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Decentralized control for spacecraft formation in elliptic orbits
Authors: Wu Baolin , Cao Xibin 
Published: November 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to address the problem of formation control for spacecraft formation in elliptic orbits by using local relative measurements.

Design/methodology/approach
A decentralized formation control law is proposed to solve the aforementioned problem. The control law for each spacecraft uses only its relative state with respect to the neighboring spacecraft it can sense. These relative states can be acquired by local relative measurements. The formation control problem is converted to n stabilization problems of a single spacecraft by using algebraic graph theories. The resulting relative motion model is described by a linear time-varying system with uncertain parameters. An optimal guaranteed cost control scheme is subsequently used to obtain the desired control performance.

Findings
Numerical simulations show the effectiveness of the proposed formation control law.

Practical implications
The proposed control law can be considered as an alternative to global positioning system-based relative navigation and control system for formation flying missions.

Originality/value
The proposed decentralized formation control architecture needs only local relative measurements. Fuel consumption is considered by using an optimal guaranteed cost control scheme.
Product market competition, state-ownership, corporate governance and firm performance
Authors: Liu Li , Qu Wen , Haman Janto 
Published: November 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the association between firm performance and product market competition (PMC), and then examine the mitigation effect of corporate governance and/or state-ownership (SOEs) in the association between PMC and firm performance using Chinese listed firms.Design/methodology/approachThe authors consider three determinants of the PMC that affect the nature of competition, and use market concentration, product substitutability and market size as proxies for PMC. The authors construct a corporate governance index which measures the extent of board independence, monitoring strength of supervisory board over board of directors, and monitoring strength of board of directors over CEO. The authors use Tobin’s Q as a proxy for firm performance. The authors use a sample of 20,706 firm-year observations listed on the Chinese stock market between 2001 and 2016 to empirically investigate the research questions proposed in the paper.FindingsThe authors find that higher PMC is associated with lower firm performance. The authors find that good corporate governance practices moderate the negative effect of higher PMC on firm performance. The association between higher PMC and lower performance is weaker for firms controlled by SOEs compared to non-SOEs. Further, the moderation effect of SOEs on the association between higher PMC and lower performance is more pronounced for firms with good corporate governance practices compared to firms with weak corporate governance practices.Originality/valueExtant studies investigating the relationship between PMC and corporate governance suggest an either complementary or substitution relationship in developed economies. Our study highlights the interactive role played by SOEs and good corporate governance practices in firm performance in highly competitive product markets in an emerging economy. The findings provide insightful information to regulators of other emerging countries that SOEs with good corporate governance practices can play an important role in the economy by mitigating the negative effect of higher PMC on firm performance.
Regulatory restriction on executive compensation, corporate governance and firm performance
Authors: Jiang Haiyan , Zhang Honghui 
Published: November 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether regulatory restriction on executive compensation in Chinese state-owned enterprises is beneficial to firm performance. The authors also examine the role of monitoring mechanisms in offsetting the effect of compensation restriction.

Design/methodology/approach
Multivariate analysis is conducted using archival data from Chinese listed companies over the period of 2007-2014.

Findings
The findings show that the restriction on executive compensation is negatively associated with a firm’s accounting performance, and this negative effect is ameliorated in firms with good internal control and a high level of institutional shareholding. Additional analysis reveals that the negative effect of pay restriction on firm performance is more pronounced in central government-controlled listed SOEs than in those controlled by local government.

Originality/value
This study is the first to investigate a government’s say-on-pay policy. Specifically, the findings pinpoint the inefficacy of regulatory intervention in corporate executive compensation. The findings add to compensation literature using China’s unique institutional setting.
A toolkit to examine multi-item measures – avoiding pitfalls and flaws
Authors: Svensson Göran 
Published: November 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe a toolkit to examine the wording and sentence structure in each item of multi-item measures to avoid pitfalls and flaws in questionnaire surveys.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on hands-on scholarly experiences, the toolkit is designed to examine the wording and sentence structure of multi-item measures.

Findings
The results show a compilation of conceivable pitfalls and flaws in the items of multi-item measures.

Research limitations/implications
This research offers scholars insights to enhance the wording and sentence structure in research surveys.

