Measuring theoretically complex constructs: The case of acquisition performance

Strategic Organization

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-41

  Cording, Margaret ^a   Christmann, Petra ^b   Weigelt, Carmen ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Measurement issues; Mergers and acquisitions; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649301245     PISSN: 14761270     EISSN: 1741315X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476127009355892     Document Type: Article

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