bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The impact of board independence on accounting-based performance
Authors: Hamdan Allam Mohammed Mousa , Al Mubarak Muneer Mohamed Saeed 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of board independence on firm’s performance from the Stewardship theory perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
The study uses panel data of 162 firms listed in Bahrain Bourse and Saudi Stock Exchange during the period of 2013-2015. It also uses several econometric techniques to confirm the robustness of the results, such as firm fixed-effect approach and two-stage least squares (2SLS) in order to overcome the endogeneity which exists in such relations.

Findings
The study found an inverse effect of board independence on firm performance which was measured using two accounting-based measures: return of assets and return on equity. Based on these results, it was found that internal directors are more effective in enhancing performance of the firm than independent directors as information asymmetry problem and lack of firm-specific experience hinders the ability of independent directors of taking proper decisions that enhance firm's performance.

Originality/value
The study contributes to the ongoing debate about the relation between board independence and firm's performance in emerging markets, focusing on Saudi and Bahraini markets which have recently sought to form a system of laws that aims at protecting investors. The study indicates the importance of such laws rather than traditional governance measurements in enhancing performance.
Personality perception based on LinkedIn profiles
Authors: van de Ven Niels , Bogaert Aniek , Serlie Alec , Brandt Mark J. , Denissen Jaap J.A. 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
Job-related social networking websites (e.g. LinkedIn) are often used in the recruitment process because the profiles contain valuable information such as education level and work experience. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether people can accurately infer a profile owner’s self-rated personality traits based on the profile on a job-related social networking site.

Design/methodology/approach
In two studies, raters inferred personality traits (the Big Five and self-presentation) from LinkedIn profiles (total n=275). The authors related those inferences to self-rated personality by the profile owner to test if the inferences were accurate.

Findings
Using information gained from a LinkedIn profile allowed for better inferences of extraversion and self-presentation of the profile owner (r’s of 0.24-0.29).

Practical implications
When using a LinkedIn profile to estimate trait extraversion or self-presentation, one becomes 1.5 times as likely to actually select the person with higher trait extraversion compared to the person with lower trait extraversion.

Originality/value
Although prior research tested whether profiles of social networking sites (such as Facebook) can be used to accurately infer self-rated personality, this was not yet tested for job-related social networking sites (such as LinkedIn). The results indicate that profiles at job-related social networks, in spite of containing only relatively standardized information, “leak” information about the owner’s personality.
Using online data and network-based text analysis in HRM research
Authors: Platanou Kalliopi , Mäkelä Kristiina , Beletskiy Anton , Colicev Anatoli 
Published: September 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose new directions for human resource management (HRM) research by drawing attention to online data as a complementary data source to traditional quantitative and qualitative data, and introducing network text analysis as a method for large quantities of textual material.Design/methodology/approachThe paper first presents the added value and potential challenges of utilising online data in HRM research, and then proposes a four-step process for analysing online data with network text analysis.FindingsOnline data represent a naturally occuring source of real-time behavioural data that do not suffer from researcher intervention or hindsight bias. The authors argue that as such, this type of data provides a promising yet currently largely untapped empirical context for HRM research that is particularly suited for examining discourses and behavioural and social patterns over time.Practical implicationsWhile online data hold promise for many novel research questions, it is less appropriate for research questions that seek to establish causality between variables. When using online data, particular attention must be paid to ethical considerations, as well as the validity and representativeness of the sample.Originality/valueThe authors introduce online data and network text analysis as a new avenue for HRM research, with potential to address novel research questions at micro-, meso- and macro-levels of analysis.
The effects of leadership competencies and quality of work on the perceived readiness for organizational change among nurse managers
Authors: Al-Hussami Mahmoud , Hamad Sawsan , Darawad Muhammad , Maharmeh Mahmoud 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to set a leadership guidance program that can promote nurses’ knowledge of leadership and, at the same time, to enhance their leadership competencies and quality of work to promote their readiness for change in healthcare organizations.

Design/methodology/approach
A pre-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest design was utilized. Out of 90 invited to participate in this study, 61 nurses were accepted to participate.

Findings
The statistical analyses suggested several significant differences between pre- and in-service nurse managers about leadership competencies, quality of work and readiness for change. Yet, findings from the background characteristics were not found to be significant and had no effects on the perceived readiness for change.

Research limitations/implications
The present study highlights the importance of leadership competencies and quality of work that healthcare policymakers identify for the success of organizational change efforts.

Practical implications
Healthcare policymakers, including directors of nursing, should focus on applications that increase leadership competencies and overall satisfaction of the nurse managers to support the changes in hospitals and supporting learning organization. Hence, they should establish policies that decrease the possible negative impact of planned change efforts.

