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A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

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Joseph Franklin Hair at University of South Alabama
Joseph Franklin Hair
G. Tomas M. Hult at Michigan State University
G. Tomas M. Hult
Christian M. Ringle at Hamburg University of Technology
Christian M. Ringle
Marko Sarstedt at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
Marko Sarstedt
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Joseph F. Hair, Jr. Kennesaw State University
G. Tomas M. Hult Michigan State University, East Lansing
Christian Ringle Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany
Marko Sarstedt Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg
Paperback 04-02-2013 ISBN: 9781452217444 $38.00
A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), by Hair, Hult, Ringle, and Sarstedt,
provides a concise yet very practical guide to understanding and using PLS structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). PLS-
SEM is evolving as a statistical modeling technique and its use has increased exponentially in recent years within a variety
of disciplines, due to the recognition that PLS-SEM’s distinctive methodological features make it a viable alternative to the
more popular covariance-based SEM approach. This text includes extensive examples on SmartPLS software, and is
accompanied by multiple data sets that are available for download from the accompanying website (www.pls-sem.com).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter One: Structural Equation Modeling
Chapter Two: Specifying the Path Model and Collecting Data
Chapter Three: Path Model Estimation
Chapter Four: Assessing PLS-SEM Results Part I: Evaluation of Reflective
Measurement Models
A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural
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Chapter Five: Assessing PLS-SEM Results Part II: Evaluation of the
Formative Measurement Models
Chapter Six: Assessing PLS-SEM Results Part III: Evaluation of the
Structural Model
Chapter Seven: Advanced Topics in PLS Path Modeling
Chapter Eight: Modeling Heterogeneous Data
FEATURES/NEW TO THIS EDITION
KEY FEATURES:
This title provides simple instructions on how to use the SmartPLS software to obtain solutions, and to prepare manuscripts
using the technique for submission to journals.
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Designed to be easily understood even by those with limited statistical and mathematical training, the authors have limited
the use of formulas, equations, Greek symbols, and similar notations.
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“Rules of Thumb” in every chapter provide guidelines on best practices in the application and interpretation of PLS-SEM.•Chapters are organized around learning outcomes to simplify learning the concepts, and statistical terms. Concepts are
consistently defined in simple words to facilitate an understanding of the method.
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The book’s website includes many supplements and datasets to facilitate learning and teaching, and provides support to
professors in the form of Microsoft® PowerPoint slides as well as an Instructor Guide that can be posted to their websites.
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