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Financial development, FDI and economic growth: evidence from Sudan
Authors: Sirag Abdalla , SidAhmed Samira , Ali Hamisu Sadi 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth is widely believed to be contingent on the development of the financial sector. Nevertheless, as the possibility that the effect of financial development on growth being contingent on FDI has been neglected in existing literature, the authors have investigated it in this paper. In general, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of financial development and FDI on economic growth in Sudan using annual data from 1970 to 2014.

Design/methodology/approach
Since most of the macroeconomic variables are subject to unit root problem, the time series data are assessed using unit root and cointegration tests with/without structural break. Moreover, the study uses the fully modified ordinary least squares and the dynamic ordinary least squares techniques to estimate the long-run model.

Findings
The results of the cointegration tests provide evidence that a long-run relationship exists among variables even after accounting for the structural break. The results show that financial development and FDI are positive and significant in explaining economic growth in Sudan. Financial development is found to be more beneficial to economic growth than FDI. Moreover, the findings reveal that FDI leads to better economic performance through financial development. Interestingly, the findings of the study show that the effect of financial development on economic growth is further enhanced by the inflows of FDI.

Research limitations/implications
The government should focus on promoting FDI in more productive sectors. In addition, further cooperation with multinational enterprises is needed to increase FDI in the country.

Originality/value
This is the first paper that empirically examines both the interlinked impact of FDI on growth through financial development and the impact of financial development on economic growth through FDI in Sudan using appropriate econometric methods.
Cultural values as determinants of entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Cape Town-South Africa
Authors: Kalitanyi Vivence , Bbenkele Edwin 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to determine how cultural values (language and religion) impact on entrepreneurial intentions of students at the University of Cape Town, University of Stellenbosch University of the Western Cape and Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

Design/methodology/approach
This empirical study was conducted under mixed-methods approach, using survey-correlational strategy. Primary data were collected from a sample of 278 students. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data which were coded and analysed using SPSS version 22.

Findings
The empirical findings reveal that the cultural variable of language influences entrepreneurial intentions among university students, while the variable of language was not found as such and this is in accordance with the literature reviewed.

Research limitations/implications
This study only concerned entrepreneurship university students in Cape Town. Though these universities host students from all corners of the country, their views cannot be said to represent the opinions of all other entrepreneurship students in the whole country.

Practical implications
These findings should encourage the stakeholders (learners, parents and educators) to use and practice the language that present the facilities in understanding more about entrepreneurship, such as the availability of written information.

Social implications
The study can be a catalyst to some societies which do not encourage their children to speak foreign languages to become aware of the advantages those languages do offer.

Originality/value
This is a unique study of its kind in Cape Town universities and presents findings that allow to know more than previously known about the topic of entrepreneurial intentions.
Dynamics of distributed leadership during a hospital merger
Authors: Jonasson Charlotte , Kjeldsen Anne Mette , Ovesen Maria Shubhra 
Published: August 2018

PurposeMergers have become an influential part of public hospital development, and the successful implementation of such mergers requires skillful management. Recent studies have pointed to the impact of the distribution of leadership tasks amongst employees for implementing planned radical changes, yet this lacks examination with regard to hospital mergers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the emergence of distributed leadership and this leadership’s influence on the implementation of a hospital merger.Design/methodology/approachThe emergence of distributed leadership is examined through a qualitative case study of two Danish hospital units in the context of a large hospital merger. The data consist of 21 interviews and documents collected over a three-year period.FindingsThe findings suggest dynamics of widened and restricted distributed leadership being influenced by and influencing the merger at hospital and local-unit levels, respectively. Importantly, the perceived purpose of widened and restricted distributed leadership mediated the actual effects of widened and restricted distributed leadership on the implementation of a merger. Moreover, the findings show that mergers on both the hospital and local level lead to variations in top-down and bottom-up distributed leadership across pre-merger organizational boundaries.Practical implicationsPerceived purposeful widening and restriction of distributed leadership at various hospital levels enables merger integration and collaboration across organizational boundaries and hierarchies.Originality/valueThe paper addresses the need to understand the complex dynamics of widened and restricted leadership distribution in a merger context.
Challenge accepted! Distinguishing between challenge- and hindrance demands
Authors: Olafsen Anja Hagen , Frølund Claus Wiemann 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to test a model that differentiated between two types of job demands in relation to basic psychological need satisfaction, work motivation, and, in turn, employee well-being. In particular, job challenges and job hindrances were hypothesized to relate to this motivational process in different ways.

