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NDT for bridges durability assessment on urban-industrial environment in Brazil
Authors: Esteves Ian C.A. , Medeiros-Junior Ronaldo A. , Medeiros Marcelo H.F. 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The limitation of bridges’ operation can cause serious social, environmental and economic losses. Therefore, the monitoring and maintenance actions of these structures must be efficient and periodic, especially for bridges located in aggressive environments, such as urban-industrial centres, where the higher volume of carbon dioxide emissions favours carbonation induced corrosion. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the utility of including non-destructive testing (NDTs) to bridges assessment in that regions as a way of obtaining more in-depth information on the conditions of the material composing the structure.

Design/methodology/approach
First, the main bridges’ damages were detected by visual inspection. Then, based on the observations of bridges design, environment and main damages, an NDT programme was executed including surface hardness, ultrasonic pulse velocity test, pH indicator spraying, half-cell potential measurements and concrete resistivity tests.

Findings
It was observed that, for the studied cases, the carbonation did not present harmful depths, except for the structural elements where segregation and wear of the concrete were noticed. NDTs, associated with visual inspection, indicated the regions where corrective or preventive maintenance actions were actually needed, bringing greater security to the decision maker in regions where repairs are unnecessary or could be postponed.

Originality/value
This paper highlights the contribution of NDTs application in structures in urban-industrial regions where the main mechanism of deterioration is carbonation-induced corrosion, demonstrating the importance of these methods in the rational decision making of investments for maintenance.
An analysis of the effect of carbon emission, GDP and international crude oil prices based on synthesis integration model
Authors: Zou Xiaohua 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the impact of the relations between the US oil prices, carbon emissions and GDP through the analysis of data between 1987 and 2017.

Design/methodology/approach
ARIMA, VAR and VEC models are used to establish synthesis integration model. Furthermore, the stability test, cointegration test and Granger causality test of the model were carried out.

Findings
The results indicate that, in both short and long term, change in oil prices is the reason for change in carbon emissions, while GDP is not the reason for the growth of carbon emissions.

Originality/value
Increase of oil prices would have a negative impact on carbon emissions, and GDP growth does not lead to an increase in carbon emissions.
Measuring Lean Six Sigma and quality performance for healthcare organizations
Authors: Ahmed Selim , Abd Manaf Noor Hazilah , Islam Rafikul 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This study aims to investigate applications of Lean Six Sigma approaches and quality performance in Malaysian hospitals. It identifies five dimensions of Lean Six Sigma conformance (i.e. continuous quality improvement, Lean management initiatives, Six Sigma initiatives, patient safety and teamwork) and quality performance of the hospitals based on demographics such as gender, types of hospital and working experience.

Design/methodology/approach
This study distributed 1,007 self-administered survey questionnaires to hospital staff resulting in 438 useful responses with 43.5 per cent response rate. Research data were analysed based on reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), independent samples t-tests and one-way ANOVA using SPSS version 23.

Findings
Research findings indicate that there are significant differences between public and private hospital staff on Lean management initiatives, Six Sigma initiatives, patient safety and teamwork. Private hospital staff perceives Lean management initiatives, Six Sigma initiatives, patient safety and teamwork more favourably compared to public hospital staff. The present study findings also indicate that senior hospital staff (more than 10 years working experience) perceives patient safety and teamwork more favourably compared to other working experience groups.

Research limitation/implications
The research focused solely on the Malaysian health sector, and thus, the results might not be applicable to other countries.

