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Information Technology (IT) knowledge and skills of accounting graduates: Does an expectation gap exist?
Get PDFThe present research explores the expectation gap in information technology (IT) skills development in an accounting degree course using grounded theory methodology. Data were collected using multiple qualitative approaches, including interviews; focus groups; observations; and document reviews, focusing on respondents at one traditional university in the UK and involving respondents from one of the big four accounting firms operating in the UK. The findings indicate that some of the required understanding and skills relating to accounting, tax and auditing software is lacking, suggesting an expectation gap. Different opinions concerning who should assume the responsibility for the development of the IT skills of the graduates; the understanding concerning the nature of IT skills; unclear expectations; and a lack of communication among stakeholders in accounting education are the factors perceived to cause the existence of such a gap. The findings also reveal that educators, as major players in the education process, should initiate a platform to promote communication among all stakeholders in educations, including potential employers and students, so that skills needs and expectations can be clearly identified and communicated, thus bridging the gap
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
Knowledge Sharing Strategy in Project based Environments:an analysis at different levels
No full textThe application of the theory proposed by Hansen et al. (1999) for a knowledge sharing strategy which includes codification and personalisation by focusing mainly on one strategy (focused strategy) has been previously well accepted in knowledge management literature, especially at organisational levels. However, recent literatures have suggested that there are other alternative strategies for knowledge sharing. This research extends the suggestions on this matter by examining knowledge sharing strategies (codification and personalisation) at individual, project and unit levels. The objective of the study is to provide a conceptualization linking knowledge sharing strategies and work activities at various levels, in IS projects. The study takes a qualitative processual-explanatory case study design approach using data obtained from in-depth interviews, company website, intranet systems, and documentation, as well as direct observations. The data were analysed using processual-explanatory and thematic approaches. The result of the study presents empirical evidence on the use of focused, balanced and dynamic strategies in knowledge sharing. The study generates a typology of knowledge sharing strategies at various organizational levels, and identifies factors influencing the types of strategies utilized. The study also identified occurrences of prioritisation of strategies (either codification or personalisation), at the various levels. This study conceptualizes codification and personalization as approaches to one’s interaction with others in acquiring and sharing knowledge within IS projects. Both strategies are needed in sharing and understanding the meaning of tacit or explicit knowledge, which facilitates successful implementation of IS projects. These findings suggest interactions as important in explaining knowledge sharing. Therefore, knowledge sharing can be conceptualized as a social interaction phenomenon, and thus, the study's findings can be linked to the theory of interaction. Knowledge sharing as a social interaction activity involves interactions among people within a project and those within a unit and other individuals related to the project. A project will not be successful without this social interaction, as interactions of the people involved are required to enable knowledge to be shared. The emphasis on interactions in IS projects guide practitioners in deciding the best knowledge sharing strategy at different levels in their organisation, in ensuring the success of their IS projects’ implementation or other projects in which interactions are important. The study remedies the theoretical gaps in knowledge sharing literature, and resolve problems in managing knowledge within projects-based environments
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
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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