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Spanish women’s career inhibitors: 2007-2017
Authors: de Anca Celia , Aragón Salvador 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore inhibitors preventing Spanish women from attaining positions of leadership.Design/methodology/approachUsing a qualitative approach based on focus groups and structured personal interviews on 42 Spanish male and female executives, the study tests the main gender normative expectations applicable to specific work and personal roles.FindingsThe findings suggest that there is a significant consensus about the existence of traditional and emerging models. Research also suggests there are still clear gaps between traditional and emerging roles that are easily identified and recognized. Contrary to expectations, the research suggests there is no a clear model of emerging gender roles, and instead considerable diversity in the construction of individual aspirational models.Research limitationsThis is a first exploratory research limited to a reduced sample in the Spanish context. To confirm the findings, the research will benefit from a quantitative approach based on larger samples. Moreover, additional surveys in different cultural contexts will provide a broader understanding of the proposed research questions.Practical implicationsThe gender gap framework can enable policy makers to correctly diagnose the barriers women face in their professional lives and to come up with efficient instruments to correct existing inequalities.Originality/valueThe principal contribution of this paper is that it provides important insights into traditional and aspirational gender gaps that constitute one important internal barrier for women’s development.
Corporate governance and firm performance in Latin America: a meta-analysis
Authors: Maranho Flávia Schwartz , Leal Ricardo 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe relationship between the role played by corporate governance (CG) mechanisms and shareholder wealth is an important and mature topic in some countries and regions. However, despite the considerable number of studies, the results are still inconclusive. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate around the theme in Latin America through a meta-analysis.Design/methodology/approachThe study used meta-analytic procedures to review 42 articles produced by researchers from Latin American countries, whose samples were composed of Latin American firms.FindingsThe results suggest that CG best practices are associated with better Latin American firm performance. The evidence also suggests that results are moderated by the characteristics of boards of directors, the ownership, and control structure and various simultaneous CG mechanisms, through broad indices and special CG trading segments.Originality/ValueThe relationship between GC and firm performance possesses certain peculiarities in the case of Latin American countries and the literature on the region is certainly not as abundant and mature. As most of the articles reviewed were written in Portuguese and Spanish and published in local journals, the consolidation produced should also be useful for researchers throughout the world by enabling them to access their ideas.
Ownership structure and bank performance in EU-15 countries
Authors: Migliardo Carlo , Forgione Antonio Fabio 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of ownership structure on bank performance in EU-15 countries. Specifically, it examines to what extent shareholder type and the degree of shareholder concentration affect the banks’ profitability, risk and technical efficiency.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a sample of 1,459 banks operating in EU-15 countries from 2011 to 2015. It constructs a set of continuous variables capturing the ownership nature, the concentration and their interactions, and estimates an instrumental variable random effect (IV-RE) model. In addition, a panel data stochastic frontier analysis is conducted to estimate the time-varying technical efficiency for profitability and costs.FindingsThe empirical analysis shows that bank performance is affected by shareholder type. When regressed against the entrenchment behavior of the controlling owner hypothesis, banks with large-block shareholders are more profitable, less risky and more profit efficient. Further, ownership concentration reverts the negative effect related to the institutional, bank and industry ownership.Research limitations/implicationsThe results support the hypothesis that concentrated ownership helps to overcome agency problems. They also confirm that managerial involvement in banks’ capital enhances a bank’s profit and its volatility.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to consider the ownership nature, the concentration and their interaction using continuous variables, which allows for more precise inferences. The results provide new evidence that bank profitability, cost efficiency and risk are affected by the type of direct shareholders.
Corporate governance and tax disclosure phenomenon in the Malaysian listed companies
Authors: Mgammal Mahfoudh Hussein , Bardai Barjoyai , Ku Ismail Ku Nor Izah 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the impact of corporate governance internal mechanisms on tax disclosure in non-financial firms in Malaysia. Managerial ownership and incentive compensation are used as proxies to reflect corporate governance conduct.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses panel data set to analyse 286 non-financial listed companies on Bursa Malaysia for the years 2010-2012. Tax disclosure was gathered from the financial statements, particularly in the consolidated of tax expenses. Tax disclosure was measured using modified effective tax rate reconciling items. Multivariate statistical analyses were run on the sample data.FindingsThis study finds that managerial ownership and incentive compensation do not significantly influence tax disclosure. On the other hand, it is found that there are significant positive associations between each of firm size and industry dummy, and tax disclosure. This means that company-specific characteristics are important factors affecting corporate tax disclosure.Research limitations/implicationsThis study extends the work of previous studies by suggesting that the signalling theory and the agency theory are the main theories concerned with tax disclosure and corporate governance. The authors add an additional appreciation of the contribution of corporate governance from the interested parties’ tax disclosure evaluation in the Malaysian environment.Practical implicationsThe evidence found by this study has important policy and practical knowledge implications for the authorities, researchers, decisionmakers and firm managers. The findings provide them with some relevant insights on the importance of corporate governance practices from the companies’ perspectives and contribute to the discussion of who verifies and deduces from tax disclosure directed by companies.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempt to examine the influence of the corporate governance internal mechanisms on tax disclosure in a developing nation like Malaysia. Although this paper focuses on a single country, it contributes significantly to the debate about tax disclosure in relation to “comply or explain”, as suggested in the Code of Corporate Governance. This study shows that companies are trying to avoid as far as possible disclosing tax-related information.
Comparison of honor killings to anti-LGBTQ homicides
Authors: Henry Tri Keah , Hayes Brittany E. , Freilich Joshua D. , Chermak Steven 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to compare the role honor and shame play in honor killings and anti-LGBTQ homicides by identifying similarities and differences across these two homicide types.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses data from the US Extremist Crime Database (ECDB). Data for each of the incidents included in the ECDB are gathered from various open sources through a multi-stage process. A total of 16 honor killings and 21 anti-LGBTQ cases (i.e. the universe for both groups) are examined in this analysis. A closed-coded analysis technique is utilized to assess each case for evidence of shame and honor as well as an iterative coding process to identify sub-categories within these broader themes.

