Self-Reports in Organizational Research: Problems and Prospects
识别了六类自我报告,讨论了共同方法变异、一致性动机和社会期望等问题,评估了统计和程序上的补救措施,为组织研究者提供了改进自我报告使用的建议。
Self-reports figure prominently in organizational and management research, but there are several problems associated with their use. This article identifies six categories of self-reports and discusses such problems as common method variance, the consistency motif, and social desirability. Statistical and post hoc remedies and some procedural methods for dealing with artifactual bias are presented and evaluated. Recommendations for future research are also offered.