Scholar | Source | Sample | Number |
| Taken from C-K scale | My supervisor takes high personal risks for the sake of the organization. | 2 |
Guofeng Wang (2013) | Takes high personal risks for the sake of the organization | 3 | |
| Adapted from C-K scale | My supervisor is willing to make personal sacrifices in the teams interest | 5 |
De Cremer et al. (2006) | My boss is somebody who shows a lot of self-sacrifice | 3 | |
Singh and Krishnan (2007) | Adapted from | Voluntarily gives up or refrains from exercising or using his/her authority, position power or privileges for own benefit | 13 |
| Adapted from | My supervisor is not willing to give up privileges if the team needs this. | 2 |
| My supervisor is always among the first to sacrifice free time, privileges, or comfort if that is important for the team’s mission | 2 |