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Business and Management
USA
2026

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Business and Management

D-Index
91
Citations
230712
World Ranking
82
National Ranking
40

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award

Overview

Joseph F. Hair is affiliated with the University of South Alabama in the United States. Their primary field of research is Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields including Strategy and Management, Marketing, Information Systems and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research covers a range of topics that include:

  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Joseph F. Hair has published extensively in various academic journals. Some of their recent papers are:

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in second language and education research: Guidelines using an applied example, 2022, Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
  • Executing and interpreting applications of PLS-SEM: Updates for family business researchers, 2020, Journal of Family Business Strategy

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Christian M. Ringle
  • Marko Sarstedt
  • G. Tomas M. Hult
  • Nicholas P. Danks
  • Soumya Ray

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues with multiple articles, such as:

  • The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice
  • European Journal of Marketing
  • Journal of Family Business Strategy
  • Business Strategy and the Environment
  • Mathematics

Joseph F. Hair has authored a book titled Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using R, published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

    Joseph F. Hair;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • PLS-SEM: Indeed a Silver Bullet

    Joe F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM

    Joseph F. Hair;Jeffrey J. Risher;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle

  • Multivariate data analysis : a global perspective

    Joseph F. Hair

  • Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): An emerging tool in business research

    Joseph F. Hair;Marko Sarstedt;Lucas Hopkins;Volker G. Kuppelwieser

  • An assessment of the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling in marketing research

    Joe F. Hair;Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Jeannette A. Mena

  • Multivariate Data Analysis with Readings

    Joseph F. Hair;Rolph E. Anderson;Ronald L. Tatham

  • Multivariate Data Analysis, 6th ed

    Ronald L. Tatham;Rolph E. Anderson;Barry J. Babin;William C. Black

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using R : A Workbook

    Joseph F. Hair Jr.;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Rigorous Applications, Better Results and Higher Acceptance

    Joseph F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • Multivariate data analysis with readings

    Joseph F. Hair

  • Assessing measurement model quality in PLS-SEM using confirmatory composite analysis

    Joe F. Hair;Matthew C. Howard;Christian Nitzl

  • Fundamentos de Métodos de Pesquisa em Administração

    J. Hair;B. Babin;A. Money;P. Samouel

  • Multivariate data analysis (4th ed.): with readings

    Joseph F. Hair;Rolph E. Anderson;Ronald L. Tatham;William C. Black

  • Common Beliefs and Reality About PLS: Comments on Rönkkö and Evermann (2013)

    Joerg Henseler;Joerg Henseler;Theo K. Dijkstra;Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle

  • Research Methods for Business

    Joseph F. Hair

  • Essentials of Business Research Methods

    Joseph F. Hair;Mary Wolfinbarger;Arthur H. Money;Phillip Samouel

  • Predictive model assessment in PLS-SEM: guidelines for using PLSpredict

    Galit Shmueli;Marko Sarstedt;Joseph F. Hair;Jun-Hwa Cheah

  • The Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling in Strategic Management Research: A Review of Past Practices and Recommendations for Future Applications

    Joseph F. Hair;Marko Sarstedt;Torsten M. Pieper;Christian M. Ringle

  • An updated and expanded assessment of PLS-SEM in information systems research

    Joe Hair;Carole L. Hollingsworth;Adriane B. Randolph;Alain Yee Loong Chong

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

    Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Joseph F. Hair

  • Mirror, mirror on the wall: a comparative evaluation of composite-based structural equation modeling methods

    Joseph F. Hair;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt

  • Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): A useful tool for family business researchers

    Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Donna Smith;Russell Reams

  • Editorial - Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Rigorous Applications, Better Results and Higher Acceptance

    Joseph F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marko Sarstedt
Marko Sarstedt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Christian M. Ringle
Christian M. Ringle Hamburg University of Technology
G. Tomas M. Hult
G. Tomas M. Hult Michigan State University
Barry J. Babin
Barry J. Babin University of Mississippi
Jörg Henseler
Jörg Henseler University of Twente
O. C. Ferrell
O. C. Ferrell Auburn University
Siegfried P. Gudergan
Siegfried P. Gudergan University of Waikato
Svante Andersson
Svante Andersson Halmstad University
Göran Svensson
Göran Svensson Kristiania University College
Roger J. Calantone
Roger J. Calantone Michigan State University

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