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A decision-making model for the rework of defective products
Authors: Soares João Cláudio , Tereso Anabela Pereira , Sousa Sérgio Dinis 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThis paper proposes a decision support model that can be used to help decide the destination of defective products, for mass production industries. The objective of this model is to reduce the cost of the defect, and consequently reduce the total quality costs.Design/methodology/approachThe decision model was developed based on the theory of quality costs and decision-making models, considering the practical aspects of reality through data collection, observation and experience in Industrial Pole of Manaus (Brazil) industries. A decision model adjusted to reality assists in the construction of the decision process, indicating the facts, data collection and the planning of the actions to choose the best alternative.FindingsThe specific contributions of this research are: (1) define a sequential structure of actions, effects and costs associated with defective items; (2) allow a comprehensive approach to failure costs, including various elements of lost opportunity costs; (3) minimize failure costs, and consequently reduce total quality costs, without necessarily investing in prevention and assessment; (4) describe the use and application of the built theory; (5) identify the quality cost elements most representative in existence of defective items; and (6) identify improvement points in the management of possible future defective items.Originality/valueMuch of the work of implementation of quality cost models do not emphasize the analysis of the destination of defective items. Also, there are no studies that use decision models with identification, accounting and evaluation of effects and criteria of quality, productivity and cost to define the destination of manufacture defective items.
An integrated HFMEA-DES model for performance improvement of general hospitals
Authors: Ershadi M.M. , Ershadi M.J. , Niaki S.T.A. 
Published: March 2020

PurposeHealthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) identifies potential risks and defines preventive actions to reduce the effects of risks. In addition, a discrete event simulation (DES) could evaluate the effects of every improvement scenario. Consequently, a proposed integrated HFMEA-DES model is presented for quality improvement in a general hospital.Design/methodology/approachIn the proposed model, HFMEA is implemented first. As any risk in the hospital is important and that there are many departments and different related risks, all defined risk factors are evaluated using the risk priority number (RPN) for which related corrective actions are defined based on experts' knowledge. Then, a DES model is designed to determine the effects of selected actions before implementation.FindingsResults show that the proposed model not only supports different steps of HFMEA but also is highly in accordance with the determination of real priorities of the risk factors. It predicts the effects of corrective actions before implementation and helps hospital managers to improve performances.Practical implicationsThis research is based on a case study in a well-known general hospital in Iran.Originality/valueThis study takes the advantages of an integrated HFMEA-DES model in supporting the limitation of HFMEA in a general hospital with a large number of beds and patients. The case study proves the effectiveness of the proposed approach for improving the performances of the hospital resources.
The fiscal policy and the dynamic of the economic cycle
Authors: Alqaralleh Huthaifa 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThis study seeks to determine in some detail whether the state of the economic cycle matters in considering the effects of fiscal policy shocks on output.Design/methodology/approachThis issue leads us to two primary objectives: to define the economic cycle measuring the gap with the unobserved component model with a smoother trend, which can be used efficiently to generate gap measures for use in real-time decision-making and avoids the criticisms of measures based on contentious structural models; and to look empirically at the fiscal policy stance over the phases of the cycle, bearing in mind the short time variation and smooth change between the cycle regimes.FindingsThis paper provides evidence that the fiscal policy rule seems to operate with varied coefficients depending on whether the transition variable is below or above the estimated threshold value.Originality/valueThe asymmetric response gives policymakers the impetus to reconsider the fiscal policy framework because of specific circumstances, such as shocks that can dramatically affect the nominal features of the business cycle. Put differently, stable and moderate fiscal policies would at least not contribute to cyclical fluctuations, and therefore would be better than what we have typically experienced. There would, therefore, seem to be a distinct need to address the properties of economic cycles under different fiscal policy rules.
