Empleo del Análisis de Redes Sociales para el estudio de la estructura de la relación entre definiciones del concepto estrategia elaboradas entre los años 1962 y 2003

El presente trabajo se realizó con el objetivo de determinar la estructura de la relación entre las definiciones del concepto de estrategia abordadas por diferentes autores desde su surgimiento en la década del 60 del siglo XX. Para realizar el mismo se parte de la selección de 38 definiciones elaboradas por diferentes autores. Se realizó la deconstrucción de cada definición para escoger los términos claves empledos en cada una. Luego se elaboró una matriz de afiliación utilizando como unidad de observación cada autor y como variables los términos claves seleccionados de cada definición. Se asignó (1) a la presencia del témino en la definición y (0) a la ausencia del mismo. Mediante el empleo del programa Netdraw se obtuvo la estructura de las relaciones entre términos claves. Se empleó la prueba Kappa Cohen para determinar el coeficiente de concordancia entre cada par de autores que abordaron la definición del concepto estrategia, luego se construyó una matriz de incidencia, para lo cual se asumió que existe relación (1) si y sólo si existe un coeficiente de concordancia bueno (K>0.40) y no existe relación (0) si ocurre lo contrario (K0.40) and there is no relation (0) if the opposi occurs (K<0.40). Finally, the structure of relations among the authors was obtained through Net Draw

Evolución de la comunidad científica de la DirecciónEstratégica a partir de la Strategic Management Journal 1980-2009

Se presenta la dinámica de la creación, el desarrollo y la diseminación de la red de la comunidad científica de la disciplina dirección estratégica en torno a la creación y divulgación de conocimientos a través de la revista Strategic Management Journal desde 1980 hasta 2009. Se expone la evolución de la posición de los países participantes en la estructura de la red, los diferentes estadios por los cuales transita la red, la transformación de vértices a nodos y de estos a hubs durante la diseminación de conocimientos de la disciplina dirección estratégica y por último se analiza la influencia del país ubicado en la posición central de la red en la evolucióny desarrollo de los países ubicados en la semi-periferia y la periferia a través de la cooperación en la publicación de artículos en la revista mencionada.The paper presents the dynamics of the creation, development and dissemination of the strategic management scientific community network during knowledge's creation and communication through the Strategic Management Journal from 1980 to 2009. The paper exposes the evolution of the participant countries' position within the network structure. The different stages the network goes through, the vertices' transformation into nodes, and hubs are also presented, and finally, the influence of the country in the core of the network in the development of the countries in the semi-periphery and periphery of the network through the cooperation for publication of articles in SMJ

Relación escalante entre el grado de centralidad de los países y el impacto de sus artículos sobre dirección estratégica

The aim of this study is to explore the scaling relationship between degree centrality and citation-based performance of countries articles on Strategic Management. The results show a scaling relationship between Impact and degree centrality with scaling exponent of 1,28 ± 0,07. This result suggests that the Impact of a countries’ articles on strategic management increases non-linearly with degree centrality 21,28 o 2,42 times when the country doubles its degree centrality. The results suggest that the increase of the participation of countries in international collaborative networks on strategic management research is a positive strategy to foster the international visibility and impact on strategic management research.El objetivo del estudio es explorar la relación escalante entre el grado de centralidad de los países y el impacto de sus publicaciones sobre dirección estratégica. Los resultados muestran que el impacto de los artículos sobre Dirección Estratégica de los países ¿Cuáles países? ¿Europa? ¿América? se relaciona con su grado de centralidad, acorde a una ley potencial con un exponente 1,28 ± 0,07, lo cual sugiere que cada vez que un país duplica su grado de centralidad en la estructura de la red de colaboración en la que participa su impacto se incrementa 21,28 o 2,42 veces. Además, sugieren que el fomento de las redes de colaboración internacional es una estrategia positiva para incrementar la visibilidad y el impacto de los resultados de la investigación sobre dirección estratégica de los países

Does the Centrality Degree of Latin American Countries Predict their Citation Based Performance on Management Research?

