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Impact of stroke on diurnal heart rate variability in rats
Authors: Huff Sean R. , Ahmed Samreen , Meng He , Liu Tiecheng , Borjigin Jimo , Wang Michael M. 
Published: August 2016

ABSTRACTIn humans, ischemic stroke is associated with reduced heart rate variability (HRV), a predictor of neurogenic cardiac events. This study was conducted to determine whether experimental stroke preferentially affects HRV during specific times of the day or parts of the sleep-wake cycle. A continuous telemetry system was used to analyze electroencephalograms (EEG), electromyograms (EMG), and electrocardiograms (ECG) after experimental ischemic stroke in rats (n = 13). Animals were implanted with telemetry probes and, after a two week stabilization period, 72h of baseline continuous EEG, EMG, ECG data were collected. Animals were then assigned to two procedure groups: 1) experimental stroke via 90 minute intraluminal filament occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery, or 2) sham surgery. Continuous waveform recording and HRV analysis was then continued for 48h following each procedure. HRV analysis was conducted by both time-domain and frequency-domain methods. Heart rate exhibited circadian rhythms among all animals prior to and following both procedures. Neither procedure contributed to significant heart rate changes. We did not find sleep state or circadian-dependent alterations in HRV in baseline recording. However, after stroke, animals exhibited elevated high frequency (HF) HRV (>10% increase, p<0.05) specifically during daytime waking periods. This contrasts with studies in humans that demonstrate reduced HRV after stroke, suggesting that age, medical comorbidities, or species differences modify the overall response to cortical infarction of autonomic control centers.
Safety management practices and safety compliance in small medium enterprises
Authors: Subramaniam Chandrakantan , Mohd. Shamsudin Faridahwati , Mohd Zin Md. Lazim , Sri Ramalu Subramaniam , Hassan Zuraida 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of safety participation as a mediator in the relationship between the six facets of safety management practices (i.e. management commitment, safety training, worker’s involvement, safety communication and feedback, safety rules and procedures, and safety promotion policies) and safety compliance.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 74 employees of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia was carried out. Self-reported measures were used to obtain data on workplace safety dimensions and safety behavior. The partial least square structural model analysis was used to ascertain the proposed relationships.FindingsThe present study found that only three dimensions of safety management practices (management commitment, safety training, and safety rules and procedures) were significantly related to safety compliance. Of these, safety participation mediated the link between management commitment and safety training and safety compliance.Research limitations/implicationsThe small sample size may limit the generalizability of the findings. Second, the correlational nature of the study did not permit causation to be implied. However, despite these limitations, while safety performance can be theorized to trigger the establishment of safety management practices, such theoretical perspective tends to connote reactivity rather than proactivity of the decision-making process.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the role of the voluntary behavior of employees in promoting a safe work environment. Business owners are recommended to provide safety training in which the employees are stressed on their crucial role in safety and use this knowledge to educate and convince their co-workers to work safely.Originality/valueLiterature indicates the lack of studies on safety research in SMEs. Furthermore, such studies are justified because SMEs are likely to have more risks of occupational accidents and injuries. More importantly, this research highlights the importance of the voluntary behaviors of employees (i.e. safety participation) in promoting a safe work environment. As SMEs tend to have limited resources to implement a comprehensive OSH management system, using the employees as the safety agents at work can be an effective way toward accomplishing safety performance.
Effects of sustainable leadership on customer satisfaction: evidence from Thailand
Authors: Suriyankietkaew Suparak 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate a limited empirical study into the field of sustainable leadership (SL) and customer satisfaction. Hence, the quantitative effects and relationships between SL and customer satisfaction were examined based on empirical analysis and evidence from Thailand. These relationships are of interest for studying long-term corporate success and sustainability in firms.

Design/methodology/approach
The research design was based on an empirical, quantitative approach using a cross-sectional survey. Convenience sampling was used, gaining responses from 440 business managers across various industries in Thailand. SL model was adopted as a theoretical framework.

Findings
It is evident in this study that 16 out of 23 SL practices are significantly associated with enhanced customer satisfaction. Multiple regression analyses provide evidence that strong and shared vision, innovation, staff engagement and high quality are significantly and positively expected to increase customer satisfaction. In short, the four practices are the key predictors of and drivers for superior customer satisfaction in firms.

