The elephant in the room: mapping the latent communication pattern in European Union studies

Jensen, Mads Christian; Kristensen, Peter Marcus

doi:10.1080/13501763.2012.699656

Cited by 26 publications

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“…Nonetheless, the conclusions of systematic reviews of published records are, by definition, limited to the contents of those publications themselves unless evidence is provided that those reports are valid indicators of research practice and, as such, support inference beyond the text examined. Observations on the political and legitimation functions of citation practices [ 34 ], for example, cast serious doubt on the assumption that research reports accurately reflect research practices. In summary, we consider the value of our inductive approach to be demonstrated.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Methods in Low-Consensus Fields: Supporting Commensuration through `Construct-Centered Methods Aggregation’ in the Case of Climate Change Vulnerability Research

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There is increasing interest in using systematic review to synthesize evidence on the social and environmental effects of and adaptations to climate change. Use of systematic review for evidence in this field is complicated by the heterogeneity of methods used and by uneven reporting. In order to facilitate synthesis of results and design of subsequent research a method, construct-centered methods aggregation, was designed to 1) provide a transparent, valid and reliable description of research methods, 2) support comparability of primary studies and 3) contribute to a shared empirical basis for improving research practice. Rather than taking research reports at face value, research designs are reviewed through inductive analysis. This involves bottom-up identification of constructs, definitions and operationalizations; assessment of concepts’ commensurability through comparison of definitions; identification of theoretical frameworks through patterns of construct use; and integration of transparently reported and valid operationalizations into ideal-type research frameworks. Through the integration of reliable bottom-up inductive coding from operationalizations and top-down coding driven from stated theory with expert interpretation, construct-centered methods aggregation enabled both resolution of heterogeneity within identically named constructs and merging of differently labeled but identical constructs. These two processes allowed transparent, rigorous and contextually sensitive synthesis of the research presented in an uneven set of reports undertaken in a heterogenous field. If adopted more broadly, construct-centered methods aggregation may contribute to the emergence of a valid, empirically-grounded description of methods used in primary research. These descriptions may function as a set of expectations that improves the transparency of reporting and as an evolving comprehensive framework that supports both interpretation of existing and design of future research.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Methods in Low-Consensus Fields: Supporting Commensuration through `Construct-Centered Methods Aggregation’ in the Case of Climate Change Vulnerability Research

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“…Management studies has many examples of this kind of characterization, recent ones include the emergence of design management (Erichsen and Christensen, ; Johansson‐Sköldberg et al, ), and on origins of particular disciplines, see for example Teixeira and Silva (). Studies outside the technology and innovation management of this kind include Jensen and Kristensen () on European Union studies, Kosmützky and Krücken () on higher education research and Agarwal and Lucas () on the field of information systems. Studies may identify key actors in scientific fields using social network analysis of the affiliation networks of authors and journals, for example Rigby and Ball () with the MOT journals, Minguillo () on the Spanish contributors to the Library and Information Science field and particle physics (Bellotti, ).…”

Section: Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

A long and winding road: 40 years of R&D Management

Rigby

2016

R & D Management

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Established in 1970, R&D Management is today one of the leading journals of the technology and innovation management (TIM) field that spans the business and management subject areas. It publishes innovative research with high academic interest. This paper reviews the journal's history and the major contributions of its first 40 years, examines its present position in the context of TIM literature, and then looks at the factors which might affect the journal in the future. Descriptive and nonparametric bibliometric methods are used to examine the historic performance of the journal and the field, its current position, and the factors shaping future development.

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“…To determine how the field handles the different designs and methods, readers can refer to the bibliometric analysis provided by Jensen and Kristensen (2012). In our work, we looked at 46 studies and found a strong preference for qualitative methods, with only a handful of studies explicitly using quantitative methods.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In political science, Europeanisation is a field concerned with the empirical effects of European integration on domestic political structures and public policy, and their normative appraisal (see Jensen and Kristensen, 2012). Research projects on Europeanisation have looked at effects on new and old member-states, countries that are approaching membership or, more generally, political systems that are influenced by the political decisions (e.g.…”

Section: Introduction: the Field And The Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%