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Rethinking enterprise flexibility: a new approach based on management control theory
Authors: Yanine Fernando , Valenzuela Lionel , Tapia Juan , Cea Jorge 
Published: October 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a void in the literature on enterprise flexibility: The Management Control Systems’ (MCS) role in the enterprise flexibility and stability discussion. MCS can be instrumental in securing an organization’s strategic performance objectives, far beyond the mere managerial control and accounting perspectives of traditional MCS’ roles.Design/methodology/approachThis study is qualitative in nature, and presents a theoretical approach with a conceptual model to address enterprise flexibility and stability jointly; arguing that both should be part of the MCS’ design and implementation with a distinct strategic outlook. Several theoretical and practical arguments are presented which reinforce this thesis.FindingsTo operate optimally, enterprises must be able to manage their limited resources in efficient and effective manner. This is especially so when dealing with uncertainty and contingencies on an ongoing basis, while following a defined strategic choice. Such choices are expected to mirror enterprise flexibility types and measures without neglecting enterprise stability requirements, linking both to strategic performance measurement indicators.Research limitations/implicationsFurther work is needed to explore not only how different types of enterprise flexibility and stability measures can bring additional benefits to the firm but also how best to apply such types in accordance with business and operations strategies, organizational stability requirements and management control strategies.Practical implicationsMCS can and should take part of an organization’s strategic performance measures but these are to be understood from a systemic design perspective of the enterprise system’s metacontrollability, addressing flexibility and stability jointly.Social implicationsThere is a need to reevaluate the role of MCS and their strategic potential. The approach presented can have valuable potential ramifications and insights for management and information sciences as well as for the enterprise management practitioners as a whole.Originality/valueThis paper provides original research on enterprise flexibility and stability analysis, covering all aspects of MC and its role on the enterprise’s metacontrollability. Design and coordination of the seven basic elements which comprise MCS are analyzed, as well as how they influence one another. The paper includes two tables to illustrate the approach being proposed. Table I presents a classification of the literature reviewed in the paper while Table AI presents the choice of the theoretical lens on enterprise flexibility from other authors which contrasts with the model proposed. The role of MCS in the enterprise is also included.
Organizing ERP research: a knowledge-centric approach
Authors: Amani Farzaneh , Fadlalla Adam 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into enterprise resource planning (ERP) research by framing ERP intellectual contributions using a knowledge-centric taxonomy that was originally proposed as an organizing framework for classifying conceptual contributions in marketing. Thus the paper provides a better understanding of existing gaps and future opportunities in ERP research.

Design/methodology/approach
Using MacInnis framework, the authors classified a sample of 300 ERP articles published during the period 2000-2014 into a topology of four generic contributions types and eight sub-types.

Findings
The findings indicate that whereas the explicating type received the most attention by researches, the debating type received the least. It also seems that there is a temporal dimension to the different types of conceptual contributions. Identification of usefulness of the ERP systems to business was not addressed as would have been predicted by the build-evaluate lens of March and Smith framework.

Research limitations/implications
The main limitation of this research is that only used articles from scholarly journals, and did not include conference proceedings, books, and other outlets. Another limitation is that the search criteria was title-based, which may have missed some relevant papers. Research implications include highlighting the importance of a knowledge-centric view of ERP research, and practical implications include the call for robust measurement criteria for ERP benefits and rigorous ERP comparison schemes.

Originality/value
The main contribution is providing an alternative approach to framing the ERP intellectual contributions. The proposed taxonomy revealed major areas of focus and opportunities for future ERP research emphasis. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first instantiation of MacInnis framework into ERP research.
Absence and the advertising historian
Authors: Smulyan Susan 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the commonly held idea that American advertising agencies closely supervised their Australian counterparts during the globalization of advertising.

Design/methodology/approach
The author, a cultural historian based in the USA, searched American archives without finding evidence of the kind of oversight often associated with the Americanization of advertising.

Findings
The paper concludes that American advertisers paid less attention to Australian advertising than the other way around. In addition, Australian and American advertising industries agreed on the importance of advertising as part of transnational capitalism and did not need to outline, or follow instructions, on how advertising worked.

