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Do right PLS and do PLS right: A critical review of the application of PLS-SEM in construction management research
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Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is a modern multivariate analysis technique with a demonstrated ability to estimate theoretically established cause-effect relationship models. This technique has been increasingly adopted in construction management research over the last two decades. Accordingly, a critical review of studies adopting PLS-SEM appears to be a timely and valuable endeavor. This paper offers a critical review of 139 articles that applied PLS-SEM from 2002 to 2019. Results show that the misuse of PLS-SEM can be avoided. Critical issues related to the application of PLS-SEM, research design, model development, and model evaluation are discussed in detail. This paper is the first to highlight the use and misuse of PLS-SEM in the construction management area and provides recommendations to facilitate the future application of PLS-SEM in this field.
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- Authors
- Zeng, N., Liu, Y., Gong, P., Hertogh, M., & König, M.
- Venue
- Frontiers of Engineering Management
- Published
- 2021-03-27
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 356-369
- ISSN
- 2095-7513 (ISSN-L)
- 2096-0255
- OpenAlex
- W3151173194
- Cited by
- 300
- References
- 66
- FWCI
- 25.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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