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Increasing convergence of civic engagement in management: a systematic literature review
Authors: Marino Vittoria , Lo Presti Letizia 
Published: October 2018

PurposeThe last ten years have shown a significant upward trend of engagement in public management reflecting a significant increase in interest in the topic. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the benefits and factors affecting the construct of civic engagement that thus far are missing in the current literature through the analysis of studies published in the main journals of management.Design/methodology/approachThrough a systematic literature review, the current research tries to advance the progress in the understanding of the civic engagement construct analyzing a sample of 96 papers published in the main journals on the subject areas of “communication,” “marketing” and “public sector management.”FindingsThe literature was codified and characterized as follows: level of analysis, variables that affect civic engagement; benefits of civic engagement; and theoretic and methodological approach. This research explores the construct through an analysis of the literature found in the main scientific journals to intercept its various profiles and facets alongside the mechanisms that precede and follow its manifestation.Practical implicationsPublic organizations can no longer do without engaging citizens in decision-making processes. Public managers can use these findings to establish a connection with their citizens and influence their publics through commitment and managerial actions that guarantee direct democracy.Originality/valueThis is the first research that aims to study the phenomenon in the public sphere from a multidisciplinary perspective that is as yet incomplete. An integrated vision can highlight current and future developments and eventual opportunities for further research.
Health of caregiver-employees in Canada
Authors: Wang Li , Williams Allison , Kitchen Peter 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of various employment characteristics on the health of Canadian caregiver-employees (CEs), who are working full-time in the labor market while also providing informal/family care to adults.

Design/methodology/approach
Framed with Pearlin et al.’s (1990) stress model and using data from Statistic Canada’s General Social Survey Cycle 26 (2012), several work-related variables for caregivers were considered, including the availability of various forms of caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs), and a series of work interferences (WIs) experienced as a result of the caregiving role.

Findings
This study provides evidence for the value of CFWPs in all workplaces. Counter-intuitively, family and other forms of support were found to negatively relate to both physical and mental health.

Originality/value
This suggests that CFWPs will not only have an impact on CEs’ physical health outcomes, but will likely decrease the effect of the WIs experienced.
Forecasting Bankruptcy for organizational sustainability in Pakistan
Authors: Inam Fraz , Inam Aneeq , Mian Muhammad Abbas , Sheikh Adnan Ahmed , Awan Hayat Muhammad 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
Considering the economic dimension of sustainability, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the risk of bankruptcy in the Pakistani firms of the non-financial sector from years 1995 to 2017.

Design/methodology/approach
Three techniques were used which include multivariate discriminant analysis (MDA), logit regression and multilayer perceptron artificial neural networks. The accounting data of firms were selected one year before the bankruptcy.

Findings
Findings were obtained by comparing and analyzing the methods which show that neural networks model outperforms in the prediction of bankruptcy. They further conclude that profitability and leverage indicators have the power of discrimination in bankruptcy prediction and the best variables to predict financial distress are also found and indicated.

Practical implications
Practically, this study may help the firms to better anticipate the risks of getting bankrupt by choosing the right method and to make effective decision making for organizational sustainability.

Originality/value
Three different techniques were used in this research to predict the bankruptcy of non-financial sector in Pakistan to make an effective prediction.
Role of anthropomorphization on pro-social behavior
Authors: Tapar Archit Vinod , Mishra Abhishek , Sadh Ashish , Billore Aditya 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the effect of anthropomorphic entities in the public service advertisements (PSA) on individuals’ pro-social behavior. In addition, the role of individuals’ need for affect and self-construal in moderating the effect of anthropomorphism toward pro-social behavior is explored.

Design/methodology/approach
An experimental research design is executed to identify the causal relationship between anthropomorphic representations in the advertisements and pro-social behavior.

Findings
The findings suggest that anthropomorphism in PSA is helpful in increasing compliance behavior amongst individuals. Besides, an individual’s need for affect was found to positively moderate pro-social behavior.

Research/limitations implications
The authors extend the existing literature on the usage of anthropomorphism in social causes. The authors also explore the role of one of the intrinsic motivations, need for affect, in pro-social behavior.

Social implications
The study demonstrates how best one could use anthropomorphization in PSA by sensitizing individuals to social causes and compliance behavior.

Originality/value
The study builds upon the existing research on anthropomorphization, need for affect and pro-social behavior in increasing compliance with PSA.
Market coopetition
Authors: Sahlan Mohd Khairulnizam , Abu-Hussin Mohd Fauzi , Hehsan Aminudin 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore coopetition, a strategy that combines cooperation and competition, in addressing relationships between small grocery retailers. Using coopetition as an underlying concept, this study examines how religious influences play a role in determining business strategies for grocery retailers.