Practical implications
The findings offer a practitioner-oriented hands-on approach to examine measures in business surveys.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to a foundation to avoid pitfalls and flaws in validity and reliability of multi-item measures.
Managing knowledge boundaries for open innovation – lessons from the automotive industry
Authors: Wilhelm Miriam , Dolfsma Wilfred 
Published: November 2017

PurposeThe rising need to innovate and obtain knowledge from more distant knowledge sources calls for new innovation strategies and a better integration of other external actors who lie outside the traditional automotive supply chain. Such an open innovation strategy challenges organizational boundaries both on the firm and supply chain level, yet our understanding of the functioning of such boundaries and how they can be managed to allow for purposive knowledge flows is limited. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachIn a longitudinal case study, the authors trace the development of the first open innovation network in the German automotive industry over a period of five years based on archival data, semi-structured interviews, and field observations.FindingsWhile the automotive industry is advanced in collaborating with suppliers for innovation, routines for assessing and integrating ideas from sources outside the supply chain are still underdeveloped. The authors show which current knowledge boundaries pose obstacles for open innovation initiatives in this industry, and how they could be mediated through the involvement of gatekeepers.Originality/valueThe authors challenge and clarify the notion of the “permeability of organizational boundaries” in the open innovation literature and investigate the role of gatekeepers for open innovation.
How does uncertainty affect workplace accidents? Exploring the role of information sharing in manufacturing networks
Authors: Wiengarten Frank , Longoni Annachiara 
Published: November 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of uncertainty on workplace accidents at the plant level. Furthermore, this study explores such relation in complex settings (i.e. manufacturing networks) and assesses whether or not information sharing in such environments can reduce the potentially negative impact of uncertainty on accidents.Design/methodology/approachTo assess the relationships between uncertainty, accidents and information sharing the authors utilise cross-country survey data collected through the sixth iteration of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey. The authors conceptualise workplace accidents through production time lost due to accidents. Furthermore, the authors conduct multiple regression analyses to test the hypotheses.FindingsResults suggest that procurement, production, and demand uncertainties do indeed lead to an increase in workplace accidents at the plant level. Furthermore, the negative impact of uncertainty can be significantly reduced through information sharing.Originality/valueThis study represents a comprehensive attempt to simultaneously assess the impact of uncertainty on workplace accidents at the plant level and the possible moderating impact of information sharing.
A quality evaluation approach to disclosing third mission activities and intellectual capital in Italian universities
Authors: Di Berardino Daniela , Corsi Christian 
Published: November 2017

PurposeUsing the quality evaluation approach, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the contribution of intellectual capital (IC) to the development of the third mission in Italian universities, defining the impact of these activities in the regional context. This research aims to verify if the mandatory reporting on quality discloses the contribution of IC to value creation, enhancing the universities’ awareness about IC management and third mission development.Design/methodology/approachThe convergence between IC framework and quality evaluation approach is tested through an empirical research on a sample of 71 Italian universities funded by the government. Statistical analyses use data collected for the period 2004-2014 during the national assessment for research activity and third mission performance. The impact of third mission on the university ecosystem is verified using the indexes related to the territorial development rates.FindingsThis research found significant IC disclosure in the quality evaluation model and it highlights the possible integration between the IC measures and the quality evaluation indicators. The research findings show also a positive impact of third mission activities in the university ecosystem and the relevant role of structural capital and relational capital in the development of third mission. These findings encourage a collegial discussion in the university governance and among academics, stimulating a strategic behavior in the whole systemResearch limitations/implicationsThe paper focuses the attention on research activity and third mission, considering the final results provided by an external stakeholder of university. Further research must include the role of teaching activity and the opinion of universities’ managers, researchers and administrative staff.Originality/valueFollowing the neo-institutional sociology perspective, this research analyses for the first time the convergence between the solid experience of quality assessment and the immature IC culture in Italian universities. This analysis explores the value created by intangible activities in the university ecosystem, with a longitudinal perspective, contributing to the fourth stage of the IC literature.
The impact of higher education on entrepreneurial intention and human capital
Authors: Passaro Renato , Quinto Ivana , Thomas Antonio 
Published: November 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of higher education on the emergence of entrepreneurial intention (EI) and human capital (HC) as a component of intellectual capital (IC) that strongly influences the entrepreneurial process.

