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A Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial on the Effect of a “feeding buddy” Program on adherence to the Prevention of Mother-To-Child-Transmission Guidelines in a Rural Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Authors: Reimers Penelope , Israel-Ballard Kiersten , Spies Lenore , Tanser Frank , Thior Ibou , Scott Gordon W. , Coutsoudis Anna 
Published: July 2016

Background:
The uptake of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) services has improved in South Africa but challenges remain, including adherence to the World Health Organization's (WHO) PMTCT recommendations of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), taking antiretroviral medication (ARV); testing for early infant diagnosis; and reducing stigma. Women who practice EBF for the first 6 months are less likely to transmit HIV to their infants, yet only 7% of women EBF for 6 months in South Africa. Adherence to these recommendations remains challenging because of difficulties relating to disclosure and stigma. To address this challenge, the feeding buddy concept was developed based on studies where ARV buddies have proved effective in providing support for women living with HIV. Buddies have demonstrated a positive effect on providing emotional and social support to adhere to PMTCT guidelines.

Methods:
A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 16 selected randomly assigned clinics in uMhlathuze and uMlalazi districts of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. HIV-positive pregnant women (n = 625) who intended to breastfeed were enrolled at 8 control clinics and 8 intervention clinics. The clinics were stratified on the basis of urban/rural/periurban locale and then randomly allocated to either intervention or control. In the intervention clinics, the mother chose a feeding buddy to be enrolled alongside her. Quantitative interviews with mothers and their chosen buddies took place at enrollment during pregnancy and at routine postdelivery visits at day 3 and weeks 6, 14 and 22. Women in the control clinics were followed using the same evaluation schedule. The trial evaluated the effect of a voluntary PMTCT feeding buddy program on HIV-infected women's adherence to PMTCT recommendations and stigma reduction. The proportion of women exclusively feeding at 5.5 months postpartum was the primary end-point of the trial. In-depth interviews were conducted among a convenience sample of PMTCT counselors, community caregivers, mothers, and buddies from intervention clinics and control clinics to document their overall experiences.

Discussion:
The information collected in this study could be used to guide recommendations on how to build upon the current South Africa. PMTCT “buddy” strategy and to improve safe infant feeding. The information would be applicable to many other similar resource poor settings with poor social support structures.
Identifying and Prioritizing Implementation Barriers, Gaps, and Strategies Through the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance: Getting to Zero in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
Authors: Ezeanolue Echezona E. , Powell Byron J. , Patel Dina , Olutola Ayodotun , Obiefune Michael , Dakum Patrick , Okonkwo Prosper , Gobir Bola , Akinmurele Timothy , Nwandu Anthea , Torpey Kwasi , Oyeledum Bolanle , Aina Muyiwa , Eyo Andy , Oleribe Obinna , Ibanga Ikoedem , Oko John , Anyaike Chukwuma , Idoko John , Aliyu Muktar H. , Sturke Rachel , Watts Heather , Siberry George ,   the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance
Published: July 2016

Background:
In 2013, Nigeria accounted for 15% of the 1.3 million pregnant women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and 26% of new infections among children worldwide. Despite this, less than 20% of pregnant women in Nigeria received an HIV test during pregnancy, and only 23% of HIV-infected pregnant women received appropriate intervention following HIV diagnosis. This article reports findings from 2 structured group exercises conducted at the first Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance Conference to identify (1) barriers and research gaps related to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and (2) potential strategies and interventions that could address PMTCT challenges.

Methods:
Two 1-hour structured group exercises were conducted with 10 groups of 14–15 individuals (n = 145), who were asked to brainstorm barriers and strategies and to rank their top 3 in each category. Data analysis eliminated duplicate responses and categorized each of the priorities along the HIV care continuum: HIV diagnosis, linkage to care, or retention in care.

Results:
Participating stakeholders identified 20 unique barriers and research gaps related to PMTCT across the HIV continuum. Twenty-five unique interventions and implementation strategies were identified. Similar to the barriers and research gaps, these interventions and strategies were distributed across the HIV care continuum.

Conclusions:
The barriers and strategies identified in this study represent important pathways to progress addressing MTCT. The deliberate involvement of state and federal policy makers, program implementers, and researchers helps ensure that they are relevant and actionable.
Third-party coordination in conflict resolution: evidence from Nepal and the Philippines
Authors: Bhattarai Prakash 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This study aims to explore the conditions that lead to the occurrence of third-party interveners’ coordination in conflict resolution efforts.