Design/methodology/approach
This conceptual paper integrates the concept of coopetition into a definition that holds for coopetitive interactions across small-scale retailers. The study uses a qualitative multi-case methodology to gather data regarding horizontal channel relationships in retailing. A preliminary pilot study was conducted to gain a clearer understanding and develop a basic information pattern for the relationship between Halal Mart retailers and coopetition.

Findings
Preliminary findings have shown that halal mart retailers at Muslim marts may have involvement with four categories of business relationships (cooperation, competition, coexistence and coopetition).

Originality/value
This paper provides a conceptual understanding of coopetition among small firms, which have not received much focus in the literature. The addition of religiosity extends the theory of coopetition beyond activity, actors and resources.
A framework for developing business intelligence systems: a knowledge perspective
Authors: Farzaneh Mandana , Isaai Mohammad Taghi , Arasti Mohammad Reza , Mehralian Gholamhossein 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this research is to propose a framework for developing business intelligence systems (BIS).

Design/methodology/approach
Following a qualitative research method, a comprehensive framework at organizational and individual level, as well as team level, was developed.

Findings
The findings revealed that team-level influential factors play a more significant role in BIS development success. The results also indicate that BIS development relies on suppliers, customers and their relationships, whereas the supplier side has a more significant impact on determining successful development. Drawing on these findings, embedded knowledge, knowledge management process capability and project team members’ interaction were identified at team level on supplier side which significantly influence the success of BIS development.

Practical implications
This research provides insights into a framework toward successful development of BIS.

Originality/value
The findings of this exploratory study would be useful for planners and managers of BIS development projects to enhance success probability of such projects.
Anti-diabetes activity of Kombucha prepared from different snake fruit cultivars
Authors: Zubaidah Elok , Ifadah Raida Amelia , Kalsum Umi , Lyrawati Diana , Putri Widya Dwi Rukmi , Srianta Ignatius , Blanc Philippe J. 
Published: October 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to study the anti-diabetes activity of the Kombucha prepared from different snake fruit cultivars.Design/methodology/approachThe juices of snake fruits of Suwaru, Madura, Pondoh and Bali cultivars were fermented for 14 days. Anti-diabetes activity of the products was analyzed. Twenty-four male albino Wistar rats were used and randomly divided into six experimental groups, i.e. four groups of the diabetic rats treated with the Kombucha, plus the normal group and diabetic control group. The Kombucha were orally administered to the streptozotocin induced-diabetic rats at 5 mL/kg body weight per day during the 28-day experiment. The fasting plasma glucose (FPG), oxidative stress indices (superoxide dismutase [SOD] activity and Malondialdehyde [MDA] level) and lipid profile of the blood plasma were measured. The pancreas was used for immunohistochemical study and β-cells quantification. Data were analysed by ANOVA followed by Fisher test using Minitab version 16.0.FindingsFPG of the diabetic rats treated with the Kombucha (110.3-189.3 mg/dL) was significantly lower (p= 0.000) than the diabetic control group (413.3 mg/dL). Those were in line with the number of pancreatic β-cells of 42.1 in diabetic rats that lower (p= 006) than those in treated the diabetic rats (61.2-73.5). The treated diabetic rats had lower oxidative stress (SOD activity: 20.9-44.6 unit/100 µL withp= 0.000; MDA level: 0.37-0.48 ng/100 µL withp= 0.000) than those in the diabetic rats (SOD activity: 18.7 unit/100µL; MDA level: 0.84 ng/100 µL). The treated diabetic rats also showed better lipid profile than those in the diabetic control rats. There were cultivar differences, and the Suwaru and Madura snake fruit Kombucha demonstrated the most potential for diabetes management.Originality/valueThis is the first study on in vivo anti-diabetes activity of snake fruit Kombucha prepared from different snake fruit cultivars.
Using calculations in the early phase of strategic capital investment projects – insights from the mining industry
Authors: Karlsson Bo , Kurkkio Monika 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe how calculations are used in the early phase of strategic capital investment projects (SCIPs) in the mining context and thereby create an understanding of what calculations do in these situations.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted a case study based on interviews with project managers, controllers and top-level managers, as well as documents and observations.

Findings
The empirical evidence provides key insights into the different uses of calculations in the early phase of SCIPs in the mining industry. The authors found evidence that calculations in the early phase of SCIPs are used to generate ideas, support learning and discussions, evaluate decisions and act as a mediating device.

Research limitations/implications
The paper is based on a single organization, and therefore, the findings of the paper are limited to theoretical generalization.

