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Efficiency of glass firms in India: an application of data envelopment analysis
Authors: Kundi Mini , Sharma Seema 
Published: April 2016

PurposeThe purpose of the present study is to evaluate the efficiency of glass firms in India.Design/methodology/approachData envelopment analysis (DEA) has been employed to study the technical, scale and super efficiency measures of glass firms in India.FindingsMajor findings of DEA analysis show that 65 percent firms are found to be technically efficient. Returns to scale analysis indicate that five firms are operating at decreasing returns to scale and two firms are exhibiting increasing returns to scale. Further, results show that small– and medium–scale firms are more efficient than large–scale firms. Old firms are more efficient compared to the young firms and foreign-owned firms are technically more efficient compared to the domestic firms.Practical implicationsThe results of this study would help the managers to assess their relative efficiency and take corrective measures to efficiently use their resources.Originality/valueThis seems to be the first study to apply DEA to analyze the efficiency of glass firms in India. No previous study on glass industry seems to have decomposed the measure of overall technical efficiency into its components, namely pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency and no study seems to have examined whether ownership, age and size of a firm are significant for its efficiency. In addition, no earlier study seems to have ranked the glass firms based on their efficiency values. Further, target values of inputs and outputs are demonstrated in this study. Stability of efficiency scores is also checked.
Role of structural equation modeling in scale development
Authors: Farooq Rayees 
Published: April 2016

PurposeThe aim of the study was to highlight the role of structural equation modeling in scale development and the problems faced by researchers in developing the scale using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).Design/methodology/approachThe study thoroughly reviews and analyses the literature to discuss the role of SEM in scale development. The study was purely based on theoretical perspective.FindingsThe study found that the issues such as multivariate normality, multicollinearity, and methods of estimation are often overlooked by researchers in developing the scale. The study also observed that application and reporting of structural equation modeling in scale development is underdeveloped. The role of EFA and CFA in dimensionality of a construct is equivocal.Originality/valueThe study has covered all the issues of scale development using SEM including EFA, CFA, dimensionality, multivariate normality and Multicollinearity
Managing the humanitarian relief chain: the Uttarakhand disaster issues
Authors: Ganguly Kunal K , Rai Siddharth Shankar 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify various issues and challenges humanitarian supply chain faces on the ground level. The paper aims at defining the major problems and searching for their possible solutions with the help of available literature and interaction of ground level experience.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors focus on building a theory and propose solutions for the real time problems faced in the disaster environment. To solve its purpose, besides taking the insights from available and relevant literature, paper has followed ground level experience of the concerned people in supply chain as well. Authors have quoted the real time examples and statements in order to make the situation more clear and precise.

Findings
Humanitarian relief supply chain in today’s environment often confronts the challenges such as information availability, inventory management, collaboration, logistics related issues, preparedness etc. The study explores various challenges. After searching roots of these challenges in literature it proposes some considerable solutions which can be further studied for their validity, acceptability and implementation.

Research limitations/implications
The research has considered only the natural disasters and not the manmade ones. It has also taken examples from Indian conditions. However, the conditions in other countries and their practices for the disaster management may vary to certain extent. There are many disasters such as volcanos which do not have a historical record of striking in Indian conditions which confine the authorities to disaster specific practices.

Practical implications
The research initiates further work in this area on various issues explored in the study. There is scope of separate attention on each of the issues discussed. The study will help the humanitarian relief practitioners to understand the insights of disaster situations. It will convince the practitioners and future researchers on focusing and analyzing the proposed frameworks.

Originality/value
The paper presents issues from real time situations at the ground level in humanitarian relief environment. With the help of literature authors have tried to conceptualize these issues and their “can be” solutions.
The survival analysis of initial public offerings in India
Authors: Baluja Garima , Singh Balwinder 
Published: April 2016

