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A Review of Current Practices for Evaluating Causal Models in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Research
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This paper reviews the literature on structural model evaluation. It discusses the use of fit indices, the influential work of James, Mulaik, and Brett (19821, with emphasis on their prescriptions for model assessment, and recent developments in model evaluation presented since James et al. It then analyzes current modeling practices to determine how well evaluation techniques are being applied. Although modeling practices have improved since an earlier review (James & James, 19891, several problems remain. Suggestions are made for improving model evaluation.
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- Authors
- Medsker, G. J., Williams, L. J., & Holahan, P. J.
- Venue
- Journal of Management
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1994-04
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 439-464
- ISSN
- 0149-2063 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1211
- OpenAlex
- W2157839339
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- 971
- References
- 13
- FWCI
- 16.91
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- journal article
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- en
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- journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
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