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Country and sector effects on the relationships among TQM practices and key performance measures
Authors: Sila Ismail 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze if and how country- and sector-related contingency factors affect the implementation of TQM practices and various performance measures within a TQM-performance relationships model framework.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used data from 156 firms in Turkey and 132 firms in North Cyprus (NC) to test the model relationships by utilizing multiple group structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe study finds support for both the universal and the contingency argument within the context of country and sector analyses. Although our findings suggest no differences across the two countries, the authors find evidence for differences across sectors in terms of their TQM practices and performance outcomes. In the case of NC firms, the direct effects of TQM on human resource results and customer results constituted the missing linkages in the performance excellence framework.Research limitations/implicationsThis study suffers from the same limitations common to all survey research. However, it contributes strongly to the limited TQM contingency research by providing new findings and insights. This study must be replicated in different countries and other types of contextual factors must be used to determine if and how they moderate the model relationships. Other theories are also needed to better explain some of the relationships.Practical implicationsThere needs to be a more holistic approach to quality management and increased institutional support for quality initiatives in developing countries. Through proper alignment and integration of their different components, organizations can realize maximum improvement in their business results. Understanding the sector level contingencies before implementing a performance excellence model is also recommended.Social implicationsThe study has several social, economic and policy implications, including the need to improve employees’ work environment to improve their lives and prevent brain drain; to pass legislation to improve lax consumer laws; to found quality institutes to promote the education, training, qualification and professional development of employees working in the various sectors of the economy; and for government and employers to realize the importance of valuing stakeholders and delivering value and results to them to ensure long-term success.Originality/valueThis is one of the few studies in TQM contingency research that tests various relationships among TQM and business results by using country and sector as contingency factors.
Exploring the integration of business and CSR perspectives in smallholder souring
Authors: Sjauw-Koen-Fa August Raimy , Blok Vincent , Omta Onno S.W.F. 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of smallholder supply chains on sustainable sourcing to answer the question how food and agribusiness multinationals can best include smallholders in their sourcing strategies and take social responsibility for large-scale sustainable and more equitable supply. A sustainable smallholder sourcing model with a list of critical success factors (CSFs) has been applied on two best-practise cases. In this model, business and corporate social responsibility perspectives are integrated.Design/methodology/approachThe primary data of the value chain analyses of the two smallholder supply chains of a food and agribusiness multinational have been applied. Both cases were of a join research program commissioned by the multinational and a non-governmental organization using the same methods and research tools. Similarities, differences and interference between the cases have been determined and assessed in order to confirm, fine tune or adjust the CSFs.FindingsBoth cases could be conceptualized through the smallholder sourcing model. Most CSFs could be found in both cases, but differences were also found, which led to fine tuning of some CSFs: building of a partnership and effective producers organization, providing farm financing and the use of cross-functional teams in smallholder supplier development programs. It was also concluded that the smallholder sourcing model is applicable in different geographical areas.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study are based on just two cases. More best-practise cases are recommended in order to confirm or to adjust the developed sourcing model and the CSFs.Originality/valueThis paper/research fills the need in sustainable supply chain management literature to study supply chains that comply with the triple bottom line concept, rather than supply chains that are just more “green.”
Agricultural disaster programs and family farm labor supply in Taiwan
Authors: Wu Karin , Chang Hung-Hao , Sun Lih-Chyun 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of disaster relief payments on on-farm and off-farm labor supply of farm households in Taiwan. The effectiveness of the policy amendments of the disaster relief assistance programs is also examined.Design/methodology/approachA unique sample of 124,827 persons living in the family farm household in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was used. This sample was merged into the township-level administrative profile of all of the recipients of agricultural disaster relief payments from the Natural Disaster Program in Taiwan. A fixed effect panel data model was estimated to analyze the impacts of disaster relief payments on each individual’s labor supply decision.FindingsNatural disaster payments significantly reduced individual’s propensity to work on the farm. Moreover, the higher of the payments, the higher(lower) possibility of the individual to engage in on-farm(off-farm) work. In addition, an increase in the amount of disaster payments can increase the on-farm labor supply of family farm members.Research limitations/implicationsDue to data unavailability, an individual-level panel data set is not used. Future studies can check the robustness of the finding using an individual-level panel data set.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the limited empirical evidence on agricultural relief programs.
Marketing role in B2B settings: evidence from advanced, emerging and developing markets
Authors: Mora Cortez Roberto , Johnston Wesley J. 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine predicted business-to-business (B2B) marketing capabilities for the next three to five years by companies in advanced, emerging and developing economies.

