A Comparison of Approaches to Forming Composite Measures in Structural Equation Models

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 186-207

  Landis, Ronald S ^a   Beal, Daniel J ^a   Tesluk, Paul E ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0001042149     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109442810032003     Document Type: Review

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