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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
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
Rethinking Succession: The Impact of Non-Family Management on Non-Financial Performance of Family Businesses
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This empirical research study investigates the impact of non-family management succession on non-financial performance of family businesses in Nigeria. Family businesses often experience failure during generational transitions, largely due to the absence of structured succession planning and the fear of appointing non-family members to management roles when no suitable internal successor exists. Many family business owners exhibit reluctance to transfer leadership to non-family executives, primarily due to uncertainties regarding the potential impact on organisational performance. Organisational performance in family businesses is a multidimensional construct that incorporates both financial and non-financial dimensions. Financial performance indicators typically include profitability, liquidity (and solvency), market valuation, and growth (Hamann & Schiemann, 2021). On the other hand, non-financial indicators include alignment between family and business goals, continuity and succession preparedness, governance structures and controls, strategic agility, family stakeholder engagement, and socioemotional wealth (SEW), etc. While family firm owners prioritise comprehensive business performance, non-financial indicators frequently assume greater significance given their inherent complexity and challenges in quantitative assessment.
This study makes dual contributions to family business literature. First, it addresses a significant empirical gap by examining non-family succession in African family enterprises, a context that remains understudied compared to Western and Asian counterparts. Second, it advances performance measurement by employing a multidimensional framework that evaluates five critical non-financial dimensions: (1) succession preparedness and business continuity, (2) governance effectiveness (3) strategic adaptability, (4) family stakeholder alignment and (5) socioemotional wealth preservation.
Problem Statement
Extant research indicates that non-family managers can positively influence the financial performance of family firms, particularly those with below-average performance (Fang et al., 2021). However, assessing the impact of non-family managers on non-financial performance is more nuanced. Chrisman et al. (2014) highlights the challenges non-family managers face in aligning with the non-economic goals of family firms, which are often less tangible and harder to quantify. Furthermore, Zellweger et al. (2022) suggests that family managers may outperform non-family managers in achieving non-economic goals due to their intrinsic understanding of family values and objectives. These studies underscore the complexity of evaluating non-financial performance in family businesses and highlight the need for further research in this area. Given its strategic importance to the continuity of the family firm, non-financial performance is an important consideration in the choice of a successor for the family firm. However, evidence of the effect of non-family management on non-financial performance of the family firm is sparse. This study addresses this notable gap by examining the impact of non-family management succession on key dimensions of organisational performance in Nigerian family businesses.
Objective
The objective of the study is to generate insights into the role of non-family managers in shaping effective succession outcomes, thereby contributing to both theoretical advancement and practical application in the domains of entrepreneurship and family business management.
Methodology
This study employed a convergent parallel mixed methods design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2017) to explore the effect of non-family management succession on non-financial performance of family firms in Nigeria. Data were collected through a structured survey of 113 firms and semi-structured interviews with 25 participants to ensure both breadth and depth of analysis. Participants were purposively selected based on formal registration and a minimum of five years in operation. The survey covered 24 items reflecting five non-financial performance dimensions: continuity and succession preparedness, governance structures and controls, strategic agility, family stakeholder engagement, and socioemotional wealth (SEW). Interviews provided complementary insights into these areas. The data will be analysed using suitable tools such as SPSS for the quantitative data (descriptives and regressions), while the qualitative data will thematically coded in NVivo to support triangulation.
Expected Results
The expected effect of non-family management on any of the organisational outcomes considered in this study is nuanced and could be either positive or negative, depending on contextual factors such as degree of autonomy granted to non-family managers, ownership structure, maturity stage of the firm, and the institutional environment. Where contextual factors are favourable, non-family management is expected to improve each of the components of non-financial organisational outcomes. Otherwise, non-family management may have a negative or mixed effect on organisational outcomes.
Practical Implications
Findings from this study will be of practical relevance to a many stakeholders, including family business owners, academics, non-family executives, and policymakers. Insights from the study will help business owners to navigate key succession strategies for transferring managerial responsibilities to non-family members, while also providing evidence-based findings to support the professional roles of non-family managers. Findings will also inform the development of educational curricula and regulatory frameworks that promote the sustainability of family enterprises.
Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies
This study has two limitations. First, the sample size of 130 survey respondents and 25 interviewees is relatively small and may not adequately represent the diversity within the Nigerian family business landscape. Second, the mixed methods approach employed does not establish causal relationships neither does it provide information about the long-term effects of non-family succession. Future studies may build on this study by expanding the sample size across multiple African countries. This may also offer the opportunity to contrast this study’s findings with those in other emerging economies, such as Asia or Latin America, to discern regional patterns and divergences. In addition, longitudinal designs may be conducted to trace organisational trajectories before and after succession events to reveal long-term dynanmics
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
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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