PurposeIndian IPO (Initial Public Offer) market has witnessed huge fluctuations in the post-SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) era. Although several new issues have entered the market during this period, yet only a few of them have managed to survive well. A lot of researchers have examined the aftermarket performance of such IPOs; however the phenomenon of IPO’s survival has remained a neglected issue in India. Hence, the need arises to investigate the factors behind the success and failure of new issues in the market. The present study attempts to critically analyze the journey of IPOs in terms of their survival in the aftermarket.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines the survival profile of 3374 IPOs in India from 1992-2011 across the issue, market, and company specific variables using ‘Logistic Regression’ and ‘Survival Analysis’ methodologies.FindingsThe study reveals that IPOs of older firms, backed by reputed lead managers and with high demand are more likely to survive longer, whereas IPOs with high initial returns, higher risk and more delay in listing are less likely to survive longer in the market. Further, it has been found that increase in the size of IPOs accelerates their survival duration whereas high market level as well as high IPO activity decelerates such duration on the exchange. The survival probability and the duration of IPOs are negatively affected in case of agriculture, administration and support activities sectors, whereas positively affected in case of mining, construction, wholesale and retail, accommodation, information and communication, finance and insurance, and others sectors.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study have fruitful implication for the issuers, investors, and the regulators as they can evaluate the future prospects of IPOs and can take the rational decisions accordingly.Originality/valueThe study provides new evidences of the influence of certain factors on the subsequent survival of newly listed issues which has not been extensively explored in India.
Effect of knowledge management on growth performance in construction industry
Authors: Abu Bakar Abu Hassan , Yusof Mohamad Nizam , Tufail Muhammad Asim , Virgiyanti Wiwied 
Published: April 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between knowledge management and growth performance of construction companies.Design/methodology/approach– In total, 600 questionnaires were sent to selected individuals in grade G7 construction companies. A total of 110 completed questionnaires were returned and deemed usable. The collected data were processed and analysed by partial least-squares (PLS) path modelling with SmartPLS 2.0 software. This technique was selected because it is appropriate for exploratory studies, such as the current one, where hypothesised relationships between variables have not been tested.Findings– The findings show a positive relationship between knowledge management and growth performance in construction companies. The results of this study are valuable in establishing a valid and reliable survey instrument, especially for construction companies.Practical implications– The results of this study can be can be utilised as a basis for strategic choices by top management, to enable a company to grow. Right decisions are crucial to enable construction companies to remain competitive, and develop in a challenging business environment.Originality/value– The paper furthers understanding of how knowledge management influence growth performance in construction industry. This aspect has been little studied both in theoretical and empirical studies.
Intellectual capital and bank productivity in emerging markets: evidence from Ghana
Authors: Alhassan Abdul Latif , Asare Nicholas 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of intellectual capital on bank productivity in an emerging market in Africa.

Design/methodology/approach
– The Malmquist productivity index (MPI) is employed to estimate productivity growth of 18 banks in Ghana from 2003 to 2011 while the Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) is used to measure bank intellectual capital performance. The panel-corrected standard errors estimation technique is used to estimate a panel regression model with MPI as the dependent variable. Bank market concentration and bank size are controlled for in the regression analysis.

Findings
– The authors find productivity growth to be largely driven by efficiency changes compared to technological changes. The results from the regression analysis indicate that VAIC has a positive effect on the productivity of banks in Ghana. The authors also find human capital efficiency and capital employed efficiency as the components of VAIC that drive productivity growth in the banking industry. Bank size and industry concentration are also identified as significant drivers of productivity in the market.

Practical implications
– The study’s findings support investments in intellectual capital as a means of improving the performance of banks in emerging markets.

Originality/value
– To the best of the knowledge, this is the first study to empirically examine the relationship between intellectual capital and productivity in an emerging banking market in Africa.
Top management team and IPO firms’ acquisition activity
Authors: Mousa Fariss T. , Kim Sang  Kyun , Rutherford Matthew  A. 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the top management team (TMT) in determining whether IPO firms in high-tech industry will engage in acquisitions during the post-IPO period.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors collect IPO and TMT data from firm prospectuses, and acquisition and financial data from Securities Data Company Platinum and Compustat, respectively. Poisson regression analysis is applied to test the effect of TMT characteristics on acquisition activity.

Findings
– Using 135 IPO firms, the authors find evidence that TMT composition directly influences acquisition activity of IPO firms during the post-IPO period. Specifically, the authors find that TMT experience serving as members other firms’ boards and TMT experience in senior level management positions are both positively associated with acquisition activity. TMTs with prior IPO experience and TMTs with longer organizational tenures are negatively associated with acquisition activity.

Originality/value
– This study is among the first to examine the impact of TMT demography on newly public firms’ acquisition activity. In doing so, it adds meaningfully to the understanding of the factors driving such firms’ strategic behavior.
Are competitive reactions changing over time?
Authors: Park Jimi , Yoo Shijin 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to answer why the predominant competitive reaction (CR) is non-reactive one in the previous literature by showing that some fluctuations of CR may average out to zero.