Originality/value
This research provides theoretical, methodological and practical contributions for the Lean Six Sigma approach and the research findings are expected to provide guidelines to enhance the level of quality performance in healthcare organisations in Malaysia as well as other countries.
Service innovation, sustainability and quality meeting city challenges in the age of accelerations
Authors: Enquist Bo , Sebhatu Samuel Petros 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe aim of this article is to provide a deeper conceptual understanding of the interdependence between service innovation, sustainability and quality in the age of accelerations in the context of cities. The research question is, how can service innovation, sustainability and quality interact in cities to meet the challenges of technology, globalization and climate change?Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a qualitative research approach and cases study research method in the context of cities. In this article, meeting the challenges in the age of accelerations is analyzed and interpreted in an abductive process in an interaction between empirical findings of three progressive cities Freiburg, Malmö and Gothenburg and the conceptual and theoretical frame for getting a new meaning.FindingsThe article demonstrates the need for a deeper conceptual understanding of the interdependence of service innovation, sustainability and quality in the age of accelerations. Service innovation and quality improvement cannot be handled as a standalone managerial activity because these processes are part of values-based learning and developing a loop for transformation, value co-creation and sustainability practice.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research in this area should focus on generalizing the present findings to securing sustainable service business embedded on social and environmental perspectives and governance issues in other empirical settings and conceptualization.Societal implicationsThe article looks into the idea of an ecosystem to achieve a balance between nature and people: “Dynamic” and “complex” ecosystems can be illustrated in different contexts to ensure a strong commitment to societal and environmental perspectives to create value and develop a sustainability practice.Originality/valueThe article makes an original contribution by using insights from service research, quality movement research and from studying actual sustainability practices in the real-life contexts of cities by developing a conceptual paper.
Introducing sustainability into an architectural curriculum in East Africa
Authors: Olweny Mark 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper aims seeks to reflect on the transition of a school of architecture to incorporate sustainability principles as a core part of its undergraduate (Part I) programme. The paper offers a brief overview of the processes undertaken and outcomes of this to an integrated problem-based learning approach and with sustainability at its core changing both knowledge content and pedagogical approaches.

Design/methodology/approach
Reflecting on the transition to a sustainability-based curriculum, this paper makes use of a mixed methods approach incorporating a review of literature on sustainability in architectural education, pedagogical approaches and epistemology, as well as educational issues in sub-Saharan Africa. The main study made use of an ethnographic approach, including document analysis, interviews, observations and one-on-one informal interactions with students, faculty and alumni.

Findings
While the transition to a sustainability-based curriculum was achieved, with integrated studio courses at second- and third-year levels, this did not come without challenges. Divided opinions of formal education, linked to preconceived ideas of what constituted architectural education led to some resistance from students and professionals. Nevertheless, the programme serves as testament to what is achievable and provides some lessons to schools seeking to transition programmes in the future.

Practical implications
The paper contributes to discourses on sustainability in architectural education, examining the transition taken by an architectural programme to incorporate sustainability as a core part of its curriculum. The outcomes of this process provide advice that could be useful to schools of architecture seeking to integrate sustainability into their programmes.

Originality/value
As the first architecture programme in East Africa to integrate sustainability principles into its programme, this study provides an insight into the processes, experiences and outcomes of this transition. This reflective engagement highlights value of an enabling environment in any transitional process.
Factors affecting mobile shopping: a Vietnamese perspective
Authors: Phong Nguyen Dong , Khoi Nguyen Huu , Nhat-Hanh Le Angelina 
Published: September 2018

