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Reconfiguring a firm’s knowledge: three essays on how different modes to reconfigure knowledge impact the value of innovation
Full text linkNo abstract availableThis work analyses the implications of different modes that a firm can choose to reconfigure its knowledge base across different knowledge domains, have on the quality of innovation it generates. We consider two knowledge domains, one established, which represents the firm’s domain of operation; one emerging, which represents a knowledge domain that is new to the firm and different from its domain of operation. In terms of reconfiguration, knowledge elements can either flow from the emerging domain into the firm in order to be applied to innovate in the established domain, a process known as knowledge search, or from the firm into the emerging domain in order to innovate there, a process known as knowledge deployment. The first two chapters of this work take the former perspective, the third one the latter. The first chapter describes how different search modes that firms may adopt to acquire new knowledge elements from an emerging knowledge domain impact the quality of new products that apply the in the established. We identify direct and indirect search as two modes that firm may adopt to acquire knowledge from the same emerging domain, and we propose a “U” shaped relation between the intensity of direct search and quality of innovation, and an inverted “U” shape relation between the intensity of indirect search and the quality of innovation. Furthermore, we show that, when direct and indirect search are adopted simultaneously both non-linear relations are attenuated. Although it is known that firms searching for new knowledge in an external knowledge domain may have ex ante incentives to acquire knowledge elements that can be either general or specialized in nature, it is not clear what are the ex post consequences on quality of innovation of choosing one type over the other. The second chapter takes the perspective of a firm that initiates a search for new knowledge in a new external domain and considers the characteristics in terms of generality of the first elements acquired from that domain, in order to highlight implications on quality of innovation that applies the new external knowledge. We propose that the level of generality of the first element acquired from a new domain positively affects not only to the quality of inventions generated adopting this element directly, but also the quality of inventions generated adopting elements acquired subsequently from the same domain. Nevertheless, the positive effect of generality of the first element diminishes with the number of elements acquired from the same domain and with their level of generality. The third paper changes perspective and considers the implications for the quality of innovation that a firm generates in the emerging domain, when choosing different modes for reconfiguring the knowledge it has developed in the established domain. Knowledge reconfiguration from an established to an emerging domain can happen via codeployment, when a knowledge element from the established domain is applied in the emerging domain while being continuously applied also in the established domain, or via transfer, when a knowledge element from the established domain is applied in the emerging domain but its application in the established domain is discontinued. These two modes for reconfiguring across domains might be combined with modes for reconfiguring within the emerging domain, such as recombining or discarding elements. For each mode, or combination of modes, we identify the impact on quality of innovation according to the relatedness between the established and the emerging domain, and we compare the outcome of transfer with the outcome of codeployment at each level of relatedness.
Our results suggest that, in order to obtain superior innovation, firms that enter an emerging domain should evaluate transfer versus codeployment according to the relatedness of the two domains and to the reconfiguration activity they plan to conduct within the emerging domai
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
IA conversacional para geração de ideias : o papel do contexto socioeconómico do usuário
No full textIn today's technological landscape, creativity remains a vital engine for organizations, driving innovation and problem-solving. This thesis explores the role of socioeconomic background in shaping Individual Absorptive Capacity in the context of enhancing creativity within AI-driven tasks, focusing on the efficacy of the Chain-of-Thought prompting strategy in users’ Learning Experiences. Additionally, it evaluates how time pressure influences the alignment of prompts with Chain-of-Thought principles and impacts users’ Learning Experiences, by examining the moderating effect of Absorptive Capacity in mitigating the impact of time pressure. Data was collected through a quantitative survey where participants were assessed on their socioeconomic context, their Absorptive Capacity level and their ability to generate prompts consistent with the Chain-of-Thought prompting strategy. A predefined dogmatic prompt following the Chain-of-Thought principles was used to compare the different responses. The results indicate that individuals with higher levels of Absorptive Capacity are more proficient in crafting prompts that align with Chain-of-Thought principles, impacting users’ Learning Experiences. Moreover, participants with an educational background in Social Sciences exhibited notably lower similarity scores to the dogmatic prompt, compared to those with a Business background, underscoring the importance of educational experiences and specializations in shaping individuals' Absorptive Capacity and learning outcomes. The findings regarding the influence of time pressure and the moderating effect of Absorptive Capacity were not statistically significant. Nevertheless, the study supports a significant positive relationship between Absorptive Capacity and prompt similarity with the Chain-ofThought prompting strategy, underscoring the potential of Absorptive Capacity in enhancing users’ Learning Experiences.Na conjuntura tecnológica atual, a criatividade é uma força vital para as organizações impulsionarem inovação e resolução de problemas. Esta dissertação explora o papel do contexto socioeconómico na formação da Capacidade de Absorção Individual no contexto de criatividade em tarefas impulsionadas por IA, focando-se na eficácia da estratégia de Chain-ofThought (cadeia de pensamento) na Experiência de Aprendizagem dos usuários. Avalia também o impacto da pressão de tempo no alinhamento de prompts (indicações à IA) com os princípios de Chain-of-Thought e consecutivamente na Experiência de Aprendizagem dos usuários, examinando o efeito moderador da Capacidade de Absorção na mitigação desse impacto. Os dados relativos ao contexto socioeconómico dos participantes, o seu nível de Capacidade de Absorção e a habilidade em gerar prompts consistentes com a estratégia de Chain-of-Thought. foram recolhidos através de um questionário quantitativo. Um prompt predefinido seguindo os princípios de Chain-of-Thought foi utilizado para comparar as diferentes respostas. Os resultados evidenciam a relação positiva entre a Capacidade de Absorção Absorvente e a similaridade dos prompts com a estratégia de Chain-of-Thought. Além disso, participantes com formação em Ciências Sociais exibiram menor similaridade com os mesmos princípios, comparativamente a participantes com formação em Gestão, destacando a importância do contexto socioeconómico na Capacidade de Absorção e nas aprendizagens. O efeito moderador da Capacidade de Absorção e a influência da pressão de tempo não revelaram resultados estatisticamente significativos. No entanto, o estudo apoia a relação positiva e significativa mencionada, evidenciando o potencial da Capacidade de Absorção na melhoria das Experiências de Aprendizagem
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
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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