A Review of Scale Development Practices in Nonprofit Management and Marketing

• Autorzy: Walter Wymer , Helena Maria Baptista Alves
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We describe a set of recommended practices for scale development research in nonprofit management and marketing. General process issues are described followed by recommendations for EFA and CFA components of scaling research. Implications for researchers, journal editors and reviewers are discussed. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Scientific research; Philosophy of science; Development of science; Scientific-research work

PL

Badania naukowe; Filozofia nauki; Rozwój nauki; Prace naukowo-badawcze

• Czasopismo: Economics & Sociology
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 5
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 143--151

Twórcy

autor

Walter Wymer

• University of Lethbridge, Canada

autor

Helena Maria Baptista Alves

• University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Bibliografia

• Anderson, J. C. & Gerbing, D. W. (1991), Predicting the performance of measures in a confirmatory factor analysis with a pretest assessment of their substantive validities, Journal of Applied Psychology 76(5), pp. 732-740.
• Bekkers, R. (2010), Journal in philanthropic studies, Unpublished report, available by contacting author at [e-mail]
• Clark, L. A., & Watson, D. (1995), Constructing validity: Basic issues in objective scale development. Psychological assessment, 7(3), p. 309.
• DeVellis, R. F. (2011), Scale development: Theory and applications (Vol. 26): Sage Publications, Inc.
• Hinkin, T. R. (1995), A review of scale development practices in the study of organizations, Journal of Management, 21(5), 967-988.
• Kline, R. B. (2010), Principles and practice of structural equation modeling: The Guilford Press.
• Fornell, C., & Larcker, D. F. (1981), Evaluating structural equation models with unobservable variables and measurement error, Journal of Marketing Research, 48, pp. 39-50.
• Rossiter, J. R. (2002). The C-OAR-SE procedure for scale development in marketing, International Journal of Research in Marketing, 19(4), pp. 305-335.
• Worthington, R. L., & Whittaker, T. A. (2006). Scale development research. The Counseling Psychologist, 34(6), pp. 806-838.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.14254/2071-789X.2012/5-2/11