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Testing metric equivalence in cross‐national strategy research: an empirical test across the United States and Japan
Author(s) -
Bensaou M.,
Coyne Michael,
Venkatraman N.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
strategic management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 11.035
H-Index - 286
eISSN - 1097-0266
pISSN - 0143-2095
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199907)20:7<671::aid-smj40>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - equivalence (formal languages) , lisrel , metric (unit) , qualitative comparative analysis , empirical research , set (abstract data type) , test (biology) , conceptual framework , econometrics , computer science , political science , operations research , mathematics , regional science , sociology , structural equation modeling , business , marketing , social science , statistics , pure mathematics , machine learning , biology , programming language , paleontology
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 © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.