TITLE

RETROSPECTIVE REPORTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH: A REEXAMINATION OF RECENT EVIDENCE

AUTHOR(S)

MILLER, C. CHET; CARDINAL, LAURA B.; GLICK, WILLIAM H.

PUB. DATE

February 1997

SOURCE

Academy of Management Journal;Feb1997, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p189

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Retrospective reports of important organizational phenomena are commonly fused in strategic management and organization theory research. A recent study, however, suggested that these reports tend to be inaccurate and seriously questioned their use. Our reexamination of this study suggests the situation is not so dire. Our work suggests that retrospective reporting is a viable research methodology if the measure used to generate the reports is adequately reliable and valid. Retrospective reports should neither be rejected nor used indiscriminately.

ACCESSION #

9707256166

Tags: CORPORATION reports;  ORGANIZATIONAL research;  ORGANIZATIONAL behavior;  STRATEGIC planning;  RECOLLECTION (Psychology);  RESEARCH -- Methodology;  MANAGEMENT science;  METHODOLOGY;  DECISION making;  INDUSTRIAL management

 

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