Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling: A review and best-practice recommendations

• Published in: Asia Pacific journal of management Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 745 - 783
• Main Authors: Cheung, Gordon W., Cooper-Thomas, Helena D., Lau, Rebecca S., Wang, Linda C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Best practice; Business and Management; Hypothesis testing; Management; Reliability; Sampling error; Structural equation modeling; Discriminant validity; measureQ; Reliability; Convergent validity; CFA

Many constructs in management studies, such as perceptions, personalities, attitudes, and behavioral intentions, are not directly observable. Typically, empirical studies measure such constructs using established scales with multiple indicators. When the scales are used in a different population, th...