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Why generalized structured component analysis is not universally preferable to structural equation modeling

Why generalized structured component analysis is not universally preferable to structural... Generalized structured component analysis has emerged in marketing and psychometric literature as an alternative to structural equation modeling. A recent simulation study recommends that, in most cases, this analysis is preferable to structural equation modeling because it outperforms the latter when the model is misspecified. This article examines the characteristics of generalized structured component analysis and reveals that the surprising previous findings are attributable to an incomplete experimental design and an error incurred during the software implementation of generalized structured component analysis. Simulated data show that generalized structured component analysis provides inconsistent estimates. In some instances, model misspecification can nearly neutralize this inconsistency, but in others it will reinforce the inconsistency. Moreover, generalized structured component analysis is hardly suitable for mediation analysis because it substantially overestimates the direct effect. Thus, generalized structured component analysis cannot be recommended universally over structural equation modeling. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by The Author(s)
Subject
Business and Management; Business and Management, general; Marketing; Social Sciences, general
ISSN
0092-0703
eISSN
1552-7824
DOI
10.1007/s11747-011-0298-6
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Abstract

Generalized structured component analysis has emerged in marketing and psychometric literature as an alternative to structural equation modeling. A recent simulation study recommends that, in most cases, this analysis is preferable to structural equation modeling because it outperforms the latter when the model is misspecified. This article examines the characteristics of generalized structured component analysis and reveals that the surprising previous findings are attributable to an incomplete experimental design and an error incurred during the software implementation of generalized structured component analysis. Simulated data show that generalized structured component analysis provides inconsistent estimates. In some instances, model misspecification can nearly neutralize this inconsistency, but in others it will reinforce the inconsistency. Moreover, generalized structured component analysis is hardly suitable for mediation analysis because it substantially overestimates the direct effect. Thus, generalized structured component analysis cannot be recommended universally over structural equation modeling.

Journal

Journal of the Academy of Marketing ScienceSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 30, 2011

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