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Inventory control weaknesses – a case study of lubricant manufacturing company
Authors: Karim Norazira Abd , Nawawi Anuar , Salin Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
For a manufacturing company, inventory control and management is crucial to ensure smooth production and sustainable sales performance, as well as preventing stockout that will result in customer switch to competitors. This paper aims to examine the effectiveness of cycle count activities, one of the inventory control tools to manage inventory. Beside, this study also wishes to identify any loopholes in practices and procedures in inventory control of companies.

Design/methodology/approach
One of the lubricant manufacturing companies in Malaysia was selected as a case study and mixed method data collection of document analysis and observation were used. The analysis and examination was conducted by using Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission Framework 2013 as guidance.

Findings
This study found that problems in inventory control can be caused by inconsistency of practices due to incomplete or absent standard operating procedures. Furthermore, no segregation of duties and excessive reliance on one person to conduct many tasks will lead to human error and fraud.

Research limitations/implications
This paper enhances the theoretical understanding on the inventory control and management system applied in the manufacturing organization particularly. However, frequent changes of the management in the organization of the case study make the study difficult to obtain consistent information. Not all standard operating procedures were revised or updated and available for examination. In addition, some of the reports needed for investigation are confidential and requests to observe and scrutinize information from those documents are denied by the company. Thus, more in-depth analysis and verification on the issues of interest were unable to be conducted.

Practical implications
This study provides an indicator that cycle count activities need to be conducted frequently on a regular basis so that the physical inventory and recording system are accurate. Cycle count activities also must involves various related departments in the company in which regular training is essential to ensure employees are aware and understand their responsibility and accountability on the inventory.

Originality/value
This study is original as it focuses on the inventory control management of one of the largest lubricant manufacturing in Malaysia, particularly on cycle count activities which is scare in literature. Furthermore, the company allows research access to the documents and operations conducted in the company, which is usually difficult to obtain from many companies.
Knowledge centricity and organizational performance: an empirical study of the performing arts
Authors: Vakharia Neville , Vecco Marilena , Srakar Andrej , Janardhan Divya 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
This paper explores the concepts of knowledge-centric organizations in the performing arts sector to understand how specific organizational practices relate to measures of financial and operational performance.

Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative analysis of 368 small and mid-sized nonprofit performing arts organizations in the USA was undertaken via primary data on organizational practices and secondary data on performance metrics. Structural equation modeling was used to validate the latent construct of knowledge centricity and to test hypotheses on how knowledge centricity impacts financial and operational performance, and is influenced by firm-level demographic variables.

Findings
Results show several distinct performance metrics that are statistically associated with knowledge-centric practices of the organizations analyzed.

Research limitations/implications
This article investigates the knowledge centricity of organizations, a relatively nascent theoretical concept, which is of significant relevance in today’s knowledge-driven economy. The findings can serve as a basis to further investigate strategic approaches that arts organizations can undertake to remain sustainable and operate effectively in a knowledge-driven society.

Practical/implications
It provides critical insights into management practices and approaches that can be instituted to drive improved organizational performance.

Originality/value
Building on the extant literature, this article develops a conceptual framework of knowledge centricity and defines a knowledge-centric organization. It thoroughly investigates the latent construct of knowledge centricity, identifies how knowledge centricity impacts financial and operational performance of nonprofit performing arts organizations, and provides grounding for future studies.
Linking work-family interference, workplace incivility, gender and psychological distress
Authors: Abubakar A. Mohammed 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
Drawing on COR theory, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the scarce literature of work-family interference, workplace incivility, gender and psychological distress at the practical and academic juncture.

Design/methodology/approach
The linear (structural equation modeling (SEM)) and non-linear (artificial neural network (ANN)) techniques were applied to the survey data from a sample of Nigerian health workers (n=447) to investigate the relationships between the aforementioned variables.

Findings
The results from SEM and ANN revealed that work-family conflict (WFC), family-work conflict, supervisor incivility and coworker incivility have positive impacts on psychological distress. A multi-group moderation analysis suggests that women were more likely to experience psychological distress.

