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Modelling the challenges of green supply chain management practices in Indian mining industries
Authors: Barve Akhilesh , Muduli Kamalakanta 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– Green supply chain management (GSCM) has received growing attention in the last few years. Almost all industries including mining industries are hit by green fever. In this context, this study aims to identify various challenges faced by the Indian mining industries during GSCM implementation and practices and to represent in a hierarchical manner.

Design/methodology/approach
– Various barriers and contextual relationships among them have been identified. Classification of barriers has been carried out based upon dependence and driving power (DP) with the help of MICMAC analysis. In addition to this, a structural model of the barriers to GSCM practices in Indian mining industries has been put forward using interpretive structural modelling (ISM) technique.

Findings
– In the present work, 11 numbers of relevant barriers have been identified from literature and subsequent discussions with experts from academia and industry. Lack of environmental awareness, poor legislation and inadequate pressure from societies positioned at the bottom of the hierarchy are found to be the key barriers. These barriers have high DP and less dependence.

Research limitations/implications
– A model of these barriers has been developed based upon expert's opinions and literature survey. This model is not statistically validated. This model also does not quantify the adverse effect of each of the variables on GSCM practices in Indian mining industries.

Practical implications
– The development of a hierarchy helps in the classification and categorization of the barriers, and thereby formulates their respective strategies and policies while providing clarity of thought. Also this hierarchy facilitates the allocation of resources in a rational manner at the time of scarcity of resources and to achieve the maximum benefits of the available resources.

Originality/value
– The structured model developed will help to understand interdependence of the barriers. Using ISM, this paper has developed a hierarchy of these barriers which is useful to identify the hierarchy of actions to be taken for handling different barriers.
Viral marketing through e-mail: the link company-consumer
Authors: Miquel-Romero María-José , Adame-Sánchez Consolacion 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to identify the antecedents that may determine the opening of e-mails from companies that endeavour to promote their products, and what may motivate individuals to forward such messages to others.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper presents exploratory research to approach the nature of the viral process and descriptive research for testing the proposed hypotheses.

Findings
– The opening of an e-mail is determined by the value that an individual may perceive that the message might contain. Forwarding of the message is determined by its opening, and by the individual's perception about the value of the message it may provide to others, besides the need for communication with others held by the individual. Also, the higher the value perceived by the recipient with respect to the message, the better the associations given to the source of the message. When it is considered that the message may be relevant to others and when an individual has a need for interpersonal communication, better environmental conditions will be perceived to forward the message.

Research limitations/implications
– The study provides a starting point for further research in the field of viral marketing where companies should play a more active role.

Practical implications
– Guidelines in the development of a viral marketing campaign through e-mail are proposed.

Originality/value
– Most of the studies focused on viral marketing consider the reception of a message only from another person, not from a company. This study focuses on the opening of a message from a company and its forwarding to a colleague.
ISO and OHSAS certifications
Authors: Qi Guoyou , Zeng Saixing , Yin Haitao , Lin Han 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– This research aims to empirically investigate the influence of stakeholders on the corporate decision of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications and how that influence differs across different certification types.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper utilizes a survey of 1,268 industrial enterprises in China, using logistic regressions to analyze corporate decision towards management standards use.

Findings
– The results show that stakeholder influence varies across different management standard certifications. Foreign customers and neighboring community are significant drivers for ISO 9001 certification. Foreign investors, being publicly listed, and neighboring community each demonstrate a significant impact on ISO 14001 certification. Only being publicly listed shows significant explanatory power for certifying with OHSAS 18001.

Research limitations/implications
– This study does not touch upon performance issues. The relationship between stakeholder pressure, certifications, and performance would be interesting to explore.

Practical implications
– Information disclosure may be an effective tool to motivate firms to be more responsible for environment and society. Furthermore, measures should be taken to raise stakeholder awareness of corporate occupational health and safety (OH&S).

Originality/value
– Although sustainability management demands attention to the three pillars of sustainability, empirical research tends to focus on only one aspect of it when studying standardized management practices use. This study investigates all three pillars using a unified framework. Furthermore, existing studies have focused predominantly on developed countries. The paper conducts research in China, one of the major developing economies. Lastly, the paper utilizes firm-level data on corporate sustainability management, which is hard to obtain in China.
Renewable source-based polyurethane coatings by using monoglycerides of vegetable oils and its modification by nano TiO2
Authors: V. Gite Vikas , B. Chaudhari Ashok , Dattatraya Kulkarni Ravindra , G. Hundiwale Dilip 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The primary purpose of this work is to prepare the renewable source-based polyurethanes coatings which can be used to substitute petroleum-based materials. In the secondary purpose, the paper included improvement in the properties of said PU coatings using modified nano TiO2 for industrial PU coatings.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors have synthesised low molecular weight polyols (monoglycerides) based on vegetable oils such as castor, linseed, coconut, mustard, sunflower and rice bran oils. These monoglycerides were successfully utilised in the preparation of polyurethane coatings. In order to improve the performance of these coatings, modified nano TiO2 was incorporated into them. The particle size of TiO2 was determined by transmission electron microscopy. Coatings prepared were characterised for their properties such as gloss, scratch resistance, impact resistance, flexibility, cross cut adhesion and chemical resistance. The thermal stability of coatings was also studied by thermo gravimetric analyzer.

