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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
The designer collective as a social system of professional learning and development
Full text linkThis study examines designer collectives as social systems of professional learning and development. Based on a qualitative single case study of a contemporary Danish designer collective, the study analyses seven core members’ experiences of participation through the lens of Wenger’s framework of communities of practice. Eight distinct themes of participation are identified and described as accounts of Wenger’s modes of belonging as engagement, imagination, and alignment. These findings provide rich contextualized descriptions of experiences of participation, illustrating how designer collectives are conducive to both practice development and identity formation. Contributions to design practice and design education research are discussed concludingly, highlighting the role of designer collectives in fostering designers’ transformative learning beyond formal educational structures
Relational Perspectives on Brand Logics and Design Innovation Strategies and Implementation
Full text linkWith the primary ambition to contribute to the brand orientation literature this thesis explores
relationships between corporate brand identities and the management of design innovation.
The thesis is based partly on a prolonged empirical case study of Bang & Olufsen and
partly on a multiple case study of small and medium sized design-oriented firms – all
characterised by a strategic focus on managing market-driving innovation.
Grounded in an interpretive analytical approach the thesis examines how corporate brand
identity as a strategic logic of the firm affects flows of management decisions and the
structuring of design innovation strategies and implementation hereof. The thesis’ theoretical
foundation is anchored in the competence-based view on firm competitiveness. This
foundation is complemented by institutional and organisational culture theories to the
purpose of uncovering how organisational decision-makers are affected by corporate brand
logics in relation to the management of design innovation processes and capabilities.
The thesis presents four papers, which contribute conceptually and empirically to advance
the brand orientation literature from a competence-based perspective focused on design and
innovation management. Overall, findings suggest that corporate brand identity as a
competitive logic in brand- and design-oriented firms can guide innovation strategy and
decisions for coordinating management processes and the use of resources to develop brandsupportive
innovation capabilities. However, it is also suggested that such brand logics
should be complemented by market logics in a dynamic interplay. In this way a more
pragmatic approach is achieved to the sustainment of innovation capabilities, which in an
integrative manner support firm corporate brand identity and market adaptability as
complementary management foci for customer value creation and sustained competitive
advantages
Brand-Based Innovation:Relational Perspectives on Brand Logics and Design Innovation Strategies and Implementation
No full textWith the primary ambition to contribute to the brand orientation literature this thesis explores relationships between corporate brand identities and the management of design innovation. The thesis is based partly on a prolonged empirical case study of Bang & Olufsen and partly on a multiple case study of small and medium sized design-oriented firms – all characterised by a strategic focus on managing market-driving innovation. Grounded in an interpretive analytical approach the thesis examines how corporate brand identity as a strategic logic of the firm affects flows of management decisions and the structuring of design innovation strategies and implementation hereof. The thesis’ theoretical foundation is anchored in the competence-based view on firm competitiveness. This foundation is complemented by institutional and organisational culture theories to the purpose of uncovering how organisational decision-makers are affected by corporate brand logics in relation to the management of design innovation processes and capabilities. The thesis presents four papers, which contribute conceptually and empirically to advance the brand orientation literature from a competence-based perspective focused on design and innovation management. Overall, findings suggest that corporate brand identity as a competitive logic in brand- and design-oriented firms can guide innovation strategy and decisions for coordinating management processes and the use of resources to develop brandsupportive innovation capabilities. However, it is also suggested that such brand logics should be complemented by market logics in a dynamic interplay. In this way a more pragmatic approach is achieved to the sustainment of innovation capabilities, which in an integrative manner support firm corporate brand identity and market adaptability as complementary management foci for customer value creation and sustained competitive advantages
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
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