Research limitations/implications
One important implication is that business owners, leaders and managers from Thailand and other emerging Asia-Pacific economies should adopt these significant practices to improve superior customer satisfaction, thereby contributing to enhanced sustainable enterprises in the long run. Since the existing study is the first investigation into studying the relationships and their effects, it needs replication and cross-validation.

Originality/value
Overall findings are of empirical and practical significance to expand limited knowledge in the field, with scanty empirical research to date. It offers research insights into the relationships between SL practices and customer satisfaction. Hence, it is of empirical and practical significance. Limitations and future directions are also discussed.
Perceived supervisory support and service recovery performance
Authors: Oentoro Wanny , Popaitoon Patchara , Kongchan Ananchai 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating effect of personality traits (i.e. extraversion and emotional stability) toward the relationship between perceived supervisory support (PSS) and employees’ service recovery performance (SRP) in call centers.Design/methodology/approachSelf-administered questionnaires were distributed to call center in service organizations located in Thailand. Moderated regression analysis and the follow-up analyses were employed to test hypotheses.FindingsThe findings reveal that emotional stability moderates the relationship between PSS and employees’ SRP. Unexpectedly, no evidence was found that extraversion moderates the service performance relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations include generalizability and the neglect of other personality traits that could influence SRP. Future research could validate the study in different countries and examine the moderating roles of other personality traits in the SRP model.Practical implicationsThis study provides insights for people management managers that SRP of employees with high emotional stability could be enhanced and diminished corresponding to the level of supervisory support. Therefore, attention should be paid to this particular group of call centers for their contribution that could be maximized if they received high support from supervisors.Originality/valuePreviously, little attention has been given to understand the role of personality traits on SRP. In doing so, this research contributes to the literature by investigating the moderating roles of emotional stability and extraversion on employees’ SRP.
A grounded investigation of Chinese office politics
Authors: Han Yong , Wang Zhiqaing , Sheard Geoff , Kakabadse Nada 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to critically review the extant western literature on political skill and impression management in human resource management and organisational behaviour and applies an inductive approach to explore an equal Chinese concept of office politics in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study conducted in a wide range of Chinese organisational forms, employing an inductive approach based on critical incident technique.FindingsData collected from 173 employees supported this model and indicated the existence of 14 clusters of behaviours that characterise political skill, impression management and the overlap between the two. Extending impression management theory, the authors found that individual players’ political skill drives the dynamics of Chinese office politics and may help a subordinate gain a favourable image with superiors and serve as the overlap between individual political skill and impression management from the Chinese perspective.Originality/valueThe authors used a grounded theory approach to report the construct of a Chinese concept of office politics in the PRC, which is much similar to the western concept of political skill in organisation. Compared with western political skill literature, this study found both universal and cultural-specific phenomena on political perspective in Chinese organisations.
Determinants of individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions: a gender-comparative study
Authors: Arshad Muhammad , Farooq Omer , Sultana Naheed , Farooq Mariam 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the differentiated effects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and social norms on individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions (EIs), through the mediation of attitude toward entrepreneurship, by integrating the framework of gender schema theory with the theory of planned behavior. The authors posit that different factors stimulate the EIs of males and females, through attitude toward entrepreneurship, in developing countries.Design/methodology/approachData are collected from graduating students of South Asia’s largest university. Structural equation modeling is used for model testing.FindingsThe results show that perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy has a greater effect on the attitude of males toward entrepreneurship than on the attitude of females, but perceived social norms have a greater effect on female attitude toward entrepreneurship. Attitude toward entrepreneurship has a positive impact on EIs.Originality/valueThis is the first study of its nature which demonstrates that the EIs of males and females are induced by different factors. Where the social norms are the major factors in determining the EIs of the females, self-efficacy plays a vital role in predicting the EIs of their male counterparts. This study also attempts to clarify the relationship between self-efficacy, social norms, and EIs by positing entrepreneurial attitude as mediator. Moreover, it brings a fresh perspective through its setting in South Asia. By testing a model in the cultural setting of a developing country, this study differentiates the research from that conducted in the developed world.
Inclusion, organisational justice and employee well-being
Authors: Huong Le , Zheng Connie , Fujimoto Yuka 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between employee perceived well-being and the four dimensions of organisational justice, namely, procedural, distributive, interpersonal and informational justice, and how dimensions of organisational justice affect employee well-being in the Australian tourism industry.