The symbolic meaning of luxury-lite fashion brands among younger Chinese consumers
Authors: Wang Ye , Qiao Fei 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is uncovering the connotative and symbolic meaning of “luxury-lite brands” [轻奢].Design/methodology/approachApplying mixed methods, this study conducted two studies: (1) a semiotic analysis of a focus group discussion and 10 interviews on luxury-lite brands and (2) a content analysis of 248 Weiblog posts from 10 luxury-lite brands in a two-month period.FindingsStudy 1 showed that luxury-lite brands are interpreted as foreign brands that serve people's needs for social presence, and symbolize youthfulness, tastefulness, and aspirations. Other descriptors of luxury-lite brands included unique design, and less than the best quality offered by luxury brand. Study 2 suggested brands are missing out on a wide range of stories that resonate with their core segments in their social media advertising.Practical implicationsBased on the definition of luxury-lite brands in the context of China proposed by the researchers, we recommend that managers broaden topics of stories, make more effort to create desirable symbolic brand meaning, and use social media to excite these young crowds.Originality/valueLuxury-lite brands have been a cultural sign in the Chinese market projected to grow into an over 90 billion USD business by 2025. Therefore, an insightful understanding of the masstige market of China is a must for any Western masstige brand to be successful and competitive.
Digitizing the field: designing ERP systems for Triple-A humanitarian supply chains
Authors: Falagara Sigala Ioanna , Kettinger William J. , Wakolbinger Tina 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore what design principles need to be considered in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for humanitarian organizations (HOs) to enable agile, adaptive and aligned (Triple-A) humanitarian supply chain capabilities and digitize humanitarian operations.Design/methodology/approachThis study follows an embedded case study approach with a humanitarian medical relief organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which engaged in a multiyear ERP design at its humanitarian field missions.FindingsThis research shows that ERP systems for humanitarian organizations should be designed as unique systems addressing humanitarian organizations' challenges and unique missions, their value generation processes, and resource base in an effort to improve organizational performance. This study presents 12 general design principles that are unique for humanitarian organizations. These design principles provide a high-level structure of guidance under which specific requirements can be further defined and engineered to achieve success.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of this study are based on a single case study limiting generalizability. However, the case study was analyzed and presented as an embedded case study with five autonomous subunits using different business processes and following different adoption and implementation approaches. Therefore, the findings are derived based on considerable variance reflective of humanitarian organizations beyond MSF.Practical implicationsThis study recognizes that HOs have unique routines that standard commercial ERP packages do not address easily at the field level. The primary contribution of this research is a set of design principles that consider these unique routines and guide ERP development in practice. National and international HOs that are planning to implement information systems, private companies that are trading partners of HOs as well as vendors of ERP systems that are looking for new opportunities would all benefit from this research.Originality/valueThis study fills the gap in the humanitarian literature regarding the design of ERP systems for humanitarian organizations that enable Triple–A supply chain capabilities and it advances the knowledge of the challenges of ERP design by HOs in the context of humanitarian operations.
Implications of government subsidies for waste cooking oil considering asymmetric information
Authors: Yang Rui , Tang Wansheng , Zhang Jianxiong 
Published: March 2020

