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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
STARTUPS FRANQUEADORAS BRASILEIRAS E A CRISE DA COVID-19: ESTRUTURA ORGANIZACIONAL E CAPACIDADES DE ADAPTAÇÃO
Full text linkPurpose – The purpose of this study is to understand how franchise startups have been facing the crisis caused by COVID-19, with greater emphasis on the effects of the franchising decision on the survival of this type of business during the crisis period.
Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative research, conducted through multiple-case studies on four Brazilian startups that operate through franchised units. Data were collected through online interviews with founders and managers of the franchisee, complemented with information obtained from the companies' websites/social media and articles published in business magazines. The technique of content analysis was used.
Findings – We found that franchise startups can operate through conventional franchises or micro-franchises. In both cases, we found no reduction in the agility or flexibility of these businesses. Thus, within a crisis context, resilience allows the franchisor to gain greater advantages from its franchisees, if it opts for the conventional franchise model.
Originality – This research addresses the intersection between two business models: startups and franchises. It contributes to the understanding of both areas, as well as the effects of a business model in a crisis context.
Limitations/implications – This is a study conducted with a small number of cases within a similar context. The main implications of this research are the formulation of a set of propositions about the startup franchising process and the effects of a crisis for companies that adopt this operating model, and a descriptive diagram of this process.Objetivo - El objetivo del estudio es comprender cómo las startups franquiciadoras han enfrentado a la crisis provocada por el COVID-19, con mayor énfasis en los efectos de la decisión de franquicia respecto a la supervivencia de este tipo de negocios durante el período de crisis.
Diseño/metodología/enfoque – El diseño metodológico trata de una investigación cualitativa con la realización de múltiples casos de estudio en cuatro startups brasileñas que operan a través de unidades franquiciadas. Los datos se han recopilado a través de entrevistas en línea con fundadores y gerentes de marca, complementado con información obtenida de los sitios web/redes sociales de las marcas y noticias vinculadas a medios especializados en el área de negocio. Se utilizó la técnica de análisis de contenido.
Resultados – Se ha encontrado que startups franquiciadoras pueden operar a través del modelo de franquicias convencionales o microfranquicias. En ambos casos, no se ha encontrado ninguna reducción en la agilidad y flexibilidad de estos negocios. En un contexto de crisis, la resiliencia permite al franquiciador obtener mayores ventajas de sus franquiciados, si optan por el modelo de franquicia convencional
Originalidad - Esta investigación aborda la intersección entre dos modelos comerciales: startups y franquicias. Contribuimos a comprender tanto las áreas como los efectos de un modelo de negocio en un contexto de crisis.
Limitaciones /implicaciones: este es un estudio realizado con un pequeño número de casos en contextos similares. Las principales implicaciones de esta investigación se refieren a la formulación de un conjunto de proposiciones sobre el proceso de franquicia de startups y los efectos de una crisis para las empresas que adoptan este modelo operativo, así como un esquema descriptivo de este proceso.Objetivo – O objetivo deste estudo é compreender como as startups franqueadoras vêm enfrentando a crise provocada pela COVID-19, com maior ênfase nos efeitos da decisão de franqueamento na sobrevivência desse tipo de negócio durante o período de crise.
Design/metodologia/abordagem – Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa com a realização de estudo de casos múltiplos em quatro startups brasileiras que atuam por meio de unidades franqueadas. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas online com fundadores e gerentes de marcas, complementados com informações obtidas nos sites/redes sociais das marcas e notícias vinculadas em meios de mídia especializada na área de negócios. Foi empregada a técnica de análise de conteúdo.
esultados – Verificamos que as startups franqueadoras podem operar por meio do modelo de franquias convencionais ou micro-franquias. Em ambos os casos, não encontramos redução na agilidade e flexibilidade desses negócios. Em um contexto de crise, a resiliência permite que o franqueador obtenha maiores vantagens de seus franqueados, caso opte pelo modelo de franquia convencional
Originalidade – Esta pesquisa aborda a interseção entre dois modelos de negócios: startups e franquias. Contribuímos para a compreensão tanto das áreas como dos efeitos de um modelo de negócio em um contexto de crise.
Limitações/implicações – Este é um estudo realizado com um pequeno número de casos em contextos semelhantes. As principais implicações desta pesquisa referem-se à formulação de um conjunto de proposições sobre o processo de franqueamento de startups e os efeitos de uma crise para as empresas que adotam esse modelo operacional, bem como um diagrama descritivo desse processo
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
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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