Design/methodology/approach
Survey data from a sample of 160 entrepreneurs were used in path analyses to test the hypothesized relations.

Findings
The results showed that job challenges related positively to autonomy- and competence need satisfaction as well as to autonomous work motivation, while job hindrances related negatively to satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness. Further, satisfaction of the need for autonomy, competence and relatedness related positively to autonomous work motivation. Finally, all of the three basic psychological needs as well as autonomous work motivation related directly and positively to vitality.

Originality/value
These results support a view on job challenges and job hindrances as distinct within the job demands-resources model by showing how they are differently related to basic psychological needs, autonomous work motivation and, subsequently, worker well-being.
Resource misallocation of SMEs in Vietnamese manufacturing sector
Authors: Nguyen Phuong Thi , Nguyen Minh Khac 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine resource misallocation among Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector. The paper also aims to consider selective factors on reducing the level of resource misallocation in SMEs.

Design/methodology/approach
Resource misallocation and efficiency gains in total factor productivity (TFP) are assessed using Vietnam’s annual enterprise survey data for the period 2000–2015 and an appropriate productivity decomposition framework.

Findings
Resource misallocation is found to be higher among SMEs than large scale enterprises. TFP is found to 116.3 per cent greater if there is no resource misallocation among SMEs. Smaller scale, lower market concentration, trade liberalisation and corruption control are found to be associated with lower level of resource misallocation in SMEs.

Research limitations/implications
The major limitation of this study is that it has only decomposed misallocation of resources arising from output and capital distortions and that it focusses on selective factors contribution to reducing misallocation level in SMEs.

Originality/value
Resource misallocation is attracting attention in both developed and developing countries. However, knowledge about resource misallocation among SMEs is limited, particularly in the context of developing countries. This paper assesses the level of resource misallocation among SMEs in Vietnamese manufacturing sector.
A taxonomy of the expected roles of librarians towards knowledge management
Authors: Abukhader Sajed 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the connection between the various layers of roles and tasks of librarians with the various knowledge types and methods. Although there are multiple benefits anticipated with knowledge management (KM) schemes in libraries, the practical side of it among Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals is not yet notable or evident.

Design/methodology/approach
Taxonomy building and Delphi method were two means of research deployed to achieve the declared purpose.

Findings
It was possible to achieve several steps into structuring a taxonomy but yet further work has to be accomplished in order to consummate the taxonomy. For this, means of group interviewing method along with perhaps sponsorship of association relevant to librarianship might be an appropriate approach.

Research limitations/implications
Delphi process was not possible to be fully exercised and completed due to limitations of limited number of participants as well the overwhelming feeling of participants had toward the unfamiliar content. It would have been more rewarding to have physical meeting in groups to overcome such limitations.

Originality/value
This paper lays the foundation stone of a multi-layer taxonomy for roles of librarians toward KM. The taxonomy also unveils a dimension that librarians often miss when discussing KM. It also models the categories of knowledge types for LIS. Thus, the LIS community is urged to contribute in the development of this taxonomy which could become the handbook of reference in KM for librarianship.
Testing, testing: a usability case study at University of Toronto Scarborough Library
Authors: Guay Sarah , Rudin Lola , Reynolds Sue 
Published: August 2018

PurposeWith the rise of virtual library users and a steady increase in digital content, it is imperative that libraries build websites that provide seamless access to key resources and services. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachUsability testing is a valuable method for measuring user habits and expectations, as well as identifying problematic areas for improvement within a website.FindingsIn this paper, the authors provide an overview of user experience research carried out on the University of Toronto Scarborough Library website using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods and detail insights gained from subsequent data analysis.Originality/valueIn particular, the authors discuss methods used for task-oriented usability testing and card sorting procedures using pages from the library website. Widely applicable results from this study include key findings and lessons learned from conducting usability testing in order to improve library websites.
Operations management body of knowledge and its relevance to manufacturing and service organizations
Authors: Peinado Jurandir , Graeml Alexandre Reis , Vianna Fernando 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the differences in importance assigned by manufacturing or service organizations to topics related to operations management and its attendant body of knowledge.Design/methodology/approachThe authors did this by cataloguing and analyzing vacancy announcements related to operations management, presented by manufacturing and services companies in major Brazilian human resources websites.FindingsThe results show that manufacturing companies primarily hire personnel with skills in routine process management, quality management, lean manufacturing, ergonomics and work organization. Service companies generally seek professionals with knowledge and experience in logistics, supply chain management and project management.Research limitations/implicationsThis study presents some limitations that reduce the power of its conclusions. There is some degree of subjectivity in the interpretation of the contents of the analyzed ads. In order to reduce this problem, the authors who did the tabulation of data marked the situations for which there were some doubts about the classification, discussing them with the other author, until they reached a consensus on the best way to classify each one.Originality/valueThe discussion about the importance assigned by manufacturing and service companies to the topics of operations management is crucial for not only the results obtained, but also to stimulate the debate on topics that comprise or should comprise the body of knowledge of operations management, and the way they are incorporated into business practice. This provides an additional opportunity to reflect on the potential of operations management in supporting business managers now and in the future.
Formulation and study of metal fiber-reinforced reactive powder concrete
Authors: Chadli Mounira , Mekki Mellas , Mezghiche Bouzidi 
Published: August 2018