Findings
– The polyurethane coatings prepared from six monoglycerides of different oils with polymeric diphenyl methane diisocyanate showed good chemical resistance and thermal stability. Coating properties like impact resistance, flexibility and adhesion were excellent for all of the prepared samples of PU coatings. PU coatings with excellent hardness up to 5B were found with the modification of nano TiO2 by silane coupling agent. The authors successfully prepared the renewable source-based (monoglycerides of oil) PU coatings.

Practical implications
– Practically the authors are able to convert renewable source that is vegetable oils into polyurethane coatings which may have strong potential to be used as industrial surface coating. The properties of the PU coatings were evaluated before and after the incorporation of different concentration of surface-modified nano TiO2 which revealed that the presence of 1 percent nano TiO2 showed significant enhancement in coating properties.

Originality/value
– The beauty of this work includes synthesis of polyurethanes coatings from renewable source material (monoglycerides of vegetable oils) to substitute petroleum-based materials. The incorporation of silane-modified TiO2 nanoparticles in renewable source-based PU coatings is another originality of the work. This article is also representing comparative study of various vegetable oils on PU coatings.
Synthesis, characterisation and optical band gap of Cr1.3Fe0.7O3 nanopigments
Authors: Enhessari Morteza 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– Inorganic pigments have been widely investigated due to their chemical stability such as resistance to chemical attacks by acids and alkalis, excellent hardness and high temperature stability. Cr1.3Fe0.7O3 which is considered as a ceramic nanopigment also seems to be a highly efficient photovoltaic material. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this work, the paper reports the synthesis of a novel and high purity Cr1.3Fe0.7O3 nanopigment via sol-gel process using stearic acid as complexing agent. The method includes formation of an organic precursor with metallic cations homogeneously distributed all over the matrix. Sample characterisations were performed by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, UV-vis diffused reflectance spectra and photoluminescence. The transport properties and colour characteristics were also investigated by spectroscopic and technological characterisation of the synthesised nanoparticles.

Findings
– The prepared nanopigments were uniform in distribution and a spherical morphology with an average size of about 200 nm was observed. Cr1.3Fe0.7O3 nanoparticles showed a direct band gap value of 2.85 eV and the colour efficiency of the nanopigments evaluated by colourimetric analysis resulted characteristic values of L*=39.96, a*=3.67 and b*=3.12.

Originality/value
– This method for synthesis of nanopigments is novel and could be employed for various applications in synthesis of wide variety of nanoceramics.
Regulation of remuneration policy in the financial sector
Authors: Ben Shlomo Jonathan , Eggert Wolfgang , Nguyen Tristan 
Published: October 2013

Purpose– The recent financial crisis has shown that in substantial parts of the banking industry, bonus payments have a short-term focus and are not risk-adjusted. These remuneration structures persist as the banking industry is constrained by pressures on the labour market. The unilateral introduction of a longer-term focus in variable remuneration could put a bank at a first-mover disadvantage. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach– The paper derives from a literature overview and empirical evidence possible reform measurements toward a longer-term focus in variable remuneration. The paper also discusses the recent reforms in European law regarding remuneration policy.Findings– The paper argues that an efficient regulation of remuneration policy should be directed at ensuring that remuneration policies and practices are aligned with effective risk management. The financial authorities should therefore closely observe market developments in this perspective and take countermeasures if necessary.Originality/value– This seminar work gives some interesting insights about opportunistic behaviour and a CEO's short-term incentives from an economic point of view. It provides lawmakers, regulators and firms with a comprehensive comparison of recent remuneration reforms in Europe.
The impact of nursing quality on nursing home efficiency: evidence from Taiwan
Authors: Chang Shyr-Juh , Cheng Mei-Ai 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of nursing quality on Taiwan nursing homes, and differences of efficiency among different management types of nursing homes.

Design/methodology/approach
– This study employs data envelopment analysis (DEA) to investigate the efficiency of nursing homes with and without quality variable. The impacts of nursing quality on the efficiency of nursing homes were studied. Finally, Tobit regression is used to explore the factors influencing efficiency in nursing homes.