Purpose
Without proper treatment, waste cooking oil (WCO) will bring serious environmental and health hazards, which can be effectively alleviated by converting it into biofuel. Subsidies from the government usually play a significant role in encouraging recycling activities and supporting sustainable supply chain. This paper aims to quantitatively investigate the incentive effects of government subsidies under asymmetric information.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper applies the principal–agent contract to compare the incentive effects of the two widely used subsidy modes (raw material price subsidy [MS] and finished product sale subsidy [FS]) in a management system which consists of the government and a bio-firm where the bio-firm’s conversion rate of the WCO remains as private information.

Findings
Results indicate that the two subsidy modes have the same performance under symmetric information, while under asymmetric information, the government always prefers the MS mode which is more environment-friendly. Besides, if the average conversion rate is large or the uncertainty level of the asymmetric information is moderate, the MS mode is Pareto-improving compared with the FS mode for the government and the high-type bio-firm. Only when the average conversion rate is small or the uncertainty level is very small/very large, the high-type bio-firm welcomes the FS mode.

Originality/value
Different from the existing literature, this paper applies the principal–agent contract into the WCO management system and quantitatively compares the two subsidy modes taking the practical problem of asymmetric information into consideration.
Coping with workplace ostracism: the roles of emotional exhaustion and resilience in deviant behavior
Authors: Jiang Hongyan , Jiang Xianjin , Sun Peizhen , Li Xiuping 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explicate the relationship between workplace ostracism and deviant behavior, and further test the mediating role of emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of resilience.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 409 first-line production workers from four manufacturing enterprises in China was collected. A moderated mediation analysis was employed to test the hypotheses and examine the relationships proposed in the research framework.FindingsThe findings indicate that emotional exhaustion could mediate the relationship between workplace ostracism and deviant behavior. Moreover, the results from the moderated mediation analysis suggest that the mediation of emotional exhaustion is moderated by resilience such that with a higher level of resilience, the mediation effect of emotional exhaustion becomes weaker.Research limitations/implicationsThe participants of this study are limited to manufacturing enterprises, and thus our findings may not be equally valid for other types of industries. Meanwhile, this study is a cross-sectional research that could not explain the causal relationship between workplace ostracism and deviant behavior.Practical implicationsThe present research can offer some managerial implications about how to avoid the occurrence of workplace ostracism and deviant behavior for organizations.Originality/valueThis study constructs a moderated mediation model by introducing the potential mediating role of emotional exhaustion and the moderating effect of resilience in order to reveal the mechanism through which workplace ostracism relates to deviant behavior. Our research not only integrates and enriches the ideas of the Stress-Non-Equilibrium-Compensation Approach and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping Theory but could also inform future management practices for mitigating the negative consequences of workplace ostracism.
What affects the export entrepreneurship of SMEs?
Authors: Santhosh Channappa 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the different drivers’ and its impact on the export entrepreneurship (EE) of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approachThe proposed conceptual framework has been tested through analysis of a sample of 102 internationalized (exports) SMEs of the Engineering industry in the Bangalore district, Karnataka, India.FindingsResults reveal that firms with younger entrepreneurs who have industry-specific experience and different social ties are able to achieve higher performance.Practical implicationsOverall, results facilitate understanding of the importance of entrepreneurial capabilities to successfully formulate and strategize their international efforts to achieve better performance in the international market.Originality/valueThe study enhances the importance of understanding the role of different drivers on EE in the context of an emerging economy where studies are limited and largely unexplored till date.
Market orientation and women-owned SMEs performance
Authors: Rashid Muhammad Amir , Kalyar Masood Nawaz , Shafique Imran 
Published: March 2020

PurposeThis research aims to investigate the contingent effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and strategic decision responsiveness (SDR) on the link of market orientation (MO) and performance of women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs).Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 909 WSMEs of Punjab province Pakistan through survey questionnaire. Hierarchical regression is employed to perform the analysis.FindingsResults reveal that although higher-level dimensions of MO directly affect the WSMEs performance, however this linkage becomes stronger under SDR and higher-level dimensions of EO.Practical implicationsManagers should emphasis on the demonstration of EO's dimensions and SDR to utilize the full potential of MO to promote WSMEs performance.Originality/valueTo study the contingent effect of SDR and EO's dimensions in the MO–WSMEs performance nexus is the novelty of this study.
Differences in dermoscopic findings between early and mature clear cell acanthoma
Authors: Iseki Kozue , Negishi Mayuko , Nakano Michiyo , Togawa Yaei , Matsue Hiroyuki 
Published: March 2020

AbstractClear cell acanthoma (CCA) is a rare benign epidermal tumor that is difficult to diagnose by visual inspection. Conversely, its diagnosis by dermoscopy is relatively easy owing to the characteristic serpiginous arrangement of coiled vessels, sometimes described as the “string‐of‐pearls” formation. However, in few published reports, the dermoscopic diagnosis of mature CCA has been reported. Here, we report the histopathological and detailed dermoscopic findings of two CCA cases. Between these, one case was of early (~6 months) CCA exhibiting the characteristic vascular string‐of‐pearls formation, whereas the other was of a more mature (~10 years) CCA; although the latter case showed combined thick and thin white intersecting lines with large coiled vessels and/or red clods, it had the string‐of‐pearls formation. Thus, regardless of CCA maturity, the string‐of‐pearls formation was present. We propose that the combination of combined thick and thin white intersecting lines along with the vascular string‐of‐pearls formation reflecting large coiled vessels and/or red clods on dermoscopy is a diagnostic clue to mature CCA.
Using the State for Change: Towards an Effective Labour Government
Authors: Phillipson Bridget 
Published: March 2020

AbstractThe capacity of the state to deliver transformative social and economic change appears more limited today than since Labour was last in government. A future Labour government will therefore need to reckon with the challenges this presents when it comes to harnessing the power of the state to distribute power, wealth, and opportunity, effectively. This article considers two aspects of state power. The first is the ability of the state to enforce laws, and in doing so shape social and economic norms. With reference to past successes and failures, there is discussion of how laws and regulations could be made more effective. The second aspect is state intervention in the economy, and the circumstances in which it is possible and desirable to nationalise key industries. The case is made for a thorough assessment of the efficiency and efficacy of such interventions in the economy, especially when weighed against other policy priorities.
Welfare‐to‐Work, Structural Injustice and Human Rights
Authors: Mantouvalou Virginia 
Published: March 2020

