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Safeguarding vulnerable older people: a job for life?
Authors: Moore Steve 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from one component of an empirical, mixed methods research project designed to determine the extent, nature and causes of abuse in contemporary independent sector care homes for older people.

Design/methodology/approach
– A self-completion, postal questionnaire was used to elicit both numerical and textual data that were subsequently subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The questionnaire was distributed to newly appointed care staff in five participating care homes to determine the nature of any abuse they may have witnessed in the homes in which they had previously worked.

Findings
– A significant proportion of respondents described instances of predominantly psychological and physical abuse and neglect and revealed hitherto undisclosed abusive practices.

Research limitations/implications
– Though the research draws upon the experiences of only 140 anonymous questionnaire respondents, of whom 94 had witnessed abuse, data suggest abuse continues to occur in some care homes for older people.

Originality/value
– The research has revealed staffs’ recent experiences of a range of abusive acts and practices. Findings suggest that changes are required to current methods of external scrutiny and investigation of practices in care homes.
Preparing leaders for the multi-generational workforce
Authors: Dwyer Rocky J. , Azevedo Ana 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to advocate the need for educational leadership to understand and consider the immediate role and challenges associated with the unique values and characteristics of an age-diverse population and their impact on teaching and the facilitation of learning.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper draws on the review of the generational and diversity literatures and related organizational best practices to identify key definitions and empirical findings and to develop recommendations which can be deployed in future research and practice in different types of organizational settings.

Findings
This paper provides insights into how organizational leaders can promote a multicultural environment that leverages multi-generational differences. Also, the present study offers innovative pedagogical approaches that can help better prepare future business leaders for these challenges.

Research limitations/implications
The study attempts to reignite the debate through a detailed review that describes the current understanding of generational differences among four generational cohorts. Given the research approach, the recommendations may lack generalizability.

Practical implications
This paper advocates the need to understand generational differences to manage the challenges associated with differences in attitudes, values and preferences regarding leadership, human resource practices and organizational change initiatives.

Social implications
Organizations which create environments that are value-based and that support divergent views and values of each of the cohorts, create a positive outcome for both the organization and its employees.

Originality/value
This paper enhances knowledge and understanding at the theoretical and practical levels, enabling business leaders and faculty to gain insight regarding the generational differences and unique characteristics of four organizational workgroups – Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y.
An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Authors: Yusuf Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi , Shirazi Nasim Shah , Mat Ghani Gairuzazmi 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
This study aims to examine the determinants of poverty among microcredit beneficiaries in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.

Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on a nationwide survey of microcredit beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Using the national poverty line, this study classified borrowers into the poor and the non-poor. A Tobit model was estimated to examine the determinants of poverty among the borrowers.

Findings
The model was found to fit the data well and six out of the ten specified independent variables are found to be statistically significant.

Practical implications
The results of the study can be helpful in fully characterizing poverty dynamics and in policy formulation in using microcredit to reduce poverty.

Originality/value
The paper is the first to examine the determinants of poverty among Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund recipients.
A built environment response to the rising costs of dementia
Authors: Pantzartzis Efthimia , Price Andrew D.F. , Pascale Federica 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to identify costs related to dementia care provision and explore how purpose-built environment investments can help control these costs and improve quality of life and clinical outcomes.

Design/methodology/approach
This research adopts a multi-method approach where the findings of a literature review drove the analysis of data obtained from the 115 pilot projects funded by the Department of Health England’s National Dementia Capital Investment Programme.

Findings
Under the UK Government’s new productivity challenge, it is fundamental to identify actions that provide value for money to prioritise policy and practice. This paper identifies healthcare spaces (e.g. bathroom) where the impact of the built environment on healthcare costs are most evident and building elements (e.g. lighting) to which these costs can be directly associated. The paper advocates the development of evidence and decision support tools capable of: linking built environment interventions to the healthcare costs; and helping the healthcare and social care sectors to develop effective and efficient capital investment strategies.

Research Limitations/implications
Further work needs to develop more systematic ways of rationalising proactive and timely built environment interventions capable of mitigating dementia (and older people) care cost escalation.

