Partial-least-squares path modeling (PLS-PM), a composite-based form of structural equation modeling (SEM), offers great practical advantages to researchers and practitioners. It has been gaining increasing attention in various disciplines, including management information systems, marketing,...

An Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling -- Introduction to R and RStudio -- Introduction to SEMinR -- Evaluation of Reflective Measurement Models -- Evaluation of Formative Measurement Models -- Evaluation of the Structural Model -- Mediation Analysis -- Moderation Analysis.

Strategic management (STM) is recognized as an important element for firms’ success; however, small firms, especially in agribusiness, have widely been overlooked because it is often thought that a systematic STM is exclusively for large corporate firms. Firms engage in STM practices such as...