bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pester power: it's all in “the game”
Authors: Nash Cathriona , Basini Serge 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThis study sets out to capture the consumer perspective regarding the purchase request relationship between parent and child.Design/methodology/approachThis interpretive study enhances an understanding of these purchase request experiences as they are lived by respondents. The story of both parents, along with children, is thus considered paramount. Using a series of depth‐interviews and focus groups with parents and children, a key theme emerged through the interpretive process. “The game” permeates their experiences of this request relationship and is virtually unreported until now.FindingsContrary to extant research, this study positions the contemporary parent‐child purchase relationship as a positive experience where an understanding of “the game” permeates this natural familial interaction. Furthermore, a tacit understanding and awareness of the intricacies associated with “the game”, including each other's roles, tactics, outcomes, feelings and perspectives regarding “the game”, are considered playful and entertaining by all respondents.Originality/valueFirst, adopting a consumer‐centric approach as the focus of this research instead of the much reported “vested interest” perspective added a new breadth and dimension to an understanding of the parent‐child purchase request relationship not previously captured. Second, the departure from extant positivistic research, to an interpretive approach proved very beneficial in uncovering “the game”: a novel departure from previous pester power research.
Six P's of youth social media from a young consumer's perspective
Authors: Wang Hongjun 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide marketing professionals and researchers with an overview and understanding of core components that make up the current social media environment from a young consumer's perspective to enable successful communication, outreach and engagement techniques to be developed.Design/methodology/approachThe paper combines personal and peer experiences, observations of user interaction and behavior on social media with the application of existing frameworks and campaigns to derive a complete picture of the social media environment.FindingsThe paper will provide insights into how social value creation can help companies large or small in creating positive social media presence while providing insights into the six P's of social media (person, profile, perception, peer, post, and pull) and their significance.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is based primarily on a user and observer perspective with the intention of providing a succinct structural overview to aid future research and exploration. Empirical research should be conducted to verify and challenge assumptions made.Practical implicationsThe insights provided can be used to design better social media engagement campaigns and explore future directions of research into developing measurement metrics for interactions and relationships between users and brands.Social implicationsThe creation of social value will be encouraged and better policies and support can be developed to address abuses of social media.Originality/valueThis paper is an original attempt to contextualize the new socially connected environment that we live in and combines insights from within with existing business frameworks to develop a potentially groundbreaking foundation framework on which future research and development by skilled researchers and practitioners can be based.
Chinese managers' cognition of corporate social responsibility: an empirical investigation
Authors: Wang Qian , Dou Junsheng 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to find out how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is viewed in the Chinese situation. The paper views CSR as an endogenous motivation for corporate social behaviour. The intended contributions of this paper are twofold. On the one hand, the authors intend to collect first‐hand data to understand the current status of Chinese managers' cognitions of CSR. On the other hand the paper intends to analyse the differences which exist in managers' cognitions on CSR among different kinds of firms in a Chinese context.Design/methodology/approachA random survey was conducted among 157 businessmen using the force‐choice questionnaire, based on the four‐part construct proposed by Carroll. The confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to test the construct validity of Carroll's conceptual model with the data sample drawn from Chinese situation. Then correlation, six pairwise t‐tests and MANOVA test were conducted for the purpose of this study.FindingsChinese managers' cognition of CSR is found to be consistent with the four‐component construct. A relatively strong preference toward economic component has been examined. The results present a significant negative correlation between economic cognition and all three of its non‐economic counterparts. No significant cognitive differences have been verified between firms with different characteristics.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper initially examined the cognition of Chinese managers toward CSR. Chinese managers are viewed as having an important role in decision making on social issues. However, how to promote the managers' cognition of CSR is needed for future research which will also examine the internal driving mechanism of CSR.Originality/valueThere has not been a great deal of empirical research done in the field of social responsibility in China. This study is a starting point for those who seek to understand the economic and sociological aspects of mainland Chinese business.