Practical implications
The study has practical implications directed toward top management, controllers and project managers working with SCIPs. This study suggests that calculations in the early phase are used to unite and create a shared view in the early phase rather than to present rational answers to different investment decision. Calculations can also be used to direct attention toward important areas, sort out and prioritize among ideas, communicate a shared view and function as a template. Thus, calculations are essential in the early phase as they help to transform activities into actions.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the accounting literature in which it has been emphasized that we still know little of strategic capital budgeting processes, with insights into the multiple uses of calculations in the early phase of SCIPs. We also argue that calculations act as mediating devices in the early phase of SCIPs as they provide a common frame of reference and a basis for action.
Experimental investigation on the flow properties of sand granules in the process of sand mold printing
Authors: Guo Zhi , Shan Zhongde , Du Dong , Zhao Mengmeng , Zhang Milan 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to determine how the viscosity and curing agent content affect the flowability of moist silica sand granules. In addition, a coating device was designed according to the flow properties of silica sand granules.

Design/methodology/approach
The flowability of silica sand granules premixed with two curing agents of different viscosities is studied using a Jenike shear apparatus. An open-ended device was used in discharge testing of sand granules with a design based on the variable dip angle of the two plates and variable outlet size.

Findings
The test results show that increasing the curing agent content would significantly decrease the flowability of silica sand granules, and a curing agent of higher viscosity has a greater effect on the flowability of silica sand. The presence of a curing agent strengthens the cohesion among sand granules, lubricates them and restrains their deformation. The shape function of the coating device was obtained by theoretical derivation.

Practical implications
The flow properties provide a valuable theoretical guidance for the design of coating device for sand mold printing.

Originality/value
This paper deals with experimental work on flow properties of silica sand granules with different viscosities and curing agent content. The shape function of a wedge-shaped coating device is obtained based on experimental data.
SLM process parameters development of Cu-alloy Cu7.2Ni1.8Si1Cr
Authors: Palousek David , Kocica Martin , Pantelejev Libor , Klakurkova Lenka , Celko Ladislav , Koutny Daniel , Kaiser Jozef 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
Materials with a high thermal conductivity, such as Cu-alloys hold the most interest to the plastic moulding industry. Additive manufacturing (AM), especially selective laser melting (SLM) of metals, allows the production of parts with complicated internal cooling and increased production efficiency. The portfolio of alloys for metal AM is limited and still missing process parameters for the processing of copper alloys. This paper aims to preview the process parameters of high-strength alloy Cu7.2Ni1.8Si1Cr processed by SLM.

Design/methodology/approach
An experimental approach is adopted to investigate porosity and mechanical properties of SLM specimens and its comparison with standard material AMPCOLOY 944. Optimization of porosity was performed using line and cube specimens; mechanical properties and microstructure were evaluated by tensile testing and metallography.

Findings
Optimum processing parameters for fabrication of Cu-alloy specimens with a relative density of 99.95 per cent were identified, and no cracks were detected. Mechanical testing of SLM specimens showed the ultimate tensile strength, proof stress of 0.2 and elongation of 380, 545 MPa and 16.9 per cent. The alloy is suitable for laser AM, thanks to its processability at a relatively high laser scanning speeds and thus its promising price of part/costs ratio.

Research limitations/implications
The paper describes the initial state of research – the follow-up tests focussed on mechanical testing, fatigue and statistical evaluation need to be conducted. The process parameters are developed only for bulk geometry – optimal setup for lattice structures and thin walls has not been explored yet.

Practical implications
The research findings in this work could be used for production of 3D printed parts and after the tuning of additional parameters, e.g. for up- and down-skin zones, could be used for special application such as energy exchange.

Originality/value
This work produces the processing of new material suitable for laser AM. Cu7.2Ni1.8Si1Cr alloy could be the prospective material from the group of Cu alloys suitable for moulds manufacturing and thermal applications.
Agile feedback drives accountability and sustained behavior change
Authors: Church Allan H. , Dawson Lorraine M. 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe a data-driven approach to driving accountability for behavior change at the individual level, i.e. the “Development Check-In” (DCI). It has become an accepted reality that 70 per cent of all organizational change efforts fail. The reasons cited are many and include such factors as a lack of focus on the hard and soft sides of the organization, misaligned reward systems, disengaged leadership and new interventions introduced at the expense of existing efforts. While all of these are important, we argue that accountability is the most critical element for ensuring an intervention sticks and delivers lasting results.

Design/methodology/approach
The DCI reflects the principles of agility and accountability, and has been used with great success in a large consumer products organization. The paper begins with an overview of the need for feedback tools to drive accountability, followed by a discussion of the design and process of the DCI.

Findings
Highlights from the authors’ use of the customized process to measure and reinforce leader capability development over time are then provided. The paper concludes with some recommendations and additional considerations.

