Encouraging Best Practice in Quantitative Management Research: An Incomplete List of Opportunities*
识别了定量方法论中的常见问题,并提供了当前最佳实践来解决这些问题,涵盖变量测量、估计方法改进以及超越现有研究设计的新方法。
abstract The paper identifies some common problems encountered in quantitative methodology and provides information on current best practice to resolve these problems. We first discuss issues pertaining to variable measurement and concerns regarding the underlying relationships among variables. We then highlight several advances in estimation methodology that may circumvent issues encountered in common practice. Finally, we discuss approaches that move beyond existing research designs, including the development and use of datasets that embody linkages across levels of analysis, or combine qualitative and quantitative methods.