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

Announcing a Call for Chapters on Tourism Marketing. Would you like to contribute in an authoritative textbook by Routledge?

01 February 2017 5,679 3 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

How can the use of Jolly Phonics improves the quality of reading, speaking and writing in rural disadvantaged communities in Papua New Guinea?

Jolly Phonics reading program is an effective way to teach early reading to young learners. How can lectures at the university prepare early childhood student teachers to teach Jolly Phonics to...

03 March 2021 3,731 3 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

What does Servant Leadership mean today and in the future? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

In current time of many changes in business and world of work, a lot is said and reported about the importance, skills and benefits of leadership. Are soft skills becoming more and more important?...

02 March 2021 8,149 3 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

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

Which are the most recent implications of ESL Academic Discourse in language teaching?

Language teachers at UTP (Language Department) are increasingly interested in the role of academic papers in the development of language (English) teaching practices. Research papers in Academic...

22 February 2021 1,388 4 View

Can I do two kinds of mixed method in explanatory research?

Dear distinguish professors and scholars, I have a research in measuring two kinds: think tank capacity and research impact on policy. Can I do two kinds of mixed methods in order to find, "Is...

20 February 2021 6,897 1 View

How to use bag of words for action prediction?

Hi everyone, I'm working on an action prediction (i.e., early recognition) using Bag-of-Words. I know how to use BOW, but regarding action prediction, there is a subtle problem. In the...

19 February 2021 1,442 4 View

Can I follow Researchers from Teaching and testing areas?

I want Researchers from Educational Measurement and Evaluation, relating to teaching, learning , academic performance and test validation

18 February 2021 4,757 13 View