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Institutional-driven dimensions and the capacity to start a business
Authors: Pinho Jose Carlos M. , Thompson Douglas 
Published: October 2017

PurposeDrawing insights from institutional theory, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the synergistic effects of a range of entrepreneurial framework conditions (EFCs) on the capacity to start a business within different types of economies.Design/methodology/approachThis is a preliminary study that uses data from the National Expert Survey-Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (NES-GEM). Specifically, the data were gathered through the application of a questionnaire to National Entrepreneurship Experts in a cross-cultural context. Two countries – Portugal and Angola – are analysed.FindingsAmong the five structural relationships involving institutional drivers analysed, four are found to be statistically significant in the Portuguese sample. Three are found to be statistically significant in the Angolan sample. The results from the multigroup analysis did not support most of the proposed relationship between the two countries.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited by the number and type of countries selected and by the fact that each sub-sample covers several years. It also relies on the perceptions of national experts on entrepreneurship covering several areas. Another limitation is based on the fact that this study emphasises mainly a macro perspective. Therefore, interpretation of these findings and their generalisation should be made with caution.Originality/valueFirst, this study addresses an area of the GEM model that is believed to be under-researched (NES). Second, the model presented is based on latent variables and analysed through a variance-based method, PLS-structural equation modelling. Third, this study compares the proposed relationships between two sub-sample data sets that represent a factor-driven economy and an innovation-driven economy. Fourth, and most importantly, this study responds to the call for the need to use a new procedure for measurement invariance assessment for composite modelling.
The impact of employee’s perception of implementing green supply chain management on hotel’s economic and operational performance
Authors: Masa’deh Ra’ed , Alananzeh Omar , Algiatheen Noof , Ryati Rawan , Albayyari Reem , Tarhini Ali 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
This study aims to quantify the associations among employees’ perception of implementing green supply chain management (i.e. through seven variables, namely, internal environmental management, green information systems, green purchasing, tourist perceptions, environmentally friendly activity, employee emotional behavior and environmental legislation) with hotel’s economic and operational performance.

Design/methodology/approach
A survey instrument is used to examine the relationships in the proposed model by using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. An analysis of the primary data (n = 150) collected from employees in Aqaba hotels located in Jordan is conducted to test the relationship between exogenous and endogenous constructs expressed in the proposed structural model.

Findings
The findings revealed that while green information systems, employee emotional behavior and environmental legislation affected hotels’ economic performance, internal environmental management, green purchasing, tourist perceptions and environment-friendly activity did not. Also, hotels’ economic performance positively impacted hotels’ operational performance. However, as the coefficient of determination (R²) for the endogenous research variables for economic performance and operational performance was 0.16 and 0.17, respectively, the relationships between the exogenous and endogenous constructs were not supported.

Practical implications
This study will contribute towards a better understanding of employee perceptions of implementing green supply chain management and hotel performance in Aqaba City.

Originality/value
This is the first study that adequately covers the associations among employee perception of implementing green supply chain management on hotel’s economic and operational performance in the Middle East.
Research performance and the organizational effectiveness of universities
Authors: Croucher Richard , Gooderham Paul , Rizov Marian 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to test Shattock’s legacy reputation thesis that non-leading universities in the UK face insuperable resource barriers to entering the leading group.

Design/methodology/approach
Employing regression analysis, the authors examine whether prioritizing research performance is a viable strategy for non-leading UK universities aiming to improve their organizational effectiveness. The dependent variable, organizational effectiveness, is measured by the annual Guardian rankings of universities. The main independent variable, research performance, is measured using “research power” (“RP”). RP is derived from the UK Research Excellence Framework.

Findings
For 2008-2014, the authors find that changes in research performance impacted university rankings. However, the authors also find that changes to the rankings are largely confined to non-leading universities and have not led to these institutions breaking into the group of leading universities. Therefore, Shattock’s thesis is supported.

Practical implications
Failing to maintain research performance can have significant negative consequences for the rankings of non-leading universities.

Originality/value
This is the first study that examines the relationship between the research performance of universities in the UK with a measure of their overall organizational effectiveness.
Brand extension feedback effects: What do we know and where should we go?
Authors: Childs Michelle 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to review and summarise the current body of literature on brand extension feedback effects and to identify which research issues are inhibiting advancement in this stream of literature. Based on this analysis, suggestions for future research are provided.