Design/methodology/approach
On the basis of a literature review, a theoretical model that is focused on the theory of planned behaviour was defined to verify the impact of higher education on the development of EI and HC. To this end, the structural equation modelling methodology was applied to two samples of students and academics, which differ each other in terms of both education level and specific characteristics of entrepreneurship education activities.

Findings
The main results show that there are significant differences between the two considered samples. In particular, the level and specific characteristics of entrepreneurial education are the key factors for the development of EI and HC.

Practical implications
The research may be of relevance for universities and policy makers. Universities must devote more attention to training and practice-oriented entrepreneurial courses and collateral activities (projects, initiatives, actions), both for students (first mission) and academic aspiring entrepreneurs (third mission) to encourage the emergence of EI and HC formation. For policy makers, this study suggests the need to define policy guidelines and frameworks to support universities’ educational programmes and activities to strengthen the entrepreneurial process, so that they can be consistent with the EU and national entrepreneurship policies.

Originality/value
This explorative research intends to contribute to the scientific debate by filling the knowledge gap that is due to the very limited number of studies that analyse whether and how EI can mediate the relationship between higher education and HC as an IC component.
Developmental mentoring, affective organizational commitment, and knowledge sharing in public accounting firms
Authors: Curtis Mary B. , Taylor Eileen Z. 
Published: November 2017

PurposeThis study aims to examine how public accounting firms can use developmental mentoring to increase knowledge sharing (KS) among employees directly and indirectly through affective organizational commitment.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a survey of public accounting professionals to elicit participants’ demographics and their perceptions of KS, mentoring relationships and organizational commitment in their workplace.FindingsThe findings support that two categories of challenges found in developmental mentoring, demonstrating dedication and resilience and career goal and risk orientation, are directly associated with increased KS and they, along with a third, measuring up to mentor’s standards, indirectly influence KS through their positive effect on organizational commitment. Applying social exchange theory, these challenges contribute to a reciprocal relationship between the protégé and mentor, which builds the relationship between the protégé and organization.Practical implicationsThis study provides information about developmental mentoring that human resource professionals and managers in public accounting firms can use to address two persistent challenges facing them: increasing employees’ organizational commitment and encouraging employees to share their knowledge with others at work.Originality/valueThis study examines the concept of developmental mentoring, adopting three categories of mentoring challenges and applying them in the context of public accounting to examine their effect on KS.
Toward ontology of designer-user interaction in the design process: a knowledge management foundation
Authors: Park Jaehyun , Ramaprasad Arkalgud 
Published: November 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore an ontology of designer-user interaction with a knowledge management foundation. To address this research gap, the authors ask the following research question: what types of knowledge on designer-user interactions are associated with design function and approach in creating effective design outcomes in a collaborative design process?

Design/methodology/approach
Based on ontology of a knowledge management foundation and 99 design projects, the authors conceptualized the ontology of designer-user interaction, which considers design role, function, approach and outcome as a knowledge of designer-user interaction in the design process.

Findings
Based on this analysis, the authors theorize an ontology of designer-user interactions with five dimensions: participant, role, function, design approach and design outcome. Also, this study presents a case study of how this ontology could be applied into the actual projects.

Originality/value
In this study, the authors explore an ontology of designer-user interaction with a knowledge management foundation, because previous interdisciplinary design studies have not formalized the types of designer-user interaction. To address this research gap, the authors ask the following research question: What types of knowledge on designer-user interactions are associated with design function and approach in creating effective design outcomes in a collaborative design process?
Strategic knowledge management and evolving local government
Authors: Laihonen Harri , Mäntylä Sari 
Published: November 2017

Purpose
The characteristics of new public management and new public governance are well known, but their impact on managerial knowledge needs and the implementation of knowledge management in local government remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the key elements of a public organization’s knowledge strategy and shows how knowledge management can support public management.

Design/methodology/approach
A case study on the application of an action research process was conducted to study how the City of Tampere in Finland aimed to overcome challenges in utilizing performance information by applying the ideas of knowledge management.

Findings
The study suggests that a holistic knowledge management strategy promotes the use of performance information by providing a systematic management framework for gathering and utilizing the information.