Findings
The authors identify the prevalent marketing capabilities in industrial companies operating in an advanced economy (USA), two emerging economies (Chile and Peru) and one developing economy (Bolivia), consolidating the themes in firms’ orientations. The study offers a taxonomy of the marketing role in different stages as per country development.

Design/methodology/approach
Qualitative approach based on grounded theory.

Originality/value
This manuscript contributes to the understanding of B2B marketing across different levels of market development. The authors offer theoretical and practical implications regarding the paradigms reigning the role of marketing. The coding scheme emerging from the data illustrates how companies and markets evolve in a two-way interaction.
Contemporary perspectives on the strategic role of information in internet of things-driven industrial services
Authors: Turunen Taija , Eloranta Ville , Hakanen Esko 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the debate related to the strategic role of information in the industrial service business, that is, whether information is a resource that could and should be protected. The connection between manufacturers’ servitization and management strategy literature is used in the analysis.

Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative case study on five new entrants to the industrial service market.

Findings
The results of the study provide new insights on both the characteristics and boundary conditions of new entrants’ approaches to strategically benefitting from information resources. Instead of aiming to possess and control data, the case companies prefer the access to large data volumes over exclusive access, render the question of data ownership to be largely irrelevant and perceive that the strategic relevance of information lies in novel data combinations.

Practical implications
The study provides a contemporary perspective on the prevailing information resource protection doctrine in the context of industrial services. Most importantly, the results challenge the hitherto unquestionable strategic relevance of customer relationships in Internet of Things (IoT)-driven service businesses. Furthermore, the results identify the need for flexible organizational structures that aim to leverage the complexity of the market environment.

Originality/value
Through providing a theoretically grounded and empirically backed contemporary perspective on the role of information in IoT-driven service businesses, the study expands the strategic understanding of industrial service providers.
How to enhance IT B2B service innovation? An integrated view of organizational mechanisms
Authors: Tsou Hung-Tai , Cheng Colin C.J. 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
Drawing on the resource-based view, this paper aims to extend prior information technology (IT) B2B service research by building and empirically testing a theoretical model in which organizational agility mediates the relationship between organizational capabilities (IT capability and organizational learning) and service innovation performance, under conditions of entrepreneurial alertness.

Design/methodology/approach
The theoretical hypotheses are confirmed by partial least squares analysis of survey responses collected from 170 IT B2B service firms.

Findings
The results reveal that the effect of either IT capability or organizational learning on service innovation performance is fully mediated by organizational agility, and organizational agility has a greater impact on service innovation performance under a high level of entrepreneurial alertness than under a low level.

Practical implications
The results of this study provide specific managerial guidelines for how to effectively manage organizational mechanisms to enhance IT B2B service innovation performance.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the literature of service innovation, IT B2B (industrial) marketing and dynamic capability by providing theory-driven and empirically proven explanations to help managers better understand the IT capability-service innovation relationship from the perspective of organizational mechanisms (organizational agility, organizational learning and entrepreneurial alertness).
Influence of consumers’ perceived risk on consumers’ online purchase intention
Authors: Kamalul Ariffin Shaizatulaqma , Mohan Thenmoli , Goh Yen-Nee 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the relationship between six factors of consumers’ perceived risk and consumers’ online purchase intentions. In particular, this study will examine the relationship between financial risk, product risk, security risk, time risk, social risk and psychological risk and online purchase intention.

Design/methodology/approach
Survey method was used for the purpose of data collection, and quantitative analysis was used to test the hypotheses. A total of 350 respondents participated on an online survey, and data were quantitatively analyzed via IBM SPSS Statistics 24.

Findings
The findings from this study suggest consumers’ perceived risks when they intend to purchase online. Five factors of perceived risk have a significant negative influence on consumer online purchase intention, while social risk was found to be insignificant. Among these factors, security risk is the main contributor for consumers to deter from purchasing online.

Practical implications
This study provides useful information to online retailers in electronic commerce (e-commerce) activities. Previous studies show that many online retailers are still facing some risks in online business, and this will affect the transaction and performance of the retailers. It is hoped that the findings can help online retailers to formulate strategies to reduce risks in the online shopping environment, especially security risks for better e-commerce.