Design/methodology/approach
In a systematic literature review, criteria were used to identify relevant journal publications that have specifically investigated brand extension feedback effects (n = 53). Research articles were subsequently evaluated for further analysis.

Findings
Several issues may inhibit advancement in the literature on brand extension feedback effects. These include issues related the conceptual, methodological and context of research, as well as related to the consumer, product, brand and marketing. Specific research questions are provided which address issues found in this literature stream.

Research limitations/implications
This paper aims to resolve issues in research on brand extension feedback effects to facilitate more rapid advancement in this stream of literature.

Originality/value
This research fills a need to summarise the current state of the literature and identifies research issues that need to be addressed in the future.
Detangling consumer attitudes to better explain co-branding success
Authors: Ho Han-Chiang , Lado Nora , Rivera-Torres Pilar 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine consumer attitude toward a new type of co-branded products, which encompass attributes of high-technology and luxury. The authors named these kinds of co-branded products as “high-tech luxury co-branded products” (HLCPs). Current theoretical approaches used to study co-branding strategies cannot completely explain consumer attitude toward HLCPs. In this study, the authors apply the ABC (affect-behavior-cognition) model of attitudes (as opposed to attitude as a whole) to explore how affect and cognition drive consumer behavior toward HLCPs.

Design/methodology/approach
Questionnaires were used and the respondents totaled 483 in period 1 and 331 in period 2. Respondents were collected using convenience sampling technique in one university in Spain and analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Findings
The authors finding revealed that consumers use both affect and cognition simultaneously when forming an attitude toward HLCPs. Also, consumers’ perception of product fit represents a more relevant driver of consumer behavior with respect to brand fit. Appropriate theoretical and managerial implications are derived from these results.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the understanding of consumers’ preferences toward high-tech luxury co-branded products.
Does managerial personality influence pricing practices under uncertainty?
Authors: Kienzler Mario 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
While marketing and management research suggests that managers’ individual characteristics influence pricing decisions, the influence of personality traits in this context remains unclear. This study aims to explore the relationship between the five basic personality traits of the five-factor model (extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, agreeableness and neuroticism) and three basic pricing practices (value-, competition- and cost-informed).

Design/methodology/approach
On the basis of a non-experimental decision-making scenario, the analysis examines the pricing decisions of 57 managers in relation to a new business service.

Findings
The results suggest that managers’ conscientiousness and openness to experience are positively related to preference for value-informed pricing. Similarly, managers’ agreeableness is positively related to preference for competition-informed pricing and managers’ openness to experience and agreeableness are positively related to preference for cost-informed pricing.

Research limitations/implications
The cross-sectional study design does not support causal inference, and the modest sample size may limit the external validity of the findings.

Practical implications
By increasing awareness of the influence of personality on pricing preferences, the findings are of relevance to managers who are directly involved in pricing decisions. Additionally, the findings are informative for managers who must assign responsibility for pricing authority within firms.

Originality/value
This empirical exploration of the relationship between certain personality traits and specific pricing practices contributes to the literature on psychological aspects of pricing theory by showing how managerial personality influences pricing preferences under uncertainty.
The impact of price promotions on checkout donations
Authors: Xia Lan , Bechwati Nada Nasr 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to present a model linking price promotions to checkout donations. It is argued that price promotions evoke two perceptions/emotions, namely, feelings of gratitude and perceived sacrifice of purchase, which consequently, influence the likelihood to donate. Feelings of gratitude dominate when the discount is high, while feelings of sacrifice dominate when the discount is low. Compared to no-discount situations, high discounts enhance consumers’ intention to donate while low discounts reduce this intention.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of four studies using shopping scenarios are conducted. Study 1 examines the main effect and the mediating factors. Study 2 replicates the findings in different product categories and at different unit-price levels. Studies 3 and 4 test the moderating effects of customer effort and discount framing.

Findings
Findings of the four studies provide support for the proposed model. Compared to no-discount situations, high discounts enhance consumers’ intention to donate, while low discounts reduce this intention. The effects are mediated by feelings of gratitude and sacrifice and moderated by effort obtaining the discount and format of the discount.

Research limitations/implications
Theoretically, this research advances the understanding of consumers’ interpretations of price promotions. All studies are conducted in an online context.

Practical implications
This research informs retailers and charity institutions on the best timing for soliciting checkout donations and indicates specific tactics to enhance consumers’ donations.

