scholarly journals Zur Positionsbestimmung der empirischen Familiensoziologie

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-252
Author(s):  
Johannes Huinink
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Sociology ◽  
Vergleichende Forschung ◽  
Critical Overview

In this article, we take a view on the current state of the art of empirical sociological research on the family and draw some conclusions concerning challenges of future research. We identify the main research topics of family sociology and provide a critical overview over the knowledge already gained and the scientific discourse in important fields of research. Deficits are addressed und future research topics are proposed. We need more research on cultural and social determinants of family dynamics, thus requiring an innovative thrust in research methods, more interdisciplinary openness and more comparative research. From the substantive point of view, more research is needed on the performance and the capabilities of families in modern societies. These research endeavours should be accompanied by a serious discussion about the future of the family. Zusammenfassung In diesem Beitrag wird, notgedrungen selektiv, der derzeitige Stand der soziologischen Familienforschung beleuchtet und es werden einige Schlussfolgerungen zu zukünftigen Aufgaben abgeleitet, denen sich die Familiensoziologie zu stellen hat. Das Forschungsprogramm der Familiesoziologie wird näher bestimmt. Darauf bezogen wird ein kritischer Überblick über den Forschungs- und Diskussionsstand in den wichtigsten Forschungsfeldern gegeben. Einige Forschungsdefizite werden diagnostiziert. Die Bestandsaufnahme mündet in die Formulierung einer Reihe von wichtigen Herausforderungen familiensoziologischer Forschung. Dazu gehört, die Analyse der kulturellen und sozialen Determinanten der Familienentwicklung zu stärken, was nur durch einen Innovationsschub in der familiensoziologischen Empirie, eine noch stärkere interdisziplinäre Ausrichtung der empirischen Familiensoziologie und mehr international vergleichende Forschung erreicht werden kann. Inhaltlich sollte die Forschung zu den Leistungen und zur Leistungsfähigkeit der Familie unter verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen stärker in den Vordergrund gerückt und eine engagierte Diskussion um die Zukunft der Familie initiiert werden.

scholarly journals Twenty years of gender equality research: A scoping review based on a new semantic indicatorr

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256474
Author(s):  
Paola Belingheri ◽  
Filippo Chiarello ◽  
Andrea Fronzetti Colladon ◽  
Paola Rovelli
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Education Decision

Gender equality is a major problem that places women at a disadvantage thereby stymieing economic growth and societal advancement. In the last two decades, extensive research has been conducted on gender related issues, studying both their antecedents and consequences. However, existing literature reviews fail to provide a comprehensive and clear picture of what has been studied so far, which could guide scholars in their future research. Our paper offers a scoping review of a large portion of the research that has been published over the last 22 years, on gender equality and related issues, with a specific focus on business and economics studies. Combining innovative methods drawn from both network analysis and text mining, we provide a synthesis of 15,465 scientific articles. We identify 27 main research topics, we measure their relevance from a semantic point of view and the relationships among them, highlighting the importance of each topic in the overall gender discourse. We find that prominent research topics mostly relate to women in the workforce–e.g., concerning compensation, role, education, decision-making and career progression. However, some of them are losing momentum, and some other research trends–for example related to female entrepreneurship, leadership and participation in the board of directors–are on the rise. Besides introducing a novel methodology to review broad literature streams, our paper offers a map of the main gender-research trends and presents the most popular and the emerging themes, as well as their intersections, outlining important avenues for future research.

scholarly journals GUIDING FUTURE RESEARCH ON THE VALORISATION OF SHREDDER FINE RESIDUES: A REVIEW OF FOUR DECADES OF RESEARCH

Detritus ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 150-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharaka Gunaratne ◽  
Joakim Krook ◽  
Mats Eklund ◽  
Hans Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Process Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Material Characterisation ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Substitute Material ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Contamination Problem

Millions of tonnes of shredder fines are generated and disposed of globally, despite compelling reasons for its recovery. The absence of a review of previous literature, however, makes it difficult to understand the underlying reasons for this. Thus, this study attempts to investigate and assess what, to what extent, and in what ways shredder fines have been addressed in previous research. In doing so, guidelines are drawn for future research to facilitate the valorisation (upgrading and recovery) of shredder fines. Previous research concerning shredder fines was identified with respect to three main research topics. The material characterisation studies are predominantly confined to the occurrence of metals due to their recovery and contamination potential. The process development studies have often undertaken narrowly conceived objectives of addressing one resource opportunity or contamination problem at a time. Consequently, the full recovery (the retrieval of valuable resources and the bulk-utilisation as substitute material) potential of shredder fines has been largely overlooked. The main limitation of policy and regulation studies is the absence of in-depth knowledge on the implications of governmental waste- and resource-policies (macro-level) on actors’ incentives and capacities (micro-level) for fines valorisation, which is necessary to understand the marketability of fines-derived resources. Undertaking a systems perspective is the key to recognising not only the different aspects within the individual research topics but also the inter-relations between them. It also facilitates the internalisation of the inter-relations into topical research.

