A Critical Review of Construct Indicators and Measurement Model Misspecification in Marketing and Consumer Research

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-218

  Jarvis, Cheryl Burke ^a   Mackenzie, Scott B ^b   Podsakoff, Philip M ^b   Giliatt, Neal ^b   Mee, John F ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242424963     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/376806     Document Type: Review

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