Constructs in Strategic Management

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-14

  Boyd, Brian K ^a   Bergh, Donald D ^b   Ireland, R Duane ^c   Ketchen, David J ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

construct measurement; measurement error; strategic management; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873667352     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428112471298     Document Type: Article

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