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Literature on organizational innovation: past and future
Authors: Fernandes Rodrigues Alves Marlon , Vasconcelos Ribeiro Galina Simone , Dobelin Silvio 
Published: March 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine what are both the main theoretical basis and the recent perspectives within the organizational innovation literature.Design/methodology/approachThe authors have conducted a bibliometric analysis reviewing the research on organizational innovation from 460 articles published in the period from 2007 to 2016 and indexed in the Web of Science through co-citation and bibliographical coupling analyses.FindingsThe clusters analysis results show that the main theoretical foundations are learning and evolution; implementation of innovation; and leadership, creativity and learning. Regarding recent perspectives, the clusters indicate studies on core concepts, knowledge and capability, learning for resource development and human resources for innovation.Originality/valueThis study organizes the knowledge basis for future research on organizational innovation, and, unlike most literature reviews, this study provides the current trends on the topic and presents a comprehensive research agenda.
Capital structure, ownership and crisis: how different are banks?
Authors: Ghosh Saibal , Chatterjee Goutam 
Published: March 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the issue of bank capital structure which has been widely debated in recent times, especially in view of the envisaged implementation of the revised Basel capital standards. An issue that has not been adequately addressed is the factors affecting capital structure of banks from a corporate finance perspective. To address this, the authors assemble data on publicly listed Indian banks for an extended time span and compare the findings with a comparable sample of largest non-financial firms.Design/methodology/approachIn view of the longitudinal nature of the data, the authors use panel data techniques to examine the issue.FindingsThe analysis indicates that profitability, growth opportunities and risk are the factors that are most relevant in influencing bank capital. Second, the crisis appears to have exerted a perceptible impact on bank capital.Practical implicationsOn balance, the findings refute the conventional wisdom that bank capital structure is purely a response to the regulatory requirements. Instead, the results would that banks’ capital decisions are influenced by several non-regulatory considerations as well, including government policies toward banks, which is particularly relevant in countries with predominantly state-owned banking systems.Originality/valueFirst, the authors examine the relevance of bank ownership for leverage, an aspect not adequately addressed in emerging economy banking systems. Second, they consider the impact of regulatory pressure on bank leverage, which assumes relevance in the aftermath of the crisis, wherein banks have been hard-pressed for capital. And finally, they contribute to the thin literature on the interlinkage between capital structure and board structure for banks.
Assembly line balancing problem
Authors: Fathi Masood , Fontes Dalila Benedita Machado Martins , Urenda Moris Matias , Ghobakhloo Morteza 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to first investigate the efficiency of the most commonly used performance measures for minimizing the number of workstations (NWs) in approaches addressing simple assembly line balancing problem (SALBP) for both straight and U-shaped line, and second to provide a comparative evaluation of 20 constructive heuristics to find solutions to the SALBP-1.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 200 problems are solved by 20 different constructive heuristics for both straight and U-shaped assembly line. Moreover, several comparisons have been made to evaluate the performance of constructive heuristics.

Findings
Minimizing the smoothness index is not necessarily equivalent to minimizing the NWs; therefore, it should not be used as the fitness function in approaches addressing the SALBP-1. Line efficiency and the idle time are indeed reliable performance measures for minimizing the NWs. The most promising heuristics for straight and U-shaped line configurations for SALBP-1 are also ranked and introduced.

Practical implications
Results are expected to help scholars and industrial practitioners to better design effective solution methods for having the most balanced assembly line. This study will further help with choosing the most proper heuristic with regard to the problem specifications and line configuration.

Originality/value
There is limited research assessing the efficiency of the common objectives for SALBP-1. This study is among the first to prove that minimizing the workload smoothness is not equivalent to minimizing the NWs in SALBP-1 studies. This work is also one of the first attempts for evaluating the constructive heuristics for both straight and U-shaped line configurations.
Within-group common benchmarking the environmental efficiency in China with data envelopment analysis
Authors: Cheng Chaoxin , Ang Sheng 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
Economic growth of China in the past decades has caused rapid increase in energy consumption and environmental deterioration. Therefore, it is critical to make an environmental evaluation and to help decision makers to know each province’s distance to the optimal target and improve environmental performance.

Design/methodology/approach
In such background, the authors use a within-group common benchmarking model with data envelopment analysis for China’s environmental evaluation and target setting in this paper. This model considers a common treatment of decision-making units within groups but allows for the different circumstances across groups and gives a common reference set for benchmarking.

