Smart PLS 4.0

Trainer : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Ali Memon,
NUST Business School Islamabad.
Date: 7th March 2023
Duration : 9am to 5pm

Workshop Topics:

  1. Introduction to structural equation modeling
  2. Using existing literature before and after analysis
  3. Why SmartPLS? When to use?
  4. Preliminary decisions and preparation
  5. Model specification & initial screening
  6. Assessment of convergent validity
  7. Assessment of internal consistency reliability
  8. Assessment of discriminant validity
  9. Assessment of multicollinearity
  10. Hypothesis testing & decisions
  11. Path coefficient estimation and significance
  12. Coefficient of determination.
  13. Assessing practical significance
  14. Moderation analysis
  15. Mediation analysis
  16. Documentation & interpretation of results
  17. Reporting for thesis and publication
  18. Best practices & literature to support your results.
  19. Examiners /reviewers issues and how to handle them.
  20. Q&A session
Note: A preparation email will be sent to all registered participants 03 days before the workshop including installation guide.

Fee PKR 5,000 REGISTER NOW

Complimentary offering

  • 1. Certificate of Participation
  • 2. Hi Tea
  • 3. Two Tutorial Sessions

Speakers Profile:

Dr Mumtaz Ali Memon is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at the NUST Business School (NBS) Islamabad, Pakistan. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the NUST Business Review, Managing Editor of the Journal of Applied Structural Equation Modeling (JASEM), the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Manpower, and the Guest Editor of The Bottom Line. Before joining NBS, he worked as an Assistant Professor and Head of Cluster at the Air University School of Management Islamabad, as well as served as a Research Scientist at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. As an active researcher, Dr. Mumtaz has published in several international refereed journals, presented at several conferences locally and abroad, and won several "Best Paper" awards. One of his articles was selected as an “Outstanding Paper” in the 2018 Emerald Literati Awards. The impact of his overall research contribution can be evident from his Google Scholar profile, having 4000+ citations with an h-index 27, i-10-index 43. In addition to that, he is a member of Editorial Advisory Boards for several journals and an active reviewer for many top journals in the HRM field. As a certified professional trainer, consultant, and regular keynote and plenary speaker for international conferences, Dr Mumtaz has facilitated more than 150+ workshops on advanced quantitative research methods, IBM SPSS Statistics, SmartPLS, and IBM SPSS AMOS, for both postgraduate students and academicians at several universities and research bodies in Malaysia, China, Indonesia, and Pakistan. His research interests include green HRM, employee engagement, performance management systems, HR Analytics, and advanced quantitative methods. Dr. Mumtaz can be reached at mumtazutp@gmail.com for any academic queries and assistance.

For more information:
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=98vI-TAAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mumtaz-Memon?ev=hdr_xprf

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