PurposeReactive powder concretes (RPCs) are new concretes characterized by a particle diameter not exceeding 600 µm and very high compressive and tensile strengths. This paper aims to the development and study of the physico-mechanical, elastic properties and durability of an ultra-high performance concrete from materials existing on the Algerian market.Design/methodology/approachThree mineral additions such as granulated slag, quartz powder and silica fume are incorporated into the cement with 15, 23 and 25 per cent, respectively, in addition to use two different values of steel fiber volume fraction (2 and 2.5 per cent). The results show that the incorporation of 2.5 per cent metal fibers in the formulation of the RPC gives a high compressive strengths of 143.5 MPa at 60 days. The relationship between the relative value and the longitudinal elasto-instantaneous deformations of the RPC to a linear characteristic throughout the relative stress ranges. Also, the modulus of elasticity developed for a fiber-reinforced reactive concrete is greater than that of the unbound fiber.FindingsResults from the current study concluded that the presence of the mineral additions improves the durability of the concretes compared with that not adjuvanted by mineral additions.Originality/valueIt can be possible to manufacture fiber-reinforced reactive powder concretes (RPCFs) with compressive strength exceeding 140 MPa, with an adequate plasticity, despite the simplicity of means and materials and the incorporation of different percentage of metal fiber on the mechanical strength of concretes and its influence on behavior with respect to aggressive environment were achieved.
Effect of natural pozzolan on the fresh and hardened cement slurry properties for cementing oil well
Authors: Bechar Somia , Zerrouki Djamal 
Published: August 2018

PurposeWells’ cementing is an important and costly step in the engineering sector for oil and gas well. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of Algerian natural pozzolan (NP) in order to evaluate the influence of partial substitution of class G cement on slurry properties.Design/methodology/approachNP was characterized by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX) and Fourier-transform infra-red spectrometry (FTIR). Their pozzolanic activity was evaluated by measuring the electrical conductivity in aqueous suspensions of pozzolan/calcium hydroxide. The replacement ration cement/NP was 10, 20 and 30 per cent, and the rheological behaviour, compressive strength properties at different ages, elastic properties, X-ray diffraction analysis, rapid chloride penetration, porosity and permeability of all slurries were investigated and compared with a standard sample.FindingsThe obtained results indicated that the replacement with 20 per cent by weight of cement at 21 and 28 days had a higher compressive strength (+30.62 per cent) and lower chloride penetration.Originality/valueThe results show the potential of the use of locally available NP in well cementing.
Sharing's More Fun for Everyone? Gender Attitudes, Sexual Self‐Efficacy, and Sexual Frequency
Authors: Carlson Daniel L. , Soller Brian 
Published: August 2018

ObjectiveThe authors tested competing hypotheses and examined the underlying processes linking gender attitudes to sexual activity.BackgroundSome studies suggest gender conventions increase heterosexual couples' sexual frequency by enacting sexual scripts, but others indicate egalitarianism increases sex by enhancing communication. This study addresses the debate surrounding the association of gender egalitarianism and traditionalism with couples' sexual frequency by examining the mechanisms that link gender attitudes to sexual practices.MethodThe authors examined the association between egalitarian attitudes and sexual self‐efficacy and examined how sexual self‐efficacy shapes gendered patterns of sexual initiation and sexual frequency. Analyses were conducted using an actor‐partner interdependence model with data on 2,018 individuals from 1,009 heterosexual (413 married, 261 cohabiting, and 335 dating) couples in the 2005–2006 National Couples Survey.ResultsThe results indicated women's egalitarian attitudes decreased couples' sexual frequency through decreased male sexual control, but sexual frequency increased with egalitarian attitudes surrounding sexual scripting among women. Moreover, egalitarian attitudes about domestic and paid labor were positively associated with partner communication, which enhanced partners' sexual self‐efficacy and sexual frequency.ConclusionThe findings suggest that whereas conventional attitudes increase sex through male empowerment and female disenfranchisement, egalitarian beliefs enhance sexual self‐efficacy and mutual partner decision‐making.
Effects of nurse‐led child health service in child‐care centers: A survey study
Authors: Kim So Sun , Roh Young Sook 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThere are relatively few initiatives to promote children's health and prevent disease in Korean child‐care centers. The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of the nurse‐led child health service in Korean child‐care centers. A total of 9664 parents and 3892 teachers at child‐care centers and 49 nurses completed self‐administered questionnaires. Parent satisfaction, teacher satisfaction, and nurses' self‐evaluation were surveyed. Case‐management reports of children were collected over 5 years. Dental problems were ranked high among children across 5 years in the study. Most parents perceived nurse‐led child health service as being useful. Overall, teachers' satisfaction scores were statistically significantly higher for home child‐care centers compared to public or private child‐care centers. Increasing the need for the nurse‐led child health service was ranked the highest item by nurses, whereas the health management of teachers was ranked the lowest. The nurse‐led child health service in Korean child‐care centers induced positive outcomes, including the satisfaction of parents, teachers and nurses.
Portal de Guías de Práctica Clínica: estrategia digital (e-learning) para la difusión de guías de práctica clínica desarrolladas en Colombia
Authors: Suárez Obando Fernando , Gómez Restrepo Carlos , Camacho Sánchez Jhon Jairo , De La Hoz Bradford Ana Maria , Ruiz Morales Álvaro , Maldonado Rivera Patricia , López Pilar 
Published: August 2018

Introducción: En respuesta a la necesidad de información concisa, veraz y práctica para sustentar la toma de decisiones clínicas, el Gobierno colombiano, en alianza con diversas universidades y sociedades científicas, ha hecho una gran inversión en el desarrollo de guías de práctica clínica (GPC). Objetivos: Desarrollar un portal web para la difusión y comunicación de las GPC y las recomendaciones clínicas consignadas en las guías. Metodología: Desarrollo del portal web colombiano de GPC basado en los principios de aprendizaje para adultos, desarrollo de aprendizaje en medicina basado en web (e-learning) y mejoramiento de desarrollo web en educación médica, utilizando diversas herramientas informáticas. Resultados: El portal web cumple con el propósito de difundir las recomendaciones de las GPC, utilizando diversas alternativas para la presentación de los contenidos, así como para la creación de canales de comunicación entre los desarrolladores de las GPC y sus usuarios
Síndrome de Rett con un manejo cuestionado
Authors: Giraldo Ospina Gustavo Adolfo , Espinosa García Eugenia 
Published: August 2018

El síndrome de Rett es un trastorno neurodegenerativo, caracterizado por una evolución normal inicial, con un cuadro clínico característico de neurorregresión, con una incidencia de 1:10.000 niñas. Es considerado una de las enfermedades genéticas más comunes de déficit cognitivo en las mujeres. Se presenta el caso de una niña de 4 años de edad con un cuadro clínico de regresión del desarrollo, movimientos estereotipados, compatible con síndrome de Rett, a la cual la madre como terapia le está administrando 2 gotas de aceite de marihuana. En la actualidad no hay estudios que recomienden el uso medicinal de la marihuana en el síndrome de Rett, pues el tratamiento es sintomático y de apoyo, y requiere un equipo de manejo interdisciplinario.
Transición epitelio-mesénquima y migración celular en células de la cresta neural y células metastásicas de carcinomas. Revisión de la literatura
Authors: Moreno Castillo Maira , Ramírez Cheyne Julian , Medina Cárdenas Sebastian 
Published: August 2018

Introducción: Evidencias moleculares y celulares muestran mecanismos comunes entre la migración de las células de la cresta neural (CCN) y la metástasis en las células cancerosas. La delaminación de las CCN implica una transición epitelio-mesénquima (TEM) parcial o completa, la cual es regulada por una compleja red de factores de transcripción. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión de la literatura acerca de las similitudes existentes entre los procesos de delaminación de las CCN y la progresión tumoral.Resultados y conclusiones: El proceso de TEM es clave tanto en la morfogénesisembrionaria como en la progresión de tumores primarios hacia tumores metastásicos, por lo que comprender cómo se dan los cambios que conducen a la migración celular constituye una importante herramienta para encaminar futuras alternativas terapeúticas en neurocristopatías y cáncer.