Testing for Mediating Variables in Management Research: Concerns, Implications, and Alternative Strategies

Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 330 - 353
Published: Jun 1, 2005
Abstract
Due to the nature of the data employed and of the concepts tested, standard tests for mediating variables in management research can often violate an assumption on which these tests are built. As a result, estimates from standard tests of mediating variables can often lack desirable statistical properties and lead to incorrect conclusions. This article highlights when data in management research will violate assumptions underlying tests of...
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Title
Testing for Mediating Variables in Management Research: Concerns, Implications, and Alternative Strategies
Published Date
Jun 1, 2005
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
330 - 353
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