An application of a foresight‐based new product planning model
Authors: Yuan Benjamin J.C. , Yi Liu Chun , Chuan Ho Shun , Kao Hector K.M. , Chang Shen Po 
Published: August 2012

PurposeUnder such circumstances, how to assign the highest priority for future products which will create the greatest value will be the key success factor for a product planning model. The purpose of this study is to construct an improved planning model for new products based on the theoretical structures of technology roadmaps and patent analysis.Design/methodology/approachThis study takes the perspective of a product planning strategy, using technology roadmap developed by Institute of Manufacturing Technology of the University of Cambridge, combining with scenario planning and patent analysis. The main body of the proposed model is the technology roadmap of the product. Through patent analysis, the technology roadmap was integrated into the hierarchical execution of product planning to improve the disadvantages of the original technology roadmap and thereby clarify the content of the implemented procedure. With the planning of digital home products in a large household appliance manufacturer in China as a case study, the feasibility of the proposed model was verified.FindingsThe improved planning model for new products comprised five planning phases: market scenario planning, product feature analysis, technological development analysis, patent combination analysis, and resource allocation. A matrix corresponding to product planning was established. The case study is to find out the developing trends in next‐generation product features in six different scenarios of digital home for M, a home appliance manufacturer. There are five steps of the product planning model. The product planning model provides enterprises with integrated information from market demand, technology as well as patents. At the same time, it is easy to maintain and reproduce. The authors expect the model to make a contribution to practical product planning.Originality/valueThis model should become an essential prediction tool for enterprises developing new products and can assist in decision‐making and strategic implementation.
International expansion and firm performance in emerging market: evidence from China
Authors: Wu Dong , Wu Xiao‐bo , Zhou Hao‐jun 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between international expansion and firm performance in an emerging market.Design/methodology/approachThe paper firstly explores the relationship between internationalization and firm performance, then investigates the roles of diversification, and examines how diversification moderates the relationship between internationalization and firm performance. For this purpose, panel data on 318 Chinese listed manufacturing firms during the period 1999‐2008 were utilized. Three groups of samples of high, medium and low levels of diversified manufacturing firms were obtained. Statistical techniques of fixed‐effects panel data model yielded an interesting pattern of findings. On the basis of these results, the paper then discusses the implications for the international expansion of Chinese firms.FindingsAt high and low levels of internationalization, internationalization is negatively associated with firm performance, but at medium levels of internationalization, greater internationalization is accompanied by higher performance. Product diversification negatively moderates the relationship between internationalization and performance. As product diversification increases, the relationship between internationalization and performance changes from a horizontal S‐curve in firms with low levels of diversification to a U‐curve in moderately diversified firms and eventually to an equilibrium level in highly diversified firms. The initial stage of the horizontal S‐curve of internationalization and performance declines markedly in Chinese manufacturing firms as a whole, therefore it is by no means easy for Chinese firms to undertake internationalization.Research limitations/implicationsThese findings do suggest that managers need to take a long‐term view of internationalization and make a commitment to internationalization.Originality/valueThis is the first paper of its kind to empirically validate the relationship between internationalization, firm performance and diversification in China. It is intended to make a contribution to theoretical research on international business in an emerging market.
Challenging envy in organizations: multicultural approaches and possibilities
Authors: Canen Alberto G. , Canen Ana 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe paper's aim is to discuss envy as an institutional force that can sap peoples' energy and provoke inner conflicts that may prevent institutional flourishing. This represents a crucial element in the so‐called hidden curriculum of any institution, including higher education ones. The paper also intends to further the analysis of envy, its effects and ways to diminish them in the context of academic and non‐academic organizations, from a multicultural perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe paper's approach is a literature review and a qualitative methodology of story lives in the form of narratives of main actors in high echelons of institutions in Brazil that deal with key areas in higher education institutions (HEI). It discusses how envy has been perceived in their institutional contexts and what possible models of multicultural leaders could emerge from those narratives.FindingsCounteracting forces in relation to the effects of envy in organizational climate could be noted, particularly highlighting the role of multiculturally sensitive leaders in dealing with it.Practical implicationsThe role of leaders in enhancing organizational and collective goals and promoting the valuing of plural institutional actors was particularly stressed as a possible path towards minimizing envy at the work place. The role of the curriculum in HEI and even of citizenship education in primary and secondary schooling is highlighted to better equip students to address ethical and multicultural dimensions in their future professional lives.Originality/valueProductivity and capacity for innovation – issues increasingly addressed in institutional evaluation – should be likely boosted in environments where leaders competently deal proactively in a way that prevents envy to become a destructive force. The paper shows that HEIs have a high potential for contribution, by preparing future professionals in broader, multicultural perspectives that better equip them to become leaders for a better world.
