This proposed tutorial, relating to the topic of quantitative research methods, will demonstrate how to use the basic and more advanced features of PLS-Graph software in the analysis of path-based Structural Equation Models (SEM) using latent variable constructs. Instructions for obtaining the PLS-Graph software (beta version 3 build 1126) will be provided to tutorial participants. PLS-Graph ma...

Abstract To identify potential mediating effects, researchers applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) typically contrast specific indirect and direct effects in a sequence of steps. Extending this standard procedure, we conceive mediation analysis as type model comparison, which facilitates quantifying the degree effects’ uncertainty induced by introduction mediato...

Since the introduction of covariance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) by Jöreskog in 1973, this technique has been received with considerable interest among empirical researchers. However, the predominance of LISREL, certainly the most well-known tool to perform this kind of analysis, has led to the fact that not all researchers are aware of alternative techniques for SEM, such as parti...

this study tries to expand the understanding of the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational innovation at the organizational level. this research proposes a conceptual framework to explain the components of transformational leadership while focusing on the relationship between each component and organizational innovation. a sample of 219 managers from 63 companies in...

Partial least squares (PLS) methods have desirable characteristics that have led to their extensive use in the field of information systems for path analyses with latent variables. Such variables are typically conceptualized as factors in structural equation modeling (SEM). In spite of their desirable characteristics, PLS methods suffer from a fundamental problem: unlike the classic covariance-...

Empirical studies that use structural equation modeling (SEM) are widespread in information systems research. During the last few years, the component-based approach partial least squares (PLS) for testing structural models has become increasingly popular. At the same time, this approach’s limitations have become a greater concern. Some researchers even suggest using alternative approaches that...

Celem artykułu jest pomiar kapitału społecznego oraz określenie jego oddziaływania na rozwój gospodarczy wybranych gospodarek europejskich w latach 2017–2020. W pracy wykorzystano metodę modelowania równań strukturalnych z wykorzystaniem cząstkowych najmniejszych kwadratów (PLS-SEM), która umożliwia identyfikację związków pomiędzy zmiennymi ukrytymi (bezpośrednio nieobserwowalnymi). Ustalono, ż...

Variance-based SEM, also known under the term partial least squares (PLS) analysis, is an approach that has gained increasing interest among marketing researchers in recent years. During the last 25 years, more than 30 articles have been published in leading marketing journals that have applied this approach instead of the more traditional alternative of covariance-based SEM (CBSEM). However, a...