Design/methodology/approach
– This research proposes a model for measuring CR volatility to examine whether a firm’s CR differs over time. A rolling-windows time series approach is applied to three different data sets.

Findings
– The results show that firms indeed react to each other, but the types of reactions vary over time, thereby creating a misunderstood “no-reaction” in the literature.

Practical implications
– This study may help understand the gap between academic findings (i.e. no-reaction) and managerial reality (i.e. marketing wars).

Originality/value
– Although a firm’s CR should be understood as a series of managerial actions that may change over time, the extant literature has not considered this temporal variation of CR. This paper provides a systematic review of the empirically based literature and provides insights into the importance of strategic variation in competitive dynamics.
The relationship between workplace ostracism and information exchange
Authors: Gkorezis Panagiotis , Bellou Victoria 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
– The detrimental effect of workplace ostracism on core employee and organizational outcomes has received increasing attention. However, very little is known about its impact on group-related outcomes. Given that workplace relationships play a salient role in enhancing employee willingness to share information and knowledge, the purpose of this paper is to examine the link between workplace ostracism and information exchange. In doing so, the authors also highlight the mediating role of a novel construct, namely, self-serving behavior.

Design/methodology/approach
– To test the hypotheses, the authors conducted two studies using both a scenario paradigm (54 students) and a field study (172 working adults).

Findings
– Results indicated that self-serving behavior fully mediates the effect of workplace ostracism on employee information exchange.

Research limitations/implications
– Both studies have limitations that need to be considered. The scenario paradigm lacks realism whereas the cross-sectional nature of the survey cannot infer causality. As regards the latter, data were collected using a single source and thus common method variance may exist.

Originality/value
– The present study provides novel insights into the outcomes of workplace ostracism and the underlying mechanisms that account for its negative effect. Moreover, it adds to limited current knowledge on self-serving behavior.
The types of overlap as conversational strategies in ‘dispute’, the Iranian live TV program
Authors: Jorfi Leyli , Dowlatabadi Hamid Reza 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
This paper is concerned with the use of overlap as a conversational strategy. Specifically, the aim of the researcher is to investigate overlap types and the locations at which they occur in 'dispute', an Iranian live TV program.

Design/methodology/approach
The two hour Iranian live TV program “dispute” was video-taped. 10 minutes of this program was chosen randomly. The distinctive feature of this program was that it occurred naturally and was broadcasted on November 28, 2014. The minutes/seconds in which the technique, overlap, occurred were noted for detailed analysis. Finally, the selected excerpts were transcribed based on Jefferson’s (1983) transcription conventions. These transcriptions which include showing the overlaps, pauses, immediate turn taking, etc are shown in both Farsi and English versions of the data based on Jefferson. The transcribed data, was analyzed for determining instances of overlaps and their function.

Findings
the analysis found four functions for overlap as floor-taking, objection, confirming, and continuing. The last two functions, confirming and continuing, are somewhat similar. This similarity may be due to their similar roles in saving face (i.e. both of them are FSAs). What the present analysis shows, is that ‘continuing’ function has some degrees of ‘confirming’ firstly. Another understanding is drawn from the confirmatory function of overlap and its close relation with backchannel functions. Backchannels are functions in which listeners send signals of agreement (also confirming) and enthusiasm in what is being said by the speaker.

Research limitations/implications
One difficulty was the transcription of overlapped utterances, because in some cases, more than two persons talked simultaneously and it needed to be listened so many times with concentrated and focused attention.

Practical implications
The implications concern three areas of research: communicating with other cultures, media studies, and journalistic English. Most overlaps were as a result of impatience, haste, and the need to be approved of. This kind of behavior may be rooted in cultural matters of Iranians. There are implications, thus, for raising cultural differences matters conducting comparative studies. Issues like word choice, participants’ way of looking and gazes to each other, their pauses, tone, intonation, hedges, etc. may be of interest to delicate journalistic studies.

Originality/value
There are many studies in the field of discourse and conversation analysis which focus specifically on overlaps, but not any one of them focused on a 'dispute', as their data. This study with its focus on a specific type of discourse, that is dispute, is an original one which, to the knowledge of the researcher, has not been carried out in any other study. The results of this study which is the identification of four types of overlaps were also original and not have been encountered elsewhere by the researcher.
Affective registers in qualitative team research: interpreting the self in encounters with the state
Authors: Jakimow Tanya , . Yumasdaleni 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
This paper presents an approach to enhance understandings of personhood and self-becoming through an affective reading of field notes and interview transcripts in cross-cultural research teams.

