TY - JOUR
T1 - Method variance in organizational behavior and human resources research
T2 - Effects on correlations, path coefficients, and hypothesis testing
AU - Williams, Larry J.
AU - Brown, Barbara K.
PY - 1994/2
Y1 - 1994/2
N2 - This research simulates the effects of method variance on correlations, standardized regression (path) coefficients, and squared multiple correlation coefficients. The results show that method variance can have extreme effects on these measures of association, depending on assumptions made about the nature of the method factors. The analysis also indicated that method variance can have strong effects on the probability of obtaining significant findings in the absence of true relationships. The link between findings of the present study and current developments on method variance in organizational behavior and human resources management research is discussed.
AB - This research simulates the effects of method variance on correlations, standardized regression (path) coefficients, and squared multiple correlation coefficients. The results show that method variance can have extreme effects on these measures of association, depending on assumptions made about the nature of the method factors. The analysis also indicated that method variance can have strong effects on the probability of obtaining significant findings in the absence of true relationships. The link between findings of the present study and current developments on method variance in organizational behavior and human resources management research is discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38149144869&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1006/obhd.1994.1011
DO - 10.1006/obhd.1994.1011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38149144869
VL - 57
SP - 185
EP - 209
JO - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
JF - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
SN - 0749-5978
IS - 2
ER -