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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
The Determinants of Startups and the Impact on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): A Case Study on the Israeli Economy
Get PDFThis interdisciplinary study examines the long-term causality relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into a country and innovative startups. This study further examines the influence of latent variables related to the founders and co-founders of these startups through Psychological Capital. Using a vector error correction model (VECM), this study establishes a long-term causality relationship between innovative startups in Israel and FDI inflows into the country. From 1990 to 2019, the number of ongoing innovative startups in Israel increased significantly from 19 to 649, coinciding with a substantial increase in FDI inflows from 17.3 billion (BoP, current US $). Furthermore, this study employs Panel Cross-Section analysis using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration technique across eight countries: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America. The findings show that innovative startups in these eight countries, similar to Israel, have a long-term causality effect on FDI inflows into their respective economies.The research further examined the influence of latent variables inherent in founders and co-founders of innovative startups using the Psychological Capital Index. To what extent do the four latent variables - Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, and Optimism-influence people to form Startups? Using a five-point Likert questionnaire sent to thousands of Founders and Co-founders in Israel, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden, their Psychological Capital Index was higher than all three control groups from Israel, the UK, and twenty-eight previous research papers on different population groups.The outcome of this twin-track research design establishes two critical aspects of the interdependence of macro- and micro-economic impacts on the economies of various nations. This study establishes that innovative startups have a long-term causal effect on FDI inflows into an economy. The second aspect relates to the finding that individuals who establish innovative startups exhibit a higher PsyCap Index than the overall population. The output of this research ought to serve as a favourable indication for governments to enhance support and initiatives aimed at nurturing and strengthening the startup ecosystem within their respective countries
Challenging Accounting Fraud and The Corporate Psychopath Accountant through Blockchain Technology
Get PDFThis research focuses on understanding why Accounting Fraud (AF) persists despite advancements in internal controls, corporate governance, and audit standards. Existing literature mainly focuses on how AF is undertaken, the motivations for why it occurs, and how this phenomenon may be prevented, deterred, and detected. However, the literature does not adequately address the influence of personality types within corporate environments. Recent research has highlighted three nonstandard personality types—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, collectively known as the Dark Triad—whose behaviours may help to explain AF. Therefore, this study focuses on modelling psychopathy, posits the existence of the Corporate Psychopath Accountant (CPA), and explores the extent to which nascent Blockchain Technology (BCT) could mitigate AF and limit the influence of the CPA.This research is located in the positivist epistemology, utilising a deductive approach. A mixed-methods research design is employed, initially using the quantitative technique of a survey to model psychopathic tendencies in a sample of British final-year undergraduate students and UAE practitioners working for a top 10 global practice—an achievement not yet documented in the literature. The qualitative method of semi-structured interviews is conducted with audit practitioners and subject matter experts to gauge their perceptions of corporate psychopathy and BCT. The participants confirm the existence of the CPA and agree that BCT’s features—distributed ledger, immutability, and permissioned access—could potentially mitigate the influence of the CPA and reduce AF. However, this mitigation is only effective at the transactional level and not where judgment is required on financial statements, such as the revaluation of non-current assets.The research produces three key contributions: Firstly, a theoretical contribution by redefining a major fraud model and extending another model. Secondly, a practical contribution by developing predictive models to measure psychopathy in accounting professionals and accounting & finance students (future accountants). Finally, an operational contribution by exploring broader technological solutions—not just BCT—to reduce AF and the influence of the CPA, and by promoting cultural change through a novel model developed by the researcher
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
The CLICK -on Kaduna Programme: A Critical Evaluation of the Role of Digital Skills Acquisitions in Human Capital Development & Income Creation in Nigeria.
No full textThis study delves into a crucial issue in Northern Nigeria, focusing on the challenges of unemployment and the dearth of skilled labour, particularly among youth and women. The research evaluates the efficacy of the Click-On Kaduna Programme (COKP), a strategic initiative by the Kaduna State Government aimed at mitigating these issues. Jointly funded by the Kaduna State Government, the World Bank Group, and the Rockefeller Foundation, COKP sought to empower women and young individuals aged 18 to 40 in Kaduna State by imparting intermediate and advanced digital skills over a 6-month (July – December) period in 2019. The program's objectives encompassed bolstering governance, employability, technical proficiency, and economic well-being through ICT capacity building. Employing a mixed-methodological approach, the study combines qualitative and quantitative methods to gauge the impact of COKP on Human Capital Development (HCD) in Nigeria, with a specific emphasis on female participants. Interviews with sponsors, implementers, and participants, coupled with electronic questionnaires, were utilized to ensure robust survey validity and reliability. Despite a total of 180 participants (90 female and 90 male), only 116 responses were received, with 87 deemed suitable for analysis post data cleansing. In addition to the comprehensive methodology outlined in the study, expert interviews were conducted with representatives from all the program sponsors, including the Kaduna State Government, the World Bank Group, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Furthermore, interviews were also held with NatView Technologies, the program implementers responsible for executing the Click-On Kaduna Programme (COKP). These expert interviews provided valuable insights into the strategic planning, execution, and outcomes of the program from the perspectives of key stakeholders involved in its design and implementation. . Drawing on Gary Becker's and Jacob Mincer's human capital theories, the research scrutinizes the influence of digital skills training on income levels and skills enhancement. Qualitative insights underscore positive outcomes, with participants citing heightened productivity, improved soft skills, and increased prospects for future advancement. Quantitative results corroborate these findings, showcasing a notable positive correlation between education, ICT skills, and income generation. Furthermore, gender-specific analysis accentuates the program's substantial impact on augmenting the income of female participants, thereby addressing prevalent gender disparities in Kaduna State. Overall, the study underscores the pivotal role of digital skills training in empowering individuals, particularly women, and fostering HCD in Nigeria and analogous developing nations. It enriches the existing discourse on ICT skills training programs and offers valuable insights for policymakers and program implementers in crafting gender-inclusive strategies to tackle unemployment and skill deficiencies. Keywords: Digital Skills, Unemployment, Human Capital Development, Investment, Gender
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
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