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- Gencel, Cigdem, et al.
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On the Relationship between Different Size Measures in the Software Life Cycle
- 2009
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In: 16th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC 2009; Penang; Malaysia; 1 December 2009 through 3 December 2009. - Penang, Malaysia : IEEE Computer Society. - 1530-1362. - 9780769539096 ; , s. 19-26
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Various measures and methods have been developed to measure the sizes of different software entities produced throughout the software life cycle. Understanding the nature of the relationship between the sizes of these products has become significant due to various reasons. One major reason is the ability to predict the size of the later phase products by using the sizes of early life cycle products. For example, we need to predict the Source Lines of Code (SLOC) from Function Points (FP) since SLOC is being used as the main input for most of the estimation models when this measure is not available yet. SLOC/FP ratios have been used by the industry for such purposes even though the assumed linear relationship has not been validated yet. Similarly, FP has recently started to be used to predict the Bytes of code for estimating the amount of spare memory needed in systems. In this paper, we aim to investigate further the nature of the relationship between the software functional size and the code size by conducting a series of empirical studies.
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| 462. |
- Giger, Peter, et al.
(author)
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From Control to Networks in Academic Publishing : Introduction of an Open Peer Review International Journal
- 2007
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of the article is to discuss alternatives to the traditional peer review system and reconstruct the review praxis to include ideas from Mode 2 and the second generation of web solutions, often called Web 2.0. The article starts by discussing the concept of Research 2.0 which basically propose a gentle marriage between the concepts Mode 2 in the the researchosphere and Web 2.0 in the webosphere. The following discussion concerns the concept Open Peer Review. Open Peer Review is a young and still quite open concept, used to describe a general transparency in the review process as well as a complete shift in the ideology of peer review. Our preference goes to the later interpretation. The last section before the conclusion describes International Journal of Feminist Technoscience. The journal is a way of realising our ideas in a working praxis.
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| 463. |
- Giger, Peter
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Information Literacy - Academic Literacy - participation Literacy : filosofin runt Bibliotek 2.0
- 2007
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Det finns inget definierande svar på vad Bibliotek 2.0 är. Egentligen är det ingenting fast utan snarare en process mot någonting. Dagens bibliotek är uppbyggda kring en svunnen kultur, en kultur med tydliga och raka vägar för information och kommunikation. Bibliotekariens arbete var och är som en slags virvelvind runt boken och nu också artikeldatabaserna. Bokhyllan är en totempåle i bibliotekskulturen. Samtidigt som vi har dansat runt totempålen har en helt ny värld dykt upp kring oss. En värld som innehåller samma symboler som totempålen men i en svärm av olika former. Den här massan av allt nytt gör oss förvirrade. Därför vänder vi ryggen till och fortsätter dansa runt totempålen. Många av oss väljer att ignorera det därför att det är okända marker, och vi vet ju redan vilka marker som är våra. Kärnan är människor och diskursiv information Bibliotek 2.0 handlar i någon mening om att lära sig generalisera och i viss mån abstrahera. Biblioteket handlar inte om att ackumulera böcker och artiklar och lära ut vägar att hitta till dessa produkter. Biblioteket handlar om navigation i diskursiv information, dvs strukturerad information som är en del av omfattande kunskapsprocesser. Bibliotekt sysslar alltså inte med de små informationssmulorna som seglar omkring i cyberrymden, som reklam och inte heller med privat information. Men i rimlighetens namn borde all information som motsvarar böcker och artiklar formmässigt ingå bibliotekariens värld. Bara för att en typ av information inte kan köpas för pengar, eftersom den är fri, och ställas i en bokhylla borde inte betyda att den ska ignoreras av biblioteken. Det finns givetvis ingen mening med att skapa samlingar kring diskursiv information på Interent, utom i speicalfall. Den finns ju redan där och biliotekarien har sällan kontroll över den. Men det är ingen anledning till varför vi ska ignorera den i utbildningen. Processen mot Bibliotek 2.0 handlar också om att se Internet som ett nytt biblioteksrum där bibliotekarier verkar i samma syfte som i det rum den diskursiva informationen var samlad före internet. Vissa ser