bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Fathers experiences of sleeping problems in children with autism
Authors: Potter Carol Ann 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of fathers in the management of sleeping problems in children with autism and their perspectives of the impact of these difficulties on family life.

Design/methodology/approach
Semi-structured interviews with 25 UK-based fathers of children with autism were undertaken.

Findings
Two-thirds of fathers reported that their children experienced severe sleeping problems in the areas of bed-time resistance, sleep onset and night-time waking. Fathers were significantly involved in the management of these difficulties and reported a range of associated deleterious impacts on the family, including significant negative effects on paternal and maternal health, father’s employment, couple relationship and sibling experiences.

Research limitations/implications
The interview sample cannot be said to be representative of all fathers of children with autism since the backgrounds of those taking part were relatively homogeneous in respect of ethnicity, marital status and level of education.

Practical implications
Improvements in effective, family-centred provision are urgently needed which employ a co-parenting, gender-differentiated methodology.

Social implications
Given the severity and frequency of difficulties, sleeping problems in children with autism should be viewed as a significant public health concern.

Originality/value
This is one of the first studies, qualitative or quantitative, to explore the role and perspectives of fathers of children with autism in the important area of sleep management.
Consumer valuation of traceability labels: a cross-cultural study in Germany and Greece
Authors: Kehagia Olga Christophorou , Colmer Christian , Chryssochoidis Minas G. 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess impact of literacy on the combinations of traceability information on food packages of chilled chicken nuggets and fish fingers consumers choose.

Design/methodology/approach
A discrete choice experiment, belonging to the “stated preference method” was designed to meet the purpose of this study with 512 German and Greek consumers. According to this method, the information is gathered using methods of distinct preference asking individuals face to face questions about their behaviour.

Findings
The results indicate that literacy has an impact on the combinations of information consumers choose; specific information is most useful and sought by high- and low-literate consumers; and price is an important factor for the consumer choices presented in the current study, but cannot overshadow other equally important factors.

Practical implications
Marketing issues are raised because of the importance and utility consumers attach to traceability systems.

Originality/value
This is a novel research concerning literacy’s impact on the combinations of package information chosen by consumers in Germany and Greece in relation to the two studied chilled chicken and fish products (i.e. chilled chicken nuggets and fish fingers).
A discrete choice experiment of the impact of consumers’ environmental values, ethical concerns, and health consciousness on food choices
Authors: Ghvanidze Sophie , Velikova Natalia , Dodd Tim , Oldewage-Theron Wilna 
Published: March 2017

PurposeOver the last few decades, consumers’ concerns for healthier lifestyles and the environment have become the driving forces for forming food-buying intentions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of product attributes regarding nutrition and health benefits of products, the environmental impact of production and social responsibility of producers on consumers’ food and wine choices.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical analysis is based on an online survey conducted in the USA, the UK and Germany, and incorporates a discrete choice experiment with visual shelf simulations.FindingsPrice and nutrition information are much more influential on consumers’ food choices than information about social responsibility of producers or the ecological impact of production. Product attributes emphasizing the ecological impact of production and social responsibility of food producers are specifically valued by consumers with high levels of environmental consciousness and by those concerned about goods production. Consumers who are health conscious regarding their lifestyle and diets derive high utility values from the nutritional information of the product.Practical implicationsThe study contributes to an understanding of how to promote healthier food and wine choices and social and environmental responsibility of food and wine producers in various markets.Originality/valueThe study offers a comparison of product attributes concerning ecological, social, nutrition and health benefits of the product; as well the investigation of congruent interrelationships between the consumers’ values and related product attributes in three culturally distinct consumer groups.
Consumer involvement and knowledge influence on wine choice cue utilisation
Authors: Bruwer Johan , Chrysochou Polymeros , Lesschaeve Isabelle 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the utilisation of product choice cues in a retail environment and the impact of consumer involvement on this utilisation. It further investigates the impact of product knowledge on product choice cue utilisation and its moderating role on the impact of consumer involvement.

Design/methodology/approach
The case of wine as an exemplary product category is considered, given the importance and variability of choice cues that have been found to affect product choice. Analysis is conducted on survey data from a sample of wine consumers in Ontario, Canada. Product choice cues are grouped into extrinsic, intrinsic and marketing mix. The importance of how these cues are influenced from different dimensions of consumer involvement is illustrated.

