Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence : a comment on “Recent Developments in PLS”

Journal
Communications of the Association for Information Systems  
Volume
52
Start Page
739
End Page
742
Citation
Communications of the Association for Information Systems 52: 739-742 (2023)
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85165429245
Publisher
Association for Information Systems
Peer Reviewed
true
Evermann and Rönkkö (2021) review recent developments in partial least squares (PLS) with the aim of providing guidance to researchers. Indeed, the explosion of methodological advances in PLS in the last decade necessitates such overview articles. In so far as the goal is to provide an objective assessment of the technique, such articles are most welcome. Unfortunately, the authors' extraordinary and questionable claims paint a misleading picture of PLS. Our goal in this short commentary is to address selected claims made by ER using simulations and latest research. Our objective is to bring a positive perspective to this debate and highlight the recent developments in PLS that make it an increasingly valuable technique in IS and management research in general.
Subjects
Partial least squares
PLS
Structural equation modeling
SEM
DDC Class
330: Wirtschaft