PurposeMobile shopping is the current trend for firms to conduct business, having great advantages over electronic shopping as well as traditional shopping. The purpose of this paper is to discuss not only the driving forces of mobile shopping behaviors from the theory of reasoned action (TRA) perspective, but also the additional promotion and barrier sides of the mobile business.Design/methodology/approachA structural equation modeling approach with latent constructs is applied on a self-administered survey data of 208 Vietnamese consumers to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results of this study have proved the predictive power of TRA in exploring consumer behavior in the context of mobile shopping. Also, both promotion and barrier variables have significantly strong impacts on the intention to adopt mobile shopping.Research limitations/implicationsFuture studies would benefit from investigating other variables (e.g. specific aspects of trust and risk) and using actual behavior (e.g. online purchases).Practical implicationsBusiness managers should pay attention to both promotion and barrier factors to understand how and why Vietnamese consumers adopt mobile shopping.Originality/valueThis pioneering study adapts the TRA model with extended promotion and barrier variables to explain mobile shopping in the context of Vietnam.
Perceived underqualification and job attitudes: the role of transformational leadership
Authors: Sim Yerim , Lee Eun-Suk 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to delve into perceived underqualification, which refers to employees’ awareness that they have deficient abilities relative to their job demands (abilities<demands). In examining person–job (P–J) misfit, previous research has primarily focused on one type of misfit, overqualification (abilities>demands), leaving the other type, underqualification, unexplored. To address the neglect, this study investigates how perceived underqualification relates to job attitudes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention) and how transformational leadership moderates the relationships.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from employees working at diverse organizations in South Korea over two waves; at Time 1, perceived underqualification and transformational leadership were measured and at Time 2, job attitude variables were measured. Responses from 188 employees were used for hypothesis testing.FindingsPerceived underqualification is negatively related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment and positively related to turnover intention when transformational leadership is low. However, under high transformational leadership, such negative attitudinal implications of perceived underqualification are weakened.Originality/valueBy examining underqualification for the first time, this study corrects the current incomplete and biased understanding of P–J misfit, which is exclusively overqualification-focused. In addition, this study provides new insight into individual responses to P–J misfit by revealing that the responses are not always negative. This study specifies transformational leadership as the contingency factor that enables such responses, thus further advancing the P–J misfit literature that has hardly examined the leadership effect.
Corporate social responsibility, country reputation and corporate reputation
Authors: Kelley Keith James , Hemphill Thomas A. , Thams Yannick 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) from a shared value perspective. Adopting reputation as a multilevel form of value that mediates the CSR–CFP relationship, the paper explains how CSR initiatives may enhance both firm and country reputation and how the amount of shared value between the two leads to CFP.Design/methodology/approachThe paper first establishes the theoretical foundation for the relationship between CSR and CFP. It then draws connections to a more recent stream of literature surrounding the concept of creating shared value to expand upon this relationship, adopting reputation as a multilevel form of shared value that mediates the CSR–CFP relationship. The paper further discusses moderating influences of this relationship that may vary contextually with emerging economies such as those in Latin America.FindingsThe paper argues that as markets become further developed, CSR initiatives will create a higher proportion of shared reputational value between a corporation and country. This is the result of from aligning CSR initiatives that benefit a society, with the strategic goals of the firm – the essence of creating of shared value – but is more difficult in emerging markets, especially volatile ones.Originality/valueThis paper offers insight into a complex relationship between CSR, shared reputational value and CFP by introducing the more recent concept of creating shared value. Several propositions related to this general relationship, and some related to the difference among emerging markets (such as those in Latin America), address the need for more research related to corporate and country reputation, creating shared value and in the emerging market context.
Re-testing and validating a triple bottom line dominant logic for business sustainability
Authors: Laurell Hélène , Karlsson Niklas P.E. , Lindgren John , Andersson Svante , Svensson Göran 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe triple bottom line (TBL) is still commonly explored in research without joint consideration of economic, social and environmental elements of business sustainability (BS). The purpose of this paper is to re-test and validate a BS framework based on the TBL approach.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a questionnaire survey consisting of the largest firms in corporate Sweden. A total of 107 usable questionnaires were ultimately received, for a response rate of 36.5 percent.FindingsThe findings validate and extend a framework of a TBL-dominant logic for BS. A total of 19 dimensions indicating satisfactory validity and reliability of the BS framework were identified.Research limitations/implicationsThe BS framework offers relevant insights to monitor and assess a TBL-dominant logic for BS. It also provides opportunities for further research.Practical implicationsManagers can use the BS framework as a tool to map firm priorities in connection with BS. Each dimension of the BS framework offers insights into how to monitor and assess firms’ efforts in the TBL.Originality/valueThis study contributes to validate and extend the TBL-dominant logic for BS. The BS framework also offers a timely and relevant contribution to both scholars and practitioners engaging in business sustainability.
Problematic and extensive YouTube use: first hand reports
Authors: Klobas Jane E. , McGill Tanya J. , Moghavvemi Sedigheh , Paramanathan Tanuosha 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present brief YouTube life stories to learn about how extensive users experience YouTube use and manage (or fail to manage) their use. It also explores the consequences of different types of extensive use.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, a biographical approach was used. Nine students who used YouTube for two or more hours every day were guided to tell life stories of their introduction to YouTube, subsequent use and critical events associated with YouTube use. Thematic analysis distinguished between non-problematic, compulsive and addicted users. Three single case life stories illustrate the experiences of users in each category.

Findings
These extensive YouTube users tell similar stories of informal learning from early interaction with the platform. For some, extensive YouTube use became problematic; for others, it remained functional. Similar to other social platforms, users unable to regulate use became compulsive users and some users can become addicted. While the symptoms of YouTube addiction are similar to other online addictions, compulsive YouTube use is driven more by algorithm-generated content chaining than overt social interaction.

Originality/value
The paper introduces life stories as a way to present case studies of social media use. The distinction between extensive, but functional, and problematic YouTube use illustrates how extensive social media use is not necessarily dysfunctional. User education for self-regulation of YouTube use is recommended.
How can the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Guyana impact the tourism industry by 2025?
Authors: Connelly Aletha 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this conceptual paper is to discuss the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Guyana with particular emphasis on the role of cultural support and its possible impact on the tourism industry in the country by 2025.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on a literature review of entrepreneurship ecosystems, document analysis of key reports on Guyana and interviews with relevant authorities.

