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On the scalability of middle managerless organisations
Full text linkWith a growing number of organisations seeking fresh ways to organise their processes and structures, much scholarly and practitioner attention is drawn to the phenomenon of ‘middle managerless organisations’ (MMLOs). Such organisations reject the notion of middle-manager authority and promote radical decentralisation. While this is a new area of research, studies exist that explore organising without middle managers in small-scale MMLOs. Yet, little is known about how large-scale organisations scale up to coordinate work of multi-thousand employee organisations without middle managers. To answer this question, we use a framework of five fundamental challenges of organising - strategy, task division, task allocation, coordination, and motivation to analyse four cases of large-scale MMLOs: W.L. Gore & Associates, Buurtzorg Nederland, Haier Group and Wikipedia. Based on our analysis, (1) we present five premises of the scalability of middle managerless organisations and (2) we propose a typology that differentiates among four MMLO configurations: Fractal, micro-market, lattice, open collaboration. The paper concludes with a discussion of what these premises of large MMLOs mean for future theory development and research on middle managerless organisations.</p
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
Management spirituality and religion as a field of research, and spirituality as an emerging discipline
No full textIn the ever-evolving landscape of management studies, the intersection of management, spirituality, and religion (MSR) emerges as a radical departure from current mainstream principles. Our investigation into MSR's dynamic evolution as both a research field and an emerging discipline emphasizes its departure from conventional business paradigms. We delve into the transcendent 'ontological, metaphysical ground' permeating existence, advocating for holistic research that challenges the valueless and disconnected aspects of the contemporary business environment. This departure is pivotal in understanding the unique contributions of MSR to organizational practices, particularly for comprehending diverse management phenomena in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous organizational landscape. The chapter engages with fundamental MSR issues, including defining spirituality, selecting suitable ontological and epistemological approaches, and embracing holistic belief systems. The incorporation of appreciative inquiry and the Delphi technique in our research methodology facilitates insights from esteemed MSR scholars, accentuating the unconventional nature of our approach. Our study reveals quality moments within the MSR community and profound themes associated with MSR involvement, reinforcing the radical departure from traditional management studies. A survey among 85 experts augments our understanding of spirituality in management studies, showcasing the disruptive potential of MSR in reshaping organizational perspectives. As the MSR interest group achieves division status in the Academy of Management, it encourages exploration at the intersection of management, spirituality, and religion, providing innovative solutions to organizational challenges. The multifaceted nature of spirituality in management studies is unveiled, emphasizing the potential of the integrative approach to promote comprehensive thinking and foster radical, integrative research designs
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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