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Abstract

Designing a standard test of competitor derogation tactics

Saba Ajdari, Ali Delavar, Mohammadali Mazaheri and Hassan Ahadi

The present study aims to evaluate designing a Standard Test of Competitor Derogation Tactics. At first, the hypothesis of the test inspiring of three competitor derogation techniques questionnaire Competitor Derogation Tactics, Mate Attraction Tactics, The Mate Retention Inventory- Short Form (MRI - SF) and suggestive hypotheses were constructed. A pre-test with a 30 people sample of research community was achieved. The result of pre-test was fulfilled to construct the final questionnaire of analysis especially in the field of the recent questions in early test, statement formation and the way of translating the questions with pre-test group of deep interview. Then, the final questionnaire was completed on a sample with 420 ones from the students of Islamic Azad University Science and Research branch. Based on the statistical analysis and completed interviews, the ultimate form of the extracted questionnaire and validity, reliability of the questionnaire with Cronbach alpha and agent-based analysis were constructed as well. The analysis and evaluation of the statistics representing the acceptable validity and reliability of the test (α=0.958).