EP14 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to improve professional competences of employees |
| EP15 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to improve functioning of the school |
| EP16 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to innovate at school |
| EP17 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to change the way we think and act |
| EP18 | At my school, educational projects are an opportunity for us to learn |
| ACQ1 | At my school, we place emphasis on searching for new knowledge |
| ACQ2 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge through formal information exchange with other schools |
| ACQ3 | At my school, we gain new knowledge by participating in educational conferences |
| ACQ4 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge in the course of involvement in joint projects with other schools |
| ACQ5 | At my school, we gain new knowledge from reading educational magazines |
| ACQ6 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by participation of employees in workshops and meetings with a methodological advisor |
| ACQ7 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by attending e-learning courses |
| ACQ8 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by participation of employees in external training/post-graduate studies/courses |
| ACQ9 | At my school, we acquire new knowledge by reading social media and internet resources |
| ACQ10 | At my school, we gain new knowledge from the analysis of pupil’s satisfaction surveys |
| ACQ11 | At my school, our experience so far is a source of new knowledge |
| ACQ12 | At my school, contacts with graduates are a source of new knowledge |
| ACQ13 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses initiates activities that enable the acquisition of new knowledge |
| ACQ14 | At my school, employees initiate activities that enable the acquisition of new knowledge |
| ACQ15 | At my school, employees who initiate activities enabling the acquisition of new knowledge are appreciated |
| ACQ16 | At my school, we want to improve and this way we gain new knowledge |
| ACQ17 | At my school, the fear of closing the facility is dictated by the desire to acquire new knowledge |
| ACQ18 | At my school, the statutory obligation requires us to acquire new knowledge |
| ACQ19 | At my school, employees help each other acquire new knowledge |
| ACQ20 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses trusts employees with responsibility for acquiring new knowledge |
| ACQ21 | At my school, employees listen to the ideas and opinions of other employees |
| ACQ22 | At my school, employees are open to new knowledge |
| ACQ23 | At my school, we have implemented an incentive system that encourages the acquisition of new knowledge |
| ASS1 | At my school, ideas and concepts are communicated cross-employee |
| ASS2 | At my school, when imparting knowledge, employees use jargon known only to education professionals |
| ASS3 | At my school, if an employee obtains important information, it communicates this information promptly to all other employees |
| ASS4 | At my school, the distribution of knowledge between employees is rewarded |
| ASS5 | At my school, employees receive support in distributing knowledge to other employees |
| ASS6 | At my school, there is a quick information flow |
| ASS7 | At my school, the school headmasters/mistresses places emphasis on distributing knowledge to other employees |
| ASS8 | At my school, employees are eager to exchange knowledge with other employees |
| ASS 9 | At my school, knowledge is imparted through informal contacts |
| ASS10 | At my school, knowledge is imparted through formal meetings |
| ASS11 | At my school, the knowledge of school leavers is passed on to their successors |
| ASS12 | At my school, knowledge is distributed through IT systems |
| ASS13 | At my school, employees willingly share of knowledge with their colleagues |
| ASS14 | At my school, employees are open to distribute of knowledge |
| ASS15 | At my school, there are procedures to facilitate the distribute of knowledge |
| ASS16 | At my school, it is time to impart knowledge |
| ASS17 | At my school, there is a dedicated place for teaching knowledge |
| ASS18 | At my school, communication methods have been developed to enable distribution of knowledge |
| ASS19 | At my school, employees help each other to distribute knowledge |
| TRS1 | At my school, employees are used to absorbing new knowledge and transferring |
| TRS2 | At my school, employees transform information from internal and external sources into valuable knowledge for our school |
| TRS3 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress links existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS4 | At my school, employees link existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS5 | At my school, procedures emphasize reuse of insights out of past activities |
| TRS6 | At my school, employees have the opportunity to structure new knowledge |
| TRS7 | At my school, employees have the ability to organize accumulated knowledge |
| TRS8 | At my school, employees successfully combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS9 | At my school, employees are motivated to combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS10 | At my school, employees have time to combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS11 | At my school, the IT infrastructure makes it easy to combine existing knowledge with new insights |
| TRS12 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress provides employees with enough scope for development to use the aggregated information for experimenting with alternative solution possibilities |
| TRS13 | At my school, employees are able to transform new knowledge in their work |
| TRS14 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress gives staff responsibility to lead transform new knowledge |
| TRS15 | At my school, employees easily learn what is new in education management |
| TRS16 | At my school, transformation of new knowledge gained is integrated in our daily work |
| EXP1 | At my school, the school headmaster/mistress supports the use of new knowledge |
| EXP2 | At my school, we use new knowledge to develop educational innovation |
| EXP3 | At my school, the use of new knowledge has contributed to shaping a competitive advantage |
| EXP4 | At my school, use of foreground contributes to effective usage of school resources |
| EXP5 | At my school, the use of new knowledge has increased the number of students |
| EXP6 | At my school, the use of new knowledge contributed to the expansion of the educational offer |
| EXP7 | At my school, the use of new knowledge contributed to the improvement of students’ external examination results |
| EXP8 | At my school, using new knowledge contributed to the improvement of the quality of the school’s work |
| EXP9 | At my school, the use of new knowledge has contributed to improving customer satisfaction |
| EXP10 | At my school, using new knowledge has contributed to improving our relationships with stakeholders |
| EXP11 | At my school, the use of foreground contributed to develop the school’s capabilities |
| EXP12 | At my school, we use new knowledge to improve the functioning of the school |
| EXP13 | At my school, we use new knowledge to analyze and monitor competitors’ activities |
| EXP14 | At my school, we regularly analyze procedures and adapt them to new knowledge |
| EXP15 | At my school, using new knowledge helps to solve organizational problems |
| EXP16 | At my school, the use of new knowledge allows us to react to changes in the environment |
| EXP17 | At my school, the use of new knowledge allows you to improve your image |
Notes:
IT = Information technology; NGO = non-governmental organization
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