Design/methodology/approach
The sample is selected from employees who work in the tourism industry in Australia, and the survey was conducted online (n=121). Factor analysis is used to identify key items related to perceived organisational justice, followed by multiple regression analysis to assess the magnitude and strength of impacts of different dimensions of organisational justice on employee well-being.

Findings
The results support the established view that organisational justice is associated with employee well-being. Specifically, informational justice has the strongest influence on tourism employee well-being, followed by procedural justice, interpersonal justice and distributive justice.

Research limitations/implications
The authors acknowledge key limitations in the study such as a relatively small sample size and gender imbalance in the sample.

Practical implications
The authors provide strategies for managers to increase levels of organisational justice in the tourism sector such as workgroup interactions, a consultation process, team culture and social support.

Originality/value
This study builds on limited literature in the area of inclusion and organisational justice in tourism organisations. The study provides a new path to effective organisational management within the context of a diverse workforce, adding to the current debate on which dimensions of organisational justice contribute to improving employee well-being.
Perceptions of HR practices on job motivation and work-life balance
Authors: Bui Hong T.M. , Liu Gordon , Footner Sarah 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
Based on regulatory focus theory and social exchange theory, the purpose of this paper is to explain how care service workers’ job attitudes, such as job satisfaction, organizational commitment and perceived organizational support, help form their promotion-focus or prevention-focus perceptions of firms’ HR practices.

Design/methodology/approach
A survey study of 709 residential care service workers was used to test the developed framework with structure equation modeling analysis.

Findings
The empirical results show that the adoption of HR practices in the British care service sector can simultaneously enhance workers’ job motivation and help to correct their work-life imbalance, which have different effects on workers’ job attitudes.

Research limitations/implications
Perceptions of HR practices can create both promotion- and prevention-focussed perceptions from the workers’ perspective. The mixed perceptions about HR practices trigger both perceptions of job motivation and perceptions of work-life imbalance that can then lead to different outcomes with regard to job attitudes.

Practical implications
This study helps practitioners apply HR practices suitably, to certain types of employees in order to drive positive, rather than negative impacts. It is important for managers in the care service industry to take into account the conditions that determine the impacts of HR practices on workers’ job attitudes when deciding to adopt HR practices.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the management literature by providing empirical evidence of the critical role played by job motivation and work-life imbalance in the perceptions of HR practices and job attitudes link.
Website quality for SME wineries: measurement insights
Authors: Canziani Bonnie Farber , Welsh Dianne H.B. 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
The study aims to offer a general review of website evaluation, with particular application to the winery tourism field. Automated website evaluation is explored as a complementary tool in the evaluation of small and medium enterprise (SME) winery websites.

Design/methodology/approach
The study adopted a mixed-method investigation including a critical review of winery website evaluation literature and analysis of winery website scores generated through a free service of a commercial automated evaluation scoring system.

Findings
No standards currently exist for winery website evaluation metrics and current evaluation processes suffer from human rater bias. An automated evaluation scoring system used in the study was able to discriminate between a sample of known best practice websites and other independently formed samples representing average wineries in the USA and in North Carolina.

Research limitations/implications
Wineries and other small business tourism firms can benefit by incorporating automated website evaluation and benchmarking into their internet strategies. Reported human rater limitations noted in manual evaluation may be minimized using automated rating technology. Automated evaluation system metrics tend to be updated more frequently and offer better alignment with trending consumer expectations for website design.

Originality/value
The current study used an automated website quality evaluation tool that serves to move winery website design efforts forward and supports the goals of reputation management for tourism businesses relying on internet marketing.
Mathematics as a universal language: transcending cultural lines
Authors: Parker Waller Patrice , Flood Chena T. 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
Universal language can be viewed as a conjectural or antique dialogue that is understood by a great deal, if not all, of the world’s population. In this paper, a sound argument is presented that mathematical language exudes characteristics of worldwide understanding. The purpose of this paper is to explore mathematical language as a tool that transcends cultural lines.

Design/methodology/approach
This study has used a case study approach. The data relevant to the study were collected using participant observations, video recordings of classroom interactions and field notes.

