On the Importance of Conducting Construct-Level Analysis for Multidimensional Constructs in Theory Development and Testing
指出许多管理研究者仅对多维构念的维度层面进行分析，却假定结果适用于构念层面，通过重分析两项研究的数据表明，这种做法可能导致不同结论，尤其在潜变量模型下。
On top of not defining explicitly the relationship between multidimensional constructs and their dimensions, many management researchers have conducted their analyses of multidimensional constructs at the dimension level only and assumed that these analyses would be valid at the construct level. This article discusses the potential problems of these practices. Data from two reported management studies are reanalyzed to show that different conclusions might be arrived when analyses are conducted at the construct rather than the dimension level. This finding is especially true when the multidimensional construct is defined under the latent model. Implications are discussed.