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Questions about formative measurement

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  • Wilcox, James B.
  • Howell, Roy D.
  • Breivik, Einar

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A growing body of literature addresses the issue of formative measurement. However, questions remain regarding the nature of formative measures, their properties, and their usefulness, especially in the context of theory testing and structural equations modeling. This paper poses an incomplete list of questions and suggests possible answers to them, and concludes that the use of formative measurement remains problematic in theory testing research.

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  • Wilcox, James B. & Howell, Roy D. & Breivik, Einar, 2008. "Questions about formative measurement," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 61(12), pages 1219-1228, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:61:y:2008:i:12:p:1219-1228
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