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The social context for value co-creations in an entrepreneurial network
Authors: Ferguson Ronald , Schattke Kaspar , Paulin Michele 
Published: March 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to study micro-level research into the social dimensions of entrepreneurial partnerships assessed by the influences of: the degree of interpersonal attraction, the strength of relational norms and the level of partner trustworthiness on value co-creations in an emerging biotechnology network.Design/methodology/approach– Financial and scientific partnerships were investigated by structured interviews with entrepreneurs. Financial partnerships were also studied using interviews with lead investors. Research design and analyses were based on a Conditional Process Model.Findings– Partner trustworthiness was found to be critical for the co-creation of value in both types of partnerships. In financial partnerships, the level of interpersonal attraction and relational norms strength acted independently as antecedents of partner trustworthiness. Only the entrepreneur linked interpersonal attraction directly to value co-creation. Both entrepreneurs and lead investors perceived the association between interpersonal attraction and co-created value to be mediated through partner trustworthiness. Only the lead investor perceived this mediation to be moderated by relational norms strength. However, in scientific partnerships, relational norms strength, but not interpersonal attraction, contributed to partner trustworthiness that subsequently effected value co-creation. The entrepreneur’s trustworthiness perception in both types of partnerships was mainly due to a partner’s reputation, whereas for lead investors it was primarily the perceived reliability of the entrepreneur.Originality/value– This research points out the challenges of measurement and interpretation of network research. Theoretical conclusions based on only one partner’s perspective and in one context would not be sufficient to describe the complexity of value co-creations in entrepreneurial networks. Also, the cooperative social, rather than competitive opportunistic nature of entrepreneurial knowledge-intensive networks was confirmed.
Development of an optimization model to determine sampling levels
Authors: Cudney Elizabeth A. , Qin Ruwen , Hamzic Zlatan 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– As the complexity of the multi-component products increases the quality of these products becomes increasingly difficult to control throughout the supply chain. The first step to manufacturing a quality product is to ensure that the product components from suppliers meet specifications. Product quality can be controlled through sampling inspection of the components. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– The model presented in this paper was developed to determine the optimal sampling levels for incoming lots containing parts for production and assembly of multi-component systems. The main objective of the model is to minimize the expected cost that is associated with a nonconforming item reaching assembly.

Findings
– In this research, the results showed that even with limited time available for inspection, performing sampling inspection significantly reduced the expected cost of a nonconforming item reaching assembly. The model, solved by the evolutionary algorithm, was able to provide a meaningful, near optimal solution to the problem.

Originality/value
– In this model the time available for inspection is limited, the distribution of defects is assumed to follow the binomial distribution, and the distribution of accepting the lot with defects follows the hypergeometric distribution. In addition, the inspection is considered to be accurate and, if a nonconforming item is found in the inspected sample, the entire lot is rejected. An example is given with real world data and the results are discussed as they relate to supply chain management and quality.
Supply chain quality management in education
Authors: Sarrico Cláudia S. , Rosa Maria J. 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the concept of supply chain quality management (SCQM) in education. It then analyses a particular country case study in light of the concept, presenting empirical evidence of the challenges and good practices relating to it.

Design/methodology/approach
– The empirical work is based on a country case study which includes data on four higher education institutions and nine secondary schools. Data are obtained from national and institutional documents, as well as from individual and panel interviews. The authors have used content analysis for both data and interview transcripts.

Findings
– The authors find that whereas we can think of education systems as supply chains, there are important challenges to SCQM in education, namely, regarding information sharing, trust, integration and leadership. Conversely, the authors have found some ad hoc good practice which could be developed into more systematic SCQM practice.

Research limitations/implications
– The study covers only a single case study, and a part of the education supply chain.

Practical implications
– The work could inform policy makers as well as institutional leaders on practices that would improve the performance of the education supply chain.

Social implications
– Education is a very important activity sector with a strong impact on the well-being of societies. Gains in education performance resulting from better SCQM in education would thus impact us all.

Originality/value
– The paper offers a novel way of looking at the education system through the lenses of SCQM; if implemented it could significantly improve the performance of education systems.
An extensive structural model of supply chain quality management and firm performance
Authors: Quang Huy Truong , Sampaio Paulo , Carvalho Maria Sameiro , Fernandes Ana Cristina , Binh An Duong Thi , Vilhenac Estela 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of supply chain quality management (SCQM) and to propose a research model that considers the impact of SCQM practices on firm performance.

