Lin Hsing-Er, Hsu Dan K, Hong Michelle C, Shi Yongchuan
National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70, LienHai Rd, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan.
North Dakota State University; 811 2 Ave N, Fargo, ND, 58102 USA.
MethodsX. 2021 Sep 30;8:101534. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101534. eCollection 2021.
This study adapts an existing methodology in psychology to assess congruence relationships in entrepreneurship management. More specifically, it describes the application of a response surface method to examine the congruence effect of two predictor variables on an outcome variable. The study presents both visual and text presentations to serve as a guideline that can aid management researchers in adapting the method. The paper underscores three strengths of using the response surface method as a robust analytical approach to evaluating congruent and incongruent relationships.•The response surface method can be used to examine congruency and incongruency between variables in the field of management in general and entrepreneurship management in particular.•The results can be visualized as two- and three-dimensional graphs.•Compared with a traditional approach, the response surface method offers a clearer visual representation of a focal relationship.
本研究采用心理学中的现有方法来评估创业管理中的一致性关系。更具体地说，它描述了响应面法的应用，以检验两个预测变量对一个结果变量的一致性效应。该研究提供了可视化和文本展示，作为可帮助管理研究人员采用该方法的指南。本文强调了将响应面法用作评估一致性和非一致性关系的稳健分析方法的三个优点。
•响应面法可用于检验一般管理领域尤其是创业管理中变量之间的一致性和非一致性。
•结果可以可视化为二维和三维图形。
•与传统方法相比，响应面法能更清晰地直观呈现核心关系。
