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Green IT practice disclosure
Authors: Deng Qi , Ji Shaobo , Wang Yun 
Published: April 2017

PurposeAs an enabler of environmental sustainability, Green information technology (IT) has become an emerging topic of interest in both academic and business communities. Despite its importance, confusions exist in the content and scope of Green IT practice. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of Green IT practice.Design/methodology/approachFirst 14 widely accepted Green IT practice topics were identified from prior research and a taxonomy was developed to categorize them. Using the content analysis method, these topics were examined in the sustainability reports of 30 IT companies in 2014Fortune 500. A quantity–quality portfolio framework was developed and applied to measure and assess the Green IT practices of the selected samples.FindingsCurrently, the Green IT practice is still in its infancy. Both research and practice attention are now focusing on IT’s direct impacts and enabling impacts, while overlooking the systemic impacts, on natural environment. The possible reasons for the current state and the recommendations for future research and practice are provided.Originality/valueTheoretically, this paper identified 14 widely accepted Green IT practice topics and developed a taxonomy for categorizing them. The taxonomy and topics provide a theoretical basis for future examination on Green IT practice-related issues. Practically, the findings of this paper provide guidelines for Green IT practice and directions for both Green IT developers and adopters in their decision-making.
How change information influences attitudes toward change and turnover intention
Authors: van den Heuvel Sjoerd , Freese Charissa , Schalk René , van Assen Marcel 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the quality of change information influences employees’ attitude toward organizational change and turnover intention. Additionally, the role of engagement, psychological contract fulfillment and trust in the relationship between change information and attitude toward change is assessed.Design/methodology/approachIn a technology services organization that was implementing a “new way of working,” questionnaire data of 669 employees were gathered. The organizational change in question sought to increase employees’ autonomy by increasing management support and improving IT support to facilitate working at other locations (e.g. at home) or at hours outside of regular working hours (e.g. in evening).FindingsThe results showed that change information was positively related to psychological contract fulfillment and attitude toward change. Engagement and psychological contract fulfillment were positively related to attitude toward change and negatively related to turnover intention. Contrary to what was expected, trust did not influence attitude toward change but was negatively related to turnover intention.Practical implicationsThe study presents a model that can help management to foster positive affective, behavioral, and cognitive responses to change, as well as to reduce employee turnover. Fulfilling employees’ psychological contracts and cultivating engagement is important in this respect, as well as continuously considering whether information about the organizational change is received in good time, is useful, is adequate and satisfies employees’ questions about the change.Originality/valueAs one of the first studies in its field, attitude toward change was conceptualized and operationalized as a multidimensional construct, comprising an affective, a behavioral and a cognitive dimension.
Authentic leadership and employee creativity: testing the multilevel mediation model
Authors: Xu Bao-Da , Zhao Shu-Kuan , Li Ci-Rong , Lin Chen-Ju 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to test a multilevel framework to further explicate how team leaders’ authentic leadership is related to their followers’ individual creativity.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a questionnaire survey/analysis of analyses of multisource and lagged data from 63 team leaders and 428 followers in Taiwan.FindingsThe findings demonstrated that leader-member exchange (LMX) and team psychological safe climate mediated the positive relationship of authentic leadership on followers thriving at work. Furthermore, employee thriving at work sequentially mediated the positive relationship between authentic leadership and employee creativity. The author also found that indirect relationship of LMX with employee creativity through thriving at work was stronger when authentic leadership was higher.Originality/valueThe authors contribute to the existing understanding that authentic leadership relates to individual creativity through three multilevel mechanisms: leaders modeling their authenticity to develop and maintain their dyad-level exchange relationships with their followers (LMX), motivating the team, captured by team-level psychological safe climate and its members, reflected by employee-level thriving at work, and facilitating the relationship between LMX and employee thriving at work.
Exploring the role of organizational learning activities in the quality management context
Authors: Oh Seok-young , Kuchinke K. Peter 
Published: April 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between three quality management (QM) practices, leadership, people focus, and process management practices and organizational learning (OL) activities and business performance in Korean manufacturing businesses.Design/methodology/approachThe study draws on 204 responses to a survey of Korean manufacturing companies listed on the Korea Composite Stock Price Index to test nine hypotheses with structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe results from SEM show that leadership practices have a significant effect on people focus and process management practices, and that the three QM practices jointly influence OL. However, leadership, people focus, and process management practices do not have direct associations with business performance, but rather show statistically influence only via OL activities. The findings verify that OL has a mediating role in QM practices and business performance as a crucial resource that determines a firm’s competitive advantage.Originality/valueAn important implication of this study’s findings for managers or QM professionals is that learning takes place at multiple levels and is a crucial resource that determines a firm’s competitive advantage, bridging quality and business outcomes.
Behavioral interviewing essentials (and why you should care)
Authors: Srinivasan Leela , Humes Maya 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
A candidate’s cultural fit is often just as important as their skill set, but more difficult to screen for. Behavioral interviewing, which involves probing into a candidate’s past behavior to predict their future behavior and performance, gives recruiters a reliable indication of whether or not a candidate will succeed in a specific role and carries the significant added benefit of helping minimize the influence of unconscious bias.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors explore three reasons why behavioral interviewing is more relevant now than ever before. They also outline specific recommendations for how companies can implement behavioral interviewing.

