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Development of sweet preparations with dietary fiber and low energy density
Authors: Tavares Carolina , Geraldo Ana Paula , Ramos Jamile , Elisabeth Pinto e Silva Maria 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to reduce the ED of sweet preparations through calorie reduction by replacing sucrose, reducing fat, and increasing the amount of dietary fiber.Design/methodology/approachSweet preparations were chosen to reduce ED and increase dietary fiber. Sucrose was replaced by two types of sweeteners, white flour was partially replaced by whole grain flour and fat was reduced. Preparations that had the desired characteristics underwent sensorial analysis to assess their acceptability, and rated by the affective test with hedonic scale. Preparations rated with 50 percent of grades greater than or equal to 7 were considered accepted. Analysis and calculations were performed using FIZZ software. The percentage change in ED was calculated as the difference between the ED of those ingredients replaced and/or reduced.FindingsThe preparations butter cookies, lemon pie topped with whipped cream and carrot cake with chocolate frosting were accepted by most of the tasters. It proved possible to reduce ED by approximately 4.0 kcal per gram and to increase the amount of total dietary fiber from 1.8 g/100 g to 3.6 g/100 g, without affecting acceptance.Originality/valueIt is an unpublished article that deals with reducing the ED and increasing the dietary fiber of sweet preparations, pointing out their difficulties and differences between different preparations created aiming at the prevention of chronic diseases.
Effect of thermal treatment on ochratoxin content of chickpea
Authors: Rahimi Khadije , Mohamadi Sani Ali , Gholampour Azizi Eisa 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the presence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in chickpea samples in northern Iran and to study the effect of thermal treatment on ochratoxin content of the samples.Design/methodology/approachFor this purpose, 32 chickpea samples were collected from retail stores of four cities in Mazandaran province in the north of Iran. Samples were soaked in potable water and cooked, respectively, for 3.5 and 4 h. Then the raw and cooked samples and the soaking water were analyzed for OTA determination by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique.FindingsResults showed that six raw samples (18.75 per cent) contained detectable amounts of OTA by average concentration of 5.9±3.7 which is lower than national standards. The highest and lowest concentration of OTA in raw samples was 2.1 and 12.5 ppb, so chickpea is not a source for OTA poisoning. Increasing the time of cooking led to slight degradation of OTA but according to statistical analysis and LSD test, only after five hours, thermal treatment caused OTA to degrade significantly (p<0.05). During soaking and thermal processing, leakage of OTA to the water partly occurred so that the OTA content of soaking water is detectable.Originality/valueFew research studies have been done on OTA detection in legumes and specially chickpea samples in the world and no research has been done to evaluate the effect of cooking process on OTA in chickpea.
Leadership as a balancing act between performance‐ and development‐orientation
Authors: Wallo Andreas , Ellström Per‐Erik , Kock Henrik 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to revisit data from a previous study of leadership in an industrial company that was in the process of implementing a process‐oriented, team‐based form of organisation. Based on these data, it aims to explore the assumption that process‐orientation implies “new” leadership behaviours and relationships with co‐workers. More specifically, it aims to focus on analysing how the managers and co‐workers understood and practised the ideas about leadership for learning and development that were introduced in connection with the new production organisation. The purpose is also to determine what factors constrained and facilitated these leadership practises.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted with a large industrial company using case study methodology. The empirical material consists of 35 qualitative interviews with production managers (n=4), first‐line managers (n=14), and operators (n=17).FindingsThe results indicate that performance‐oriented leadership with a focus on facilitating adaptive learning is emphasised more than development‐oriented leadership, which facilitates critical reflection and innovative learning. Furthermore, the study suggests that the administrative workload greatly limits the potential for development‐oriented leadership. Overall, first‐line managers appear to have more in common with system administrators than leaders.Practical implicationsThis study highlights the need to find a balance between performance and development in organisations. Specifically, there is a need for leaders to create opportunities and support for increased developmental learning at work. It is also necessary to emphasise critical reflection both in connection with daily operations and in the formal education of co‐workers and leaders.Originality/valueThis study demonstrates the gap between the rhetoric of new leadership and the organisational realities that leaders experience in their daily work. At the same time, the study points to the dual nature of leadership for learning and the constraints on its realisations in practise.