Proposed implementation strategies for energy sustainability on a Malaysian university campus
Authors: Sheau Ting Low , Hakim Bin Mohammed Abdul , Wai Choong Weng 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThis study seeks to propose the implementation strategies for energy sustainability on a Malaysian university campus.Design/methodology/approachThe paper describes five proposed implementation strategies for Malaysian Universities to contribute to a sustainable energy future and to realise a sustainable university, namely: gaining top management commitment, raising energy awareness, providing energy education, developing energy conservation behaviour and developing a sustainable campus implementation blueprint.FindingsOver the years, numerous global energy issues have been identified, which include fluctuation of world energy prices, uncertainty of future energy supplies and environmental degradation. All these problems are threatening global movement towards a sustainable energy future. Immediate action should be taken by everyone in order to secure a sustainable energy future for the next generation. Malaysian universities, which are composed of hundreds of building blocks equipped with massive facilities, present enormous opportunities to contribute to a sustainable energy future, through reduction of their overall energy consumption.Research limitations/implicationsThe proposed implementation strategies are set in the Malaysian context. These strategies detail the crucial aspect towards an energy efficient campus especially in Malaysian universities. It is recommended in future studies to benchmark other countries in this research.Originality/value –The study provides an overview of the important strategies for energy sustainability on a Malaysian university campus.
Price transmission market power and industry technology: a note
Authors: Weldegebriel Habtu T. , Wang Xiuqing , Rayner Anthony J. 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical model of price transmission from the farm to the retail sector, allowing not only for an interaction between oligopoly power, oligopsony power and non‐constant returns to scale in industry technology, but also allowing for the market power conduct parameters to vary in response to an industry‐wide exogenous shock. Also, the degree of price transmission under imperfect competition relative to that under perfect competition is evaluated.Design/methodology/approachConjectural variations are used to parameterize both seller and buyer market power conduct of the industry and then the equilibrium displacement approach is applied to solve a system of six structural equations which describe the demand for and supply of industry retail output and farm and marketing inputs.FindingsFirst, it is found that given empirical values of retail output demand elasticity, of farm and marketing inputs supply elasticities, of market power conducts, and of the returns to scale measure, the degree of price transmission under imperfect competition is greater than that under perfect competition. Second, it is found that the relative degree of price transmission under imperfect competition could be greater or smaller under the assumption of a varying market power conduct than one under the alternative assumption of a constant market power conduct, depending on whether market conduct is falling or rising, respectively.Originality/valueThe paper makes two original contributions to the literature. First, it allows for an interaction between oligopoly power, oligopsony power and industry technology. Second, it allows both oligopoly and oligopsony power parameters to vary in response to industry‐wide exogenous shocks.
Is China entering a high food price era?
Authors: Alexander Nuetah J. , Xiao Yitian , Guo Pei 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide readers with the main findings and conclusions of papers presented at the 2011 CAER‐IFPRI International Conference held under the theme “Is China entering a high food price era?”Design/methodology/approachThe authors conduct a desk review of papers presented at the conference and provide a brief summary of the analytical tools, and main findings and conclusions of each presentation.FindingsThese reviews show that, while there seems to be an increase in the prices of agricultural commodities on the Chinese market, in real terms, these rises fall far below the increases in the prices of industrial commodities. Thus, expert views remain divided on whether China is entering an era of high food price.Originality/valueThe discussions initiated by the conference theme aroused researchers' curiosities for further studies into understanding the current level of food prices in China.
