Using Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling to Test for a Continuum Structure of Motivation

Journal of Management

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 2638-2664

  Howard, Joshua L ^a   Gagné, Marylène ^a   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b   Forest, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (B ESEM); continuum; self determination theory; work motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046347352     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206316645653     Document Type: Article

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