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Education for sustainable development in Portuguese universities
Authors: Farinha Carla Sofia , Azeiteiro Ulisses , Caeiro Sandra Sofia 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to determine, from key actors’ perspective, how sustainability has been integrated into the policies and strategies of higher education institutions (HEIs), particularly Portuguese public universities, within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UN DESD) 2005-2014.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured exploratory interviews were conducted after gathering a sample of 15 key actors in decision-making processes who designed and implemented Portuguese education for sustainable development (ESD). Seven interviews with the key actors were undertaken and analyzed, leading to other plans, policies and programs that were not publicly accessible.FindingsThe main findings are the lack of commitment from governmental institutions to implementing ESD at the university level and how few documents are partially linked to sustainable development, according to the key actors’ opinions. Nevertheless, Portuguese universities’ autonomy and their social responsibility have lead them to develop several initiatives and policies toward ESD.Research limitations/implicationsConvenience sample does not allow results to be generalized to all Portuguese HEIs. Future investigation will be undertaken, including the analysis of plans, policies and strategies at university level, and a questionnaire survey will be applied to those responsible for implementing sustainability in Portuguese universities.Practical implicationsThis study provides findings, conclusions and recommendations that ultimately motivate HEIs to achieve sustainable development and to be more effective in integrating sustainability into their policies and strategies.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the literature by reflecting the lack of integration of policies and strategies in HEIs in a southern European country (Portugal), within the framework and goals of the UN DESD 2005-2014, and by explaining similar patterns probably existing in other countries.
Hierarchical microcredit networks
Authors: Chan Steve Kwok-Leung 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the microcredit system, social networks within self-help groups (SHGs) and micro-entrepreneurial activities at the grassroots aiming at well-being, sustainability and income generation. The empirical study took place in Phnom Penh.

Design/methodology/approach
Focus group and in-depth interviews were employed. Two SHGs in Phnom Penh were selected for this study. The social network approach was used to distinguish the type of nodes and cliques within SHGs.

Findings
The result suggests that there exist lending and borrowing nodes and cliques. Strong ties exist within a clique and only weak ties link between cliques. Job and business information transmits well on weak ties but not entrepreneurship. This explains the failure of the process of microcredit in fostering microenterprise among very poor and low-educated borrowers.

Research limitations/implications
The findings were based on a small sample from two SHGs. Further study is needed for justification of the findings.

Originality/value
It was original research which took place in Phnom Penh. Homogeneous lending and borrowing cliques in microcredit networks were identified. A model of hierarchical microcredit network was hypothesized to explain how some members of a SHG are able to utilize the credit in starting up their microbusinesses while others failed.
Investigation of squeeze film performance in rough parallel circular discs by ferro-fluid couple stress lubricant considering effects of rotational inertia
Authors: Daliri Maghsood 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate squeezing and rotating motions between two rough parallel circular discs lubricated by ferro-fluid couple stress lubricant.

Design/methodology/approach
Based upon the Stokes couple stress theory, ferro-hydrodynamic model of Shliomis and Christensen rough surfaces model, squeeze-film characteristics between two rough parallel circular discs considering rotational inertia effects are obtained.

Findings
According to the results, it is found that the combined effects of couple stresses and ferro-fluid lubricants increases squeeze film performance with respect to the classical Newtonian lubricant. However, increasing the rotational inertia parameter reduces squeeze film characteristics. On the other hand, depending on the structure of surface roughness, the squeeze film characteristics can be increased or decreased. Furthermore, results show that the surface roughness with circular pattern increases squeeze film characteristics, while the surface roughness with radial pattern will decrease it.

Originality/value
This paper is relatively original and describes the squeeze film characteristics between two parallel circular discs with ferro- fluid, rotational inertia, couple stresses and surface roughness effects.
Numerical analysis of water-lubricated thrust bearing with groove texture considering turbulence and cavitation
Authors: Feng Huihui , Peng Liping 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to establish the mathematical models for the water-lubricated thrust bearing with groove texture considering turbulence and cavitation and numerically analyze the influence of rotary speed, texture depth, groove number and groove width on the static performance of the bearing.