Originality/value
This is the first study linking price discounts to the growing phenomenon of checkout donations. The research is different from cause marketing where the donation is included in the price of a specific product. The work also differs from studies examining the spillover effect where additional purchases benefit the consumers instead of a cause.
Evaluating perceptions of residents’ towards impacts of tourism development in Emirates of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Authors: Hammad Nada Malalla , Ahmad Syed Zamberi , Papastathopoulos Avraam 
Published: October 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper id to investigate the influence of nationality on residents’ perceptions of the impacts of tourism, and their support for tourism development, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).Design/methodology/approachData were collected from self-administered questionnaires from 407 residents, representing 30 nationalities residing in Abu Dhabi.FindingsThe findings suggest differences in perceptions of the impacts of tourism between national and expatriate residents. Despite these differences, both groups reported support of tourism development.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper groups residents into only two groups – nationals and expatriates – which limits the explanation of findings. Tourism officials should customize strategies to reach targeted group of residents.Originality/valueExtant literature examines residents’ perceptions of the impacts of tourism in homogenous groups, and little research explores the influence of nationality on residents’ perceptions. This study is the first to be conducted in Abu Dhabi – where more than 80 per cent of the population is comprised of expatriates – that identifies differences in perceptions between national and expatriate residents regarding tourism’s impacts.
The tourist experience: can destinations maintain authenticity?
Authors: Butler Richard 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to identify key problems destinations face in maintaining their appeal to the tourist market while experiencing increasing numbers of visitors and impacts upon the quality of their offerings.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper examines the literature on impacts of tourism and the application of sustainable development principals in the context of destination development, along with the most recent literature on the concept of resilience and its application to tourism.

Findings
The paper briefly examines the concerns over the increasing numbers of visitors and their motivations, and then the likely effects on key attributes of destinations. The limitations of using the generic approach of sustainability are briefly reviewed and reasons for the failure of this approach outlined. An alternative way of protecting image and critical attributes of destinations, namely, the application of the concept of resilience, is then discussed. This approach is described and potential applications are presented.

Practical implications
It is argued that a switch from trying to amend the behaviour of tourists to making destinations better able to withstand inevitable impacts of increased visitation is a much more realistic and feasible approach which does not necessarily involve reducing visitor numbers or attempting to change markets. This approach is a more appropriate way to ensure a longer life-cycle for destinations.

Originality/value
Until now, relatively little has been presented on the application of resilience to tourism and to destinations in particular; yet, the potential benefits of this approach are considerable and deserve wider consideration.
Tourists’ perceptions while visiting Portugal
Authors: Gomes João , Alves Daniela , Pacheco Catarina 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
This study aims to identify the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal.

Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on ongoing research by Instituto de Planeamento e Desenvolvimento do Turismo (IPDT) on “Tourist perceptions while visiting Portugal”.

Findings
This study identifies the places chosen by tourists who visited Portugal, as well as the atributes they most valued in the country. With this study, the level of satisfaction of those visiting the country can also be verified as being quite high.

Practical implications
This study provides knowledge about the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal, including the main aspects they valued and their satisfaction about Portugal’s main attributes.

Originality/value
This study aims to identify tourists’ opinion about Portugal, identifying the most valued attributes of the country as well as the main doubts about the impacts of tourism on the originality of Portuguese cities.
Lessons from companies and destinations while “surfing the wave of global tourism”
Authors: Costa Jorge , Montenegro Mónica , Gomes João 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to critically review the contributions made by the authors of the papers selected for this theme issue and to present the main lessons learnt, recommendations and key points for action by tourist destinations.

Design/methodology/approach
Content analysis of the papers presented in this theme issue was performed so as to review the most relevant contributions made by authors.

Findings
The massification of tourism is becoming a headache for many destinations. Portugal, increasingly fashionable, is no exception. Rising demand may seem very positive, at first glance, but it becomes a problem when there is no control or action plans that monitor results and anticipate growth.

Practical implications
This study provides knowledge about the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal, including the main aspects they valued and their satisfaction about Portugal’s main attributes.

Originality/value
A summary of the key ideas in the articles comprising this theme issue is presented, allowing for the identification of good practices by organizations and destinations that deal with the exponential growth of tourism that we are living today.
Azores: more than a tourist destination
Authors: Guerreiro Marta 
Published: October 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to share the Azorean Government perspective and strategy for managing the current and estimated future tourism growth, assuring a sustainable destination approach, based on political commitment to integrate energy, environment and tourism in the same department. This paper also provides guidance and some key points for action pertinent to other destinations.

