Christian M. Ringle is a professor of management at the Hamburg University of Technology, and a visiting professor at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, Australia. He is one of the authors of SmartPLS, a Java-based software package for variance-based structural equation modeling using the partial least squares path modeling method.:4
Books
Hair, J.F.; Hult, G.T.M.; Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M. (2017). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 9781483377445. Hair, J.F.; Sarstedt, M.; Ringle, C.M.; Gudergan, S.P. (2018). Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 9781483377391.
Journal Articles
Hair, J.F.; Hult, G.T.M.; Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M.; Thiele, K.O. (2017). "Mirror, mirror on the wall: a comparative evaluation of composite-based structural equation modeling methods". Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS). (forthcoming). doi:10.1007/s11747-017-0517-x. Hair, J.F.; Sarstedt, M.; Matthews, L.M.; Ringle, C.M. (2016). "Identifying and treating unobserved heterogeneity with FIMIX-PLS: part I – method". European Business Review. 28 (1): 63–76. doi:10.1108/EBR-09-2015-0094. Matthews, L.M.; Sarstedt, M.; Hair, J.F.; Ringle, C.M. (2016). "Identifying and treating unobserved heterogeneity with FIMIX-PLS: Part II - A case study". European Business Review. 28 (2): 208–224. doi:10.1108/EBR-09-2015-0095. Relling, M.; Schnittka, O.; Ringle, C.M.; Sattler, H.; Johnen, M. (2016). "Community Members' Perception of Brand Community Character: Construction and Validation of a New Scale". Journal of Interactive Marketing. 36: 107–120. doi:10.1016/j.intmar.2016.07.002. Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M. (2016). "Gain More Insight from Your PLS-SEM Results: The Importance-Performance Map Analysis". Industrial Management & Data Systems. 116 (9): 1865–1886. doi:10.1108/IMDS-10-2015-0449. Sarstedt, M.; Hair, J.F.; Ringle, C.M.; Thiele, K.O.; Gudergan, S.P. (2016). "Estimation issues with PLS and CBSEM: Where the bias lies!". Journal of Business Research. 69 (10): 3998–4010. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.06.007. Schlittgen, R.; Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M.; Becker, J.-M. (2016). "Segmentation of PLS path models by iterative reweighted regressions". Journal of Business Research. 69 (10): 4583–4592. Henseler, J.; Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M. (2015). "A New Criterion for Assessing Discriminant Validity in Variance-based Structural Equation Modeling". Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 43 (1): 115–135. doi:10.1007/s11747-014-0403-8. }
