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Who is to blame? Exploring accountability in fraud victimisation
Authors: Cross Cassandra 
Published: December 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the discourses surrounding accountability as it relates to fraud victimisation.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based upon interviews with 31 professionals across the fraud justice network (FJN) in the UK and Canada.FindingsThe paper highlights the complexities that surround participant’s perspectives of liability when it comes to fraud. Professionals articulated responsibility falling across the spectrum of victims, offenders and third parties. Further, it is evident that perspectives of accountability are largely influenced by the various types of frauds that exist and the ways in which victims incur losses.Research limitations/implicationsInterviews with selected FJN professionals may not be representative of those across the broader sector in each country. Despite this, there was still a diversity in views which highlights the tensions that currently exist as to where accountability is positioned.Practical implicationsThe findings clearly indicate that accountability is not directed at any one party, rather there appears to be an interplay across offenders, victims and third parties. While the offender is arguably the one who should be held most accountable for their actions, a lack of official responses to fraud offending means that the offender is largely invisible. For those who place accountability on the victim, there is evidence of neoliberal discourses that argue for prudential citizens, or those who take responsibility for their own actions. This is in contrast to those who believed that victims could not be held accountable for actions beyond their control, and instead third parties were accountable, and should increase their role in education and awareness.Originality/valueThis paper articulates the discourses of accountability that exist for fraud, and how the current thinking can contribute to interactions with victims, as well as current responses to victimisation. Further work is required to better identify the criteria against which victims are being held accountable, as well as better understand who bears responsibility with responses to fraud victimisation.
Police recruit perception of transgender officers: inclusion, diversity and transgender people
Authors: Miles-Johnson Toby 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The reality of policing in the twenty-first century is that most officers identify as white, heterosexual and cisgender (or identifying with the sex assigned to them at birth) and outnumber officers from diverse groups. Whilst many diverse officers are employed by police organisations, there is a lack of evidence to suggest transgender people seek employment in policing or (following strategic recruitment drives) are actively recruited by police organisations. This raises questions regarding the factors which constrain or facilitate employment of transgender people into policing and whether strategic recruitment drives targeting transgender people work. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
Following a recruitment drive targeting diverse community members, an online survey was administered to police recruits in one of Australia’s smaller state based police organisations (n=742) to determine if recruits self-identity as transgender or cisgender, and whether or not self-identified cisgender or transgender recruits would be willing to work alongside one another.

Findings
The results indicated that all the recruits in this study identified as cisgender. Whilst transgender recruits may have participated in the research, none of the recruits identified openly as transgender in the survey. Consequently, there was a significant association between the recruit’s gender and sexuality, and their perceptions of working alongside transgender officers, with almost all recruits stating that they would prefer to work with cisgender officers.

Practical implications
The findings of this research contribute original knowledge to the extant body of policing literature regarding police recruit perceptions of working alongside transgender officers.

Originality/value
This type of research has not been conducted in an Australian context before.
Underpricing and market timing in SEOs of European REITs and REOCs
Authors: Lorenz Felix 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) by examining the underpricing of European real estate corporations and identifying determinants explaining the phenomenon of setting the offer price at a discount at SEOs.

Design/methodology/approach
With a sample of 470 SEOs of European real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs) from 2004 to 2018, multivariate regression models are applied to test for theories on the pricing of SEOs. This paper furthermore tests for differences in underpricing for REITs and REOCs as well as specialized and diversified property companies.

Findings
Significant underpricing of 3.06 percent is found, with REITs (1.90 percent) being statistically less underpriced than REOCs (5.08 percent). The findings support the market timing theory by showing that managers trying to time the equity market gain from lower underpricing. Furthermore, underwritten offerings are more underpriced to reduce the risk of the arranging bank, but top-tier underwriters are able to reduce offer price discounts by being more successful in attracting investors. The results cannot support the value uncertainty hypothesis, but they are in line with placement cost stories. In addition, specialized property companies are subject to lower underpricing.

Practical implications
An optimal issuance strategy taking into account timing, relative offer size and the choice of the underwriter can minimize the amount of “money left on the table” and therefore contribute to the lower cost of raising capital.

