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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Building successful business relationships with Chinese firms: Bridging culture gaps between New Zealand and Chinese firms
No full textFull text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only.The interaction between New Zealand firms and Chinese firms is an important focus for the New Zealand Government, who, in early 2012, launched their NZ Inc China Strategy. The objectives for this strategy include improving science and technology collaborations and increasing bilateral investment and trade. This research has aimed to outline the cultural gaps that exist between New Zealand life science and biotechnology firms and their Chinese partners, in an attempt to make recommendations about strategies that may be utilised by firms wanting to build these collaborative relationships in the future. This exploratory research has taken a qualitative approach using multiple case studies to explore the relationships between New Zealand based life science firms who have successfully partnered with Chinese firms. Four firms were included in the sample, and in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with two senior level staff members from each firm. All the interviewees were chosen because they were heavily involved with building the relationships between the two firms, and would be able to provide the most detail about the issues the firm experienced. Cultural differences were identified from the interview data collected and the suggested methods of overcoming these differences have been outlined. Hofstede’s model of national culture differences has been used to analyse the cultural differences in the findings, and non-cultural explanations for the differences have also been considered. Traditional cultural constructs play an important role in Chinese businesses, and the recommendations for industry include hiring Chinese individuals to bridge the culture and language gap effectively, and to gain a deep understanding of the socio-cultural, political and regulatory environment before approaching potential partners. Though the research utilises a small sample size, the findings are believed to be generalisable because there are very few New Zealand life science firms with Chinese collaborations. Future research could consider expanding the scope of the study to include Australian firms in the life sciences industry
Financial Decision Making and Investments of Ahu Whenua Trusts: An Exploratory Study
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koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Competitive Intensity, Diversification and Firm Performance
No full textFull Text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only.This study investigates the relationship between competitive intensity and diversification. It also considers how the relationship between competitive intensity and diversification is moderated by different technological environments. In addition, the study examines firm performance from different degrees of diversification in response to different levels of competitive intensity across different technological environments. The study proposes that competitive intensity is negatively related with diversification and that this relationship is stronger in more technology intensive industries. It also suggests that firm performance from higher degrees of diversification is better for firms that face lower levels of competitive intensity and that this performance effect is stronger in more technology intensive industries. Using data of 2079 firm-year observations in the United Kingdom manufacturing sector, this study finds support for the prediction that the level of competitive intensity firms face is negatively related with the degree of diversification they exhibit. However, the moderating effect of industries with different technology intensity on the relationship between competitive intensity and diversification is not supported. Nonetheless, the moderating effect of industry technology intensity on the interaction of competitive intensity and diversification on firm performance finds partial support. Higher degrees of diversification lead to better performance for firms that face lower competitive intensity only in more technology intensive industries. In less technology intensive industries, higher degrees of diversification lead to better performance for firms that face higher competitive intensity. These findings have important implications for diversification research. In particular, this study highlights that firm-level competition constrains diversification and that this relationship holds across different technological environments. Yet, in terms of performance, firms that face different levels of competitive intensity gain differently from diversification across different technological environments
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