Assessing between-group differences in information systems research: A comparison of covariance- and component-based SEM

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 197-214

  Qureshi, Israr ^a   Compeau, Deborah ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Covariance based structural equation modeling; Measurement invariance; Monte carlo simulation; Multigroup analysis; Nested models; Partial least squares; Pooled significance test; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING;

MULTI-GROUP; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SIGNIFICANCE TEST; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 60649103592     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20650285     Document Type: Article

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