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Prisoner intentions to participate in an electronic monitoring scheme: an application of the theory of planned behaviour
Authors: Young Rhonda Maria , Raymond Prentice Garry , McLaughlin Christopher George 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThere is a need to address the implications of offender electronic monitoring (EM) within Ireland. Thus this research examined prisoner EM participation intentions through an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991).Design/methodology/approachA male sample (n=101) from two Dublin prisons completed a TPB survey anonymously.FindingsThe moderately favourable prisoner attitudes suggested positive orientations towards participation in EM but did suggest some perceived difficulties. Subjective norms had a strong positive influence on intentions.Research limitations/implicationsPrisoner intentions were generally positive towards EM participation. This bodes well for future EM schemes in Ireland. It is also essential to gather other perspectives relevant to the prison system, when implementing EM.Originality/valueThe TPB offers an effective approach to understanding prisoner's EM intentions. More specifically, the TPB pinpointed the prisoners’ favourable intentions towards participating in an EM scheme by highlighting the influence of positive attitudes towards EM and their strong belief that significant others shared these positive attitudes.
Evaluating the factor structure and reliability of the Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale
Authors: Shelton Lyn , Stone Julia , Winder Belinda 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe study explored the factor structure and reliability of the Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale. The study also included an impression management scale.Design/methodology/approachA total of 441 adults (134 male, 280 female, 27 ns) participated in this study from three populations: staff at a category B prison (n=62), staff at a category C sex offender prison (n=102) and staff at a UK university (n=248). Questionnaire packs included information/consent, demographics, the CATSO and the Paulhus impression management scale.FindingsData were excluded where the Paulhus score was <1 or >12 (faking good/bad present). Confirmatory factor analysis with alternative models indicated the scale did not meet any of the requirements for an acceptable fit. Cronbach's α confirmed that two of the four sub‐scales were not internally consistent. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted following the removal of items with poor item‐total correlation and/or low/high facility index and, following parallel analysis, a revised two factor solution was examined. The CATSO needs revision; it is unclear whether it is sufficiently reliable and valid for use in the UK. The need for a valid/reliable tool to assess attitudes toward sexual offenders remains an important goal for researchers.Originality/valueChurch et al. (2008) developed a scale (CATSO) to measure attitudes toward sex offenders; the scale is being increasingly widely used across a range of populations, including the general public and correctional staff. This research identifies significant problems with the scale in terms of factor structure and reliability of the sub‐scales. This paper advises a rethink of the CATSO by the scale authors and suggest the scale is not currently useable.
Measuring corporate personality with social responsibility bench marks
Authors: Cronjé Freek , van Wyk Johann 
Published: September 2013

PurposeResponding to the growing amounts of power that corporations exert within society, stakeholder groups are increasingly placing companies under pressure to prove their commitments to the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Despite various mechanisms such as codes and principles being implemented in order to guide corporate actions, a clear need has been identified for better measuring tools of CSR. The bench marks is one of the most comprehensive CSR frameworks available and was chosen by this study to develop into a practical measuring instrument. The purpose of this paper is to report on the development process of the instrument.Design/methodology/approachTwo main research methods have been applied, namely a literature review and an empirical study which included theoretically recognised phases for measuring instrument development. One of the phases involved a survey with questionnaires administered on 189 randomly selected respondents.FindingsApart from successfully measuring CSR performance in line with the bench marks, the developed instrument has been found to be useful as a measuring mechanism for corporate personality (CP).Originality/valueCP valuation is achieved by measuring company behaviour in terms of the theoretical dimensions of CSR and sustainable development. In doing so, this instrument provides companies with a unique way of identifying their status of being true corporate citizens.