Originality/value
The development of online shopping has led to some challenges to consumers, which comprise security of payment, data protection, the validity and enforceability of e-contract, insufficient information disclosure, product quality and enforcement of rights. This issue emerged because many online retailers do not understand the main factors that will contribute to consumers’ perceived risk. Consumers’ perceived risks will influence consumer attitudes toward online shopping and purchase behaviors. Studies on consumers’ perceived risks toward online purchase intentions are still inconclusive. Thus, this paper fills the gap in the research area.
Factors influencing attendance at stadiums and arenas
Authors: Silveira Marcelo Paciello , Cardoso Marcos Vinicius , Quevedo-Silva Filipe 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose a model to evaluate the factors that influence soccer attendance at stadiums and arenas.

Design/methodology/approach
The quantitative method based on a structural equation modeling using partial least squares.

Findings
The results validated the proposed model. The results also showed that the greater the identification of the sports consumer with his team, the greater the impact on his satisfaction, increasing his loyalty to the team and his intention to buy tickets for a soccer match. It was also detected that the higher the risk perception, the lower the purchase intention of tickets. In addition, the study showed that the greater the involvement of sports consumers with soccer, the greater their intention to buy tickets.

Originality/value
One of the academic implications was to prove that team identification can be a predictor of satisfaction, and that the interrelationship between identification with the team, satisfaction at attending soccer matches at the stadium and loyalty to the team constructs has a high impact on the purchase decision of the sports consumer. In addition, the study tests a model that aggregates several constructs with empirical data for other researchers to better understand the phenomenon of attendance in stadiums and arenas.
Empirical measurement of the financial socialisation of children by parents
Authors: Agnew Stephen 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This paper aims to use the age of a child when pocket money is first received, a savings account is first opened and financial discussions between parent and child commence as factors to assess financial socialisation of children by parents in the home. The impacts on financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of young teenagers of each of the three age-related variables mentioned above were then examined.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a questionnaire, data were collected from a sample of 1,247 14 and 15 year olds. Regressions were run to calculate how the ages children first received pocket money, had a savings account and started having financial discussions with parents correlated with impulsive spending behaviour, financial quiz scores, saving intentions and whether parents were seen as role models.

Findings
Financial discussions between parent and child were found to be an important influence on future financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. In addition, savings accounts can provide young teenagers with access to funds, which could be spent unwisely without associated financial awareness. Financial discussion in the home between parent and child was the most influential of the three factors examined. Putting money into a savings account and the giving of pocket money can provide further opportunities to engage in financial socialisation.

Research limitations/implications
Limitations of this study include the self-reported nature of the age variables. Future projects could use social research techniques, such as personal interviews of family members or keeping financial diaries. Rich qualitative data could further inform the findings of the current study.

Practical implications
Educational finance courses should include an objective of incorporating and stimulating financial discussions in the home, as talking about finances appears to be one of the most effective financial socialisation factors for children.

Originality/value
While previous research has identified the process of financial socialisation, the originality of this paper is its examination of the influence of individual financial socialisation factors in the home on financial attitudes, knowledge and behaviour.
Population genomics reveals evolution and variation ofSaccharomyces cerevisiaein the human and insects gut
Authors: Ramazzotti Matteo , Stefanini Irene , Di Paola Monica , De Filippo Carlotta , Rizzetto Lisa , Berná Luisa , Dapporto Leonardo , Rivero Damariz , Tocci Noemi , Weil Tobias , Lenucci Marcello S. , Lionetti Paolo , Cavalieri Duccio 
Published: September 2018

SummaryThe quest to discover the variety of ecological niches inhabited bySaccharomyces cerevisiaehas led to research in areas as diverse as wineries, oak trees and insect guts. The discovery of fungal communities in the human gastrointestinal tract suggested the host's gut as a potential reservoir for yeast adaptation. Here, we report the existence of yeast populations associated with the human gut (HG) that differ from those isolated from other human body sites. Phylogenetic analysis on 12 microsatellite loci and 1715 combined CDSs from whole‐genome sequencing revealed three subclusters of HG strains with further evidence of clonal colonization within the host's gut. The presence of such subclusters was supported by other genomic features, such as copy number variation, absence/introgressions of CDSs and relative polymorphism frequency. Functional analysis of CDSs specific of the different subclusters suggested possible alterations in cell wall composition and sporulation features. The phenotypic analysis combined with immunological profiling of these strains further showed that sporulation was related with strain‐specific genomic characteristics in the immune recognition pattern. We conclude that both genetic and environmental factors involved in cell wall remodelling and sporulation are the main drivers of adaptation inS. cerevisiaepopulations in the human gut.
Effects of long‐term care setting on spousal health outcomes
Authors: Dong Jing , Pollack Harold , Konetzka Rita Tamara 
Published: September 2018

