BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FORMATIVE INDICATOR MEASUREMENT: HOW TO DEAL WITH THEIR MULTICOLLINEARITY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2010.v11n2.145Keywords:
structural equation modeling, SEM, LISREL, PLS-PM, formative indicators.Abstract
The use of formative indicators in structural equation models is one of the reasons for using the Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-PM) instead of LISREL. Furthermore, the use of PLS-PM in Business Administration researches has increased. The objective of this study is to
evaluate the effects of the formative indicators' multicollinearity on the estimated values for the factor weights and the structural coefficient. To simulate different levels of multicollinearity, the number of indicators per latent variable and the correlation between them are varied, so
generating 540 models with different values for the structural coefficients. As conclusion, it is found that the growth of factor weight variability is increased for lower values of structural coefficient. Despite the impossibility of evaluating the relative importance of each indicator to
measure the construct under the influence of multicollinearity, it is observed that the structural coefficients are not altered. There is also observed inconsistency of PLS-PM when using less than five indicators per latent variable (consistency at large) and when the reliability is less than 0.9. In the end, some recommendations are made so as to minimize the effects of multicollinearity and some directions are given towards further researches.
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