Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): An emerging tool in business research

European Business Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-121

  Hair Jr , Joe F ^a   Sarstedt, Marko ^b,c   Hopkins, Lucas ^d   Kuppelwieser, Volker G ^e  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Partial least squares; PLS SEM; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897659532     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EBR-10-2013-0128     Document Type: Review

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