TY - JOUR
T1 - An assessment of the measurement of performance in international business research
AU - Hult, G. Tomas M
AU - Ketchen, David J.
AU - Griffith, David A.
AU - Chabowski, Brian R.
AU - Hamman, Mary K.
AU - Dykes, Bernadine Johnson
AU - Pollitte, Wesley A.
AU - Cavusgil, S. Tamer
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - A sizeable body of international business (IB) research is devoted to building knowledge about the determinants of organizational performance. A key precursor to accurately diagnosing why some organizations succeed in the international marketplace while others struggle is operationalizing performance appropriately. Yet, to date, no systematic investigation has considered how well IB research measures performance. We examine the measurement of performance in 96 articles published in the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Management Science, Organization Science, and the Strategic Management Journal between 1995 and 2005. The findings reveal that most studies do not measure performance in a manner that captures the multifaceted nature of the construct. We describe the implications of these results, and offer suggestions for improving future practice. © 2008 Academy of International Business.
AB - A sizeable body of international business (IB) research is devoted to building knowledge about the determinants of organizational performance. A key precursor to accurately diagnosing why some organizations succeed in the international marketplace while others struggle is operationalizing performance appropriately. Yet, to date, no systematic investigation has considered how well IB research measures performance. We examine the measurement of performance in 96 articles published in the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Management Science, Organization Science, and the Strategic Management Journal between 1995 and 2005. The findings reveal that most studies do not measure performance in a manner that captures the multifaceted nature of the construct. We describe the implications of these results, and offer suggestions for improving future practice. © 2008 Academy of International Business.
KW - Financial performance
KW - Operational performance
KW - Overall effectiveness performance
KW - Performance measurement
U2 - 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400398
DO - 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400398
M3 - Article
SN - 0047-2506
VL - 39
SP - 1064
EP - 1080
JO - Journal of International Business Studies
JF - Journal of International Business Studies
IS - 6
ER -