Originality/value
Competent nurse managers enhance their readiness for change, which in turn helps nurses in constructive change processes. A leadership guidance program should be set for nurse managers. This study has important implications for hospital administrators and directors of nursing.
Application of social media analytics: a case of analyzing online hotel reviews
Authors: He Wu , Tian Xin , Tao Ran , Zhang Weidong , Yan Gongjun , Akula Vasudeva 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
Online customer reviews could shed light into their experience, opinions, feelings, and concerns. To gain valuable knowledge about customers, it becomes increasingly important for businesses to collect, monitor, analyze, summarize, and visualize online customer reviews posted on social media platforms such as online forums. However, analyzing social media data is challenging due to the vast increase of social media data. The purpose of this paper is to present an approach of using natural language preprocessing, text mining and sentiment analysis techniques to analyze online customer reviews related to various hotels through a case study.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper presents a tested approach of using natural language preprocessing, text mining, and sentiment analysis techniques to analyze online textual content. The value of the proposed approach was demonstrated through a case study using online hotel reviews.

Findings
The study found that the overall review star rating correlates pretty well with the sentiment scores for both the title and the full content of the online customer review. The case study also revealed that both extremely satisfied and extremely dissatisfied hotel customers share a common interest in the five categories: food, location, rooms, service, and staff.

Originality/value
This study analyzed the online reviews from English-speaking hotel customers in China to understand their preferred hotel attributes, main concerns or demands. This study also provides a feasible approach and a case study as an example to help enterprises more effectively apply social media analytics in practice.
Do different kinds of user-generated content in online brand communities really work?
Authors: Estrella-Ramón Antonia , Ellis-Chadwick Fiona 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
Due to the fact that user-generated content (UGC) and online brand communities (OBCs) are gaining popularity, the purpose of this paper is to identify the type of UGC that has a real effect on product success, in terms of the number of owners, within a popular OBC associated with video games.

Design/methodology/approach
Different types of UGC for 205 video games were manually collected (the number of positive and negative comments, discussions, screenshots, artwork, videos, guides developed by users and the presence of a workshop) to test their influence on product success. The proposed hypotheses were tested using multiple ridge regression analysis.

Findings
Results show that users look for simple and quick reviews and content about products in OBCs (i.e. guides developed by users, comments, artwork and screenshots). However, results also show that users do not guide their purchases based on UGC when the process of gaining understanding is more time consuming (i.e. reading discussions, watching videos) or requires more active involvement (i.e. workshop presence).

Originality/value
Limited research has been conducted on the type of UGC found in OBCs. This study contributes to the understanding of the potential influence of different types of UGC on product success. In addition, it offers managerial insights for companies into how to manage content in online communities.
Geographic proximity between lender and borrower: how does it affect crowdfunding?
Authors: Kim Hakwoon , Kim Jooyoung 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of geographic distance in crowdfunding.

Design/methodology/approach
Under the assumption that investors are more likely to be attracted to local borrowers, this paper investigates whether this phenomenon is because of affinity or an informational advantage. The authors define a local investor as an investor who is from the same US state as the borrower.

Findings
The paper finds that loans offered by local investors have lower interest rates and a lower default probability. In addition, when the level of local investment is highest, the effects of informational advantage are strengthened.

Research limitations/implications
Overall, the evidence of this paper suggests that local investors have an informational advantage over more geographically distant investors.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the ongoing debate regarding whether geographic distance continues to be important in the internet age.
Innovative and sustainable tourism strategies
Authors: Coroş Monica Maria , Gică Oana Adriana , Yallop Anca C. , Moisescu Ovidiu Ioan 
Published: September 2017

PurposeAccording to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, sustainable tourism is a form of tourism that meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing the opportunity for the future. It is an industry that aims at having a low impact upon the environment and local culture, generating income and employment, and ensuring the conservation of local ecosystems. The aim of this paper is to examine the ways in which the development and promotion of a new tourism product based on unique rural heritage and traditions contribute to the development of sustainable tourism strategies in Romania.Design/methodology/approachThis paper includes a literature review on the topic of sustainable tourism in post-conflict destinations and provides arguments for the adoption and development of sustainable tourism. Using a case study methodological approach, this paper provides an example of a sustainable tourism destination from the Central development region of Romania (Alba County, Transylvania) to depict specific sustainable tourism practices and their impact on the place, in a post-communist and post-conflict context. The study uses a comprehensive desk-research based on secondary data from key industry and academic sources.FindingsThe research findings show that rural tourism can greatly support the (re)development of post-conflict destinations, and it makes a significant contribution to the sustainable development of the Romanian tourism industry, in general, and rural economies in particular, as shown in the case examined in this paper.Practical implicationsThis paper illustrates that fostering the unique rural heritage and traditions of a post-conflict destination can contribute to the revival and sustainable development of the place. Sustainable tourism practices contribute not only financially to a destination but also to its social infrastructures, jobs, nature conservation, adoption of new working practices and the revitalisation of passive and poor rural areas.Originality/valueThis paper examines and depicts rural tourism development as an innovative and sustainable strategy for Romania, a post-conflict destination that experienced severe political and social turmoil during the communist regime, and ethnic conflicts and violent events in the 1990s. The research findings may be applicable to other geographic regions and post-conflict destinations with similar contexts.
A novel 111‐nucleotide duplication in the G gene of human metapneumovirus
Authors: Saikusa Miwako , Nao Naganori , Kawakami Chiharu , Usuku Shuzo , Sasao Tadayoshi , Toyozawa Takahiro , Takeda Makoto , Okubo Ichiro 
Published: September 2017

