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Practitioners’ views on intellectual capital and sustainability
Authors: Massaro Maurizio , Dumay John , Garlatti Andrea , Dal Mas Francesca 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) and sustainability using practitioners’ perspectives and by developing an analysis of comments and practices published in 1,651 blog posts in one of the leading sources of sustainability research: CSRwire.com.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 1,651 posts, containing more than 1.5 million words, published by experts in the field of sustainability are analysed using Leximancer and content analysis.

Findings
The results reveal IC and sustainability to be complex topics under active discussion by practitioners, and several links to the IC literature are identified and compared. The findings focus on the managerial practices applied by leading companies, as discussed by practitioners, that show IC and sustainability influence each other in answering a plurality of demands or logics.

Research limitations/implications
First, the authors identify the need to study the managerial practices proposed by practitioners, rather than their company reports. Second, the authors propose developing a trading zone for IC researchers and practitioners. Third, the authors reflect on the role of new communication tools, such as integrated reporting, to connect IC and sustainability. Finally, the authors conclude that the relationship between IC and sustainability could benefit from a fifth stage of IC research that considers justifications of the worth of IC and sustainability practices.

Originality/value
The paper is novel because it addresses concerns about the relationship between IC and sustainability by examining messages posted by practitioners, rather than examining company disclosures. This leads to an understanding of the impact of practices rather than the desires motivating practice. The results support the view that it is time to remove the boundaries of IC research and work towards reconciling the worth of IC to different people in different contexts. The authors argue that practitioners require scholars to reduce the ambiguity between IC and its expected results. This would open the door to a potentially productive way of understanding IC and the complexity of economic, social, and environmental value. In short, researchers should change their research questions from, “What is IC worth to investors, customers, society, and the environment?” to “Is managing IC a worthwhile endeavour?”
The impact of knowledge management factors in organizational sustainable competitive advantage
Authors: Torres Ana Isabel , Ferraz Silvana Santos , Santos-Rodrigues Helena 
Published: January 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically test the relations among different knowledge management (KM) factors, such as human capital (HC), processes and information systems (IS) on organizational sustainable competitive advantage (CA), within the SMEs context.Design/methodology/approachStructured questionnaires were distributed to CEOs and managers of Portuguese organizations through an electronic survey. Partial least squares software was utilized to analyze the data.FindingsThe measurement model results identify and validate the dimensions of HC, processes and IS representing the KM construct. The structural model results demonstrate that HC and processes have a direct and significant impact on organizational CA, on the customer and financial dimensions, respectively. IS indirectly and significantly influence organizational CA, mediated by HC and processes.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample size includes mostly service business and SMEs. Other organizations sectors, such as industry, should be analyzed in order to develop a comparative cross-sectorial study.Practical implicationsThis study establishes suggestions for managers to make legitimate decisions concerning investments on knowledge assets and organizational capabilities that can foster business growth and sustainable CA within a SMEs context.Originality/valueThe authors propose a mediation mechanism showing that the relationship between IS and sustainable CA is not direct, but it is mediated by HC and processes. This mechanism points out some critical issues for the strategic knowledge and intellectual capital assets, as a source of organizational CA.
An integrated interpretive structural modeling and a graph-theoretic approach for measuring the supply chain complexity in the Indian automotive industry
Authors: E.G. Kavilal , Prasanna Venkatesan Shanmugam , Sanket Joshi 
Published: January 2018

PurposeEasily employable quantitative supply chain complexity (SCC) measures considering the significant dimensions of complexity as well as the drivers that represent those dimensions are limited in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and a graph-theoretic approach to quantify SCC by a single numerical index considering the interdependence and the inheritance of the SCC drivers.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 18 SCC drivers identified from the literature are clustered according to the significant dimensions of complexity. The interdependencies established through ISM and inheritance values of SCC drivers are mapped into a Variable Permanent Matrix (VPM). The permanent function of this VPM is then computed and the resulting single numerical index is the measure of SCC.FindingsA scale is proposed by computing the minimum and maximum threshold values of SCC with the help of expert opinions of the Indian automotive industry. The complexity of commercial and passenger vehicle sectors within the automotive industry is measured and compared using the proposed scale. From the results, it is identified that the number of suppliers, increase in spare-parts due to shortened product life-cycle and demand uncertainties increase the SCC of the passenger vehicle sector, while number of parts, products and processes, variety of products and process and unreliability of suppliers increase the complexity of the commercial vehicle sector. The result indicates that various SCC drivers have a different impact on determining the SCC level of these two sectors.Originality/valueThe authors propose an integrated method that can be readily applied to measure and quantify SCC considering the significant dimensions of complexity as well as the interdependence and the inheritance of the SCC drivers that contribute to those dimensions. This index further helps to compare the complexity of the supply chain which varies between industries.
Activating multiple roles of customer-firm relationships in service failures
Authors: Sajtos Laszlo , Chong Yit Sean 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
Scholars have proposed that the negative effects of service failures can be countered by developing and maintaining high quality customer-company relationships or by providing excellent service recovery to customers. While both strategies have been proposed as ways to overcome the negative effects of service failures, there are only a limited number of studies that have examined their joint effects. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by investigating the impact of these two strategies jointly on rumination (brooding and reflection), anger and customer forgiveness (revenge, avoidance and benevolence).