Practical implications
Four factors appear critical for strategic knowledge management in local government. First, it should be driven by the city’s strategy. Second, it should be carefully integrated into the general management system. Third, clear processes and responsibilities for refining the data are needed. Fourth, the quality of the data must be guaranteed. The results also emphasize the roles of management culture and continuous performance dialogue.

Originality/value
This paper makes two contributions. First, it extends the analysis of a knowledge management strategy to public management, and second, it provides a practical illustration of the development process, where knowledge was put into prime focus in developing public management.
The gender subtext of organizational learning
Authors: Raaijmakers Stephan , Bleijenbergh Inge , Fokkinga Brigit , Visser Max 
Published: November 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to challenge the alleged gender-neutral character of Argyris and Schön’s theory of organizational learning (1978). While theories in organizational science seem gender neutral at the surface, a closer analysis reveals they are often based on men’s experiences.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses the method of gender subtext analysis, centering on gendering and its interaction with gender, class and race.FindingsThe dichotomous learning scheme of Argyris and Schön, in which a limited learning approach with alleged masculine values and interaction styles is opposed to an ideal learning approach with feminine values and interaction styles, is related to Bendl’s subtexts of feminization and of unconscious exclusion and neglect in organizational theories. To overcome the binary character of the theory, a gradient and contextualized approach to organizational learning is proposed.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to apply gender subtext analysis to theories of organizational learning and, thus, to analyze their gender subtext.
Organizational members as storywriters: on organizing practices of reflexivity
Authors: Gherardi Silvia , Cozza Michela , Poggio Barbara 
Published: November 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe how organizational members became storywriters of an important process of organizational change. Writing became a practice designed to create a space, a time and a methodology with which to author the process of change and create a learning context. The written stories produced both the subjectivity of practical authors and reflexively created the con/text for their reproduction.Design/methodology/approachA storywriting workshop inspired by a processual and participatory practice-based approach to learning and knowing was held in a research organization undergoing privatization. For six months, 31 organizational members, divided into two groups, participated in writing one story per week for six weeks. The written story had to refer to a fact that had occurred in the previous week, thus prompting reflection on the ongoing organizational life and giving a situated meaning to the change process.FindingsStorywriting is first and foremost a social practice of wayfinding, that is of knowing as one goes. Writing proved to be an effective practice that involved the authors, their narratives and the audiences in a shared experience where all these practice elements became connected and through their connection acquired agency.Originality/valueNarrative knowledge has been studied mainly in storytelling, while storywriting by organizational members has received less attention. This paper explores storywriting both as a situated, relational and material practice and as the process that produces narratives which can be considered for their content and their style.
Non‐corticosteroid adherence and itch severity influence perception of itch in atopic dermatitis
Authors: Takeuchi Satoshi , Oba Junna , Esaki Hitokazu , Furue Masutaka 
Published: November 2017

AbstractTopical corticosteroid phobia is an important problem in the treatment of atopic dermatitis as it can affect the ability to control disease severity and itch by reducing treatment adherence. Topical corticosteroid phobia often ends up even non‐corticosteroid adherence. As such, non‐corticosteroid adherence, disease severity and itch are likely to be associated with each other, but their relationship has yet to be thoroughly investigated. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate it in atopic dermatitis. Using data from 1190 participants in an Internet survey, we identified 255 non‐corticosteroid users and 225 with moderate to severe itch who were defined as non‐corticosteroid adherents. Corticosteroid users with the same itch categories (n = 878) served as controls. We also examined how itch severity affects the perception of itch in atopic dermatitis. Unexpectedly, non‐corticosteroid adherents were less sensitive to the conditions to elicit itch such as perspiring, commuting homeward, drinking alcohol and wearing woolen clothes compared with the control. We also found that patients with severer itch were more sensitive to itch during/after bathing, when lying in bed, commuting homeward, studying/working, drinking alcohol, undressing, getting up in the morning, after a meal, ingesting piquant foods and when they were unoccupied, angry, busy, nervous, sad or enjoying themselves. In conclusion, we found that non‐corticosteroid adherence and itch severity influence perception of itch in atopic dermatitis and discuss possible mechanisms underlying these results. The information obtained in this study may be useful for communication with and education of atopic dermatitis patients and their treatment in outpatient clinics.