Structural model robustness checks in PLS-SEM
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Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has become a standard tool for analyzing complex inter-relationships between observed and latent variables in tourism and numerous other fields of scientific inquiry. Along with the recent surge in the method’s use, research has contributed several complementary methods for assessing the robustness of PLS-SEM results. Although these improvements are documented in extant literature, research on tourism has been slow to adopt the relevant complementary methods. This article illustrates the use of recent advances in PLS-SEM, designed to ensure structural model results’ robustness in terms of nonlinear effects, endogeneity, and unobserved heterogeneity in a PLS-SEM framework. Our overarching aim is to encourage the routine use of these complementary methods to increase methodological rigor in the field.
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“If the VIF value is 5, there is no evidence of multicollinearity among the tested independent variables in the study (Sarstedt et al., 2019).”
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- Authors
- Sarstedt, M., Ringle, C. M., Cheah, J.-H., Ting, H., Moisescu, O. I., & Radomir, L.
- Affiliations
- Monash University Malaysia (MY)
- University of Waikato (NZ)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- UCSI University (MY)
- Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
- Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
- Corresponding author
- Ringle, Christian M
- Venue
- Tourism Economics
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2019-01-23
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 531-554
- ISSN
- 1354-8166 (ISSN-L)
- 2044-0375
- OpenAlex
- W2911250209
- Cited by
- 1,271
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 279 · 2025: 298 · 2024: 242 · 2023: 190 · 2022: 113 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 46.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- papers.ssrn.com
- Locations
- Tourism Economics (publishedVersion)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia) (submittedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- tub.dok (Hamburg University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Keywords
- partial least squares structural equation modeling, nonlinear effects, endogeneity, unobserved heterogeneity, tourism research, methodological quality
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