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Environmental dynamism, trust and dynamic capabilities of family businesses
Authors: Wang Yong 
Published: July 2016

Purpose– Dynamic capabilities are regarded as the bedrock of firms that survive in a dynamic environment. Notwithstanding this perspective, little research has been implemented in understanding dynamic capabilities of family firms. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between environmental dynamism and dynamic capabilities of family businesses, and the moderating effect of trust on this relationship.Design/methodology/approach– A quantitative survey was executed with the sampling frame outlined based on the Hemscott Company Guru database. In total, 137 useful responses were employed in this study.Findings– The results suggest that environmental dynamism is an antecedent of dynamic capabilities. Furthermore, findings show the presence of trust moderates the environmental dynamism-dynamic capabilities nexus.Research limitations/implications– The cross-sectional design of the study determines that it can only proffer a snapshot of the scenario. In addition, the exclusion of non-incorporated firms in the sample because of the nature of the Hemscott database constrains the generalisability of the study. Future studies in a similar vein may be implemented through national/local development agencies to overcome this barrier.Originality/value– The unique intertwined family and business system embedded in family firms has led to the assumption that trust will influence the environmental dynamism-dynamic capabilities nexus. The current study confirms this assumption and offers a perspective that helps appreciate the environment-business relationship in family businesses.
Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness
Authors: Boes Kim , Buhalis Dimitrios , Inversini Alessandro 
Published: July 2016

Purpose– Grounded in service-dominant (S-D) logic, the purpose of this paper is to explore the core components of smartness to present a framework for the development of the smart tourism destination.Design/methodology/approach– The paper explores the core components of smartness through case study analysis of well-established smart cities.Findings– The paper conceptualises smartness and argues ICT, leadership, innovation and social capital supported by human capital are core components of smartness. Although ICT is a critical enabler for smart tourism destinations, it is insufficient on its own to introduce smartness. The combination of hard and soft smartness components within a S-D logic ecosystem structure holds the potential for sustained competitive advantage and enhancement of quality of life of both residents and tourists in smart tourism destinations.Originality/value– The paper extends the application of S-D logic to the context of smart tourism destinations, specifically to examine the smartness concept as a means for competitiveness in tourism destinations.
Building firm capability: managerial incentives for top performance
Authors: Castellaneta Francesco 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to present a model of how incentives enhance competitive advantage by improving the sourcing, development and leveraging of firm capabilities.

Design/methodology/approach
The author first reviews the key findings of prominent academic and managerial papers on capability building and incentives. The author then proposes a model that advances our understanding of how incentives affect competitive advantage through capability building. The author applies this model to the empirical setting of private equity, where buyouts – by adopting the “carrot and stick” approach – improve the alignment of managerial and firm interests and, in turn, encourage capability building.

Findings
The model shows how incentives act on capabilities in three areas: the leveraging of existing capabilities, the sourcing of capabilities internally and the sourcing of capabilities externally.

Practical implications
The model is useful for focusing executives on how incentives impact the development of firm capabilities, which are at the core of competitive advantage.

Originality/value
This paper expands on existing literature by providing a model linking incentives to the competitive advantage of the firm. The model will encourage new ways of thinking about incentive programs, casting them as a method for developing firm capabilities and thereby sustaining firms’ competitive advantage.
Talenthouse India: crowdsourcing the Indian national anthem
Authors: Jayakumar Tulsi 
Published: July 2016

PurposeThis paper aims to understand the process of value creation and value capture through open innovation strategies such as crowdsourcing in emerging economies (EEs) like India. The paper seeks to understand that crowdsourcing strategies offer both potential as well as challenges to value creation and capture in EEs.Design/methodology/approachThe paper follows a case study approach. Building on interviews with company officials, the paper looks at the process of value creation and value capture by Talenthouse India through its unique “My Nation My Anthem” (MNMA) initiative.FindingsWith growing internet penetration and the presence of a demographic dividend, crowdsourcing presents high potential in EEs like India. EE firms may strategize to use the creativity and ideas of “crowds” to drive value creation and value capture. However, understanding the limits of such strategies, in particular those relating to the crowds (their composition, access to them and their motivators) and the access to technology, is important. The result of the MNMA initiative was a 52-second crowdsourced national anthem that generated sufficient value for the crowdsourcing intermediary (Talenthouse), the client firm (PVR) and the entire ecosystem.Originality/valueThe significance of open innovation models has been demonstrated in settings involving high-tech industries, producing high-value goods, in advanced economies. The paper finds the applicability of such models to low-tech, less mature industries, involving experience goods in EEs like India.
Producer push to consumer pull: Who curates new media content? Developing strategies for new media environments
Authors: Chipp Kerry Fiona , Chakravorty Devarpan 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
This study aims to explore if, with increasing consumer empowerment, consumers are actively pulling content through a multitude of platforms rather than relying on media owners to dictate their product choices. How do media owners and content producers move toward a more reciprocal and interactive business strategy to deal with the change?