Design/methodology/approach
The turbulent Reynolds equation and the Jakobsson–Floberg–Olsson cavitation model are adopted for the analysis. The Payvar–Salant algorithm and Finite difference schemes are used to discretize the governing equations. To illustrate the influence of turbulence, the performance of the bearing predicted by the turbulent and laminar models are compared.

Findings
According to the results, the load capacity and the friction force calculated by the turbulent model are greater than those obtained by laminar model, and the deviation between them gradually increases with the increased rotary speed. So, the turbulent effect should be fully considered for high-speed water-lubricated bearing with surface texture. There exists a peak value for the load capacity of the water-lubricated thrust bearing in respect to the texture depth, the number of grooves and the groove width ratio, while the friction force varies slowly with those parameters. Well-designed groove texture can improve the performance of the water-lubricated thrust bearing.

Originality/value
This paper proposes a mathematical model considering turbulent and cavitation effect for water-lubricated thrust bearing with surface texture. This model can be complementary to conventional laminar model which is used to analyze the performance of textured bearing at low rotary speed.
Online condition monitoring for detection of crack in the shaft using vibration analysis method
Authors: Shah Bhumi Ankit , Vakharia Dipak P. 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to identify the crack in the shaft at incipient stage. Transverse crack is the most common type of crack found on the periphery of the shaft. The changes in dynamic behaviour of the rotor at high speed are enormous. The reliable operation of the machinery is paramount for the safety of individual and plant. Condition-based maintenance monitors the mechanical and operational condition of the machine. During such inspection, if any unhealthy symptoms are detected, then affected part is identified and taken out for the maintenance at most appropriate time.

Design/methodology/approach
Simulating the transverse crack of different depth and location is the most challenging part of the experimental analysis. To optimize the total experimental cost for simulation of crack in the shaft, inverted crack is proposed to be produced in shaft and investigation shall be carried out for of early crack detection in shaft using vibration analysis. The set of experiments has been conducted on healthy shaft, inverted cracked shaft and actual cracked shaft. Inverted crack methodology provides flexibility of simulating crack of any size and at any location, and it can be reconfigured for several times to obtain various set of results.

Findings
To derive objective of the study, steady state response analysis and transient response analysis are performed on the experiment test rig. Vibration signals are acquired from the bearing locations to detect the crack. The paper addresses the influence of the inverted crack on critical speed of the shaft and deviation of first and second harmonic component of the shaft because of introduction of inverted crack. The resultant Nyquist plots, orbit plots and frequency plots are compared with the baseline data (obtained with the healthy shaft) to identify the crack.

Originality/value
The present study focuses on methodology by which inverted crack is developed in the healthy shaft, which resembles the behaviour of actual crack, and it shall be used to study the changes in rotor stiffness caused by transverse crack. The experimental results obtained using the inverted crack shaft have same vibration characteristics but in reverse direction as it would have occurred with the cracked shaft.
Investigating virtual community participation and promotion from a social influence perspective
Authors: Hsu Li-Chun , Wang Kai-Yu , Chih Wen-Hai 
Published: August 2018

PurposeUnderstanding how to develop users’ word of mouth to promote a virtual community (VC) is an important issue in VC management. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that lead to VC participation and promotion from a social influence perspective.Design/methodology/approachThis research recruited 368 VC (i.e., Fashion Guide) members in Taiwan and used structural equation model to test research hypotheses.FindingsThe results showed that both shared vision and language positively influenced norm of reciprocity and social identity, respectively. Norm of reciprocity and social identity influenced VC participation intentions, and subsequently resulted in VC promotion intentions.Originality/valuePrior studies neglect investigating the relationships between the three social influence processes (internalization, compliance and identification). This study contributes to the literature by proposing that internalization affects VC participation and promotion via compliance and identification.
Adoption of internet-enabled supply chain management systems
Authors: Pu Xiaodie , Chan Felix T.S. , Tsiga Zayyad , Niu Ben 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
Based on the factors derived from the structural embeddedness theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents to the adoption intention for eSCM from two perspectives: buyer and supplier. The six factors examined in this study are product complexity, product specificity, the number of partners, relationship duration, dependence disadvantage and dependence advantage.

Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire was designed to collect data from Mainland China with 206 valid data received. Regression analysis was employed to test the hypotheses proposed.

Findings
The differences in the results show that product specificity and dependence disadvantage are significant determinants of eSCM adoption for buyers’ perspective, but not from that of suppliers. In addition, product complexity and dependence advantage (although negatively associated with eSCM adoption) are significant for suppliers, but not for buyers. Number of partners and relationship duration are significant determinants from both perspectives.

Originality/value
This research contributes to understanding on how the factors embedded in an exchange structure influence the adoption of eSCM from the angles of both the buyers and suppliers. We fill the research gap in the existing literature by recognizing the differences in the roles of the buyer and supplier regarding the antecedents to eSCM adoption.
Talk it (Racism) out: race talk and organizational learning
Authors: Irby Decoteau J. , P. Clark Shannon 
Published: August 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate whether race-specific language use can advance organizational learning about the racialized nature of school problems. The study addressed two questions: first, is teacher use of racial language associated with how they frame school discipline problems during conversational exchanges? Second, what do patterns of associations suggest about racial language use as an asset that may influence an organization’s ability to analyze discipline problems?Design/methodology/approachCo-occurrence analysis was used to explore patterns between racial language use and problem analysis during team conversational exchanges regarding school discipline problems.FindingsWhen participants used race-specific and race-proxy language, they identified more problems and drew on multiple frames to describe school discipline problems.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper substantiates that race-specific language is beneficial for organizational learning.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that leading language communities may be an integral, yet overlooked lever for organizational learning and improvement. Prioritizing actions that promote race-specific conversations among school teams can reveal racism/racial conflict and subsequently increase the potential for change.Originality/valueThis paper combines organizational change and race talk research to highlight the importance of professional talk routines in organizational learning.
Examining the impact of e-government service process on user satisfaction
Authors: Sachan Amit , Kumar Rajiv , Kumar Ritu 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
A government website is considered as an electronic government service delivery system (eGSDS). The authors look at this eGSDS from its process point of view. This study aims to expand the existing knowledge of e-government adoption, and to identify the significance of eGSDS process to user satisfaction.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses a quantitative technique using data collected from 197 respondents. Structure equation modeling has been used to test the model and the proposed hypotheses.

Findings
The findings indicate that as the eGSDS process improves, a user’s perception of the government website’s ease of use increases, leading to increased perceived usefulness, which increases user satisfaction. The findings also indicate that eGSDS process has a significant impact on perceived usefulness and user satisfaction. This study provides evidence that the technological capabilities embedded in the government website processes are an important factor in determining e-government service quality and ultimately e-government user satisfaction.

Research limitations/implications
The sample used was sufficient for this study and allowed reasonable conclusions to be drawn, but cannot be considered representative of all e-government users in India. Further research may help to validate the findings and generalize the results to a wider population. This study extends the current literature that looks at e-government adoption. Academicians and information systems researchers may use these findings for further research.

Practical implications
The research provides evidence that the technological capabilities embedded in the eGSDS process are critical in adopting e-government services. Government or concerned agencies may consider eGSDS process attributes (e.g. navigation, searching and transacting) while designing e-government service to give improved experience to its user.

Originality/value
E-government websites have become an important point of contact with citizens for many public services. However, more study is needed to understand how Web-based technological capabilities of e-government services affect user satisfaction. This study is an attempt to explore the impact of the eGSDS process on e-government user satisfaction.
Determinants of good and poor quality as perceived by US health care managers
Authors: Amati Rebecca , Kaissi Amer A. , Hannawa Annegret F. 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
The scientific literature evidences that the quality of care must be improved. However, little research has focused on investigating how health care managers – who are responsible for the implementation of quality interventions – define good and poor quality. The purpose of this paper is to develop an empirically informed taxonomy of quality care as perceived by US managers – named the Integrative Quality Care Assessment Tool (INQUAT) – that is grounded in Donabedian’s structure, process and outcome model.

