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Capability, environment and internationalization fit, and financial and marketing performance of MNEs’ foreign subsidiaries
Authors: Dikova Dessislava , van Witteloostuijn Arjen , Parker Simon 
Published: June 2017

PurposeExtant work in international business (IB) involves a partial contingency-theoretic perspective: a holistic view of the impact of bundles of contingencies on an outcome variable is missing. The purpose of this paper is to adopt a contingency approach to study multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiary performance in the appropriate context of European transition economies at the beginning of the current millennium.Design/methodology/approachMethodologically, the authors introduce abduction as a line of inquiry into IB and management to develop new theoretical insights, and apply the novel empirical general interaction method to estimate bundle effects. In so doing, the authors contribute to the further development of a theoretical and empirical toolkit to revitalize holistic, or configurational, quantitative research in IB and management.FindingsThe authors find that capability fit is a necessary condition for high MNE subsidiary marketing performance, whilst environment fit is particularly critical for high MNE subsidiary financial performance.Research limitations/implicationsA key limitation is that this is a cross-section study.Practical implicationsThis study offers insights as to subsidiary fit into Eastern Europe, indicating fitting entry and establishment modes.Originality/valueThis paper offers a novel holistic approach to IB, both in terms of theoretical and empirical methodology.
How Snowden’s revelations have influenced youngsters’ attitude and behaviour in the PRC and Taiwan
Authors: Murata Kiyoshi , Fukuta Yasunori , Adams Andrew A. , Ronghua Dang 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
This study aims to investigate how Snowden’s revelations are viewed by young people in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan through questionnaire surveys of and follow-up interviews with university students in the two countries, taking into account the histories and current status of state surveillance in these countries and the current complicated and delicate cross-strait relationships.

Design/methodology/approach
Questionnaire surveys of 315 PRC and 111 Taiwanese university students (a majority studying in those places but a few studying abroad) and semi-structured follow-up interviews with 16 master’s course students from the PRC and one from Taiwan (all studying at Meiji University in Japan) were conducted, in addition to reviews of the literature on privacy and state surveillance in the PRC and Taiwan. The outcomes of the survey were statistically analysed and qualitative analyses of the interview results were also performed.

Findings
Youngsters living in the PRC had greater interest in and more knowledge about Snowden’s revelations than those living in Taiwan, and the revelations were positively evaluated in both countries as serving public interest. However, PRC students indicated they were less likely to emulate Snowden than those from Taiwan did.

Originality/value
This study is the first attempt to investigate the social impact of Snowden’s revelations on PRC and Taiwanese youngsters’ attitudes towards privacy and state surveillance as part of cross-cultural analyses between eight countries.
Following Snowden: a cross-cultural study on the social impact of Snowden’s revelations
Authors: Murata Kiyoshi , Adams Andrew A. , Lara Palma Ana María 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to introduce a cross-cultural study of the views and implications of Snowden’s revelations about NSA/GCHQ surveillance practices, undertaken through surveys administered in eight countries. The aims and academic and social significance are explained, and justification is offered for the methods used.

Design/methodology/approach
Pilot surveys were deployed in two countries, following which revised versions were deployed in eight countries (including expanded collection in the original pilot countries). Quantitative analysis of suitable answer sets (Yes/No; Likert scales) and quantitative analysis (interpretation of free text answers) were performed.

Findings
Through the pilot survey studies conducted in Japan and Spain, the academic significance and meaningfulness, as well as social significance of the project, were confirmed.

Practical implications
The results of the cross-cultural study are expected to contribute not only to the advance of surveillance study but also to the enhancement of ordinary, non-technical people’s awareness of state surveillance and their proactive approach to protecting their own rights and dignity from covert intrusion by government agencies.

