The presence of equivalent models in strategic management research using structural equation modeling: Assessing and addressing the problem

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 516-535

  Henley, Amy B ^a   Shook, Christopher L ^b   Peterson, Mark ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative models; Equivalent models; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748697269     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428106290195     Document Type: Article

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