Originality/value
Behavior change is not easy and requires focus, direction and a way of measuring progress. The DCI is an example of an agile multi-rater feedback accountability mechanism that provides leaders and managers with targeted and positively oriented feedback to support their continued development. This type of tool can be used beyond leadership development for a variety of types of interventions because it is based on sound organization development principles.
Point cloud measurements-uncertainty calculation on spatial-feature based registration
Authors: Ding Lijun , Dai Shuguang , Mu Pingan 
Published: October 2018

Purpose
Measurement uncertainty calculation is an important and complicated problem in digitised components inspection. In such inspections, a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and laser scanner are usually used to get the surface point clouds of the component in different postures. Then, the point clouds are registered to construct fully connected point clouds of the component’s surfaces. However, in most cases, the measurement uncertainty is difficult to estimate after the scanned point cloud has been registered. This paper aims to propose a simplified method for calculating the uncertainty of point cloud measurements based on spatial feature registration.

Design/methodology/approach
In the proposed method, algorithmic models are used to calculate the point cloud measurement uncertainty based on noncontact measurements of the planes, lines and points of the component and spatial feature registration.

Findings
The measurement uncertainty based on spatial feature registration is related to the mutual position of registration features and the number of sensor commutation in the scanning process, but not to the spatial distribution of the measured feature. The results of experiments conducted verify the efficacy of the proposed method.

Originality/value
The proposed method provides an efficient algorithm for calculating the measurement uncertainty of registration point clouds based on part features, and therefore has important theoretical and practical significance in digitised components inspection.
Effects of Manufacturing Processing Conditions on Retronasal‐Aroma Odorants from a Milk Coffee Drink
Authors: Ikeda Michio , Akiyama Masayuki , Hirano Yuta , Miyaji Kazuhiro , Sugawara Yasunori , Imayoshi Yuriko , Iwabuchi Hisakatsu , Onodera Takeshi , Toko Kiyoshi 
Published: October 2018

AbstractTo develop a ready‐to‐drink (RTD) milk coffee that retains the original coffee flavor, the effects of manufacturing processing conditions on retronasal‐aroma (RA) odorants were investigated by gas chromatography‐olfactometry (CharmAnalysis™) using an RA simulator (RAS). Twenty‐nine of 33 odorants detected in the RAS effluent (RAS odorants) were identified. The detected odorants were classified into 19 odor‐description groups. The total odor intensity (charm value, CMV) of all coffee RAS odorants decreased approximately 68% following pH adjustment, whereas the total CMV increased 6% to 7% following ultra‐high‐temperature sterilization. The total CMV ratio (about 83%) of the milk coffee produced using a new blending‐after‐sterilization (BAS) process without pH adjustment of the coffee was greater than that (approximately 56%) prepared using a conventional blending‐before‐sterilization (BBS) process with pH adjustment. In BAS‐processed milk coffees, the total CMV ratio (91%) with infusion (INF)‐sterilized reconstituted milk (r‐milk) was greater than that (83%) of plate (PLT)‐sterilized r‐milk. Principal component analysis of odor‐description CMVs indicated that the effect of coffee pH adjustment on odor characteristics was greater than that of sterilization, that BAS and BBS samples differed, and that BAS milk coffee prepared using INF sterilization was more similar to homemade milk coffee (blending unsterilized coffee without pH adjustment with PLT‐sterilized milk) than milk coffee prepared using PLT sterilization. In conclusion, the BAS process using INF sterilization is superior for manufacturing RTD milk coffee that retains odor characteristics similar to targeted homemade milk coffee.Practical ApplicationReady‐to‐drink milk coffee beverages produced using conventional blending‐before‐sterilization methods do not retain their original coffee flavor following adjustment of the pH of the coffee during manufacturing. The use of newly developed blending‐after‐sterilization methods, by contrast, produces ready‐to‐drink milk coffee with an aroma more similar to that of homemade milk coffee, as demonstrated using an analytical system for characterizing food product aromas. The blending‐after‐sterilization process is now being used in Japan to produce ready‐to‐drink milk coffee beverages.
Technology in Diabetes Treatment: Update and Future
Authors: Schiel Ralf , Bambauer Rolf , Steveling Antje 
Published: October 2018

AbstractWorldwide the number of people with diabetes mellitus is increasing. There are estimations that diabetes is one of the leading causes of death. The most important goals for the treatment of diabetes are self‐management of the disease and an optimal quality of diabetes control. In the therapy new technologies, like real‐time continuous interstitial glucose monitoring, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), electronic tools for the monitoring of therapeutic approaches, automated bolus calculators for insulin and electronic tools for education and information of patients, have become widespread and play important roles. All these efforts are related to the interaction between patients, caregivers, scientists or researchers and industry. The presentation of different aspects of new technological approaches in the present article should give more information about different technologies. However, because of the rather quickly appearance of new technologies, the presentation can only be a spotlight. Further studies are mandatory to analyze the effects and long‐term benefits of each technology and electronic device.