PLS-SEM with SmartPLS 4

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Gusman Nawanir is a senior lecturer and Head of Operations and Supply Chain Management Research Cluster in the Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. Currently, he is also appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. Besides as an active academician, Gusman is the founder of Scholar Zone International, which actively provides training on research, academics, and entrepreneurships.

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from the University of Andalas, Indonesia; Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management from Universiti Utara Malaysia. He had long experience in consultancy projects dealing in a couple of organizations in Indonesia and Malaysia. He taught courses in quality management, stakeholder management, operations management, lean management, research methodology, and procurement in Industrial management. Besides, he has been invited to a number of training sessions on research methodology, data analysis with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS and AMOS, and data management and analysis using Microsoft Excel. His main research interests include lean operations, business sustainability, manufacturing flexibility, quality management, production management, performance management, and Industry 4.0-related issues.

As a scholar, Gusman is actively teaching and having papers published in reputable journals and conferences. His publications appear in a number of journals, such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Global Business Review, Benchmarking: International Journal, International Journal of Service and Operations Management, International Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Knowledge Management, International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Environmental Challenges, Sustainability, Applied System Innovation, and many more. Besides publishing in the impactful journals, he had also secured the best paper and best presenter awards in a couple of international conferences.

Training Objectives

Provide a systematic understanding on data analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) technique

Provide essential skills of data analysis by utilizing SEM technique with SmartPLS 4

Provide essential knowledge in interpreting data analysis results using SmartPLS 4

What to Discuss?

Basic level

Preparation for SEM Analysis
Introduction to SEM
Measurement Model Assessment
Structural Model Assessment
PLS-Predict
Consistent PLS

INTERMEDIATE level

Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis
Higher Order Model
Mediation Model Assessment
Moderation Model Assessment
Importance-Performance Map Analysis
Multigroup Analysis

*This tentative is subject to change depending on the time and other circumtances.

Preparation

SMARTPLS 4

Please visit the official website of SmartPLS HERE to get the SmartPLS 4 Early Access. You should choose the software depending on the OS you are using in your laptop (Windows 32 bit, Windows 64 bit, or Mac OSX).

If you have a purchased SmartPLS 3 license, you can use SmartPLS 4 with the key immediately.

Alternatively, you can test SmartPLS 4 for free by registering directly in the software (Student version or Professional trial).

If you have any questions on the installation, you may visit the SmartPLS 4 Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) HERE.

SMARTPLS 3

For those who have never installed in his/her computer/laptop, you MUST have SmartPLS software version 3 (not version 2) installed.

To get the software, please do the followings:

- - Enter your email at https://www.smartpls.com/free-trial, and click Get Free Trial.
  - SmartPLS will email you for confirmation of the 30-days trial subscription. Follow the instruction in the email.
  - Once confirmed, SmartPLS will email you a trial key. Follow the instruction provided.
  - Download and install SmartPLS 3 on your laptop. During the installation, please make sure to choose SmartPLS PROFESSIONAL version, NOT student version.

Windows 64-bit

SmartPLS 3 is compatible with all recent Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, XP, and Windows 2000

For installation, please download the right installer and run the file.

Mac OS X

SmartPLS 3 is compatible with Mac OS X versions: Catalina (10.15), Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), Sierra (10.12), El Capitan (10.11), and Yosemite (10.10)

For installation, please download and run the DMG installer.

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Windows 32-bit

Please download SmartPLS 3.2.9 which is the last version which can support 32-bit operating systems.

Looking for SmartPLS 2.0.M3?

SmartPLS 2.0.M3 has run out of support. But since its still very popular, this version is still provided for free. Please see here for details.

At the beginning of the year 2022, SmartPLS has now finally discontinued support for SmartPLS 2.0.M3, which we first released in 2005. SmartPLS will no longer offer SmartPLS 2.0.M3 for download and ship its activation keys.

You can easily transfer your old projects and continue using them in the much more advanced SmartPLS 3 and SmartPLS 4.

To produce identical results you have to check and apply the same settings in SmartPLS 2.0.M3, SmartPLS 3 or SmartPLS 4.

To give you enough time to migrate to SmartPLS 3 or SmartPLS 4, you can use the following final activation key that will allow you to use SmartPLS 2.0.M3 until the end of 2022.

D48AF1C13A2A6E28124089E838DA1A5EA260E4403F0AA71353A5E7C95416DBE4F236F4CC7B703DB019B6BFBCC510D95D6E420429DFE1385A343E409BC5D7DE6941E77828ACD071B2

Our Target

OUR Learning Approach

We will apply the participatory learning approach or active learning in this training, in which learning is undertaken 'with' rather than 'for' participants.

Training Rules

Open Minded & Enthusiastic

Think, do, & be positive

Get Involved in all activities

Let's interact

down to earth

Open up your Camera

Main References

Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2022). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (3 ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2017). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2019). Multivariate Data Analysis. Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited.

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Latan, H., & Noonan, R. (Eds.). (2017). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Basic Concepts, Methodological Issues and Applications. Heidelberg: Springer.

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Esposito Vinzi, V., Chin, W. W., Henseler, J., & Wang, H. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of Partial Least Squares: Concepts, Methods and Applications (Springer Handbooks of Computational Statistics Series, vol. II). Heidelberg, Dordrecht, London, New York: Springer.

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Updates & Development on PLS-SEM

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You need videos on SmartPLS 4? We would like to recommend the Youtube channel of James Gaskin for your reference. He has already published some nice videos about SmartPLS 4. Besides, he also published many videos on SmartPLS 3.

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