Originality/value
This paper clarifies the importance and methodologies of investigating the social impact of Snowden’s revelations on youngsters’ attitudes toward privacy and state surveillance in a cross-cultural analysis framework. Although a few other studies have assessed the impact of Snowden’s revelations, these have mostly focussed on the USA, so this is the only study to date considering that impact on a broad international scale, using highly similar surveys to ensure comparability.
Acceptance and forwarding of electronic word of mouth
Authors: Mahapatra Sabita , Mishra Abhishek 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of source credibility, message credibility and tie strength, on acceptance and subsequent forwarding of electronic word of mouth (EWOM). Forwarding EWOM (FEWOM) also depends on personality traits, which this work investigates in form of moderation effect of individual regulatory focus.Design/methodology/approachHypotheses are developed using social exchange theory and the elaboration likelihood model and tested using structural equation modelling. Data were collected online, using a random sample of 324 respondents in India.FindingsFindings indicate that source credibility and tie strength are instrumental in influencing acceptance of EWOM. A strong mediation role of acceptance of EWOM, confirms that people tend to forward information online only if they accept it.Research limitations/implicationsThis study represents a unique effort to focus on the combined effects of message credibility, source credibility and tie strength on acceptance and subsequent forwarding of EWOM.Originality/valueThis study provides original insights about antecedents of FEWOM as well as the role of individual regulatory focus as a moderator in the process.
Uniqueness and status consumption in Generation Y consumers
Authors: Butcher Luke , Phau Ian , Shimul Anwar Sadat 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the existence of consumers’ need for uniqueness (CNFU) and status consumption (SC) in Generation Y (Gen Y). In exploring such, the equivalency of each construct (measurement invariance and population heterogeneity) is examined across early and late Gen Y consumers.

Design/methodology/approach
A self-administered online survey is examined, with the sample of 397 Gen Y respondents analyzed through structural equation modeling.

Findings
The results reveal that Gen Y consumers experience a need for uniqueness in a three-factor composition which is invariant across earlier and later Gen Y consumers. Similarly, SC is observed amongst Gen Y, with the empirical results again equivalent across the two groups. Finally, SC is supported to directly influence Gen Y’s purchase intention (PI) of luxury fashion goods, with the three CNFU constructs failing to directly influence PI, or SC’s influence on PI.

Practical implications
Results suggest to practitioners that not only are CNFU and SC motivations existent in Gen Y consumers, but they act similarly across early (19-23) and later (24-34) members of the consumer segment. Additionally, SC positively influences Gen Y’s purchase behavior of luxury fashion goods. Practitioners may target such consumers with reassurance that these groups do not behave differently with respect to CNFU and SC.

Originality/value
This study explores for the first time the three factors of CNFU and SC amongst Gen Y consumers. Such analysis, including the invariance of responses between those later and earlier born Gen Y consumers, and the structural relationships shared between these constructs and PI of luxury fashion goods offer intriguing insights for academics and practitioners alike.
Transfer student analysis and retention: a collaborative endeavor
Authors: Jacobson Trudi , Delano John , Krzykowski Linda , Garafola Laurie , Nyman Meghan , Barker-Flynn Holly 
Published: June 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to describe a multifaceted campus-wide initiative to retain transfer students that was undertaken when it was recognized that their retention rates were lower than those of first-time, full-time students.Design/methodology/approachThe Enhancing Student Experience (ESE) Working Group at the University at Albany (UAlbany) brought together key parties from Student Affairs and academic units, including the University Libraries, and provided an energizing arena in which existing student engagement and retention endeavors were discussed and coordinated, and new initiatives were inspired.FindingsThis paper reflects the work of a subcommittee of the ESE group that focused on developing strategies to increase the retention rate of students who transferred to UAlbany, and identifying characteristics of those first-time, full-time students who transferred from UAlbany. The efforts discussed in this paper, which were guided by professional experiences, institutional data and published reports, resulted in a 2 per cent increase in the student retention rate in the past two years.Research limitations/implicationsThe data collection and analysis, and the initiatives, are specific to one public research university.Practical implicationsInitiatives undertaken to address the retention of transfer students have begun to have an impact.Originality/valueThe “all-hands-on-deck” approach described in this paper demonstrates how strategic collaborations among the many institutional stakeholders at a public research university were marshalled to have a significant and positive impact on student retention.
The library and the common reader program: a collaborative effort to college transition
Authors: Megwalu Anamika , Miller Christina , Haller Cynthia R. 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to describe the inception and continuation of a collaborative effort between York College’s Common Reader program and the York College Library. The Common Reader program comprises academic and extracurricular activities designed to help achieve the goals of York College’s First Year Experience Program to assist in the successful transition, achievement and retention of first-year students at York College, The City University of New York.

Design/methodology/approach
The Common Reader Committee was initially comprising only of participating classroom faculty and Student Development staff. York College Library was invited to help with one of the extracurricular events. Subsequently, the collaboration was considered essential to the success of the Common Reader program. This paper describes the library’s role in supporting the initiative.

