A didactic example of multilevel structural equation modeling applicable to the study of organizations

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-24

  Kaplan, David ^a   Elliott, Pamela R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0002798181     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705519709540056     Document Type: Article

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