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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
Contributing to Cultural Welfare: A Critical Review of Methods for Measuring the Impact of Culture on Sustainability and Well-being
No full textIn the context of increasing attention to cultural value and the value of culture for people and society, this paper provides a narrative critical review of methods for measuring the impact of culture on sustainability and well-being. After clarifying the interconnected and multifaceted concepts of culture, value and measurement, the research critically discusses different methods for grasping and understanding the benefits of culture. Both scientific literature and international documents are thoroughly examined to cluster current tools and models, identify gaps in the current debate on cultural welfare, contribute to theoretical development and provide recommendations for cultural management
Strategic analysis of IRCCSs’ sustainability management
No full textAlthough Healthcare Organizations (HOs) are functional in improving and protecting health, they generate, a negative
impact (mainly in terms of environmental pollution) on health itself, highlighting the need for the adoption of
sustainability-oriented governance.
The paper analyzes the sustainable management modes of Scientific Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare Institutes
(IRCCSs), whose businesses (care and research), include sustainability as an intrinsic dimension of their activities. The
paper aims to study the sustainable strategic approach adopted by IRCCSs in the context of which it is relevant to explore
also, but not exclusively, the role assumed by stakeholder management and sustainable investments.
The methodology used consists of a search for relevant documents and a joint analysis of secondary data conducted on
the various strategic planning documents published by IRCCSs, and primary data from distributed questionnaires.
Limitations mainly relate to statistical representativeness of the chosen sample, difficulty in accessing the documents and
temporal mismatch in their publication.
The main result is the demonstration that IRCCSs, in addition to being promoters of innovation in the medical and
managerial fields compared to other HOs, generate, through sustainability-based governance, positive impacts in
economic, social, environmental, and ethical terms. To date, the priority areas in which IRCCSs' sustainability choices
are manifested are: care services (e.g., waste management), supply chain management (e.g., supplier selection), digital
innovation (e.g., telemedicine), and healthcare building (e.g., green hospitals).
The paper provides insights into the potential of adopting more sustainability-oriented governance in HOs, highlighting
the crucial role of IRCCSs as promoters of sustainable strategic approaches.
Keywords: Healthcare Organizations, IRCCSs, strategic sustainability management, sustainable governance, strategic CS
Il comportamento di acquisto nel marketing industriale e commerciale
No full textIl lavoro si prefigge di analizzare le nuove dimensioni dei comportamenti di acquisto e le condizioni di efficacia delle leve di in store marketing sia nell'ottica dei produttori che in quella dei distributor
Situazioni e prospettive del Category Management
No full textIl lavoro si prefigge di aggiornare il dibattito accademico ed aziendale sul tema del Category Management con particolare attenzione alle opportunità di condivisione delle strategie di marketing tra imprese industriali e commercial
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