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Abstract: This paper reviews the literature on relationships of communication as well as communication network structures with organizational productivity. An hypothesis that flows from the literature is that higher network density is associated with higher productivity. We investigated associations between communication network structures and productivity in four vehicle assembly plants. Network analysis of communication about industrial materials use revealed that valued network density had an R2 of .97 with IM cost per unit produced. The highest productivity plants had IM network members communicating weekly or more often. We performed a triad census in each plant that also identified triad members so that we could propose a network rewiring intervention for three plants to change their networks to be similar to the highest productivity plant. The rewiring strategy is accurate, tractable, and reproducible.

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: As Walter Benjamin noted, the production of commercial film and television constitutes a spectacle. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Hollywood and Hong Kong, I examine several visual images that are created and on- and off-screen forms of spectacle. I focus on the audience of media workers who mediate in the immediate site of production: film and television sets. Media workers form a preliminary audience that requires further study. Many media workers are not concerned with educating or enlightening audiences about how to be citizens or consumers; in fact, many of these media workers during filming consider audiences as secondary to themselves as spectators. To provide a historical anchor for my claim, I invoke Tom Gunning�s theorization of �cinema of attractions�. The inspiration for this early period of filmmaking � magic shows, vaudeville, and circuses - continues to permeate the character of film/TV production in Hollywood and Hong Kong. Early film�s key feature of provoking stimulus illustrates my point that forms of interactivity are happening long before paying audiences view the finished product. The immediate �audience� of media workers is a participatory one that �talks back to� the images on the factory floor of production in ways that show that reception is simultaneously occurring amid production. This immediate audience�s capacity to mediate should not be underestimated in the study of how and why media plays a powerful role since decisions about how imagery and performance are created are determined not only by studio executives and corporations but also by individuals �below-the-line� .

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Abstract: Increased understanding of the “productive power” wielded by knowledge-producing bodies in global governance has led to increased scrutiny of the politics of knowledge production in global “knowledge institutions.” (e.g. Barnet and Duvall 2005, Miller 2007) Understanding the process by which knowledge is produced in these international knowledge institutions is important because this knowledge defines and frames problems, while simultaneously enabling and constraining the range of possible solutions. As such, the rules and operating procedures of international sites of knowledge production, such as international scientific advisory bodies, have become important sites of negotiation and conflict between states seeking to exercise productive power. This paper employs a discursive analysis to better understand the politics of knowledge production surrounding the Codex Alimentarius Commission – a joint FAO/WHO body that sets international food safety standards. The Codex became an important player in the international politics of trade, environment and human health when it was formally recognized by the WTO agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) in 1995. As a result of this recognition, the politics of knowledge production within the Codex have shifted significantly, leading to a new terrain of productive power that reflects both the pre-SPS power dynamics within the organization (codified by the preexisting rules, procedures, and standards), as well as the post-SPS dynamics (visible through the constant attempts to secure representation, update pre-SPS rules and standards, and standardize procedures for scientific input).By analyzing Codex-related discourse in the WTO's SPS Committee, this paper explores the relationship between expert and democratic legitimacy in global knowledge-making, and examines opportunities for further deliberation in knowledge production in and surrounding the Codex.

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore how different variables impact the effectiveness of product placement in order to provide marketers with insights into planning product placement strategies. To test the proposed hypotheses, a 2 (plot connection: high vs. low) x 2 (product involvement: high vs. low) x 2 (previous attitude toward the brand: favorable vs. unfavorable) one between- and 2 within-subject factorial design was implemented. The results of this study will provide marketers and advertising agencies with useful insights into using product placement strategies as a marketing communication tool. In addition, the results suggest that many factors should be considered when evaluating the effectiveness of a placement.

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Abstract: In this paper, I examine stratification in criminology based on patterns of institutional and individual scholarly productivity. Recent studies have detailed individual or institutional productivity in criminology and/or criminal justice. I build on and simultaneously depart from this literature by analyzing the importance of institutional locations for individual productivity and the content of scholarly knowledge. The empirical examination is based on analysis of degree granting institutional affiliation and affiliation at the time of publication and their relationship to productivity and knowledge content. I use a dataset of 1,612 crime, criminal law, and crime control articles published in leading sociology and criminology journals from 1951-1993, which has recently been augmented by data on all first authors� degree grating institution and institutional affiliation at the time of publication. Preliminary results suggest that there is a clear distinction in terms of individual productivity among the authors of criminological scholarship. The relationship between individual productivity, degree granting institution, and affiliation at the time of publication has yet to be examined.