Originality/value
This is the first study to investigate SEO underpricing for European real estate corporations, pricing differences of REITs and REOCs in seasoned offerings and the effect of market timing on the pricing of SEOs.
Brand valuation – examining the role of marketing on firm financial performance
Authors: Kumar B. Rajesh , Sujit K.S. , Kareem Abdul Waheed 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to broadly examine the role of marketing–finance interface factors for value creation. Specifically, the study investigates the influence of discretionary expenditures such as advertisement on valuation of brands and firms within the framework of risk factors.

Design/methodology/approach
To test the model and hypotheses of this study as it has the possibilities of multiple causations among different variables used in the system. Some independent variables are not truly independent and there is a possibility of biased estimation and inconsistent results. Hence a dynamic simultaneous equation model is used including the instrumental variable approach.

Findings
The study provides evidence for direct association between brand value and firm value which is represented by the joint impact of both operating and stock market performance. The results establish the direct relationship between brand and firm value and signify the relevance of intangible value creation.

Originality/value
This study addresses the gap in the research which examines the role of marketing decisions on value creation which jointly impacts both operating and stock market performance.
How managerial ties impact opportunity discovery in a transition economy? Evidence from China
Authors: Guo Hai , Tang Jintong , Wei Zelong 
Published: December 2019

PurposeBy integrating the resource management perspective and the optimal distinctiveness perspective, the purpose of this paper is to explain how firms configure their managerial ties and competences to identify entrepreneurial opportunities.Design/methodology/approachUsing survey data collected from 238 firms in a transition economy, this paper tests a model of firms’ exploration and exploitation competences under which managerial ties promote or constrain opportunity discovery.FindingsThe paper finds that managerial ties are positively related to opportunity discovery. More importantly, competence exploration strengthens the impact of business ties on opportunity discovery, whereas it weakens the impact of political ties. On the contrary, competence exploitation strengthens the effect of political ties on opportunity discovery, whereas it weakens the impact of business ties.Originality/valueFirst, the findings enrich the social network perspective of opportunity recognition by linking managerial social ties to opportunity discovery in the context of a transition economy. Second, this paper adds to current understanding of the resource management perspective and the optimal distinctiveness perspective by exploring the fit between different managerial ties (business ties vs political ties) and different competences (exploration vs exploitation) in contributing to opportunity discovery.
Online communication of visual information
Authors: Lee Wen-Hsuan , Lin Yu-Hsun 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to deepen the understanding of why text messages are superseded by using stickers, thus driving instant messaging software (IMS) users’ visual communication process.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on Uses & Gratifications (U&G) theory and using a semantic technique, this research begins by identifying design indices of stickers and user’s perceived gratifications that they describe and evaluate at their first impression of using stickers in Study 1. Study 2 introduces media richness theory and the expectancy model into the framework of U&G theory and further explains several causal linkages from the LINE stickers’ design quality indices to proximal users’ perception of gratifications and distal sticker use intention.

Findings
Study 1 explores four variables, playfulness, variety, delicacy and uniqueness, as stickers’ design quality indices and discloses two user perceptions of gratifications, i.e., the needs of self-expression and of flaunting to someone, as main intrinsic motives for users sending stickers. The results of Study 2 further support the finding that self-expression and a mentality that seeks conspicuousness are two important psychological variables mediating the effects of three design quality indices – playfulness, variety and uniqueness – on visual image use intention.

Originality/value
The main contribution of this research is to verify the psychological mechanism of visualized communication between IMS users. Moreover, the finding extends the digital marketing literature by highlighting conspicuous consumption that occurs not only in consuming luxury goods, but also in costless or cheaper digital product such as IMS stickers.
Causes of failure among Malaysian female entrepreneurs
Authors: Al-Shami Samer , Mamun Abdullah Al , Sidek Safiah , Rashid Nurulizwa 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the specific causes of failure among Malaysian female entrepreneurs who were provided with financial services by the microfinance institution: Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) to start up their own businesses.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper adopts a qualitative-based case study design approach, with data collected from a total of 18 female entrepreneurs who had failed to develop their businesses. In-depth personal interviews were conducted, coupled with personal observation via purposive cum snowball sampling.

Findings
Thematic analysis revealed a pattern-based outcome which discloses a variety of causes affecting the failure of Malaysian female entrepreneurship. These causes ranged from inter-related external factors which were perceived as beyond their control, such as personal life events, intensive competition and loan inflexibility to internal causes, which were related to lack of resources, poor financial management and personal dissatisfaction with their own business performance.