ABSTRACTIn 2017, novel human metapneumovirus (HMPV) A2b subgroup strains with a 111‐nucleotide duplication in the G gene was detected by the present team. These strains were related to previously identified HMPV A2b strains with a 180‐nucleotide duplication; however, they appeared to be different strains, produced by an independent duplication event. The recent evolution of HMPV suggests that careful monitoring of this virus is required.
Caloric restriction stabilizes body weight and accelerates behavioral recovery in aged rats after focal ischemia
Authors: Ciobanu Ovidiu , Elena Sandu Raluca , Tudor Balseanu Adrian , Zavaleanu Alexandra , Gresita Andrei , Petcu Eugen Bogdan , Uzoni Adriana , Popa‐Wagner Aurel 
Published: September 2017

SummaryObesity and hyperinsulinemia are risk factors for stroke. We tested the hypothesis that caloric restriction, which reduces the incidence of age‐related obesity and metabolic syndrome, may represent an efficient and cost‐effective strategy for preventing stroke and its devastating consequences. To this end, we placed aged, obese Sprague‐Dawley aged rats on a calorie‐restricted diet for 8 weeks prior to the experimental infarction. Stroke in this animal model caused a progressive decrease in weight that reached a minimum at day 6 for the young rats, and at day 10 for the aged, ad libitum‐fed rats. However, in aged animals that were calorie‐restricted prior to stroke, body weight did not decrease after stroke, but we noted accelerated body weight gain shortly thereafter starting at day 5 poststroke. Moreover, calorie‐restricted aged animals showed improved behavioral recovery in tasks requiring complex sensorimotor skills, or in tasks requiring cutaneous sensitivity and sensorimotor integration or spatial memory. Likewise, calorie‐restricted aged rats showed significant poststroke increases in serum glucose, insulin, and IGF1 levels, as well as CR‐specific changes in the expression of gene transcripts involved in glycogen metabolism, IGF signaling, apoptosis, arteriogenesis, and hypoxia. In conclusion, our study shows that recovery from stroke is enhanced in aged rats by a dietary regimen that reduces body weight prior to infarct.
Diet transformation in Africa: the case of Ethiopia
Authors: Worku Ibrahim Hassen , Dereje Mekdim , Minten Bart , Hirvonen Kalle 
Published: September 2017

AbstractAfrica's food systems are changing fast amid rapid economic growth, emerging urbanization, and structural transformation. In this study, we use four rounds of nationally representative data from Ethiopia to document changes in household food consumption patterns over a period of unprecedented economic growth. We find that while the share of food in the total consumption basket is declining, food quantities and calorie intakes have considerably increased between 1996 and 2011. A decomposition analysis suggests that this was mostly driven by improvements in household incomes—a finding that is consistent across the calorie distribution. Also, the content of the food basket is changing with a gradual shift toward high‐value foods such as animal products, fruits and vegetables and processed foods. Overall, this diet transformation has important implications for the food security debate and for agricultural and food policy in the country.
Coming Home: Compassionate Presence in Prison1
Authors: Haskin David 
Published: September 2017

AbstractThe Coming Home Project (CHP) of the Snowflower Sangha in Madison, Wisconsin is an active member of MOSES, a nonpartisan interfaith organization that works to promote systemic change for social justice issues with a focus on mass incarceration and ending the use of solitary confinement in the state's prisons and jails. To support these efforts, and to restore dignity and safety to the entire community, CHP members work to make Wisconsin's sentencing rules and laws more just and humane, increase treatment alternatives to incarceration, stop crimeless revocations back to prison, and remove barriers to employment for previously incarcerated individuals returning to their communities.
The size accuracy of combination tests
Authors: Lloyd Chris J. 
Published: September 2017

