Construct measurement in strategic management research: Illusion or reality?

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-257

  Boyd, Brian K ^a   Gove, Steve ^b   Hitt, Michael A ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Research design; Type I error; Type II error

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL TESTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES; BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 13244279575     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.444     Document Type: Review

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