Genetic algorithm segmentation in partial least squares structural equation modeling

OR Spectrum

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 251-276

  Ringle, Christian M ^a,b   Sarstedt, Marko ^b,c   Schlittgen, Rainer ^d  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Partial least squares; Path modeling; PLS SEM; Segmentation; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892679127     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-013-0320-0     Document Type: Article

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