Originality/value
Reviewing the history of advertising in a global context reminds scholars that the national advertising industries have different subject positions and yet agree on advertising’s practice and efficacy.
“It’s time”: revolution and evolution in Australian political advertising
Authors: White Leanne 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine two significant political advertising campaigns which used the “It’s Time” slogan and to reflect on how these related to official, popular and commercial nationalism in Australia. The paper is primarily concerned with two main issues: identifying and examining the variety of images of Australia in two key television advertisements, and exploring the methods by which advertising agencies created positive images of Australia and Australians in the two campaigns. It specifically highlights the significance of the “It’s Time” campaign, which is relevant for scholars and advertisers seeking to understand effective political communication.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper examines television advertisements by using semiotics as the principal methodology. The research methodology devised for the advertisements consists of two main components: a shot combination analysis, also known as a shot-by-shot analysis, and a semiological reading of the visual and acoustic channels of the advertisement.

Findings
This paper examines the use of commercial nationalism in television advertising. As one of many social and cultural influences, advertisements assist the individual in understanding their notion of themselves and their relationship with the wider community – be it local, national, regional or global. The primary focus of this research is the phenomenon of commercial nationalism – the adoption of national signifiers in the marketplace. However, by examining the more general discourse on nationalism, particularly the voice of official nationalism – the promotion of nationalism by the nation-state (or those aspiring to power), the symbiotic relationship between these two complementary brands of nationalism is explored.

Originality/value
The methodology adopted for analysing the two political advertising campaigns offers conceptual and practical value. It provides a consistent set of terms and concepts for further research to build upon. The paper provides insights for the marketing or examination of advertising campaigns. The paper demonstrates the power of market research to inform a framing strategy for a political campaign. The paper contributes to the body of knowledge in this area and thus society’s understanding of these important periods in the nation’s history. In particular, the paper provides an exploration into the “It’s Time” campaign and how it mobilised a broader cultural awakening to engineer success at the ballot box in 1972. The two case studies examined in this paper are relevant to political scientists and media and communication scholars.
TQM and lean strategy deployment in Italian hospitals
Authors: Chiarini Andrea , Baccarani Claudio 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to contribute to the debate concerning total quality management (TQM)–Lean strategy in public healthcare by analyzing the deployment path for implementation, the possible benefits that can be achieved and the encountered pitfalls.

Design/methodology/approach
Three case studies are drawn from three large Italian hospitals with more than 500 beds each and structured with many departments. The hospitals are located in Tuscany, Italy. These three hospitals have embraced TQM and Lean, starting from strategic objectives and their deployment. At the same time, they have also implemented many TQM–Lean tools. The case studies are based on interviews held with four managers in each of these three public hospitals.

Findings
Results from the interviews show that there is a specific deployment path for TQM–Lean implementation. The hospitals have also achieved benefits linked to patient satisfaction and improved organizational performances. Problems related to organizational and cultural issues, such as senior managers’ commitment, staff management, manufacturing culture and tools adaptation, could affect the benefits.

Research limitations/implications
The research has been carried out in just three Italian public hospitals. Hence, similar investigations could be managed in other countries. Researchers could also use a larger sample and investigate these issues by means of quantitative inquiry.

Practical implications
Practitioners could try to apply the deployment path revealed by these case studies in other public and private hospitals.

Originality/value
The results of this research show that there is a specific, new deployment path for implementing TQM–Lean strategy in some public hospitals.
Classifying Chinese bull and bear markets: indices and individual stocks
Authors: Chi Wei , Brooks Robert , Bissoondoyal-Bheenick Emawtee , Tang Xueli 
Published: October 2016

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate Chinese bull and bear markets. The Chinese stock market has experienced a long period of bear cycle from early 2000 until 2006, and then it fluctuated greatly until 2010. However, the cyclical behaviour of stock markets during this period is less well established. This paper aims to answer the question why the Chinese stock market experienced a long duration of bear market and what factors would have impacted this cyclical behaviour.Design/methodology/approachBy comparing the intervals of bull and bear markets between stocks and indices based on a Markov switching model, this paper examines whether different industries or A- and B-share markets could lead to different stock market cyclical behaviour and whether firm size can determine the relationship between the firm stock cycles on the market cycles.FindingsThis paper finds a high degree of overlapping of bear cycles between stocks and indices and a high level of overlapping between the bear market and a fraction of stock with increasing stock prices. This leads to the conclusion that the stock performance and trading behaviour are widely diversified. Furthermore, the paper finds that the same industry may have different overlapping intervals of bull or bear cycles in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets. Firms with different sizes could have different overlapping intervals with bull or bear cycles.Originality/valueThis paper fills the literature gap by establishing the cyclical behaviour of stock markets.
A new theory of innovation and growth: the role of banking intermediation and corruption
Authors: Jalles João Tovar 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
There has been an increased interest in the role of the financial sector and institutional quality in the development process.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper addresses the relationship between corruption and financial sector development by constructing a Schumpeterian endogenous growth model, allowing for the entry of competitive firms with an explicit role for politics and banking.