Originality/value
This research takes an innovative view on capital investment for care environments and suggests that appropriate built environment interventions can have a profound impact on costs associated with dementia care provision.
Intellectual capital performance during financial crises
Authors: Kehelwalatenna Sampath 
Published: August 2016

PurposeThis paper aims to examine empirically the behaviour of the impact of intellectual capital (IC) on firm performance during financial crises, having observed that there was no prior research carried out to examine whether the theoretically expected sustainable firm performance created by IC holds during a financially unstable situation in the economy.Design/methodology/approachThe Pulic’s value-added intellectual coefficient method is used to measure IC. Firm performance is measured through productivity, profitability and revenue growth. Structural stability tests and dynamic regression models for panel data are used for the data of 191 banking firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange during 2000-2011.FindingsThe paper reveals, contrary to theoretical expectations, that the impact of IC on firm performance is inconsistent during financial crises. This behaviour emerges mainly because of the incapability of human capital, the main component of IC, to create value for the sample firms during financial crises.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of the study are confined to financial crises that existed in the US economy during the period 2000-2011. The findings provide evidence that heterogeneity in the resource base of a firm plays a very minor role in the value creation process during turbulent economic situations. The findings also question the practicality of investing in intangible assets, including IC, during periods of financial crises.Originality/valueThis paper could be the first attempt to evident empirically that the heterogeneity in the resource base of the firm has a very minor role to play in the value creation process when instability exists in the macroeconomic environment.
A pragmatic constructivist approach to accounting practice and research
Authors: Nørreklit Hanne , Raffnsøe-Møller Morten , Mitchell Falconer 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the practice paradigm of pragmatic constructivism.

Design/methodology/approach
Pragmatic constructivism emphasizes the role of the actors in the construction of organized reality. For such construct to function successfully, four dimensions of reality must be integrated in the actor-world relations.

Findings
This includes an examination of pragmatic constructivist theory as an alternative to traditional realism and critical theories of organizational reality. The papers of the special issue include methodological, conceptual and empirical studies to expand the understanding of management accounting in relation to the actors’ construction of functioning organizational practices.

Research limitations/implications
As pragmatic constructivism is a relatively new paradigm, there is a need for further methodological and conceptual development and empirical studies of functioning practices.

Originality/value
In a discipline such as management accounting that can be theoretically polarized between the “realist” scientific mainstream and social constructivist criticism, pragmatic constructivism offers a mediating model in which realism is retained as the pragmatic criteria of success of the organizational actors’ construction.
The traveling researchers’ sisterhood
Authors: Zapata-Sepúlveda Pamela , Stanley Phiona , Ramírez-Pereira Mirliana , Espinoza-Lobos Michelle 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to present a collaborative (auto)ethnography that has emerged from the meeting of four academic researchers working with and from the heart in various Latin American contexts.

Design/methodology/approach
– Our “I’s” have mingled with our very varied participations in different themes, latitudes, and disciplines – health, education and psychosocial approaches. We have worked, variously, in both English and Spanish. At the core of this piece are our own biographies, motivations, senses, academic dreams, international contexts, and the injustices and suffering felt in our bodies.

Findings
– We seek to reflect from our experience of traveling as young researchers and as women with Latin souls. Through our stories, we show how crossing cultures as part of our research and work gives us both a privileged position but also the constant stress and questioning that goes beyond the intellectual and appears in our embodied experiences of interculturality.

Research limitations/implications
– The limitation of this piece of research is that it is based on personal experiences, that although there may be people who feel identified with these experiences, these are not generalizable or transferable.

Practical implications
– Performative autoethnography is an instance to understand the world like a crisol with different faces; self, social, cultural and methodology, which allows us to understand the world from a holistic perspective.

Social implications
– With this paper, we hope to contribute for other women in academia to see themselves reflected in the experience of moving through a globalized world.

Originality/value
– Through both living in and reflecting on this process, we show how our experiences provide us with new, intercultural “worlds under construction.”
A methodological proposal to benefit from team knowledge
Authors: Perez-Soltero Alonso , Galvez-Leon Humberto , Barcelo-Valenzuela Mario , Sanchez-Schmitz Gerardo 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to propose a methodology to develop an organizational memory to benefit from team knowledge and to make the design of electromechanical devices processes more efficient.

Design/methodology/approach
Different frameworks and methods were analyzed from literature, obtaining key ideas to be included in the methodology developed and considering other approaches to apply in team knowledge about design processes. The research was conducted as a case study in a Mexican small and medium-sized enterprises dedicated to the manufacturing and installation of electromechanical devices where the methodology was implemented.

