What are the costs and benefits of using SEM-PLS?

I have many colleagues who advocate the use of SEM-PLS. However, an editor from a top tier journal suggested that "modern ML SEM procedures can account for non-normal distributions and small...

06 July 2019 7,986 3 View

Have you ever uploaded a revised manuscript (and responded to the reviewers' remarks); then you were informed that your reviewers have been changed?

I have recently responded to three (3) reviewers' critical remarks, then the editor informed me that these reviewers have been changed (as they declined to review my revised contribution - i.e....

06 July 2019 211 13 View

Empirical studies can use 4-point scales to reduce the social desirability bias. Do you agree with this practice?

The researchers may not want their respondents to choose the mid-point (e.g. 3: in a 5-point likert scale).

06 July 2018 1,088 14 View

Which psychometric testing would you use to test the set hypothesis and be able to draw worthwhile conclusions from a regression analysis?

Psychometric tests are a standard and scientific method used to measure individuals' mental capabilities and behavioural styles. Psychometric tests are designed to measure candidates' suitability...

01 February 2016 7,774 3 View

What are your views on the circular economy?

The basis of the Circular Economic (CE) approach lies in extracting the embedded costs of resources; through re-using, repairing, refurbishing, recycling and restoring materials and products...

31 December 2015 3,967 7 View

Should Universities collaborate with business and industry to include mandatory internships for their students?

Academic (and vocational) courses could integrate work experience into the curriculum programmes (in order to improve learning outcomes). At the same time, higher education ought to identify any...

11 December 2015 9,965 13 View

Are the journal impact factors reliable, trustworthy and unbiased?

10 November 2015 2,635 10 View

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Calling for researchers in this promising field of study...

07 August 2015 4,798 0 View

How can researchers increase their academic impact on ResearchGate?

I reckon that scientific fields of study (eg. medicine) are more important for RG and other bibliometrics e.g. citation analysis, impact factor et cetera.

06 July 2015 7,816 2 View

Are there any researchers who are researching the link between social cohesion and education?

I look forward to receiving any feedback on this paper on this conceptual paper / case study.

02 March 2015 4,873 0 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

Ideas for Phd's Thesis on pricing (Marketing)?

Hi everyone, I'm studying Marketing and I would like to write my PhD thesis on the topic of pricing. Any specific ideas?

02 March 2021 9,706 5 View

Research on Supply Chain Management in Indian context?

Hi, I am planning to apply for the PhD degree in the Supply Chain Mgt. with specific area of "Cold Storage warehouses" during Pandemics and wars. Where lock downs and shut downs are frequent....

02 March 2021 285 2 View

Can you share me how teacher education is managed in your respective national educational system?

I feel that the practice in teacher education in my country is below the expected performance level due to very poor management system. Hope I will learn something from your experiences.

02 March 2021 1,516 4 View

Which SAR dataset to use for generating coherency matrix and performing target decomposition (Description) ?

Working on chandrayaan-2 DFSAR data, there are three datasets available: 1) Slant range image data product: The slant range complex image file. Each pixel is represented by two 4-byte floating...

02 March 2021 8,481 3 View

How does one access the Cranet survey data on HRM practices?

Hello, The Cranet website does not provide any lead to the data obtained from their multinational survey on HRM practices. Any help on accessing the data would be most appreciated. Thank...

01 March 2021 9,536 3 View

Is there any research regarding how training and development is going to change in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution?

As the organizations getting prepared for the fourth industrial revolution, to enhance the skills of their workforce what type of changes are necessary and going to occur in the training and...

01 March 2021 3,199 3 View

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server?

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server? What is your suggestion?

01 March 2021 3,422 3 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

What role should journals play in leading academic fields?

A recent paper by Yeung and Thomas (2021) on journals in event management opens up an interesting debate on the role of journals as academic fora. They demonstrate that event management publishing...

28 February 2021 3,494 6 View