Testing metric equivalence in cross-national strategy research: An empirical test across the United States and Japan

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bensaou, M; Coyne, M; Venkatraman, N
• 署名单位: Boston University; INSEAD Business School
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199907)20:7<671::AID-SMJ40>3.0.CO;2-Z
• 发表日期: 1999
• 页码: 671-689
• 关键词: cross-national research; construct measurement; STRATEGY RESEARCH; supplier relations; Japanese automobile industry

摘要

We propose a conceptual and analytical framework for assessing metric equivalence in cross-national strategy research. We illustrate this framework by testing the equivalence of measurement models for a set of strategy constructs across the United States and Japan. Results of a two-group LISREL analysis conducted on a data set of 447 interorganizational relationships reveal that some constructs have strong cross-national equivalence, while others need content respecification or reconceptualization. We discuss implications and offer suggestions about how to conduct empirical strategy research in cross-national settings. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.