![]() We find that researchers still often do not fully make use of the method's capabilities, sometimes even misapplying it. Our results reveal several problematic aspects of PLS-SEM use in strategic management research, but also substantiate some improvement over time. This article analyzes the use of PLS-SEM in thirty-seven studies that have been published in eight leading management journals for dozens of relevant criteria, including reasons for using PLS-SEM, data characteristics, model characteristics, model evaluation and reporting. Even though partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is frequently used for studies in strategic management, this kind of assessment has only been conducted by Hulland (1999) for four studies and a limited number of criteria. ![]() ![]() ![]() Every discipline needs to frequently review the use of multivariate analysis methods to ensure rigorous research and publications. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Thrust into a world Amari knows little about compared to her fellow competitors who grew up in the Supernatural world, Amari must quickly adapt and adjust. Once inside, Amari realizes that just like the world she lived in, dealing with racism and prejudice, this new world presents similar problems. There she will compete as a trainee to become a Junior Agent like Quinton, to find him. Amari is now determined to find out what happened to her brother and accepts the opportunity to attend the summer camp. Once she makes her way to the address, Amari discovers that she has a one time chance to earn a spot in the Secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, just like her brother. Amari refuses to believe this, and when a dream allows her to talk to her brother, she discovers that if he went missing, he left her something that will explain everything – a briefcase with a nomination and an address. After he goes missing, many suspect that perhaps Quinton was not in a summer leadership camp and tutoring kids but got himself mixed up in something that got him trouble and resulted in his disappearance. ![]() Quinton was the perfect older brother and called his little sister Amazing Amari, always building her up and instilling confidence in her. ![]() Amari, like her older brother Quinton, attended school on a scholarship, but then Quinton disappears. Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for an eARC of this book.Īmari is a thirteen-year-old living with her mom in a less than desirable neighbourhood. ![]() ![]() ![]() ❖ To get 30% off her books or any other Crossway releases create a Crossway+ account today. 'Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands' 'None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing)' You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. 'In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character' Women of the Word How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds By: Jen Wilkin Narrated by: Jen Wilkin Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins 4.8 (688 ratings) Try for 0.00 Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts. ❖ Don't forget to check out 'Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls'. ![]() ❖ This podcast is also releasing as a video podcast on YouTube here. ❖ Subscribe to the podcast and submit your questions for Jen Wilkin here to be entered to win 1 of 20 signed copies of Jen's book 'Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds'. As an advocate for biblical literacy, she has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts and authored several books, including the best seller 'Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds' on which this podcast is based. ![]() Jen Wilkin is a Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. In this episode, Jen Wilkin walks through principles for studying the Bible that are essential to remember in order to get the most out of your time in God's word. ![]() ![]() ![]() So this book picks up not long after the first one ends, Cassie is planning her wedding while Bonnie thinks she should at least have a date set for her own wedding. I suppose technically this second book could be read on it's own, however, I recommend reading the books in order. I was provided a free ARC of Smitten by the Brit in exchange for my honest review.Īfter thoroughly enjoying the first book in this series, Getting Hot With the Scot, I was eager to read the next book in the series. These are nice quick, light reads that keep you involved, so I will most likely look for the third book and see who gets their story told next. I took a peek at some other reviews and clearly I am in the minority on this, so maybe I was not in the right state of mind or something when I read it. that it was difficult to make the leap from lust to love, and feel like they really knew each other. I felt like Bonnie and Theo spent so much time avoiding each other and staying away, and denying their feelings and second-guessing each other. That being said, I wasn't as enthralled with their story as I had hoped. Getting Hot With the Scot, I definitely felt the attraction between Bonnie and Theo and was hoping that they would be the leads in the second book. ![]() ![]() Smitten by the Brit is the second book in the Sometimes in Love series, and tells the story of Bonnie and Theo. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He and Lark used each other as teenagers to escape their problems but when he discovers she’s the local bank’s VP, he wonders if the girl he knew is still worth the trouble he always wanted. Left alone in the world, neither of them were looking for love but are pleasantly surprised when a dreamer and the realist form a connection.īeau Yates left Harmony years ago and has now returned a famous musician. Johnny Wheeler and Kare Cunningham have both been disappointed by those who should have loved them unconditionally. A chance meeting between them leads to a possible future if they can learn to trust each other. Harmony offers them a chance to hide and heal without anyone divulging too deeply into their pasts. The story starts out strong as we meet each character and learn their backstory.