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HyperRESEARCH used to understand patterns of gangs and homicide
HyperRESEARCH is helping make the streets of Chicago a safer place by aiding researchers in understanding the relationships between housing, gangs, and homicide in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
From Vol 21, No 4 pp 435-456 (2007) issue of the "Urban Affairs Review" journal, John Hagedorn (University of Illinois, Chicago Great Cities Institute) and Brigid Rauch (University of Illinois, Chicago) present "Housing, Gangs, and Homicide - What We Can Learn from Chicago."
In their paper they write: "Recent declines in homicide in Chicago have been seen as similar to earlier declines in New York City and Los Angeles. Popular explanations that policing strategies largely explain variation in rates of violence have been skeptically greeted by criminologists. However, no plausible explanation for persisting high rates of homicide in some cities and very low rates in others has been credibly presented. One reason for this may be the narrowness of criminological investigations. Explanations for violence internationally have included human rights, housing, and economic development among other variables. This article presents data from a study on homicide in Chicago and supplements criminological thinking on homicide by adding insights from urban and globalization research."
The article can be accessed here.
HyperRESEARCH analyzes the Green IT Practices of major electronics companies
In the paper "The Green IT Practices of Nokia, Samsung, Sony, and Sony Ericsson: Content Analysis Approach" by Yulia Wati (Chosun University, yuliawati@gmail.com) and Chulmo Koo (Chosun University, helmetgu@gmail.com) from the "Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2010," HyperRESEARCH shows off the power of its unique theory building feature.
From its abstract, the paper discusses: "The challenge of responding to the environmental issues has changed many aspects of the ways businesses operate, and this is particularly true of electronics companies. “Going green” in the IT industry is proving a major challenge, as significant shifts in thinking are needed to secure the benefits associated with being green. Using a content analysis method, we have investigated and expanded the concept of Green IT, as implemented by four major electronic companies. By analyzing these companies’ environmental reports, we have established a set of theoretical concepts of Green IT, driven by companies’ practical implementations. We proposed nine propositions outlining the theoretical implications. Additionally, our analysis demonstrated that the principal focus of electronic companies is green disposal practices, followed by energy efficiency efforts. We also concluded that regulations and policies coupled with heightened awareness and environmental responsibility on the part of the company can encourage Green IT innovation. This paper also provides a discussion of the results and of the contributions made by this research."
The Hypothesis Tester feature of HyperRESEARCH enables researchers to formally describe the hypotheses of their research study and iteratively test one or more hypotheses against their current coding. This feature enables quick assessment of whether key concepts were either not present in coded sources, were overlooked by the coder, or whether further review and coding of the source material is needed. See the full paper here.
HyperRESEARCH used in Gerontology research
The February issue (Volume 50 Issue 1) of The Gerontologist, the bimonthly journal of The Gerontological Society of America, contains an article on "The Psychosocial Impacts of Multimedia Biographies on Persons With Cognitive Impairments" by Thecla Damianakis, Masashi Crete-Nishihata, Karen L. Smith, Ronald M. Baecker, and Elsa Marziali.
In the research for the article, HyperRESEARCH was used to analyze in-depth interviews (n = 23) and video recordings of the screenings (n = 30) of multimedia biographies of the participants. Analysis of both the media biographies and video of the participants viewing of them allows for capturing parallel events such as a participant smiling and laughing during the narration of a description of their childhood home in the multimedia biography.
The full journal is available online at The Gerontologist or click here to download the PDF of the article.
HyperRESEARCH used in the analysis of Manager - Researcher relationships
The lastest issue of the IMP Journal from the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group (IMP Group) contains an article on "Manager - Researcher Relationships: by Geoff Eastona of the Department of Marketing, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University.
In the article, HyperRESEARCH is used to analyze audio recordings of interviews with some 114 interviewees. The interviews were about an hour long on average. Forty three codes were used to code over 3600 sound extracts. The article can be found in the latest issue of the journal in PDF format here.
Research using HyperRESEARCH for Video Analysis
A recently published study on distance education utilized HyperRESEARCH for analysis of video source material.
"Teaching and Learning Against all Odds: A Video-Based Study of Learner-to-Instructor Interaction in International Distance Education" by Jean-Marie Muhirwa, published in The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning August 2009 issue, is available at: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/628/1314.
In this mixed-methods approach, a quantitative analysis of video interactions in distance learning was complimented with qualitative analysis using HyperRESEARCH.