Design/methodology/approach
Content analysis of the development of Azores as a tourist destination and the strategies of the Azorean Regional Government relating to tourism development.

Findings
From an analysis of the Azores tourism statistics of the past three years, it is possible to predict that the levels of growth from supply and demand will continue to improve in a balanced way. The policies to be implemented in accordance with the Azorean government’s program for the next four years make clear that the Azores are perfectly positioned in relation to one of the fastest growing tourism segments in the world: adventure tourism and active nature.

Practical implications
This paper promotes the attractions of the Azores as an example in terms of sustainable practice policies.

Originality/value
Given current developments in world tourism, this paper considers the growth of tourism in the Azores. It also presents statistical data that confirms the sustained growth of the destination and the policies that are being developed to maintain the sustainability of the nine islands of the Azores.
Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion and Use in the Emergency Department: An Intervention Study
Authors: Hawkins Tracey , Greenslade Jaimi H. , Suna Jessica , Williams Julian , Rickard Claire M. , Jensen Matthew , Donohue Maria , Cho Elizabeth , Hise Christopher Van , Egerton‐Warburton Diana , Cullen Louise 
Published: October 2017

AbstractObjectivesThe objective was to examine cannulation practice and effectiveness of a multimodal intervention to reduce peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) insertion in emergency department (ED) patients.MethodsA prospective before and after study and cost analysis was conducted at a single tertiary ED in Australia. Data were collected 24 hours a day for 2 weeks pre‐ and post implementation of a multimodal intervention. PIVC placement and utilization within 24 hours were evaluated in all eligible patients.ResultsA total of 4,173 participants were included in the analysis. PIVCs were placed in 42.1% of patients' pre intervention and 32.4% post intervention, a reduction of 9.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 6.8 to –12.72%). PIVC usage within 24 hours of admission was 70.5% pre intervention and 83.4% post intervention, an increase of 12.9% (95% CI = 8.8% to 17.0%). Sixty‐six patients were observed in the ED for cost analysis. The mean time per PIVC insertion was 15.3 (95% CI = 12.6 to 17.9) minutes. PIVC insertion cost, including staff time and consumables per participant, was A$22.79 (95% CI = A$19.35 to A$26.23).ConclusionsThe intervention reduced PIVC placement in the ED and increased the percentage of PIVCs placed that were used. This program benefits patients and health services alike, with potential for large cost savings.
Visual outcomes following vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy amongst Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians in South Australia and the Northern Territory
Authors: Kaidonis Georgia , Hassall Mark M , Phillips Russell , Raymond Grant , Saha Niladri , Wong George HC , Gilhotra Jagjit S , Liu Ebony , Burdon Kathryn P , Henderson Tim , Newland Henry , Lake Stewart R , Craig Jamie E 
Published: October 2017

AbstractImportanceVisual outcomes following diabetic vitrectomy have not previously been studied in an Australian population.BackgroundThis analysis aimed to determine the rate of, and factors associated with visual success following diabetic vitrectomy performed for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians, and investigate factors predisposing to early progression to diabetic retinopathy (DR) requiring vitrectomy.DesignRetrospective, population‐based audit.ParticipantsAll patients undergoing vitrectomy for the complications of DR in South Australia (SA) and the Northern Territory (NT) between 2007 and 2011.MethodsMedical records were audited and data collected, including demographics, diabetic history, past treatment for DR, indication for vitrectomy and visual acuity pre and postoperatively.Main Outcome MeasuresVisual success (gain of ≥15 ETDRS letters) at 6 and 12 months, postoperatively.ResultsA total of 495 diabetic vitrectomies, for 404 eyes of 335 patients were performed in SA and NT between 2007 and 2011. 77 (23%) patients requiring diabetic vitrectomy were Indigenous Australians. 87% of patients undergoing diabetic vitrectomy had stable or improved vision at 1 year, postoperatively. There was no significant difference between indigenous and non‐indigenous eyes achieving visual success (P = 0.929). Timely preoperative laser treatment (P = 0.03) and preoperative visual acuity (P = 0.01) were the predominant factors associated with visual success.Conclusions and RelevanceIndigenous patients are just as likely to have improved vision following diabetic vitrectomy as non‐Indigenous Australians. However, the small subset of indigenous patients with blind eyes prior to vitrectomy are significantly less likely to improve from surgery. The underlying factors associated with poor outcomes in this group requires further exploration.