kanske en bild av sig själva framför sig, drunknade i djup kvicksand. Men det finns ingen kvicksand där ute, bara diskursiv och icke diskursiv information och människor i nya miljöer. Behovet av det som bibliotekarien står för finns mångfaldigt mer än tidigare. Konsten att inte drunkna i allt detta är att rikta blicken mot bibliotekets kunder, i stället för att förlora sig i oändligheten. Invånarna i en kommun och studenter på en högskola har minst lika stort behov som tidigare av guider bland den oändliga mängd diskursiv information som produceras. Bibliotekarien måste verka där den informationen finns. Under flera århundraden har utbildningen gått mot dekontextualisering, medan de flesta erfarenhetsmässigt är medvetna om att man lär sig bäst i en kontext. När medvetenheten om kontextuell inlärning når skolsystemen, då kommer informations- och deltagarkompetens bli livsviktiga. Ett högskolebibliotek skulle kunna resonera som så att det är bara en stödfunktion till den akademiska instution de ingår i. Det innebär att om akademin skulle börja använda wikis, bloggar och andra kunskapsformer i utbildningen, då skulle biblioteket behöva följa efter med sin utbildning och samling. Men så länge akademisk kompetens bygger på interaktivitet med böcker och tidskriftsartiklar, då är behovet för informationskompetens detsamma som tidigare. Men om akademisk kompetens skulle omdefineras, då skulle biblioteket också följa efter. Förmodligen är det så de flesta bibliotek resonerar omedvetet. Till vardags har de en ganska slö naturalistisk syn som bygger på att “vi finns” och “vi handlar” i egenskap av den “vi är”. Ett bibliotek är ett bibliotek, som bör agera som ett bibliotek ska agera. Om man som högskolebibliotek istället har en teleologisk syn på saken, då blir resultatet säkerligen annorlunda. Jag tror att det är det vi försöker göra med Bibliotek 2.0.
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| 464. |
- Giger, Peter, et al.
(author)
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Library participation cultures : Durban
- 2007
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article examines some of the main points of recent library development, building on phenomena or concepts such as particpation, democracy, web 2.0, library 2.0 and convergence cultures. We start with two cases closely related to activities at Blekinge Institute of Technology. The first case is about building a community for national and international cooperation about learning objects in the setting of a search guide. The other case is about a project aming to bring our patrons into the discusson about the library and our future. Finally, we discuss the role of librarians in a world where knowledge processes go from a hierarchical, authoritative perspective to a participative, inclusive mindset.
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| 465. |
- Giger, Peter, et al.
(author)
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Library Participation Cultures
- 2007
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Getting a deeper sense of what it means to participate in a library culture, and trying to figure out what the future has in store for the library as an institution.
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| 466. |
- Giger, Peter
(author)
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Participation Literacy : Part I: Constructing the Web 2.0 Concept
- 2006
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Licentiate thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The licentiate thesis is a piece of academic work under the theme of /Participation Literacy/. The thesis concerns the Web 2.0 concept construction. Web 2.0 is a new mind-set on the Internet. The main characteristics include ”Web as a Platform”, Collective Intelligence, Folksonomy and interfaces build with lightweight technologies such as Ajax. Web 2.0 is not only a technique, but also an ideology – an ideology of participation. A Web 2.0 service is completely web based and generally draws on open access. It includes tools for people to interact within areas such as encyclopaedias, bookmarks, photos, books or research articles. All Web 2.0 services are web communities. A web community is a group of individuals, linked together by a network of social relations with some degree of continu¬ity. Community members learn from each other and the knowledge base of the community grows for every interaction. The core values of Web 2.0 are democracy and participation. The licentiate thesis is divided into four main parts and two appendixes. The four parts constitute a foreword, a reading guide, a conceptual and empirical introductory discussion to the Web 2.0 concept; finally a series of constructions based on the Web 2.0 concept and the cyborg figure. Appendix I is a short conference paper called Technologically Navigating Cyborgs. Appendix II is a very short piece of fiction, written in Swedish. These appendixes comprise a background to the focus on the Web 2.0 and the cyborg concept.
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| 467. |
- Giger, Peter, et al.
