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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
Comunicar para el bien común. El enfoque estratégico de la comunicación para la sostenibilidad en Ecuador, Colombia y Chile
No full text31 páginasEl objetivo de esta investigación es describir en forma comparativa la gestión de comunicación de la responsabilidad social en empresas de Ecuador, Colombia y Chile, contribuyendo a la observación empírica para una mejor comprensión de la gestión de la sostenibilidad en América Latina. El estudio tuvo un enfoque cuantitativo y aplicó una encuesta basada en el Modelo de Convergencia de Comunicación y Sostenibilidad, a 96 ejecutivos de grandes compañías de estos tres países, quienes calificaron sus prácticas con respecto a diferentes variables, dentro de los dos ámbitos. Sin dejar de tomar en cuenta la limitación de que son los propios comunicadores quienes responden sobre su trabajo, se encontró que, en su mayoría, las organizaciones en los tres países declaran gestionar la comunicación de la sostenibilidad de una manera más estratégica que táctica, considerando que sus prácticas se pueden describir dentro de un escenario ideal, identificado como la búsqueda del Bien Común, orientado a crear un triple valor social, económico y ambiental. Sin embargo, a pesar de estos esfuerzos, existen diferencias de tipo conceptual al momento de entender qué es la sostenibilidad y hacia donde se le debe enfocar en la organización, por lo que se recomienda un trabajo más orientado a lograr un consenso sobre el concepto de la sostenibilidad y la forma en que la comunicación puede promover su implementación, lo que favorece no solamente a la empresa sino a la comunidad en la que esta opera
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
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
Os ODS nos relatórios de sustentabilidade em empresas do Equador, Colômbia e Chile
Full text linkThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) linked to the 2030 Agenda have been widely accepted by public and private companies, with many choosing to incorporate them within the framework of their social responsibility initiatives. This research article aims to find out how the SDGs are reflected in corporate sustainability reports and in which business activities they stand out the most. To this end, using a sequential explanatory methodology, the authors analyzed 12 sustainability reports issued in 2021 by large companies in Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador to verify their alignment with the SDGs. The reports showed evidence of a diverse range of programs associated with at least three SDGs, thus highlighting the importance of fulfilling not only the needs based on each company’s field of expertise but also those of its audiences and the community in general. The most prevalent SDGs were “decent work and economic growth” (SDG 8) and “gender equality” (SDG 5), followed by “responsible consumption and production” (SDG 12). This paper contributes to a growing interest among academia in the research on sustainability communication evidenced in annual reports.Iniciativas globales como los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, ODS, impulsados por las Naciones Unidas, han sido fuertemente promovidos gracias a la acogida que las empresas públicas y privadas han dado en el marco de sus acciones de responsabilidad social; sin embargo se requiere conocer de qué manera los ODS se reflejan en los reportes de sostenibilidad y cuáles son los de mayor presencia. Se realizó un análisis de contenido a los reportes de sostenibilidad del año 2021 de doce grandes empresas de Colombia, Chile y Ecuador para constatar su relación con los ODS. Los hallazgos mostraron que, a pesar de la pandemia, las empresas mantuvieron sus programas de responsabilidad social conscientes del valor de las comunicaciones. La creación de trabajo decente y el crecimiento económico (ODS 8) así como la igualdad de género (ODS 5) son los ODS más frecuentes, seguidos de la producción y el consumo responsable (ODS 12). Los informes también mostraron que las empresas han implementado una gama de programas con más de tres ODS, lo que destaca la importancia de no solo satisfacer las necesidades del campo de especialización de cada empresa, sino también las necesidades de sus públicos y comunidad en general.Iniciativas globais como os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, ODS, promovidos pelas Nações Unidas, têm sido fortemente promovidas graças à acolhida que empresas públicas e privadas têm dado no âmbito de suas ações de responsabilidade social; porém, é preciso saber como os ODS se refletem nos relatórios de sustentabilidade e quais têm maior presença. Foi realizada uma análise de conteúdo nos relatórios de sustentabilidade 2021 de doze grandes empresas da Colômbia, Chile e Equador para verificar sua relação com os ODS. As descobertas mostraram que, apesar da pandemia, as empresas mantiveram seus programas de responsabilidade social conscientes do valor das comunicações. A criação de trabalho decente e crescimento econômico (ODS 8), bem como a igualdade de gênero (ODS 5) são os ODS mais frequentes, seguidos pela produção e consumo responsáveis (ODS 12). Os relatórios também mostraram que as empresas implementaram uma série de programas com mais de três ODS, destacando a importância de atender não apenas às necessidades da área de atuação de cada empresa, mas também às necessidades de seus públicos e da comunidade em geral
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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