Research limitations/implications
The findings of this study provide valuable information for Malaysian economic policymakers in how to practically address the objectives of the National Women's Policy (NPW) and improve the innovative quality of their products and services. A thorough understanding of the specific obstacles facing female entrepreneurs in Malaysia is essential if policymakers are to improve opportunity exploitation efficiency and assist in mitigating the external and internal causes of business failure among Malaysian females.

Originality/value
Studies in this field have demonstrated that most new “start-ups” fail within three years of their establishment. While determinist, emotive and voluntarist theories can often provide an adequate explanation for the causes of business failure, it is clear that no single factor is usually responsible. Rather, multiple interrelated factors are found to be at play. This study, therefore, provides an integrative model for causes of business failure among small-business female entrepreneurs. It also represents one of only a few such studies in the literature and, to the best of knowledge at the time of writing, is the first such study that used an integrative approach to explain the causes of business failure in the Malaysian context.
Dynamic integration paths of emerging multinational enterprises in advanced markets
Authors: Yang Yanan , Lütge Christoph 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to examine dynamic multi-stage post-merger integration (PMI) evolutions by Chinese multinational enterprises (CMNEs) in the German market and their potential influencing factors.

Design/methodology/approach
A data set was collected from 25 interviews with 21 respondents from six Chinese acquisition cases in Germany, and a comparative multi-case study and content analysis were applied.

Findings
The results reveal that Chinese acquirers take segmented linear integration path in Germany from nearly no integration to organisational integration and then to production integration. It contains three sub-paths: the P-O-O path (partnering–organisational optimisation–production optimisation), the P-P-P path (preservation–organisational preservation–production preservation) and the P-C-C path (preservation–organisational centralisation–production confusion). The initial nearly no integration condition is mainly impacted by asymmetric information and the targets’ strategic positions, whereas different organisational and production integration degrees in mid- and long-term stages are primarily influenced by Chinese acquirers' different dynamic capabilities. Moreover, Chinese acquirers' corporate ownership is not found to be a significant factor that influences CMNEs to take different integration strategies in different PMI stages.

Research limitations/implications
This paper contributes to broaden emerging multinational enterprises’ (EMNEs) PMI theory by adding dynamic perspective and provides suggestions for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) practitioners to identify integration options and avoid integration pitfalls in different integration stages.

Originality/value
Existing works identified that EMNEs prefer to partner with the targets in advanced markets, but lacked a dynamic perspective to disclose whether the partnering strategy would be adjusted or not over time. This study is the first to explore multi-stage integration changes and is one of the few studies that recognise the interaction of the integration strategy with the dynamic capability of the acquiring enterprises.
Investigation of compressive deformation behaviors of cubic periodic cellular structural cubes through 3D printed parts and FE simulations
Authors: Wang Jun , Rai Rahul , Armstrong Jason N. 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to clarify the relationship between mechanical behaviors and the underlying geometry of periodic cellular structures. Particularly, the answer to the following research question is investigated: Can seemingly different geometries of the repeating unit cells of periodic cellular structure result in similar functional behaviors? The study aims to cluster the geometry-functional behavior relationship into different categories.

Design/methodology/approach
Specifically, the effects of the geometry on the compressive deformation (mechanical behavior) responses of multiple standardized cubic periodic cellular structures (CPCS) at macro scales are investigated through both physical tests and finite element simulations of three-dimensional (3D) printed samples. Additionally, these multiple CPCS can be further nested into the shell of 3D models of various mechanical domain parts to demonstrate the influence of their geometries in practical applications.

Findings
The paper provides insights into how different CPCS (geometrically different unit cells) influence their compressive deformation behaviors. It suggests a standardized strategy for comparing mechanical behaviors of different CPCS.

Originality/value
This paper is the first work in the research domain to investigate if seemingly different geometries of the underlying unit cell can result in similar mechanical behaviors. It also fulfills the need to infill and lattify real functional parts with geometrically complex unit cells. Existing work mainly focused on simple shapes such as basic trusses or cubes with spherical holes.
Professional status and norm violation in email collaboration
Authors: Axtell Carolyn M. , Moser Karin S. , McGoldrick Janet 
Published: December 2019

Purpose
Status is a central aspect of teamwork relationships and successful collaboration in teams, both online and offline. Status group membership and status perception shape behavioural expectations and norm perceptions of what is appropriate, but despite their importance have been neglected in previous research. Status effects are of special interest in online collaboration, e.g. via email, where no immediate feedback or non-verbal/paraverbal communication and direct observation is possible. The purpose of this study is to address this gap in research.