Design/methodology/approach
– Based on a comprehensive literature review, SCQM most relevant practices were analyzed and selected. These practices were categorized into four dimensions: upstream (supplier assessment, supplier quality management (QM)), downstream sides of a supply chain (customer focus), internal process (product/service design, process management and logistics) and support practices (top management support, human resource management, information and supply chain integration). The measurement instrument of firm performance was also developed, including three aspects: operational performance, customer satisfaction and financial performance.

Findings
– An innovative conceptual framework that provides a comprehensive picture covering core dimensions of SCQM and various aspects of firm performance was proposed. This conceptual framework can be used as “a guideline” for theory building and measurement instrument development of SCQM and firm performance. More importantly, on the road to gain a further insight, an extensive structural model that identifies direct and indirect relationships between SCQM and firm performance was also developed. Practitioners/managers can apply this model as “a road map” for implementing SCQM practices.

Research limitations/implications
– It is necessary to test the rationality of these models by using empirical studies in different contexts.

Originality/value
– The integration of quality and supply chain management still remains limited in the literature. Therefore, it is necessary to have a more focussed approach in assessing QM issues within the internal and external supply chain contexts. This study concentrates on the practices which improve quality aspects of the supply chain, known as SCQM practices. Proposed research models in this paper not only fill out the voids in the literature, but also contribute with conceptual frameworks for theory building in SCQM and firm performance. The authors also expect that this research can offer a useful guidance for measuring and implementing SCQM practices as well as facilitate further studies in this field.
Definition of a collaborative working model to the logistics area using design for Six Sigma
Authors: Carvalho Maria Sameiro , Magalhaes Dora sousa , Varela Maria Leonilde , Sa Jorge Oliveira , Gonçalves Isabel 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to create an online enterprise community for all logistics employees of Bosch Car Multimedia division in the Bosch Group, for an internal collaboration of the entire Bosch Group based on an IBM Connections platform: Bosch Connect. An additional concern, collected throughout the project, was to bring employees to join the platform, making it a tool of your daily work. The final objective is to implement and promote a tool to foster internal and external integration of the Bosch logistics community.

Design/methodology/approach
– A case study is presented to illustrate the use of a Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology to support all the process creation of a collaborative community. There are several variants of the methodology DFSS. For the context of this project, will be used the define, measure, analyze, design and verify (DMADV) methodology, that is appropriated to design services processes and it addresses specifically to the remodeling processes.

Findings
– The use of DMADV methodology allows establish, systematically, a model which was in accordance with the target population needs.

Research limitations/implications
– Since this is a case study, it is not possible to generalize the results. Furthermore, this project was developed in a limit time (about four months). Thus, was not possible to obtain a large community.

Practical implications
– The case study brings some evidence of how a systematic approach to the design of a online enterprise community can support designers to meet user’s needs.

Social implications
– A new approach is proposed to meet an online enterprise community user’s needs.

Originality/value
– To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no evidence the use of this methodology to support a construction of an online enterprise community.
A visualization platform for internet of things in manufacturing applications
Authors: Bi Zhuming , Wang Guoping , Xu Li Da 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to present a visualization platform to control and monitor wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in manufacturing applications.

Design/methodology/approach
– To make the platform flexible and versatile, a modular framework is adopted in modeling and visualizing WSNs. The Eclipse programming environment is used to maximize the scalability and adaptability of the platform. A set of the core functional modules have been designed and implemented to support the system operation. The platform is validated through a case study simulation.

Findings
– The platform is capable of accommodating different operating systems such as Windows and Linux. It allows integrating new plug-ins developed in various languages such as Java, C, C++, and Matlab. The Graphic User Interface has been applied to process and visualize the acquired real-time data from a WSN, and the embodied methodologies can be used to predict the behaviors of objects in the network.

Research limitations/implications
– The work has shown the feasibility and potential of the proposed platform in improving the real-time performance of WSN. However, the number of the developed functional modules is limited, and additional effort is required to develop sophisticated functional modules or sub-systems for a customized application.

Practical implications
– The platform can be applied to monitor and visualize various WSN applications in manufacturing environments such as automated workcells, transportation systems, logistic, and storage systems.