Design/methodology/approach
A research team in Medan, Indonesia, captured the affective and emotive aspects of a research scene in field notes that were subsequently shared. Through prompting and elaboration, researchers were able to reveal the pathways from affect to emotion and thought, and the influence of past affective pedagogies in interpretations of the scene.

Findings
Team research can enhance our interpretations of the ‘self’ by drawing upon the diversity of affective registers of researchers. Paying attention to, and discussing in detail the ways researchers are affected in the field provided analytical insights as to the processes of self-becoming made possible within a particular encounter. These insights also added analytical value in team interpretations of interview transcripts.

Research limitations/implications
Hierarchies within teams, communicating across different languages and the difficulty of sharing personal and embodied responses are barriers to using affective registers in team research.

Originality/value
The authors’ experiences highlight the value of a purposeful strategy to share and interrogate affective responses, and demonstrate that affective registers are an overlooked resource in qualitative research teams.
Both/and: researcher as participant in qualitative inquiry
Authors: Probst Barbara 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
Within the conversation about insider/outsider positioning, little has been written about qualitative research when the researcher is also a participant. This article describes a unique situation in which co-researchers (doctoral interns) were also interviewees, inhabiting dual roles within a single study. Its purpose is to examine the potential benefits of this experience for the professional development of new qualitative researchers.

Design/methodology/approach
Reflections of the two co-researchers (doctoral interns) - taken from journals, memos, and team debriefing meetings - are analyzed thematically thematically by the lead researcher. Data extracts are used to illustrate key themes and illuminate cross-cultural comparisons.

Findings
The paper presents three core themes relating to vulnerability, and disclosure. The interns' participant/researcher experience sensitized them to the experience of those whose stories they sought to represent, suggesting that participation may offer a valuable means for developing research skills, just as the experience of personal therapy can help to develop clinical skills in the new therapist.

Practical implications
Despite the limited scope of this paper (i.e., the experience of two doctoral interns), findings suggest that the direct experience of non-dichotomized identity may be a useful way for a new researcher to appreciate the importance of relinquishing role, distance, and presumed authority within a post-modern framework of mutuality and co-construction.

Originality/value
In addition to the uniqueness of this experience of inhabiting dual roles within the research process, the interns’ different cultural backgrounds – and their different responses – suggests that cultural notions of position, authority, and relationship need to be taken into account in the professional development of new qualitative researchers.
Examination of the grieving processes of suicide survivors
Authors: Van Der Pol Sarah , Pehrsson Dale-Elizabeth 
Published: April 2016

Purpose
This research project serves to provide a foundation for understanding the pertinent issues of survivors of loved ones who have committed suicide.

Design/methodology/approach
This study examined the literature, as well as the experiences of individuals who had loved ones commit suicide, through three in-depth interviews.

Findings
Our research results support the notion that counselors must attend to these nuances in their treatment planning and subsequent interventions.

Research limitations/implications
Limitations of this study include a small sample size and additional research on this topic is needed to provide further clarification.

Originality/value
The value of this research is to provide clarification of the experiences of suicide survivors and give recommendations to counselors.
Dyeing Properties to Wool Fabrics of Catechu Dye Purified by Micro-Filtration Membrane
Authors: Hou Xiuliang , Wei Li , Zhang Xinlong , Wu Huihui , Zhou Qicheng , Wang Shan-yuan 
Published: April 2016

Catechu liquor, which is deep brown-red in color, was purified with a micro-filtration membrane and the stability of catechu dye to different levels of temperatures and pH were investigated in this paper. The effects of the dyeing conditions on color characteristic values and color fastnesses of the dyed wool fabrics were also investigated. The results show that the liquor of catechu dye is stable at pH values of 3-7 and its color changes to a deeper brown-red when its pH value is above 8. The preferable dyeing conditions for wool fabric with refined powder catechu dye are as follows: dyeing temperature of 100±C, pH value of 6.5 for the dye bath and catechu dye of 1-4% (o.w.f).
The dyed wool fabric has good color fastnesses to washing, alkali perspiration and dry rubbing. However, its color fastness rating to wet rubbing is poor, ranging from 2-3. Further research will be needed on this aspect.