Design/methodology/approach
The experimental design used in this study is an adaptation of Mattila’s (2001) research design, which manipulated both the level of service recovery and relationship. A total of 677 respondents were assigned randomly to one of the six experimental conditions. Multi-group structural equation modeling was employed to estimate the proposed model across three relational conditions.

Findings
This study suggests that the buffering effects are directly triggered by the impact of relationships, whereas, the magnifying effects are primarily related to the customer’s cognitive processes. This study reveals multiple forms of concurrent buffering and magnifying effects in service failures.

Originality/value
The findings of the study led to a classification system of the various forms of buffering and magnifying effects of relationships in the event of service failures. The four active roles of relationships are identified as damage control, benefit catalyst, benefit attenuator and damage catalyst. This proposed typology breaks new ground for theorizing about relationship utilization in negative incidents.
Life after death: acquired fund performance
Authors: Lapatto Anni , Puttonen Vesa 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study how the target fund in mutual fund mergers performed compared to the acquiring funds had they not been merged but continued on their own as buy-and-hold portfolios.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors develop a novel approach to examine post-merger wealth effects. The authors’ study how the target portfolios would have performed compared to the funds acquiring them had they not been merged but continued on their own as passive portfolios. The data set consists of 793 merging US equity funds from January 2003 to December 2014.

Findings
The authors find that the target portfolio shareholders would have been better off if the target fund had been converted from an actively managed fund to a passively managed fund that maintained their current holdings.

Research limitations/implications
The findings are the opposite to many previous studies who view target fund shareholders as the major beneficiaries in mutual fund mergers.

Practical implications
Investors receiving notification of their fund merging should reconsider their investment strategy. If they wish to maintain the original strategy of their fund, they should oppose the merger. Alternatively they may withdraw their money from the (soon-to-be) merged fund, replicate the latest portfolio of their fund, and buy-and-hold that portfolio.

Originality/value
The authors develop a novel approach to examine post-merger wealth effects.
Energy mutual funds and oil prices
Authors: Gormus Alper , Diltz John David , Soytas Ugur 
Published: January 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the price level and volatility impacts of oil prices on energy mutual funds (EMFs). The authors also examine specific fund characteristics which might influence those interactions.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors test for volatility transmission between the oil prices and the funds in the sample. Later, the authors test to see which fund characteristics impact these volatility interactions.

Findings
The results show oil price movements lead majority of sample EMFs. The authors also find a volatility feedback relationship with most of the sample. Furthermore, the authors show the fund characteristics to be important indicators of these interactions. Morningstar rating, market capitalization and management tenure are found to be significant drivers of the relationships between EMFs and oil prices.

Originality/value
To the knowledge, there is not a study in literature which examines these relationships.
The Expression Of Progressive Aspect In Grico: Mapping Morphosyntactic Isoglosses In An Endangered Italo‐Greek Variety
Authors: Ledgeway Adam , Schifano Norma , Silvestri Giuseppina 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThis article investigates the expression of progressive aspect by means of verbal periphrases in the Italo‐Greek variety known as Grico, spoken in Salento (southern Italy). Building on the extremely valuable, yet out‐dated, description of Rohlfs (), we first present an overview of the array of different patterns brought to light by our recent fieldwork and through a survey of a selection of both early and contemporary sources which include combinations of (non‐)inflected STAND with (non‐)finite forms of a lexical verb, optionally linked by functional elements. After describing the empirical picture, we assess the degree of grammaticalization of the patterns which are still productive today, reconstructing their evolution from earlier periphrases and paying particular attention to the grammaticalization of the ambiguous elementpu‘where; from; that’. Finally, we analyse a hybrid structure currently consistently produced by semi‐speakers from different villages, which seems to instantiate a new ‘third’ option within the local repertoire. The article concludes with of a number of observations about the role of this case study for our knowledge of diatopic morphosyntactic microvariation in Grico and for the nature of language contact and language change.
Can You Build a Better Cop?
Authors: Owens Emily , Weisburd David , Amendola Karen L. , Alpert Geoffrey P. 
Published: January 2018

