Relaxing measurement invariance in cross-national consumer research using a hierarchical IRT model

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-278

  De Jong, Martijn G ^a   Steenkamp, Jan Benedict E M ^b   Fox, Jean Paul ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34547843657     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518532     Document Type: Review

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