Structural equation modeling in social science research: Issues of validity and reliability in the research process

European Business Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 320-330

  Babin, Barry J ^a   Svensson, Göran ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oslo School of Management   (Norway)

Author keywords

Reliability; Research; Research process; Sciences; Social science; Structural equation modeling; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863425097     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555341211242132     Document Type: Article

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