Field Of Social Sciences Research Articles

Third-party application developers and the liminal space experience during digital entrepreneurship development

PurposeThe study aims to embrace the lingering call for more empirical studies that can theorize the role of digital platforms in digital entrepreneurship. Hence, this study seeks to reveal the liminal space entrepreneurial experience of third-party application developers, by investigating how the platform boundary resources promote third-party entrepreneurial actions, as they transition through the disoriented, uncertain and ambiguous processes of digital entrepreneurship development.Design/methodology/approachTo conduct this investigation, an expert interview qualitative method was used. This approach is a well-established technique in the field of social sciences, which allowed a detailed exploration of the theory of liminality. Liminality refers to the transitional phase that individuals or groups experience when moving from one social or cultural context to another. The expert interview method is appropriate for this study because it involves engaging with knowledgeable individuals who have extensive experience and expertise in the subject area being investigated. Through in-depth and unstructured interviews, the experts were able to provide valuable insights and perspectives about the phenomenon investigated.FindingsThe research findings demonstrate that digital platform boundary resources play a significant role in the behaviour of third-party developers’ who engage in the development of digital entrepreneurship in today’s market. The study highlights three ways that show how these resources (software development kit (SDK), API, integrated development environment (IDE), libraries, frameworks) enable third-party developers to create new applications that are used to pursue entrepreneurship in a digital platform, leading to increased user engagement and revenue generation.Originality/valueThe research addresses the critical roles of digital platform boundary resources in digital entrepreneurship development processes. Also, using liminality theory, the research explicated the core experiences of third-party developers as they navigated the challenges and ambiguities experienced in the pursuit of entrepreneurship. Thus, contributing to the existing body of knowledge in literature and practice.

Nonconvex fusion penalties for high-dimensional hierarchical categorical variables

Hierarchical categorical data is commonly encountered in social science, genetics, and other fields. The interactions between variables in hierarchical structures introduce complexity in modeling and predicting. We focus on modeling the high-dimensional linear models with hierarchical categorical variables and introduce an efficient method. The proposed method offers computational advantages when dealing with high-dimensional categorical data. In the theoretical part, we demonstrate the uniqueness of the solution and show that the proposed estimator converges the least square solution under the high probability. Additionally, we showcase the effectiveness of our method on two real-world datasets, a cancer-reg dataset and an adult dataset, and simulated datasets, where our method outperforms comparative approaches in terms of predictive accuracy, variable selection, and model complexity.

A Conceptual Framework for the Operationalisation of Cooperation Analytics in Citizen Science Projects

While “cooperation” has been widely understood as a notion that allows us to better understand the dynamics of scientific research within citizen science practices in the field of social sciences and humanities (SSH), the concept of cooperation has not been precisely defined in the citizen science literature, nor measured quantitatively for digital platforms. This article adopts a conceptual approach to define cooperation and its key features, based on a systematic literature review. This approach allowed us to design 21 features of cooperation and build indicators that enable us to measure these features between citizen scientists. These 21 features of cooperation allow us to account for the plurality of citizen scientists’ meanings and practices in SSH. The indicators, which we refer to as “cooperation analytics,” can be deployed in a digital platform to provide direct and constant feedback to the actors themselves while their project is still under development. These analytics can serve as a tool for reflexivity, that is, to reflect on the assumptions that we make when producing knowledge, where cooperation is considered as a learning process under continuous revision and not as a criterion for conformity. Ultimately, cooperation analytics contribute to establishing new conventions for an enhanced citizen science, and to providing accountability and robustness in knowledge production and policymaking.

Trade and Inequality-considerations of the Gini Coefficient, Female Employment, Natural Resources, and Economic Growth

With the deepening development of globalization and world trade, the gap between human individuals has been paid more and more attention by researchers in the field of economic and social sciences. However, a large body of literature focuses on the inequality caused by trade and globalization, while relatively ignoring other inequality factors, such as women's participation in the work force, especially in developing countries with low international influence. This paper refers to the exports of goods and services (% of GDP), the Gini coefficient, the share of female labor force in the total labor force, natural resource rental income (% of GDP), the natural logarithm of GDP per capita (economic growth) of 20 different developing countries with the highest trade volume in the world. The interrelation of exports of goods and services, as a percent of GDP, to the latter four is analyzed. A multiple regression model was set up. The model results show that a country's export of goods and services is not significantly correlated with the Gini coefficient, indicating that trade does not directly cause the expansion of a country's income gap; As the trade volume is significantly positively correlated with the number of female labor force, it indicates that the expansion of trade makes more women participate in the work force. For some countries, exports of goods and services are significantly and positively related to the country's natural resource rental income, while for some countries they are not. The export of goods and services has a significantly positive correlation effect on a country's economic growth.

