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54 CHAPTER 2. RPE AT THE BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER LEVEL<br />

I calculate contractibility not by using an unweighted summated scale but by using a more<br />

sophisticated MIMIC model. MIMIC also incorporates reflective indicators to calculate the<br />

relative weights of each of the formative indicators when forming the latent construct. As<br />

the relative weights of the three causal dimensions (goal clarity, measurability of outputs<br />

and knowledge of transformation process) cannot be derived theoretically, one may resort<br />

to structural equation techniques, such as MIMIC, to determine the appropriate weights<br />

(Bisbe et al. 2007). In the absence of a theoretical basis for the weights of the indicators,<br />

MIMIC at least provides an empirical basis for the index.<br />

MIMIC estimates the latent formative construct contractibility, as depicted in figure 2.4.<br />

The MIMIC model calculates contractibility by using the formative (causal) indicators on<br />

the left-hand side of the figure and the reflective (outcome) indicators on the right-hand<br />

side of the figure. The numbers on the arrows are standardized regression coefficients. The<br />

numbers above the reflective measures (boxes) and the latent construct (contractibility)<br />

indicate the amount of variance explained. The model explains 47% of the variance in the<br />

latent construct contractibility.<br />

Goal Clarity<br />

Measurability<br />

of Outputs<br />

Knowledge of<br />

Transformation<br />

Process<br />

Figure 2.4: Contractibility MIMIC Model<br />

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