As indicated by the developers of the MSI, participants responded to each
item in the instrument on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly
disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). In all cases, responses were gathered through
voluntary participation in the aforementioned study. All participants were
assured that their responses would remain confidential, and no individuals or
the organizational units for which they worked would be identified in the
study