Unraveling the Attributes of Productive Scholars in Social Science Fields: A Study of Chinese Scholars Publishing in Top-Tier International Journals

Aspiring researchers worldwide strive to amass a prolific publication record to elevate their academic standing and advance their research careers. However, achieving research productivity is a multifaceted endeavour shaped by individual characteristics, institutional support, and societal factors. This study explores the experiences of ten high-performing Chinese scholars in social science fields. By examining their prolific publication records in top-tier international journals, the study unveils the distinct attributes that characterize productive researchers and the strategies they employ to facilitate their scholarly publishing. Through in-depth interviews and an exploration framed by academic identity and academic socialization, the study highlights the significance of cultivating a robust academic identity, fostering efficient scholarly practices, and promoting effective collaboration. These findings offer invaluable insights for emerging academics seeking to enhance their research productivity without compromising the quality of their work, especially concerning publications in esteemed international journals.

Interdisciplinarity and Indigenous Knowledge

This research paper, entitled “Interdisciplinarity and Indigenous Knowledge,” explores deeply how numerous fields of social science are increasingly working together to address complex societal issues. Unravelling the historical trajectory of interdisciplinarity, the study clarifies its foundations and rising significance. The central focus of the investigation lies in unravelling the symbiotic relationship between interdisciplinarity and Indigenous Knowledge (IK). The first section walks over the evolution of interdisciplinarity across time, highlighting its origins and changing significance. The paper then clarifies several aspects of indigenous knowledge by examining its significance, consequences, and contemporary debates The research attempts to better our comprehension of how multidisciplinary techniques in the social sciences interact with Indigenous Knowledge and contribute to its richness by amalgamating different fields.

지역사회 통합돌봄 맞춤형 인재 양성 방안 연구

Korea has experienced a rapid increase in demand for care due to its aging population at an unprecedented pace. However, it is not able to adequately respond to the rapidly increasing demand and needs of the elderly due to its facilities, hospital-oriented care systems, and segmental service delivery systems. In response to these challenges, specific programs have been developed to address the increasing number of individuals in need of care. These programs aim to develop a curriculum in universities and establish a network to cultivate professional manpower with the necessary knowledge and skills. Additionally, they seek to establish win-win cooperation between local governments and universities to revitalize the care economy. To achieve this, the latest information on the necessity and problems of integrated care in the community has been extracted using various research methods such as scope-grasping literature review, systematic literature review, and government policy data review, commonly used in the field of social science. This information has been used to develop a regular curriculum model for universities, specialized multi-job-linked education, a practical model of small-scale degree courses, and a strategy for establishing the role and governance of universities and local governments. These initiatives aim to supplement the blind spots in existing care services and provide care services that are suitable for the unique characteristics of the Gwangju area.

Understanding Mawdudi's Thought

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the ideology of Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdūdī, a prominent Islamic scholar and thinker of the 20th century. Focusing on Mawdūdī's religious, social, economic, and political ideas, the paper examines his contributions to Islamic thought and their relevance in contemporary perspectives. With a special focus, the paper explores Mawdūdī's interpretations of Islam, his vision for society and governance, and his critiques of modern ideologies. Additionally, the paper examines the controversies surrounding Mawdūdī's thought and offers insights gained from comparative analysis with other Islamic thinkers. By exploring Mawdūdī's intellectual legacy, this paper seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of Islamic thought and its implications for contemporary Muslim societies. It seems that over the coming years the comprehension and influence of his thoughts will grow within the field of contemporary Islamic social sciences and he will be recognized as one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary world of Islam.

