Multigroup analysis of more than two groups in PLS-SEM: A review, illustration, and recommendations

Multigroup analysis (MGA) in partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has grown considerably in the past few years in many different research fields, particularly in the business area. However, a close examination of MGA in PLS-SEM articles revealed much less research that compared more than two groups. Furthermore, research applying MGA in PLS-SEM with more than two groups has several constraints. For instance, most researchers need clarification about using either the omnibus test of group differences (OTG) or non-parametric distance-based tests (NDT) for an overall difference across the groups. Moreover, they do not handle family-wise error when comparing more than two groups, nor do…

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  Instituto Politécnico de Viseu

  Award: UIDB/05583/2020
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  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

  Award: UIDB/05583/2020