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A Brief Tutorial on the Development of Measures for Use in Survey Questionnaires

Hinkin, Timothy R.·1998·Organizational Research Methods

Abstract

The adequate measurement of abstract constructs is perhaps the greatest challenge to understanding the behavior of people in organizations. Problems with the reliability and validity of measures used on survey questionnaires continue to lead to difficulties in interpreting the results of field research. Price and Mueller suggest that measurement problems may be due to the lack of a well-established framework to guide researchers through the various stages of scale development. This article provides a conceptual framework and a straightforward guide for the development of scales in accordance with established psychometric principles for use infield studies

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Authors
Hinkin, T. R.
Affiliations
Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Hinkin, Timothy R.
Venue
Organizational Research Methods
Published
1998-01
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
104-121
ISSN
  • 1094-4281 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7425
OpenAlex
W2096812562
Cited by
4,095
References
8
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FWCI
17.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Organizational Research Methods (publishedVersion)
  • Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • eCommons (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Business Strategies and Management Research
Keywords
scale development, questionnaire survey, reliability statistics, validity, conceptual framework, organizational behavior research

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