A brief tutorial on the development of measures for use in survey questionnaires

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 104-121

  Hinkin, Timothy R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Management ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0003054486     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109442819800100106     Document Type: Review

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