Measuring and Testing Industry Effects in Strategic Management Research: An Update, Assessment, and Demonstration

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-66

  Sharp, Barton M ^a   Bergh, Donald D ^b   Li, Ming ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

Author keywords

measurement design; philosophy of science; quantitative research; research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873640916     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428112470847     Document Type: Article

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