Findings
Results indicate that shame and honor play important roles in both honor killings and anti-LGBTQ homicides, although their influence manifests differently across these two types of homicide. Perceived shame to the family is most closely related to honor killings, while suppressing homosexual urges underlines anti-LGBTQ homicides. Violations of religious tenets, protection of masculinity, and protection of honor are evidenced in both types of homicide.

Originality/value
This study uses a unique database to examine the ideological motivations of individuals who perpetrate extremist crimes in comparison to those who commit honor killings. Findings may inform forensic practices, including rehabilitation and prevention programs.
Staff support procedures in a low-secure forensic service
Authors: Cooper Sarah , Inett Andy Colin 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
Staff working in forensic inpatient settings are at increased risk of harm perpetrated by patients. Support offered in response to such incidents can have a significant impact on how staff recover. The purpose of this paper is to explore how staff support procedures implemented in one low-secure forensic service impacted on staff recovery.

Design/methodology/approach
In total, 11 members of staff who had direct patient contact volunteered from an opportunity sample. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant, asking about experiences of abuse at work and subsequent staff support procedures. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis.

Findings
Four overarching themes were identified; experiences of harm, supported recovery, missed opportunities and therapeutic relationships. This led to a better understanding of how staff coped with incidents of abuse at work and how support procedures impacted on their recovery.

Research limitations/implications
The service evaluation was limited by transferability of the findings. The process of sampling may have meant there were biases in those who volunteered to take part. Further projects such as this are required to develop the themes identified.

Practical implications
Findings led to the development of a new integrated model of staff support.

Originality/value
This was one of the first studies in the UK to formally evaluate a staff support procedure in forensic low-secure services and include experiences of both clinical and non-clinical staff who are regularly exposed to potentially harmful events.
Does intention translate into action? Investigating the impact of loyalty intention on future usage
Authors: Chatterjee Swagato , Shainesh G. , Sravanan C.N. Sai 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
The purpose of the study is to develop a structural and a predictive model of the future purchase behavior of the consumers from value, quality and satisfaction and also finding the role of consumer loyalty in the above-mentioned model.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on survey and purchase data of a sample of 235 respondents, the authors have used structural equation modeling to develop a structural model and three-stage least square regression to develop and validate the predictive model.

Findings
In the structural model, the authors found that perceived service quality and network quality leads to customer satisfaction which also leads to loyalty intentions. However, neither past purchase behavior nor loyalty has significant predictive power to predict future usage. But the interaction effect of loyalty and past purchase predicts future purchase significantly.