Findings
The results show that there are regional difference in economic development and environmental protection. The coastal area has the best average environmental efficiency, then followed by inland area and the lowest level is the western area. The target results show that in four inputs, namely, population, capital, energy consumption and water consumption, the water consumption is the significant variable which should be decreased largely. All provinces have room to improve their economic level under the condition of a better environment.

Originality/value
In this research, the authors consider the similarity in geography and economy for Chinese provinces and divide 30 provinces into eight economic zones; thus, provinces in the same zone are evaluated with the same weight. Environmental performance and efficiency for each province can be obtained. Efficient targets for those inefficient provinces are provided as a possible improvement direction as well.
An evolutionary theory of demand-side determinants of strategy dynamics
Authors: Manral Lalit 
Published: March 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to explain how the dynamic demand environment influences strategic firm behavior along an industry’s evolutionary path. A conceptual gap concerning the influence of demand-side environmental factors (vis-à-vis changes in technology and policy) on firms’ strategic choices motivates the theory developed herein. The paper’s contribution to the literature on “evolutionary perspective in strategy” also addresses an important gap in the emerging literature on “strategy dynamics”.Design/methodology/approachThe conceptual framework in this paper features a dynamic demand environment that provides the structural context for firms’ strategic choices. It conceptualizes demand-side competence as a mediating firm-specific construct to explain the endogenous relationship between the characteristics of the demand environment and firms’ path dependent demand-side investments.FindingsA review of the literature on evolutionary perspective in strategy reveals an important conceptual gap concerning the structural determinants of dynamic firm behavior. There is no explanation of the endogenous relationship between dynamic demand structure, firms’ dynamic demand-side competence, and temporally heterogeneous strategic choices.Originality/valueThe demand-side explanation of how idiosyncratic firm behavior is endogenously determined, with both structural characteristics (demand structure) and firm competences (demand-side competence), addresses an important conceptual gap. The novelty of the theory developed herein lies in its explication of the effect of dynamic demand environment on the evolution of idiosyncratic strategic firm behavior – entry, investment and exit – along the evolutionary path of an industry. The theory developed herein not only explains the effect of both determinants of idiosyncratic strategic firm behavior – the external industry environment (dynamic market structure) and internal firm environment (dynamic firm competences) – but also explains how the determinants evolve along the industry’s lifecycle.
Exploring knowledge management practices in third-party logistics service providers
Authors: Durst Susanne , Evangelista Pietro 
Published: March 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to explore knowledge management (KM) practices implemented by third-party logistics service companies (3PLs) and the main barriers slowing down the adoption of such practices.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological approach used in this paper is based on a multiple case study analysis involving a set of 3PLs operating in Italy and Sweden. The empirical analysis has explored the KM practices used by 3PLs and the main barrier hindering their adoption.FindingsIn spite of some adoption, the findings suggest that 3PLs are not sufficiently realizing the full potential of KM. The evidence also indicates that there is a link between the type of 3PL company (in terms of the breadth and complexity of the services supplied) and the sophistication of KM tools adopted.Research limitations/implicationsFrom a research point of view, further research should focus on the validation of the link between the number and sophistication of KM tools used and the breadth of services supplied. Further research should also focus on exploring how KM can support 3PL companies in enhancing their performance.Practical implicationsFrom a practical point of view, the findings may help the management of 3PL companies to take a more strategic approach to KM and thus its contribution to the firms’ overall goals. Additionally, it is critical to conduct a careful analysis of current and future KM needs to identify the most suitable KM solutions linked to the specific characteristics of the business in which 3PLs operate.Originality/valueThis study provides fresh insights into the adoption of KM practices in logistics service organizations. The findings advance the limited body of knowledge regarding this topic and contribute to the further development of the study of KM.
Designing an expert fuzzy system to select the appropriate knowledge management strategy in accordance with APO model and Bloodgood KM strategies
Authors: Akhavan Peyman , Philsoophian Maryam 
Published: March 2018

Purpose
Selection of knowledge management strategies (KMS) is one of the most important and effective factors in acquiring the competitive advantage and elevating the knowledge level of the organizations. Those organizations that have taken steps toward knowledge management necessarily need to pay utmost attention to the matter of KMS before taking any further steps in their activities. One of the effective ways in adopting the proper KMS is evaluating the knowledge management maturity level in the organization. The purpose of this paper is to design an expert fuzzy system to adopt the KMS based on Bloodgood model in accordance with the maturity level of the organization.

