Open research questions in Philosophy and Social Theory
57 gap statements mined from Philosophy and Social Theory papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 530 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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What the literature leaves open
There is a lack of data on regional variations in postal service use in Sweden before 1864. Most published statistical series are national summaries that do not permit regional analysis.
Intercommunications Technologies: Regional Variations in Postal Service Use in Sweden, 1870–1975 · 1985 · DOIThere is a lack of complete statistics on information flows. There is a need to evaluate the correlation between factors such as GDP and information flows.
A comparative study of the mode of domestic and transborder information flows including data · 1983 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the current research, with a need for comparative inter-language studies. The paper notes the lack of research on the topic, including the lack of data on the reading abilities of children in different languages.
La complexite des relations grapho-phonetiques explique-t-elle les difficultes d'apprentissage de la lecture? Le cas de l'hebreu en Israel · 1980 · DOIThe subject of this paper, therefore, is limited to the years between 1927 and about 1957, that is from the start of the British Broadcasting Corporation's experiments that led to establishing its Empire Service to the onset of postwar colonial devolution.
The lack of localisation in radio broadcasting in Ghana. The current state of radio broadcasting in Ghana does not sufficiently cater to the needs of rural peoples.
The study used a limited sample size of 80 subjects. The experimental conditions may not generalize to real-world situations. The study relied on a specific type of task and may not be representative of other types of decision-making.
Prior research has found that people tend to ignore base-rate information, but the reasons for this are not well understood.
The lack of data for the years before 1967. The limitations of the measuring apparatus, which only allows measurement at the district level.
Future research should examine the long-term effects of the grapevine on the organization. Future research should study the flow of information in multiple organizations.
The study finds that prior research has not fully examined the importance of informal communication in an organizational grapevine.
The time-consuming process of ordering a long-distance phone call. The lack of understanding of the methodology of measuring communications output.
Human communication involves individual messages and their meaning, and there is a need to go beyond the solution of the engineering aspects of signal transmission.
The mathematical theory of communication is limited to the engineering aspects of signal transmission. The theory omits to take into consideration who signals to whom about what. The theory is not sufficient for dealing with information problems at all levels.
To predict what costs will be is impossible now, since much research remains to be done in the area of interactive TV under computer control.
The study recognizes the need for further testing and refinement of the general scheme and conclusions.
The paper suggests that future research should focus on testing and refining the general scheme and conclusions. The study recommends further analysis of the communication structure and message-sending activity of local entrepreneurs.
The current emphasis on objective approaches is insufficient for understanding communication. There is a need for a subjective approach to studying communication.
The need to distinguish between the method of presentation and the mechanism of perception. The challenge of understanding the mechanism of perception in multiple-image communication.
The lack of a clear theory or rationale behind multiple-image presentations. The need to understand the mechanism of perception in multiple-image communication.
The lack of consideration of research on cognitive processes in the development of teaching materials. The limited development of innovative instructional materials.
Limited regional analysis due to national summaries. Difficulty in obtaining matching population statistics.
Intercommunications Technologies: Regional Variations in Postal Service Use in Sweden, 1870–1975 · 1985 · DOIIn addition to these reports, two others are of interest. The first is the Report of the Canadian Computer/Communications Task Force {Branching Out, Ottawa: Department of Communications, May, 1972, vols.
The model outlined here is by no means complete; rather, it is presented as a firsl, step toward a complete administrative communication model of much more refinement and rigor. Given the conceptualization of this model, relationships, hypotheses, applications, and alternatives may be generated and tested in a systematic fashion.
The process of ordering a long-distance phone call is time-consuming for those without telephones. The departmental network is not fully defined. Resources for non-industrial uses were scarce in the 1930s and during World War II.
Phone-ins do not have all the characteristics of standard research techniques - The lack of identifying data from callers can be a limitation - The authenticity of the phone-in can be…
Most-cited papers in Philosophy and Social Theory
- Information and Communication Technologies · Higher Education Management · 2004 · 566 citations
- Multivariate Information Transmission · Psychometrika · 1954 · 519 citations
- Cheap Calls: The Social Glue of Migrant Transnationalism · Global Networks · 2004 · 318 citations
- Transmission of Information: A Statistical Theory of Communications · American Journal of Physics · 1961 · 271 citations
- Internal communication: Definition, parameters, and the future · Public Relations Review · 2012 · 203 citations
- Electronic Message Systems in the University: A Description of Use and Utility · Journal of Communication · 1983 · 165 citations
- Domestic communication — technologies and meanings · Media Culture & Society · 1990 · 125 citations
- Telecommuting: The Trade-offs of Home Work · Journal of Communication · 1989 · 99 citations
- Estimating network effects in mobile telephony in Germany · Information Economics and Policy · 2006 · 87 citations
- A theory of multiformat communication: mechanisms, dynamics, and strategies · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science · 2020 · 70 citations
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