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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
Moving Digital Transformation Forward
No full textTechnology is set to cause business model disruption for nearly all industry sectors. A recent global study indicated that 87% of senior executives believe digital technologies will disrupt their industry but only 44% believe their organisation is adequately prepared. This paper examines the four essential management of technology issues in building a successful digital transformation
The Essential Role Played by Boards in Harnessing Disruptive Technology for Organisational Success
No full textA recent survey of 185 CEOs and non-executive directors came up with a conclusion that there were five key technology issues that really count in terms of success and failure of organisations. One of the most important was the level of board support and engagement for digital strategy
Australian Innovation with Asia
No full textEnterprise Innovation requires the creation of better and more effective products, services, technologies or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments and generate outputs. For this to occur, an innovation culture to deal with radical incremental and transformational innovation is required. In addition new skills of partner and symmetrical collaboration will be required. The latest INSEAD innovation outputs and inputs that Australia is 13th on inputs but 31st on outputs for higher-income countries. Examples of opportunities with greater focus on collaboration with Asia include higher education with the emphasis on symmetrical collaboration attracting more R&D centres with global MNCs and a case study of partnership requirements with China. The presentation concluded with seven prerequisites for success
Will Australia catch the next digital wave?
No full textAccording to Professor Stephen Burdon from the University of Technology Sydney, the Australian government has a critical role to play in advancing Australia's digital position. He also suggests that creating an innovation culture is a high priority for all organisations now and not just the fast changing technology sector. Robyn William
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