AbstractThis article discusses welfare‐to‐work schemes, places schemes with strict conditionality in the theoretical framework of structural injustice, and argues that they may violate human rights law. Welfare‐to‐work schemes impose obligations on individuals to seek and accept work on the basis that otherwise they will be sanctioned by losing access to social support. The schemes are often presented as the best route out of poverty. However, the system in the UK, characterised by strict conditionality, coerces the poor and disadvantaged into precarious work, and conditions of in‐work poverty. Forcing people to work in these conditions creates and sustains widespread and routine structures of exploitation. The article further argues that a framework of ‘state‐mediated structural injustice’ is the best way of explaining the wrong. It finally claims that this injustice violates principles that are enshrined in human rights law, which the authorities have an obligation to examine and address.
Increasing obstetric intervention for fetal growth restriction is shifting birthweight centiles: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Selvaratnam RJ , Davey M‐A , Mol BW , Wallace EM 
Published: March 2020

ObjectiveTo assess the impact of increasing obstetric intervention on birthweight centiles.DesignRetrospective cohort study of births in five 2‐year epochs: 1983–84, 1993–94, 2003–2004, 2013–2014 and 2016–2017.Population665 205 singleton births at ≥32 weeks' gestation.SettingAll maternity services in Victoria, Australia.MethodsFor each epoch, we calculated the birthweight cutoffs defining each birthweight centile at 34, 37 and 40 weeks' gestation. We calculated rates of iatrogenic delivery over time. We then calculated the number of babies whose birthweight would have classified them as ≥3rd centile based on 1983–84 centile definitions but as <3rd centile based on 2016–2017 centile definitions.Main outcome measuresBirthweight centile, and gestation at delivery.ResultsFrom 1983–84 to 2016–2017, the rate of iatrogenic delivery for singleton pregnancies increased at all term gestations: 1.6–6.4% at 37 weeks', 4.5–18.3% at 38 weeks', 7.6–23.9% at 39 weeks' and 18.4–25.1% at 40 weeks' (all P < 0.001). Over the same period, the birthweight cutoffs defining the 3rd, 5th and 10th centiles increased significantly at term, but not preterm, gestations. This led to increasing numbers of term births being classified as small for gestational age (SGA). Of the 2748 babies born in 2016–2017 at 37–39 weeks' gestation with a birthweight <3rd centile in that period, 1478 (53.8%) would have been classified as ≥3rd centile based on 1983–84 centile definitions.ConclusionIncreasing intervention is shifting the birthweight cutoffs that define birthweight centiles and thereby redefining what constitutes SGA. This undermines the use of population‐derived birthweight centiles to audit clinical care.Tweetable abstractIncreasing obstetric intervention is shifting birthweight centiles and therefore definitions of normality.
Middle Range Theory for the Nursing Diagnosis of Dysfunctional Ventilatory Weaning Response
Authors: Lemos Larissa de Araújo , Cavalcante Layana de Paula , Lopes Marcos Venícios de Oliveira 
Published: March 2020

Purpose
To propose a middle range theory (MRT) that establishes the theoretical basis for the nursing diagnosis dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response (DVWR) (00034).Data Sources
Integrative literature review.Data Synthesis
The MRT includes the main concepts, pictorial diagrams, propositions, and causal relationships for use in clinical practice.Conclusions
The MRT developed for the DVWR allowed us to list 13 clinical antecedent and 21 consequent findings related to this nursing diagnosis that occurs when ventilatory weaning fails.Implications for Nursing Practice
The clinical indicators and causal relationships described in the MRT may serve as a basis for nurses to understand the dysfunctional weaning process.
Hypersensitivities following allergen antigen recognition by unconventional T cells
Authors: de Lima Moreira Marcela , Souter Michael N. T. , Chen Zhenjun , Loh Liyen , McCluskey James , Pellicci Daniel G. , Eckle Sidonia B. G. 
Published: March 2020

AbstractConventional T cells recognise protein‐derived antigens in the context of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ia and class II molecules and provide anti‐microbial and anti‐tumour immunity. Conventional T cells have also been implicated in type IV (also termed delayed‐type or T cell–mediated) hypersensitivity reactions in response to protein‐derived allergen antigens. In addition to conventional T cells, subsets of unconventional T cells exist, which recognise non‐protein antigens in the context of monomorphic MHC class I‐like molecules. These include T cells that are restricted to the cluster of differentiation 1 (CD1) family members, known as CD1‐restricted T cells, and mucosal‐associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) that are restricted to the MHC‐related protein 1 (MR1). Compared with conventional T cells, much less is known about the immune functions of unconventional T cells and their role in hypersensitivities. Here, we review allergen antigen presentation by MHC‐I‐like molecules, their recognition by unconventional T cells, and the potential role of unconventional T cells in hypersensitivities. We also speculate on possible scenarios of allergen antigen presentation by MHC‐I‐like molecules to unconventional T cells, the hallmarks of such responses, and the expected frequencies of hypersensitivities within the human population.