Research SummaryBy drawing from psychology and economics, we present an experimental evaluation of a procedural justice training program designed to “slow down” police officers’ thought processes during citizen encounters. We find that officers who were randomly assigned to participate in training were as engaged in the community as similarly situated officers, but they were less likely to resolve incidents with an arrest or to be involved in incidents where force was used. These changes were most evident among officers who worked in areas with a modest level of risk.Policy ImplicationsPolice officers who are actively engaged with the public can reduce crime through general deterrence and by arresting criminals. Nevertheless, excessive discretionary arrests and the use of force by officers can reduce public trust in the police. To date, there is scant evidence as to how police departments can successfully train officers to balance enforcement and public trust in the field. Through our study, we demonstrate that a relatively minor supervisory intervention may cause substantive changes in how police and citizens interact with each other.
The effects of added whey protein to a pre‐operative carbohydrate drink on glucose and insulin response
Authors: Karimian N. , Moustafa M. , Mata J. , Al‐Saffar A. K. , Hellström P. M. , Feldman L. S. , Carli F. 
Published: January 2018

BackgroundPre‐operative complex carbohydrate (CHO) drinks are recommended to attenuate post‐operative insulin resistance. However, many institutions use simple CHO drinks, which while convenient, may have less metabolic effects. Whey protein may enhance insulin release when added to complex CHO. The aim of this study was to compare the insulin response to simple CHO vs. simple CHO supplemented with whey protein.MethodsTwelve healthy volunteers participated in this double‐blinded, within subject, cross‐over design study investigating insulin response to simple CHO drink vs. simple CHO + whey (CHO + W) drink. The primary outcome was the accumulated insulin response during 180 min after ingestion of the drinks (Area under the curve, AUC). Secondary outcomes included plasma glucose and ghrelin levels, and gastric emptying rate estimated by acetaminophen absorption technique. Data presented as mean (SD).ResultsThere was no differences in accumulated insulin response after the CHO or CHO + W drinks [AUC: 15 (8) vs. 20 (14) nmol/l, P = 0.27]. Insulin and glucose levels peaked between 30 and 60 min and reached 215 (95) pmol/l and 7 (1) mmol/l after the CHO drink and to 264 (232) pmol/l and 6.5 (1) mmol/l after the CHO + W drink. There were no differences in glucose or ghrelin levels or gastric emptying with the addition of whey.ConclusionThe addition of whey protein to a simple CHO drink did not change the insulin response in healthy individuals. The peak insulin responses to simple CHO with or without whey protein were lower than that previously reported with complex CHO drinks. The impact of simple carbohydrate drinks with lower insulin response on peri‐operative insulin sensitivity requires further study.
Executive incentive compatibility and selection of governance mechanisms
Authors: Xu Rong , Zhang Guangli , Zhang Junyan , Zheng Zhigang 
Published: January 2018

AbstractExecutive incentive compatibility plays a crucial role in firm's selection of corporate governance mechanisms. We provide a simple model to explain why firms with enough executive incentive compatibility still prefer having external governance mechanisms, and firms with poor executive incentive compatibility have to rely on a combination of large investors monitoring and external governance. This model facilitates a better understanding of the co‐existence of the two governance mechanisms and also reconciles conflicting findings with respect to a substitutive and complementary relationship between the two governance mechanisms. Empirical evidence supports there is a substitutive relation between large investors monitoring and executive compensation.
Director interlocks and spillover effects of board monitoring: evidence from regulatory sanctions
Authors: Zhong Qinlin , Liu Yuanyuan , Yuan Chun 
Published: January 2018

