When your errors are your only hope: : Testing “Hidden Hypotheses” in mediation studies in strategic management

• Autores: Jed DeVaro, Brian K. Boyd
• Localización: Strategic Organization, ISSN-e 1741-315X, Vol. 14, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 73-89
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Mediation models involve two regression equations, one each for the dependent and mediating variables, Y and M. Tests of theoretical hypotheses in strategic management focus on “betas,” that is, the estimated regression coefficients in the Y and M equations. A neglected point is that strategic management theory sometimes suggests a “hidden hypothesis” concerning the sign of the error correlation between the Y and M regressions. Systems-based estimation methods can be used to test “hidden hypotheses.” We show that sometimes “hidden hypotheses” offer the only hope of empirically distinguishing between competing theories.