The Possibilities and Limitations of Using Google Books Ngram Viewer in Research on Management Fashions

Madsen, Dag Øivind; Slåtten, Kåre

doi:10.3390/soc12060171

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“…Utilizing an annual count of N-grams sourced from printed materials published between 1500 and 2019 in Google's text corpora, the Google N-gram Viewer (Madsen and Slåtten, 2022;Sparavigna and Marazzato, 2015) is an online search engine designed to graphically depict the frequencies of specific terms used in books. This tool encompasses diverse languages such as Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Russian and Spanish.…”

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From SOFT approach to SWOT analysis, a historical reconstruction

Puyt,

Lie,

Madsen

2024

JMH

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to revisit the conventional wisdom about a key contribution [i.e. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) analysis] in the field of strategic management. The societal context and the role of academics, consultants and executives is taken into account in the emergence of SWOT analysis during the 1960–1980 period as a pivotal development within the broader context of the satisfactory, opportunities, faults, threats (SOFT) approach. The authors report on both the content and the approach, so that other scholars seeking to invigorate indigenous theories and/or underreported strategy practices will thrive. Design/methodology/approach Applying a historiographic approach, the authors introduce an evidence-based methodology for interpreting historical sources. This methodology incorporates source criticism, triangulation and hermeneutical interpretation, drawing upon insights from robust evidence through three iterative stages. Findings The underreporting of the SOFT approach/SWOT analysis can be attributed to several factors, including strategy tools being integrated into planning frameworks rather than being published as standalone materials; restricted circulation of crucial long-range planning service/theory and practice of planning reports due to copyright limitations; restricted access to the Stanford Research Institute Planning Library in California; and the enduring popularity of SOFT and SWOT variations, driven in part by their memorable acronyms. Originality In the spirit of a renaissance in strategic planning research, the authors unveil novel theoretical and social connections in the emergence of SWOT analysis by combining evidence from both theory and practice and delving into previously unexplored areas. Research implications Caution is advised for scholars who examine the discrete time frame of 1960–1980 through mere bibliometric techniques. This study underscores the risks associated with gathering incomplete and/or inaccurate data, emphasizing the importance of triangulating evidence beyond scholarly databases. The paradigm shift of strategic management research due to the advent of large language models poses new challenges and the risk of conserving and perpetuating academic urban legends, myths and lies if training data is not adequately curated.

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From SOFT approach to SWOT analysis, a historical reconstruction

Puyt,

Lie,

Madsen

2024

JMH

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“…In view of the tax role and the benefits accruing from effective tax policy, many studies were devoted to the phenomenon of tax and its consequences on modern society. This shared interest in the topic can be evaluated by Google Books Ngram Viewer (GNV), an analytical tool based on quantitative methods to analyze digitized texts built on big data corpus (Madsen, Slåtten, 2022). GNV is an online viewer, that charts frequencies of any word or short sentence using the yearly count of n-grams found in the sources printed between 1500 and 2019 in American English, British English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, and Hebrew.…”

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Luxury tax perspectives: The evidence of the Republic of Belarus

Karaleu,

Tishkovskaya

2023

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Èkon.

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The study is dedicated to the reasons for luxury tax implementation into the national taxation system. The purpose of the research is to study the emergence and experience of applying the luxury tax in various countries in order to determine the feasibility of introducing such a tax in the Republic of Belarus. Authors’ conclusions and findings have been presented against the background of the analysis of digitized texts on tax and bibliometric and scientometric analysis of the scientific field of taxation. As a testing ground for making our conclusions in terms of lessons learned from past historical experience and real economic background, the Republic of Belarus was chosen. Possible reasons for the introduction of such a tax were considered, as well as an analysis of the market for luxury goods in the Republic of Belarus and the demand for them was conducted. We have drawn some parallels between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation to reach a reasonable conclusion. For this purpose, the Russian luxury goods market (premium car and real estate markets) was analyzed based on available statistics for the years 2020-2022. As the most politically controversial tax that can be not as efficient as income taxes and have unintended consequences, luxury tax was examined from the point of international experience and historical perspective. Examples of luxury goods throughout history and in real life together with historical references to the implementation of this tax were presented. The effectiveness of luxury tax and its impact that depends on a variety of factors (tax rate, types of goods and services being taxed, economic conditions, etc.) together with the modern concept of luxury tax with national specific was evaluated. Considering the situation in the Republic of Belarus, although during recent years there has been a budget deficit and there is a necessity to find new sources of state income, we didn’t find any reasons for the implementation of such a tax into the national taxation system. These types of taxes are mainly imposed in highly developed countries where people can afford “luxurious” goods and the variety of these goods is higher. In the case of the Republic of Belarus, there is a trend of decreasing the number of people whose purchasing power would allow them to buy luxury goods and the real disposable income of Belarusians has also declined, making it less likely that Belarusians will spend money on the consumption of luxury goods.

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“…Dado que la oferta de la producción académica sobre modas de gestión se concentra fundamentalmente en las publicaciones, se hizo una doble búsqueda de información. Una búsqueda preliminar en Google Books Ngram Viewer (GNV), una herramienta analítica que utiliza métodos cuantitativos para analizar texto digitalizados que en el caso de las modas gerenciales permiten visualizar ciclos de vida y evolución de conceptos mediante una visión histórica general a partir de la popularidad de la divulgación en libros (Madsen & Slåtten, 2022). Por otro lado, se hizo luego una búsqueda en la base de datos SCOPUS siguiendo el referente sugerido por Madsen (2019) quien ha encontrado un crecimiento ascendente en términos del número de publicaciones indexadas en materias asociadas a las modas gerenciales en esta base de datos.…”

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El laberinto de las modas gerenciales: ¿ventaja trivial o cambio forzado en empresas disruptivas?

Barrios¹

2023

CIIDJOURNAL

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La presente investigación se realizó en el marco de una revisión sistemática de la literatura especializada haciendo uso del análisis bibliométrico sobre el tema de las modas gerenciales en sus dos acepciones: «management fashions» y «management fads». Se trata de un fenómeno que involucra un mercado de oferentes (promotores, consultores, editoriales, escuela de negocios) y demandantes (organizaciones -públicas, privadas, sin fines de lucro-, gerentes y directivos). La bibliografía reciente sigue tomando como referentes las investigaciones de los 90'. La complejidad del tema de estudio conlleva la integración de una multiplicidad de disciplinas y temáticas cuya amplitud incrementa la dificultad para una comprensión sistemática de las modas gerenciales. La investigación es de corte cualitativa – deductiva, siendo retrospectiva, documental - secundaria. Para el proceso de revisión y análisis, se siguió la metodología PRISMA con cuya parametrización, solo 50 registros cumplieron con los criterios establecidos. Con las herramientas informáticas VOSViewer y Atlas.Ti, se estructuraron mapas de co-citaciones de autores y mapas de palabras claves relacionadas, y se organizó una red de codificaciones y categorizaciones de los artículos.

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The Possibilities and Limitations of Using Google Books Ngram Viewer in Research on Management Fashions

Cited by 4 publications

References 66 publications

From SOFT approach to SWOT analysis, a historical reconstruction

From SOFT approach to SWOT analysis, a historical reconstruction

Luxury tax perspectives: The evidence of the Republic of Belarus

El laberinto de las modas gerenciales: ¿ventaja trivial o cambio forzado en empresas disruptivas?

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