Findings
While it is hard to find enough hours in the day without adding the burden of interviewer training to your plate, there is never been a better time to embrace behavioral interviewing. Failure to train hiring managers and interviewers how to interview effectively can result in a poor candidate experience, and an over-reliance on alternatives such as skills-fit and culture-fit interviewing techniques will prove far less effective in determining the best candidate for the job.

Originality/value
This article explores three key topics among HR practitioners – hiring, culture and retention – and helps to identify how companies can alter their hiring/interviewing process to achieve a better candidate fit for their organization.
HR’s guide to the digital transformation: ten digital economy use cases for transforming human resources in manufacturing
Authors: Amladi Pradeep 
Published: April 2017

Purpose
Increasingly chaotic markets are prompting manufacturers to look for new ways to bolster their bottom lines and win in a competitive business world. While the majority of efforts revolve around streamlining manufacturing processes or maintenance procedures, human resource management also can yield compelling returns.

Design/methodology/approach
This is a viewpoint article from vice president of manufacturing solutions marketing at SAP. The author works daily with the largest Fortune 500 corporations in automotive, aerospace, packaging, chemicals, oil and gas, high-tech, mining, milling, cement/construction and more. This expertise gives him unique insight into the multiple industries and their HR challenges, solutions and innovations.

Findings
Whether it is competing for workers, maintaining a flexible workforce or giving workers tools to make their jobs easier, HR teams are embracing digital transformation to help their companies maintain profitability and market leadership.

Originality/value
New ways companies are managing their human resources in light of changing technology, mobile workforces and “The Internet of Things”.
A conserved α‐proteobacterial small RNA contributes to osmoadaptation and symbiotic efficiency of rhizobia on legume roots
Authors: Robledo Marta , Peregrina Alexandra , Millán Vicenta , García‐Tomsig Natalia I. , Torres‐Quesada Omar , Mateos Pedro F. , Becker Anke , Jiménez‐Zurdo José I. 
Published: April 2017

SummarySmall non‐coding RNAs (sRNAs) are expected to have pivotal roles in the adaptive responses underlying symbiosis of nitrogen‐fixing rhizobia with legumes. Here, we provide primary insights into the function and activity mechanism of the Sinorhizobium meliloti trans‐sRNA NfeR1 (Nodule Formation Efficiency RNA). Northern blot probing and transcription tracking with fluorescent promoter‐reporter fusions unveiled high nfeR1 expression in response to salt stress and throughout the symbiotic interaction. The strength and differential regulation of nfeR1 transcription are conferred by a motif, which is conserved in nfeR1 promoter regions in α‐proteobacteria. NfeR1 loss‐of‐function compromised osmoadaptation of free‐living bacteria, whilst causing misregulation of salt‐responsive genes related to stress adaptation, osmolytes catabolism and membrane trafficking. Nodulation tests revealed that lack of NfeR1 affected competitiveness, infectivity, nodule development and symbiotic efficiency of S. meliloti on alfalfa roots. Comparative computer predictions and a genetic reporter assay evidenced a redundant role of three identical NfeR1 unpaired anti Shine‐Dalgarno motifs for targeting and downregulation of translation of multiple mRNAs from transporter genes. Our data provide genetic evidence of the hyperosmotic conditions of the endosymbiotic compartments. NfeR1‐mediated gene regulation in response to this cue could contribute to coordinate nutrient uptake with the metabolic reprogramming concomitant to symbiotic transitions.
Development and pilot testing of a parent‐reported health‐related quality of life measure for children on the ketogenic diet: The KetoQoL
Authors: Barwick Katie , Parker Tamara , Murphy Nicole , Todd Alwyn , Leveritt Michael , Wilkinson Shelley A. 
Published: April 2017

