Approaches to Scale Development in Chinese Management Research
根据量表来源和文化特异性预期，将中国管理研究中使用的调查量表分为翻译、改编、去情境化和情境化四种开发方法，并阐述各自的假设、优缺点及在管理研究中的作用。
We classify survey scales or measures currently used in Chinese management research along two dimensions - the source of the scale and expectations about its cultural specificity. Based on these two dimensions, we differentiate four approaches to scale development: translation, adaptation, de-contextualization, and contextualization. We describe the key assumptions, strengths and limitations of each approach and their roles in Chinese management research. We illustrate the four approaches by commenting on the five articles in this special issue.