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Dear colleagues,

 

The submission system of the 2015 PLS User Conference in Seville (Spain) is
still open for work-in-progress papers. We keep the submission system open
for this kind of papers until February 23, 2015. This is a great opportunity
to submit your work-in-progress. In addition, we are waiting for your
special conference session proposals (Deadline: February 9, 2015). You find
out more details below. 

 

Looking forward receiving your submissions and proposals and seeing you in
Seville.

 

Best regards,

 

The Conference Co-Chairs

 

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2015 PLS User Conference: 2nd International Symposium on Partial Least
Squares Path Modeling - The Conference for PLS Users

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Place: Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

 

Dates:

 

* June 17-18, 2015 (main conference)

* June 16 & 19, 2015 (pre- and post-conference workshops)

 

Conference Co-Chairs:

 

* Joerg Henseler (University of Twente)

* Christian M. Ringle (Hamburg University of Technology)

* Jose L. Roldan (University of Seville)

* Gabriel Cepeda (University of Seville)

 

Web page and Call For Papers:  <http://2015.pls-symposium.org/>
http://2015.pls-symposium.org

Contact:  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]

 

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Important Dates

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* January 26, 2015: Deadline for Regular Conference Paper Submissions
(language: English only)

* February 9, 2015: Deadline for Special Conference Session Proposals
(language: English only)

* February 23, 2015: Deadline for Work-in-Progress Submissions (language:
English only)

 

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About the Conference

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The 2nd International Symposium on Partial Least Squares Path Modeling - The
Conference for PLS Users is for researchers in business and social sciences
who apply and advance partial least squares (PLS) path modeling. It provides
a platform for the fruitful exchange of ideas regarding variance-based
structural equation modeling. It resumes and enriches the ongoing discussion
about the strengths and weaknesses of PLS path modeling.

 

The main symposium takes place on June 17 & 18, 2015. There will be a
pre-conference workshop on 16 June 2015 to provide an introduction to PLS
path modeling (in English and Spanish), and on 19 June 2015, a
post-conference workshop will take place on new developments in the context
of PLS path modeling. Detailed information about the conference and the
workshops can be found at  <http://2015.pls-symposium.org/>
http://2015.pls-symposium.org.

 

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Disciplines and Topics

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The conference will cover best-practice applications of PLS path modeling in
various disciplines, as well as methodological advances. In particular, we
welcome PLS path modeling applications in

 

* Marketing,

* International Business,

* Strategic Management,

* Information Systems,

* Accounting,

* Human Resource Management,

* Organizational Behavior,

* Service Management,

* Operations Management,

* Innovation Management,

* Educational Research,

* Psychology,

* Environmental Research, and

* other related disciplines.

 

Some of the emerging advances of PLS will include goodness-of-fit measures
for PLS, robust segmentation methods, factor vs. component-based modeling,
consistent PLS, and the use of PLS path modeling for predictive vs.
explanatory research.

 

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Keynote Speeches

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Keynote speeches will be delivered by

 

* Edward E. Rigdon (Georgia State University, USA),

* Theo K. Dijkstra (University of Groningen, the Netherlands),

* Wynne W. Chin (University of Houston, USA), and

* Joe Hair (Kennesaw State University, USA).

 

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Publishing Opportunities

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There will be a special issue of the Journal of Business Research (JBR,
published by Elsevier) titled "Prediction-oriented Modeling in Business
Research by Means of Partial Least Squares Path Modeling". The conference
chairs are guest editors of this special issue. Further details:

 

* Paper submission deadline is 15 September 2015.

* The JBR special issue seeks to provide a forum for topical issues that
demonstrate PLS path modeling's usefulness in management and business
applications.

* A description of the method, its empirical applications, and potential
methodological advancements that increase its usefulness in research and
practice will be specifically emphasized.

* Theoretical, methodological and empirical manuscripts will be considered
as long as the topic has strong implications for business research and
practice.

* The best papers of the symposium will be invited for submission.

* The papers selected must include predictive validation testing of models
using hold out samples and testing for causal asymmetry.

* This Special Issue seeks fine pieces showing a proper and significant
application of these types of algorithms in marketing and management topics
mainly and with a predictive orientation as well.

* Link to the JBR call for papers:  <http://2015.pls-symposium.org/CFP.pdf>
http://2015.pls-symposium.org/CFP.pdf

 

Outstanding methodological papers on partial least squares path modeling
will be invited to submit to a special section of Quality & Quantity (Q&Q,
published by Springer). Deadlines and further details will be communicated
soon.

 

Some of the conference chairs are also special issue guest editors of a
European Management Journal (EMJ, published by Elsevier) special issue on
PLS-SEM. The paper submission deadline is after the conference, at September
30, 2015. Link to the EMJ call for papers:
<http://info.smartpls.com/2015_EMJ_CFP_PLS.pdf>
http://info.smartpls.com/2015_EMJ_CFP_PLS.pdf

 

Selected IS papers will be routed to the review system of The Data Base for
Advances in Information Systems (published by the ACM SIGMIS). Two Senior
Editors of this journal will select the best papers in the Information
Systems area in order to be fast tracked into the review system.

 

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Important Dates

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* January 26, 2015: Deadline for Regular Conference Paper Submissions
(language: English only)

* February 9, 2015: Deadline for Special Conference Session Proposals
(language: English only)

* February 23, 2015: Deadline for Work-in-Progress Submissions (language:
English only)

 

 

Dr. Francisco José Acedo González 
Dpto. Administración de Empresas y Marketing 
Universidad de Sevilla 
Avda. Ramón y Cajal nº 1 
41018 Sevilla 
Spain 

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