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Leadership style in the madrasah in Tulungagung: how principals enhance teacher’s performance
Authors: Shulhan Muwahid 
Published: April 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the leadership styles of principals of State Islamic Senior High Schools (MAN), specifically how well the principals motivate, mobilize, direct, and evaluate teachers’ performance to achieve students’ academic attainment.

Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative study with a multi-site case study was conducted at three MAN in Tulungagung, East Java, Indonesia. Principals of MAN were interviewed, as were administrators and teachers to confirm the principals’ performances and the results of their leadership on professional management, school policies, procedures, and on the implementation of the schools’ dynamic and students’ academic attainments.

Findings
This study revealed that MAN principals are the central figures in the Islamic schools. In particular, implementation of leadership styles is specified as: motivating: intensive communications, incentives, and transparent administrative management; mobilizing: giving opportunities to study for higher degrees, workshops, internet facilities, and rewards; directing: additional teaching hours, scholarships, briefings, and cooperation with other agencies; and evaluating: class visits, personal meetings, encouraging participation, communicating with madrasah committees, collaborating with foreign universities, and conducting research to improve learning. Effective leadership styles evidently increase students’ academic attainments.

Research limitations/implications
Limitations are shown in the sites that are in an area of restricted technologies in a developing country.

Originality/value
This study develops its setting and orientation by integrating Islamic and global values in education management. It shows the prominent role of MAN principals, as the specific cases exemplify leadership and management at secondary schools.
A pilot study on education for sustainable development in the Romanian economic higher education
Authors: Novo-Corti Isabel , Badea Liana , Tirca Diana Mihaela , Aceleanu Mirela Ionela 
Published: April 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to emphasize how economics courses offered at higher education institutions can influence sustainable development, in general, and Romania’s sustainable development, in particular.Design/methodology/approachThe conclusions are based on a pilot questionnaire conducted by the authors on the level of Romanian students enrolled in public and private economic faculties. The results were based on a sample of 1,250 respondents – students, master and PhD – from the economic faculties of some prestigious Romanian universities. To identify differences between some groups,t-test analysis and ANOVA were conducted.FindingsEducation is an important pillar for ensuring sustainable development because through education, people understand and learn how to become more responsible toward the environment. Studies conducted in the twenty-first century are showing a direct link between the investment in education and economic, social and human development. The present study revealed that the economic higher education system in Romania has started with small steps to adapt to the environmental requirements. Unfortunately, the efforts still required to be made are significant, since it is observed that all undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD require a change of attitude and mentality. Romanian public universities are more involved than private universities in the implementation of programs, projects, debates and courses on sustainable development and students’ reactions are positive.Originality/valueThis paper provides useful insights, allowing a better understanding of the role of universities in fostering sustainable development. This research is useful to find solutions for developing education for sustainable development in Romania and it can be a starting point for ESD programs and policies.
Understanding social media advertising effect on consumers’ responses
Authors: Hamouda Manel 
Published: April 2018

Purpose
This study aims to deepen the current understanding of social media advertising by using the Ducoffe’s advertising value model. The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents of advertising value and its consequences on consumers’ attitude and behavior in the specific context of tourism advertising on Facebook.

Design/methodology/approach
Survey was conducted on a quota sample of 352 Tunisian Facebook users. Web-based questionnaires were used to collect the data which was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.

Findings
Findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between informativeness, entertainment, credibility and social media advertising value. This positive value will affect favorably consumers’ attitude toward social media advertising and their behavioral responses. The moderator effect of corporate reputation was also confirmed in this relationship.

Practical implications
Tourism marketers should focus not only on developing information-rich and entertaining social media advertisements but also a credible content of the ads. Furthermore, Facebook should be systematically integrated by tourism practitioners in their communication strategy as it affects the attitude and consequently the behavior of the consumers especially when the company using social media advertising has a good corporate reputation.

Originality/value
In the tourism context, the effectiveness of social media advertising remains little known to practitioners and scholars despite the frequent use of social media by tourism customers and companies in recent years. So, this research study contributes to a better understanding of the use of social media advertising on Facebook regarding tourism products and services.
Preparers’ and users’ perception of intellectual capital information usefulness
Authors: Loulou-Baklouti Salma , Triki Mohamed 
Published: April 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore preparers’ and users’ perception of intellectual capital (IC) usefulness and to examine the significant differences in the usefulness perceptions of IC information and its categories according to sex, age, function, educational level, specialty and professional experience of respondents.

