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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Analysing Organisational Collaboration Practices for Sustainability
No full textThe complex sustainability challenges that society faces require organisations to engage in collaborative partnerships. Stakeholders affect, and are affected by an organisation’s sustainability activities, making it an important element when deciding with whom to collaborate. A large number of studies have focussed on collaboration for sustainability, especially on vertical and dyadic partnerships and collaborative networks, while there is limited research on overarching collaboration activities from the perspective of individual organisations (for example, the Kyosei approach), and even less that includes a stakeholder perspective. The objective of this paper is to analyse with whom individual organisations collaborate and how stakeholders affecting and being affected by sustainability efforts are considered when choosing collaboration partners. A survey was sent to a database of 5216 organisations, from which 271 responses were received. The responses were analysed using non-parametric tests. The results show that organisations are engaged in collaboration activities for sustainability, collaborating mostly with two to three external stakeholders. However, the focus on collaboration for sustainability does not extend to a point that it would lead to a change of organisational practice nor do organisations necessarily consider how stakeholders affect and are affected by their efforts when choosing their collaboration partners. An update to the Kyosei process is proposed, in order to provide guidance on how to strengthen and extend collaborative partnerships for sustainability
Walking old paths with new perspectives. Stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability
No full textStakeholder engagement has been recognised as one of the main principles for organisational sustainability. However, there is only limited knowledge on the role of stakeholder engagement in evolving organisational sustainability approaches such as sustainable business models (SBM) and circular economy (CE). There is also only fragmented research on how organisations engage with stakeholders and how the engagement needs to be adapted to facilitate the transition to SBMs and CE in relation to existing sustainability approaches focused on organisational sustainability practices (OSP). The purpose of this thesis is therefore to enhance knowledge on stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability, considering the role, practices and potential to facilitate transitions to SBMs and CE in relation to OSP. Three research questions drive this thesis which compiles five papers based on four individual studies. The first and the second study concentrate on how organisations engage with stakeholders for OSP and SBM, applying quantitative and qualitative methods respectively. The third study analyses the role of stakeholder engagement in SBMs, using a systematic literature review. The fourth study explores how stakeholder engagement needs to be adapted for SBMs and CE in relation to OSP, using qualitative methods. The results reveal the multi-faceted role of stakeholder engagement in SBMs and CE. Engagement practices for SBMs are dependent on the focus and intended outcome, while engagement for CE was extended and levelled up in relation to engagement for OSP. Continuous and changing engagement practices are needed to facilitate the transition to SBMs, and the conceptual understanding of stakeholder engagement from linear to circular needs to be adapted for CE transitions. This thesis contributes to sustainability, stakeholder, business model and CE literature by providing new perspectives on the role, extent, and form of stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability. For practitioners, insights are offered on how to foster stakeholder engagement and with that move towards organisational sustainability.Intressentengagemang anses utgöra en av huvudprinciperna för organisatorisk hållbarhet. Kunskapen om dess roll när det kommer till utvecklande av organisatoriska hållbarhetsansatser, såsom hållbara affärsmodeller (HA) och cirkulär ekonomi (CE), är emellertid begränsad. Det finns dessutom endast fragmenterad forskning om hur organisationer engagerar sig med sina intressenter och hur engagemanget behöver anpassas för att underlätta övergången från befintliga hållbarhetsansaster fokuserade på organisatoriska hållbarhetspraxis (OH) till HA och CE. Syftet med denna avhandling är därför att öka kunskapen om intressentsengagemang för organisatorisk hållbarhet, med hänsyn till dess roll, praxis och potential för att underlätta övergångar till HA och CE i relation till OH. Avhandlingen är centrerad kring tre forskningsfrågor och sammanställer forskning från fyra studier som presenterats i fem olika artiklar. Den första och den andra studien koncentrerar sig på intressentsengagemang för OH och HA och använder kvantitativa respektive kvalitativa metoder. Den tredje studien analyserar rollen intressentengagemang spelar i HA och använder en systematisk litteraturöversikt. Den fjärde studien utforskar hur intressentengagemang behöver anpassas för HA och CE i relation till OH, och använder kvalitativa metoder. Resultaten visar den mångfacetterade roll som intressentengagemang spelar i HA och CE. Intressentengagemang i HA är beroende av fokus och eftersträvat resultat, medan engagemang i CE utökades och stärktes i förhållande till engagemang i OH. Kontinuerliga och föränderliga praxis behövs för att underlätta övergången till HA, och den konceptuella förståelsen av intressentsengagemang från linjär till cirkulär måste anpassas för CE-övergångar. Denna avhandling bidrar till hållbarhets-, intressent-, affärsmodells- och CE-litteratur genom att ge nya perspektiv på rollen, omfattningen och formen av intressentengagemang för organisatorisk hållbarhet. För praktiker erbjuds insikter om hur man främjar intressentengagemang och därmed går mot organisatorisk hållbarhet
Exploring the role of stakeholder interaction for developing organisational sustainability practices and sustainable business models