SummaryAdaptive clinical trials typically involve several independent stages. The P‐values from each stage are synthesized through a so‐called combination function which ensures that the overall test will be valid if the stagewise tests are valid. In practice however, approximate and possibly invalid stagewise tests are used. This paper studies how imperfections of the stagewise tests feed through into the combination test. Several general results are proven including some for discrete models. An approximation formula which directly links the combined size accuracy to the component size accuracy is given. In the wider context of adaptive clinical trials, the main conclusion is that the basic tests used should be size accurate at nominal sizes both much larger and also much smaller than nominal desired size. For binary outcomes, the implication is that the parametric bootstrap should be used.
Surgery for constipation: systematic review and clinical guidance
Authors: Knowles C. H. , Grossi U. , Horrocks E. J. , Pares D. , Vollebregt P. F. , Chapman M. , Brown S. R. , Mercer‐Jones M. , Williams A. B. , Hooper R. J. , Stevens N. , Mason J. ,   the NIHR CapaCiTY working group,   The Pelvic floor Society,   European Society of Coloproctology
Published: September 2017

AbstractAimThis manuscript provides the introduction and detailed methodology used in subsequent reviews to assess the outcomes of surgical interventions with the primary intent of treating chronic constipation in adults and to develop recommendations for practice.MethodPRISMA guidance was adhered to throughout. A literature search was performed in public databases between January 1960 and February 2016. Studies that fulfilled strictly‐defined PICOS (patients, interventions, controls, outcome, and study design) criteria were included. The process involved two groups of participants: (i): ‘a clinical guidance group’ of 18 UK experts (including junior support) who performed the systematic reviews and produced summary evidence statements (SES) based strictly on data synthesis in each review. The same group then produced prototype graded practice recommendations (GPRs) based on coalescence of SES and expert opinion; (ii): a European Consensus group of 18 ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology) nominated experts from nine European countries evaluated the appropriateness of each prototype GPR based on published RAND/UCLA methodology.ResultsAn overview of the search results is provided in this manuscript. A total of 156 studies from 307 full text articles (from 2551 initially screened records) were included, providing data on procedures characterized by: (i) colonic resection (n = 40); (ii) rectal suspension (n = 18); (iii) rectal wall excision (n = 44); (iv) rectovaginal septum reinforcement (n = 47); (v) sacral nerve stimulation (n = 7). The overall quality of evidence was poor with 113/156 (72.4%) studies providing only Oxford level IV evidence. The best evidence was extracted for rectal excisional procedures, where the majority of studies were Oxford level I or II. The five subsequent reviews provide a total of 99 SES (reflecting perioperative variables, efficacy, harms and prognostic variables) that contributed to 100 prototype GPRs covering patient selection, procedural considerations and patient counselling. The final manuscript details the 85/100 GPRs that were deemed appropriate by European Consensus (remaining 15 were all uncertain) and future research recommendations.ConclusionThis manuscript and the following 6 papers suggest that the evidence base for surgical management of chronic constipation is currently poor although some expert consensus exists on best practice. Further studies are required to inform future commissioning of treatments and of research funding.
Surgery for constipation: systematic review and practice recommendations
Authors: Grossi U. , Horrocks E. J. , Mason J. , Knowles C. H. , Williams A. B. ,   the NIHR CapaCiTY working group,   The Pelvic floor Society
Published: September 2017

AbstractAimTo assess the outcomes of recto‐vaginal reinforcement procedures in adults with chronic constipation.MethodStandardised methods and reporting of benefits and harms were used for all CapaCiTY reviews that closely adhered to PRISMA 2016 guidance. Main conclusions were presented as summary evidence statements with a summative Oxford Centre for Evidence‐Based Medicine (2009) level.ResultsForty‐three articles were identified, providing data on outcomes in 3346 patients. Average length of procedures ranged between 20 and 169 min, and length of stay between 1 and 15 days. Complications typically occurred after 7–17% of procedures (range 0–61%). Post‐operative bleeding was uncommon (0–4%) as well as haematoma or sepsis (0–2%). Fistulation did not occur in most studies. Two procedure‐related deaths were observed for 3209 patients. Although inconsistent, 78% of patients reported a satisfactory or good outcome, with 30–50% experiencing reduced symptoms of straining, incomplete emptying or reduced vaginal digitation. About 17% of patients developed anatomical recurrence. Considering measures of harm and global satisfaction rating scales, there was insufficient evidence to prefer one type of procedure over another. There was no evidence to support better outcomes based on selection of patients with a particular size or grade of rectocoele.ConclusionEvidence supporting recto‐vaginal reinforcement procedures is currently derived from observational studies and comparisons, with only one high quality study. Large trials are needed to inform future clinical decision making.