Method Variance in Organizational Research Truth or Urban Legend

Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 221 - 232
Published: Apr 1, 2006
Abstract
It has become widely accepted that correlations between variables measured with the same method, usually self-report surveys, are inflated due to the action of common method variance (CMV), despite a number of sources that suggest the problem is overstated. The author argues that the popular position suggesting CMV automatically affects variables measured with the same method is a distortion and oversimplification of the true state of affairs,...
Paper Details
Title
Method Variance in Organizational Research Truth or Urban Legend
Published Date
Apr 1, 2006
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
221 - 232
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