Design/methodology/approach
This exploratory study drew on a questionnaire survey sent to five groups of preparers and users who were asked to provide their usefulness perception about information on IC and its categories.

Findings
This paper found that the five preparers and users groups perceive information on IC as well as its three categories as useful for their decision-making purposes. In addition, it concluded that the usefulness perception of IC information does not differ by sex, age, function, educational level and specialty of the respondents, but it differs according to the professional experience.

Practical implications
To the extent that users perceive IC information as useful, managers are encouraged to disclose more information about this hidden capital in order to improve their transparency. As there are no generally accepted IC reporting guidelines and in order to fill informational gaps between companies and their stakeholders, accounting standards bodies could regulate the IC information disclosure by developing relevant communication standards in accordance with stakeholders’ expectations. They may identify information items that should be considered as a priority by making them mandatory for disclosure purposes, and other items voluntary.

Originality/value
The paper can be regarded as the first exploratory study to investigate the IC information usefulness from the perspectives of five preparers and users groups in Tunisia, as an example of a developing economy in Africa.
Creativity and economic growth: theory, measures, and potentials for Morocco
Authors: Nakamura Leonard 
Published: April 2018

PurposeThe current era of globalization is dominated by the rise of investments in intangible capital rather than tangible capital – the ascendance of creativity over plant and equipment. This brief paper is motivated by the possibility that emerging market economies such as Morocco might take greater advantage of new tools and policies designed for this new era. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachTo begin, the author discusses the transformation of the global economy and the consequences of the transformed global economy for economic thinking and measurement. The author refers to both old and new literature on the measurement of intangible investment and capital.FindingsThen, the author discusses the rising role of creativity and cultural difference in the development of these new economic forces, using the example of the Harry Potter book series.Originality/valueThe author then considers how cultural enhancement serves multiple purposes for a nation. Finally, the author turns to some of the possible implications of these economic forces for Morocco, stressing that these implications are speculative.
Creating digital transformation: strategies and steps
Authors: Shaughnessy Haydn 
Published: April 2018

Purpose
To facilitate the cultural and technical changes that are a hallmark of successful digital transformation, a few leading-edge firms have adopted the principles of FLOW-Agile. 10; 10; 10;

Design/methodology/approach
The FLOW framework formalizes a visual representation of a company’s adaptive value-seeking process being implemented by Agile teams. 10;

Findings
In FLOW-Agile, the aim is to make all processes visible on the walls of operating units and to allow employees to collaborate in constant process redesign so they are continuously defining the best way to get work done.

Practical implications
A case example shows how Paddy Power Betfair, an online betting site, initiated a completely new system of open, visual and collaborative project and process design that now serves more than 3.5 billion application program interface (API) requests every day.