Findings
A five-stage methodology was developed which consisted of preparation, identification, capture & storage, dissemination & application and finally the evaluation & feedback stage. An implementation of the described processes was carried out, which was materialized into a technological tool that represents the organizational memory where knowledge was captured, organized and disseminated.

Practical implications
This study offers guidelines that can be applied in other organizations where team knowledge on design processes have not been adequately used for company’s improvement. The application of this methodology could be a strategy that enabled team knowledge to store their experience. This knowledge could then be consulted and recovered by the workgroup in an effective manner to solve new problems.

Originality/value
A methodological proposal to develop an organizational memory about team knowledge was developed. To evaluate the impact of the methodology implementation, a variety of indicators were proposed, which were classified as economic, organizational and performance indicators.
How does the employee cross-training lean tool affect the knowledge transfer in product development processes?
Authors: Stanica Stefan , Peydro Jorge 
Published: August 2016

Purpose
This paper aims to study the challenge of transferring knowledge among product development processes of an research and development department and other departments of the organization. To have a more concise focus on this broad field and having a lean perspective, this paper aims to analyse and identify how the cross-training employee lean tool affects the knowledge transfer processes in the previously mentioned departments.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper bases its research on a valid theoretical framework which is built to develop an explorative perspective that allows the authors to create and interpret the data collected from the companies through interviews. The paper uses a qualitative perspective by using the expertise of the companies not only to validate and draw conclusions from the studied theoretical framework but also to look beyond it.

Findings
The companies agree that the implementation of the cross-training employee lean tool will have a positive effect on the knowledge transfer processes in the organizations. Other important advantages that are detected are that this lean tool broadens the knowledge and the competences of employees, and that it helps the company to manage the tacit knowledge. However, some unexpected drawbacks such as the lack of metrics for measuring the knowledge transfer and the strictness of this lean tool were also found.

Originality/value
No previous research exists that analyses the effect of cross-training lean tool in knowledge transfer processes. This paper identifies such a gap in the literature and is used as the starting point to motivate the use of this tool to improve knowledge transfer processes due to the positive effects of it.
High‐resolution Radon transforms for improved dipole acoustic imaging
Authors: Li Chao , Yue Wenzheng 
Published: August 2016

ABSTRACTImaging using dipole acoustic logging reflections has become a research topic of increasing interest in recent years. Extracting reflections from the whole waveform is both important and extremely difficult because the reflections are obscured by large‐amplitude direct waves. A method of wavefield separation based on high‐resolution Radon transforms has been applied to separate the reflected waves. First, an analysis of the common offset gathers shows that the linear Radon transform can be used to separate the direct and reflected wave fields. However, traditional linear Radon transforms cannot focus the wave event using the least squares method. An improved high‐resolution linear Radon transform is achieved using the principles of maximum entropy and Bayesian methods based on previous studies. The separation method is tested using synthetic data for hard and soft formations, a void model, and a fault model. The high‐resolution Radon transform method is used to process a field dataset and exhibits improved results compared with those of the standard method.
Effect of Cellulose Acetate Beads on Interleukin‐23 Release
Authors: Nishise Shoichi , Abe Yasuhiko , Nomura Eiki , Sato Takeshi , Sasaki Yu , Iwano Daisuke , Yoshizawa Kazuya , Yagi Makoto , Sakuta Kazuhiro , Ueno Yoshiyuki 
Published: August 2016

AbstractInterleukin (IL)‐23, which is released by activated monocytes and neutrophils, promotes production of high levels of IL‐17 by T‐helper 17 cells. Cellulose acetate (CA) beads are used as carriers for granulocyte and monocyte (GM) adsorptive apheresis using Adacolumn. Contact between blood and CA beads induces cytokine release; however, their inflammatory effects on IL‐23 release are unclear. We aimed to clarify the effect of CA beads on IL‐23 release in vitro. We incubated peripheral blood with and without CA beads and measured IL‐23. Compared to blood samples incubated without CA beads, blood samples incubated with CA beads had significantly decreased amounts of IL‐23. In conclusion, CA beads inhibited IL‐23 release from adsorbed GMs. The biological effects of this decrease in IL‐23 release during GM adsorption to CA beads need further clarification.
Angiopoietin Balance in Septic Shock Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: Effects of Direct Hemoperfusion With Polymyxin B‐Immobilized Fiber
Authors: Ebihara Itaru , Hirayama Kouichi , Nagai Miho , Shiina Eri , Koda Megumi , Gunji Masanobu , Okubo Yuki , Sato Chihiro , Usui Joichi , Yamagata Kunihiro , Kobayashi Masaki 
Published: August 2016