AbstractExploiting regulatory sanctions as quasi‐exogenous shocks and unique data at the individual‐director level from China, we examine whether board monitoring can spread between firms via shared directors. Our results show that a director experiencing regulatory sanction at another firm is more likely to attend the board meetings, indicating his or her greater monitoring efforts. We also find that a firm is more likely to provide transparent financial statement when it shares a common director with an accused firm, and the effect is mainly concentrated among non‐state‐owned enterprises. These findings shed new light on the positive role of director interlocks in spreading monitoring efforts after regulatory sanction.
Symbionts in excess? No correlation between symbiont density and the ability of mealybug hosts to exploit plant species or tolerate insecticide stress
Authors: Parkinson Jasmine F. , Gobin Bruno , Hughes William O.H. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The acquisition of obligate, nutritional, vertically‐transmitted bacteria has been pivotal to the evolution and diversification of many insect taxa.
Sap‐feeding citrus mealybugs Planococcus citri are an interesting example of obligate nutritional symbiosis, harbouring a pair of symbionts: Tremblaya princeps and Moranella endobia. Hosts can often vary in the densities of their symbionts and symbiont cells will inevitably carry some cost to the hosts, and so it would be predicted that a higher symbiont density will have some form of benefit to the host to outweigh this cost.
In the present study, we examine whether populations of citrus mealybugs, with heritably different symbiont densities, differed in their ability to exploit multiple plant species or to tolerate the stress from insecticide exposure.
Plant species were found to significantly impact mealybug fitness, but higher symbiont densities did not hold any evident compensation for reduced host‐plant suitability and did not correlate with mealybug susceptibility to insecticide treatment. Planococcus citri harbour variable symbiont densities but this did not correlate with the fitness of the host.
This apparently sub‐optimum symbiont density regulation in an otherwise intricate and tightly‐knit tripartite symbiosis could be an evolutionary artefact of previous conflicts of interest.
Efficacy and safety of sunitinib alternate day regimen in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma in Japan: Comparison with standard 4/2 schedule
Authors: Ohba Kojiro , Miyata Yasuyoshi , Yasuda Takuji , Asai Akihiro , Mitsunari Kensuke , Matsuo Tomohiro , Mochizuki Yasushi , Matsunaga Noriko , Sakai Hideki 
Published: January 2018

AbstractAimSunitinib is a standard agent for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). The standard schedule, 4 weeks‐on followed by 2 weeks‐off (4/2 schedule), often does not maintain an adequate dosage because of the severe adverse events (AEs). We compared the efficacy and safety of an alternative every other day (q.a.d.) dosing with that of the 4/2 schedule in mRCC patients.MethodsOf the 55 Japanese patients, 32 and 23 were administered 4/2 (standard group) and q.a.d. schedules (50 or 37.5 mg, every other day; experimental groups), respectively. The AEs, anticancer effects, and trough plasma concentrations of sunitinib were compared between them.ResultsThe most common AE in the standard group was thrombocytopenia (43.2%), but it was observed in only two patients in the experimental group (8.7%). Although leukopenia and hand‐foot syndrome were both detected in six patients (18.8%) in the standard group, no patients had these AEs in the experimental group. The incidence of dose interruption in the experimental group (21.7%) was significantly lower than that in the standard group was (59.4%, P = 0.005). Time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) of the experimental group were better than those of the standard group (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). Mean plasma levels in the experimental group (64.83 ng/mL) were significantly lower than those in the standard group (135.82 ng/mL, P < 0.001) were.ConclusionSunitinib administered q.a.d. was safe and effective for mRCC patients. We speculate that the persistent optimal drug plasma concentrations contributed to these effects.
A simplified guide to randomized controlled trials
Authors: Bhide Amar , Shah Prakesh S. , Acharya Ganesh 
Published: January 2018

AbstractA randomized controlled trial is a prospective, comparative, quantitative study/experiment performed under controlled conditions with random allocation of interventions to comparison groups. The randomized controlled trial is the most rigorous and robust research method of determining whether a cause–effect relation exists between an intervention and an outcome. High‐quality evidence can be generated by performing an randomized controlled trial when evaluating the effectiveness and safety of an intervention. Furthermore, randomized controlled trials yield themselves well to systematic review and meta‐analysis providing a solid base for synthesizing evidence generated by such studies. Evidence‐based clinical practice improves patient outcomes and safety, and is generally cost‐effective. Therefore, randomized controlled trials are becoming increasingly popular in all areas of clinical medicine including perinatology. However, designing and conducting an randomized controlled trial, analyzing data, interpreting findings and disseminating results can be challenging as there are several practicalities to be considered. In this review, we provide simple descriptive guidance on planning, conducting, analyzing and reporting randomized controlled trials.