Workshop on PLS-SEM and fsQCA (03 - 07 April 2026)

[Atul Shiva]

Dear Research Scholars/Faculty Members,

MUS India is organising an extensive online workshop on PLS-SEM, NCA and fsQCA. The workshop was requested by learners to get an update on recent guidelines of research papers based on PLS-SEM and fsQCA. To facilitate new PhD scholars into the field of primary data research with VB-SEM and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, the dates are scheduled for this online workshop from 03 to 07 April 2026.

The training will be imparted on SmartPLS Software 4.0 with two months license key and fsQCA software (freely available).The registration link is mentioned below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5ikzxIOsj8sZArzFmGNyb0d-xRR4onQNa06TIfZgyoybbXA/viewform

Licence Key for SmartPLS Software will be provided for 2 months with this workshop. Download and Operating fsQCA Software is duly covered in this workshop for research purpose. 

Contents:

Measurement and Structural Model Assessments

Mediation and Moderation

IPMA, NCA and Combined IPMA

fsQCA to cover nonlinear approaches after PLS-SEM analysis. Write Multi-method research papers.  

The researchers can update onto many aspects of Scale development and validation process from our recent publication, which is also attached herewith this email.

Lim, W. M., Puja Khatri, Atul Shiva, and Vidushi Dabas. "Guidelines for Scale Development and Validation." Journal of Consumer Behaviour (2026).

Regards,

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Dr. Atul Shiva

Associate Professor and FPM Chair

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