Findings
Researchers found that mathematics communication and understanding were mutual among both groups whose languages were foreign to each other. Findings from this study stand to contribute to the ongoing discussion and debates about the universality of mathematics and to influence the teaching and learning of mathematics around the world.

Originality/value
Mathematics is composed of definitions, theorems, axioms, postulates, numbers and concepts that can all generally be expressed as symbols and that have been proven to be true across many nations. Through the symbolic representation of mathematical ideas, communication may occur that stands to break cultural barriers and unite all people using one common language.
Math achievement: a role strain and adaptation approach
Authors: Williams Krystal L. , Burt Brian A. , Hilton Adriel A. 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThis study aims to better understand how students’ academic strains and multilevel strengths relate to their math achievement, with a particular emphasis on underrepresented students of color and girls given the need to broaden science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) participation for these groups.Design/methodology/approachNational Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 data was used for a historical examination of the various student academic strains and multilevel strengths that relate to math achievement in high school. T-tests and chi-square tests were conducted to examine differences in strains and strengths across policy-relevant student subgroups. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression was used to examine how students’ strains and strengths related to their math achievement and the relative importance of each of these factors.FindingsThe findings suggest that both the academic strains and multilevel strengths that students’ experience in middle school are related to their high school math achievement and the prevalence of these factors varies across different policy-relevant student subgroups. Furthermore, the relative importance of these factors on achievement differs.Originality/valueStudies which focus on either students’ academic challenges or their adaptive strengths fall short of a more nuanced discussion about how both factors relate to math outcomes. This study addresses this limitation and emphasizes that stakeholders who are interested in STEM diversity should consider holistic strategies for alleviating gender and racial/ethnic discrepancies in secondary math achievement.
Perceptions of technology engagement on culturally responsive pre-service teachers
Authors: Greene-Clemons Cheresa Denae 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to serve as an exploration of technology engagement on culturally responsive pre-service teachers. In an effort to increase interests of PK–12 students of diverse populations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, many will need opportunities and introductions presented from their PK–12 teachers. Thus, as a part of teaching in the twenty-first century, PK–12 teachers play an intricate role in sparking beginning and continuing interest in technology. This is especially important for students who may not have the opportunity to engage in technology outside of their school setting. Consequently, it is imperative that PK–12 teachers develop a positive disposition toward and engage in technology themselves.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a mixed-method approach, this study investigates the perceptions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities PK–12 pre-service teachers in the area of technology engagement as they work to become culturally responsive teachers. The study provides an interpretation of the pre-service teachers’ level of interest/engagement practices and its relationship with their preparation as culturally responsive teachers.

Findings
The findings suggest a positive correlation between their education preparation program and their ability to utilize technology with their future students.

Originality/value
Finally, the study highlights the need for teacher educators to place a heavier focus on their own technology integration and for education preparation program courses/practicums to follow suit so that under-represented student populations develop more interest in STEM subjects.
Culture as mediator
Authors: Hinnant-Crawford Brandi Nicole , Faison Morgan Z. , Chang Mei-Lin 
Published: August 2016

PurposeSelf-regulation is defined as strategic, metacognitive behavior, motivation and cognition aimed at a goal (Zimmmerman and Schunk, 2011). Co-regulation, arguably more aligned with norms in communal cultures, is the process of learners sharing “a common problem-solving plane” through which self-regulatory strategies are learned (Hadwin and Oshaige, 2011, p.247). This paper aims to investigate the impact of co-regulation on self-regulation and math achievement for culturally diverse students.Design/methodology/approachThis empirical study used structural equation modeling framework to estimate the effects of co-regulation on self-regulation and math achievement, as measured by the statewide-standardized test. Surveys measuring students’ use of co-regulatory and self-regulatory strategies and standardized math test scores were collected from 625 seventh- and eighth-grade students in a suburban district outside a southeastern urban center in the 2011-2012 academic year.FindingsResults indicated that co-regulation is positively and significantly related to self-regulation strategy use among students in the sample. Self-regulation and co-regulation were positively related to math achievement. Data suggest the modeled relationship of co-regulation, self-regulation and achievement may vary by ethnic group.Originality/valueA large body of literature documents the impact of self-regulation on student achievement, although there is less focus on students of color. This work expands that body of literature by examining co-regulation as a predictor of self-regulation and its mediated effects on student achievement for students of color.