Design/methodology/approach
The studied theme is elaborated by means of an analysis of two case studies: the Maoist armed conflict of Nepal and the Moro conflict of the Philippines. Importantly, this study solicits the views of third-party practitioners and other relevant stakeholders in the field and attempts to demonstrate how they perceive key issues in third-party coordination.

Findings
Third-party coordination is a contingent process, with varying needs and relevance in different phases and types of conflict. The escalation of violence, issues of international concern such as human rights and the homogeneity of interveners are other core elements that have often played a key role in third-party coordination.

Research limitations/implications
In the existing literature, there are no such indicator-based explanations regarding the occurrence of third-party coordination; thus, the findings of this research on this particular theme are well-developed and better conceptualized than what has been discussed in the literature to date.

Practical implications
The analysis undertaken in this study can contribute to the design of better policies and strategies for third-party coordination.

Originality/value
This study is based on in-depth interviews and interactions with a diverse range of third-party practitioners and other stakeholders working in real-world conflicts, who have perhaps the best understanding of various dimensions of third-party coordination. No previous research has been conducted on this particular theme by incorporating direct interaction with a wide range of interveners from two distinct conflict contexts.
How emerging markets firms will become global leaders
Authors: Grosse Robert 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– Over time the countries characterized as “emerging” change, and some of the companies from these countries become world leaders even as many of those from traditional economic powers fade. There is nothing guaranteed about success of companies from emerging markets (EMs), other than the fact that some of the firms that do survive will be among the success stories of the future. The purpose of this paper is to explore two questions: what enables companies from EMs to compete with existing firms? Is there a conceptual structure that is best for analyzing these firms and their strategies?

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper discusses the strengths of EM multinational enterprises (MNEs) from the perspective of Dunning’s eclectic view, and gives four detailed examples of companies from this perspective.

Findings
– It is suggested that while the eclectic view offers excellent insight into EM MNEs, an analysis of their strategies and policy implications requires further perspective such as through the global value-added chain.

Research limitations/implications
– No single model will capture all of the important features of EM MNEs, but Dunning’s view and the global value-added chain are good tools.

Practical implications
– Hopefully, both research analysts and company managers will be able to utilize the view presented here to better manage/understand EM MNEs.

Originality/value
– This view demonstrates a mechanism for exploring key elements of EM MNEs and by moving to the global value-added chain additional, original perspective is gained.
Do public support services matter in the multilocation process in China?
Authors: Portero Borja , Puig Francisco 
Published: July 2016

Purpose– During the last decade the demand to comprehend the overarching success factors of the multilocation process in distant countries such as China has increased significantly. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the nature and scope of the collaboration between the public support services (PSS) in China and the Spanish enterprises which decided to be multilocated there.Design/methodology/approach– The present study examines the necessity of the PSS in China by employing a review of literature as well as both quantitative and qualitative surveys from 31 Spanish companies multilocated in China.Findings– The main conclusions highlight the fact that the PSS do not seem to have a big and homogenous influence on the multilocation process, although those companies with higher levels of commitment that have been operating in China for a longer time have used it more frequently.Originality/value– While other studies of multilocation have isolated the companies from their host environment, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the weak links between the PSS and companies in a culturally and psychically distant market. By providing an insight into the dynamics of how firms interact and collaborate with the PSS, this study contributes to guiding policy makers and managers in designing and implementing strategies to support enterprises in the multilocation process in China.
Observers versus agents
Authors: Ahn Dohyun , Shin Dong-Hee 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore whether distinctive modes (observation vs control) of presenting diverse content differentially influence users. To achieve this goal, The authors first conceptualize empathy as social cognition and discuss the possible psychological mechanisms for divergent associations between observation-based media (i.e. video media) and control-based media (i.e. game media).

Design/methodology/approach
– In total, 300 adults (150 females) participated in this study through an online survey.

Findings
– Time spent with video media (television and film) was positively associated with empathy, which in turn was associated with enhanced social connectedness. However, time spent on game media (video games, computer games, and smartphone games) was negatively associated with empathy, which in turn was associated with inferior social connectedness.

Originality/value
– While previous studies on the effects of media have focussed mainly on content, the present study focusses on the effects of mode. The mode-focussed approach presents evidence contradictory to the content-focussed approach.
Modelling volatility and forecasting of exchange rate of British pound sterling and Indian rupee
Authors: Gupta Sanjeev , Kashyap Sachin 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
The paper aims to analyse the extent of volatility and generating forecasts of exchange rates of British pound and Indian rupees in US terms.