Corporate responsibility, supply chain management and strategy
Authors: Gold Stefan , Heikkurinen Pasi 
Published: September 2013

PurposeIn search of new perspectives on sustainable food production, this paper focuses on three fields of literature, namely corporate responsibility (CR), supply chain management (SCM) and strategy. The purpose of this paper is to identify the recent theoretical developments and then integrate them in a framework for studying and managing corporations.Design/methodology/approachConceiving socio‐cultural and economic systems within the ecosystem, this paper call for research in the food sector that takes the planetary boundaries into consideration and places the essential needs of the world's poor onto the research agenda of CR, SCM and strategy.FindingsFirst, a new perspective on CR could be “holistic and beyond responsive”, as it emphasizes the focal actor's role. Second, SCM could be strengthened at its interface with sustainability by the “bottom of the pyramid” view, as it looks for new ways to make business models and operations beneficial for poor communities. And third, in examining the strategies for these two, the strategy‐as‐practice perspective might prove useful, as it is not only limited to organizational practice but also includes the concepts of organizational praxis and practitioners.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper argues that these new perspectives are promising avenues for managing and studying business in the food sector, and thus have implications for both academia and industry.Originality/valueThe framework provided in the paper combines three important areas of business research for sustainable development, namely CR, SCM and strategy.
Digital personalities: an examination of the online identity of travel and tourism web sites
Authors: Virginia Phelan Kelly , Mills Juline E. , Douglas Alecia C. , Brian Aday James 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify whether travel and tourism related web sites derive a certain personality type.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed the ten‐item personality inventory (TIPI) measure to assess personality dimensions of 188 tourism web sites including airlines, hotels, cruise lines, casinos, restaurants, and government funded travel web sites. Data analysis of 413 cases was conducted through mean comparisons and ANOVA.FindingsData identified web sites representing different segments of the hospitality and tourism industries do vary in relation to online personalities. More specifically, web sites for venues such as casinos were represented as extraverted while lodging web sites were deemed more conscientious.Research limitations/implicationsWhile this study aimed to identify web site personalities of businesses within the tourism segment, not all categories were represented. Furthermore, response choices were limited only 20 of the personality objectives from the TIPI personality scale were examined.Practical implicationsThis study demonstrated different personality characteristics are represented through tourism web sites, indicating providers may need to focus their web presence in a manner which engages potential travellers based on such features.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the body of scholarly research related to TIPI and further demonstrates consumer awareness and preference for web sites which augment their personality.
Internal integration within human resource management subsystems
Authors: Kidron Aviv , Tzafrir Shay S. , Meshulam Ilan , Iverson Roderick D. 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to develop a deeper understanding of the construct “integration within the HRM subsystem”. The study attempts to shed light on the conceptual perspective, the characteristics of this construct as well as the meaning and the mechanisms of internal integration within a HRM subsystem.Design/methodology/approachThe procedure involves three main steps: first data reduction followed by data display and conclusion drawing/verification. Semi‐structured, face‐to‐face interviews with 21 vice‐president HRM managers and senior managers were conducted. The average time of the interviews was 60 minutes.FindingsThe findings revealed a model composed of HRM infrastructure (HRM cooperative policy, integrative core competence, and integrative technological infrastructure), internal communication process (formal and informal) and integrating process (consistency of HRM practices at the subsystem and individual levels). The first two categories are related with the dependent category‐integrating process.Practical implicationsHRM subsystems should develop their integrative technological infrastructure so that they can have a wide‐ranging view about their activities. Also, informal mechanisms may enhance the integrating process, as well as the formal mechanisms. Thus, managers should support and encourage the informal climate, and facilitate especially on informal communication.Originality/valueThe findings suggest a new approach for analyzing the integration process within an organizational HR sub‐system. On the one hand, the continuity of integration demonstrates how each category may contribute to the integration process on a high level. On the other, the low level of each category illustrates the opposite side of integration.
Introducing discriminatory job loss: antecedents, consequences, and complexities
Authors: Bell Myrtle P. , Berry Daphne P. , Marquardt Dennis J. , Galvin Green Tiffany 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of discriminatory job loss (DJL), which occurs when discrimination and job loss intersect. The paper aims to discuss the antecedents and consequences of DJL and calls for research on the topic.Design/methodology/approachDiversity and careers research from management, psychology, economics, and sociology literatures on discrimination, job loss, and unemployment are examined.FindingsDiscriminatory job loss involves discriminatory termination, discriminatory layoff, retaliatory termination, and constructive discharge and exacerbates negative outcomes of discrimination or job loss alone. Antecedents to DJL are the external and internal environments. DJL affects unemployment duration and reemployment quality and targets self‐esteem, self‐efficacy, and perceived control.Social implicationsWhen large numbers of people experience DJL and long unemployment durations and lower re‐employment quality, this affects the individuals as well as society. In times of high employment, when jobs are scarce, individuals have fewer employment options and employers have more freedom to engage in discrimination. Having large groups of people know that their ability to maintain employment is negatively affected by their demographic group membership while others know that their demographic membership provides employment privileges can result in long‐term negative individual, organizational, and societal consequences.Originality/valueThis paper brings attention to, and calls for research on, DJL and its negative consequences.