(author)
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Searchguide 2.0
- 2007
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Blekinge Institute of Technology library has offered education in information seeking on campus and online and has developed web based tools for this which have received much attention1. The Quick Search Guide and The Search Guide are now used in all courses we offer at Blekinge Institute of Technology. The Quick Search Guide contains very basic information about searching and evaluation of sources. The Search Guide is both more extensive and deeper than The Quick Search Guide. But in the light of Web 2.0, The Search Guide’s lack of participation seemed outdated, in some respects, so we decided to rework it, and this time we were going to do it based on open source systems. From Consultants to Open Source When we decided to switch from a system tailored by a consulting firm to an open source system, we were confronted by a fairly large set of choices. One important decision was the question of which open source system was to be the base to work on. Another important question was about the community the system was supposed to serve. In our view the community was in focus, but the choice of system was also crucial since its job is to underpin the community. Our main directives when we looked for a system were that it had to be fairly light weight and based on standards. It was also important that it was based on the most common programming languages and software structures. But the most important aspect was interactivity and communication. One of the main points for switching software was the move from information publishing to communication, and that aspect had to set the stage for what kind of system we choose. Our choice was Wordpress, the largest weblog software in the world. It is a native communication system, and it meets all requirements we had. The Searchguide 2.0 community system comprises two Wordpress installations, a shared library/community of texts and learning objects, and a local customizable end user search guide. Agendas And finally, we want to point to the theoretical/philosophical agendas of the project. * we want to participate in the open source, open access movements. We think this is an important step for the whole community of learning professionals. * we want to collaborate around learning objects. * we also want to raise awareness and knowledge about lightweight, open source, web 2.0 systems. * in the process we hope to be able to communicate participation strategies which makes us wiser and better equipped for the future. * let users participate in the creation of content – in the local search guide. * Communicate library interaction strategies. A large part of the participating organizations will probably be libraries.
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| 468. |
- Goel, Sanjay, et al.
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Entrepreneurs, effectual logic and over-trust
- 2006
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In: Entrepreneurship. - : Blackwell. - 1042-2587 .- 1540-6520. ; 30:4, s. 477-493
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article complements extant literature on entrepreneurship and trust by proposing a model of over-trust (the tendency to trust more than what is warranted) using entrepreneurial characteristics and effectual logic. We trace how entrepreneurs following effectual processes may tend to over-trust. More formally, we propose that specific personality characteristics of the entrepreneur interact with effectual logic to make the entrepreneur more susceptible to over-trust. The proposed model is value neutral in that we do not imply that over-trust has negative consequences for entrepreneurs. In fact, it may be part of the overall risk that entrepreneurs assume in a new venture creation.
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| 469. |
- Goel, Sanjay, et al.
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THE EFFECT OF DIFFUSION OF FOUNDING FAMILY INFLUENCE AND INSIDER HOLDING ON FIRM VALUE : THE MODERATING EFFECT OF PYRAMIDAL OWNERSHIP
- 2006
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Insights from agency theory and the theory of altruism are used to empirically examine the relationship between founder descendant board membership and the market value of publicly traded firms in Norway, Sweden, and Spain. We argue that both economic incentives and positive altruism drive the board room behavior of persons associated with inherited wealth. Consequently, founder descendant board membership may reduce agency costs in public firms by ensuring the continuity of the founder’s strategic vision. We also hypothesize a non-linear relationship between insider holding and firm value in firms with a descendant board member, arguing that both market discipline and altruistic behavior can be key competitive advantage for family-influenced firms. We also hypothesize an efficiency based argument for a positive influence of pyramid ownership structures on the performance of firms with descendant board membership. This suggests that pyramids favor the creation of firm value in second and later generation family firms. Evidence from 254 firms in the three non-Anglo-American countries largely supports the presented hypotheses.
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| 470. |
- Goel, Sanjay, et al.
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The role of emotions in entrepreneurial actions and imagination : A subjectivist perspective
- 2007
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In spite of its significance in human behavior in general, the role of emotions has received little attention in entrepreneurship literature (Cardon et al. 2005). In this paper, we develop arguments linking specific emotions in elaborating entrepreneurial action and imagination. Our key assertion in this paper is that emotions interact with entrepreneurial actions and imagination to create and mobilize resources, reducing the need for predictive strategies. Thus, while emotions may underlie all human action, we assert that they play a crucial role in creating new resources via entrepreneurial imagination and action. Our premise is that entrepreneurial actions are based on expectations of the future (i.e. imagining future possibilities rather than extrapolating from the past) and jointly creating opportunities with an active interaction with other actors (potential stakeholders). While our paper is based on literature on emotions in economics and sociology (e.g. Barbalet, 1998; Collins, 1993; Pixley, 2002), that has categorized several different emotions and addressed the role of emotions in human action in general, in this abstract we focus on the three anticipatory emotions of confidence, and optimism/pessimism. We link these emotions to entrepreneurial actions, expectations, and imagination.
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