Context, cognition, and common method variance: Psychometric and verbal protocol evidence

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 246-261

  Harrison, David A ^a   Mclaughlin, Mary E ^a   Coalter, Terry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030524912     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1996.0103     Document Type: Article

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