Tailoring model in reforming police organizations towards community policing
Authors: Yilmaz Sefer 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to suggest that a police organization should prefer change management approaches and methods that would not only lead the organization towards an effective position in preventing crime and fighting terrorism but also enable it to be in harmony with the organizational environment that answers both the expectations of the organization's employees and of the public.Design/methodology/approachThis is a discussion paper.FindingsThe goal will be achieved through developing a new approach, namely the “Tailoring model”, setting out from the similarities between the change manager and a tailor, who designs and prepares a garment taking into consideration both the physical characteristics and personal preferences of the client with the environmental conditions where the suit will be worn.Originality/valueThe paper not only adds significant perspectives for police organization managers in conducting reform initiatives to adapt community policing successfully but also contributes to the literature by developing a model for adapting change management approaches on a specific field of police organizations.
Impact of group dynamics on eservice implementation
Authors: Hossan Chowdhury , Dixon Christopher , Brown David 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to re‐appraise the significance of Lewin's group dynamics theory empirically in the context of technology related change in local government.Design/methodology/approachThe paper examines qualitatively the change management processes in the five city councils selected for this study that have developed eservices. A total of 23 face‐to‐face, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with key managers of participating city councils.FindingsThe present study finds that participating Australian city councils are experiencing some degree of disconfirmation of functions, while some participating Australian city councils still maintain a quasi‐stationary equilibrium state. There are some challenges in terms of inter‐department integration and empowering business units to demonstrate explicit ownership of Eservices adoption. Empirical evidence presented in this study supports Lewin's argument that the main focus of change should be on group behaviour rather than individual behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsThis study covers five organizations that are from the same geographical proximity and metropolitan area. The findings are limited to government organisations.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study would be useful for facilitating technology oriented change in public sector organisations.Originality/valueThis paper reinforces Lewin's argument that to understand change and the individual in the changing organisation, it is necessary to identify, plot, and establish the dynamics of the group. Some insights are provided regarding the complexity of group dynamics and the impact they have when implementing organisation wide‐change.
“Green” buildings and Real Estate Investment Trust's (REIT) performance
Authors: Hin Ho Kim , Rengarajan Satyanarain , Han Lum Ying 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe paper has the following objectives in mind: to examine whether or not “green” developments have any significant effect on the Real Estate Investment Trust's (REIT) operational and financial performance; to examine whether or not the effects of “green” developments on the REIT's performance is consistent across the different property types namely office, retail and residential.Design/methodology/approachThe paper introduces two variables to measure “greenness” of REIT's. These variables include the percentage of square feet of certified properties and the average “greenness” score. Firm's size as measured by taking natural logarithm of total assets was also included as it serves as an indirect measurement of “greenness”. Other financial variables were added to control for the differences in firm's characteristics. This is meant to isolate the variation in performance variable that could be explained by the “green” variables. Following which, regressions (OLS) were estimated for each of the performance variables as measured by ROA, FFO/total revenue and ROE.FindingsThe general findings of this paper are: “Green” buildings do impact both the operational and financial performance of REITs. However, different measures of “greenness” of REIT's property portfolio will yield different set of results; the observed impacts of “green” buildings are mainly significant for both the K‐REIT and Capitamall Trust (CMT) whereas that for City Developments Limited (CDL) are insignificant; the observed effects vary across the different property types namely office, retail and residential as represented by K‐REIT, CMT and CDL. The paper provides evidence to show that “green” buildings are better options given the various benefits, as compared to their counterparts.Practical implicationsThe findings of this paper should serve as a meaningful guide to look at how investments in “green” and sustainable buildings will create value for real estate investors at the REIT's level.Originality/valueThe paper offers insightful information for REIT's managers when they make decisions on the acquisition of “green” properties or retrofitting of the existing properties in their direct real estate portfolios. As such, this paper is meant to extend the body of literature on “green” buildings by investigating the significance of “green” buildings on REIT's performance.
