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Book Use of Partial Least Squares  PLS  in Strategic Management Research

Download or read book Use of Partial Least Squares PLS in Strategic Management Research written by Hulland, John S and published by London, [Ont.] : Western Business School, University of Western Ontario. This book was released on 1995 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

Download or read book Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling written by Necmi K. Avkiran and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book pulls together robust practices in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) from other disciplines and shows how they can be used in the area of Banking and Finance. In terms of empirical analysis techniques, Banking and Finance is a conservative discipline. As such, this book will raise awareness of the potential of PLS-SEM for application in various contexts. PLS-SEM is a non-parametric approach designed to maximize explained variance in latent constructs. Latent constructs are directly unobservable phenomena such as customer service quality and managerial competence. Explained variance refers to the extent we can predict, say, customer service quality, by examining other theoretically related latent constructs such as conduct of staff and communication skills. Examples of latent constructs at the microeconomic level include customer service quality, managerial effectiveness, perception of market leadership, etc.; macroeconomic-level latent constructs would be found in contagion of systemic risk from one financial sector to another, herd behavior among fund managers, risk tolerance in financial markets, etc. Behavioral Finance is bound to provide a wealth of opportunities for applying PLS-SEM. The book is designed to expose robust processes in application of PLS-SEM, including use of various software packages and codes, including R. PLS-SEM is already a popular tool in marketing and management information systems used to explain latent constructs. Until now, PLS-SEM has not enjoyed a wide acceptance in Banking and Finance. Based on recent research developments, this book represents the first collection of PLS-SEM applications in Banking and Finance. This book will serve as a reference book for those researchers keen on adopting PLS-SEM to explain latent constructs in Banking and Finance.

Book Use of Partial Least Squares  PLS  in Strategic Management Research

Download or read book Use of Partial Least Squares PLS in Strategic Management Research written by Hulland, John S and published by London : Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. This book was released on 1997 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling  PLS SEM  Using R

Download or read book Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling PLS SEM Using R written by Joseph F. Hair Jr. and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has become a standard approach for analyzing complex inter-relationships between observed and latent variables. Researchers appreciate the many advantages of PLS-SEM such as the possibility to estimate very complex models and the method’s flexibility in terms of data requirements and measurement specification. This practical open access guide provides a step-by-step treatment of the major choices in analyzing PLS path models using R, a free software environment for statistical computing, which runs on Windows, macOS, and UNIX computer platforms. Adopting the R software’s SEMinR package, which brings a friendly syntax to creating and estimating structural equation models, each chapter offers a concise overview of relevant topics and metrics, followed by an in-depth description of a case study. Simple instructions give readers the “how-tos” of using SEMinR to obtain solutions and document their results. Rules of thumb in every chapter provide guidance on best practices in the application and interpretation of PLS-SEM.

Book Applying Partial Least Squares in Tourism and Hospitality Research

Download or read book Applying Partial Least Squares in Tourism and Hospitality Research written by Faizan Ali and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten chapters discuss key aspects of advanced PLS analysis and its practical applications, covering new guidelines and improvements in the use of PLS-PM as well as various individual topics.

Book Handbook of Market Research

Download or read book Handbook of Market Research written by Christian Homburg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this handbook, internationally renowned scholars outline the current state-of-the-art of quantitative and qualitative market research. They discuss focal approaches to market research and guide students and practitioners in their real-life applications. Aspects covered include topics on data-related issues, methods, and applications. Data-related topics comprise chapters on experimental design, survey research methods, international market research, panel data fusion, and endogeneity. Method-oriented chapters look at a wide variety of data analysis methods relevant for market research, including chapters on regression, structural equation modeling (SEM), conjoint analysis, and text analysis. Application chapters focus on specific topics relevant for market research such as customer satisfaction, customer retention modeling, return on marketing, and return on price promotions. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field. The presentation of the material seeks to improve the intuitive and technical understanding of the methods covered.

Book A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling  PLS SEM

Download or read book A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling PLS SEM written by Joseph F. Hair, Jr. and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) by Joseph F. Hair, Jr., G. Tomas M. Hult, Christian Ringle, and Marko Sarstedt is a practical guide that provides concise instructions on how to use partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), an evolving statistical technique, to conduct research and obtain solutions. Featuring the latest research, new examples using the SmartPLS software, and expanded discussions throughout, the Second Edition is designed to be easily understood by those with limited statistical and mathematical training who want to pursue research opportunities in new ways.

Book A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling  PLS SEM

Download or read book A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling PLS SEM written by Joseph F. Hair, Jr. and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition of A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) guides readers through learning and mastering the techniques of this approach. The authors use their teaching experience to communicate the fundamentals of PLS-SEM with limited emphasis on equations and and symbols, relying on straightforward language instead.

Book Handbook of Partial Least Squares

Download or read book Handbook of Partial Least Squares written by Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of Partial Least Squares (PLS) methods with specific reference to their use in marketing and with a discussion of the directions of current research and perspectives. It covers the broad area of PLS methods, from regression to structural equation modeling applications, software and interpretation of results. The handbook serves both as an introduction for those without prior knowledge of PLS and as a comprehensive reference for researchers and practitioners interested in the most recent advances in PLS methodology.

Book A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling  PLS SEM

Download or read book A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling PLS SEM written by Joseph F. Hair and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), by Hair, Hult, Ringle, and Sarstedt, provides a concise yet very practical guide to understanding and using PLS structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). PLS-SEM is evolving as a statistical modeling technique and its use has increased exponentially in recent years within a variety of disciplines, due to the recognition that PLS-SEM's distinctive methodological features make it a viable alternative to the more popular covariance-based SEM approach. This text includes extensive examples on SmartPLS software, and is accompanied by multiple data sets that are available for download from the accompanying website (www.pls-sem.com). "--Publisher's website.