Findings
Assuming that technologically advanced firms are located in developed countries and backward firms in developing countries, the model in this study suggests that low corruption are more growth enhancing in the former group of countries. Better institutions stimulate entry by reducing banking screening costs and entry is more growth enhancing in sectors closer to the technological frontier.

Research limitations/implications
The model in this study is a partial equilibrium analysis and one should include a role for labour markets to address the household’s problem and enrich the model’s conclusions. Secondly, the model specification rests on the fact that the degree of corruption is correlated with the level of institutions. Even though this might be subject to some criticism, this is a common practice across the literature and so, it is clearly a matter of taste.

Practical implications
The main policy conclusion is that anti-corruption policy initiatives should prioritize corruption that distorts incentives with respect to productive investment that directly and negatively affects growth.

Originality/value
This paper addresses the relationship between corruption and financial sector development by constructing a Schumpeterian endogenous growth model, allowing for the entry of competitive firms with an explicit role for politics and banking.
Arbitrage opportunities, efficiency, and the role of risk preferences in the Hong Kong property market
Authors: Tsang Chun-Kei , Wong Wing-Keung , Horowitz Ira 
Published: October 2016

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate how a prospective buyer’s optimal home-size purchase can be determined by means of a stochastic-dominance (SD) analysis of the historical data of Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachBy means of SD analysis, the paper uses monthly property yields in Hong Kong over a 15-year period to illustrate how buyers of different risk preference may optimize their home-size purchase.FindingsRegardless of whether the buyer eschews risk, embraces risk or is indifferent to it, in any adjacent pairing of five well-defined housing classes, the smaller class provides the optimal purchase. In addition, risk-averters focusing on total yield would prefer to invest in the smallest and second-smallest classes than in the largest class.Research limitations/implicationsAs the smaller class provides the optimal purchase, the smallest class affords the buyer the optimal purchase over all classes in this important housing market – at least where rental yields are of primary concern.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that in the Hong Kong housing market, long-term investors may be better off purchasing smaller homes. For other type of investors, it depends on their risk preference.Originality/valueThere is a very small body of empirical literature on housing investment, especially if the focus is on the optimal home-size purchase.
Exploring exchange rate based policy coordination in SADC
Authors: Zerihun Mulatu Fekadu , Breitenbach Martinus C. , Kemegue Francis 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
This paper explores the possibilities for policy coordination in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as well as real effective exchange rate (REER) stability as a prerequisite towards sensible monetary integration. The underlying hypothesis goes with the assertion that countries meeting optimum currency area conditions face more stable exchange rates.

Design/methodology/approach
The quantitative analysis encompasses 12 SADC member states over the period 1995-2012. Correlation matrixes, dynamic pooled mean group (PMG) and mean group (MG) estimators and real effective exchange rate (REER) and real exchange rate (RER) equilibrium and misalignment analysis are carried out to arrive at the conclusions.

Findings
The study finds that the structural variables used in the PMG model show that there are common fiscal and monetary policy variables that determine REER/RER in the region. However, the exchange rate equilibrium misalignment analysis reveals that SADC economies are characterised by persistent overvaluation at least in the short term. This calls for further sustained policy coordination in the region.

Practical implications
The findings in this paper have important policy implications for economic stability and for the attempt of policy coordination in SADC region for the proposed monetary integration to proceed.

Originality/value
This study is the first attempt that relates the exchange rate as a policy coordination instrument among SADC economies.
Five steps toward recognizing and mitigating bias in the interview and hiring process
Authors: Chamberlain Rosalie P. 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to build awareness of the impact of unconscious bias when interviewing and hiring new employees so that employers can hire diverse talent with multiple aspects of diversity to build a workforce that excels toward excellence.

