Sample selection bias and Heckman models in strategic management research

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 2639-2657

  Certo, S Trevis ^a   Busenbark, John R ^a   Woo, Hyun Soo ^a   Semadeni, Matthew ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

endogeneity; Heckman models; research methods; sample selection bias

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; DECISION MAKING; MANAGERS;

ENDOGENEITY; HECKMAN MODELS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING; NON-RANDOM SAMPLES; SAMPLE SELECTION BIAS; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 85059222699     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2475     Document Type: Article

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