Design/methodology/approach
In this method, with the help of expert fuzzy system, a model has been designed, by using MATLAB software, to adopt the KMS. The KM maturity level, tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge are chosen as inputs, and each one of Bloodgood’s KMS (production, transfer and protecting the knowledge) are chosen as outputs. To perform the system, the maturity level of knowledge management of an industrial organization that has been evaluated by the standard Asian Productivity Organization questionnaire is used as the input, which has been given to expert fuzzy system. Then, considering the output of the system, KMS for the organization have been recommended.

Findings
Knowledge management maturity level of the organization is on Level 4; considering the expert fuzzy system that has been designed, “knowledge production” strategy is recommended for the organization under study.

Originality/value
An expert fuzzy system has been designed regarding the maturity of knowledge management and Bloodgood model that can be used as a guide for organizations and academic people as an appropriate practical model for selecting knowledge management strategies.
The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) Greenie Board: a Navy‐inspired quality improvement tool
Authors: Smirk A. J. , Nicholson J. J. , Console Y. L. , Hunt N. J. , Herschtal A. , Nguyen M. N. H. H. , Riedel B. 
Published: March 2018

SummaryThe United States Navy uses a visual feedback system for pilots, named ‘the Greenie Board’, to improve flight manoeuvres on aircraft carriers. Given that increased compliance with enhanced recovery after surgery protocols reduces postoperative complications, we decided to apply a similar feedback system to our institutional enhanced recovery programme. We undertook a prospective 12‐month audit of 194 patients assigned to our enhanced recovery programme and evaluated adherence to the anaesthesia‐related components of our protocol, before and after implementing a Greenie Board. A compliance score was calculated by summing points for adherence to: intra‐operative antibiotic prophylaxis; temperature management; goal‐directed intravenous fluid therapy; postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis; and postoperative fluid restriction. The score for each patient was then colour‐coded and anonymously displayed for each anaesthetist on a Greenie Board within the operating theatre suite. Protocol adherence improved significantly following introduction, with ‘Green’ scores (acceptable compliance) increasing from 33% to 72% of patients (p < 0.0001). The greatest improvement was seen with anti‐emetic prophylaxis (49% to 70%, p = 0.004) with a consequent reduction in postoperative nausea and vomiting (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.19–0.88, p = 0.021). We did not observe a decrease in other postoperative complications nor hospital length of stay. We conclude that this US Navy‐inspired feedback system is an easily implemented, low‐cost quality improvement tool that significantly improved adherence to intra‐operative components of our enhanced recovery protocol. The system lends itself to global scaling to drive quality improvement in healthcare delivery and would be suited to institutions without electronic medical records, including low‐resource countries.
Prolific fruit output by the invasive tree Bellucia pentamera Naudin (Melastomataceae) is enhanced by selective logging disturbance
Authors: Dillis Christopher , Marshall Andrew J. , Webb Campbell O. , Grote Mark N. 
Published: March 2018

AbstractSelective logging in tropical rain forests may promote population growth of invasive plants. The ability of invaders to respond, specifically in reproductive traits, to increase in resource abundance may allow them to increase their presence in the seed rain of recipient communities. The invasive pioneer tree Bellucia pentamera (Melastomataceae) is currently spreading within Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The park has also experienced periods of illegal, small‐scale, selective logging that seem to have facilitated population growth and spread of this invader. We first used fruiting frequency as a proxy for fruit output to make comparisons between B. pentamera and the native tree community of over 200 genera. We then constructed two Generalized Linear Autoregressive Moving Average (GLARMA) models using 13 months of phenology data to predict both fruiting frequency and crop size of B. pentamera under selective logging versus natural treefall disturbance regimes. Bellucia pentamera fruited at considerably higher frequency than all 200 native genera considered. This invader also responded positively to selective logging with both odds of being in fruit and crop sizes at least doubling in logged plots. Prolific seed output of B. pentamera is especially problematic within the lottery competition of tropical rain forest gap tree communities, in which prominence in the seed rain is particularly important. Furthermore, the reproductive response of B. pentamera to selective logging suggests that this harvesting practice may have a considerable role in facilitating this invasion in Southeast Asia.
Exponential quality function for community detection in complex networks
Authors: Džamić Dušan , Pei Jun , Marić Miroslav , Mladenović Nenad , Pardalos Panos M. 
Published: March 2018