Research limitations/implications
The study went beyond structural model and developed a behavioral predictive model which can overcome self-reporting bias. Also, the study focused on the moderating role of loyalty in predicting future purchase quantity, thus contributing toward the theoretical understanding of the effects of loyalty.

Practical implications
Other than providing a forecasting model, the study helps the service managers to understand the importance of the relational constructs than the tangible constructs. Moreover, it also suggests optimally target the big buyers through the loyalty programs to ensure higher future revenues.

Originality/value
The study provides new insight on the impact of loyalty intention of consumer’s purchase behavior and shows the boundary conditions of predictive power of loyalty intention and past purchase on future purchase. Moreover, this is one of the very few studies that have focused on these relationships in Indian context.
Researcher self-care in organizational ethnography
Authors: Vincett Joanne 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to offer practical researcher self-care strategies to prepare for and manage the emotions involved in doing organizational ethnographic research. Institutional ethics policies or research training programs may not provide guidance, yet emotions are an integral part of research, particularly for ethnographers immersed in the field or those working with sensitive topics or vulnerable or marginalized people.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper draws on ethnographic fieldwork over nine months with a voluntary organization in the UK, Yarl’s Wood Befrienders, to explore the experiences and activities of volunteer visitors who offer emotional support to women detained indefinitely in an immigration removal center. The author is a “complete member researcher,” or “at-home ethnographer,” a volunteer visitor and a former detainee.

Findings
The author describes the emotional impact the research personally had on her and shares learning from overcoming “compassion fatigue.” Self-care strategies based on the literature are recommended, such as a researcher self-assessment, identification of the emotional risks of the research, and self-care plan formulated during project planning. Suggested resources and activities to support the well-being of researchers are explored.

Practical implications
This paper provides practical resources for researchers to prepare for and cope with emotional and mental health risks throughout the research process. It builds awareness of safeguarding researchers and supporting them with handling emotional disruptions. Without adequate support, they may be psychologically harmed and lose the potential to critically engage with emotions as data.

Originality/value
The literature on emotions in doing research rarely discusses self-care strategies. This paper offers an actionable plan for researchers to instil emotional and mental well-being into the research design to navigate emotional challenges in the field and build resilience.
Organizational identification and independent sales contractor performance in professional services
Authors: Finch David J. , Abeza Gashaw , O’Reilly Norm , Hillenbrand Carola 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the drivers of independent sales contractor (ISC) performance. As independently contracted sales agents, the ISC model is a growing method of non-permanent employment utilized in many sectors. Specifically, this study seeks to fill a gap in the literature related to the under-researched link between ISCs and organizational identification.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducts an exploratory, mixed-methods study based on data collected from 189 ISCs from a professional services firm.FindingsResults demonstrate that outcomes related to sales performance, retention and advocacy are influenced directly and indirectly by organizational identification. It also shows that tangible benefits related to financial and marketing values are the strongest predictors of ISC organizational identification. Intangible dimensions such as value congruence, management trust and embeddedness play a limited role in the model.Research limitations/implicationsResults show that ISC sales performance is enhanced when an ISC views their identity and the identity of the firm as highly interdependent. These findings suggest that organizational identification can be a key performance indicator when evaluating the return on marketing investment for a firm.Practical implicationsThis study provides some important guidance to managers responsible for ISCs. First, the study identifies the primary drivers of organizational identification. Specifically, the study demonstrates that financial and marketing benefits are the primary relational antecedents of organizational identification. Both value congruence and operational benefits play relatively minor roles. Similarly, the results show that both organizational identification and historic sales performance are critical predictors of sales performance.Originality/valueFew researchers have examined the link between ISCs and organizational identification. Organizational identification is of particular importance in the study of ISCs, as they possess the dual identity of an independent agent and that of a sales representative of the firm they are under contract. This study contributes to existing literature by extending previous studies that examine antecedents of sales performance.
Customer value co-creation over the relationship life cycle
Authors: Cambra-Fierro Jesus , Melero-Polo Iguacel , Sese F. Javier 
Published: February 2018

