Construct measurement in strategic management research: Illusion or reality?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Boyd, BK; Gove, S; Hitt, MA
• 署名单位: Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; University System of Ohio; University of Dayton; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.444
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 239-257
• 关键词: Measurement; research design; type II error; type I error

摘要

Strategic management research has been characterized as placing less emphasis on construct measurement than other management subfields. In this work, we document the state of the art of measurement in strategic management research, and discuss the implications for interpreting the results of research in this field. To assess the breadth of measurement issues in the discipline, we conducted a content analysis of empirical strategic management articles published in leading journals in the period of 1998-2000. We found that few studies discuss reliability and validity issues, and empirical research in the field commonly relies on single-indicator measures. Additionally, studies rarely address the problems of attenuation due to measurement error. We close with a discussion of the implications for future research and for interpreting prior work in strategic management. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.