AimThe aim of the present study was to develop a parent‐reported tool that will measure health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in children following ketogenic diet (KD) therapies for refractory epilepsy once it has been pilot tested and analysed.MethodsParents of children following KD therapies for epilepsy were recruited through a public hospital in Queensland, Australia, in 2012 and 2014. Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted in 2012 with 13 parents who described changes seen in their child's HRQoL while on the KD. A quality of life tool (QoL) was developed by adapting the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy tool based on results and themes analysed from the interviews. The KetoQoL was pilot tested with 18 parents recruited in 2014. Interrelationships between variables and questions were explored with exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine which questions had the greatest effect on QoL.ResultsThe first iteration of the KetoQoL consisted of five main domains: physical, cognitive, social, intrapersonal and effects on the family. The domains were subdivided into 18 variables, totalling 54 items. EFA demonstrated that items from the physical and effects on the family domains had the greatest effect on QoL.Conclusions
KetoQoL is an HRQoL tool developed using a range of methods and assessed for both face and content validity. Further testing of KetoQoL is required to refine and confirm the factors. This work will enhance the evaluation of treatment effectiveness in children with epilepsy following the KD.
Health Improvement in a Period of Austerity: a Public Health Perspective
Authors: Holland Walter W. 
Published: April 2017

AbstractThis article reviews historical precedents, which might help to guide current practice. It discusses the role of explicit rationing, distinguishes between need and demand and their respective determinants, and considers evidence as a means of prioritising health services. It subsequently outlines some of the strategies to improve or maintain individual and population health. To achieve these objectives, governments must analyse the provision of health services, including preventive care, and ensure that adequate information is available on the utilisation and outcome of these services to determine where care provision is deficient. Health improvements and maintenance must entail both considerations of the provision of health care services as well as measures to improve health. In addition, it is important for any society that adequate information is available on both the utilisation and outcome of any services provided both for evaluation and monitoring, in order that appropriate changes can be made in a timely manner.
Causality between Public Debt and Real Growth in the OECD: A Country‐by‐country Analysis
Authors: Donayre Luiggi , Taivan Ariuna 
Published: April 2017

We analyse the direction of causality between public debt and real economic growth in a sample of 20 OECD countries for a period of 40 years starting in 1970. Given the persistence of real growth rates, we estimate canonical cointegrating regressions to allow for the possibility of stochastic cointegrating vectors. We then make inferences about the direction of causality by means of both Granger tests and VAR‐based tests that do not depend on whether the series are integrated or cointegrated. We found that while modern welfare states tend to face low real growth following increases in public debt, more traditional welfare states and those with larger governments typically exhibit either causality from low growth to debt accumulation or bidirectional causality. However, the heterogeneity of the results suggests caution when making general statements about the relationship between these variables. In particular, the causal link is intrinsic to each country and it cannot be inferred that higher debt always leads to lower economic growth.
Timing of paclitaxel treatment in pre‐operative or post‐operative does not affect survival in breast cancer patients
Authors: Wang Jiayu , Chen Shanshan , Xu Binghe , Yuan Peng , Ma Fei , Li Qing , Zhang Pin , Cai Ruigang , Fan Ying , Luo Yang , Li Qiao 
Published: April 2017

BackgroundTwo epirubicin and paclitaxel‐based neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens were compared in breast cancer patients.MethodsWe enrolled 309 breast cancer patients who received two types of regimens: cyclophosphamide + epirubicin dose‐dense neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by sequential postoperative paclitaxel single‐drug medication, and paclitaxel + epirubicin standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by two cycles of the same chemotherapy after surgery. The primary endpoint was a pathological complete response (pCR) and the secondary endpoints were disease‐free and overall survival.ResultsThe median follow‐up time was 65 months. The overall pCRs for pathological efficacy and efficacy of primary lesions were 14.4% and 29.3%, respectively (P < 0.001). The pCR of the paclitaxel + epirubicin group was significantly higher than in the cyclophosphamide + epirubicin group (17.3% vs. 9.2%; P = 0.0345), but the five‐year disease‐free survival rates in both groups were not significantly different (82.9% vs. 75.3%; P = 0.916).ConclusionsThe results of our study indicated that the timing of paclitaxel therapy, either preoperative or postoperative, does not affect survival times in breast cancer patients.
Seen once or more than once: applying Good–Turing theory to estimate species richness using only unique observations and a species list
Authors: Chao Anne , Colwell Robert K. , Chiu Chun‐Huo , Townsend Ditch 
Published: April 2017

Summary

Due to sampling limitations, almost every biodiversity survey misses species that are present, but not detected, so that empirical species counts underestimate species richness. A wide range of species richness estimators has been proposed in the literature to reduce undersampling bias. We focus on nonparametric estimators, which make no assumptions about the mathematical form of the underlying species abundance/incidence distributions.

