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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
How and when Identification with a Boundary-Spanning Part of One's Organization Influences Customer Satisfaction
Full text linkMembership of boundary-spanners is controversial, as employees operate largely at the borders of the organization in close relations with customers. Nevertheless, we know little about its influence on customer satisfaction. We investigate how and when identification with the branch influences customer satisfaction. The how question is answered by showing that degree of control of one's performance mediates the impact of branch manager identification on customer satisfaction. The when question is answered by proposing two moderating variables. Locus of control regulates the extent to which identification influences performance control. Dedicated meetings between branch managers and their colleagues regulate the degree to which performance control influences customer satisfaction. Hypotheses were tested in a longitudinal design on a sample of 1,461 managers from a firm specializing in banking and financial services in Europe. Results largely confirm our hypotheses, providing a novel look on determinants of customer satisfaction from the perspective of boundary-spanning managers
The hierarchical cognitive structure of entrepreneur motivation toward private equity financing
No full textThis research investigates the motivation of 91 Italian entrepreneurs for engaging in
private equity financing. The laddering methodology is used to uncover cognitive schemas of
entrepreneurs consisting of a structure of interconnected motives organized in a hierarchy.
Means – end chain theory, the laddering technique, and principles from network analysis are used
to interpret the schemas. The individual motives and connections among motives provide insights
into why entrepreneurs make the decisions that they do and suggest practical implications for
strategic decisions, everyday management and policy. The overall approach and results of this
study differ fundamentally from traditional financial and business strategy points of view on
decision making by entrepreneurs in that actual thinking processes, values and goals of managers
are investigated to explain their choices and actions
HOW DO INDIVIDUALS CONSTRUE RELATIONAL IDENTIFICATION?
No full textThe main contribution of our study is to disclose antecedents of relational identification. In our longitudinal study, we found that newcomer’s perception of leader-member exchange measured at time 2 mediates the relationship between perspective taking and empathetic concern at time 1 and relational identification at time 3. In addition, boundary conditions in the form of job intentions and engagement (i.e., job seekers intention to accept the job at t1 and newcomers emotional engagement at t2) were identified, too. So far, research has neglected to explain both the antecedents of relational identification and its etiology considering both person- and role-based identities
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
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