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Conceptual Versus Empirical Distinctions Among Constructs: Implications for Discriminant Validity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

James K. Harter  and
Frank L. Schmidt
James K. Harter*
Affiliation:
The Gallup Organization
Frank L. Schmidt
Affiliation:
University of Iowa
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E-mail: jim_harter@gallup.com, Address: The Gallup Organization, 1001 Gallup Drive, Omaha, NE 68103
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , March 2008 , pp. 36 - 39
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2008 

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Workplace Management, The Gallup Organization

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Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa

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