Do right PLS and do PLS right: A critical review of the application of PLS-SEM in construction management research  

作　　者：Ningshuang ZENG Yan LIU Pan GONG Marcel HERTOGH Markus KÖNIG 

机构地区：[1]Civil and Environmental Engineering,Ruhr-Universität Bochum,Universitätsstraße 150,D-44780 Bochum,Germany [2]Civil Engineering and Geosciences,Delft University of Technology,Stevinweg 1,2628 CN Delft,The Netherlands [3]School of Management Science and Real Estate,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400045,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Engineering Management》2021年第3期356-369,共14页工程管理前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：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.

关 键 词：PLS SEM construction management literature review MISUSE 

分 类 号：TU17[建筑科学—建筑理论] TU71