Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability

The problem with measurement comparability in cross-cultural studies arises when researchers attempt to attribute differences in obtained scores to cultural inluences. It is a common approach among researchers in marketing to use a standardised instrument cross-culturally to ensure comparability. Th...

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Main Authors: Nik Rahimah Nik Yacob, Ismail Rejab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1992
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7946/
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description The problem with measurement comparability in cross-cultural studies arises when researchers attempt to attribute differences in obtained scores to cultural inluences. It is a common approach among researchers in marketing to use a standardised instrument cross-culturally to ensure comparability. The author suggests the performance of reliability assessments as a basisfor determining the appropriateness of using standardised instruments although the evidence of comparability is inconclusive.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:79462016-12-14T06:45:43Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7946/ Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability Nik Rahimah Nik Yacob, Ismail Rejab, The problem with measurement comparability in cross-cultural studies arises when researchers attempt to attribute differences in obtained scores to cultural inluences. It is a common approach among researchers in marketing to use a standardised instrument cross-culturally to ensure comparability. The author suggests the performance of reliability assessments as a basisfor determining the appropriateness of using standardised instruments although the evidence of comparability is inconclusive. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1992 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7946/1/1610-3039-1-SM.pdf Nik Rahimah Nik Yacob, and Ismail Rejab, (1992) Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability. Jurnal Pengurusan, 11 . pp. 15-24. ISSN 0127-2713
spellingShingle Nik Rahimah Nik Yacob,
Ismail Rejab,
Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability
title Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability
title_full Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability
title_fullStr Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability
title_full_unstemmed Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability
title_short Reliability Assessment for Cross-cultural Measurement Comparability
title_sort reliability assessment for cross-cultural measurement comparability
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7946/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7946/1/1610-3039-1-SM.pdf