Design/methodology/approach
This study applies different combinations of GARCH and EGARCH models suggested in the Econometric literature to capture the extent of volatility. The forecast of exchange rates of British Pound and Indian Rupees in US terms are generated applying artificial neural network (ANN) technique using different combination of networks with hyperbolic tangent function at hidden and output stage of the model.

Findings
The presence of volatility depicts that there is noise and chaos in the forex market. Prediction of exchange rate of the respective currencies underscores that exchange rates will increase marginally in near future.

Practical Implications
The results proposed in this study will be benchmark for the hedgers, investors, bankers, practitioners and economists to foresee the exchange rate in the presence of volatility and design policies accordingly.

Originality/value
In literature, no study has applied ANN for forecasting exchange rate after measuring the extent of volatility. The present study is a unique contribution in the existing pool of literature to forecasts the concerned variable(s) after ascertaining the noise and chaos in the data by applying GARCH family models.
Replications hardly possible: reporting practice in top-tier marketing journals
Authors: Lehmann Sebastian , Bengart Paul 
Published: July 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of replications for science, and in particular the knowledge development process.Design/methodology/approachDescriptive research on the disclosure of sample parameters which are needed for replication was conducted. The analysis includes 2,982 studies from four top-tier marketing journals.FindingsPublished parameters are insufficient for replication and, therefore, impede knowledge development.Originality/valueThe paper offers a unique data set for further investigation. In total, 2,982 studies from the defined journals (Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing ResearchandMarketing Science) were analyzed. Hereby this paper enables insights into reporting practices of current marketing research and highlights the role of replication research in validating earlier research. It empirically shows, to the authors' best knowledge for the first time, that the insufficient reporting is one of the major reasons for the lack of replications.
The holographic service innovation in technological context
Authors: Khaksar Seyed Mohammad Sadegh , Khosla Rajiv , Chu Mei-Tai , Shahmehr Fatemeh S. 
Published: July 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach that enables service innovation models to incorporate a holographic perspective into their innovation-centric business models. The essence of the holographic approach to service innovation might provide us with an innovative organization that is enclosed in its components; a knowledge-centric approach that adapts each person as a vital component of a whole; and the ability of value co-creation by each part of the organization in ways that benefit the organization as a whole.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a narrative synthesis framework combining existing literature (by textual narrative technique) with expert opinion, based on search of Science-Direct and ProQuest academic databases.FindingsA total of 114 top-cited and high relevant references were deeply reviewed. Nine principle dimensions were evolved from the final review to construct a comprehensive definition of service innovation. Then, the narrative synthesis helped us to bring forward a new approach to service innovation and applied it in the form of a conceptual model, as the literature was previously established on certain approaches. In the final stage, a comprehensive model of service innovation was designed to introduce the holographic approach to the existing literature.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper reviewed top-cited and high relevant references published in English that were indexed in Science-Direct and ProQuest. The authors did not search any grey literature and other language publications, and hand-search any journals.Practical implicationsThis research highlights how managers must consider service innovation as a whole.Originality/valueThis is the first critical review published in the peer-reviewed literature that explores the principle dimensions of service innovation and provide a new approach to the literature.
Determining bucket structures in pricing plans for private user cloud computing storage services
Authors: Gerpott Torsten J. , May Sebastian 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
Providers of cloud computing storage services (CCSS) charge offers in several unit bundles for a lump sum per bundle. This non-linear pricing approach is known as a bucket-pricing plan (BPP). If a customer exploits the purchased bucket, he/she can opt for the next higher bucket or refrain from further CCSS use. CCSS suppliers are faced with an optimization problem concerning the number of buckets as well as their lower and upper storage volume boundaries. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model, which supports CCSS suppliers in deriving a BPP-structure and which maximizes their profit in varying market constellations.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors develop a multi-period model of tariff choice decisions of private customers of CCSS. The model is applied in Monte Carlo simulations to determine profit-maximal tariff structures as a function of different market characteristics such as median demand saturation, demand heterogeneity, average price per storage unit and bucket ceiling allocation (identical size of each bucket within the frame set by the lower and upper overall boundary, varying sizes of the buckets offered, so that the interval between two ceilings consecutively increases for subsequent buckets) and type of a customer’s utility function.

