The Use of Archival Proxies in Strategic Management Studies
讨论了战略管理研究中三种常用档案代理变量（研发强度、专利数量、专利引用）的构念效度问题，指出它们被用于代表多种不同构念导致解读困难，并提出了改进建议。
Archival proxies have long played a central role within strategic management research, but the degree to which archival proxies are construct valid measures of theoretical constructs remains a source of concern. In some cases, there does not appear to be a close association between an archival proxy and the construct that the proxy is meant to capture. In this brief commentary, we discuss the use of three prominent archival proxies (research and development intensity, patent counts, and patent citations) within recent articles in three leading journals. Each of these measures has been used to represent a wide variety of constructs, which creates challenges when interpreting findings. We then offer three suggestions for improving the use of archival proxies. Implementation of these suggestions would enhance knowledge development within the strategic management field.