Questions about Formative Measurement

James Wilcox; Roy Howell; Einar Breivik

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.01.010

Questions about Formative Measurement

James Wilcox, Roy Howell, Einar Breivik

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Abstract

A growing body of literature addresses the issue of formative measurement. However, questions remain regarding the nature of formative measures, their properties, and their usefulness, especially in the context of theory testing and structural equations modeling. This paper poses an incomplete list of questions and suggests possible answers to them, and concludes that the use of formative measurement remains problematic in theory testing research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1219-1228
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Business Research
Volume	61
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.01.010
State	Published - Dec 2008

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Formative measurement
Reflective measurement
Structural equations modeling

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