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A Study of Change in a Regional Corporate Network
Get PDF1 online resource (PDF, 22 pages)Galaskiewicz, Joseph; Wasserman, Stanley. (1979). A Study of Change in a Regional Corporate Network. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/199348
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
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
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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Teacher Geography: So What?
No full textDespite a wide range of existing literature concerning urban schools, teacher attrition, and educational disparities for the underprivileged, little research has been conducted concerning these issues in relation to commuting teachers. This study seeks to identify possible effects of commuting teachers, particularly into urban schools, including potentially strained relationships between teachers and students, schools, and communities, and possible linkages to high attrition rates. An exploratory case study was performed in one school in a large western city, consisting of qualitative interviews with ten teachers from a wide range of backgrounds. Despite a lack of association between either variable and overall satisfaction with their work environment, the findings demonstrate an association between teachers commuting great distances and considerations of leaving their specific jobs. This offers insight for administrators, policymakers, and other figures in education in that despite efforts to create positive school environments, spatial differences may present an ongoing challenge in teacher retention
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Socialism with Chinese characteristics: The interaction of institutional logics and organizational forms
No full textThis dissertation develops a local-global theoretical perspective based on principles from cultural-cognitive institutional theory. Within this framework, the primary focus is the social construction of institutional logics and organizational forms in Sichuan, China's broader global environment. Institutional logics are defined as the taken-for-granted organizing principles that shape strategic action. It is asserted that these logics interact and become embedded in organizational forms centered on ownership structure and core technologies. During the fall of 2002, over one hundred interviews were conducted at the furniture, food processing, and pharmaceutical trade fairs in Chengdu. This data was used to examine China's societal logics in the context of the furniture industry and Chinese firms' diversification strategy. In addition, a case study of a textile firm is used to explore how China's societal logics have changed since the economic reforms began in the 1970s. Finally, correspondence analysis is used to map out the relationships between the institutional logics and the organizational forms
CURA Reporter [August 1992]
No full textThis issue contains the following feature articles: Home on the Range., by Thornquist, Lisa.; Nonprofits and the Corporate Grants Economy in the Twin Cities, 1980-1989., by Galaskiewicz, Joseph.; Gambling with Their Lives: American Indians and the Casinos., by Carter, Irl.University of Minnesota: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. (1992). CURA Reporter [August 1992]. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/119584
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