Originality/value
The work-family interference and incivility are pervasive and gendered problems in the workplace. This paper strives to enhance the understanding of the nature of the relationship in an African work setting. The implications for making the workplace better and safer are discussed.
Explicit preferred leader behaviours across cultures
Authors: Littrell Romie Frederick , Warner-Soderholm Gillian , Minelgaite Inga , Ahmadi Yaghoub , Dalati Serene , Bertsch Andrew , Kuskova Valentina 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a reliable and valid field survey research instrument to assess national cultural cognitive templates of preferred leader behaviour dimensions to facilitate education, development, and training of managerial leaders operating across diverse organisations.

Design/methodology/approach
The study consists of focus group evaluations of the validity and the translations to local languages of a survey instrument assessing leader behaviour preferences in business organisations.

Findings
The studies find that the survey instrument and its translations are valid and reliable for assessing preferred leader behaviour across national cultures. The length of the survey is problematic, and a new project is underway to produce a shorter version with equivalent reliability and validity.

Research limitations/implications
As the research project is long term, at this point, a relatively long survey is available for research, with a shorter version planned for the future.

Practical implications
Practical implications include producing and validating a field survey research instrument that is reliable and valid across cultures and languages, and can be employed to improve the understanding, development, and education of managers and leaders of international business organisations.

Social implications
Management and leadership processes are employed in all aspects of life, and can be better understood and improved through this research project.

Originality/value
The majority of cross-cultural research is leader-centric studies of implicit leader characteristics; this project expands the scope of studies further into follower-centric studies of observed leader behaviour.
Electronic communication in the workplace: boon or bane?
Authors: Stich Jean-François , Tarafdar Monideepa , Cooper Cary L. 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review technostress-related challenges arising out of workplace communication, for employees and organizations, and to provide suggestions for taking these challenges on.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper presents an overview of current research and practice in the area of technostress-related challenges workplace communication.

Findings
Employees face technostress challenges relating to workplace communication in the form of technology overload, interruptions and work-home interferences. Organizations have to strike a balance between giving employees the technology they want and protecting them from these challenges. Several interventions to strike such balance are reviewed and commented on.

Practical implications
The paper gives practitioners an accessible overview of current research and practice in the area of technostress from workplace communication such as e-mail. A number of practical interventions are reviewed and commented on, which could help employees tackle such challenges.

Originality/value
Although this paper reviews state-of-the-art research, it is written in an accessible and practitioner-oriented style, which should be found valuable by readers with limited time but urgency to deal with technostress challenges arising out of workplace communication.
Sponsees: the silent side of sponsorship research
Authors: Toscani Giulio , Prendergast Gerard 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
To date the vast majority of sponsorship research has focused on the perspective of sponsors. The purpose of this paper is to use this research to identify factors that sponsored institutions and organizations (sponsees) should be cognizant of before entering into a sponsorship arrangement, and to propose a research agenda based on these factors.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors leverage sponsorship research that has been published in business journals with an impact factor above 0.5 (Reuters, 2015).

Findings
This paper argues that sponsees should be aware of the benefits that sponsorship brings to sponsors so that they can better appeal to potential sponsors. A sponsee also needs to be aware of the impact a sponsorship partnership may have on its own brand, image, and equity.

Research limitations/implications
This is a conceptual paper grounded in the literature that aims to stimulate further research in the domain of sponsorship and provide deeper understanding for sponsees. Empirical research addressing the research questions posed is required.

Practical implications
In a holistic manner, this literature review offers insights into factors that sponsees should consider before entering a sponsorship relationship.

Originality/value
Previous research in the sponsorship domain has focused primarily on dyadic sponsors. This paper considers sponsorship from the sponsee’s perspective.
A review on quality control in additive manufacturing
Authors: Kim Hoejin , Lin Yirong , Tseng Tzu-Liang Bill 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
The usage of additive manufacturing (AM) technology in industries has reached up to 50 per cent as prototype or end-product. However, for AM products to be directly used as final products, AM product should be produced through advanced quality control process, which has a capability to be able to prove and reach their desire repeatability, reproducibility, reliability and preciseness. Therefore, there is a need to review quality-related research in terms of AM technology and guide AM industry in the future direction of AM development.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper overviews research progress regarding the QC in AM technology. The focus of the study is on manufacturing quality issues and needs that are to be developed and optimized, and further suggests ideas and directions toward the quality improvement for future AM technology. This paper is organized as follows. Section 2 starts by conducting a comprehensive review of the literature studies on progress of quality control, issues and challenges regarding quality improvement in seven different AM techniques. Next, Section 3 provides classification of the research findings, and lastly, Section 4 discusses the challenges and future trends.

