Mediation analysis in partial least squares path modelling, Helping researchers discuss more sophisticated models

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1849-1864

  Nitzl, Christian ^a   Roldan, Jose L ^b   Cepeda, Gabriel ^b  

^a BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Indirect effects; Mediation analysis; Multiple mediation; Partial least squares; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

DECISION TREES;

BOOTSTRAPPING; INDIRECT EFFECTS; MEDIATION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE MEDIATION; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

EID: 84992217691     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-07-2015-0302     Document Type: Article

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