Findings
The library is an active member of York’s Common Reader Committee and is involved in the selection of the Common Reader book; publicity of the program; promotion of library resources and services; and the programming of extracurricular events. Involvement in these areas allows the library to collaboratively build a learning community, integrate information literacy skills into the curricula, nurture the practice of critical reading and help students feel connected in a new academic environment.

Originality/value
Many colleges have implemented common reading programs, and, in many cases, libraries have been involved in the program in some shape or form. However, at York College, there is a strategic partnership between the library and the Common Reader program. Such a partnership has made it possible for the library to be deeply involved in helping students transition to college life.
ARL instruction librarians and the one-box: a follow-up study
Authors: Rubenstein Ellen L. , McCain Cheryl , Boulden Kristal S. 
Published: June 2017

Purpose
The effectiveness and usability of one-boxes have been subjects of much research and debate, as librarians have worked to evaluate and improve the tools’ effectiveness and functionality. As one-box technologies change and improve over time, librarians must learn to navigate their new features and limitations. This paper aims to report the results of a study that sought to determine whether or not one-box teaching practices and philosophies of librarians of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) changed between the fall of 2011 and the spring of 2016.

Design/methodology/approach
This study was conducted using the same survey questions that were sent to ARL instruction and reference librarians in October of 2011. The survey was e-mailed to the same librarians who responded to the original survey. Questions focused on how librarians use the one-box during instructional opportunities and their overall opinions on the one-box as an option.

Findings
There were similarities between the two studies in that librarians agreed that one-box search tools tended to be beneficial for novices as an entrée into library resources but not as valuable for significant research. Librarians also noted the need for improvement in the results and felt that the products did not live up to their hype. There was a slight shift from negative opinions to more neutral opinions, indicating that some librarians have become more accepting of the tool. This shift may reflect a gradual change that suggests that librarians have become more comfortable with or accustomed to the presence of the one-box and its features.

Research limitations/implications
Although this follow-up study was sent to all participants who had responded to the first study, fewer than 25 per cent of the original number responded to the survey in 2016.

Originality/value
This is the first study to examine the shift in practices and philosophies over the past five years of a select group of reference and instruction librarians.
Niche conservatism and the invasive potential of the wild boar
Authors: Sales Lilian Patrícia , Ribeiro Bruno R. , Hayward Matt Warrington , Paglia Adriano , Passamani Marcelo , Loyola Rafael 
Published: June 2017

Abstract

Niche conservatism, i.e. the retention of a species’ fundamental niche through evolutionary time, is cornerstone for biological invasion assessments. The fact that species tend to maintain their original climate niche allows predictive maps of invasion risk to anticipate potential invadable areas. Unravelling the mechanisms driving niche shifts can shed light on the management of invasive species.

Here, we assessed niche shifts in one of the world's worst invasive species: the wild boar Sus scrofa. We also predicted potential invadable areas based on an ensemble of three ecological niche modelling methods, and evaluated the performance of models calibrated with native vs. pooled (native plus invaded) species records. By disentangling the drivers of change on the exotic wild boar population's niches, we found strong evidence for niche conservatism during biological invasion.

Ecological niche models calibrated with both native and pooled range records predicted convergent areas. Also, observed niche shifts are mostly explained by niche unfilling, i.e. there are unoccupied areas in the exotic range where climate is analogous to the native range.

Niche unfilling is expected as result of recent colonization and ongoing dispersal, and was potentially stronger for the Neotropics, where a recent wave of introductions for pig‐farming and game‐hunting has led to high wild boar population growth rates. The invasive potential of wild boar in the Neotropics is probably higher than in other regions, which has profound management implications if we are to prevent their invasion into species‐rich areas, such as Amazonia, coupled with expansion of African swine fever and possibly great economic losses.

Although the originally Eurasian‐wide distribution suggests a pre‐adaptation to a wide array of climates, the wild boar world‐wide invasion does not exhibit evidence of niche evolution. The invasive potential of the wild boar therefore probably lies on the reproductive, dietary and morphological characteristics of this species, coupled with behavioural thermoregulation.
Vertical root distribution of individual species in a mountain grassland community: Does it respond to neighbours?
Authors: Herben Tomáš , Vozábová Tereza , Hadincová Věra , Krahulec František , Mayerová Hana , Pecháčková Sylvie , Skálová Hana , Krak Karol 
Published: June 2017

Abstract

Vertical differentiation in root placement is one of the potential mechanisms of plant niche differentiation. It can be due to the remarkable plasticity of roots in response to nutrients and neighbours, but most data on it come from pot or garden experiments. The roles of vertical differentiation and of plasticity in it in the field are thus not well known.