Developing Methods for Assessing the Social Impact of Scientific Study

In many countries, there is a need to introduce new or improved existing methods for evaluating the social impact of scientific study on the environment of scientific institutions and universities. It is necessary to apply complex methodological solutions that should consider using research results by the non-academic world. The results of this evaluation are often crucial for building a university's position in national and international rankings. They may influence decisions regarding the level of financing of scientific institutions and the distribution of public funds for subsidies, scholarships, and financial aid concerning research grants. The paper aims to review existing methodological solutions and identify key trends in developing methods for assessing the social impact of scientific study. In this case, the scope of the research was limited to evaluating the study conducted within the field of social sciences. Running such assessments is more complicated than for the technical domain, for which more easily measurable bibliometric indicators and patents are available. The research used quantitative bibliometric analyzes based on the Scopus citation database, supported by bibliometric network analyzes. The results enable the identification of crucial methodological trends, potential opportunities and directions for developing research conducive to improving methods for assessing the social impact of study. Providing an overview of existing knowledge in this field creates a foundation for continuing further research.

The Search for Sources of Conflicts: Supply and Demand in the Labor Market

Classical approaches towards categorizing conflict within the field of social sciences may not be applicable to the labor market context because they are beyond economic theories. To the best of our knowledge, currently, neither national nor foreign literature contains any conceptual systematization of conflicts that occur during the hiring process. Such systematization would combine conflict factors at the intersection of economic, sociological, and conflict theories. The article proposes a categorization that is based on the prominent conflict theories while taking into consideration potential employment conflicts within the labor market. The proposed categorization groups market participants (supply and demand sides) and sorts conflicts by type (systemic and non-systemic conflicts). Four primary sources of conflict are identified, including market mechanisms and salary expectations (systemic conflicts), company values and human capital (non-systemic conflicts). Systemic factors of conflicts such as supply/ demand matching and wage expectations are determined by market mechanisms. These economic factors are determined by objective and predictable processes, but sociological theories of conflict are typically excluded from the aforementioned context, which can result in a biased portrayal of macroeconomic processes. In addition, the policy of a particular company and a job seeker’s expectations for a specific job position are nonsystemic, they depend on such types of factors as company values and human capital.This categorization enables early identification of the source of conflict and potential reduction of its destructive effects.

Cultivating Civic Engagement

In contemporary society, the concept of civic engagement appears as an essential condition for the functioning of democracy and social well-being. Civic engagement transcends simple participation in the electoral process and encompasses a wider spectrum of activities: civic and community participation, activism, and public dialogue. Thus, cultivating civic engagement is a mission, duty, and responsibility for universities, particularly for social science programs. They derive from the need to form and shape not only professionals but also responsible and involved people from a civic and social point of view. However, the mechanisms by which higher education institutions can effectively cultivate such engagement among students remain a subject of debate and investigation. This study seeks to bridge this gap by exploring the strategies used by universities to promote civic awareness among students. Methodologically, this article proposes a study on one of the most important universities in the field of social, political, and administrative sciences in Romania. By analyzing the perceptions and experiences of students, the research provides new empirical data on how educational practices influencing civic and political engagement are evolving, or, conversely, reveals institutional shortcomings in fulfilling the mission of promoting civic engagement among students. In this sense, a standardized questionnaire was distributed to the students from the political science bachelor's degree program to analyze their perceptions and experiences regarding how the study programs and the teachers' activity incorporate the component of civic and political involvement. Data analysis highlights how and if higher education programs cultivate and shape student engagement through academic programs, extracurricular activities, or community partnerships.

Preface: 5th International Conference on Business Management, Humanities and Education Engineering (BMHEE 2024)

The 2024 5th International Conference on Business Management, Humanities and Education Engineering (BMHEE 2024) was held on April 27-28, 2024, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The aim of this conference is to bring together innovative academics and experts in the fields of business management, applied economics, corporate governance, humanities, education engineering, and social sciences to a common forum. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences. BMHEE 2024 provides a forum for all attendees to share and exchange ideas and research findings in respective fields. The conference allows the exchange of knowledge between different research domestic and foreign centers representing various fields. We enjoyed 4 keynote speeches and many oral presentations made by the authors which lasted for 10-15 minutes each, and a lot of inspiration sparked during the Q&A parts. Researchers who have contributed their work to BMHEE 2024 shared their findings and experience with other researchers and attendees. Many participants without any contribution of research paper have also been allowed to attend the conference to gain knowledge in their respective areas. This conference is initiated to contribute cutting-edge ideas. Thanks to the dedication of every committee member and the reviewers, we finally made this conference. Organizing Committee of BMHEE 2024 Copenhagen, Denmark