Book Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

Download or read book Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling written by Joseph F. Hair, Jr. and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as an extension of A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Second Edition, this easy-to-understand, practical guide covers advanced content on PLS-SEM to help students and researchers apply techniques to research problems and accurately interpret results. The book provides a brief overview of basic concepts before moving to the more advanced material. Offering extensive examples on SmartPLS 3 software and accompanied by free downloadable data sets, the book emphasizes that any advanced PLS-SEM approach should be carefully applied to ensure that it fits the appropriate research context and the data characteristics that underpin the research.

Book Measuring the Unmeasurable

Download or read book Measuring the Unmeasurable written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Challenges to International Marketing

Download or read book New Challenges to International Marketing written by Tamer Cavusgil and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the impact on international marketing of major trends in the external and internal environment of the firm: technology-enabled international marketing research, global account management, procurement and international supplier networks, internationalization of small and entrepreneurial firms, and outsourcing and offshoring.

Book Mastering Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling  Pls Sem  with Smartpls in 38 Hours

Download or read book Mastering Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Pls Sem with Smartpls in 38 Hours written by Ken Kwong-Kay Wong and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial least squares is a new approach in structural equation modeling that can pay dividends when theory is scarce, correct model specifications are uncertain, and predictive accuracy is paramount. Marketers can use PLS to build models that measure latent variables such as socioeconomic status, perceived quality, satisfaction, brand attitude, buying intention, and customer loyalty. When applied correctly, PLS can be a great alternative to existing covariance-based SEM approaches. Dr. Ken Kwong-Kay Wong wrote this reference guide with graduate students and marketing practitioners in mind. Coupled with business examples and downloadable datasets for practice, the guide includes step-by-step guidelines for advanced PLS-SEM procedures in SmartPLS, including: CTA-PLS, FIMIX-PLS, GoF (SRMR, dULS, and dG), HCM, HTMT, IPMA, MICOM, PLS-MGA, PLS-POS, PLSc, and QEM. Filled with useful illustrations to facilitate understanding, you’ll find this guide a go-to tool when conducting marketing research. “This book provides all the essentials in comprehending, assimilating, applying and explicitly presenting sophisticated structured models in the most simplistic manner for a plethora of Business and Non-Business disciplines.” — Professor Siva Muthaly, Dean of Faculty of Business and Management at APU.

Book Latent Variable Path Modeling with Partial Least Squares

Download or read book Latent Variable Path Modeling with Partial Least Squares written by Jan-Bernd Lohmöller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial Least Squares (PLS) is an estimation method and an algorithm for latent variable path (LVP) models. PLS is a component technique and estimates the latent variables as weighted aggregates. The implications of this choice are considered and compared to covariance structure techniques like LISREL, COSAN and EQS. The properties of special cases of PLS (regression, factor scores, structural equations, principal components, canonical correlation, hierarchical components, correspondence analysis, three-mode path and component analysis) are examined step by step and contribute to the understanding of the general PLS technique. The proof of the convergence of the PLS algorithm is extended beyond two-block models. Some 10 computer programs and 100 applications of PLS are referenced. The book gives the statistical underpinning for the computer programs PLS 1.8, which is in use in some 100 university computer centers, and for PLS/PC. It is intended to be the background reference for the users of PLS 1.8, not as textbook or program manual.

Book Advances in Management Accounting

Download or read book Advances in Management Accounting written by Chris Akroyd and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Management Accounting is a publication of quality applied research in management accounting. The journal’s purpose is to publish thought-provoking articles that advance knowledge in the management accounting discipline and are of interest to both academics and practitioners.

Book Halal Food Certification and Business Performance in Malaysia

Download or read book Halal Food Certification and Business Performance in Malaysia written by Dr. Mohamed Syazwan Ab Talib and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halal food certification plays a pivotal role in both consumers food purchase and consumption, and food manufacturers business conducts. The growing trends of Halal food have encouraged firms to implement Halal food certification. Numerous studies have recognized the importance of Halal food certification to consumers rather than Halal food manufacturers. However, Halal food certificate motivations, implementation, and the impact on firm performance, particularly the Malaysia Standard on Halal Food (MS1500:2009) are hardly examined. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the motivations behind Halal food certification and its impact on food manufacturers operational, marketing, and financial performances. Resource-based view and institutional theory underpin the proposed conceptual framework of the study. Five hypotheses were proposed to determine the relationships between certification motivations and firm performances. A quantitative methodology was adopted and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. A total of 210 Halal-certified food manufacturing companies in Peninsular Malaysia participated in the survey. A partial least square structural equation modeling was conducted for data analysis. A key finding is that both the external and internal motivations positively influence Halal food certificate implementation. Moreover, it was also found that implementing Halal food certification has a positive relationship with firm performance. Further findings indicated that government intervention, consumer demand, industry competition, employee commitment, operation improvement, and marketing return are significant motivators for Halal food certificate implementation. Results also revealed that Halal food certification has a significant impact on the respondents operation, marketing, and financial performances. Theoretically, this study offers insights to the significance of consumer pressure as a normative isomorphism in the institutional theory. Additionally, this study reinforces the understanding of Halal food certification as a significant and relevant strategic tool to remain competitive within the profoundly homogenous and saturated food industry. Practically, the information gained from this research could potentially be beneficial to encourage non-certified firms to become Halal-certified. Future research are encouraged to study the motives and impact of Halal food certification from various countries, as well as apply this research across other industries like pharmaceutical, tourism, or cosmetic.