Design/methodology/approach
A revised version of the critical incident technique was used to collect 135 written narratives of good and poor quality care from 74 health care managers in the USA. The episodes were thematically analyzed.

Findings
In total, 804 units were coded under the 135 written narratives of care. They were grouped under structure (9 percent, n=69), including organizational, staff and facility resources; process (52 percent, n=419), entailing communication, professional diligence, timeliness, errors, and continuity of care; outcomes (32 percent, n=257), embedding process- and short-term outcomes; and context (7 percent, n=59), involving clinical and patient factors. Process-related categories tended to be described in relation to good quality (65 percent), while structure-related categories tended to be associated with poor quality (67 percent). Furthermore, the data suggested that managers did not consider their actions as important factors influencing quality, but rather tended to attribute the responsibility for quality care to front-line practitioners.

Originality/value
The INQUAT provides a theoretically grounded, evidence-based framework to guide health care managers in the assessment of all the components involved with the quality of care within their institutions.
Considerations for Asian fund managers under the US New partnership audit regime
Authors: Godfrey Anne-Marie , Leblang Stuart , Grabov-Nardini Ron , Jackel Monte 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to explain how the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, as modified by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, changes the way the US Internal Revenue Service will conduct audits of collective investment vehicles treated as partnerships for US tax purposes.

Design/methodology/approach
This study explains the entities covered by the new partnership audit regime, the effective dates of the new regime and steps to be taken by funds covered by the new audit regime.

Findings
The results show that the new regime creates a liability at the partnership level for any unpaid tax, placing the tax burden on current-year partners.

Practical implications
A fund manager should determine whether the new audit regime is applicable to any of the funds he or she is managing and, if so, amend the fund documents to accommodate the new audit rules, providing a mechanism to elect and supervise a partnership representative, a mechanism to allocate the economic burden of the tax to the appropriate partners and a procedure for selecting the method to calculate the amount of the fund’s tax liability attributable to an audit.

Originality/value
This study provides practical guidance from experienced investment, fund and tax lawyers.
Blockchain and virtual currency regulation in the EU
Authors: Miseviciute Jurgita 
Published: August 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to explain the current stage of blockchain and virtual currency regulation in the EU.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper explains the current state of blockchain and virtual currency regulation in the EU, presenting the EU institutions’ main policy and regulatory initiatives on, and approaches to, blockchain and virtual currency.

Findings
Though the EU is looking seriously at the potential of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, many European institutions are of the opinion that it is still too early to regulate in this field. As far as virtual currencies are concerned, Member States’ central banks do not consider them to be equivalent to money or legal tender. However, with the current high profile of and interest in virtual currencies, one can expect the European Commission to at least consider what regulation might be called for.

Originality/value
This study provides practical guidance on and introduction to the current regulatory and policy landscape of blockchain and virtual currency in the EU.
Financial concerns and symptom distress among psychiatric outpatients
Authors: Kealy David , Spidel Alicia , Sandhu Sharan , Kim Dan , Izbicki Andrew 
Published: August 2018

PurposeWhile epidemiological studies have linked economic hardship and financial difficulties with psychological distress and suicide, investigation of financial concerns among users of public mental health services has been limited. Moreover, empirical data regarding a relationship between financial difficulties and mental health symptoms are lacking. The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence of financial difficulties among patients attending community mental health clinics, and to examine the relationship between such difficulties and psychological distress and suicidality.Design/methodology/approachParticipants attending three community mental health clinics in British Columbia, Canada provided demographic information, including annual income, and completed brief measures of personal financial management, psychological distress and suicidal behavior.FindingsAlthough more than half of participants reported good-to-excellent ability to pay their bills on time, nearly half indicated poor long-range saving and financial planning. Lower annual income was directly related to suicidality. Financial management difficulties were associated with psychological distress, and were significantly related to suicidality after controlling for the effects of income and psychological distress.Originality/valueThe findings highlight the need for attention to distress and suicidality as potential sequelae of financial management difficulties, and carry implications for further research, clinical intervention and social policy. The findings confirm the need to address financial needs and money management abilities among users of public mental health services.