Findings
– The analysis shows that nursing quality has significant impacts on operating efficiency of nursing homes. When quality variables are included, all efficiencies were significantly improved, except scale efficiency of government-expense nursing homes (GEH); return of scale status of GEH decrease substantially; the licensed nursing staff can always improve efficiency; higher occupancy rate increase efficiency; private-operated veteran homes performs better than government-operated homes.

Practical implications
– Nursing quality has a significant effect on the efficiency measures. Thus, the nursing quality cannot be ignored in assessing the performance of nursing homes. Otherwise, it may result in biased results. The efficiencies of private-operated nursing homes are better than the government operation. Government-operated nursing homes should take private nursing homes as the benchmark.

Originality/value
– The paper demonstrates the nursing quality is an important factor in the efficiency measure of nursing homes. It also shows that privatized operation has higher efficiency than the government operation.
Using Quantile Regression to Examine Health Care Expenditures during the Great Recession
Authors: Chen Jie , Vargas‐Bustamante Arturo , Mortensen Karoline , Thomas Stephen B. 
Published: October 2013

ObjectiveTo examine the association between the Great Recession of 2007–2009 and health care expenditures along the health care spending distribution, with a focus on racial/ethnic disparities.Data Sources/Study SettingSecondary data analyses of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2005–2006 and 2008–2009).Study DesignQuantile multivariate regressions are employed to measure the different associations between the economic recession of 2007–2009 and health care spending. Race/ethnicity and interaction terms between race/ethnicity and a recession indicator are controlled to examine whether minorities encountered disproportionately lower health spending during the economic recession.Principal FindingsThe Great Recession was significantly associated with reductions in health care expenditures at the 10th–50th percentiles of the distribution, but not at the 75th–90th percentiles. Racial and ethnic disparities were more substantial at the lower end of the health expenditure distribution; however, on average the reduction in expenditures was similar for all race/ethnic groups. The Great Recession was also positively associated with spending on emergency department visits.ConclusionThis study shows that the relationship between the Great Recession and health care spending varied along the health expenditure distribution. More variability was observed in the lower end of the health spending distribution compared to the higher end.
An Essay on Distributive Justice and the Equal Ownership of Natural Resources
Authors: Pullen John 
Published: October 2013

AbstractThe article argues that, in seeking to establish criteria for distributive justice, consideration should be given to the manner in which Earth's natural resources are owned. The views of seven notable authorities on this issue are presented, ranging from an unrestricted right of private ownership to some form of public or collective ownership. The possibility of a system of ownership that is private but equal is discussed.
Financialization and Income Inequality in the United States, 1967–2010
Authors: Van Arnum Bradford M. , Naples Michele I. 
Published: October 2013

AbstractThis article presents a historical overview of the late 20th‐century advent of financialization, that is, the unprecedented growth of the financial sector. We summarize its origins and consequences, particularly greater income inequality. An econometric model quantifies the relationship. We conclude that along with higher unemployment and an eroding minimum wage, the growth of the U.S. financial sector has contributed to the exacerbation of inequality in recent decades.
Conspicuous Consumption as Routine Expenditure and its Place in the Social Provisioning Process
Authors: Todorova Zdravka 
Published: October 2013

AbstractThe article utilizes the framework of social provisioning to argue that conspicuous consumption is an essential process of capitalism, and should be explored as a routine practice rather than an exceptional behavior. The objectives are: 1) to discuss conspicuous consumption as a process within a heterodox social provisioning framework; and 2) to emphasize the need for formulating theoretical concepts and discussions that are consistent with heterodox frameworks such as social provisioning.
Lost in Translation: WhyGeneralizedDarwinism is a Misleading Strategy for Studying Socioeconomic Evolution
Authors: Liagouras George 
Published: October 2013

AbstractThe article is based on Lewontin's distinction between transformational and variational evolution. Given that transformational evolution is dominant in the social realm while variational evolution reigns in the organic world, the question is ifHodgson andKnudsen'sGeneralizedDarwinism bridges the ontological gap between the two types of evolution. It is argued that the three successive strategies of the authors—deconstruction ofLamarckism, appropriation of the Price equation, redefinition of the replication notion—are all based on controversial semantic innovations. Most importantly, it is shown thatGeneralizedDarwinism, in its effort to address the transformational character of social evolution through the notion of generative replication, is compelled to radically restrict the importance ofDarwinian natural selection.
Staging of intestinal‐ and diffuse‐type gastric cancers with theOLGAandOLGIMstaging systems
Authors: Cho S.‐J. , Choi I. J. , Kook M.‐C. , Nam B.‐H. , Kim C. G. , Lee J. Y. , Ryu K. W. , Kim Y.‐W. 
Published: October 2013