Students' perception of quality for a business program delivered in Canada and China
Authors: Hohner Margaret , Tsigaris Panagiotis 
Published: August 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the beliefs of undergraduate business students studying in Canada and partners in China about the quality of the program; what they consider effective signals of quality; and their willingness to pay to improve the quality.Design/methodology/approachA survey was designed and distributed to 481 students in the transnational program during the 2009 and 2011 academic years. Statistical tests were conducted to examine mean differences in the perception of quality, different signals of quality and willingness to pay to improve quality.FindingsThe findings of the study indicate that Canadian University and Chinese partner students, mostly in their final years of study, have similar beliefs about the quality of the program. They consider the program as good quality but not top rated. Chinese partners' students in their earlier years of study have a lower perception of quality but this gets better as they progress through the program. Students perceive high quality reputation and professional accreditation as equally important in terms of signalling quality. Finally, many students are willing to pay more to improve the quality of the program.Research limitations/implicationsSome limitations of the study include convenience sample selection and size, translation of survey, the framing of the survey questions and controlling for factors such as grade point average, gender and other factors.Practical implicationsThe paper provides important information to monitor quality and to place a value on pursuing accreditation and tuition fee increases.Originality/valueStudents' perception of quality has remained under‐examined in the literature. The research establishes a framework which can lead to future explorations.
Lesson study in Indonesia: an Indonesia University of Education experience
Authors: Suratno Tatang 
Published: August 2012

PurposeSince its introduction in early 2000s, lesson study has been viewed as a promising and powerful approach to professional development and school improvement in Indonesia. The purpose of this article is to discuss the historical development and unique perspective of lesson study at Indonesia University of Education.Design/methodology/approachThrough a systematic review of the related literature to analyse practitioners and official point of views regarding adaptability and sustainability of the lesson study effort, the author portrays the progress and challenge faced by practitioners of lesson study in Indonesia. The author also points out its “existence proof” through the “story of adaptation” in order to describe the “steady change and improvement” and the “local proof route” in practice.FindingsThe review shows consecutive changes that started from reforming student learning, teachers’ learning and empowering the learning community, though reaching the core of instructional improvement is indeed challenging.Originality/valueIn this paper there are two substantial lessons learned, i.e. teaching practice and reflective practice are explicated to underlie the proposed framework of substantive aspects of lesson study. Key factors are also highlighted to develop further a valuable and sustained teacher education and development in Indonesia.
Effects of tryptophan depletion on reactive aggression and aggressive decision‐making in young people with ADHD
Authors: Kötting W. F. , Bubenzer S. , Helmbold K. , Eisert A. , Gaber T. J. , Zepf F. D. 
Published: August 2012

Kötting WF, Bubenzer S, Helmbold K, Eisert A, Gaber TJ, Zepf FD. Effects of tryptophan depletion on reactive aggression and aggressive decision‐making in young people with ADHD.Objective:  The neurotransmitter serotonin (5‐HT) has been linked to the underlying biological processes related to aggressive behaviour. However, only a few studies on this subject involving young people have been published so far.Method:  We aimed to investigate the effects of acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) on reactive aggression and decision‐time for aggressive responses in a sample of young people with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (n = 20), a population at risk for aggressive behaviour. The study design was a double‐blind within‐subject crossover design. Aggression was assessed using a Point subtraction aggression game (PSAG) with high (HP) and low provocation (LP) trials 2.5 h after the intake of ATD and a tryptophan‐balanced control condition.Results:  A chi‐square comparison was used to identify the effect of ATD on increased aggression after LP. Boys were more likely to respond with an increased aggressive response after HP under ATD as represented by an increased relative risk and odds ratios. Girls had a higher relative risk than boys of an increased point subtraction under ATD after LP. No significant gender differences in decision‐time were detected.Conclusion:  An effect of ATD on increased aggression was found in the whole sample after LP. Research involving larger samples is needed to confirm the present preliminary findings.