Choosing PLS path modeling as analytical method in European management research: A realist perspective

European Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 598-605

  Rigdon, Edward E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual variable; Measurement error; Partial least squares path modeling; Proxy variable; Scientific realism; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994806236     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2016.05.006     Document Type: Article

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