Compulsory purchase and compensation update – 2013
Authors: Sams Gary 
Published: September 2013

PurposeAnnual update on caselaw relating to compulsory purchase and compensation. This paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachResearch of decisions made by the Court of Appeal and lands tribunal in the filed of compensation. Commentary on the legal and valuation implications of a selection of those decisions.FindingsIn the last year there have been a number of interesting cases concerning whether losses based on the value of land can be claimed under the head of disturbance.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is naturally limited by the caselaw available in the last 12 months but this has been a relatively busy year.Practical implicationsThe commentary should assist practitioners to formulate claims for compensation having regard to recent developments in case law.Originality/valueIt is originality and value relies on the fact that it is based on new legal decisions which have not yet been widely reported.
How supervisors' reminders relate to subordinates' absorption and creativity
Authors: Gevers Josette M.P. , Demerouti Evangelia 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThis study aims to examine supervisors' temporal reminders and subordinates' pacing style as they relate to employees' absorption in work tasks, and subsequently creativity.Design/methodology/approachThe study involved a weekly diary study among 32 employees of an IT‐development department of a large multinational. An initial questionnaire measured employees' pacing style and their perceptions of supervisors' temporal reminders, after which participants completed a weekly survey for four consecutive weeks to report on their levels of task absorption and creativity.FindingsWhereas supervisors' temporal reminders related positively with task absorption for individuals who scored high rather than low on the deadline action pacing style, they related negatively to task absorption for those high rather than low on the steady action and the U‐shaped action pacing styles. Moreover, task absorption fluctuated consistently with individual creativity.Research limitations/implicationsThe way individuals allocate efforts over time is not only related to the resources they invest in activities but also to their creativity.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that creativity requires that employees find the time and space to fully immerse in their work. Supervisors can facilitate this process by customizing their leadership practices to individual differences in time use.Social implicationsIn an increasingly time‐pressured corporate society, an effective management of temporal strategies is important to ensure sustained employee well‐being as well as the quality of products in terms of creative solutions.Originality/valueThis study is the first to show that supervisors' temporal reminders relate positively to task absorption, and subsequent creativity levels, but only for specific pacing styles.
Older workers' successful aging and intention to stay
Authors: Cheung Francis , Wu Anise M.S. 
Published: September 2013

PurposeBased on organizational support theory, the aim of this paper is to examine the associations among perceived organizational support, successful aging in the workplace, job satisfaction, and the intentions to stay in organization among older workers.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 242 employees, aged over 45 years, were recruited to participate in a study from May to September 2009.FindingsCorrelation showed that perceived organizational support and all five dimensions of successful aging in the workplace, (i.e. adaptability and health, positive relationship, occupational growth, personal security, and continued focus on goals), were significantly related to the intentions to stay in the organization. Structural equation modeling showed that perceived organizational support was positively related to successful aging in the workplace, and the latter is related to the intentions to stay, both directly and via the mediation of job satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsAll data were self‐reported and collected at one time point. Thus, common method variance may be an issue and causal inferences are not warranted.Practical implicationsSuccessful aging in the workplace was significantly related to older workers' intentions to stay. Managers may provide a wide range of organizational support and enhance successful aging in the workplace for older workers.Originality/valueThis is the first study to empirically test the relations between successful aging in the workplace and intentions to stay among older workers. Implications of these findings, the limitations of the study, and directions for future research are discussed.
Open access resources useful in LIS education
Authors: Sawant Sarika 
Published: September 2013

PurposeThe present paper is compilation of open access resources in the subject area library and information science (LIS) and their usefulness in the LIS teaching and learning process. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachResearcher compiled list by visiting library science department web sites, library web sites, OA forums/blogs, etc.FindingsThe library science subject area is rich in various forms of open access literature which is reported in the paper.Originality/valueOne of the first studies to report various forms of open access literature in the library science subject area.