Design/methodology/approach
The study was qualitative and exploratory in nature and utilized in-depth and semi-structured interviews of media consumers and experts.

Findings
Consumer behavior has changed due to increased product control, in terms of type and occasion, across all income levels. The value of curatorship has increased and social media has fundamentally changed consumption patterns. Using the Berthon et al. model of response functions, we found that, content producers often suffer from inertia and operate with an Isolate strategy. The second most common approach is that of Follow or customer orientation. There is limited engagement with the innovation orientations of Shape and Interact. It is best for the industry to move toward an Interact model, accepting that consumers sometimes wish to create and at other times wish content to be effortlessly provided to them.

Research limitations/implications
This study adopted a qualitative approach of industry experts and consumers within a single context. The further implications would be to develop the Interact strategy in more detail, especially toward the end of how to get media providers to change their current orientations.

Practical implications
Business models of product producers in the new business environment seek to be more consumer-centric. This must not be done at the expense of an innovation orientation.

Originality/value
There has been a lot of discussion on the need to change business models in the wake of changed consumer behavior. The current paper provides guidance on how to respond to the new media world.
Retrospective: “culture shocks” in inter-cultural service encounters?
Authors: Stauss Bernd 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
The article “Culture shocks” in inter-cultural service encounters was published in 1999. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the scientific discussion about this issue has developed and which open research questions are still awaiting solutions.

Design/methodology/approach
The main contributions of the original article are evaluated in the light of the current state of research. Simultaneously, the scientific development is commented on the basis of the original theoretical and empirical insights.

Findings
The original article belongs to those that initiated an extraordinary development of the research field. Aspects of inter-cultural encounters have found increasing attention in service marketing research. However, some fundamental problems of inter-cultural studies are still unresolved, and some of the theoretical and management oriented stimuli of the 1999 paper still seem worthy of consideration.

Originality/value
The retrospective analysis gives insight into the scientific development of the research on inter-cultural service encounters. It identifies relevant development lines, new perspectives and open questions for future research.
The effects of three customer-to-customer interaction quality types on customer experience quality and citizenship behavior in mass service settings
Authors: Kim Hyun Sik , Choi Beomjoon 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
Creating superior customer experience quality is important to firm success, but the link between customer experience quality and customer-to-customer interaction quality – a critical component of customer experience quality in mass service settings – has seldom been spotlighted. This paper aims to propose and test a theoretical model of the relationship among three types of customer-to-customer interaction quality (friend-interaction, neighboring customer-interaction and audience-interaction) and customer experience quality. They also examine these variables’ effects on customer citizenship behavior in mass service settings.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected data through a self-administered survey. The proposed relationships were tested using structural equation modeling.

Findings
Friend-interaction and audience-interaction quality perceptions significantly influence customer experience quality, with neighboring customer-interaction quality perception significant only for low communication quality. We find that enhancing customer experience quality is crucial to promoting citizenship behavior in mass service settings.

Practical implications
Neighboring customer-interaction quality perception has a significant effect on customer experience quality, particularly in a low communication quality situation. Therefore, service marketers should provide effective neighboring customer-interaction management schemes to enhance experience quality together with friend-interaction and audience-interaction management schemes when customers experience low communication quality. Additionally, service marketers should focus on enhancing communication quality only when anticipating low neighboring customer-interaction quality.

Originality/value
The findings highlight the effects of three types of customer-to-customer interaction quality on customer citizenship behavior through experience quality perception in mass service settings, and the effect of neighboring customer-interaction quality perception on customer experience quality, moderated by communication quality.
Uncovering the silent language of waiting
Authors: Pàmies Maria del Mar , Ryan Gerard , Valverde Mireia 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
Waiting in services commonly reduces customer satisfaction and has a considerable and enduring negative effect on the overall evaluation of a service. Waiting may even lead consumers to abandon a service or to avoid that service on future occasions. This paper aims to advance the understanding of the role played by culture in shaping the perceptions of waiting in services. In doing so, the study aims to demonstrate that solutions for managing waiting in services should be culturally appropriate.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses in-depth interviews and consumer diaries. The sample includes expatriates from most continents living in Catalonia, Spain.

Findings
The study confirms existing theories on cultural differences in time orientations in a services marketing context. It uncovers a range of culture-bound rules of waiting and differences in cultural interpretations of what it means to wait and even whether waiting is occurring or not.