Findings
The results show that product knowledge has a positive impact on intrinsic product cue utilisation and further moderates this relationship improving the predictability of the hypothesised model. Implications for theory and practice are also discussed.

Practical implications
From an industry viewpoint, the focus in the past has mostly been on using packaging to attract attention/create awareness, create an image of desirability, etc., but not nearly as much on the functionality aspects thereof; for example alternative smaller packaging sizes to the standard 750 ml wine bottle.

Originality/value
The study uses a multi-dimensional approach to measure the impact of enduring involvement on utilisation of product choice cues.
Preferences of Chinese consumers for the attributes of fresh produce portfolios in an e-commerce environment
Authors: Jin Shaosheng , Li Haoyang , Li Yao 
Published: March 2017

PurposeIn recent years, fresh produce (fresh vegetables and fruit) has been circulated widely via e-commerce in Chinese large cities in the form of fresh produce portfolios (FPPs). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the preferences of Chinese consumers for specific FPP attributes.Design/methodology/approachA choice experiment approach was used to explore consumer preferences. The authors conducted a means-end-chains evaluation to select the attributes for the choice experiment. The authors used a fractional factorial design and finally obtained 18 choice scenarios. The authors collected 166 effective consumer questionnaires in Beijing.FindingsThe authors found that among the four attributes considered, certification and the diversity of the FPP had significant effects on the willingness to pay (WTP) among consumers. Residents had heterogeneous preferences for FPP diversity and certification, but certification was the major concern when considering fresh produce in the FPP. With regard to the WTP for attributes in the portfolio, the WTP values for “green” and “organic” attributes were high, but the WTP for the diversity of FPPs was low.Originality/valueThis study is the first attempt to explore the preferences of Chinese consumers regarding the attributes of FPP in an e-commerce environment.
Street food, hawkers and the Michelin Guide in Singapore
Authors: Henderson Joan C. 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine aspects of the contemporary relevance of the Michelin Guide as efforts are made to extend its reach in Asia. The focus is on recent endeavours by the producers of the restaurant guide to represent local conditions by acknowledging the importance of street food and hawkers.

Design/methodology/approach
The methodology is that of a case study based on analysis of published material about the inaugural Singapore Michelin Guide and its consequences.

Findings
The Michelin Guide confronts challenges in retaining its authority and establishing itself in new Asian locations. The Singapore edition indicates attempts at responsiveness to distinctive circumstances through the recognition of street food and hawkers, but questions can be raised about the appropriateness of their inclusion and rating.

Research limitations/implications
Despite the absence of primary data, important topics about food and dining landscapes and modes of restaurant reviewing and grading are explored. A research agenda for the future is also proposed.

Practical implications
Attention is given to the impacts of the guide for individual enterprises, suggesting positive and negative outcomes of endorsement.

Social implications
Findings enhance understanding of the place of food and dining within societies and the influence of restaurant guides.

