An empirical study of the rise of big data in business scholarship

Big data has captured the interests of scholars across many disciplines over the last half a decade. Business scholars have increasingly turned their attention to the impact of this emerging phenomenon. Despite the rise in attention, our understanding of what big data is and what it means for organizations and institutional actors remains uncertain. In this study, we conduct a systematic review on “big data” across business scholarship over the past six years (2009–2014). We analyzed 219 peer-reviewed academic papers from 152 journals from the most comprehensive business literature database. We conducted the systematic review both quantitatively and qualitatively using the data analysis software NVivo10. Our results reveal several key insights about the scholarly investigation of big data, including its top benefits and challenges. Overall, we found that big data remains a fragmented, early-stage domain of research in terms of theoretical grounding, methodological diversity and empirically oriented work. These challenges serve to improve our understanding of the state of big data in contemporary research, and to further prompt scholars and decision-makers to advance future research in the most productive manner.     

Students’ perceptions on the recognition of holistic competency achievement: A systematic mixed studies review

Holistic competency development is rarely certified in practice, and the assessment of holistic competencies remains an under-researched topic in the education literature. The primary aim of this systematic mixed studies review is to explore students’ perceptions on the recognition of holistic competencies. The review found very few studies that specifically focused on or directly addressed student perceptions in this area. Based on the analysis of 31 studies identified from existing literature, three themes were generated: evidence of overall achievement, assessment of holistic competencies in learning tasks, and challenges. The findings show that there is a lack of attention to holistic competency recognition and is a major gap in the current empirical literature. The current review highlights the need for a systematic process of documenting, reporting, and certifying holistic competency in higher education that takes into consideration the broader level of overall recognition and the assessment of competencies.     

基于VBA的智能考试及自动评分系统设计

大学课程无纸化考试在多元化评价机制中被日趋关注和普及。我们以Excel为应用平台,以Excel函数及VBA语言为开发工具,根据教学大纲和教材内容构建复习题库,再由考试指令从复习题库中随机抽题生成考生试卷,最后在考试过程中同步生成与考生答题一致的自动评分系统。该系统具有广泛的适用性与易用性,具有一定的推广价值。     

银雀山汉墓竹简的语言学研究——四十年来银雀山汉墓竹简的整理与研究综述之二

银雀山汉墓竹简具有极高的语言学研究价值,在语音、词汇和语法等方面取得了丰硕的研究成果。无论对银雀山汉墓竹简本身,还是对于整个汉语史,这些研究都有重要的价值和意义,但也存在研究方法有待革新、研究内容亟须扩展和学科交叉研究欠缺等不足之处。     

我国e-Learning环境深度学习研究述评

建设学习型社会、构筑终身学习体系是国际教育大趋势,培养学习者在真实情景和多重技术环境下深度学习能力已成为重要的时代命题。本文对深度学习的产生和发展进行历史回朔,利用内容分析法从研究方向、研究范畴、研究类型及应用对象对国内10年来e-Learning环境下深度学习的相关刊文献进行梳理,同时对文献被引频次和关键词词频进行排序分析。研究得出4点结论：一是研究日趋多元与深入,呈现全面发展格局;二是实证研究得到重视,设计及行动研究有待深入;三是学习理论、技术观和教学理论与其存在密切关联;四是大视角、游戏与开放环境的研究成为未来关注重点。     

系统化创业过程的关键成功因素研究 -以粤港澳大湾区为例

创新驱动型创业作为新的创业情境对传统创业理论提出了新的挑战。新经济常态下的人工智能时代,系统化创业过程的关键成功因素（KSFs）发生动态、交互与迭代变化。基于粤港澳大湾区场景,从271份大湾区样本中获得系统化创业过程全周期分阶段的关键成功因素集,建立创业前期阶段因素集的多层次作用力递进结构模型,揭示系统化创业过程关键成功因素相互作用关系。研究发现：（1）创业过程的关键成功因素发生系统化改变,催生出组合内外部动因的新因素集。（2）系统化创业过程关键成功因素被细分和重构,凸显出因素间相互作用并创造价值的动态过程。（3）创业前期阶段的创业过程关键成功因素存在动态、交互与迭代关系。     

Drop-outs from Swiss Universities: an empirical analysis of data on all students between 1975 and 2008

This study presents in-depth empirical analyses of drop-outs from all Swiss universities for the entire student population between 1975 and 2008. The results show that most identifiable factors associated with a greater or lesser probability of dropping out are identical to those found in a recent Systematic Review (Larsen et al., 2013). The main findings are that: first, since the 1970s, there has been a marked trend towards falling drop-out rates which is largely due to female students who, today, have lower drop-out rates than their male counterparts; secondly, not only are there different drop-out rates for specific subjects of study, but there are also differences in baccalaureate profiles, which indicates that the skills acquired prior to entering university have a great impact on successful study; thirdly, students who change their first subject choice are at great risk of dropping out. No firm conclusions can yet be drawn about the Bologna reform but, based on the subjects which changed to the Bachelor/Master system between 2001 and 2003, no reduction in drop-out rates can be found as a result of the reform.     

Physical and sexual abuse in orphaned compared to non-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review assessed the quantitative literature to determine whether orphans are more likely to experience physical and/or sexual abuse compared to non-orphans in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It also evaluated the quality of evidence and identified research gaps. Our search identified 10 studies, all published after 2005, from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. The studies consisted of a total 17,336 participants (51% female and 58% non-orphans). Of those classified as orphans (n = 7,315), 73% were single orphans, and 27% were double orphans. The majority of single orphans were paternal orphans (74%). Quality assessment revealed significant variability in the quality of the studies, although most scored higher for general design than dimensions specific to the domain of orphans and abuse. Combined estimates of data suggested that, compared to non-orphans, orphans are not more likely to experience physical abuse (combined OR = 0.96, 95% CI [0.79, 1.16]) or sexual abuse (combined OR = 1.25, 95% CI [0.88, 1.78]). These data suggest that orphans are not systematically at higher risk of experiencing physical or sexual abuse compared to non-orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. However, because of inconsistent quality of data and reporting, these findings should be interpreted with caution. Several recommendations are made for improving data quality and reporting consistency on this important issue.     

《二语习得书面纠错反馈与写作》新著述评

《二语习得书面纠错反馈与写作》一书从认知心理和社会文化视角,较全面地分析了书面纠错反馈对二语写作和二语习得的促进作用。该书以平行互补结构综括分析了二语习得纠错反馈研究(包括口头和书面)以及二语课堂写作纠错研究,在此基础上,探索了理论在教学实践中的应用。本文介绍了该书的主要内容,指出了其优点与不足。