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QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING STUDENT SAMPLES
Author(s) -
STEVENS CYNTHIA KAY
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.2011.03233.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , opposition (politics) , external validity , yield (engineering) , psychology , political science , social psychology , computer science , law , materials science , politics , metallurgy , programming language
Researchers often face strong opposition to the use of student samples in laboratory studies. Rather than eschewing this methodology, it is useful to consider theoretical scope (universalistic versus particularistic) and the study's primary purpose (internal versus external validity). When theories are universalistic or the study's purpose is to establish internally valid relationships, laboratory studies with student samples may yield useful insights in supply chain management research.