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Entrepreneurial Marketing: Scale Validation with Small, Independently-Owned Businesses
Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness
  • Ann Marie Fiore, Iowa State University
  • Linda S. Niehm, Iowa State University
  • Jessica L. Hurst, Iowa State University
  • Jihyeong Son, Iowa State University
  • Amrut Sadachar, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract

This study developed and validated an Entrepreneurial Marketing (EM) scale by assessing reliability of the EM scale, and testing convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity. Two samples were used consisting of operators of small, independently-owned retail and service sector businesses. The pilot study sample was drawn from small business operators within one U.S. state, and a national sample of operators was used for cross-validation. For each sample, confirmatory factor analyses, measurement modeling, and structural modeling in Structural Equation Modeling offered support for reliability and construct and nomological validity of the instrument. Implications and future research using the EM measure are discussed.

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This article is from Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness 7 (2013): 63. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
North American Business Press
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Ann Marie Fiore, Linda S. Niehm, Jessica L. Hurst, Jihyeong Son, et al.. "Entrepreneurial Marketing: Scale Validation with Small, Independently-Owned Businesses" Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness Vol. 7 Iss. 4 (2013) p. 63 - 86
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amfiore/4/