bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Knowledge-centered culture and knowledge sharing: the moderator role of trust propensity
Authors: Ferreira Peralta Carlos , Francisca Saldanha Maria 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– This research aims to evaluate if knowledge-centered culture (KCC) fosters knowledge sharing equally across employees with different levels of trust propensity, an enduring individual characteristic.

Design/methodology/approach
– A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted with 128 US-based employees.

Findings
– The authors found that KCC only promoted knowledge sharing in individuals with high levels of trust propensity. For individuals with low levels of trust propensity, KCC had no effect on knowledge sharing.

Research limitations/implications
– The authors focused exclusively on trust propensity as a moderator. Future research could analyze the role of other enduring individual differences in the relationship between KCC and knowledge sharing.

Practical implications
– A KCC may be inefficient in promoting knowledge sharing in employees with low propensity to trust. Recruitment and selection of individuals with a high propensity to trust is a possible solution to enhance the association between KCC and knowledge sharing in organizations.

Originality/value
– By identifying an enduring individual characteristic that shapes the relationship between KCC and knowledge sharing, the authors move toward the development of a contingent view of KCC and show that KCC fosters knowledge sharing differently across employees.
Changing management history, gender moderating pay to job satisfaction for IS users
Authors: E. Maamari Bassem 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– This paper aims to investigate the impact of pay on job satisfaction. Moreover, it studies the changes in the structure of the work force, as well as in the way work is done, on the pay to job satisfaction relationship.Design/methodology/approach– A confirmatory survey is conducted, and results are presented.Findings– The study suggests that gender is a variable affecting the relationship of pay to employees’ job satisfaction. It highlights the roles of education and training in user participation and system usage. The study investigates the current situation in Lebanese commercial banks.Research limitations/implications– The outcome of the study could have significant implications on managerial decision-making in the process of implementing novel technologies in banks. It also points to policy changes needed at the human resource management levels.Practical implications– The study findings suggest a needed change at the policy-making levels of corporate human resource management, as more and more employees are becoming extensive information system users on the job.Social implications– If the suggested practical implications are applied, the social implications derived therefrom will generate a social drift in attitude toward gender differentials.Originality/value– The paper is based on a large sample collection from the services sector, commercial banking in Lebanon. The quantitative survey results highlight a number of correlations and tests a suggested model. It puts forth a linear relationship between the different variables under consideration and suggests recommendations for practitioners.
A robust pricing of specific structured bonds with coupons
Authors: Evgenidis Anastasios , Siriopoulos Costas 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to present an innovative model to evaluate the fair price of a subset of structured products for a hypothetical US structured bond.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors assume that interest rates dynamics are described by the Cox–Ingersoll–Ross process. They conduct robustness checks by stress testing against parameter and model uncertainty.

Findings
– The fair value of the bond is robust under any parameter or model misspecification. In addition, a change in the price seems to be more sensitive to long-term yields rather than short-or mid-term yields. The authors provide a better understanding of the relationship between bond prices and business cycles: a slight change in the current structure would have a significant effect on the bond price only during economic expansions.

Social implications
– The recent global financial crisis has led policymakers and the financial press to blame financial innovation through accusations of structured products being highly complex. Much of the criticism is based on the fact that investors were not able to properly price and fully understand the risks of their investments. Regulators should ensure proper pricing of these products to protect both the investors and the system. Fair pricing is important for bond issuers, governments or corporations to design their product at an attractive price for investors.

Originality/value
– This paper fills a gap in the extant literature by providing an innovative model based on an Euler–Maruyama Monte Carlo scheme to price structured products.
Fundamental indexation for bond markets
Authors: de Jong Marielle , Wu Hongwen 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to build alternative indices weighing using a measure of fundamental value rather than debt size. The official bond indices built to reflect general price trends are market weighted, meaning that the bonds are weighted by their debt size. The more indebted, the more weight in the index, which mechanically increments the investment risks that are inherent. Those market indices are shown to be return-to-risk inefficient in recent studies compared to indices with alternative weighting schemes. The authors contribute to this growing literature, which mostly focuses on equities, by testing on bonds.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors build alternative indices weighing using a measure of fundamental value rather than debt size. The authors have done this for sovereign bonds using gross domestic product (GDP) figures and for corporates taking sales revenues.

Findings
– The authors find in empirical tests that the fundamental indices build tend to outperform the market-weighted indices.

