Validation of Sustainable Development Practices Scale Using the Bayesian Approach to Item Response Theory

• Authors: Hernani Merino Martin , Tarazona Vargas Enver Gerald , Hamann Pastorino Antonieta , Mazzon José Afonso

Title variants

HR

Vrednovanje ljestvice praksi održivog razvoja korištenjem Bayesovog pristupa u teoriji odgovora na zadatke

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

There has been growing recognition of the importance of creating performance measurement tools for the economic, social and environmental management of micro and small enterprise (MSE). In this context, this study aims to validate an instrument to assess perceptions of sustainable development practices by MSEs by means of a Graded Response Model (GRM) with a Bayesian approach to Item Response Theory (IRT). The results based on a sample of 506 university students in Peru, suggest that a valid measurement instrument was achieved. At the end of the paper, methodological and managerial contributions are presented.

HR

Važnost kreiranja mjernih instrumenata za mjerenje učinkovitosti ekonomskog, društvenog i upravljanja okolišem mikro i malih poduzeća sve je priznatija. U tom kontekstu cilj ovog istraživanja jest vrednovanje instrumenta za procjenu percepcija praksi održivog razvoja u mikro i malim poduzećima korištenjem Graded Response Model-a (GRM) s Bayesovim pristupom Teoriji odgovora na zadatke. Rezultati dobiveni na temelju uzorka od 506 sveučilišnih studenata u Peruu upućuju na to da je razvijen važeći mjerni instrument. Rad završava iznošenjem metodoloških i menadžerskih doprinosa.

Keywords

EN

micro and small enterprise (MSE), sustainable development, Item Response Theory (IRT)

HR

mikro i mala poduzeća, održivi razvoj, teorija odgovora na zadatke

• Publisher: Faculty of Economics & Business Zagreb, Department of Marketing, Zagreb, Croatia and CROMAR (Croatian Marketing Association)
• Journal: Market - Tržište
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2014-12-19

Contributors

author

Hernani Merino Martin

• Universidad del Pacífico

author

Tarazona Vargas Enver Gerald

• Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

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Hamann Pastorino Antonieta

• Economics and Administration School - Esan University

author

Mazzon José Afonso

• Administration and Economics School, University of São Paulo

Identifiers

ISSN

0353-4790