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How to Specify, Estimate, and Validate Higher-Order Constructs in PLS-SEM

How to Specify, Estimate, and Validate Higher-Order Constructs in PLS-SEM Abstract Higher-order constructs, which facilitate modeling a construct on a more abstract higher-level dimension and its more concrete lower-order subdimensions, have become an increasingly visible trend in applications of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Unfortunately, researchers frequently confuse the specification, estimation, and validation of higher-order constructs, for example, when it comes to assessing their reliability and validity. Addressing this concern, this paper explains how to evaluate the results of higher-order constructs in PLS-SEM using the repeated indicators and the two-stage approaches, which feature prominently in applied social sciences research. Focusing on the reflective-reflective and reflective-formative types of higher-order constructs, we use the well-known corporate reputation model example to illustrate their specification, estimation, and validation. Thereby, we provide the guidance that scholars, marketing researchers, and practitioners need when using higher-order constructs in their studies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Marketing Journal SAGE

How to Specify, Estimate, and Validate Higher-Order Constructs in PLS-SEM

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 2019 Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy
ISSN
1839-3349
eISSN
1839-3349
DOI
10.1016/j.ausmj.2019.05.003
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Abstract

Abstract Higher-order constructs, which facilitate modeling a construct on a more abstract higher-level dimension and its more concrete lower-order subdimensions, have become an increasingly visible trend in applications of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Unfortunately, researchers frequently confuse the specification, estimation, and validation of higher-order constructs, for example, when it comes to assessing their reliability and validity. Addressing this concern, this paper explains how to evaluate the results of higher-order constructs in PLS-SEM using the repeated indicators and the two-stage approaches, which feature prominently in applied social sciences research. Focusing on the reflective-reflective and reflective-formative types of higher-order constructs, we use the well-known corporate reputation model example to illustrate their specification, estimation, and validation. Thereby, we provide the guidance that scholars, marketing researchers, and practitioners need when using higher-order constructs in their studies.

Journal

Australasian Marketing JournalSAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2019

Keywords: Hierarchical component models; Higher-order constructs; Partial least squares; Path modeling; PLS-SEM; Second-order constructs

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