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Construct measurement in strategic management research: illusion or reality?
Author(s) -
Boyd Brian K.,
Gove Steve,
Hitt Michael A.
Publication year - 2005
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/smj.444
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , construct validity , empirical research , strategic management , field (mathematics) , reliability (semiconductor) , management science , work (physics) , computer science , knowledge management , business , marketing , engineering , epistemology , programming language , mechanical engineering , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , patient satisfaction
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 © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.