Originality/value
– This article builds on two articles by Arnott et al. (2005, 2010), in the Financial Analysts Journal and Journal of Portfolio Management, respectively, and adds value in the sense that – it takes an appreciation-free fundamental measure, – tests on the European as opposed to the US bond markets.
Operational drivers affecting credit risk of mutual guarantee institutions
Authors: Gai Lorenzo , Ielasi Federica 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the drivers influencing the risk of default on mutual guaranteed loans. The authors aim to verify whether default is influenced by the specific business policies of mutual guarantee institutions (MGIs) and to recommend guidelines for directing their operating management.Design/methodology/approach– The authors analyse the guaranteed portfolios of 19 Italian MGIs and investigate the determinants of the defaulted positions at the end of June 2011. The sample consists of 167,777 guaranteed loans, of which 11,349 are in default. Using regression models, we identify the variables related to the business model of MGIs that are significantly associated with default on their positions.Findings– The defaulted positions of MGIs are significantly correlated with the type of issued guarantees. This condition should be considered in defining product and price policies.Practical implications– The authors identify some critical issues in the risk-taking processes of MGIs. The tested hypothesis highlights the opportunities for the optimisation of guaranteed loan portfolios, which is necessary for reducing the profitability/liquidity pressures of these financial institutions and enhancing their efficiency as instruments for mitigating the effects of credit rationing and promoting the revitalisation of small-and medium-sized enterprises.Originality/value– The results are based on an original and reserved dataset, which is not available in public financial statements or public statistics, but is collected directly from the MGIs that are part of the study.
Measuring corporate sustainability: a Thai approach
Authors: Kantabutra Sooksan 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– This study aims to measure the Thai approach of corporate sustainability. In the corporate world, the Thai philosophy of Sufficiency Economy can be applied to ensure corporate sustainability. Derived from the literature, a structural model expressing relationships between six independent variables of Sufficiency Economy indicators and three dependent variables of sustainability performance outcomes is formed accordingly, followed by hypotheses to be tested.

Design/methodology/approach
– The model is tested through a random sample of 294 chief executive officers (CEOs) in Thailand who were asked to respond to a questionnaire. Factor and regression analyses are adopted to test the hypotheses.

Findings
– Findings indicate that “perseverance” and “resilience” are two direct predictors of three sustainability outcomes of the firm’s enhanced capacity to deliver strong performance, endure social and economic crises and deliver public benefits. “Geosocial development” is a direct predictor of firm’s enhanced capacity to deliver public benefits and an indirect predictor of firm’s enhanced capacity to deliver strong performance and to endure social and economic crises. “Moderation” is an indirect predictor of the firm’s capacity to endure social and economic crises, while “sharing” is an indirect predictor of all three sustainability performance outcomes.

Practical implications
– Small- and medium-sized enterprises business leaders should develop a “perseverance” culture in their organizations and practice “resilience” to enhance their corporate sustainability prospect. Moreover, they should adopt “geosocial development”, “moderation” and “sharing” practices in their organizations, as these practices positively affect corporate sustainability performance directly or indirectly.

Originality/value
– This study is among the first few studies that identify corporate sustainability performance predictors.
Analysis of the profitability of the Spanish business sector with investment presence in China
Authors: Marin-Anglada Quico , Campa-Planas Fernando , Beatriz Hernandez-Lara Ana 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– This article aims to compare the average profitability by sector for companies that have invested in China during 2008-2011, with the average profitability for Spanish firms from the same sector.Design/methodology/approach– Analysis done through Analysis System of Iberian Balances (SABI) database.Findings– The results show that companies that invest in China gain economic rewards that are greater than those that do not invest in China, with the most profitable sectors comparatively being the metallurgy and the wholesale trade.Originality/value– We have not found previous analysis in this way.
Adapting the high performance organization framework to the Thai context
Authors: A. de Waal Andre , Goedegebuure Robert , Tan Akaraborworn Chiraprapha 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this study is evaluate whether the high performance organization (HPO) framework can satisfy the recent urgent request of Thai business leaders to create a unique organization which is better able to deal with unpredictable circumstances and increased competition. To establish the suitability of the HPO Framework it first has to be made sure that this framework is applicable to the Thai business context as previous research has shown that management techniques originating from the Western world cannot be indiscriminately transferred into non-Western contexts.