Ethical managers in ethical organisations? The leadership‐culture connection among Finnish managers
Authors: Huhtala Mari , Kangas Maiju , Lämsä Anna‐Maija , Feldt Taru 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe main aim of the present study is to discover whether the managers’ self‐evaluations of their ethical leadership style are associated with their assessments of the ethical organisational culture (measured with an eight‐dimensional Corporate Ethical Virtues‐model). It aims to hypothesise that the more ethical the managers evaluate their own leadership style to be, the higher evaluations they give on the ethical culture of their organisation. The underlying assumption is that ethical managers can enhance the ethical culture by behaving in accordance with their own values.Design/methodology/approachThis quantitative research was based on a questionnaire study with 902 respondents throughout Finland. A linear regression analysis was conducted to examine how ethical leadership was related to ethical organisational culture.FindingsManagers who appraised their own leadership style as ethical also evaluated the ethical culture of their organisations more positively. The result implies that an ethically behaving leader can develop the culture of his/her organisation towards more ethical practices. The results also showed that differences in evaluating both ethical leadership and culture emerged concerning background variables.Research limitations/implicationsThe data collected were based only on self‐assessments from one data source, and therefore future studies, e.g. including employee ratings, are needed.Practical implicationsPromoting ethical virtues in organisations can lead to a virtuous circle, which supports both ethical culture and ethical leadership.Originality/valueThis empirical study contributes to the research on ethical leadership by examining it in relation to ethical organisational culture.
Facilities management driving green building certification: a case from Finland
Authors: Aaltonen Anna , Määttänen Eeva , Kyrö Riikka , Sarasoja Anna‐Liisa 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe aim of this study is to identify and understand the role of facility services in the environmental performance of existing office buildings.Design/methodology/approachThe study observes how a facilities management (FM) service provider develops its service processes to meet environmental efficiency objectives. The environmental objectives are adopted from a commonly used green building rating system. The developed processes and services are then analysed and tested against a case facility.FindingsThe results indicate that FM service processes have both direct and indirect influence on the building environmental performance metrics. The results show that, by relatively light changes and modifications to the FM service processes, quite extensive environmental benefits can be achieved.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is preliminary and the results are based on the single case study. Only one service provider was assessed. Moreover, the case study represents a situation where all FM services are provided by one service provider.Practical implicationsFM providers readily hold a great portion of the data required for green management. It can be argued that FM services play a central role in the environmental performance of an office building and FM organizations can significantly support client organizations in their efforts to minimize their total environmental impact.Social implicationsThe majority of carbon dioxide emissions caused by buildings are created during the operating phase of existing buildings. In other words, the way a building is managed and maintained has a major impact on the environmental performance of the building.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the discussion on the role of FM in climate change.
Maintainability analysis of an offshore gas compression train system, a case study
Authors: Hussin Hilmi , Mohd Hashim Fakhruldin , Halim Ramli Omar , Muhammad Afdhal Ghazali Syed 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to propose a practical method of performing maintainability analysis of an offshore system at operation phase having some improvement trend.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis follows a systematically developed method of analyzing maintenance data, identifying critical factors affecting system performance, and developing suitable downtime distribution model with some applications of statistical analysis techniques and expert opinion.FindingsImprovement in spare part logistics is found significant in reducing downtime thus should be well feedback to design and plant engineers so that it can be incorporated in new offshore system. The downtime models developed based on the steady state analysis and expert input are found to be practical for prediction of the system maintainability performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe analysis focuses on the downtime which includes the repair, logistics and administrative delay time. At the operation phase, plant personnel are mostly interested in the availability and downtime performance of the system thus this study provides an excellent example of how the analysis can be done practically and effectively.Practical implicationsMaintainability analysis at operation phase is crucial to assess and predict the maintenance system performance and provide valuable feedback to the design phase and existing plant for further improvement. The methodology developed here is practical hence can assist plant personnel to perform maintainability analysis effectively.Originality/valueThis paper present a generic method of analyzing maintainability at the operation phase. The proposed distribution method via steady state and expert input approaches provides a practical method for formulating downtime distribution model when improvement trend exists.
MOOCs and the library
Authors: Massis Bruce E. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this column is to examine the current discussion of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and the library's involvement in this worldwide movement.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of a literature review and commentary on this topic that has been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners.FindingsThe study finds that MOOCs may offer colleges the opportunity to accept the democratization of learning for all who wish to engage. Librarians have a chance to extend their influence in the development of MOOCs as an integral component in this new model.Originality/valueThe value in addressing this issue is to suggest the benefits that the library can bring to this burgeoning form of online learning.
Can the world run on renewable energy? A revised negative case
Authors: Trainer Ted 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe discussion of climate change and energy problems is generally based on the assumption that technical solutions are possible and that the task is essentially to determine the most effective ways. This view relies heavily on the expectation that renewable energy sources can be substituted for fossil fuels. The purpose of this paper is to improve on an earlier attempt to estimate the investment cost that would be involved in deriving total world energy supply from renewable sources.Design/methodology/approachThis discussion improves on an earlier attempt to estimate the investment cost that would be involved in deriving total world energy supply from renewable sources. It takes common assumptions re future energy demand and estimates of future output and capital costs of major renewable energy sources and explores four strategies for supplying global energy demand in 2050.FindingsThis paper finds that the greenhouse and energy problems cannot be solved by action on the supply side, i.e. by technical developments which promise to provide quantities taken for granted in energy‐intensive societies. This general “limits to growth” perspective is that these and the other major global problems can only be solved by action on the demand side, i.e. by moving to ways, values, institutions and systems which greatly reduce the need for materials, energy and ecological resources.Research limitations/implicationsConfidence in the conclusions is limited mainly by the lack of evidence at this point in time on the actual difficulties set by the problem of integrating the intermittent sources, and the resulting need for redundant plant.Practical implicationsEach of the four strategies explored requires large amounts of redundant plant to be able to cope with the intermittency problem. Each leads to total system capital costs which are well beyond affordable levels.Social implicationsThe findings add to the general “limits to growth” case that solutions to the global energy and other sustainability problems cannot be achieved within consumer‐capitalist society but must be sought via dramatic reductions in production, consumption and GDP. This would require radical system change from the commitment to growth, market systems and affluent lifestyles, to what is described as The Simpler Way.Originality/valueIt does not seem that this approach has previously been taken to the specific issue of the potential and limits of renewable energy. Little or no attention has been given to the thesis that global sustainability and justice require transition to some kind of Simpler Way.
