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The soul of business
Authors: Czinkota Michael 
Published: May 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analysis the relationship between business ethics and business activities in the dynamic world. Corporations are increasingly expected to play a stronger role as a collaborator with government and society in finding solutions to future challenges. Money no longer is the only or ultimate outcome of business. Business executives like to see themselves as self-sufficient, societally supportive and leading.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is a case study.

Findings
Four new core areas need to be understood which are a field’s pillars for a shining business position: truthfulness, simplicity, expanded participation and personal responsibility. In addition, the introduction of guiding key tenets in the educational curriculum of business schools need to be considered.

Originality/value
This study focuses on business ethnics.
Evaluating the impact of corporate logos towards corporate reputation
Authors: Foroudi Pantea , Hafeez Khalid , Foroudi Mohammad M. 
Published: May 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the impact of corporate logos on corporate image and reputation in creating competitive advantage in the context of Persia and Mexico as emerging markets. The paper provides an extensive links between corporate logo and its dimension and internal stakeholders’ attitudes towards advertisement, familiarity and recognisability as intermediaries to corporate image and reputation.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative exploratory approach was undertaken, comprising 12 face-to-face interviews and 14 skype in-depth interviews with graphic designers, design, communication and marketing consultant in Mexico and Persia based on attribution theory.FindingsThe study posits that the more favorable the name, colour, typeface and design of the company logo, the more favorable the attitude Mexican consumers have towards the corporate logo, corporate image and reputation. However, in comparison for Persia these factors have less effect on customers’ judgment and behaviour, towards the corporate logo, corporate image and reputation. The research findings suggest that the selection of colour in a corporate logo is related to its marketing objectives, cultural values, desired customer relationship levels with the organisation and organisation’s corporate communications.Originality/valueCorporate logo has received little attention in marketing literature and rarely researched in the context of emerging market. This is the first research of its kind to find the effect of the compound logo in emerging markets of Persia and Mexico. Therefore, this research makes significant contribution towards the corporate visual identity literature by developing of the sphere of influence of the corporate logo and its antecedents and consequences (corporate image and corporate reputation).
Rethinking the salience of not-for-profit and for-profit stakeholders of a firm
Authors: Khurram Shahzad , Pestre Florent 
Published: May 2017

PurposeAlthough Mitchellet al.(1997) recognize salience attributes as variables, the salience framework based on a dichotomous representation of salience attributes does not explain why, in some instances, a latent stakeholder is assigned more salience than a definitive stakeholder. This paper explains this riddle by bringing the debate to the organizational population level and suggests a new perspective for understanding the process of stakeholder identification and prioritization.Design/methodology/approachThe authors compare two organizational populations, i.e. “for-profit and not-for-profit” which are distinguishable from one another based on the dominant institutional logic that each endorses. The authors, therefore, mobilize the institutional theory and bring the debate of the stakeholder salience to the organizational population level.FindingsThe authors propose that members of an organizational population endorsing similar institutional logic develop salience attributes of similar potential values, which are radically different from those of the members of other organizational populations; these potential values act as precursors that determine the perceived values of salience attributes for a manager; and dominant and recessive salience attributes work, at the organizational population level, to determine stakeholder prioritization.Originality/valueThe original model of Mitchellet al.(1997) has been cited more than 9,000 times, but the process of stakeholder evaluation remains a black box (Bundyet al., 2013; Tashman and Raelin, 2013). This paper contributes to the debate and suggests a change in the level of analysis (to the organizational population) and a focus on the institutional logic perspective.
Resistance strategies in distribution channels: a view from the French book trade
Authors: Poirel Carole , Paché Gilles 
Published: May 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to focus on resistance strategies in distribution channels. The concept of resistance has received much attention in organization theory, but it has been rather neglected in corporate strategy. Only a few works dedicated to distribution channels explicitly use the notion of resistance strategy. These works provide a view of resistance as an inter-organizational phenomenon between companies (i.e. buyers and suppliers) but limit resistance strategies to merely confrontation strategies between channel members. This paper studies resistance strategies in a more open perspective considering that resistance can coexist with collaborative relationships, as part of a specific societal reality.

Design/methodology/approach
To capture the deep variety of resistance strategies, from the most active to the most passive, a qualitative research was carried out in France in the context of the book trade, based on 15 semi-structured interviews. The discourse analysis provides insights into the social reality of an organization and also the reality of changes in inter-organizational relationships. The interviews were conducted with 15 different companies representing a significant share of the French market.

Findings
The paper shows that channel members successfully develop resistance strategies of logistical nature, based on the efficient monitoring of flows, both inside the company (logistics rationalization) and within the supply chain (control of interfaces). Channel members who implement a logistics rationalization and a control of interfaces succeed not only in containing the power of their powerful partners but also in benefitting from new sources of profitability and improvement of customer service.