Design/methodology/approach
The five areas discussed in the paper delve into understanding bias by creating a broader sense of understanding to support inclusion for difference by recognizing subtle beliefs and behaviors that exclude potential candidates.

Findings
Specific strategies include examining the subtle biases and beliefs that block the ability to see candidates’ potential; identifying thoughts, interpretations and beliefs that create misconceptions about people; exploring verbal and non-verbal communications that send implicit cues borne from or reflecting bias; recognizing the danger of comparisons using biased criteria; and establishing a checklist that helps the interviewers recognize bias in their thoughts and assumptions.

Practical implications
The marketplace is competitive, and the ability to hire the best candidates is impacted by what the organization has to offer. If biases are not addressed, the organization can miss out on those candidates by not seeing the value added by hiring them or because the message being sent by those in recruitment and hiring is unwelcoming and/or off-putting.

Social implications
Addressing bias has been brought to the forefront in the news because of the past few years of incidents dealing with diversity and inclusion, especially exclusion. Organizations need to be aware because of potential Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implications; focusing on the inclusiveness of the culture is the smart and right thing to do.

Originality/value
The information and suggestions in the paper are original and taken from the author’s work as a diversity and inclusion consultant and leadership coach. These tips have been utilized with success at organizations and helped improve the inclusivity of the organizations.
How and why to hire a diverse workforce: what you need to know
Authors: Brodock Kate , Massam Geoff 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide suggestions for hiring teams, human resources departments and hiring decision-makers on how to create more diverse hiring practices.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors will be drawing on their experience in leadership roles running global organizations for women in technology and running technology divisions for one of the world’s largest banks.

Findings
By instituting one or more of the following recommendations, companies will move towards a higher level of inclusion of diverse candidates.

Originality/value
Diversity is important!
A review on image reconstruction algorithms for electrical capacitance/resistance tomography
Authors: Cui Ziqiang , Wang Qi , Xue Qian , Fan Wenru , Zhang Lingling , Cao Zhang , Sun Benyuan , Wang Huaxiang , Yang Wuqiang 
Published: October 2016

PurposeElectrical capacitance tomography (ECT) and electrical resistance tomography (ERT) are promising techniques for multiphase flow measurement due to their high speed, low cost, non-invasive and visualization features. There are two major difficulties in image reconstruction for ECT and ERT: the “soft-field”effect, and the ill-posedness of the inverse problem, which includes two problems: under-determined problem and the solution is not stable, i.e. is very sensitive to measurement errors and noise. This paper aims to summarize and evaluate various reconstruction algorithms which have been studied and developed in the word for many years and to provide reference for further research and application.Design/methodology/approachIn the past 10 years, various image reconstruction algorithms have been developed to deal with these problems, including in the field of industrial multi-phase flow measurement and biological medical diagnosis.FindingsThis paper reviews existing image reconstruction algorithms and the new algorithms proposed by the authors for electrical capacitance tomography and electrical resistance tomography in multi-phase flow measurement and biological medical diagnosis.Originality/valueThe authors systematically summarize and evaluate various reconstruction algorithms which have been studied and developed in the word for many years and to provide valuable reference for practical applications.
A DNA hybridization detection sensor based on photo biased ZnO thin film FET devices
Authors: Habibi Mehdi , Fanaei Maryam 
Published: October 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a DNA hybridization detection sensor. An inexpensive fabrication procedure was used so that the sensors can be disposed economically after the measurement is completed.

Design/methodology/approach
Field effect transistor (FET) devices are used in the proposed structure. The FET device acts as a charge detection element and produces an amplified output current based on surface charge variations. As amplification is performed directly at the sensor frontend, noise sources have less effect on the detected signal, and thus, acceptably low DNA concentrations can be detected with simple external electronics. ZnO nano layers are used as the FET active semiconductor channel. Furthermore, a photobiasing approach is used to adjust the operating point of the proposed FET without the need for an additional gate terminal.

Findings
The proposed sensor is evaluated by applying matched and unmatched target DNA fragments on the fabricated sensors with capture probes assembled either directly on the ZnO surface or on a nano-platinum linker layer. It is observed that the presented approach can successfully detect DNA hybridization at the nano mole range with no need for complex laboratory measurement devices.

Originality/value
The presented photobiasing approach is effective in the adjustment of the sensor sensitivity and decreases the fabrication complexity of the achieved sensor compared with previous works.