Design/methodology/approach
An experimental scenario study with two different professional status groups (lecturers and students) tested status effects on causal attributions, intergroup bias and emotional and collaborative responses to perceived norm violations in emails.

Findings
Results overall showed three key findings: a “black-sheep-effect” with harsher negative attributions for same status members, more aggression and less cooperation towards lower status senders and stronger (negative) emotional reactions towards high status senders.

Originality/value
The findings are important for managing professional online communication because negative personal attributions, strong emotions and aggressive behaviours can increase team conflict, lead to mistakes and generally undermine performance.
A high accurate automated first‐break picking method for seismic records from high‐density acquisition in areas with a complex surface
Authors: Xu Yinpo , Yin Cheng , Zou Xuefeng , Ni Yudong , Pan Yingjie , Xu Liangjun 
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACTAs the application of high‐density high‐efficiency acquisition technology becomes more and more wide, the areas with complex surface conditions gradually become target exploration areas, and the first‐break picking work of massive low signal‐to‐noise ratio data is a big challenge. The traditional method spends a lot of manpower and time to interactively pick first breaks, a large amount of interactive work affects the accuracy and efficiency of picking. In order to overcome the shortcoming that traditional methods have weak anti‐noise to low signal‐to‐noise ratio primary wave, this paper proposes a high accurate automated first‐break picking method for low signal‐to‐noise ratio primary wave from high‐density acquisition in areas with a complex surface. Firstly, this method determines first‐break time window using multi‐azimuth spatial interpolation technology; then it uses the improved clustering algorithm to initially pick first breaks and then perform multi‐angle comprehensive quality evaluation to first breaks according to the following sequence: ‘single trace → spread → single shot → multiple shots’ to identify the abnormal first breaks; finally it determines the optimal path through the constructed evaluation function and using the ant colony algorithm to correct abnormal first breaks. Multi‐azimuth time window spatial interpolation technology provides the base for accurately picking first‐break time; the clustering algorithm can effectively improve the picking accuracy rate of low signal‐to‐noise ratio primary waves; the multi‐angle comprehensive quality evaluation can accurately and effectively eliminate abnormal first breaks; the ant colony algorithm can effectively improve the correction quality of low signal‐to‐noise ratio abnormal first breaks. By example analysis and comparing with the commonly used Akaike Information Criterion method, the automated first‐break picking theory and technology studied in this paper has high picking accuracy and the ability to stably process low signal‐to‐noise ratio seismic data, has a significant effect on seismic records from high‐density acquisition in areas with a complex surface and can meet the requirements of accuracy and efficiency for massive data near‐surface modelling and statics calculation.
Listening to the client voice – A constructivist grounded theory study of the experiences of client‐centred practice after stroke
Authors: Walder Kim , Molineux Matthew 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIntroductionCollaboration, choice and power‐sharing are cornerstones of practice as occupational therapists support individuals to re‐establish an occupational identity and reintegrate into the community following stroke. Yet evidence of unmet client needs suggests client‐centred care is not optimal, and little is known of client perspectives of client‐centred practice. A deeper understanding of the client experience of therapeutic relationships during adjustment following stroke, will help facilitate client‐centred practice. This paper reports on a study exploring the research question: how do stroke survivors perceive their relationship with their health care team as they adjust to life following stroke?MethodsIn this constructivist grounded theory study, in‐depth interviews were conducted with six adult stroke survivors from South‐East Queensland, Australia. Transcribed interviews were analysed using a constant comparative approach, identifying emerging concepts and patterns, to construct a theoretical understanding of the experience and meaning of adjustment and reintegration back into the community, with a specific focus on perceptions of therapeutic relationships and client‐centred practice.ResultsParticipant perspectives of client‐centred care during their rehabilitation following stroke were revealed and implications of this for their recovery identified. Themes of being understood; out of the driver's seat; knowing what's going on; and what I need when I need it emerged. Participants described not being: involved in decision making, provided with information, or receiving services aligned to their needs. Periods of frustration, loss of hope and fluctuating motivation were also common.ConclusionFindings shed further light on previously reported health service and discharge experiences. The insight gained into individual experiences of client‐centred care following stroke suggest ways therapists can understand and address each client's adjustment experience and the impact this has on their needs, goal‐setting, motivation, and confidence. Client‐centred care must be grounded in client reality.