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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
Self-Determination Theory in remote work motivating
No full textThis master’s thesis examines the challenges and opportunities of maintaining employee motivation in remote work settings, a topic of increasing importance as remote and hybrid work models becomes more dominant across industries. The theoretical framework draws on motivation theories, with particular emphasis on Self-Determination Theory (SDT). The aim of the study is to explore how remote work affects employee motivation and to identify effective practices that organizations can implement to sustain and enhance motivation.
The central research questions guiding this study are: (1) How has the shift to remote work influenced employee motivation in the case study organization? (2) What specific factors contribute to or hinder motivation in a remote work environment? (3) How can organizations adapt motivational strategies to align with the needs of remote employees?
The thesis begins with a review of relevant literature, outlining concepts of motivation, workplace behavior, and the evolution of remote work practices. Key theories—including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory, and Self-Determination Theory—are examined to provide a conceptual basis for analyzing motivation in non-traditional work settings. The research then turns to an empirical case study conducted in a large company that has implemented remote work policies in response to changing workforce dynamics.
Data was collected through structured employee surveys. The analysis revealed several key findings: while many employees appreciated the autonomy and flexibility offered by remote work, others experienced a lack of social interaction, decreased feedback from managers, and a weakening of team unity.
The study concludes that sustaining motivation in remote work settings requires a careful organizational strategy that emphasizes communication, recognition and support for autonomy. Finally, the thesis outlines limitations of the current study and suggests avenues for future research, particularly in the context of long-term hybrid work arrangements
Pankin palvelut eri palvelukanavissa : palvelukanavan valinnan perusteet
Full text linkTämän opinnäytetyön tavoitteena on selvittää, miten pankkien asiakkaat valitsevat palvelukanavan, jossa asioivat. Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan mitä pankkien palveluja asiakkaat käyttävät eri palvelukanavissa ja millä perusteilla tekevät valintansa. Tutkimuksen kohteeksi on rajattu pankkien henkilöasiakkaat ja heidän yleisimmät pankkipalvelunsa.
Tutkimus koostuu johdannosta, kahdesta teorialuvusta sekä haastatteluosuudesta ja yhteenvedosta. Ensimmäisessä teorialuvussa keskitytään pankkien toimintaan ja sen kehitykseen. Sen lisäksi tarkastellaan Suomessa toimivia pankkeja. Toisessa teorialuvussa käsitellään pankkien palveluita ja niiden ominaisuuksia. Tutkimuksessa palveluiden tarkastelu on rajattu pankkien tarjoamiin palveluihin, jotka ovat tavallisimpia henkilöasiakkaille.
Tutkimus on toteutettu kvalitatiivista eli laadullista menetelmää käyttäen. Tämän opinnäytetyön neljäs luku on toteutettu teemahaastatteluina, joista saatuja vastauksia käsitellään samassa luvussa. Neljännessä luvussa tarkkaillaan myös vastausten pohjalta saatuja johtopäätöksiä. Viidennessä luvussa pohditaan opinnäytetyötä kokonaisuutena ja tarkastellaan yhteenvetona tutkimusta.
Opinnäytetyön tuloksena selvisi, että asiakkaille on tärkeää päästä valitsemaan itselleen sopivin palvelukanava. Pankkien tarjotessa useita vaihtoehtoja asian hoitoa varten asiakkaiden mieltymykset ja tottumukset vaikuttavat merkittävimmin palvelukanavan valintaan. Merkittävimpiä syitä kanavan valintaan olivat mahdollisuus kokonaisvaltaiseen asioidenhoitoon, yksinkertaisuus sekä henkilökohtaisuus. Haastatteluiden pohjalta voidaan todeta, että pankkien murros vaikuttaa asiakkaiden palvelukanavan valintaan.The purpose of this thesis is to find out how customers of a bank select the channel they use. In the research we studied which banks services customers use in various service channels and what arguments leads to decision. The research has been limited to personal customers and in their most common services of a bank.
The thesis consists five parts which are introduction, two theoretical parts, interview part and summary. In the first theory part we focus on operations of a bank and the development of it. Along with the banks that are operating in Finland. In the second part we focus on the services of banks and their features. The services have been limited to those that are most common to personal customers.
The research has been carried out using qualitative method. This fourth part has been executed with theme interviews and the answers are addressed in the same chapter. Conclusions based on these interviews are also viewed in the fourth part. The fifth chapter consists summary where the thesis is viewed as total and summarized with the most important parts.
In the thesis it became clear that it is important to customers that they get to choose a suitable service channel. Banks offer customers several ways to handle their bank businesses. The preferences and habits have the greatest influence on customers when they are choosing which service channel they pick. The possibility to comprehensively do business, simplicity and personality where mentioned to be the most significant reasons. Based on the interviews in can be said that banks critical period effects on customers when they are choosing suitable service channel
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
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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