Design/methodology/approach
– During several workshops and seminars in Bangkok, participants were asked to complete the HPO questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using a second-order confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate whether the data on the 35 items in the HPO framework group into the five independent factors: continuous improvement, openness and action orientation, management quality, workforce quality and long-term orientation.

Findings
– The data yielded, with a high reliability, four of the five HPO factors as present in the original HPO framework. The dropped items were either confounded with other factors or items that may be another dimension in the data or a sub-dimension of other factors. The long-term orientation factor was dropped, as the accompanying items did not unidimensionally measure this construct. This did not mean that long-term orientation (LTO) is not relevant in the Thai context; there simply were no items included that measured LTO properly in the Thai context.

Research implications
– The HPO framework proved to be a validated and valuable technique for Thai organizations to improve in a sustainable way. Further research should focus on testing the HPO framework in practice by implementing the framework in Thai organizations and then tracking the performance of these organizations over time. In this way, it can be evaluated if the advantages experienced by organizations while applying the HPO framework can also be enjoyed by Thai organizations.

Originality/value
– This is the first research into the validity of the HPO framework in the specific Thai context.
Moving towards agility: the contribution of a modified balanced scorecard system
Authors: Gurd Bruce , Ifandoudas Panayiotis 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how agility as a central focus of an organization can be achieved through a modified balanced scorecard (BSC) system.

Design/methodology/approach
– An action research approach in a single organization is used to investigate the practicality and usefulness of an agility-focused BSC.

Findings
– While the theory of constraints (TOC)-based approach was improving agility, it is too short-term. Using a BSC, based on agility principles, staff in the organization had their direction focused on drivers of important strategic issues and enabled a more agile environment.

Practical implications
– Managers using the TOC have a way forward to use the TOC system, but build a performance measurement system that leads to agility and more sustained competitive advantage.

Originality/value
– The role of a BSC in enabling agility in an environment using TOC has not been previously investigated.
Stock repurchase effect with loan or idle fund
Authors: Chieh Liang Wei , Chun Tsao Yao , Kuei Chen Wen , Chau Tseng Hsing , Jian Yu Ke 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to integrate Modigliani-Miller (MM) theory and stock repurchases strategy to procure a practical concept for capital decision.

Design/methodology/approach
– No-arbitrage proof model deduction was used in this study. The authors consider corporate tax and funding sources as two crucial factors drawn in the model. The paper derives some propositions by trichotomy property and keeps the key assumptions of MM Capital Structure Theory.

Findings
– There are two different effects on firm's value through stock repurchases. The positive effect occurs on firm's value through stock repurchases with loan fund. And the negative impact exists on firm's value through stock repurchases with idle fund.

Research limitations/implications
– Notably, in the real world there are three limitations with such an arbitrage transaction (Stulz, 2000). The first one is the default risk, and the second one is transaction costs and the last one is the perfect credit market assumption. In the near future, the authors suggest it would be interesting to involve the interest rate factor and contingent tax variable into our model.

Originality/value
– On the basis of no arbitrage opportunity, this paper considers both trichotomy property and MM theory. It proves the share repurchase strategy should be financed by borrowing fund. In contrast, share repurchase should not be executed with idle fund because of opportunity cost.
The long jump
Authors: Martínez-del-Rio Javier , Pérez-Valls Miguel 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to help Ibero-American researchers identify the key challenges and benefits of moving to an Anglo-Saxon university for a period in their careers.

Design/methodology/approach
– This is a review of the insights provided by a number of prominent Ibero-American scholars based on the main experiences they have encountered.

Findings
– The paper analyzes three situations: a research visit, searching for a long-term position in North America (NA) and pursuing a PhD program in NA. The paper introduces some principles to succeed in these situations.

