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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
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
Culturewise Practice: From Managing Diversity to Practicing Inclusion
No full textThis research endeavour, through the use of qualitative methodology and methods explores practitioner involvement in three Managing Diversity (MD) consultancy cases. As such, the thesis represents a social constructionist and interpretivist qualitative study where autoethnography provides the overall framing for the approach (Boyle & Parry, 2007; Chang, 2008; Denzin, 2006; Ellis, Adams, & Bochner, 2011; Holman Jones, 2005). Reflexivity provides the means through which a systematic three-phased analysis is conducted (Alvesson, Hardy, & Harley, 2008; Cunliffe, 2004; Cunliffe & Jun, 2005; Hibbert, Coupland, & MacIntosh, 2010).
Two lenses frame the analysis – that is, MD and sensemaking, in order to explore three consultancy cases which revolved around training to enhance individual and organisational capabilities to respond to workplace and client diversity. In addition, the study explicates and explores the emergence and evolution of the Culturewise Practice (CWP) methodology that underpinned these initiatives.
This study is located within the broader context of Australian MD practice and revolves around providing insights into what happens when people in organisations engage in MD initiatives, more specifically it provides insight into the influence of the Business Case/Social Justice dichotomy and the three dilemmas of sameness/difference, group/individual and change catalyst/status quo as outlined in the MD literature (Holvino & Kamp, 2009: Tatli & Özbilgin, 2012; Ghorashi & Sabelis 2013) on MD initiatives in practice. As such, the study provides insights into the following research questions:
• How are the complexities in the MD literature enacted in MD approaches in Australia as represented by the three cases?
• What does a focus on sensemaking reveal about participants in organisational MD initiatives as demonstrated by the three cases?
• How can sensemaking be theorised as a foundation for practicing inclusion?
• How can organisations shift from MD to practicing inclusion?
Therefore, the thesis reveals individual and organisational sensemaking processes that are embedded in MD initiatives and it explores and provides examples of what happens when people in organisations engage in such initiatives. It proposes and outlines how the work concerned with diversity is different from the work concerned with inclusion. Subsequently, it provides considerations and a Principles based Framework for Practicing Inclusion based on sensemaking for organisations and practitioners to use when focusing on the dynamics that are created when diverse people in organisations interact. The Framework enables organisations and practitioners to develop a strategic approach to inclusion in organisations, thereby balancing the business and social justice cases, renegotiating the three dilemmas and articulating in practice the difference between diversity work and inclusion work. Thus, this framework provides a means by which organisations can begin to shift from MD to practicing inclusion.
Contributions are further made to the sensemaking body of literature by providing examples of sensemaking in the context of organisational MD initiatives in Australian organisations. Specifically, examples of how ambiguity (fear) and equivocality (curiosity) responses to diversity influence individual and organisational dynamics. This is important as it outlines how understanding these forces can influence the design of organisational MD initiatives to achieve change within this context.Thesis (Masters)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Dept Empl Rel & Human ResourceGriffith Business SchoolFull Tex
'You have to start from the beginning': The job search experience of skilled dual-career migrant couples
No full textImmigration policy in Australia emphasises skilled, humanitarian and family-reunion based intakes. In recent years the main focus has been on skilled migrants, as this group have become critical to filling gaps in the labour market. There is little research on what happens to migrants and their families after arrival, especially their job seeking experiences. This paper focuses on the job seeking experiences of skilled migrant couples, including those who have children. It reports on exploratory research with 10 skilled migrants from Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) countries. The key findings show that barriers such as language and lack of local work experience persist. The research also reveals that these migrants manage and negotiate job acquisition as couples, rather than as isolated individuals. Skilled dual-career migrant families make choices within the family in the process of seeking employment, and this raises additional barriers to their successful engagement with the labour market.Griffith Business School, Dept of Employment Relations and Human ResourcesFull Tex
Personality test
No full textPersonality tests can form part of the selection process after shortlisting has been completed and may be used with other selection methods such as résumés/CVs, structured interviews, references and other performance ability measures. Personality tests can often be used in assessment centres when recruiting for managerial level positions.No Full Tex
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