Does this instrument measure Patterson’s theory of servant leadership – that is, does
the instrument have construct validity? The answer is this instrument has the
beginning of establishing construct validity. Exploratory factor analysis helped to
define the underlying structures to measure the concepts of Patterson’s servant
leadership theory. However, confirmatory factor analysis is needed to establish
construct validity (Pett et al., 2003). It is recommended that structural equation
modeling (SEM) and or confirmatory factor analysis be used to establish this validity.
It is the intention that this instrument has the ability to predict or give measurement to the concepts of Patterson’s theory of servant leadership so that a servant leader can
measure his or her effectiveness as a servant leader. It is hoped that this instrument
will have significance to measure servant leadership, and thus, turn Patterson’s theory
into a model of servant leadership.ficance to measure servant leadership, and thus, turn
Patterson’ this instrument will turn Patterson’s theory into a model of servant
leadership.