How Certain are you Measuring Environmental Dynamism and Complexity? A Multitrait-Multimethod Approach

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-275

  Harrington, Robert J ^a   Kendall, K W ^b  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

archival measures; complexity; dynamism; external environment; multitrait multimethod matrix; self reported measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847020193     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348004268198     Document Type: Article

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