Findings
This paper presents a review on quality control in seven different techniques in AM technology and provides detailed discussions in each quality process stage. Most of the AM techniques have a trend using in-situ sensors and cameras to acquire process data for real-time monitoring and quality analysis. Procedures such as extrusion-based processes (EBP) have further advanced in data analytics and predictive algorithms-based research regarding mechanical properties and optimal printing parameters. Moreover, compared to others, the material jetting progresses technique has advanced in a system integrated with closed-feedback loop, machine vision and image processing to minimize quality issues during printing process.

Research limitations/implications
This paper is limited to reviewing of only seven techniques of AM technology, which includes photopolymer vat processes, material jetting processes, binder jetting processes, extrusion-based processes, powder bed fusion processes, directed energy deposition processes and sheet lamination processes. This paper would impact on the improvement of quality control in AM industries such as industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace and military production.

Originality/value
Additive manufacturing technology, in terms of quality control has yet to be reviewed.
The use of rapid prototyping in the joining of fractured historical silver object
Authors: Seixas Maria Luiza , Assis Paulo Santos , Figueiredo João Cura D’Ars , Pinto Maria Aparecida , Paula Daniella Gualberto Caldeira 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to present a proposal for the restoration of a silver crown by means of fitting pieces produced by the process of 3D modelling and rapid prototyping. It also analyses the benefits of this procedure in restoration of objects weakened by corrosive processes.

Design/methodology/approach
Elemental chemical analysis was carried out in the alloy used in the manufacture of the crown and the constructive and corrosive processes present were studied. Three fitting pieces were modelled and prototyped in wax casting by the stereolithography apparatus system aiming to restore the part and protect the original metal against impacts and external tensions which could speed up some deterioration processes.

Findings
The procedure presented in this paper has shown that formal and dimensional accuracy, only achieved by means of 3D technologies, made the restoration and mechanical stability of the crown possible without the use of adhesives or welding.

Originality/value
The proposed procedure is a new restoration alternative which causes minimal impact to the object and abides by the main standards for modern conservation. It is made with metal which is compatible with the original piece, retractable and easily identifiable.
Abrasive flow finishing of FDM printed parts using a sustainable media
Authors: Mali Harlal S. , Prajwal Bhargav , Gupta Divyanshu , Kishan Jai 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the integration between fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology and abrasive flow machining process to improve the surface quality of FDM printed parts. FDM process has some limitations in terms of accuracy and surface finish. Hence, post-processing operations are essential to increase the quality of the part.

Design/methodology/approach
Initially, a sustainable polymer abrasive gel-based media (SPAGM) using natural polymer and natural additives (waste vegetable oil) was prepared using different combinations of (abrasive mesh size, percentage of abrasives and percentage of liquid synthesizer); then the characterization of media was done to check various properties. As media is an essential part in the process which helps in increase the surface finish, it needs to have some desired characteristics such as the following: the developed SPAG needs to hold the abrasives; its viscosity has to be medium so that it can easily flow through the machine; and its thermal stability caused by the increase in the temperature during various cycles of operation. For that, it is characterized rheologically as well as thermally to find its various properties.

Findings
Experiments were performed on FDM-printed parts using an L9 orthogonal array with different parameters to find their effect on the workpiece. Scanning electron microscope images of SGAPM showed sharp edges of abrasive particles and bonding pattern between polymer chain molecules. Good surface finish and material removal rate (MRR) was observed at high pressure and long finishing time with 50 per cent abrasive concentration.

Originality/value
The authors confirm that this work is original and has neither been published elsewhere nor is it currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Effectiveness of and factors associated with clinical response to methotrexate under daily life conditions in Asian patients with psoriasis: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Pongparit Kamolwan , Chularojanamontri Leena , Limphoka Pichaya , Silpa‐Archa Narumol , Wongpraparat Chanisada 
Published: March 2018