Practical implications
This study questions the applicability of some standard waiting solutions across cultural contexts. Companies that operate in different cultures should consider their approach to managing waiting times according to the cultural time orientations of their customer base. The cultural aspects of time-based service guarantees and time-rationing strategies are considered.

Originality/value
This paper takes an innovate approach to “uncovering” the implicit rules of waiting by asking expatriate consumers about their waiting experiences while living abroad. Expatriates are in a unique position to identify these differences, as they have a cultural point of comparison with their home countries.
Property rights and owner occupied housing investment in urban Ethiopia
Authors: Hailu Ziade , Rooks Gerrit 
Published: July 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the provision of formal land and building rights provides incentives to poor households to invest in their property in urban Ethiopia.

Design/methodology/approach
– To test the hypothesis a natural quasi-experimental design was employed. Data were collected from a random sample of 210 households in a land formalization project and 190 households in a control group in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. To control for selection bias propensity score matching was used to estimate group differences.

Findings
– The beneficiary group reported a higher investment level than did the control group. Households in the beneficiary group are statistically more likely to invest in new structures and housing maintenance, yet these effects are modest.

Practical implications
– Governments, donors, and land administration officials may use these findings to address contextual issues that need deliberate interventions to make formalization projects achieve its goals.

Originality/value
– Property rights research is preoccupied with changes in land rights and its response to investment in agricultural sector. The paper contributes to the limited literature dealing with property rights literature on urban setting. Moreover, empirical research has been hampered by the problem of causality and endogeneity while the study is designed in such a way to respond to the selection problem utilizing a natural experiment.
Wild Prunus Fruit Species as a Rich Source of Bioactive Compounds
Authors: Mikulic‐Petkovsek Maja , Stampar Franci , Veberic Robert , Sircelj Helena 
Published: July 2016

AbstractSugars, organic acids, carotenoids, tocopherols, chlorophylls, and phenolic compounds were quantified in fruit of 4 wild growing Prunus species (wild cherry, bird cherry, blackthorn, and mahaleb cherry) using HPLC‐DAD‐MSn. In wild Prunus, the major sugars were glucose and fructose, whereas malic and citric acids dominated among organic acids. The most abundant classes of phenolic compounds in the analyzed fruit species were anthocyanins, flavonols, derivatives of cinnamic acids, and flavanols. Two major groups of anthocyanins measured in Prunus fruits were cyanidin‐3‐rutinoside and cyanidin‐3‐glucoside. Flavonols were represented by 19 derivatives of quercetin, 10 derivatives of kaempferol, and 2 derivatives of isorhamnetin. The highest total flavonol content was measured in mahaleb cherry and bird cherry, followed by blackthorn and wild cherry fruit. Total phenolic content varied from 2373 (wild cherry) to 11053 mg GAE per kg (bird cherry) and ferric reducing antioxidant power antioxidant activity from 7.26 to 31.54 mM trolox equivalents per kg fruits.
Frequency of joint hypermobility in Turkish patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross sectional multicenter study
Authors: Gürer Gülcan , Bozbas Gulnur Tasci , Tuncer Tiraje , Unubol Ayse Iyiyapici , Ucar Ulku Gurbuz , Memetoglu Ozge Illeez 
Published: July 2016

AbstractAimOsteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the major causes of joint dysfunction and physically disabling conditions in the older population. The risk factors for the development of knee OA are very diverse. We aimed to determine the frequency of joint hypermobility in patients with knee OA.MethodsFive hundred and three patients (402 female and 101 male) with bilateral knee OA were enrolled in five different clinics from three regions of Turkey. In this study, joint hypermobility was evaluated in the participants by using the Beighton scoring system and a Beighton score of at least 4 was considered as joint hypermobility. Radiological scoring was performed according to Kellgren and Lawrence.ResultsThe percentages of generalized joint hypermobility were determined as 21.5% in all of the patients, 23.9% in female patients and 11.9% in male patients. The percentage of hypermobility (67.9%) was found to be highest in patients with knee OA aged between 22–30 years as against other age groups. Highest hypermobility percentage was found as 73.9% (17/23) in female patients and as 40% (2/5) in male patients between 22–30 years. The hypermobility of knee was found to have the highest frequency in patients aged between 22–40 years as compared to other joint regions and also to be second‐highest frequency in all patients aged between 41–92 years. As a result, generalized joint hypermobility was determined to be of high frequency in patients with knee OA. Furthermore, we have seen that knee mobility was established to be of considerably high frequency in patients with knee OA.ConclusionsThis study showed generalized joint hypermobility and knee hypermobility may be associated with knee OA. According to the results of this study, we can suggest that generalized joint hypermobility and also knee hypermobility may increase the risk of knee OA. According to this study, it should be considered that knee OA will develop in individuals who have generalized joint hypermobility and these individuals should be educated from this point before OA it occurs.
Variants in 9p21 Predicts Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in a Chinese Han Population
Authors: Jing Jinjin , Su Li , Zeng Ying , Tang Xiaojun , Wei Jie , Wang Long , Zhou Li 
Published: July 2016