Originality/value
For leaders to guide their companies through the transition to digital culture, a sea change for established businesses, they must be able to understand and explain that culture in the context of the values and the flows of work that make digital-age companies successful. To facilitate the cultural and technical changes that are a hallmark of successful digital transformation, a few leading-edge firms have adopted the principles of FLOW-Agile, an adaptation of the Agile framework designed to enable small teams to accomplish rapid iterations of customer-focused projects in a networked system. The FLOW framework formalizes a visual representation of a company’s adaptive value-seeking process being implemented by Agile teams.
Racialised prescribing: enacting race/ethnicity in clinical practice guidelines and in accounts of clinical practice
Authors: Smart Andrew , Weiner Kate 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThis article examines the articulation and enactment of racialised classifications in clinical practice guidelines and in accounts of clinical practice. It contributes to debates about racialisation in medicine and its consequences. The research centred on the case study of prescribing guidelines for hypertension in England and Wales, drawing on documentary sources and semi‐structured expert interviews. We found that conceptual and socio‐political uncertainties existed about how to interpret the designation ‘Black patients’ and about the practices for identifying patients’ race/ethnicity. To ‘close’ uncertainties, and thus produce the guidelines and treat patients, respondents drew authority from disparate elements of the ‘topologies of race’. This has implications for understanding processes of racialisation and for the future use of racialised clinical practice guidelines. We argue that clinical practice guidelines play a ‘nodal’ role in racialisation by forming an authoritative material connection that creates a path for translating racialised research into racialised healthcare practice, and that they carry with them implicit conceptual and socio‐political uncertainties that are liable to create inconsistencies in healthcare practice.
The ED95 of Nalbuphine in Outpatient‐Induced Abortion Compared to Equivalent Sufentanil
Authors: Chen Limei , Zhou Yamei , Cai Yaoyao , Bao Nana , Xu Xuzhong , Shi Beibei 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThis prospective study evaluated the 95% effective dose (ED95) of nalbuphine in inhibiting body movement during outpatient‐induced abortion and its clinical efficacy versus the equivalent of sufentanil. The study was divided into two parts. For the first part, voluntary first‐trimester patients who needed induced abortions were recruited to measure the ED95 of nalbuphine in inhibiting body movement during induced abortion using the sequential method (the Dixon up‐and‐down method). In the second part, this was a double‐blind, randomized study. Sixty cases of first‐trimester patients were recruited and were randomly divided into two groups (n = 30), including group N (nalbuphine at the ED95 dose) and group S (sufentanil at an equivalent dose). Propofol was given to both groups as the sedative. The circulation, respiration and body movement of the two groups in surgery were observed. The amount of propofol, the awakening time, the time to leave the hospital and the analgesic effect were recorded. The ED95 of nalbuphine in inhibiting body movement during painless surgical abortion was 0.128 mg/kg (95% confidence intervals 0.098–0.483 mg/kg). Both nalbuphine and the equivalent dose of sufentanil provided a good intraoperative and post‐operative analgesic effect in outpatient‐induced abortion. However, the post‐operative morbidity of dizziness for nalbuphine was less than for sufentanil (p < 0.05), and the awakening time and the time to leave the hospital were significantly shorter than those of sufentanil (p < 0.05). Nalbuphine at 0.128 mg/kg was used in outpatient‐induced abortion as an intraoperative and post‐operative analgesic and showed a better effect compared with sufentanil.
Adjuvant radiation with androgen‐deprivation therapy for men with lymph node metastases after radical prostatectomy: identifying men who benefit
Authors: Gupta Mohit , Patel Hiten D. , Schwen Zeyad R. , Tran Phuoc T. , Partin Alan W. 
Published: April 2018

ObjectivesTo perform a comparative analysis of three current management strategies for patients with lymph node metastases (LNM; pN1) following radical prostatectomy (RP): observation, androgen‐deprivation therapy (ADT), and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) + ADT.Patients and MethodsPatients with LNM after RP were identified using the National Cancer Database (2004–2013). Exclusion criteria included any use of radiation therapy or ADT before RP, clinical M1 disease, or incomplete follow‐up data. Patients were categorised according to postoperative management strategy. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). Kaplan–Meier curves and adjusted multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were employed. Sub‐analyses further evaluated patient risk stratification and time to receipt of adjuvant therapy.ResultsA total of 8 074 patients met the inclusion criteria. Postoperatively, 4 489 (55.6%) received observation, 2 065 (25.6%) ADT, and 1 520 (18.8%) ADT + EBRT. The mean (median; interquartile range) follow‐up was 52.3 (48.0; 28.5–73.5) months. Patients receiving ADT or ADT + EBRT had higher pathological Gleason scores, T‐stage, positive surgical margin rates, and nodal burden. Adjusted multivariable Cox models showed improved OS for ADT + EBRT vs observation (hazard ratio [HR] 0.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.64–0.94; P = 0.008) and vs ADT (HR 0.76, 95% CI: 0.63–0.93; P = 0.007). There was no difference in OS for ADT vs observation (HR 1.01, 95% CI: 0.87–1.18; P = 0.88). Findings were similar when restricting adjuvant cohorts for timing of adjuvant therapy. There was no difference in OS between groups for up to 2 549 (31.6%) patients lacking any of the following adverse features: ≥pT3b disease, Gleason score ≥9, three or more positive nodes, or positive surgical margin.ConclusionsFor patients with LNM after RP, the use of adjuvant ADT + EBRT improved OS in the majority of patients, especially those with adverse pathological features. Conversely, adjuvant therapy did not confer significant OS benefit in up to 30% of patients without high‐risk features, who may be managed with observation and forego the morbidity associated with immediate ADT or radiation.
Mother‐Stepfather Coparenting in Stepfamilies as Predictor of Child Adjustment
Authors: Favez Nicolas , Widmer Eric D. , Frascarolo France , Doan Minh‐Thuy 
Published: April 2018

