| Group | Variable | Description |
| Training Activities | TRN1 | Employers offering training by external trainers |
| TRN2 | Employers offering training by internal trainers | |
| TRN3 | Employer Offering Leadership Training | |
| TRN4 | Participants Attend Leadership Training | |
| TRN5 | Employers Enrolling Participants in Leadership Development Programs | |
| Training Function within the Organization | TD | Employers having a Training Department |
| FT | Employers having Full-Time Trainers | |
| TC | Employers having Training Coordinators | |
| Knowledge of Transformational Leadership | KOTL | Knowledge of Transformational Leadership |
| YOTL | Transformational Leadership Self-evaluation | |
| Leadership Practices of the Exemplary Transformational Leader | MTW | Model the Way |
| ISV | Inspire Shared Vision | |
| CTP | Challenge the Process | |
| EOA | Enable Others to Act | |
| ETH | Encourage the Heart | |
| TLL | Total Leadership: The sum of MTW, ISV, CTP, EOA, and ETH |