Quantitative Semantics in 18th Century Sweden

Dovring, Karin

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“…Dovring (1954) documents the use of textual analysis as far back as the early 1600s, when hymns were examined for word choices that threatened a particular religious group. As computers became more accessible, textual analysis attracted more attention beginning in the 1950s.…”

Section: Textual Analysis and Word Listsmentioning

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When Is a Liability Not a Liability? Textual Analysis, Dictionaries, and 10‐Ks

Loughran¹,

McDonald

2011

The Journal of Finance

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Previous research uses negative word counts to measure the tone of a text. We show that word lists developed for other disciplines misclassify common words in financial text. In a large sample of 10-Ks during 1994 to 2008, almost three-fourths of the words identified as negative by the widely used Harvard Dictionary are words typically not considered negative in financial contexts. We develop an alternative negative word list, along with five other word lists, that better reflect tone in financial text. We link the word lists to 10-K filing returns, trading volume, return volatility, fraud, material weakness, and unexpected earnings. * Loughran and McDonald are with University of Notre Dame. We are indebted to Paul Tetlock for comments on a previous draft. We also thank an anonymous referee, an anonymous associate editor, and seminar participants at the 2009 FMA meeting, University of Notre Dame, and York University for helpful comments. We thank Hang Li for research assistance.

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Section: Textual Analysis and Word Listsmentioning

confidence: 99%

When Is a Liability Not a Liability? Textual Analysis, Dictionaries, and 10‐Ks

Loughran¹,

McDonald

2011

The Journal of Finance

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“…Content analysis is one of the oldest methods of communication research. It was first used in 1640 in Sweden, when theologians compared the collection “Songs of Zion” with hymns of the official church and counted the religious ideas expressed in them (Dovring, 1954). Currently, PR practitioners utilize content analysis to study the tone of media coverage of the organization and its competitors, the balance of negative and positive in it, the dynamics of media attention to a brand or issue, or media coverage of different audience segments (Austin and Pinkleton, 2015, pp.…”

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Measurement and evaluation methods in corporate communications through the prism of Lasswell’s model

Oltarzhevskyi

2024

CCIJ

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PurposeThis study aims to conceptualize, rethink and systematize methods used for measurement and evaluation (M&E) corporate communication.Design/methodology/approachThe reflection is based on 462 key English-language books and papers devoted to M&E in the fields of corporate communication and public relations from the 1970th to 2023. Keywords in the titles and abstracts found the necessary materials. A critical analysis of the central concepts, models and methods described in the literature was conducted. As a result, a new model that unifies and structures the M&E toolkit is proposed for discussion.FindingsDespite the significant contribution to developing a wide range of M&E models, they are still not perfect and universal. In addition, this system of approaches is continuously self-evolving and changing under the influence of digital innovations, so it requires steady rethinking and updating. On the other hand, most previous studies focused on communication management processes, losing focus on communication aspects. This led to the need for an alternative view based on proven theories to fill this gap. The proposed model combines quantitative and qualitative M&E methods for the five main components of corporate communication (communicator, audience, content, channels and result), covering a wide range of tools, from statistical and sociological research to big data analysis and neuro research.Originality/valueThis work contributes to developing the M&E theory of corporate communication, systematizing existing methods and opening new research perspectives. From a practical point of view, companies can use the presented approach for a more accurate and objective internal evaluation of the main components of corporate communication.

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“…Textual analysis is used by many different academic fields, including as psychology, anthropology, linguistics, political science, journalism, and computer science. In the early 1600s, textual analysis was used to investigate hymns for word choices that might have harmed a particular religious community, according to Dovring (1954). Starting in the 1950s, textual analysis grew more popular as computers became more widely available.…”

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Employee-centric discussions and economic context: Evidence from Chairman speeches

P S,

Iyer

2023

F1000Res

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Background: This paper offers a thematic interpretation of patterns of employee-centric discussions (ECD) in chairman speeches during the period of 2004-2008 and 2010-2014 wherein the former is considered the pre-recession period and the latter the post-recession period. A situation like recession calls for focus on employee relations and development. In the economic context of recession, the paper suggests that the attitudinal approach of top echelons towards employees can in part be explained by the themes of ECDs through the comparative analysis of pre- and post-recession periods. Methods: This paper adopts a qualitative content analysis approach to study the themes of ECDs present in the chairman’s speech, in the view of two economic contexts i.e., pre- and post-recession. Companies were identified from the CNX 2016 Nifty 50-stock index, then chairman’s statements were downloaded using each company’s official website which met the inclusion criteria. Data collection was from November 2020-March 2021. Thematic analysis was conducted using Atlas.ti, all ECD excerpts were extracted from the speeches based on the referring terms used for employees. Keywords were identified using Atlas.ti software. Preliminary coding of the ECD excerpts was carried out at the sentence level adopting the summative approach. Tagged codes were then used as keywords to extract excerpts concerning employees which did not have referring terms in it. Results: The finding suggests that the ECDS have four dominant themes - acknowledgment and appreciation, confidence, employee relations, and employee value. It also indicates an increase in ECDs in the post-recession period.

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Quantitative Semantics in 18th Century Sweden

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When Is a Liability Not a Liability? Textual Analysis, Dictionaries, and 10‐Ks

When Is a Liability Not a Liability? Textual Analysis, Dictionaries, and 10‐Ks

Measurement and evaluation methods in corporate communications through the prism of Lasswell’s model

Employee-centric discussions and economic context: Evidence from Chairman speeches

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