scholarly journals Modelling of framework materials at multiple scales: current practices and open questions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Fraux ◽  
Siwar Chibani ◽  
François-Xavier Coudert
Keyword(s):  
Atomistic Simulation ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Computational Point ◽  
Framework Materials ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Current State ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Family

The last decade has seen an explosion of the family of framework materials and their study, both from the experimental and computational point of view. We propose here a short highlight of the current state of methodologies for modelling framework materials at multiple scales, putting together a brief review of new methods and recent endeavours in this area, as well as outlining some of the open challenges in this field. We will detail advances in atomistic simulation methods, the development of materials databases, and the growing use of machine learning for properties prediction.

Recent progress in prominence seismology

2005 ◽  
Vol 364 (1839) ◽  
pp. 405-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Ballester
Keyword(s):  
Small Amplitude ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Structure And Properties ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Solar Prominences ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Local Nature

Prominence seismology is a rapidly developing topic which seeks to infer the internal structure and properties of solar prominences from the study of their oscillations. An extense observational background about oscillations in quiescent solar prominences has been gathered during the last 70 years. These observations point out the existence of two different types of oscillations: flare-induced oscillations (winking filaments) which affect the whole prominence and are of large amplitude and small amplitude oscillations which seem to be of local nature. From the theoretical point of view, few models have been set up to explain the phenomenon of winking filaments while, on the contrary, for small amplitude oscillations a large number of models trying to explain the observed features have been proposed. Here, recent theoretical and observational developments on both types of oscillations are reviewed, and suggestions about future research topics which should provide us with a more in-depth knowledge of solar prominences are made.

scholarly journals Sociology of the Family: Interdisciplinary Connection and Problem-Subject Field’ Specifity

Vestnik NSUEM ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 259-270
Author(s):  
N. A. Vyalykh
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Sociology ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sociology Of The Family

The relevance of the article is determined by the need to overcome the existing differences in understanding the subject area of the family studies in Russian sociology today. The aim of the article is a revision of subject boundaries and methodological problems of the family sociology. The novelty of the work is in identifying the externalist and internalist factors that are differentiating the sociological research methodology of marriage and family relations from it’s in other sciences. But currently, there is a tendency to overcome the cognitive one-sidedness of various disciplinary approaches in an attempt to create a comprehensive science of the family.

scholarly journals Capacidades Digitais: Uma Revisão Bibliométrica

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-510
Author(s):  
Gabrieli Marques Camillo ◽  
Silvio Luis De Vasconcellos ◽  
Mohamed Amal
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Perspectives

Purpose – To identify the theoretical frameworks and the mains topics that support the concept of digital capabilities.Theoretical framework – This study is the result of a bibliometric analysis. The main research topics that structure this research are: Digital Transformation and Digital Capabilities.Design/methodology/approach – The scientometry design has been utilised through VOSviewer software, resulting in a bibliometric analysis of 741 papers from journals in the area of business, economics and social sciences. Papers were collected in the Scopus database.Findings – The results reveal that the main theoretical frameworks are connected with the resource-based view, dynamic capabilities and strategy in digital transformation. The topics that support the concepts of digital capabilities are: digital transformation, industry 4.0, innovation, electronic commerce and innovation in business models.Research, Practical Social implications – The implications are the indication of theories, concepts and recommendations for the advancement of research on digital capabilities from other existing works. Such recommendations address research gaps identified through systematic and objective analysis. The results make it possible to propose future research perspectives. Empirically, this study helps managers to find the main research topics in the field of research regarding digital capabilities. Moreover, it allows them to understand how the use of these strategies concerning digital transformation can generate sustainable competitive advantage.Originality/value – This study contributes with the indication of theories, concepts and recommendations for the advancement of research regarding digital capabilities. The consolidation of the topic that is still expanding contributes to the advancement of the theory.  

Advancing customer experience practice and strategy in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chi Tiffany Tivasuradej ◽  
Nam Pham
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Managerial Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad preliminary overview and critical viewpoint on the current state of customer experience innovation and strategy in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach This paper outlines and critically analyses the key trends based on 15 prime instances of customer experience innovation from the past ten years in Thailand across three industries: retail, fuel service and insurance. Findings Customer experience in Thailand is still in its nascent stage. This is because firms are yet to realise their full potential as critical brand differentiators. Many Thai firms also miss collaboration opportunities with external partners when innovating customer experiences. This is despite the overwhelming contributions from local SMEs to breakthrough innovations and creativity. Consequently, many customer experience innovations in Thailand are yet to be truly memorable and unique. Originality/value This is the first paper that critically examines the trends in customer experience across the retail, fuel service and insurance. It is also the only paper that outlines strategic implications of customer experience strategies and innovations to date for Thailand. Both future research topics and managerial implications for Thai professionals are discussed in the paper.