PurposeDrawing from the theory of relationship dynamics, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how the relationship life cycle moderates the link between relationship quality and customer value co-creation. As customer-firm relationships pass through different stages (exploration, buildup, maturity, and decline) characterized by distinct customer behaviors, this study proposes a dynamic conceptual framework.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire was administered in financial services firms. The final valid sample comprised 2,000 individuals. Subjective customer information from the questionnaire was combined with objective data that the financial entity provided.FindingsThe results demonstrate that the relationship life cycle plays a key moderating role, revealing that, in the buildup and maturity stages, the influence of relationship quality on customer value co-creation is stronger than in the decline stage. However, for customers in the exploration stage, relationship quality does not lead to customer value co-creation behaviors.Practical implicationsAs customer relationship stages are constantly evolving, this study provides companies with additional interesting tools to personalize business strategies and to adapt marketing investments to the specific situation of customers.Originality/valueTo the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to consider how the relationship life cycle influences the strength with which relationship quality promotes customer value co-creation.
Ten‐year retrospective clinicohistological study of cutaneous lupus erythematosus in Korea
Authors: Oh Eui Hyun , Kim Eun Jin , Ro Young Suck , Ko Joo Yeon 
Published: February 2018

AbstractAn understanding of the differences in clinical manifestations and laboratory abnormalities between subtypes of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is still lacking. The purpose of this study was to analyze demographic, clinical and histological features of CLE according to three main presentation subsets: acute (ACLE), subacute (SCLE) and chronic (CCLE). A 10‐year retrospective analysis was performed on data from patients who were diagnosed with CLE between March 2005 and September 2015 in a Korean tertiary referral dermatology clinic. We compared demographic data and clinical and histological findings between three different CLE groups. An overall sample of 220 patients with CLE consisted of 67 patients with ACLE, 25 patients with SCLE and 135 patients with CCLE. Patients with CCLE regardless of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presence had lower prevalence of anemia, urinary abnormalities and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Furthermore, CCLE patients who only had skin lesions showed lower female predominance, lower extracutaneous manifestation, fewer laboratory and immunological abnormalities including low antinuclear antibody titers and the lowest positivity for C3, C4 and anti‐dsDNA, anti‐Ro, anti‐Sm and anti‐RNP antibodies, and more prominent perieccrine inflammation and dermal fibrosis in histological findings. Considering distinct cutaneous manifestations of LE, a comprehensive awareness of each CLE subtype is important for achieving a favorable prognosis through appropriate diagnosis and management. This study provides comparative clinical and histological profiles of patients with different CLE subtypes in Korea.
Functional diversity of Collembola is reduced in soils subjected to short‐term, but not long‐term, geothermal warming
Authors: Holmstrup Martin , Ehlers Bodil K. , Slotsbo Stine , Ilieva‐Makulec Krassimira , Sigurdsson Bjarni D. , Leblans Niki I. W. , Ellers Jacintha , Berg Matty P. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractHuman activities have caused global changes of atmospheric chemistry resulting in increased temperature especially in the colder regions of the northern hemisphere. Since warming of the environment can have drastic effects on terrestrial ecosystems it is important to experimentally evaluate the extent of such effects in long‐term field‐based experiments. In this study we make use of both recent (short‐term) and long‐term geothermal warming of Icelandic soils to examine the responses of Collembola, an ecologically important group of soil invertebrates, to warming.On the basis of metabolic scaling theory, we hypothesized that species of small size would be more successful in warmed soils than species of larger size. Further we expected that top‐soil‐dwelling species would benefit more from warming than deep‐soil‐dwelling species. In order to test these hypotheses we sampled Collembola along replicated gradients of increasing temperature in areas that had been heated for about 6 years and more than 50 years respectively. Collembola were identified to species level, counted and the community‐weighted mean trait scores for six functional and ecological traits were calculated.Results show that both short‐term and long‐term soil warming caused a shift towards a higher relative abundance of species with small body size. Furthermore, abundance of top‐soil‐dwelling Collembola tended to increase after short‐term warming, but the opposite was observed after long‐term warming.Using trait‐based diversity indices (FRic and RaoQ), we show that functional richness and diversity of Collembola communities was significantly reduced (almost halved) as a result of short‐term soil warming to about 10°C above normal, but this effect was not detected in plots equally warmed for more than 50 years. This indicates that the functional diversity of Collembola communities have high resilience towards soil warming in a long‐term perspective.Aplain language summaryis available for this article.