For replicated incidence data, in which only species presence/absence (or detection/non‐detection) is recorded in multiple sampling units, most existing nonparametric estimators of the number of undetected species are based on the frequency counts of the uniques (species detected in only one sampling unit) and duplicates (species detected in exactly two sampling units).

Some survey methods, however, record only uniques and super‐duplicates (species observed in more than one sampling unit). Using the Good–Turing frequency formula, we developed a method to estimate the number of duplicates for such data, allowing estimation of true species richness, including undetected species.

We test our estimators on several empirical datasets for which doubletons were recorded and on simulated sampling data, then apply them to an extensive, but previously unusable survey of coral reef fishes, for which only uniques and super‐duplicates were recorded.

We extend the method to abundance data and discuss other potential applications.
Caenorhabditis elegans orthologs of human genes differentially expressed with age are enriched for determinants of longevity
Authors: Sutphin George L. , Backer Grant , Sheehan Susan , Bean Shannon , Corban Caroline , Liu Teresa , Peters Marjolein J. , van Meurs Joyce B. J. , Murabito Joanne M. , Johnson Andrew D. , Korstanje Ron ,   the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium Gene Expression Working Group
Published: April 2017

SummaryWe report a systematic RNAi longevity screen of 82 Caenorhabditis elegans genes selected based on orthology to human genes differentially expressed with age. We find substantial enrichment in genes for which knockdown increased lifespan. This enrichment is markedly higher than published genomewide longevity screens in C. elegans and similar to screens that preselected candidates based on longevity‐correlated metrics (e.g., stress resistance). Of the 50 genes that affected lifespan, 46 were previously unreported. The five genes with the greatest impact on lifespan (>20% extension) encode the enzyme kynureninase (kynu‐1), a neuronal leucine‐rich repeat protein (iglr‐1), a tetraspanin (tsp‐3), a regulator of calcineurin (rcan‐1), and a voltage‐gated calcium channel subunit (unc‐36). Knockdown of each gene extended healthspan without impairing reproduction. kynu‐1(RNAi) alone delayed pathology in C. elegans models of Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease. Each gene displayed a distinct pattern of interaction with known aging pathways. In the context of published work, kynu‐1, tsp‐3, and rcan‐1 are of particular interest for immediate follow‐up. kynu‐1 is an understudied member of the kynurenine metabolic pathway with a mechanistically distinct impact on lifespan. Our data suggest that tsp‐3 is a novel modulator of hypoxic signaling and rcan‐1 is a context‐specific calcineurin regulator. Our results validate C. elegans as a comparative tool for prioritizing human candidate aging genes, confirm age‐associated gene expression data as valuable source of novel longevity determinants, and prioritize select genes for mechanistic follow‐up.
Exercise during pregnancy and risk of gestational hypertensive disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Magro‐Malosso Elena R. , Saccone Gabriele , Di Tommaso Mariarosaria , Roman Amanda , Berghella Vincenzo 
Published: April 2017

AbstractIntroductionGestational hypertensive disorders, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, are one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of exercise during pregnancy on the risk of gestational hypertensive disorders.Material and methodsElectronic databases were searched from their inception to February 2017. Selection criteria included only randomized controlled trials of uncomplicated pregnant women assigned before 23 weeks to an aerobic exercise regimen or not. The summary measures were reported as relative risk with 95% confidence intervals. The primary outcome was the incidence of gestational hypertensive disorders, defined as either gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.ResultsSeventeen trials, including 5075 pregnant women, were analyzed. Of them, seven contributed data to quantitative meta‐analysis for the primary outcome. Women who were randomized in early pregnancy to aerobic exercise for about 30–60 min two to seven times per week had a significant lower incidence of gestational hypertensive disorders (5.9% vs. 8.5%; relative risk 0.70, 95% confidence interval 0.53–0.83; seven studies, 2517 participants), specifically a lower incidence of gestational hypertension (2.5% vs. 4.6%; relative risk 0.54, 95% confidence interval 0.40–0.74; 16 studies, 4641 participants) compared with controls. The incidence of preeclampsia (2.3% vs. 2.8%; relative risk 0.79, 95% confidence interval 0.45–1.38; six studies, 2230 participants) was similar in both groups. The incidence of cesarean delivery was decreased by 16% in the exercise group.ConclusionsAerobic exercise for about 30–60 min two to seven times per week during pregnancy, as compared with being more sedentary, is associated with a significantly reduced risk of gestational hypertensive disorders overall, gestational hypertension, and cesarean delivery.