Evidence-Based Social Sciences and Practices: A Scoping Review

Introduction: The evidence-based medicine (EBM) was introduced in the 1990s, paving the way for the new approaches to science methodology and research evidence that changed medicine-related practices. Following the EBM, social sciences ranging from education to public governance and policymaking entered a new stage of knowledge production and dissemination. Each evidence-based social science field produces its own evidence and evidence synthesis laying the foundation for efficient social practices. Pilot searches failed to bring complex and complete evidence-based methodology for social sciences. Purpose: This scoping review aims to identify the scope of the evidence-based social sciences and practices as an emerging field. Method: The review adhered to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews, and the PPC framework. The eligibility criteria include problem (population), concept, context, language, time period, types of sources, geographical location, databases, areas of research. The searches to identify relevant publications entail searches in the Scopus database. The studies were identified and selected by screening titles, abstracts and full texts, totalling 35 documents. Results: The results cover search and selection outcomes; a bibliometric analysis, the breakdown of the publications among the four thematic clusters; the findings relating to evidence-based medicine and practice methodology applicable to social sciences; the analysis of the research area of evidence-based social sciences and practices; the social science practices by sectors. Much of the EBM methodology was directly borrowed by social sciences. Though, the major controversy was found in the hierarchy and levels of evidence as social sciences are subject to human choices. Randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews were analysed in the context of social sciences. The most elaborated and fast developing evidence-based areas in social sciences contained evidence-based education and evidence-based policymaking, with systems of governmental agencies and institutions introducing these evidence-based practices. Сonclusion. The review attained the objective and gave answers to the research questions. Only few studies were published to comprehensively address the emerging field of evidence-based social sciences and practices. Fragmentated sub-fields are covered unevenly, with many mythological divergences and disputed issues, including the quality of evidence, their weight and hierarchy, types of research.

What does terroir mean? A science mapping of a multidimensional concept

AbstractTerroir is a pivotal concept in defining collective quality labels for agricultural products, such as geographical appellations. With climate change likely to significantly impact these appellations' delimitations, an in‐depth understanding of terroir's various dimensions becomes imperative. Yet, the literature presents diverse and multifaceted definitions of terroir, making it a challenging concept to delineate. Utilising 913 articles from 1986 to 2023 sourced from Scopus and adhering to the SPAR‐4‐SLR bibliometric protocol, we conducted a science mapping that includes analysis of document co‐citation, co‐authorship, bibliographical coupling and keyword co‐occurrence to elucidate terroir's definitions, research fields and issues. We propose a bibliometric analysis methodology that enables detailed mapping of the concept by disciplinary fields. The proposed methodology is applicable to systematic literature reviews aimed at studying a domain while incorporating the diversity of scientific disciplines in which it is investigated. Our analysis confirms that, in terms of agri‐food sectors, the literature predominantly focuses on wine. More specifically, within the fields of business, economics and social sciences, the primary applications of the concept are with respect to geographical indications and climate change. Research conducted in agricultural and biological sciences facilitates a better characterisation of terroirs in terms of microbial characteristics. This increasingly enables a distinction to be made between the soil—i.e., the terroir place—and the quality of agri‐food products. Future analysis can make use of this knowledge, as well as that on the cultural dimensions of terroir, to better understand the economic impacts of the different dimensions of terroir.

Data sharing in academic publications: The case of education journals

While there is a rich literature reporting the prevalence of data sharing in many academic disciplines, and particularly STEM-related ones, the extent of data sharing in journals in Social Science fields has been subject to only little empirical enquiry, hitherto. Focusing on a particular Social Science discipline, Education, this research examines empirically two related issues associated with data sharing in Education. First, journal data sharing policies were scrutinized via a search of the websites of 47 randomly selected Education journals. Over half of the journals in the representative sample had issued statements on websites encouraging authors to make the data underlying published research, generally available to the academic community, though only a handful of journals make such sharing mandatory. Thus, while the importance of data sharing is well recognized by journals in the Education field, a sizeable minority seems not to have taken a stand on this issue. The second issue related to the efficacy of the positive stance taken by journals, in eliciting the desired response from authors, leading to the sharing of their data. This was probed in a limited, mainly qualitative, survey of the authors of papers published in journals that encouraged data sharing through their websites. It was found that not a single author had made data available – indeed, some authors were even unaware of the journal’s policy on this matter. Thus, journals’ well-intentioned procedures to encourage greater data sharing are seen to be markedly ineffective. Two main sets of reasons were offered to justify author reticence to data share: either authors did not regard it as being in their interest or data sharing was seen to be inappropriate or not possible for the data set in question. However, these fears relating to engaging in data sharing may not necessarily present insurmountable barriers to its wider adoption, as measures are available to circumvent, at least partially, or to meliorate their effect.

