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Asia Pacific Journal of Management

, Volume 36, Issue 1, pp 1–16 | Cite as

A typology of three-way interaction models: Applications and suggestions for Asian management research

  • Long W. Lam
  • Aichia Chuang
  • Chi-Sum Wong
  • Julie N. Y. ZhuEmail author
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Abstract

We develop a typology of three-way interaction models in order to stimulate more Asia management studies using this approach. In this paper, we explain how to approach moderation based on three-way interactions, introduce three types of three-way interaction models, and provide the appropriate post-hoc statistical procedures accordingly. We also outline several future research examples to demonstrate how three-way interactions can be used in Asian management research.

Keywords

Three-way interaction Moderation Joint moderating effects Moderated moderating effects Moderated joint effects 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of Business AdministrationUniversity of MacauTaipaMacau
  2. 2.Department of Business AdministrationNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
  3. 3.Department of ManagementChinese University of Hong KongShatin, N. T.Hong Kong

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