The dangers of poor construct conceptualization

By Scott B. MacKenzie. 2003

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Value cocreation in service interactions (2015, background): “…discussing both the dimensions and deriving propositions regarding the antecedents of value cocreation, we develop a conceptually richer understanding of value cocreation, which clarifies the boundaries of the concept and can drive fruitful future research (Gilliam and Voss, 2013; MacKenzie, 2003).”
Can Charisma Be Taught? Tests of Two Interventions (2011, background): “As argued by MacKenzie (2003), using only these elements in a definition is not helpful because they do not define the nature or underlying themes of the phenomenon, and they turn the empirical test into a tautology.”
A meta-analytic review and future research agenda of charismatic leadership (2017, background): “Antonakis and colleagues offered a definition that encompasses the commondenominator across all, while maintaining construct integrity by overcoming tautological issues aswell as vast overlapwith transformational leadership (MacKenzie, 2003).”
Recommendations for Creating Better Concept Definitions in the Organizational, Behavioral, and Social Sciences (2016, background): “(p. 16) Beyond this, a lack of conceptual clarity also increases the likelihood that operationalizations of the concept (either by measures or manipulations) will be deficient and/or contaminated (MacKenzie, 2003; MacKenzie et al., 2011; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994; Schwab, 1980).”
Advancing formative measurement models (2008, background): “…1984, p. 381) and “following standard scale development procedures – for example dropping items that possess low itemto-total correlations – will remove precisely those items that would most alter the empirical meaning of the construct” (Jarvis et al., 2003, p. 202; see also MacKenzie, 2003).”
Defining service innovation: A review and synthesis (2016, neutral): “MacKenzie (2003) argued that a good definition should specify the concept's conceptual theme in unambiguous terms in amanner that is consistent with prior research and that clearly distinguishes it from related concepts.”
Estimation issues with PLS and CBSEM: Where the bias lies! ☆ (2016, methodology): “Based on the construct definition, the next step is to specify a measurement model, which expresses how to measure the construct by means of a set of indicators (e.g., Jarvis, MacKenzie, & Podsakoff, 2003; MacKenzie, 2003).”
A Review of Key Likert Scale Development Advances: 1995–2019 (2021, background): “The advice in this table was taken from Mackenzie (2003), Locke (2012), and Podsakoff et al. (2016). the full scale measures each region of the latent trait.”
Charisma: An Ill-Defined and Ill-Measured Gift (2016, background): “Constructs should not be defined in terms of their outcomes, their antecedents, or using exemplars (MacKenzie 2003).”
On building better construct measures: Implications of a general hierarchical model (2008, background): “Consistent with David McClelland’s (1987) work on social needs, individual difference constructs can be, and often are, adapted to assess organizational and societal characteristics.”
Warning for excessive positivity: Authentic leadership and other traps in leadership studies (2019, background): “This is a result of what MacKenzie (2003) refers to as poor construct conceptualization and failure to adequately specify the conceptual meaning of the study's focal constructs.”