The threat of common method variance bias to theory building

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-411

  Reio Jr , Thomas G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common method variance; theory building; validity threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649972830     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484310380331     Document Type: Article

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