Analysing 'theory networks': identifying the pivotal theories in marketing and their characteristics

Merwe, Rian van der; Berthon, Pierre; Pitt, Leyland; Barnes, Bradley R.

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“…Dense citation structures can be a result of similar content areas, similar methodologies (Pieters and Baumgartner 2002) or the social function of citations to demonstrate affiliation with colleagues or research traditions (Leydesdorff 1998). Citation analysis has been used to identify individual influential authors and papers (Pasadeos, Phelps, and Kim 1998) and theories (van der Merwe et al 2007) and to investigate the relationships between journals (Cason and Lubotsky 1936;Eagly 1975;Doreian 1988). The investigation of citation flows, specifically cluster analysis, also allows the identification of related research as well as theoretical and disciplinary boundaries (Narin, Carpenter, and Berlt 1972;Arms and Arms 1978;Gatrell and Smith 1984).…”

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“…The case study focuses on the citation patterns of three Viennese university departments engaged in economic research. Following the classification by Thomas (2011), the object is to test the hypothesis of an 'orthodox core-heterodox periphery' structure in economic discourse and the extent of interdisciplinary links. The case study is theory-testing (Eckstein 1975;George and Bennett 2005) because it assesses whether the postulated discourse structure can be observed at the department level.…”

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Orthodox Core–Heterodox Periphery? Contrasting Citation Networks of Economics Departments in Vienna

Glötzl

Aigner

2018

Review of Political Economy

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The notion of an 'orthodox core-heterodox periphery' structure and the extent of interdisciplinary links have been widely discussed, and partially investigated bibliometrically, within economic discourse. We extend this research by applying tools from social network analysis to citation data of three economics departments located in Vienna, two mainstream and one non-mainstream, to assess their relative citation patterns. We show that both mainstream economics departments follow the asserted core-periphery pattern and have a mono-disciplinary research focus, while the citation network of the non-mainstream department has a polycentric structure and is both more heterodox and interdisciplinary. These findings suggest that discussions about the future of heterodox economics should pay more attention to the organizational level and seek allies from other disciplines. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Orthodox Core–Heterodox Periphery? Contrasting Citation Networks of Economics Departments in Vienna

Glötzl

Aigner

2018

Review of Political Economy

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“…Üsdiken and Pasadeos (1995) categorized studies of the scholarly literature into six dimensions:“publishing productivity”, which is an assessment of the contributions of particular authors and institutions (Barry, 1990);“comprehensive reviews”, which establishes heuristics or paradigms based on the conclusions reached from a large number of studies on a particular topic (Arndt, 1986);“meta‐analyses” utilize data based conclusions on the findings from multiple studies (Crouch, 1996);“methodological investigations” focus on the research methods used across a number of studies within the same topic or in the same discipline (Kolbe and Burnett, 1991; Pitt et al , 2005; Van der Merwe et al , 2007);“specific journal” investigations provide an in‐depth review of one or more publications (Leong, 1989; Malhotra, 1996); and“citation analyses” were more concerned with the references/footnotes listed in papers (Baumgartner and Pieters, 2003) and co‐citation networks (Pasadeos et al , 1998). A ten‐year content analysis of advertising research trends for the years 1976 through 1985 was conducted by Yale and Gilly (1988), as was a major review of research in general services marketing by Fisk et al (1993).…”

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Eleven years of scholarly research in the Journal of Services Marketing

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Heerden

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Journal of Services Marketing

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Purpose-The publication of papers in scholarly journals is an important channel for the dissemination of academic knowledge. Analyzing academic content provides useful insights into how services marketing evolves over a selected time frame. The purpose of this paper is to determine key trends published in the Journal of Services Marketing during the recent 11-year period from 1998 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach-This paper presents a content analysis of the papers published in the Journal of Services Marketing during the period 1998-2008. A total of 417 papers, excluding book reviews, were analyzed. Descriptive statistics provide an overview of the research contributions. Findings-The main finding is that most of the papers published in the Journal of Services Marketing during the recent 11-year period are researchbased papers. Other findings include a trend towards co-authorship, the use of surveys and empirical data, adults as research subjects, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and analysis of variance as the most popular statistical techniques. Based on a keyword analysis most papers are related to service quality and customer service. Practical implications-Researchers who wish to publish in this journal can use the findings as a guideline in preparing for their submission. The study gives an overview of the types of papers published in this journal. The analysis also shows that there is no preference for a particular topic for publication which stimulates new and varied contribution from researchers. Originality/value-This is the first content analysis conducted of the scholarly contribution to this journal that shows the trends in services research topics.

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“…Spurred by the electronic codification of citations into indexes from the 1960s (Garfield et al , 1964; de Solla Price, 1965), cross‐citation of academic papers has been widely interpreted as evidence of intellectual grouping within a highly stratified community. While citation statistics are used to identify influential authors, papers (Pasadeos et al , 1998) or theories (van der Merwe et al , 2007), they have also been used to explore the more depersonalized relationships between journals themselves (Cason and Lubtitsky, 1936; Doreian, 1988, 1994; Eagly, 1975; Rice et al , 1988).…”

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Journal citation among heterodox economists 1995‐2007: dynamics of community emergence

Cronin

2008

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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the pattern among 17 heterodox economic journals over a prolonged period to provide evidence about the social dynamics among the group of researchers who publish in them and the extent to which they hold or develop a collective identity as heterodox economists.Design/methodology/approachTraditional approaches to citation analysis are extended by the use of techniques from social network analysis. In addition to citation counts, measures of network position and clique membership are used to identify key journals and turning points in a longitudinal analysis.FindingsImportant shifts in the nature of citation within the network of journals are identified in the 1998‐2001 period and evidence is found of the emergence of a collective identity.Research limitations/implicationsThe methods prove a valuable extension of citation analysis and also focus greater consideration on the social relationships that citations represent. They are well suited to addressing the principal limitation of the study, its restriction to journals within the defined community rather than journals in general.Originality/valueThis extends traditional approaches to citation analysis, provides an important new technique in identifying emergent collective identities and provides insight into the history and nature of the heterodox economic community.

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Analysing 'theory networks': identifying the pivotal theories in marketing and their characteristics

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Orthodox Core–Heterodox Periphery? Contrasting Citation Networks of Economics Departments in Vienna

Orthodox Core–Heterodox Periphery? Contrasting Citation Networks of Economics Departments in Vienna

Eleven years of scholarly research in the Journal of Services Marketing

Journal citation among heterodox economists 1995‐2007: dynamics of community emergence

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