A scientometric review of construction progress monitoring studies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tirth Patel ◽  
Brian H.W. Guo ◽  
Yang Zou
Keyword(s):  
Progress Monitoring ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Knowledge Domain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Construction Progress Monitoring ◽  
Research Domain

PurposeThis article aims to explore valuable insights into the construction progress monitoring (CPM) research domain, which include main research topics, knowledge gaps and future research themes. For a long time, CPM has been significantly researched with increasing enthusiasm. Although a few review studies have been carried out, there is non-existence of a quantitative review study that can deliver a holistic picture of CPM.Design/methodology/approachThe science mapping-based scientometric analysis was systematically processed with 1,835 CPM-related journal articles retrieved from Scopus. The co-authorship analysis and direct citation analysis were carried out to identify the most influential researchers, countries and publishers of the knowledge domain. The co-occurrence analysis of keyword was assessed to reveal the most dominating research topics and research trend with the visual representation of the considered research domain.FindingsThis study reveals seven clusters of main research topics from the keyword co-occurrence analysis. The evolution of research confirms that CPM-related research studies were mainly focused on fundamental and traditional CPM research topics before 2007. The period between 2007 and 2020 has seen a shift of research efforts towards digitalization and automation. The result suggests Building Information Modelling (BIM) as the most common, growing and influential research topic in the CPM research domain. It has been used in combination with different data acquisition technologies (e.g. photogrammetry, videogrammetry, laser scanning, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors) and data analytics approaches (e.g. machine learning and computer vision).Practical implicationsThis study provides the horizon of potential research in the research domain of CPM to researchers, policymakers and practitioners by availing of main research themes, current knowledge gaps and future research directions.Originality/valueThis paper represents the first scientometric study depicting the state-of-the-art of the research by assessing the current knowledge domain of CPM.

Geopolitical orientation of Ukraine’s population in 2018–2020: dynamics of changes and current state

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
SERHII DEMBITSKYI
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Gradual Improvement ◽  
Current State ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Information Work ◽  
The Baltic

The article examines the changes in the geopolitical orientations of Ukraine’s population towards to European Union and Russian Federation in 2018-2020. The analysis is based on five representative surveys of the Ukraine’s population. Geopolitical orientations were measured with sociological tests "EU-geopol" and "RF-geopol". Also, based on the results of the 2020 survey, geopolitical orientations towards to the Baltic Assembly, V4, USA, GUAM and Turkey were additionally analyzed. This made it possible to compose a portrait of geopolitical openness / closeness from the point of view of a multi-vector geopolitical model. Obtained results allow us to draw a conclusion about the stable and dynamic aspects of the geopolitical orientations of Ukraine’s population. Dynamic aspect is the gradual improvement of geopolitical orientations towards to European Union. So, in the period from 2018 to 2020, additive index of the sociological test "EU-geopol" increased from –0.1 to 0.7 (the range of possible values for both tests is from –4 to 4). A stable aspect is constant negative geopolitical orientations towards to Russian Federation. The value of additive index of sociological test "RF-geopol" varied in the range from –2.0 to –1.7. It has been established that from the regional point of view, Ukraine is conditionally divided into two large zones: 1) Western and Central regions, characterized by a pro-Western and anti-Russian position; 2) Southern and Eastern regions, as well as Donbass, characterized by mixed views on issues of geopolitical cooperation. In terms of electoral preferences, respondents from all political forces, except for the For Life Opposition Platform, are oriented toward cooperation with European Union and against cooperation with Russian Federation. It is concluded that it is necessary to conduct additional detailed sociological research in the South-East of Ukraine in order to focus on the problem of geopolitical orientations. The corresponding results will make it possible to form adequate principles of information work and implementation of Western partnership programs in the specified region.

Crowdfunding: What Do We Know So Far?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Discussion ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Current State ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
Academic Debate

Crowdfunding is an innovative financial instrument that is continuously gaining importance in research and practice. In order to promote the economic and theoretical discussion on this topic, a systematic overview of the literature is essential. The present work represents a literature-based research on crowdfunding to determine which research topics have been addressed so far and whether or not a focus has been developed on a particular topic, research stream, and model. The literature review identified 90 scientific papers, published between 2011 and 2016. The study consequently develops seven research areas: individual, managerial, legal, platform-based, sustainability-based, innovation-related, and conceptual. Through this conceptualization and the presentation of the current state of the research as well as the determination of the future research potential, this work is relevant for the academic debate on the organizational implications on crowdfunding. In addition, the review supports practitioners, or in particular crowdfunding initiators, to understand how crowdfunding mechanisms function and to deduce consequences for successful crowdfunding.

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