Findings
The simulation analysis suggests that demand heterogeneity and average price per unit are the most influential factors for CCSS tariff structure optimization. Price plans with more than two buckets tend to generate higher profits than simple schemes with two buckets only if demand heterogeneity is low and the average price per storage unit is high and/or median saturation level of customers is low.

Originality/value
Despite the popularity of BPP among providers of CCSS for consumers, there is a lack of scholarly modeling work on the profit implications of the number of buckets entailed in a scheme and the size/ceilings of the various buckets on offer. The model suggested in this paper is a first step toward narrowing this research gap.
Breaking through barriers: the impact of organizational culture on open government reform
Authors: Ruijer Erna H.J.M. , Huff Richard F. 
Published: July 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of organizational culture on open government reforms by developing a theoretical framework bridging the theory and practice gap.Design/methodology/approachAn exploratory qualitative study consisting of a document analysis and a case study was conducted.FindingsAn open organizational culture is a precursor to effective open government. A network strategy as a facilitator for developing an open culture was used in one US federal agency, breaking across boundaries within the organization, creating greater symmetrical horizontal and vertical openness.Originality/valueMuch of the focus in both theory and practice has been on the use of technology as a vehicle to increase government openness. This study argues that a movement toward openness is beyond the technical. Organizational culture is a key to openness and may need to be changed. A networks strategy may be one way to facilitate a transformation to a more open culture.
Socio-demographic portrait of Russian travelers
Authors: Kalabikhina Irina E. , Shishalov Dmitry 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
Focuses on the social and demographic features of inbound and outbound Russian travelers, in particular, on target groups of travelers and the challenges they face in Russia.

Design/methodology/approach
Draws on analysis of Synovate Comcon Russian Target Group Index and TNS Marketing Index databases, Rosstat data, expert round table discussion with author participation and observation and interviews in tourist-related sites during 2014-2015.

Findings
The most important factors for domestic tourism are family status, employment, income and education. Demographic target groups for internal tourism in Russia include: low-income retired persons; groups of students; working qualified experts and family travelers. The most important factors affecting external travel are region of residence, the size of the city and income status. Political challenges (including the closure of Russians of destinations in Egypt and Turkey) tend to reinforce economic crisis and national currency depreciation. Nevertheless, forecasts of industry development predict a slow recovery over the next few years up to 2019.

Originality/value
Outlines the demographic and social target groups of inbound and outbound Russian travelers described in the context of new circumstances in Russia. This information could be used by practitioners to develop travel and tourist packages for Russian tourists.
Browsing by an invasive herbivore promotes development of plant and soil communities during primary succession
Authors: Bellingham Peter J. , Kardol Paul , Bonner Karen I. , Buxton Rowan P. , Morse Chris W. , Wardle David A. 
Published: July 2016

SummaryInvasive herbivores can strongly affect ecosystems by reducing or removing native plant species, and early in primary successions they could have enduring consequences for plant community assembly and ecosystem functioning, although this has seldom been explored. Invasive brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) browse from ground levels to forest canopies in New Zealand, including on plant species common early in primary succession.We used exclosures (fenced on the top as well as the sides) and corresponding control plots to study effects of brushtail possums on primary successions on bare landslide surfaces in the South Island of New Zealand. We then conducted repeated measurements of the plant community over 11 years and at the end also quantified soil abiotic and biotic properties.Above‐ground, plant biomass increased from close to zero to > 1000 g dry mass m−2after 11 years in both exclosures and control plots, with significantly more biomass of the N2‐fixing treeCarmichaelia odoratain the controls. Brushtail possums reduced the biomass in the control plots of small‐stature grasses and sedges in the first 3 years. Plant species richness was greater in control than exclosure plots throughout the experiment.Below‐ground, soil carbon and nitrogen concentrations and the biomass of all major soil microbial groups were significantly greater in the control than exclosure plots, although soil nematode abundances were not. Below‐ground effects could be attributed to the greater biomass ofCarmichaeliain control plots.Synthesis. Our study shows that an invasive herbivore exerted strong effects on the rate and trajectory of primary succession by altering plant community assembly. Herbivore exclusion resulted in reduced biomass of a key N2‐fixing tree that drives forest development, with important below‐ground consequences. These results support a view that restoration of ecosystems needs to consider the consequences of altering plant community structure before removing invasive herbivores.