ObjectiveTo provide empirical evidence on the effects of home and community‐based services (HCBS) (vs nursing home) use on spousal health.Data SourcesMerged data from the 1996 to 2012 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Area Health Resource File (AHRF).Study DesignWe assess the impact of HCBS use on spousal health. We use an instrumental variable (IV) approach to account for the potential endogeneity of the choice of care setting and reverse causality. Our instrument is the supply of skilled nursing home beds per 1000 people older than 65 years.Data Extraction MethodsOur sample includes spouses of HCBS or nursing home users, resulting in 8608 observations.Principal FindingsWe find that HCBS use leads to harmful effects on spousal physical health, which may be caused by increased informal care responsibilities. We also find improved spousal mental health, especially in depression symptoms, which may be caused by increased satisfaction.ConclusionsWe find evidence of both beneficial (mental health) and harmful (physical health) consequences for spouses of individuals receiving LTC at home relative to in an institution. Our results are important in estimating the potential cost and effectiveness of HCBS expansion.
‘My brain is on fire!’ Anglican Womanhood and the Limits of Politeness in Frances Burney's Cecilia
Authors: Waterfield Daniel 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe influence of courtesy literature on Frances Burney's Cecilia (1782) has been well documented. Yet the question of religion remains overlooked. This article both reasserts the Anglican nature of Cecilia's behaviour and asserts the Catholicism of the Delvile family. It argues that Cecilia constitutes a sustained engagement with the Gordon riots of 1780 and critiques the utility of female politeness as a social glue. In a romance plot that reflects contemporary legal attempts to reconcile Britons after centuries of religious warfare, Burney ultimately suggests that politeness lacks the vocabulary with which to confront social and economic inequalities.
Vibrio responses to extracytoplasmic stress
Authors: DeAngelis Cara M. , Saul‐McBeth Jessica , Matson Jyl S. 
Published: September 2018

SummaryA critical factor for bacterial survival in any environment is the ability to sense and respond appropriately to any stresses encountered. This is especially important for bacteria that inhabit environments that are constantly changing, or for those that inhabit more than one biological niche. Vibrio species are unique in that they are aquatic organisms, and must adapt to ever‐changing temperatures, salinity levels and nutrient concentrations. In addition, many species of Vibrio colonize other organisms, and must also deal with components of the host immune response. Vibrio infections of humans and other organisms have become more common in recent years, due to increasing water temperatures in many parts of the world. Therefore, understanding how these ubiquitous marine bacteria adapt to their changing environments is of importance. In this review, we discuss some of the ways that Vibrios sense and respond to the variety of stresses that negatively affect the bacterial cell envelope. Specifically, we will focus on what is currently known about the σE response, the Cpx response and the contributions of OmpU to extracytoplasmic stress relief.
Marine biofilms: diversity of communities and of chemical cues
Authors: Antunes Jorge , Leão Pedro , Vasconcelos Vitor 
Published: September 2018

SummarySurfaces immersed in seawater are rapidly colonized by various microorganisms, resulting in the formation of heterogenic marine biofilms. These communities are known to influence the settlement of algae spores and invertebrate larvae, triggering a succession of fouling events, with significant environmental and economic impacts. This review covers recent research regarding the differences in composition of biofilms isolated from different artificial surface types and the influence of environmental factors on their formation. One particular phenomenon – bacterial quorum sensing (QS) – allows bacteria to coordinate swarming, biofilm formation among other phenomena. Some other marine biofilm chemical cues are believed to modulate the settlement and the succession of macrofouling organisms, and they are also reviewed here. Finally, since the formation of a marine biofilm is considered to be an initial, QS‐dependent step in the development of marine fouling events, QS inhibition is discussed on its potential as a tool for antibiofouling control in marine settings.
Editorial: surviving your genes—the role of PNPLA3 variation in end‐stage liver disease
Authors: Pirola C. J. , Sookoian S. 
Published: September 2018

Linked ContentThis article is linked to Mandorfer et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14856 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14932.
Editorial: STAT‐4 polymorphism ‐ a tool to personalise clinical practice in chronic HBV infection
Authors: Bonacci Martin , Lens Sabela 
Published: September 2018

Linked ContentThis article is linked to El Sharkawy et al papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14866 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14940.