AbstractGiven the relative scarcity of data concerning the efficacy of methotrexate under daily life conditions in psoriasis, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of methotrexate in Asian psoriatic patients and to identify factors associated with clinical response. This observational retrospective cohort study included adult psoriatic patients who had been treated with or were going to start methotrexate. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores at baseline and at 3, 6 and 12 months were recorded. At 3 months, patients achieving 50% or more reduction from baseline PASI score were defined as responders. One hundred, 74 and 61 patients were followed for 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively. Mean follow‐up time was 15.3 ± 10.2 months. A reduction in PASI score of at least 75% was achieved in 26%, 32.5% and 45.2% at 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively. At 12 and 24 months, Kaplan–Meier analysis showed 68.7% and 52.1% probability of drug survival, respectively. Male sex, body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 kg/m2 and absence of abdominal obesity were factors associated with response to treatment in univariate analysis. Male sex was the only significant factor in multivariate analysis. The effectiveness of methotrexate in clinical practise seemed to be lower than in clinical trials, but effectiveness increased with longer duration of treatment. Problems associated with methotrexate use in clinical practise may be due to medication adherence rather than lack of medication effectiveness. Female sex, abdominal obesity and BMI of 25 kg/m2 or more might decrease response to methotrexate.
The Association Between Daily Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Pain Over the First 14 Days After Injury: An Experience Sampling Study
Authors: Pacella Maria L. , Girard Jeffrey M. , Wright Aidan G. C. , Suffoletto Brian , Callaway Clifton W. 
Published: March 2018

AbstractObjectivesPsychosocial factors and responses to injury modify the transition from acute to chronic pain. Specifically, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (reexperiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal symptoms) exacerbate and cooccur with chronic pain. Yet no study has prospectively considered the associations among these psychological processes and pain reports using experience sampling methods (ESMs) during the acute aftermath of injury. This study appliedESMvia daily text messaging to monitor and detect relationships among psychosocial factors and postinjury pain across the first 14 days after emergency department (ED) discharge.MethodsWe recruited 75 adults (59% male; mean ± SDage = 34 ± 11.73 years) who experienced a potentially traumatic injury (i.e., involving life threat or serious injury) in the past 24 hours from theEDs of two Level I trauma centers. Participants received five questions per day via text messaging from Day 1 to Day 14 post–EDdischarge; three questions measuredPTSDsymptoms, one question measured perceived social support, and one question measured physical pain.ResultsSixty‐seven participants provided sufficient data for inclusion in the final analyses, and the average response rate per subject was 86%. Pain severity score decreased from a mean ±SDof 7.2 ± 2.0 to 4.4 ± 2.69 over 14 days and 50% of the variance in daily pain scores was within person. In multilevel structural equation models, pain scores decreased over time, and daily fluctuations of hyperarousal (B = 0.22, 95% confidetnce interval = 0.08–0.36) were uniquely associated with daily fluctuations in reported pain level within each person.ConclusionsDaily hyperarousal symptoms predict same‐day pain severity over the acute postinjury recovery period. We also demonstrated feasibility to screen and identify patients at risk for pain chronicity in the acute aftermath of injury. Early interventions aimed at addressing hyperarousal (e.g., anxiolytics) could potentially aid in reducing experience of pain.
Neurological injuries from skateboards in paediatric and adolescent populations: injury types and severity
Authors: Ma Norman , Mills Sarah , McBride Craig , Kimble Roy , Redmond Michael 
Published: March 2018

BackgroundSkateboarding is a popular recreation among children and adolescents. Injuries that result in presentation to emergency departments are varied including head injuries. The study aims to assess the type and severity of neurological damage to the brain and spine in children from injuries incurred while using a skateboard.MethodsAfter obtaining Ethics approval, a retrospective case review was performed of all admissions to all Brisbane, Australia public hospital neurosurgery departments of children 18 years and less who experienced injuries to the brain and spine for the years 2010–2014.ResultsThere were 51 skateboard‐related admissions over the study period of which 94% were male. The mean age was 14.3 years. The Injury Severity Score (ISS) ranged from 1 to 38 with a mean of 11.4. A total of 70.5% of the ISS scores fell within the minor or moderate categories and 29.5% fell within the serious and severe categories. There were no ISS scores in the critical category. A total of 16 skull vault fractures and 14 skull base fractures were recorded. There were 13 extradural haematomas of which five were evacuated by craniotomy and one of whom experienced hemiplegia. There was a spinal cord injury with paraplegia. A range of other neurological complications occurred. There were no deaths.ConclusionUncommon but serious neurological morbidity accompanies skateboard use. Concerns remain about the level of helmet use and choice of unsafe locations for skateboarding.