Originality/value
The paper offers an Asian perspective on and fresh insights into the role of local food cultures as well as the meanings and functions of the Michelin Guide.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy: perpetual organisational illness and therapy
Authors: Fennimore Anne K. 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to adapt the medical phenomenon of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) to an organisational context. Specifically, MSBP serves as a novel metaphor to describe the tendency for the organisation and the leader to perpetuate cycles of illness and therapy.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual metaphor is proposed based on the clinical description of MSBP. A perpetual feedback model emphasises a constant cycle of illness and therapy among leaders and organisations, often fabricated by a narcissist through destructive management.FindingsThe metaphor presented suggests that the role of deception is important for understanding why therapeutic approaches are often unnecessary, highly disruptive and administered by a destructive leader who possesses the power to alienate or dismiss non-corroborative organisational members. The implications of continuously passing illness between the leader and the organisation are a state of organisational disequilibrium and the manufacture of depersonalised, ill members.Originality/valueThis conceptual paper adds to the growing body of literature on behavioural strategy and contributes to the fields of organisational psychology, organisational analysis, management and employee relations.
Conceptualizing and measuring occupational social well-being: a validation study
Authors: Kazemi Ali 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe current conceptualizations and measurements of well-being are inadequate in the context of work. Specifically, well-being research has neglected the social aspects of well-being. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the validity of a multi-dimensional view of occupational social well-being.Design/methodology/approachData were collected in an educational setting, i.e. six different schools in a Swedish municipality. A total of 314 teachers and other categories of school staff (239 females and 75 males) participated in a survey study.FindingsResults provided empirical support for a multi-dimensional view of occupational social well-being. The dimensions were integration, acceptance, contribution, actualization and coherence, and they were differentially correlated with previous measures of well-being. Furthermore, occupational social well-being accounted for additional variance in work tension, overall job satisfaction and organizational commitment over and above the variance accounted for by positive and negative affect and satisfaction with life, indicating the value of taking domain-specific social indicators of well-being into account in explaining various employee outcomes.Practical implicationsOccupational social well-being is an umbrella term for describing the well-lived social life in the context of work. As such, this is a crucial part of a holistic view of well-being at work. Thus, effective employee well-being enhancement programs should not only focus on physical and mental health promotion or competence development but must also include measures of relational experience and functioning as discussed in the present study.Originality/valueThis is the first study to measure and validate occupational social well-being as an attempt to complement existing measures of subjective and psychological well-being. Measures of social aspects of well-being are crucial to assess as it has been argued in previous research that context-free measures of well-being might render misleading results.
Workforce localization, information sharing, and the imperative of culture
Authors: Goby Valerie Priscilla , Ali Hamad Mohammed Ahmad , Lanjawi Mohammed Ahmad Abdulwahed , Al Haddad Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmad 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe aim of this study is to conduct an initial investigation of information sharing between the vast number of expatriate employees and the small minority of local employees in Dubai’s private sector workforce. Research on the impact of the workforce localization policy has highlighted the frequent marginalization of locals within the expatriate-dominated private sector. One form of this is the reluctance of expatriates to share information with local recruits, and the authors conducted this study to assess the reality and extent of this phenomenon.Design/methodology/approachThe authors designed a brief interview survey to probe how Emirati employees secure workplace information and whether they experience information withholding on the part of expatriate colleagues. The authors also explored whether any such experience impacts on their attitudes to working in the private sector since this is a key factor in the success of the localization policy. Complete responses were received from 0.9 per cent of the total local private sector workforce.FindingsA notable lack of information sharing emerged with 58 per cent of respondents reporting their expatriate colleagues’ and superiors’ reluctance to share information with them, and 63 per cent describing experiences of discriminatory behavior.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors identify key cultural and communication issues relating to localization within Dubai’s multicultural workforce. These include the broader cultural factors that determine how Emiratis conceptualize information sharing. Future research can pursue this issue to help inform the development of supportive information sharing practices. Such practices are an essential part of the creation of a diversity climate, which is necessary to sustain localization.Originality/valueThis study is a pioneering attempt to empirically investigate the information sharing practices that Emirati private sector employees experience. It suggests that the exclusion of citizens from the workplace through practices such as “ghost Emiratization” reverberates in the workplace through a lack of information sharing.
Developing a conceptual model to measure talent’s turnover intention in tourism organisations of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alferaih Adel 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose an appropriate conceptual model for examining talent’s intention to quit, job satisfaction, job performance and organisational performance.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed model is developed on the basis of the theoretical and logical arguments of constructs picked out from the prior literature. Its framework is that of Bagozzi (1992), where factors such as job satisfaction, affective organisational commitment and turnover intention are seen as major concerns in the literature on talent management.FindingsThe paper makes 16 propositions concerning significant relationships of these constructs with job satisfaction, job performance, organisational performance and turnover intention.Research limitations/implicationsIt concludes with an acknowledgement of the limitations, suggestions for future research and theoretical contributions.Originality/valueIts framework is that of Bagozzi (1992), where factors such as job satisfaction, affective organisational commitment and turnover intention are seen as major concerns in the literature on talent management.
Conceptual model for measuring Saudi banking managers’ job performance based on their emotional intelligence (EI)
Authors: Alferaih Adel 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop and present a research model on various emotional intelligence (EI) constructs which have been found to influence job performance in the prior literature.Design/methodology/approachIn addition to leadership and EI, the constructs are clustered under different categories: self-awareness includes self-confidence, emotional self-awareness and accurate self-assessment; self-management includes self-control, adaptability, conscientiousness, trustworthiness and optimism; social awareness includes empathy, organizational awareness and service orientation; and social skills groups’ communication, change catalyst, developing others and self-monitoring.FindingsThe paper proposes 17 hypotheses concerning significant relationships between these constructs and job performance.Originality/valueThe paper proposes a new approach toward studying the impact of various constructs of EI on job performance in Saudi banking sector.
Robust approaches for monitoring logistic regression profiles under outliers
Authors: Hakimi Ahmad , Amiri Amirhossein , Kamranrad Reza 
Published: March 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop some robust approaches to estimate the logistic regression profile parameters in order to decrease the effects of outliers on the performance ofT2control chart. In addition, the performance of the non-robust and the proposed robust control charts is evaluated in Phase II.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper some, robust approaches including weighted maximum likelihood estimation, redescending M-estimator and a combination of these two approaches (WRM) are used to decrease the effects of outliers on estimating the logistic regression parameters as well as the performance of theT2control chart.FindingsThe results of the simulation studies in both Phases I and II show the better performance of the proposed robust control charts rather than the non-robust control chart for estimating the logistic regression profile parameters and monitoring the logistic regression profiles.Practical implicationsIn many practical applications, there are outliers in processes which may affect the estimation of parameters in Phase I and as a result of deteriorate the statistical performance of control charts in Phase II. The methods developed in this paper are effective for decreasing the effect of outliers in both Phases I and II.Originality/valueThis paper considers monitoring the logistic regression profile in Phase I under the presence of outliers. Also, three robust approaches are developed to decrease the effects of outliers on the parameter estimation and monitoring the logistic regression profiles in both Phases I and II.
The role of facilitators as partial signalers in the context of value perception
Authors: Russo Ivan , Confente Ilenia , Omar Ayman 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the role of qualified professionals acting as facilitators. These intermediaries can help to reduce information asymmetry between the manufacturer and the customer and to transfer knowledge to evaluate the quality of a product or service before use by the customer.