Originality/value
The French book trade is an illustration of the role played by logistical aspects in the power exercised by a supplier and resistance strategies that buyers develop in response as part of buyer-supplier relationships. Indeed, it is because they have a strong logistical expertise that dominant actors are capable, step by step, to place dominated actors in a situation of strong dependency, by using for that purpose their logistical means. In turn, dominated actors seek to develop logistical responses to rebalance the buyer-supplier relationships in their favor.
‘Generation Rent’ and The Fallacy of Choice
Authors: Mckee Kim , Moore Tom , Soaita Adriana , Crawford Joe 
Published: May 2017

AbstractThe now widely used term ‘Generation Rent’ reflects the growing phenomenon in the UK of young people living in the private rental sector for longer periods of their lives. Given the importance of leaving home in youth transitions to adulthood, this is a significant change. It is further critical given the rapid expansion of the private rented sector in the UK over recent decades and the more limited rights that private tenants have. This article draws on qualitative evidence to highlight the impact this has on young people's lives, and broader patterns of social‐spatial inequality. Our research highlights that, whilst young people retain long‐term preferences for homeownership, they nonetheless deconstruct this normalized ideal as a ‘fallacy of choice', given its unachievability in reality. Influenced by the work of Foucault, Bourdieu and Bauman, we emphasize how these dominant norms of housing consumption are in tension with objective reality, since young people's ability to become ‘responsible homeowners' is tempered by their material resources and the local housing opportunities available to them. Nonetheless, this does not exempt them from the ‘moral distinctions' being made, wherein renting is problematized and constructed as ‘flawed consumption'. These conceptual arguments advance international scholarly debates about the governance of consumption, offering a novel theoretical lens through which to examine the difficulties facing ‘Generation Rent’.
Essential Oil Bioactive Fibrous Membranes Prepared via Coaxial Electrospinning
Authors: Yao Zhi‐Cheng , Chen Si‐Cong , Ahmad Zeeshan , Huang Jie , Chang Ming‐Wei , Li Jing‐Song 
Published: May 2017

AbstractA novel antimicrobial composite material was prepared by encapsulating orange essential oil (OEO) in zein prolamine (ZP) via the coaxial electrospinning (ES) technique. By manipulating process parameters, the morphological features of ZP/OEO fibers were modulated. Fine fibers with diameters ranging from 0.7 to 2.3 μm were obtained by regulating ZP solution concentration and process parameters during the ES process. Optimal loading capacity (LC) and encapsulation efficiency (EE) of OEO in fibrous ZP mats were determined to be 22.28% and 53.68%, respectively, and were achieved using a 35 w/v% ZP ES solution. The encapsulation of OEO was found to be reliant on ZP solution concentration (the enveloping medium). SEM analysis indicates the surface morphology of ZP/OEO electrospun fibers is dependent on ZP solution loading volume, with lower ZP concentrations yielding defective fibrous structures (for example, beaded and spindled‐string like morphologies). Furthermore, this loading volume also influences OEO LC, EE, mat water contact angle and oil retention. CCK‐8 assay and cell morphology assessment (HEK293T cells) indicate no significant change with electrospun ZP and ZP/OEO fibrous membranes over an 8 h period. Antimicrobial activity assessment using Escherichia coli, suggests composite nonwovens possess sterilization properties; elucidating potential application in active food packaging, food preservation and therefore sustainability.
Nonlinear partitioning of biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning
Authors: Baert Jan M. , Jaspers Stijn , Janssen Colin R. , De Laender Frederik , Aerts Marc 
Published: May 2017

Summary

Assessing the consequences of biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning requires separating the net effect of biodiversity from potential confounding effects such as the identity of the gained or lost species. Additive partitioning methods allow factoring out these species identify effects by comparing species’ functional contributions against the predictions of a null model under which functional contributions are independent of biodiversity.

Classic additive partitioning methods quantify biodiversity effects based on a linear relationship between species deviations from the null model and their functional traits. However, based on ecological theory, nonlinear relationships are also possible.

Here, we demonstrate how additive‐partitioning methods can be extended to describe such nonlinear relationships, and explain how nonlinear biodiversity effects can be interpreted.

We apply both linear and nonlinear partitioning methods to the Cedar Creek Biodiversity II experiment. Nonlinear relationships were detected in the majority of plots, and increased with diversity. Nonlinear partitioning thereby identified a convex relationship between species functional traits and their deviations from the null model, driven by strong positive effects of both species with low and high functional trait values trait values on ecosystem functioning.