The aim of this paper is to determine if the centrality degree and density of Latin-American and Caribbean countries (LA-C) predicts their citation based performance in academic research in the management discipline. For our analysis, we use publication data of the Social Science Citation Index in the field of ‘‘Management’’ between 1988 and 2013, extracted from ISI Web of Science. The resulting database contained 1,079 articles reflecting the contributions of 19 LA-C countries. For the quantitative analysis we used a combination of Bibliometric and Social Networks Analysis techniques. To test the hypothesis a Multiple Linear Regression model with bootstrapping was run. The results show that the centrality degree of LA-C countries is positively associated to their citation based performance. The centrality degree of LA-C countries predicts a 54% of variance in their citation based research performance within the management discipline

Revealing the impact on Cuba-US collaboration in health sciences: inclusion of Cuba in the list of countries that sponsor terrorism

ABSTRACTObjective: This study explores the intricate interplay between Cuba's placement on the state sponsors of terrorism list and its impact on scientific collaboration with the United States, specifically in Health Sciences. Design/Methodology/Approach: Using a robust Poisson regression framework, the investigation examines collaboration dynamics in two scenarios: when Cuba is designated a terrorism sponsor (group 1) and when it's not (group 0). Results/Discussion: Outcomes reveal the pivotal role of Cuba's terrorism listing in shaping collaboration between nations. A negative coefficient for "Inclusion" indicates a 69% reduction in expected joint scientific articles when Cuba is listed as a terrorism sponsor. Conclusions: These findings highlight the interplay between geopolitical factors and scientific partnerships, with implications for policymakers and researchers. They underscore the need to consider broader consequences of such designations. Originality/Value: By shedding light on the complex convergence of science and diplomacy, this research underscores the urgency of fostering productive scientific discourse. It propels Health Sciences towards progress, even in a world of diplomatic shifts. These insights guide collaborative efforts in Health Sciences, emphasizing the importance of navigating challenging geopolitical landscapes

Research evaluation of author’s citation-based performance through the relative author superiority index

Abstract The aim of this paper is to further explore the recent conversation about the indicators for research evaluation through citation-based indexes. It evaluates the Cuban Biotechnology; Applied Microbiology researchers’ citation-based performance, according to their scientific production in journals of the ISI Web of Science database through the Relative Author Superiority Index. The methodology comprises six steps: (1) preparation of the data; (2) calculation of the Percentile Rank Index for each of the papers; (3) calculation of the Author Superiority Index for each of the authors; (4) Calculation of the Relative Author Superiority Index; (5) Comparison of the Author Superiority Index of each author to their Hirsch (H) and G citation indexes and (6) individual or group evaluation of the citation-based performance. The findings suggest that the group of Cuban researchers in biotechnology achieved a high citation-based performance within the analyzed period. The results show the effectiveness of this index to assess the citation performance of individual or group researchers when the impact factor of the researcher or group under evaluation is not high. In addition, the Relative Author Superiority index could be complementary to other previous indicators such as H-index, G-index or citation counts as it overcomes the limitations of the age of publications, length of the author’s career, and the self-citation problem that are present in other indicators

Research evaluation of author’s citation-based performance through the relative author superiority index

<div><p>Abstract The aim of this paper is to further explore the recent conversation about the indicators for research evaluation through citation-based indexes. It evaluates the Cuban Biotechnology; Applied Microbiology researchers’ citation-based performance, according to their scientific production in journals of the ISI Web of Science database through the Relative Author Superiority Index. The methodology comprises six steps: (1) preparation of the data; (2) calculation of the Percentile Rank Index for each of the papers; (3) calculation of the Author Superiority Index for each of the authors; (4) Calculation of the Relative Author Superiority Index; (5) Comparison of the Author Superiority Index of each author to their Hirsch (H) and G citation indexes and (6) individual or group evaluation of the citation-based performance. The findings suggest that the group of Cuban researchers in biotechnology achieved a high citation-based performance within the analyzed period. The results show the effectiveness of this index to assess the citation performance of individual or group researchers when the impact factor of the researcher or group under evaluation is not high. In addition, the Relative Author Superiority index could be complementary to other previous indicators such as H-index, G-index or citation counts as it overcomes the limitations of the age of publications, length of the author’s career, and the self-citation problem that are present in other indicators.</p></div

Cambios en la estructura intelectual de la investigación sobre temas de dirección en Cuba: un análisis de co-palabras de Folletos Gerenciales 1997-2009

The most outstanding themes of investigation about management within the articles published in Folletos Gerenciales Journal from 1997 to 2009, inclusive, are presented. It is also presented the dynamics of knowledge dissemination about management techniques in Cuba, and the evolution of the knowledge’s networks through the evolution of internal cohesion and centrality degree of the topics published in the articles. To achieve these results the Co-Word Analysis combined with Social Network techniques were used. The paper is addressed to students, researchers and professors of information sciences and management