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Measuring the Degree of Internationalization of a Firm (1994)
| Venue: | Journal of International Business Studies |
| Citations: | 179 - 1 self |
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@ARTICLE{Sullivan94measuringthe,
author = {Daniel Sullivan},
title = {Measuring the Degree of Internationalization of a Firm},
journal = {Journal of International Business Studies},
year = {1994}
}
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Abstract
Abstract. In spite of both positivistic and instrumental research, the reliability of measuring the degree of internationalization of a firm remains speculative. We collected data on nine attributes of seventy-four American manufacturing MNCs. Alpha, factor, and frequency analyses revealed a linear combination of five variables with a reliability coefficient of.79 as a measure of the degree of internationalization of a firm. We discuss the statistical and conceptual properties of the scale and their implications for content and construct validity. The validation of theories of international business has not matched the robustness of their development. Confirmation has been hindered by the lack of reliable measures, the ensuing inability to disentangle the distorting influences of measurement error, and ultimately, the impossibility of establishing content and construct validity. The absence of a coherent approach to establish the validity of measurements results in empirical investigations that are
Keyphrases
construct validity international business measurement result distorting influence seventy-four american manufacturing mncs frequency analysis linear combination instrumental research measurement error reliability coefficient coherent approach reliable measure conceptual property empirical investigation