SummaryRecent genome‐wide association studies identified the common genetic variants in 9p21 were associated with the coronary artery disease (CAD). However, whether this locus could predict the severity of CAD in Chinese Han population is unclear. 499 CAD patients who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) have been enrolled for this study. The single‐nucleotide polymorphisms rs2383207 and rs2383206 in 9p21 were genotyped in 499 CAG cases and 1519 controls in Chinese Han population. The gene dosage of 9p21 was stratified by the degree of vascular lesions and tested for association with the severity of CAD. Rs2383207 and rs2383206 demonstrated significant associations with 2‐vessel and 3‐vessel disease (P = 2.0×10−3 and 1.9×10−4, respectively). GG genotypes of rs2383206 occurred higher proportion of left main trunk (LM) disease (P = 6.0×10−3). GG genotypes of rs2383207 occurred higher proportion of left anterior descending artery disease (LAD) and right CAD (RCA) (P = 2.7×10−6 and 1.6×10−4, respectively). The risk allele G of rs2383207 was associated with severity of CAD estimated by the Gensini score (P = 3.6×10−5). Rs2383207 may strongly influence the development of CAD in Chinese Han population. The gene dosage in 9p21 could predict the severity of CAD.
Pineal calcification is associated with pediatric primary brain tumor
Authors: Tuntapakul Supinya , Kitkhuandee Amnat , Kanpittaya Jaturat , Johns Jeffrey , Johns Nutjaree Pratheepawanit 
Published: July 2016

AbstractAimMelatonin has been associated with various tumors, including brain tumor, and shown to inhibit growth of neuroblastoma cells and gliomas in animal models. Likewise, patients with glioblastoma receiving melatonin reported better survival than controls. Pineal calcification may lead to a decreased production of melatonin by calcified glands. This study assessed association between pineal calcification and primary brain tumor in pediatric/adolescent patients.MethodsMedical chart review was conducted in 181 patients <15 years old who had undergone brain computed tomography (CT) during 2008–2012. Pineal calcification was identified using brain CT scan by an experienced neurosurgeon. Primary brain tumor was confirmed by CT scan and histology, and association with pineal calcification was estimated using multiple logistic regression, adjusted for age and gender.ResultsPrimary brain tumor was detected in 51 patients (mean age 9.0, standard deviation 4.0 years), with medulloblastoma being the most common (11 patients). Pineal calcification was detected in 12 patients (23.5%) with primary brain tumor, while only 11 patients (8.5%) without tumor had pineal calcification. Adjusted for patients’ ages and genders, pineal calcification was associated with an increase in primary brain tumor of 2.82‐fold (odds ratio 2.82; 95% confidence interval 1.12–7.08, P = 0.027).ConclusionPineal calcification appears to be associated with primary brain tumor. Further studies to explore this link are discussed and warranted.
Most patients with long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA dehydrogenase deficiency develop pathological or subnormal retinal function
Authors: Fahnehjelm Kristina Teär , Liu Ying , Olsson David , Amrén Urban , Haglind Charlotte Bieneck , Holmström Gerd , Halldin Maria , Andreasson Sten , Nordenström Anna 
Published: July 2016

AbstractAimThere have been few studies on long‐term electroretinographic findings in patients with long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD). This study correlated long‐term electroretinographic findings with age, metabolic control and clinical symptoms.MethodsWe examined 12 Swedish patients withLCHADD. Visual acuity testing, fundus examinations, optical coherence tomography and electroretinography were performed. The results were correlated to age, the levels of 3‐hydroxyacylcarnitine and acylcarnitine and clinical metabolic control.ResultsBlindness or moderate visual impairment was found in two patients. Retinal pigmentation, atrophy and fibrosis were present in 11, seven and one of the patients, respectively, and optical coherence tomography showed retinal thinning in three of the six patients examined. Electroretinography was performed on 11 of the 12 patients. It was pathological, with reduced rod and cone responses, in five patients, subnormal in four and was related to poor clinical metabolic control and severe neonatal symptoms. Repeated electroretinographies revealed reduced function with increasing age.ConclusionMore than 80% of theLCHADDpatients developed pathological or subnormal retinal function. This was more pronounced in patients with neonatal symptoms, but ameliorated by strict dietary treatment. Annual ophthalmological follow‐ups, with electroretinography every second or third year, are recommended.