Ĭaptain Millanie McAllen and Drew Cunningham have both experienced and survived life altering tragedies. Six lives are intertwined through chance when four people are lured to Harmony and find themselves embroiled in a mystery. One True Heart is about trust, forgiveness, and working through the past in order to have a future. ![]() One True Heart by Jodi Thomas ( Harmony #8) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This series is comprised of only two books so far and both the books feature Holly Wakefield as the main protagonist. In addition to the biographical books, Griffin has written several standalone novels as well as a compelling series of mystery, suspense, thriller, and crime novels called the Holly Wakefield series. Rock Hudson’s biography penned by author Griffin is in talks to be developed into a motion picture very soon. Griffin has carefully documented the various accounts of Rock Hudson’s life in the book and has provided trenchant social criticism and cinematic insight in his own words. The former is the biographical novel of Vincente Minnelli, while the latter is the biography of the movie star Rock Hudson. He is particularly popular for writing A Hundred or More Hidden Things : The Life & Films of Vincente Minnelli and All That Heaven Allows. Mark Griffin is a reputed American writer famous for writing mystery, thriller, crime, biography, and cultural novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hollywood Beach Beauties highlights the sexy, carefree attitude of the summer, the elegant seaside couture, and the enchanting and alluring beauty of the female form. Hollywood Beach Beauties includes more than one-hundred vibrant color images of some of Hollywood’s most timeless stars lounging and playing at one of the most iconic settings: the beach. Renowned independent curator and photographic preservationist David Wills commemorates the allure and joy of the sun, the sand, the ocean, and the fashions of endless summer with this sizzling collection. Sea Sirens, Sun Goddesses, and Summer Styleĭescription : The author of the acclaimed photo compilations Vegas Gold, Hollywood in Kodachrome, Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis, and Audrey: The 60s, now presents a glamorous and nostalgic celebration of summer at the beach, captured in 150 stunning vintage photographs featuring beloved female celebrities, models, and starlets from the 1930s through the 1970s. film 1957 - The Prince and the ShowgirlĢ2 avril 2019 Hollywood Beach Beauties: Sea Sirens, Sun Goddesses, and Summer Style 1930-1970.film 1954 - There's no Business Like Show Business. ![]() ![]() ![]() With her trademark historical fiction exploration into the shadows of the past, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such murky historical mysteries. ![]() ![]() The puzzle of those missing 11 days has persisted. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car - strange for a frigid night. In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history: Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926. ![]() "A deft, fascinating page-turner replete with richly drawn characters and plot twists that would stump Hercule Poirot." (Kate Quinn, New York Times best-selling author of The Alice Network, The Huntress, and The Rose Code) An instant New York Times and USA Today best seller! ![]() ![]() I'm picturing "This American Life" meets "Pod Save America" with the research of "The Daily," the storytelling of "The Moth," all while, like, redefining the form, á la "Radiolab." But, uh, I got two sign-ups for after-school podcast club. Jacob: (Quietly) Yes, yes, yes! (Normal voice) Janine! Did you see the big news? I'm gonna mop the floor with you, Teagues. ![]() I have seen her inspire even the most reluctant readers to devour a complete "Boxcar Children." It builds character.īarbara: I would never bet against Melissa in a read-off. Janine: (Scoffs) Yeah, well, who wants to wear a big belt anyway? Either way, I'll be the one wearing that, because my kids are gonna win because they want to, not me. Melissa: Clear the way! Two-time second-grade Read-A-Thon champion coming through! And this belt's staying with the champ. It's mostly ceremonial, but some of us take it more seriously than others. Every kid gets pizza, but we track the class in each grade that reads the most. Gregory: So, how does this work? The class that reads the most gets a pizza party? And that's what the kids want? Janine: (Gasps) Oh! This week is the Read-A-Thon! ![]() No?īarbara: Funny how social skills just atrophy when you never use them.Īva: They're just being weird 'cause they danced at a club during break.īarbara: Only club I go to is Bible Club.Īva: Do they play good music there? My favorite club just got shut down 'cause they let a horse in.Īva: It was a Disney Channel grind at best. ![]() ![]() ![]() 28 Crime Scene Photos From Historys Most Notorious Serial. ![]() This is his story-recounted in fascinating and chilling detail by Harold Schechter, one of the most acclaimed true-crime storytellers of our time. According to Harold Schechter, who wrote Deviant, a biography on. ![]() Driven to commit gruesome and bizarre acts beyond all imagining, Ed Gein remains one of the most deranged minds in the annals of American homicide. After her death and a failed attempt to dig up his mother’s body from the local cemetery, Gein turned to other grave robberies and, ultimately, multiple murders. The man behind the massacre was a slight, unassuming Midwesterner with a strange smile-and even stranger attachment to his domineering mother. The place was an ordinary farmhouse in America’s heartland, filled with extraordinary evidence of unthinkable depravity. The truth behind the twisted crimes that inspired the films Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.įrom “America’s principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers” ( The Boston Book Review) comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, a mild-mannered Wisconsin farmhand who stunned an unsuspecting nation-and redefined the meaning of the word “psycho.” The year was 1957. ![]() |