Originality/value
– The work is motivated by the scarce research on the development tools for monitoring and visualization of WSNs in manufacturing applications. The proposed platform serves for both of system developers and users. It is modularized with a set of core functional modules; it can be extended to accommodate new functional modules with a minimal effort for a different application.
Opportunity exploitation and resource exploitation
Authors: Ge Baoshan , Sun Yaqing , Chen Yong , Gao Yang 
Published: March 2016

Purpose– Guided by the proposed opportunity and resource integrative entrepreneurial growth model, the purpose of this paper is to explore how different opportunity type firms grow integrally and what the laws for different opportunity integration growth modes are.Design/methodology/approach– A multiple case study on six firms in information and communication technologies industry in China is conducted.Findings– Three types of entrepreneurial opportunities exist. These are identification type opportunity, discovery type opportunity, and creation type opportunity. Entrepreneurship among the three types of entrepreneurial opportunities operates under different laws. For each type of entrepreneurial opportunity, firms need to balance the two growth modes, namely, the opportunity identification and assessment/resource allocation mode and the opportunity utilization and resource identification/acquisition mode, in order to achieve a leveraging effect.Research limitations/implications– Vertical comparison is missing.Practical implications– Firms need to balance the two growth modes, namely, opportunity identification and assessment and resource allocation mode and opportunity utilization and resource identification and acquisition mode, to achieve leverage effect.Originality/value– This paper integrates system theory with entrepreneurship research and proposes the opportunity and resource integrative entrepreneurial growth model. This model is helpful, both in aiding firms to follow the laws for entrepreneurial opportunities and to identify entrepreneurial opportunities. The business model plays a vital role in entrepreneurship. Firms taking advantage of the Internet of Things are more likely to gain a competitive advantage and to achieve success in their entrepreneurial activities.
Payout differences between family and nonfamily listed firms: a socioemotional wealth perspective
Authors: Deslandes Manon , Fortin Anne , Landry Suzanne 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
The objective of this study is to explain family firm payout decisions based on socioemotional wealth (SEW) considerations.

Design/methodology/approach
A sample of publicly listed Canadian companies is examined for the period from 2003 to 2008. Distinguishing family firms from nonfamily firms, a Probit regression is used to analyze the likelihood of making a payout. For payout firms, regressions are used to analyze the relationship between payout level (dividends and share repurchases) and payout mix and family firms.

Findings
Results indicate that family firms are more likely to make a payout than nonfamily firms. Among payout firms, the level of payout among payout firms is lower for family firms than for nonfamily firms and their portion of payout in the form of dividends is higher. Lone founder family firms have a lower likelihood of making payouts than other family firms. However, among payout firms, they pay out more than other family firms and have a smaller percentage of their total payout in dividends than other family firms.

Research limitations/implications
Results are impacted by the definition of what constitutes a family firm. Family ownership was used as a proxy for the underlying SEW considerations. Future research could involve interviews with family firm representatives to investigate the relative importance of SEW considerations in their payout decisions.

Originality/value
In providing an alternative theoretical framing of family firms’ payout policies, the study suggests that payout differences between family and nonfamily firms may be driven in part by SEW considerations.
Is family ownership of a firm associated with the control of managerial discretion and corporate decisions?
Authors: Martinez Ferrero Jennifer , Rodríguez-Ariza Lázaro , Bermejo-Sánchez Manuel 
Published: March 2016

PurposeThis paper considers the association between family firms and managerial discretion, hypothesising that a higher degree of family ownership may decrease the conflict of interest between owners and managers, thus avoiding the risk of discretionary actions by the latter.Design/methodology/approachOur empirical analysis is based on a large sample of international listed companies from 20 countries including the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and covers the period 2002–2010. Methodologically, we use a logit model with marginal effects on the panel data.FindingsOur analysis shows that family ownership is associated with greater control and monitoring of managerial decisions, thus avoiding information asymmetries and, therefore, the risk of discretionary actions. In other words, family owners impose a stronger discipline and dissuade non-family managers from using managerial discretion to act in their own interest. Finally, we clarify the inconclusive results reported previously about the effects of family ownership on discretionary practices.Originality/valueOur paper contributes to the family firm literature by providing evidence of the impact of ownership structure on the level of discretionay practices. Furthermore, we explore the differences between family and non-family firms as each group has its own varied characteristics. Moreover, in contrast to most previous studies, which have focused on only one country, we extend the analysis to include an international sample of 20 countries. This leads to potentially more powerful and generalizable results.
Assessing long-term orientation among founder- and descendant-led firms
Authors: Veider Viktoria , Kallmuenzer Andreas 
Published: March 2016