Coparenting between biological parents is a strong predictor of child adjustment. To date, however, little is known about the coparenting dynamics between parent and stepparent in stepfamilies. This study aimed at exploring the links between coparenting in the mother–stepfather dyad and child behavior in stepfamilies compared with the links between mother–father coparenting and child behavior in first‐marriage families. Two modes of coparenting were assessed: overt coparenting, that is, coparental behaviors in the presence of the child, and covert coparenting, that is, the way each parent speaks of the other parent to the child. The sample (N = 80) comprised 48 stepfamilies and 32 first‐marriage families with a child between 7 and 13 years old. Overt coparenting was assessed through direct observation in the standardized situation of the PicNic Game. Covert coparenting and child behavior were assessed through mother‐reported questionnaires. Results showed (a) more covert coparenting behaviors in first‐marriage families, (b) no differences in overt coparenting, (c) more child difficulties reported in stepfamilies, (d) less optimal overt coparenting being linked with more difficulties in children in both family structures, and (e) an interaction effect between family structure and coparenting, showing that overt coparenting is linked with child behavior mainly in stepfamilies.
Physiological and psychological effects of gardening activity in older adults
Authors: Hassan Ahmad , Qibing Chen , Tao Jiang 
Published: April 2018

AimGardening has long been one of most enjoyable pastimes among older adults. Whether gardening activities contribute to the well‐being of older adults is a major question. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to clarify the psychophysiological relaxing effects of gardening activities on older adults living in modern institutional care.MethodsThe study participants were 40 older women aged 79.5 ± 8.09 years (mean ± SD). A cross‐over study design was used to investigate the physiological and psychological responses to environments with and without plants. Physiological evaluation was carried out using blood pressure and electroencephalography, and psychological evaluation was carried out using the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory and Semantic Differential method.ResultsBlood pressure was significantly lower, and changes in brainwaves were observed. Psychological responses showed that participants were more “comfortable and relaxed” after the plant task than after the control task. In addition, total anxiety levels were significantly lower after carrying out the plant task than after the control task.ConclusionsOur research suggests that gardening activities might enhance physiological and psychological relaxation in older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1147–1152.
Patient‐centred value framework for haemophilia
Authors: O'Mahony B. , Dolan G. , Nugent D. , Goodman C. ,   the International Haemophilia Access Strategy Council
Published: April 2018

IntroductionGrowing budgetary demands have led to increased scrutiny of healthcare spending for rare diseases, leading to a unified goal within the haemophilia community to define objectively patient‐centred value in haemophilia care.AimTo develop a patient‐centred outcomes framework with global applicability for assessing value in haemophilia healthcare.MethodsAn international, multidisciplinary panel of experts convened to identify the range of patient impacts of haemophilia health care and organize these into a three‐tiered, patient‐centred outcomes framework based on Porter's model for assessing value.ResultsIn addition to measures common to other chronic diseases (eg survival and quality of life), Tier 1, health status achieved or retained, includes haemophilia‐specific outcomes of bleeding frequency, musculoskeletal complications and life‐threatening bleeds, as well as measures of function or activity. Tier 2, process of recovery, includes such outcomes as time to initial treatment, time to recovery and time missed at education/work; also included are disutility of care, measured by inhibitor development, pathogen transmission/infections, orthopaedic intervention and difficult venous access. Tier 3, sustainability of health, is measured by bleed avoidance, maintenance of productive lives and good health over time; potential long‐term negative consequences include insufficient or inappropriate therapy and age‐related complications. The applicability of the outcomes framework for different types of haemophilia healthcare interventions is described.ConclusionHaemophilia health care can affect multiple patient‐centred outcomes across diverse patient types and healthcare systems. This framework organizes those outcomes for informing value‐based decision making by multiple stakeholders and provides the basis for further refinement and development of a standardized outcomes set.
Migration Planning Among Female Prospective Labour Migrants from Nepal: A Comparison of First‐Time and Repeat‐Migrants
Authors: Abramsky Tanya , Mak Joelle , Zimmerman Cathy , Kiss Ligia , Sijapati Bandita 
Published: April 2018

AbstractAs international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitation of labour migrants. However, evidence to underpin prevention efforts remains limited, with little known about labour migrants’ migration planning processes. Using data from a survey of female prospective labour migrants from Nepal, this article compares socio‐demographics and migration‐planning processes between first‐time and repeat‐migrants. We identified several factors which might increase repeat‐migrants’ vulnerability to exploitation during the migration process, or obstruct their engagement in pre‐migration interventions: more rapid migration planning than first‐time migrants; lower involvement in community groups; and a perception that they already have the knowledge they need. Only one‐third of repeat‐migrants planned to go to the same destination and 42 per cent to work in the same sector as previously. With repeat‐migration a common livelihoods strategy, it is crucial that interventions are guided by evidence on the needs of both first‐time‐ and repeat‐migrants.