SummaryBackgroundOperative link on gastritis assessment (OLGA) and Operative link on gastric intestinal metaplasia assessment (OLGIM) staging systems have been proposed for gastric cancer (GC) risk estimation.AimTo validate theOLGAandOLGIMstaging systems in a region with high risk ofGC.MethodsThis retrospective study included 474GCpatients and age‐ and sex‐matched health screening control persons in a cancer centre hospital. We classified gastritis patterns according to theOLGAandOLGIMsystems using the histological database that a pathologist prospectively evaluated using the updated Sydney system.GCrisk according to theOLGAandOLGIMstages was evaluated using logistic regression analysis.ResultsMoreGCpatients hadOLGAstagesIII–IV(46.2%) than controls (26.6%,P < 0.001), particularly among patients with intestinal‐type GCs (62.2%) compared with diffuse‐type GCs (30.9%).OLGAstagesIIIandIVwere significantly associated with increased risk ofGC[odds ratios (ORs), 2.09;P = 0.008 and 2.04;P = 0.014 respectively] in multivariate analysis. The association was more significant for intestinal‐type (ORs, 4.76;P = 0.001 and 4.19;P = 0.002 respectively), but not diffuse‐typeGC.OLGIMstages from I to IV were significantly associated with increased risk of both intestinal‐type (ORs, 3.64, 5.15, 7.89 and 13.20 respectively) and diffuse‐typeGC(ORs, 1.84, 2.59, 5.08 and 6.32 respectively) with a significantly increasing trend.ConclusionAs highOLGAandOLGIMstages are independent risk factors forgastric cancer, the staging systems may be useful for risk assessment in high‐risk regions, especially for intestinal‐type gastric cancer.
Severity of Deliberate Acute Baclofen Poisoning: A Nonconcurrent Cohort Study
Authors: Pommier Philippe , Debaty Guillaume , Bartoli Mireille , Viglino Damien , Carpentier Françoise , Danel Vincent , Maxime Maignan 
Published: October 2013

AbstractInterest in high‐dose baclofen treatment for alcohol dependence has increased over the past few years. In the meantime, the rate of acute baclofen poisoning has increased and life‐threatening cases have been reported. Thus, severity of acute poisoning could lessen the benefit of baclofen treatment. Our aim was to evaluate the severity of acute baclofen poisoning independently of confounders and to assess whether severity is correlated with the reported ingested dose. We prospectively included consecutive patients with acute and deliberate baclofen overdose and compared them with gender and age‐matched patients from a retrospective cohort of common acute medicine self‐poisoning. The primary end‐point was the adjusted risk ratio of mechanical ventilation. We also analysed the lengths of mechanical ventilation and risks of aspiration pneumonitis and convulsions. We finally examined the correlation between the supposed reported ingested dose and the severity of poisoning. Fourteen baclofen‐poisoned patients were included and matched to 56 poisoned patients. Median age was 45y/o (40–58), and men comprised 43% of patients. In logistic regression, the adjusted risk ratio of mechanical ventilation was 7.9 (1.4–43.5; p = 0.02) for baclofen‐treated patients. Aspiration pneumonitis was more frequent in baclofen‐treated patients (29% versus 2%; p = 0.005), and the length of mechanical ventilation was significantly correlated with the reported ingested dose of baclofen (Spearman coefficients: 0.48; p < 0.001). Our results show that acute baclofen poisoning is more severe than other acute medicine overdoses, and severity seems to be correlated with the ingested dose of baclofen. These results raise some questions about the safety of high‐dose baclofen treatment for alcohol dependence.
Young Children's Understanding of Ownership
Authors: Nancekivell Shaylene E. , Van de Vondervoort Julia W. , Friedman Ori 
Published: October 2013

AbstractOwnership influences the permissibility of people's use of objects. Understanding ownership is therefore necessary for socially appropriate behavior and is an important part of children's social‐cognitive development. Children are sophisticated in their reasoning about ownership early in development. They make a variety of judgments about ownership, including judgments about how ownership is acquired, who owns what, and ownership rights. Understanding how children reason about ownership can also inform broader questions about the nature and origins of ownership.
Self‐Regulation Underlies Temperament and Personality: An Integrative Developmental Framework
Authors: Denissen Jaap J. A. , van Aken Marcel A. G. , Penke Lars , Wood Dustin 
Published: October 2013

AbstractIn this article, we present an integrative perspective on temperament and personality development. Personality and temperament are conceptualized as regulatory systems that start as physiological reactivity to environmental features early in life, but are increasingly supplemented by regulation efforts oriented toward reference values such as personal goals and social norms. These reference values change during development as society expects increasingly mature behaviors, but it takes regulatory resources and incremental practice before people can conform to these higher standards. Consistent with this view, a meta‐analysis of mean‐level development of personality traits in adolescence revealed a decrease in conscientiousness and openness during early adolescence. Negative discrepancies between reference values and actual behavior are apparently responsible for decreases in perceived maturity, but more direct evidence is needed to support this claim.