No full textStakeholder interaction has been recognised as one of the main principles to advance organisational sustainability. However, there is only limited knowledge on how organisations interact with their stakeholders to develop sustainability practices from an overarching perspective. There is also only fragmented research on the role of stakeholders when developing a sustainable business model (SBM). The purpose of this thesis is therefore to explore the role of stakeholder interaction for developing organisational sustainability practices and SBMs. Three research questions drive this thesis which compiles three papers based on three individual studies. The first study concentrates on stakeholder interaction as an organisational sustainability practice applying quantitative methods. The second study is a systematic literature review analysing the role of stakeholder interaction to develop SBMs. The third study explores how organisations implemented stakeholder interaction efforts, using qualitative methods. The results reveal that stakeholder interaction implemented as organisational sustainability practices and part of the SBM includes multiple stakeholders and different interaction degrees, potentially leading to new value opportunities and virtuous cycles of sustainable value creation. However, while organisations recognise the importance of stakeholder interaction, most organisations focus on low-to medium interaction degrees related to specific sustainability activities. This may limits the potential of stakeholder interaction for developing organisational sustainability practices and SBMs. This thesis contributes to sustainability, stakeholder and SBM literature by systematically exploring the role of stakeholder interaction, highlighting different degrees and extents practices are implemented in organisations. For practitioners, insights are offered how to foster stakeholder interaction practices and with that move towards organisational sustainability
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“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
Walking old paths with new perspectives. Stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability
No full textStakeholder engagement has been recognised as one of the main principles for organisational sustainability. However, there is only limited knowledge on the role of stakeholder engagement in evolving organisational sustainability approaches such as sustainable business models (SBM) and circular economy (CE). There is also only fragmented research on how organisations engage with stakeholders and how the engagement needs to be adapted to facilitate the transition to SBMs and CE in relation to existing sustainability approaches focused on organisational sustainability practices (OSP). The purpose of this thesis is therefore to enhance knowledge on stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability, considering the role, practices and potential to facilitate transitions to SBMs and CE in relation to OSP. Three research questions drive this thesis which compiles five papers based on four individual studies. The first and the second study concentrate on how organisations engage with stakeholders for OSP and SBM, applying quantitative and qualitative methods respectively. The third study analyses the role of stakeholder engagement in SBMs, using a systematic literature review. The fourth study explores how stakeholder engagement needs to be adapted for SBMs and CE in relation to OSP, using qualitative methods. The results reveal the multi-faceted role of stakeholder engagement in SBMs and CE. Engagement practices for SBMs are dependent on the focus and intended outcome, while engagement for CE was extended and levelled up in relation to engagement for OSP. Continuous and changing engagement practices are needed to facilitate the transition to SBMs, and the conceptual understanding of stakeholder engagement from linear to circular needs to be adapted for CE transitions. This thesis contributes to sustainability, stakeholder, business model and CE literature by providing new perspectives on the role, extent, and form of stakeholder engagement for organisational sustainability. For practitioners, insights are offered on how to foster stakeholder engagement and with that move towards organisational sustainability.Intressentengagemang anses utgöra en av huvudprinciperna för organisatorisk hållbarhet. Kunskapen om dess roll när det kommer till utvecklande av organisatoriska hållbarhetsansatser, såsom hållbara affärsmodeller (HA) och cirkulär ekonomi (CE), är emellertid begränsad. Det finns dessutom endast fragmenterad forskning om hur organisationer engagerar sig med sina intressenter och hur engagemanget behöver anpassas för att underlätta övergången från befintliga hållbarhetsansaster fokuserade på organisatoriska hållbarhetspraxis (OH) till HA och CE. Syftet med denna avhandling är därför att öka kunskapen om intressentsengagemang för organisatorisk hållbarhet, med hänsyn till dess roll, praxis och potential för att underlätta övergångar till HA och CE i relation till OH. Avhandlingen är centrerad kring tre forskningsfrågor och sammanställer forskning från fyra studier som presenterats i fem olika artiklar. Den första och den andra studien koncentrerar sig på intressentsengagemang för OH och HA och använder kvantitativa respektive kvalitativa metoder. Den tredje studien analyserar rollen intressentengagemang spelar i HA och använder en systematisk litteraturöversikt. Den fjärde studien utforskar hur intressentengagemang behöver anpassas för HA och CE i relation till OH, och använder kvalitativa metoder. Resultaten visar den mångfacetterade roll som intressentengagemang spelar i HA och CE. Intressentengagemang i HA är beroende av fokus och eftersträvat resultat, medan engagemang i CE utökades och stärktes i förhållande till engagemang i OH. Kontinuerliga och föränderliga praxis behövs för att underlätta övergången till HA, och den konceptuella förståelsen av intressentsengagemang från linjär till cirkulär måste anpassas för CE-övergångar. Denna avhandling bidrar till hållbarhets-, intressent-, affärsmodells- och CE-litteratur genom att ge nya perspektiv på rollen, omfattningen och formen av intressentengagemang för organisatorisk hållbarhet. För praktiker erbjuds insikter om hur man främjar intressentengagemang och därmed går mot organisatorisk hållbarhet
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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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