{"id":15426,"date":"2026-04-27T03:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/?p=15426"},"modified":"2026-04-27T03:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:56:16","slug":"cfp-josm-pls-sem-in-service-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servsig.org\/wordpress\/2026\/04\/cfp-josm-pls-sem-in-service-research\/","title":{"rendered":"CfP JoSM: PLS-SEM in Service Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Call for papers for a Special Section of the Journal of Service Management.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in Service Research.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest editors: K\u00f6cher S, Radomir L, Gudergan S, Sarstedt M & Wetzels M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadline: 1 December 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Journal of Service Management <\/em>is inviting submissions for a special section on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in Service Research.

PLS-SEM has become a go-to methodology in service research, offering powerful tools to examine complex models, latent constructs, and predictive relationships. Its applications span technology-enabled services (AI-based services, chatbots, service robots, smart voice assistants), market phenomena (sharing economy, ownership perceptions), and employee- and organization-focused topics (frontline employee characteristics, service failure and recovery, employee\u2013AI collaboration, value co-creation, leadership styles).

List of Topic Areas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methodological Advancements
<\/span>– Methodological developments in PLS-SEM with direct relevance for service research
– Scale development and diagnosing common method variance in PLS-SEM
– Differences in model development from explanatory versus predictive perspectives
– Explanatory versus predictive model evaluation and reporting
– Novel metrics and guidelines for goodness-of-fit assessment and predictive power assessment
– Endogeneity issues and remedies in PLS-SEM
– Observed heterogeneity (e.g., multigroup analysis, moderation, conditional mediation) and unobserved heterogeneity (e.g., segmentation) in PLS-SEM
– Applications and extensions of necessary condition analysis in PLS-SEM
– Multimethod SEM involving PLS-SEM
Innovative Applications and Best Practices in Service Research<\/span>
– Empirical studies on contemporary service research topics (e.g., technology-enabled services, transformative service research, customer experience) employing recent advances in PLS-SEM
– Demonstrations of best practices in the application, reporting, and interpretation of PLS-SEM results
Design Extensions and Methodological Integrations<\/span>
– Extensions of PLS-SEM research designs
– Integration of PLS-SEM with complementary analytical approaches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important dates:
<\/strong>– Submission opens: 15 September 2026
– Submission deadline: 1 December 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full details and submission guidelines here<\/a>.

For more information, contact the guest editors:
– S\u00f6ren K\u00f6cher (Universit\u00e4t Trier, Germany)
– Lacramioara Radomir (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania)
– Siggi Gudergan (James Cook University, Australia & Aalto University, Finland)
– Marko Sarstedt (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, Germany & Babes-Bolyai University, Romania)
– Martin Wetzels (EDHEC Business School, France)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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