Network analysis: emergence, criticism and recent trends

Kirschbaum, Charles

doi:10.1108/rausp-05-2019-0074

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“…Consistency analysis is both a theory and a method. As a theory, it studies how consistent multiple individuals are in answering “evaluation questions”; as a method, it can reveal variability and give comprehensive answers (Kirschbaum, 2019). In UCINET, along with the Tools-Consensus Analysis path, the ranking ability of the six indexes of scholars' number of published papers, total cited frequency, h index, p index, z index and Z AS index in Tables 5–7 is analyzed.…”

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Bibliometric analysis for talent identification by the subject–author–citation three-dimensional evaluation model in the discipline of physical education

Zheng

Liu

2020

LHT

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PurposeIn order to solve the current imbalance of academic resources within the discipline, this article builds a three-dimensional talent evaluation model based on the topic–author–citation based on the z index and proposes the ZAS index to evaluate scholars on different research topics within the discipline.Design/methodology/approachBased on the sample data of the CSSCI journals in the discipline of physical education in the past five years, the keywords were classified into 13 categories of research topics including female sports. The ZAS index of scholars on topic of female sports and so on was calculated, and quantitative indexes such as h index p index and z index were calculated. Comparative analysis of the evaluation effect was performed.FindingsIt is found that compared with the h index and p index, the z index achieves a better balance between the quantity, quality and citation distribution of scholars' results and effectively recognizes that the citation quality is higher and the number of citations of each paper is more balanced. In addition, compared to the z index, this article is based on a ZAS index model with an improved three-dimensional topic–author–citation relationship in research fields such as female sports.Originality/valueIt can identify some outstanding scholars who are engaged in small-scale or emerging topic research such as female sports and are excellent in different research areas. Talents create an objective and fair evaluation environment. At the same time, the ranking ability of ZAS indicators in the evaluation of talents is the strongest, and it is expected to be used in practical evaluations.

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Bibliometric analysis for talent identification by the subject–author–citation three-dimensional evaluation model in the discipline of physical education

Zheng

Liu

2020

LHT

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“…Critiques of the organizational perspective have been visited upon both theories within the perspective as well as the failure to bridge these theories. For example, the network perspective is criticized as being ambiguous as to the role of agency and temporality, and its lack of precision in the conceptualization of social ties ( Borgatti, Brass, & Halgin, 2014 ; Kirschbaum, 2019 ). The resource-based view too has been questioned regarding its supposed tautological and static nature and because relationships are too often accorded positive normative status.…”

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Organizational Social Relations and Social Embedding: A Pluralistic Review

Cyr

Breton‐Miller

Miller

2022

Journal of Management

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To date there has been little systematic organization of the extensive literature on the processes and mechanisms shaping social relationships in and around organizations. In an analysis of 372 studies from this literature, we identified a broad spectrum of assumptions, priorities, and relational issues emerging from multiple disciplines and theoretical lenses. Three dominant perspectives surfaced in our study: economic, organizational, and interactionist. Each manifests distinctive ontologies of social relations, actors, relational processes, and modes of social embedding. The rich variety of relationships and causal patterns discovered characterizes more fully these perspectives, suggesting opportunities for further research within each, and a wider range of conceptual options to target relational paradigms toward different types of organizations, problems, and levels of analysis. It also brings to light the pluralistic nature of social relations in organizational contexts and the processes by which they become embedded.

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“…So far, according to our knowledge, no research has been undertaken to investigate the dyadic digital skills differences of coworkers and their relationship with the dyadic tasks shared. Most of the publications concern the study of the social network's impact on many other phenomena (Kirschbaum, 2019). Our research approach can also be seen as an incentive to those who hope to address the complexities of management studies, as is the case with the studies by Kaše et al (2009), especially since in the knowledge-intensive service industry in which technology parks operate, research in management literature rarely discusses employees' individual digital skills.…”

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The two-mode network approach to digital skills and tasks among technology park employees

Ujwary-Gil¹,

Godlewska-Dzioboń²

2022

EBER

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The article predicts how the performance of tasks understood as tasks shared between a dyad can be predicted based on the perceptual difference of behaviors in terms of the digital skills of technology park employees (social actors). Here, employees serve park tenants mainly from the creative, game, IT and multimedia industries, and broadly understood audiovisuals. Research Design & Methods:The questionnaire previously validated by other authors was used to measure employees' digital skills and two non-parametric network statistics tests based on data permutation were conducted: the quadratic assignment procedure (QAP) and the multiple regression quadratic assignment procedure (MRQAP), which are good at error autocorrelation. Findings: The results show that there is a relationship between selected digital skills and tasks shared among employees; digital skills influence behavior patterns, thus increasing or decreasing tasks shared in the workplace; moreover, dyad embedded in an intra-organizational social network is more appropriate for anticipating inherently relational tasks sharing between employees in a knowledge-intensive organization. Implications & Recommendations:The findings contribute to the literature on digital skills and shared tasks from a dyadic and organizational perspective by deepening the understanding of the relationship between a pair of employees. Organizations should apply digital skills training to influence interpersonal relationships and thus the effectiveness of task performance and business processes. It seems necessary to develop and implement policy's assumptions about increasing the digital skill level of its employees.

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Network analysis: emergence, criticism and recent trends

Cited by 12 publications

References 49 publications

Bibliometric analysis for talent identification by the subject–author–citation three-dimensional evaluation model in the discipline of physical education

Bibliometric analysis for talent identification by the subject–author–citation three-dimensional evaluation model in the discipline of physical education

Organizational Social Relations and Social Embedding: A Pluralistic Review

The two-mode network approach to digital skills and tasks among technology park employees

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