AbstractAcute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in approximately 50% of patients in septic shock, and mortality from septic AKI is extremely high. Angiopoietin levels may play a role in the pathogenesis of vascular permeability. It was reported that direct hemoperfusion with a polymyxin B‐immobilized fiber column (DHP‐PMX) therapy ameliorates the angiopoietin balance in patients with sepsis. Although dysregulated angiopoietin balance in sepsis has been demonstrated, mechanisms underlying the development of AKI in sepsis have not been identified. We investigated angiopoietin levels in septic patients with/without AKI treated with DHP‐PMX therapy. We used an enzyme‐linked immunoassay to measure serum angiopoietin‐1 and ‐2 levels in 38 septic shock patients treated with DHP‐PMX. The renal function of all patients was normal for less than 3 months. Twenty‐seven of the patients were diagnosed with AKI. The angiopoietin‐1 level of the AKI group was significantly lower than that of the non‐AKI group at the initiation of DHP‐PMX therapy, but there was no significant difference between the two groups at the end of DHP‐PMX therapy. In the AKI group with recovery, the mean angiopoietin‐1 level at the end of DHP‐PMX therapy was significantly elevated compared to the level before DHP‐PMX therapy, and the mean angiopoietin‐2 level at the end of DHP‐PMX therapy was significantly decreased compared to the level before DHP‐PMX therapy. These results suggest that angiopoietins may play a role in the pathogenesis of AKI and that DHP‐PMX therapy may ameliorate the angiopoietin balance in AKI patients with sepsis.
Efficacy and Usefulness of New Single‐Needle Intensive Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorptive Apheresis in Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients Without Corticosteroids and Biologics
Authors: Shimazu Keiji , Fukuchi Takumi , Kim Insung , Noguchi Yuki , Iwata Megumi , Koyama Shintaro , Ubukata Satoshi , Tanaka Atsuo 
Published: August 2016

AbstractIntensive granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis (GMA) twice weekly is effective and safe for patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC), but the requirement for maintaining two blood access routes is problematic. Here we compared the efficacy and safety of one‐route blood access intensive GMA using a single‐needle (SN) and conventional two‐route blood access intensive GMA using a double‐needle (DN) in patients with active UC not undergoing corticosteroid therapy. Among 80 active UC patients, 38 patients received SN intensive GMA and 42 patients received DN intensive GMA. The clinical remission ratio and mucosal healing ratio at 6 weeks, and the cumulative non‐relapse ratio at 52 weeks did not differ significantly between groups. In addition, no serious or mild adverse effects were observed in SN intensive GMA. SN intensive GMA may be an adequate and novel therapeutic option for active UC as an alternative therapy before using corticosteroids.
B‐cell‐targeted therapy in multiple sclerosis
Authors: Ochi Hirofumi 
Published: August 2016

AbstractMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex immune‐mediated disease of the central nervous system. Traditionally, it has been considered to be mediated primarily by T cells, and the contribution of B cells in the pathogenesis of MS has long been debated. However, clinical trial results of B‐cell depletion therapies have established the central role of B cells in the pathogenesis of MS and their contribution to MS disease activity through antibody‐independent pro‐inflammatory function. One of the monoclonal antibodies targeting the B‐cell surface antigen CD20, ocrelizumab, has shown efficacy in both relapsing–remitting and primary progressive MS in phase III clinical trials, whereas the potential role of B cells in compartmentalized central nervous system inflammation that might underlie tissue injury in progressive MS still continues to be debated. Furthermore, the failure of atacicept, which targets the B‐cell survival factors and a proliferation‐inducing ligand, suggests that B cells potentially have a dual role in the pathogenesis of MS, and the role of B cells in MS is highly complex. In the present review, we discuss the role of B cells in the pathogenesis of MS and review available clinical efficacy data on B‐cell‐targeted therapy in MS.