01223nas a2200157   4500008004100000245007300041210006900114260000900183520064100192653003200833100002000865700002800885700001800913700002200931856011200953       2017                        eng d00aStewardship Climate Scale: An Assessment of Reliability and Validity0 aStewardship Climate Scale An Assessment of Reliability and Valid  c20173 aWhile stewardship theory is often used to explain family business outcomes, no prior empirical study has used a validated measure of stewardship. We, therefore, surveyed 846 managers and subordinates from 221 family- and non-family firms in the US and Australia to develop a reliable and valid stewardship climate scale. We found family firms have a stronger stewardship climate and the relationship between stewardship climate and performance is mediated by innovativeness, and the effects of stewardship are stronger in family firms, confirming the value of stewardship theory, and our scale, when explaining family business outcomes.10aStrategy & Entrepreneurship1 aNeubaum, Donald1 aThomas, Christopher, H.1 aDibrell, Clay1 aCraig, Justin, B.  uhttps://stage.business.oregonstate.edu/biblio/stewardship-climate-scale-assessment-reliability-and-validity