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Essay / Moral Imagination and Management Decision Making
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) AnalysisA structural equation modeling technique was used to test the model. The LISREL 8.80 program was used for this purpose. (Usluel, Aşkar and Baş, 2008; (Suhr, undated; Teo, Khine, 1990; Jackson et al., 2005; Hooper, Coughlan and Mullen, 2008; Hoe, 2008; Stephenson, Holbert and Zimmerman, 2006)The model The test results are shown in Figure 2. Mutual benefit was found to have a direct impact on moral imagination. The observed variables used to predict the latent variables in structural equation modeling were obtained by processing the. instrument data (Usluel, Aşkar and Baş., 2008(Suhr, undated; Teo, Khine, 1990; Jackson et al., 2005; Hooper, Coughlan and Mullen, 2008; Hoe, 2008; Stephenson, Holbert and Zimmerman , 2006) The variables selfishness, dogmatism and empathy predict the latent variable “mutual benefit” which was calculated using the relevant items following the factor analysis carried out on the items, in the data collection tool , which tends to explain the objectives of mutual benefit on the moral imagination. The equation for the path analysis is As follows,7 commonly used fit indices in the literature (x²/df, GFI, AGFI, NNFI, CFI, RMSR, RMSEA) were used to test the fit of the model. The best fit was obtained when the trial possibility was removed from the model (Usluel, Aşkar, & Baş, 2008). As the values in Table 7 reveal, the model fit indices are included in the values recognized in the literature. Commonly used model fit measures, based on the results of a structural model analysis, are summarized in the table. In practice, Chi square/degrees of freedom less than 3, GFI, NNFI, CFI greater than 0.9, an AGFI greater than 0.8, RMSR less than 0......middle of paper..... .Fit Mining Model', The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 6(1), pp. 53 - 60, available at: www.ejbrm.comHoe, SL (2008) 'Issues And Procedures In Adopting Structural Equation Modeling Technique', Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 20(1), pp. 76-83 Stephenson, MT, Holbert, RL, Zimmerman, RS (2006) "On the use of structural equation modeling in health communication research", Health Communication, 20 (2), pp. 159-167.Mehalik, MM, Gorman, ME (2006) “A framework for evaluating strategic network design, decision making, and moral imagination,” Science, Technology, and Human Values, 31, pp. 289-307. Research methods: Knowledge Base, (2006) Likert scale. Available at: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/scallik.php (Accessed: June 7, 2010)Rest, J. (1986). Moral development: Advances in research and theory. New York: Praeger.