Perspective: Imputing missing values in IB research using endpoint-heterogeneous beta regression models: An application to Hofstede's LTO measures

IF 8.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101644

Eugene D. Hahn , Jonathan P. Doh

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Abstract

Addressing missing values in empirical research is a longstanding issue and challenge for scholars in all disciplines. In International Business, the challenge has typically been met with an array of strategies, ranging from listwise deletion to more sophisticated approaches, including regression-based imputation. Current models for addressing missing values where data is bounded have several limitations. We present a new model for imputing values for bounded data via endpoint-heterogeneous beta regression. We use this approach to generate imputed values for additional countries in Hofstede's long-term orientation (LTO) scale. LTO was the first widely used scale to be based on a non-Western value system, however, Hofstede was not able to collect LTO data for some countries that were part of his original survey and therefore the LTO measure has numerous missing values. Our paper introduces a novel approach to addressing missing values in LTO and provides a template for scholars facing similar challenges in a wide range of IB and other domains.

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视角：使用端点异质β回归模型在IB研究中输入缺失值：Hofstede的LTO测量的应用

解决实证研究中缺失的价值是一个长期存在的问题，也是所有学科学者面临的挑战。在国际商务中，应对这一挑战通常需要一系列策略，从按列表删除到更复杂的方法，包括基于回归的imputation。当前用于处理数据有界的缺失值的模型有几个限制。我们提出了一个用端点异质回归计算有界数据值的新模型。我们使用这种方法在Hofstede的长期取向（LTO）量表中为其他国家生成估算值。LTO是第一个被广泛使用的基于非西方价值体系的量表，然而，Hofstede无法收集一些国家的LTO数据，这是他最初调查的一部分，因此LTO测量有许多缺失的值。我们的论文介绍了一种解决LTO中缺失值的新方法，并为在广泛的IB和其他领域面临类似挑战的学者提供了模板。

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Journal of World Business BUSINESS-

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16.50

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11.20%

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