AbstractOne of the most popular topics in analyzing complex networks is the detection of its community structure. In this paper, we introduce a new criterion for community detection, called the E‐quality function. The quality of an individual community is defined as a difference between its benefit and its cost, where both are exponential functions of the number of internal edges and the number of external edges, respectively. The obtained optimization problem, maximization of the E‐quality function over all possible partitions of a network, is solved by the variable neighborhood search (VNS)‐based heuristic. Comparison of the new criterion and modularity is performed on the usual test instances from the literature. Experimental results obtained both on artificial and real networks show that the proposed E‐quality function allows detection of the communities existing in the network.
A variable neighborhood search simheuristic for the multiperiod inventory routing problem with stochastic demands
Authors: Gruler Aljoscha , Panadero Javier , de Armas Jesica , Pérez José A. Moreno , Juan Angel A. 
Published: March 2018

AbstractThe inventory routing problem (IRP) combines inventory management and delivery route‐planning decisions. This work presents a simheuristic approach that integrates Monte Carlo simulation within a variable neighborhood search (VNS) framework to solve the multiperiod IRP with stochastic customer demands. In this realistic variant of the problem, our goal is to establish the optimal refill policies for each customer–period combination, that is, those individual refill policies that minimize the total expected cost over the periods. This cost is the aggregation of both expected inventory and routing costs. Our simheuristic algorithm allows to consider the inventory changes between periods generated by the realization of the random demands in each period, which have an impact on the quantities to be delivered in the next period and, therefore, on the associated routing plans. A range of computational experiments are carried out in order to illustrate the potential of our simulation–optimization approach.
Scalable measurements of tow architecture variability in braided ceramic composite tubes
Authors: Heim Frederick M. , Croom Brendan P. , Bumgardner Clifton , Li Xiaodong 
Published: March 2018

AbstractThe performance of braided ceramic matrix composites has been shown to depend on the spatial arrangement of tows; therefore, a new class of tools is required to measure irregularities in the composite architecture for components with intricate geometries. We report a scalable and robust reconstruction technique built upon stereoscopic digital image correlation that is able to efficiently measure the position of tows in arbitrarily shaped composites. This method was applied to triaxially braided ceramic matrix composite tubes intended for use as nuclear fuel cladding, which revealed both long‐range “systematic” tow packing defects associated with the manufacturing process and short‐range “intrinsic” defects due to the braid architecture. These findings suggested that the character of tow spacing variation in braided composite tubes was substantially more complex than in planar woven composites. These measurements are expected to lead to improved processing of braided composites and to facilitate the design of statistically representative virtual specimens for finite element modeling.
Comprehensive assessment of insulin resistance in non‐obese Asian Indian and Chinese men
Authors: Tan Hong Chang , Yew Tong Wei , Chacko Shaji , Tai E Shyong , Kovalik Jean‐Paul , Ching Jianhong , Myo Thant Sandi , Khoo Chin Meng 
Published: March 2018

AbstractAims/IntroductionIndian individuals are more insulin resistant (IR) than Chinese individuals, even among those with a non‐obese body mass index (BMI). However, BMI often underestimates body fat in Indian individuals, and it remains unclear whether Indians would remain more IR than Chinese individuals when both BMI and body fat are equally matched.Materials and MethodsUsing the hyperinsulinemic‐euglycemic clamp with stable‐isotope infusion, we comprehensively assessed IR between 13 non‐obese Indian men with 13 Chinese men matched for age, BMI and body fat. We further compared the differences in insulin metabolic clearance rate (MCR) between the two groups and its relationship with various metabolic parameters. The response of lipid and amino acid metabolism to insulin stimulation was also evaluated using metabolomic profiling.ResultsThe rates of endogenous glucose production during fasting were similar, and endogenous glucose production was completely suppressed during insulin clamp for both ethnic groups. Glucose disappearance during insulin clamp was also similar between the two groups, even after accounting for differences in insulin concentration. Metabolomic profiles of amino acids and various acylcarnitines were similar during both fasting and insulin clamp. However, plasma insulin during clamp was significantly higher in Indian men, indicating that insulin MCR was lower. Insulin MCR correlated significantly with total adiposity and skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity.ConclusionWhen equally matched for body fat, non‐obese Indian men had similar skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity and endogenous glucose production to Chinese men. The effects of insulin on lipid and amino acid metabolism were also similar. Low insulin MCR is associated with greater adiposity and lower skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity.