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Exploring the construct of task performance of academics in an Asian context
Authors: Kiyani Asif Ayub , Ayupp Kartinah , Rasool Shahid 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the latent factorial structure of task performance and to establish its construct validity among academics working at private universities in Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach
Through a cross-sectional research design, purposive sampling and quota sampling were used to allocate a sample of 347 academics from 21 private universities in the Punjab/Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. SPSS 20 and SmartPLS 2.0 software were used to perform exploratory factor and partial least squares analyses on the data.

Findings
The presence of two new constructs – student development performance and knowledge development performance – in the task performance of academics was confirmed in the private higher education industry in Pakistan.

Research limitations/implications
This research has extended the theory of task performance of academics conceptually based on the articulated and validated emergence of student development performance and knowledge development performance as two separate constructs.

Practical implications
This research extends the theory of academics’ task performance conceptually, based on the articulation and validation of student development performance and knowledge development performance as two separate constructs. Moreover, the emergence of these two distinct constructs has practical implications in the education industry among Asian and western managers and employees.

Social implications
A two-factor solution that best fits the data has emerged from the researchers’ observations. This contributes to the taxonomy of research in the domain of academics’ task performance in the private higher education industry in Pakistan.

Originality/value
This study seeks to systematically and practically explore, for the first time, task performance within the context of Pakistan’s private higher education industry. From the data analysis, the researchers were able to identify, establish and label two new latent constructs in academics’ task performance.
Fertility, female labor participation and income in East Asia
Authors: Nakagaki Yoko 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThis study aims to apply two recently discovered relationships that describe fertility recovery in developed countries to East Asia: the U-shaped relationship between fertility and FLP (female labor participation) and the inverse-J-shaped relationship between fertility and income.Design/methodology/approachIt uses a panel data set of 176 countries including 13 East Asian countries from 1990 to 2014. Pooled ordinary least squares, fixed-effects and random-effects models are tested.FindingsThe main findings are the following points concerning East Asia: The U-shape and the inverse-J-shape are confirmed, suggesting that fertility recovery could be realized if both FLP and income are high enough and increasing; in the region, the U-shape is peculiar. Lower-income countries’ data move from the upper-right to the bottom, whereas higher-income countries’ data move from the upper-left to the bottom; no country in the region has reached the stage where both FLP and income are high enough.Originality/valueThis is the first paper on East Asia to show the U-shape and the inverse-J-shape concerning fertility recovery and the peculiarity of the U-shape in East Asia. It explains the background of low fertility using the relationship between fertility, FLP and income.
Assistive technologies for aged care
Authors: Vichitvanichphong Suchada , Talaei-Khoei Amir , Kerr Don , Ghapanchi Amir Hossein 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
One may categorize assistive technologies for aged care into two types, namely, supportive (helping the elderly with their everyday activities) and empowering (obtaining physical or educational training to help seniors to maintain their capabilities). This paper looks at the impact of this perspective in the adoption of technologies that are used to aid already declined functions in comparison with technologies that are used to empower an elderly person’s capabilities. The purpose of this paper is to extract the factors that influence adoption of assistive technologies among seniors and the theories used in this context.

Design/methodology/approach
A systematic literature review was conducted on relevant peer reviewed papers. A preliminary exploratory search was conducted to identify keywords and online databases for the search. A total of 104 papers published since 2000 were analyzed after title, abstract and full text filtering.

Findings
The study summarizes and categorizes the factors impacting the adoption of assistive technologies among seniors. The paper analyses the theoretical support utilized by literature and maps the empirical evidence for supportive and empowering technologies.

Research limitations/implications
This research like any other literature review is limited to the search keys. However, the keys have brought to this work from a preliminary search.

Practical implications
The work informs nursing professionals on the process to adopt technologies among seniors. The paper also helps technology developers to design technological products that are easier to adopt for older adults.

Originality/value
It was found that existing adoption theories are able to handle supportive technology adoption mainly because of the direct link between usage and improved functionalities. However due to the indirect effect of empowering technologies, elderlies lag in benefit realization for empowering technologies. This opens avenues of research and requires future work and utilization of new theoretical approaches in this area. The paper indicates propositions, claims and suggested questions for future research in both supportive and empowering technologies.
A tour of India in one workplace: investigating complex and gendered relations in IT
Authors: Dhar-Bhattacharjee Sunrita , Richardson Helen 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the situation of women working as information technology (IT) professionals in different regions of India within multi-national enterprises (MNEs). The research is part of a cross-national study that compared gendered relations in the UK and Indian IT sectors. The complex roles that region, class and caste and gendered values and norms have in shaping women’s work and lives in India are discussed.Design/methodology/approachThe cross-national research assumed common themes as part of a programme of in-depth interviewing and observations during site visits. The “safari method” was adopted with research conducted by a sole fieldworker with intimate knowledge of the languages and cultures of both India and the UK. The research considered intersectionality and difference and aimed to understand material structures and cultural meanings evident from the research process.FindingsThere are significant differences in organisational culture even within MNEs sharing common legislative and policy environments. The IT sector in India offers opportunities for middle- and upper-class women professionals and the cultural – including identity – barriers to working in technical areas often experienced in western countries are not replicated in India. Nevertheless, this has not meant any significant improvements in gendered relations at work and in the Indian society. There are also particular influences of regional, class and caste differences manifested in IT workplaces, contributing to inequality.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the understanding of the situation of women in IT sector including within MNEs giving insights into the workings of global capitalist enterprises. The research offers appreciation of the complexity of social differences and whether opening up opportunities for women professionals in India can contribute to the inclusive growth or will maintain the current patterns of inequality.
Environmental management practices, operational competitiveness and environmental performance
Authors: Famiyeh Samuel , Adaku Ebenezer , Amoako-Gyampah Kwasi , Asante-Darko Disraeli , Amoatey Charles Teye 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between environmental management practices (EMP) and competitive operational performance with respect to reduced cost, improved quality, improved flexibility and improved delivery as well as overall environmental performance, of firms, using data from a developing country.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed a survey approach with responses from 164 informants from different industries and used partial least squares structural equation modeling to examine the relationship between EMP and competitive operational performance and their overall impact on the environmental performance of firms.FindingsThe results indicate that EMP by firms have a significant positive effect on firms’ competitive operational performance. Again, firms’ competitive operational performance has a partial positive effect on the overall environmental performance. It was also realized that the EMP initiated by a firm have a direct positive impact on the overall environmental performance of the firm.Research limitations/implicationsThere is the need for organizations to take steps to plan and implement EMP since it is likely to enhance their competitive operational performance as well as their overall environmental performance.Practical implicationsThe findings demonstrate the impact of EMP on competitive operational performance as well as on the overall environmental performance of firms. This is important as firms struggle with balancing investments in those practices against the perceived benefits that might be obtained from the practices.Originality/valueThe work provides insights and adds to the literature in the area of EMP and firm performance by providing evidence from a developing country environment. This study is among the few that have investigated the impact of EMP on firm performance in developing country environments.
Resistance to change: an empirical investigation of its antecedents
Authors: Amarantou Vasiliki , Kazakopoulou Stergiani , Chatzoudes Dimitrios , Chatzoglou Prodromos 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
Resistance to change (RtC) is widely recognized as the main reason of failure, when it comes to change initiatives. Despite its importance, there is still a rather limited knowledge concerning the factors that trigger this behavior at the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors affecting RtC in healthcare organizations (namely, hospitals) and specifically, in emergency departments (EDs).

Design/methodology/approach
An original conceptual framework (research model) has been developed and empirically tested using primary data collected from EDs of six Greek hospitals. In total, the actual sample incorporates the responses of 158 ED health professionals who completed a structured questionnaire.

Findings
The findings verified the initial assumption that “disposition towards change (DtC),” “anticipated impact of change (AIC)” and “attitude towards change (AtC)” mediate the impact of various personal and behavioral characteristics on “RtC.” The results suggested that “RtC” is (indirectly) influenced by four main factors (“employee-management relationship,” “personality traits,” “employee participation in the decision-making process” and “job security”).

Originality/value
This study investigates how several factors affect, both directly or indirectly, employee reactions toward “RtC.” It also examines the mediating effect of three factors (“DtC,” “AtC,” “AIC”) that capture three different dimensions of individual evaluation toward change, something that goes beyond previous work. In addition, the present study examines a wide range of antecedents of RtC, including both personality-related and job-related factors.
Organizational learning capability and open innovation
Authors: Peris-Ortiz Marta , Devece-Carañana Carlos Alberto , Navarro-Garcia Antonio 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between open innovation (OI) and radical and incremental innovation success in knowledge-based companies. The company’s human resources and organizational learning capability are considered as the fundamental nexus of this relationship.Design/methodology/approachAt the conceptual level, the paper analyzes the relationships between dynamic capabilities and OI and between OI and innovation success. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was used to study how innovation is implemented in 29 companies.FindingsFsQCA identifies combinations of factors that facilitate incremental innovations. These combinations reveal the path to implementing company policies that enable incremental innovation and foster radical innovation.Research limitations/implicationsThe nature of the study sample means that the findings should be generalized with precaution. The most valuable implication is the identification of combinations of factors that help companies manage innovation.Originality/valueScarce literature links organizational learning factors and OI to different types of innovation. The use of fsQCA to analyze the cases also marks a breakthrough in the innovation literature.
Reflection multi‐scale envelope inversion
Authors: Chen Guo‐Xin , Wu Ru‐Shan , Chen Sheng‐Chang 
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACTSufficient low‐frequency information is essential for full‐waveform inversion to get the global optimal solution. Multi‐scale envelope inversion was proposed using a new Fréchet derivative to invert the long‐wavelength component of the model by directly using the low‐frequency components contained in an envelope of seismic data. Although the new method can recover the main structure of the model, the inversion quality of the model bottom still needs to be improved. Reflection waveform inversion reduces the dependence of inversion on low‐frequency and long‐offset data by using travel‐time information in reflected waves. However, when the underground medium contains strong contrast or the initial model is far away from the true model, it is hard to get reliable reference reflectors for the generation of reflected waves. Here, we propose a combination inversion algorithm, i.e., reflection multi‐scale envelope inversion, to overcome the limitations of multi‐scale envelope inversion and reflection waveform inversion. First, wavefield decomposition was introduced into the multi‐scale envelope inversion to improve the inversion quality of the long‐wavelength components of the model. Then, after the initial model had been established to be accurate enough, migration and de‐migration were introduced to achieve multi‐scale reflection waveform inversion. The numerical results of the salt‐layer model and the SEG/EAGE salt model verified the validity of the proposed approach and its potential.
Cumulative live birth rates and perinatal outcomes with the use of time‐lapse imaging incubators for embryo culture: a retrospective cohort study of 1882 ART cycles
Authors: Mascarenhas M , Fox SJ , Thompson K , Balen AH 
Published: February 2018

ObjectiveComparison of live birth rates and the perinatal outcomes after fresh and frozen embryo transfer between time‐lapse imaging (TLI) and standard culture (SC) incubators.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingA single tertiary level IVF unit.PopulationWomen undergoing IVF between January 2014 and October 2015.MethodsComparison was done between 1064 IVF cycles using TLI (TLI cycles) and 818 IVF cycles using SC (SC cycles).Main outcome measuresCumulative live birth rate per oocyte retrieval and perinatal outcomes including birthweight, gestational age, preterm birth (PTB) (<37 weeks), early preterm birth (PTB; <32 weeks), low birthweight (LBW; <2500 g), very LBW (<1500 g) and macrosomia (>4500 g).ResultsThe fresh embryo transfer live birth rate was noted to be higher for TLI cycles [TLI 36.8 versus SC 33.9%, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.28, 95% CI 1.05–1.57], but the frozen embryo transfer live birth rates were not significantly different. The mean birthweight was higher in the TLI group after both fresh [adjusted mean difference (aMD) 174.78 g, 95% CI 64.80–284.77] and frozen embryo transfers (aMD 175.91 g, 95% CI 16.98–334.84). After a fresh embryo transfer, there was a lower risk of early PTB and very LBW in the TLI group. Among frozen embryo transfers, there was a lower risk of early PTB and LBW in the TLI group.ConclusionsTLI incubators are associated with improved perinatal outcomes and higher mean birthweight after fresh and frozen embryo transfer.Tweetable abstractTime‐lapse imaging incubators in IVF improve perinatal outcomes after both fresh and frozen embryo transfers.
Genome‐wide analysis of odorant‐binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci
Authors: Zeng Yang , Yang Yu‐Ting , Wu Qing‐Jun , Wang Shao‐Li , Xie Wen , Zhang You‐Jun 
Published: February 2018

AbstractOdorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) of insects are thought to play roles in olfactory recognition affecting host choice, copulation, reproduction and other behaviors. Previous descriptions of OBPs and CSPs in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci often provided no or incomplete genetic information. In this study, we present a genome‐wide and transcriptome‐wide investigation of the OBPs and CSPs in B. tabaci MEAM1 (Middle East‐Asia Minor1 species). Eight OBP and 19 CSP genes were identified that covered all previous sequences. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the CSP genes had a lineage‐specific expansion (BtabBCSP1, BtabBCSP3, BtabBCSP13, BtabBCSP17, BtabBCSP18 and BtabBCSP19). Expression profiling of OBPs and CSPs by transcriptome sequencing and quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) revealed that expression patterns differed among developmental stages of B. tabaci MEAM1. Five OBP genes and 11 CSP genes significantly differed between males and females; four of the 19 CSP genes were highly expressed in adults, while two were highly expressed in nymphs. The expression profiles of the OBP and CSP genes in different tissues of B. tabaci MEAM1 adults were analyzed by qPCR. Four OBP genes found in B. tabaci MEAM1 were highly expressed in the head. Conversely, only two CSPs were enriched in the head, while the other six CSPs were specifically expressed in other tissues. Our results provide a foundation for future research on OBPs and CSPs in B. tabaci.
Genetic sex assignment in wild populations using genotyping‐by‐sequencing data: A statistical threshold approach
Authors: Stovall William R. , Taylor Helen R. , Black Michael , Grosser Stefanie , Rutherford Kim , Gemmell Neil J. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractEstablishing the sex of individuals in wild systems can be challenging and often requires genetic testing. Genotyping‐by‐sequencing (GBS) and other reduced‐representation DNA sequencing (RRS) protocols (e.g., RADseq, ddRAD) have enabled the analysis of genetic data on an unprecedented scale. Here, we present a novel approach for the discovery and statistical validation of sex‐specific loci in GBS data sets. We used GBS to genotype 166 New Zealand fur seals (NZFS, Arctocephalus forsteri) of known sex. We retained monomorphic loci as potential sex‐specific markers in the locus discovery phase. We then used (i) a sex‐specific locus threshold (SSLT) to identify significantly male‐specific loci within our data set; and (ii) a significant sex‐assignment threshold (SSAT) to confidently assign sex in silico the presence or absence of significantly male‐specific loci to individuals in our data set treated as unknowns (98.9% accuracy for females; 95.8% for males, estimated via cross‐validation). Furthermore, we assigned sex to 86 individuals of true unknown sex using our SSAT and assessed the effect of SSLT adjustments on these assignments. From 90 verified sex‐specific loci, we developed a panel of three sex‐specific PCR primers that we used to ascertain sex independently of our GBS data, which we show amplify reliably in at least two other pinniped species. Using monomorphic loci normally discarded from large SNP data sets is an effective way to identify robust sex‐linked markers for nonmodel species. Our novel pipeline can be used to identify and statistically validate monomorphic and polymorphic sex‐specific markers across a range of species and RRS data sets.
Contested Global Governance
Authors: Zürn Michael 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThis article aims to contribute to the third generation of global governance research by unfolding the concept of a global governance system consisting of normative principles and patterns of authority relationships and legitimation. The goal is to formulate a positive theory that goes beyond the negative descriptions of global governance as post‐internationalist and helps to move global governance beyond its embryonic state. The major theoretical claim is that the features of the current global governance system have endogenously produced the politicization and counter‐institutionalization of international authorities. Internal tensions of the system fuel legitimation problems and demands for change, which in the end lead – in some cases – to the decline of global governance arrangements or – in other cases – to its deepening via appropriate institutional responses.
The Role of SAARC and EU in Managing Refugees in South Asia and Beyond: Potential for North‐South Cooperation
Authors: Ahmed Zahid Shahab 
Published: February 2018

AbstractSouth Asia hosts more than three million refugees. However, with Europe and the Middle East preoccupied with their own crises, less attention has been paid to South Asia. Due to conflicts in Afghanistan and Myanmar, South Asia continues to host refugees from both within and outside the region. Afghan refugees also form the second largest refugee group after the Syrians in Europe. It is argued in the article that since South Asia hosts so many refugees who would otherwise travel elsewhere, especially Europe, it is key to the balancing‐act that characterises the current global refugee regime. It is therefore important to think of options through which the host countries of South Asia can be supported. In this context, this article argues the need for North‐South cooperation through greater engagement between the EU and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to address protracted refugee situations. Despite criticism on its performance, the importance of SAARC cannot be ignored. This article proposes policy recommendations for SAARC‐EU cooperation.
The development of ecommists’ policy advice in New Zealand, 1930–34: with particular reference to Belshaw’s contribution
Authors: Endres A.M. 
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACTPolicy–makers initially followed early Canterbury School prescriptions that favoured immediate budget balance and the rapid deflation of internal prices and wages. The 1932 Economic Committee formed a consensus favouring a policy package which had originally been formulated by Copland and Belshaw, and which included, inter alia, the gradual achievement of budget balance and the adjustment of external prices through exchange rate devaluation. A conservative Treasury line propounded by Park and Murphy emphasized sole reliance on deflationary measures but fell out of favour after 1933. Fisher’s long–run perspective did not appeal to policy–makers concerned with an immediate economic crisis.