A Nested Comparison of Four Models of the Consequences of Role Perception Variables

doi:10.1006/obhd.1995.1007

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volume 61, Issue 1, January 1995, Pages 77-93

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Using a nested models approach, four models of the outcomes of role perception variables - the Bedeian and Armenakis (1981) model; the Schaubroeck, Cotton, and Jennings (1989) model; the Wunder, Dougherty, and Welsh (1982) model; and a proposed model - are compared. Results suggest that both fit indices and individual path significance tests are required to determine model parsimony.

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