The Phenomenon Of Academic Stress Among Adolescents Attending Private Schools In The Field Of Social Science

The Phenomenon Of Academic Stress Among Adolescents Attending Private Schools In The Field Of Social Science

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs: A Framework for Analyzing Female Characters in the Theater Bailu Plain

Bailu Plain, written by Chen Zhongshi between 1988 and 1992, won the 4th Mao Dun Literature Award in China in 1998 and was selected for the Collection of 70 Novels in the 70 Years of the Peoples Republic of China in 2019. At the same time, the novel has also been adapted into various art forms such as films, TV series, theaters, and a Qin opera. In the face of such an excellent work, many scholars consider it a selected topic. However, only some scholars have applied Maslows Hierarchy of Needs theory to analyze the motivations of the characters in the play. In this paper, we review Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory, analyze the motivations for the behavior of two female characters in the work of Bailu Plain, Tian Xiaoe, and Bai Ling, using different levels of the theory, and conclude the basic rules. With this article as an example, Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory can be used as a theoretical framework for analyzing characters behavior in literary works in the field of social sciences, in addition to business and management psychology.

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs: A Framework for Analyzing Female Characters in the Theater Bailu Plain

Bailu Plain, written by Chen Zhongshi between 1988 and 1992, won the 4th Mao Dun Literature Award in China in 1998 and was selected for the Collection of 70 Novels in the 70 Years of the Peoples Republic of China in 2019. At the same time, the novel has also been adapted into various art forms such as films, TV series, theaters, and a Qin opera. In the face of such an excellent work, many scholars consider it a selected topic. However, only some scholars have applied Maslows Hierarchy of Needs theory to analyze the motivations of the characters in the play. In this paper, we review Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory, analyze the motivations for the behavior of two female characters in the work of Bailu Plain, Tian Xiaoe, and Bai Ling, using different levels of the theory, and conclude the basic rules. With this article as an example, Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory can be used as a theoretical framework for analyzing characters behavior in literary works in the field of social sciences, in addition to business and management psychology.

Surveying the landscape of environmental social science: a bibliometric and network analysis

Social science research on the environment has grown exponentially in the past four decades alongside increasing awareness that environmental risks, such as climate change, cannot be understood by natural science interventions alone. While prior research examines how specific disciplines, like sociology, have attended to the environment or how specific problems have been engaged across disciplines, less attention has been offered to the entire landscape of research on the environment in the social sciences. In this article, we ask: What is the landscape of environmental social science? Focusing on 124,906 social scientific articles from the Web of Science, we analyze the relationship between journals publishing research on the environment. Specifically, we construct journal citation networks and topic models on bibliographic records from 1990 to 2022. Results suggest that journals form coherent communities associated with both disciplinary and interdisciplinary research topics, indicating that journal communities may be a central organizing feature of ESS. Moreover, research topics prevalent in this field have changed over time, potentially in relation to the ongoing neoliberalization of climate change politics. As scholars want to influence policy and industrial practice, their research implicitly reflects values consistent with the current political economic order. We conclude by highlighting the implications of these findings for the field of environmental social science.

Parrhesia in Qualitative Research: Unveiling Truths, the Critique of Power, and Embracing Risk

This work examines a range of qualitative research approaches used in the field of social sciences, including phenomenology, content analysis, action research, critical research, and critical discourse analysis. This argument underscores the significance of adopting a Foucauldian lens, which serves to question the binary opposition between realist and idealist underpinnings in the realm of research methodologies. The text provides an introduction to the notion of “fearless speech” or parrhesia, which is distinguished by its frankness, truth-telling, and acknowledgment of risk. Furthermore, it underscores the inherent danger associated with truth-telling, particularly when confronting those in positions of authority. This study seeks to provide insights into the ethical and methodological dilemmas faced by urban sociology and war and peace studies. The article finishes by establishing a connection between the qualitative research principles and research conducted on the phenomenon of urban fabric destruction. In that way, it is an attempt not only to question the theoretical basis but also to influence the ethical aspects of qualitative research in the intricate context of urban fabric destruction.