Questions about formative measurement

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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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Wilcox, James B. ; Howell, Roy D. ; Breivik, Einar
Published in:	Journal of Business Research. - Elsevier, ISSN 0148-2963. - Vol. 61.2008, 12, p. 1219-1228
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Formative measurement Reflective measurement Structural equations modeling

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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