Preliminary validation of a visioning ability scale

Leadership experts define organizational vision as an individual's positive vivid cognitive image of an organization, e.g., success, size, employees, strategic direction, in the future. This concept infers that different peop le may have varying ability to create this image. This paper describes the preliminary validation of a scale designed ro measure an individual's visio ning ability. Factor analysis and tests of reliability and of content, cons truct, and concurrent validity suggest that this visioning ability scale is a valid and reliable measure of an individual's visioning ability.