Design/methodology/approach
This study utilized a two-stage research design consisting of a qualitative study with semi-structured qualitative interviews. The results were used to conduct the second quantitative study using an empirical survey.

Findings
Using the information asymmetry and signaling theory, the facilitator in this study represents the partial receiver, whereas the manufacturer is the signaler, and the focus is on understanding the value and “signals” perceived by the receiver with respect to the manufacturer’s overall offerings.

Originality/value
The study provides a framework that highlights the main value driver categories that professional service providers consider important for value creation.
Mechanical behavior and damage mechanism of loaded coal and rock
Authors: Luo Feng , Li Guodong , Zhang Hao 
Published: March 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to obtain the mechanical behavior and damage mechanism of the coal and rock near the stope under the stress state and stress paths of the surrounding rock with the dynamic mining.

Design/methodology/approach
Through the three-axial compression test and the uniaxial compression test by meso experiment device, the mechanical behavior and fracture evolution process of coal and rock were studied, and the acoustic emission (AE) characteristics under uniaxial compression of the coal and rock were contrasted.

Findings
Under the three-axial compression, the strength of coal and rock enhance significantly by confining pressure. The volume of outburst coal shows obvious stages: compression is followed by expansion. The coal first appear to undergo compaction under vertical stress due to volume decrease, but with the development of micro- and macro-cracks, the specimens appeared to expand; under the uniaxial compression, through the comparison of stress–strain relationship and the crack propagation process, stress drop and fracture of coal have obvious correlation. The destruction of coal was gradual due to the slow and steady accumulation of internal damage. Due to the influence of the end effect, the specimens show the “conjugate double shear failure”. The failure process of the coal and rock and the characteristics of the AEs have a corresponding relationship: the failure causes a large number of AE events. Before the events peak, there was an initial stage, calm growth stage and explosive growth stage. There were some differences between the rock and coal in the characteristics of the AE.

Originality/value
These research studies are conducted to provide guidance on the basis of mine disaster prevention and control.