Replication

10 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2009

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Tony Hak

Rotterdam School of Management, Department of Management of Technology and Innovation

Jan Dul

Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management

Date Written: 19 2009 6,

Abstract

Replication is conducting a study in another case (or population) in order to assess whether a research finding from previous studies can be confirmed. The aim of replication is to assess the generalizability of a theoretical claim and the “research finding” that is (or is not) confirmed in the replication study is a claim that is derived from the previous studies. Sometimes the term replication is also used for conducting a study in the same case (or population) in order to assess whether the finding from the previous study can be reproduced. To avoid confusion, the latter method of assessing the reliability of a study might better be called duplication. Duplication will not be discussed here.

Keywords: theory-testing, case study research, necessary condition, sufficient condition, replication

JEL Classification: M13, O32, M

Suggested Citation

Hak, Tony and Dul, Jan, Replication (19 2009 6,). ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2009-035-ORG, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1433935

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Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management ( email )

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