Originality/value
– The paper defines different strategies to take full advantage of a professional stage in an Anglo-Saxon/US university.
Culture in small-sized Portuguese family businesses
Authors: Casimiro Mafalda , José Chambel Maria 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– This study aims to empirically identify cultural patterns in the family business: paternalistic,laissez-faire, participative and professional. Our second goal is to understand whether, besides the variable generation, there are other aspects that are based on the different cultural patterns in first and second generations. Dyer (1986) proposed a theoretical model to exploit cultural change in the family business, describing a typical temporal sequence of cultural patterns throughout the succession process.Design/methodology/approach– We selected a qualitative research approach with multiple case studies. Six small-sized Portuguese family businesses were selected. Data were collected from in-depth and semi-structured interviews with the family leaders and those directly responsible for human resource management.Findings– We empirically identified paternalistic,laissez-faireand participative cultural patterns. We also verified that, besides the generation, there are other factors that are at the root of the emergence of a cultural pattern within family businesses: the founder’s age and academic level and the presence of a human resource technician, in the case of businesses managed by founders and the presence of the founder in the case of businesses managed by second generation.Originality/value– By identifying different cultural patterns, we were able to verify that culture is an important variable to explain the relationship between the members of the family businesses and the way they are managed. Furthermore, this study suggests that more complex models, which consider multiple variables, are required to understand culture in the context of family businesses.
Celtic literature and mythology reference sources: a general review
Authors: K. Miller Lisa 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– This bibliography explores reference sources related to Celtic literature and mythology.

Design/methodology/approach
– This article provides an overview of and commentary on the available resources in the subjects of Celtic literature and mythology, focusing on those that are most valuable.

Findings
– Students, historians and genealogy researchers have all demonstrated a strong interest in the field of Celtic studies, especially the areas pertaining to Celtic literature and Celtic mythology. Surveying and providing access to resources on these topics is necessary to effective research in these subjects.

Originality/value
– Resources on Celtic studies are particularly useful for researchers – the sheer number of descendants of Celtic people currently in America ensures that this topic will continue to be relevant for those studying history and genealogy.
Fatal Fentanyl Patch Misuse in a Hospitalized Patient with a Postmortem Increase in Fentanyl Blood Concentration
Authors: Moore Philip W. , Palmer Robert B. , Donovan Joseph Ward 
Published: July 2014

AbstractOpioid‐related mortality happens, even in healthcare settings. We describe serial postmortem fentanyl blood concentrations in a hospital inpatient who fatally abused transdermal fentanyl. This is a single‐patient case report. A 42‐year‐old man with lymphoma was started on transdermal fentanyl therapy while hospitalized for chronic abdominal pain. The patient was last seen awake 1.3 h prior to being found apneic and cyanotic. During the resuscitation attempt, a small square‐shaped film was removed from the patient's oropharynx. Femoral blood was collected 0.5 and 2 h postmortem, and the measured fentanyl concentration increased from 1.6 to 14 ng/mL. Study limitations include potential laboratory or collection errors and missing data. (i) Providers must be vigilant for signs of fentanyl patch abuse. (ii) Postmortem blood concentrations are not static postmortem, likely secondary to decreasing pH, increased aqueous solubility, and tissue redistribution, and are therefore unlikely to accurately represent antemortem blood concentrations.
Optimization of Homogenization–Evaporation Process for Lycopene Nanoemulsion Production and Its Beverage Applications
Authors: Kim Sang Oh , Ha Thi Van Anh , Choi Young Jin , Ko Sanghoon 
Published: July 2014

AbstractLycopene is a natural antioxidant which has several health benefits. Undesirable oxidation of lycopene compromises its health benefits and also affects the sensory quality of food products containing lycopene. Health benefits associated with lycopene in food preparations can be enhanced by preventing its degradation by incorporating it into the oil phase of an oil‐in‐water nanoemulsion. In this study, lycopene nanoemulsions were prepared from a low‐concentration lycopene extract using an emulsification–evaporation technique. The effects of the concentrations of the lycopene extract (0.015 to 0.085 mg/mL) and emulsifier (0.3 to 0.7 mg/mL), and the number of homogenization cycles (2 to 4) on the droplet size, emulsification efficiency (EE), and nanoemulsion stability were investigated and optimized by statistical analysis using a Box‐Behnken design. Regression analysis was used to determine the 2nd‐order polynomial model relationship of independent and dependent variables, with multiple regression coefficients (R2) of 0.924, 0.933, and 0.872, for the droplet size, EE, and nanoemulsion stability, respectively. Analysis of variance showed that the lycopene extract concentration has the most significant effect on all the response variables. Response surface methodology predicted that a formulation containing 0.085 mg/mL of lycopene extract and 0.7 mg/mL of emulsifier, subjected to 3 homogenization cycles, is optimal for achieving the smallest droplet size, greatest emulsion stability, and acceptable EE. The observed responses were in agreement with the predicted values of the optimized formulation. This study provided important information about the statistical design of lycopene nanoemulsion preparation.