We examined species‐specific root vertical distribution in a montane grassland using quantitative real‐time PCR. We asked whether individual species differ in their rooting depths, whether such differences are associated with above‐ground functional traits (such as height or specific leaf area), and whether they respond to the presence of a competitor. This response was assessed by comparison of species‐specific vertical profiles between control plots and plots where the dominant species, Festuca rubra, had been removed.

Vertical profiles of individual species varied considerably, from species with most root biomass concentrated in the uppermost (<2 cm) soil layer, through species with uniform vertical distribution, to a species with roots predominantly below 8 cm (Nardus stricta). Species at the fast end of the plant economy spectrum were more likely to place their roots in the uppermost layers. Grassland species, thus, exploit different parts of the below‐ground resources in spite of their short stature, minor differences in height above‐ground and shallow soil.

While below‐ground and above‐ground biomasses of most species were higher in the removal plots, species rooting patterns did not change in response to the removal. The interspecific differences in vertical profiles were thus due to species' innate differences, not to plastic responses to the presence of the dominant species.

Synthesis. The findings imply that vertical root differentiation in the field is strong and can contribute to niche differentiation. However, the role of root plasticity in natural systems may be considerably weaker than in artificial systems with few species and strong nutrient gradients. This absence of the plastic response in the field is likely to be due to a fairly homogeneous distribution of nutrients in the soil and to the predominantly symmetric nature of below‐ground competition.
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in Agriculture: Trade‐off or Win–Win Situation for Small Farmers in the Sudanian Area of Burkina Faso?
Authors: Some Tiertou Edwige , Mbaye Ahmadou Aly , Barbier Bruno 
Published: June 2017

AbstractAgriculture can contribute to carbon emission mitigation by storing more carbon in the soil through greener cropping systems. This study aims to assess the impact of mitigation strategies on small farmers’ welfare. It uses a case study of small farmers in Burkina Faso, relying on an analyse programming model, in which farmers maximize their utility subject to a set of such constraints. The results show that integrating an emission reduction will negatively impact farmers’ utility, while integrating perennial crops increases their utility and the net carbon balance. Policymakers should therefore encourage farmers to adopt perennial crops in their cropping systems. To reach the emission reduction targets in the annual cropping system, incentives are needed to compensate for their foregone income.
Mixed‐species aggregations in arthropods
Authors: Boulay Julien , Aubernon Cindy , Ruxton Graeme D. , Hédouin Valéry , Deneubourg Jean‐Louis , Charabidzé Damien 
Published: June 2017

AbstractThis review offers the first synthesis of the research on mixed‐species groupings of arthropods and highlights the behavioral and evolutionary questions raised by such behavior. Mixed‐species groups are commonly found in mammals and birds. Such groups are also observed in a large range of arthropod taxa independent of their level of sociality. Several examples are presented to highlight the mechanisms underlying such groupings, particularly the evidence for phylogenetic proximity between members that promotes cross‐species recognition. The advantages offered by such aggregates are described and discussed. These advantages can be attributed to the increase in group size and could be identical to those of nonmixed groupings, but competition–cooperation dynamics might also be involved, and such effects may differ between homo‐ and heterospecific groups. We discuss three extreme cases of interspecific recognition that are likely involved in mixed‐species groups as vectors for cross‐species aggregation: tolerance behavior between two social species, one‐way mechanism in which one species is attractive to others and two‐way mechanism of mutual attraction. As shown in this review, the study of mixed‐species groups offers biologists an interesting way to explore the frontiers of cooperation–competition, including the process of sympatric speciation.
Rethinking Energy Statecraft: United States Foreign Policy and the Changing Geopolitics of Energy
Authors: Bazilian Morgan , Sovacool Benjamin , Moss Todd 
Published: June 2017

AbstractThe United States Administration has an opportunity to foster a new energy statecraft based on the realities of a dynamic and rapidly‐changing global energy marketplace. The geopolitical considerations of this energy transition are not well‐explored. Additionally, the recent renaissance of oil and gas in the US has reinforced the alluring notion that energy independence and national energy security are the same thing. But the global nature of energy markets expose this notion as utterly misleading. A re‐envisaged energy statecraft would utilize a variety of US foreign policy and multilateral tools to reform the international energy sector, protect the global energy marketplace, and spur investments in new generation and innovation. These steps require building an integrated approach to the multiple energy‐security challenges.