The presented nonlinear extension of additive partitioning methods is therefore essential for revealing more complex biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning, that are likely to occur in biodiversity experiments.
Vascular endothelial growth factor‐A gene polymorphism is associated with congenital renal lesions in children with urinary tract infections
Authors: Bimpaki Eirini , Bitsori Maria , Choulaki Christiana , Galanakis Emmanouil 
Published: May 2017

AbstractAimThis study investigated the relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor‐A (VEGF‐A)‐460C/T functional gene polymorphism and renal parenchymal lesions, vesicoureteral reflux and other urinary tract abnormalities in children with a urinary tract infection (UTI).MethodsVEGF‐A‐460C/T gene polymorphism was investigated with restriction length polymorphism analysis in 76 children with their first UTI and in 63 controls without infections. Genotype and allele frequencies were compared between children with UTIs and controls and between different groups with UTIs.ResultsThe VEGF‐A‐460C/T genotype frequencies differed significantly between those with and without renal parenchymal lesions in the UTI cohort. Allele C homozygosity was significantly more common in those with renal parenchymal lesions (36.6% versus 8.7%, p = 0.007). A separate analysis showed that allele C was associated with lesions compatible with hypodysplasia, rather than with focal ones associated with infections, with an odds ratio of 11.55 and 95% confidence interval of 3.03–43.9 (p = 0.0001). No significant differences in genotypes or allele frequencies were found between children with and without reflux or other urinary tract anomalies.ConclusionIn children with UTIs, C allele polymorphism of the VEGF‐A gene was associated with hypodysplastic renal parenchymal lesions, which were possibly congenital and existed before the infection.
Cohort study shows that peripheral dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry is of limited epidemiologic use in prepubertal children
Authors: Martins Ana , Monjardino Teresa , Canhão Helena , Lucas Raquel 
Published: May 2017

AbstractAimPeripheral methods are increasingly used to assess bone health, despite little evidence on their predictive ability. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of forearm dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry in prepubertal children, by estimating the agreement between peripheral and central measures and the ability to predict fracture history.MethodsIn 2012/2014, we assessed 1177 seven‐year‐old children from the Generation XXI cohort who were recruited at birth in all five public hospitals with maternity wards in Porto, Portugal. Subtotal and lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and content, left‐arm BMD and peripheral forearm BMD were measured. Parents reported the child's lifetime fracture history. We estimated agreement using Bland–Altman's method and Cohen's kappa. Fracture prediction ability was calculated using area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC‐AUC).ResultsThe limits of agreement were very wide, ranging from −2.20/2.20 to −1.87/1.87 standard deviations for the comparison between peripheral and central measures. Categorical agreement was also poor, with all kappa values below 0.40. In addition, none of the measures predicted fractures, because all the ROC‐AUCs were close to 0.50.ConclusionThis study suggests that forearm BMD has limited use for bone health research or as a basis for clinical decisions in prepubertal children.
Gene expression in peri‐implant crevicular fluid of smokers and nonsmokers. 1. The early phase of osseointegration
Authors: Sayardoust Shariel , Omar Omar , Thomsen Peter 
Published: May 2017

AbstractBackgroundSmoking is a risk factor for dental implants. The mechanisms behind the impact of smoking on osseointegration are not fully understood.PurposeTo investigate the initial molecular and clinical course of osseointegration of different titanium implants in smokers and nonsmokers.Materials and MethodsSmoker (n = 16) and nonsmoker (n = 16) patients were included. Each patient received three implant types: machined, oxidized and laser‐modified surfaces. After 1, 7, 14, and 28 days, the peri‐implant crevicular fluid (PICF) was sampled for gene expression analysis of selected factors involved in early processes of osseointegration. Furthermore, pain‐score (VAS), resonance frequency analysis (RFA) and baseline clinical assessments were performed.ResultsEarly failure of osseointegration, associated with a high and sustained perception of pain, was encountered in 3/32 patients. In general, high pain scores were reported during the first days after implantation, irrespective to smoking habit, which correlated to high levels of pro‐inflammatory cytokines during the first days after implantation. Higher ISQ values were found in smokers compared to nonsmokers. In smokers exclusively, ISQ values correlated to harder and less atrophic bone quality and quantity, respectively. Smokers displayed a higher expression of osteocalcin (OC), but later peak and lower expression of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP‐2) (at 7 days) compared to nonsmokers. In comparison to machined implants, surface‐modified implants were associated with higher expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and cathepsin K (CatK) at 28 days in nonsmokers.ConclusionsDuring the early phase of osseointegration, postoperative pain is linked to the inflammatory cell response and, may tentatively serve as an indicator of biological complication and implant loss. The present study suggests that smokers have an altered bone composition and (ultra)structure based on the observations that ISQ values are higher and correlate to recipient bone quality and quantity in smokers.
Elevated donor hemoglobin A1c does not impair early survival in cardiac transplant recipients
Authors: Joseph Jeremy T. , Mulvihill Michael S. , Yerokun Babatunde A. , Bell Sadé M. , Milano Carmelo A. , Hartwig Matthew G. 
Published: May 2017

AbstractBackgroundOrthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) is the gold‐standard therapy for end‐stage heart failure. An increasing deficit between suitable allograft availability and clinical demand for OHT exists. The role of donor diabetes mellitus (DM) on post‐transplant recipient outcomes in OHT is controversial. The purpose of this study was to examine donor hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels to identify the impact of donor glycemic control on recipient survival.MethodsAdult OHT recipients with donor HbA1c data were identified in the UNOS database from 2010 to 2015. Recipients were stratified on the basis of donor glycemic status: Hyperglycemic‐donor and euglycemic‐donor cohorts were defined as HbA1c levels ≥6.5% and <6.5%, respectively. Outcomes were compared between unadjusted and propensity‐matched hyperglycemic versus euglycemic donors. Primary end point was three‐year survival.ResultsOf 5342 OHT recipients, 208 (3.89%) received an allograft from a hyperglycemic donor and 5134 (96.1%) received an allograft from a euglycemic donor. There was no significant difference in survival in the hyperglycemic group before (P=.87) or after (P=.78) propensity matching.ConclusionsNo difference in four‐year survival was noted in recipients who received allografts from hyperglycemic donors. These results suggest that recent cumulative donor glycemic status alone may not be an important predictor of recipient outcomes.
Relative deprivation and episodes of drunkenness among French and Canadian adolescents
Authors: Sentenac Mariane , Ehlinger Virginie , Napoletano Anthony , Spilka Stanislas , Gariepy Geneviève , Godeau Emmanuelle , Elgar Frank J. 
Published: May 2017

AbstractIntroduction and Aims. Studies link socio‐economic deprivation to alcohol consumption in adolescents, but the role of relative deprivation has been understudied and may be equally important. This study investigates the association between relative deprivation and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents in France and Canada. Design and Methods. We used data from the 2014 Health Behaviours in School‐aged Children study collected from 15‐year‐olds in Canada (n = 4276) and France (n = 1625). Students reported the number of times they had ever been drunk. The degree of relative deprivation was quantified through the student's rank in the deprivation distribution, measured through the Family Affluence Scale, within school and the extent of the inequality. Random intercept logistic regression models were used to examine the association between relative deprivation and drunkenness. Results. Canadian adolescents were more likely to have experienced drunkenness more than once in their lifetime compared with French adolescents (21.6% vs. 16.2%). Adolescents with high relative deprivation were not more likely to report episodes of drunkenness in Canada and were less likely to report episodes of drunkenness in France compared with those with low relative deprivation. Discussion and Conclusions. Our findings do not support the hypothesis that adolescents who experienced greater relative deprivation are more likely to report drunkenness. They suggest that policies and interventions on alcohol use should target adolescents across all levels of deprivation in Canada and particularly those that are relatively more affluent in France. The context of countries appears to matter to the socio‐economic distribution of drinking behaviour in youth. [Sentenac M, Ehlinger V, Napoletano A, Spilka S, Gariepy G, Godeau E, Elgar FJ. Relative deprivation and episodes of drunkenness among French and Canadian adolescents.
Recall bias across 7 days in self‐reported alcohol consumption prior to injury among emergency department patients
Authors: Cherpitel Cheryl J. , Ye Yu , Stockwell Tim , Vallance Kate , Chow Clifton 
Published: May 2017

AbstractIntroduction and AimsRecall bias is a concern in self‐reported alcohol consumption, potentially accounting for varying risk estimates for injury in emergency department (ED) studies. The likelihood of reporting drinking for the same 6‐h period each day of the week for a full week preceding the injury event is analysed among injured ED patients.Design and MethodsProbability samples of patients 18 years old and older were interviewed in two ED sites in Vancouver and one in Victoria, BC (n = 1191). Generalized estimating equation modelling was used to predict the likelihood of reporting drinking for the same 6‐h period prior to the injury event for each day of the week, compared to day 7 as the reference recall day, for a full week preceding the event. Recall by frequency of drinking and frequency of heavy drinking was analysed.ResultsDrinking was significantly more likely to be reported for each of the first 3 days of recall compared to 7‐day recall and highest for 1‐day recall (odds ration 1.55; = 0.002). Patients who reported ≥ weekly drinking and 5+ drinking < monthly were significantly more likely to report drinking for each of the first 3 days of recall (compared to 7‐day recall).DiscussionFindings suggest the first 3 days prior to injury may be a less biased multiple‐matched control period than longer periods of recall in case‐crossover studies.ConclusionLength of accurate recall may be important to consider in case‐crossover analysis and other study designs that rely on patient self‐report such as the Timeline Followback. [Cherpitel CJ, Ye Y, Stockwell T, Vallance K, Chow C. Recall bias across 7 days in self‐reported alcohol consumption prior to injury among emergency department patients.