Findings
The paper observes that Guyana can focus entrepreneurial efforts on areas of natural comparative advantage, including nature-based tourism and agriculture. However, achieving high-impact entrepreneurship in developing world economies like Guyana requires a strategic approach that is process oriented and which addresses cultural impediments to entrepreneurship.

Practical implications
Encouraging wealth creation and addressing issues of poverty and inequality are but a few of the concerns governments grapple with. Guyana is no different to its geo-political counterparts who are pushing entrepreneurship as a viable means of addressing these concerns. Driven by factors such as setbacks experienced by those with a socialist agenda, the onset of globalisation, the removal of preferential agreements, the opening of trade routes and an emphasis on local economic development, much has been made of entrepreneurship as a panacea of development issues.

Originality/value
This paper seeks to contribute to a better understanding of entrepreneurship in a developing world context with particular significance for the tourism industry.
Comprehensive exploration of the enzymes catalysing oxygen‐involved reactions and COGs relevant to bacterial oxygen utilization
Authors: Liu Shuo , Du Meng‐Ze , Wen Qing‐Feng , Kang Juanjuan , Dong Chuan , Xiong Lifeng , Huang Jian , Guo Feng‐Biao 
Published: September 2018

SummaryTo better understand the mechanisms of bacterial adaptation in oxygen environments, we explored the aerobic living‐associated genes in bacteria by comparing Clusters of Orthologous Groups of proteins’ (COGs) frequencies and gene expression analyses and 38 COGs were detected at significantly higher frequencies (p‐value less than 1e−6) in aerobes than in anaerobes. Differential expression analyses between two conditions further narrowed the prediction to 27 aerobe‐specific COGs. Then, we annotated the enzymes associated with these COGs. Literature review revealed that 14 COGs contained enzymes catalysing oxygen‐involved reactions or products involved in aerobic pathways, suggesting their important roles for survival in aerobic environments. Additionally, protein–protein interaction analyses and step length comparisons of metabolic networks suggested that the other 13 COGs may function relevantly with the 14 enzymes‐corresponding COGs, indicating that these genes may be highly associated with oxygen utilization. Phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses showed that the 27 COGs did not have similar trees, and all suffered purifying selection pressures. The divergent times of species containing or lacking aerobic COGs validated that the appearing time of oxygen‐utilizing gene was approximately 2.80 Gyr ago. In addition to help better understand oxygen adaption, our method may be extended to identify genes relevant to other living environments.
Effects of a Game‐Based e‐Learning Module on Undergraduate Food Science Students’ Planned Behaviors Concerning Good Manufacturing Practices
Authors: Stevenson Clinton D. , Porter Kinsey , Stevenson Kathryn T. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractUnderstanding the role of food science education in developing undergraduate students’ intentions to implement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) may be a key strategy in developing the workforce's implementation of GMPs and other food safety programs. Previous research has demonstrated the effects of educational interventions on planned food safety behaviors in various settings; however, none have studied GMPs interventions and college students. This study applied the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to evaluate the effects of a game‐based e‐learning module on undergraduate students’ planned behaviors concerning GMPs. Forty‐four participants were recruited from 42 food science clubs across the United States to complete a game‐based e‐learning module and pre‐ and posttest survey instruments. We compared changes in pre‐ and posttest scores using paired Wilcoxon signed rank tests and explored the role of GMP‐related knowledge and TPB constructs (attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral controls) in predicting students’ intentions to implement GMPs using multiple linear regression. We modeled pretest scores, posttest scores, and changes in scores while controlling for student demographic factors (for example, year in college, gender, and so on). Only participants’ knowledge and perceived behavioral controls significantly increased (P < 0.05) after completing the game‐based e‐learning module. Posttest regression models explained twice as much variance than pretest models (up to 54% total). Changes in intentions to implement GMPs were predicted by changes in subjective norms, perceived behavioral controls, and knowledge, as well as previous enrollment in food safety courses and interest in working in the food industry. The only predictive variables for both pre‐ and posttest scores were subjective norms, previous enrollment in food safety courses and interest in working in the food industry (P < 0.05). A discussion of how these results provide insights for food safety educators to optimize their teaching impacts was presented.