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how family firms in general, and founder- and descendant-led firms in particular, espouse long-term oriented goals of continuity, perseverance and futurity in their narratives.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data from 11 founder-led and 13 descendant-led family firms from Austria was collected in a narrative setting for a better understanding of their long-term orientation. Content analysis via the help of atlas.ti was employed.FindingsFindings suggest that family firms anchor decision-making with a constant awareness of their past, incorporate anticipation in decision-making and exhibit patience for investment. However, even though family firms jointly emphasize a long-term orientation, they approach it differently. Founder-led family firms put the founder and its family central to business decisions, emphasize idea development and admit their own mulishness. Descendant-led family firms attempt to maintain the business over generations, believe in the importance to develop new projects and target a sturdy development of the firm.Originality/valueFamily firms often have been accorded a certain long-term strategic orientation. However, what is missing from prior research is a more nuanced understanding of the LTO construct, as well as the heterogeneity of family firms in this regard. The findings contribute to extant research by showing how LTO is expressed in family firm narratives, providing a better understanding of the LTO construct, an omnipresent characteristic frequently used in family firm literature.
How transformational leadership facilitates innovative behavior of Korean workers
Authors: Choi Suk Bong , Kim Kihwan , Ullah S. M. Ebrahim , Kang Seung-Wan 
Published: March 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership (TL) and the innovative behavior of Korean workers. To this end, this paper also examines whether knowledge sharing and perceived organizational support (POS) influence the above causal relationship.Design/methodology/approach– The paper used a cross-sectional design, with questionnaires administered to 356 employees working in Korea manufacturing firms to test the relationship between TL and innovative behavior through knowledge sharing and the moderating role of POS.Findings– TL was significantly related to both employee innovative behavior and knowledge sharing. The results also shown that knowledge sharing mediated and POS positively moderated the relationship between TL and innovative behavior of employees.Research limitations/implications– Future research should examine antecedents of knowledge sharing and measure the effect of TL in other level such as team level, to enhance generalizability. Data should be also collected longitudinally, to extend the current cross-sectional design.Practical implications– Understanding the link between TL and innovative behavior with mediating and moderating factors can provide useful information to increase positive leadership outcomes and innovation performance.Originality/value– The findings point toward a positive relationship between TL and innovative behavior with mediating and moderating factors. In doing so, the paper adds to a body of work where innovative behavior was connected with leaders’ behavior and organizational-level predictors.
A System for Analysis, Categorisation and Grading of Fabric Defects using Computer Vision
Authors: Niles S.N. , Fernando S. , Lanerolle W.D.G. 
Published: March 2016

Inspection of fabrics is a major consideration in fabric manufacture, as well as in manufacture of garments and other fabric-based goods. In this research, a computer-based system for objective assessment of fabric defects was designed with emphasis placed on fabric defects occurring in the Sri Lankan industry. Image processing techniques were used to analyse scanned images of the test fabric, compare it with an ideal sample, and identify defects according to pre-learnt rules. The information gathered was then used to grade the fabric, either by determining the frequency of defect occurrence or assigning points.
A new classification method for common defects was designed, thereby facilitating grading according to commonly used grading systems. A coding system for defects was also designed to help report defects to the user. The fabric defects were classified and stored according to the developed classification method and coding system.
Applicability of GIS tools in assessing performance of the transportation systems in urban areas
Authors: Al-Ali Mohammed Moshabeb 
Published: March 2016

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate applicability of geographical information system (GIS) tools in assessing performance of the transportation systems which integrate spatial and GIS parameters and indicators.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this context, performance measures have been objectively related to the strategic goals and objectives identified by policy makers in particular areas.

Findings
– Results suggest that as a result of on the characteristics of transportation system, further understanding and considerations have been achieved regarding the performance of the investigated transportation systems and the needed transport polices in the study areas.

Originality/value
– The integrating of spatial data with the conventional data to assess performance of the transportation system.