The use and misuse of structural equation modeling in management research: A review and critique

Journal of Advances in Management Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-81

  S Davcik, Nebojsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Modeling; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924423888     PISSN: 09727981     EISSN: 20493207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JAMR-07-2013-0043     Document Type: Article

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