Accountability and giving accounts
Authors: Hardy Les , Ballis Harry 
Published: May 2013

PurposeFocusing on Sanitarium, a commercial‐charity operating as a department of a church, the paper aims to use Mashaw's taxonomy to examine this organisation's informal reporting in the context of accountability.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopts a case study approach and draws on data gathered from primary and secondary archival sources, interviews with key informants, and reports in the public media.FindingsThe paper examines Sanitarium, a hybrid organisation that has made informal account giving its primary means of reporting to constituents and the general public. It reveals that while the informal reporting blurs the boundaries of reporting regimes, the informal account always discloses something more, has the spirit of accountability and provides insight into the organisation that otherwise would not be accessible. The paper shows the usefulness of applying Mashaw's framework to examine the accountability practices of organisations in the third sector.Originality/valueThe paper extends understanding into the nature of accountability by highlighting the contribution of informal account giving, the role of stakeholder perceptions in determining what counts as accountability, and the benefits of using a framework that can be applied to all commercial organisations, including faith organisations. The paper focuses on an area of study that has been acknowledged as under‐researched and contributes to the knowledge of accountability in religious organisations.
Environmental dynamism and entrepreneurial orientation
Authors: José Ruiz‐Ortega María , Parra‐Requena Gloria , Rodrigo‐Alarcón Job , García‐Villaverde Pedro M. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the antecedents of entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Specifically, the authors aim to analyze how firms' capabilities influence the relationship between firm environmental dynamism and entrepreneurial orientation. The study seeks to provide a better understanding of antecedents of EO, helping to fill in the gap that exists in the EO literature and explain how certain internal and external factors, independently and jointly, influence EO.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical study is conducted on a sample of 253 firms from the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. In order to test the proposed model, a hierarchical regression analysis was developed.FindingsA positive effect of environmental dynamism, technological capabilities and marketing capabilities on EO was detected and it was possible to observe how technology capabilities improve the positive effect of environment dynamism on EO.Originality/valueThe most important contribution of this paper is to demonstrate that the direction of the moderating effect of capabilities on environment dynamism changes depending on the capabilities that are analyzed. While the technology capabilities improve the positive effect of environment dynamism, the marketing capabilities worsen the effect of environment dynamism on EO.
Organizational change and psychological reactance
Authors: Nesterkin Dmitriy A. 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to focus on the resistance to change in the organizational contexts where a soon‐to‐be‐implemented change initiative infringes upon freedoms of the employees. Specifically, the role of affect was explored within the framework of psychological reactance theory, delineating salience of affect as a driver of the intention to restore one's threatened freedoms. Additionally, the roles that emotional intelligence and interpersonal justice play in lowering the activation of reactance were examined.Design/methodology/approachThis is a conceptual paper that connects self‐determination, reactance, organizational change, emotional intelligence and justice literatures to explain how psychological reactance may be energized and de‐energized in the context of on‐going organizational change.FindingsThe study suggests that organizational change is likely to undermine employees' freedoms, which will arouse negative affective states. The latter are likely to energize reactance – a motivational state directed to restore the threatened freedoms. Negative affect and reactance may be mitigated by implementing and sustaining socially supportive and interpersonally just organizational environment, led by an emotionally intelligent management staff.Originality/valueThis work is the first that investigates how and under what circumstances organizational change is likely to activate employees' psychological reactance. Furthermore, the study presents two new methods that may be used by managers to mitigate change‐driven reactance and the negative affect that energizes it.
The quintessence of a therapeutic environment
Authors: Haigh Rex 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the necessary primary emotional development experiences for healthy personality formation.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a critical synthesis of psychoanalytic theory.FindingsFive experiences are judged necessary for health “primary emotional development”: attachment, containment, communication, inclusion and agency. These can be deliberately recreated in therapeutic environments to form a structure for “secondary emotional development”.Practical implicationsThe ways in which these qualities of a psychosocial environment can be produced are described.Social implicationsFailure to recognise the importance of these qualities of an environment can cause unhealthy, or frankly toxic, psychosocial environments in various settings.Originality/valueThis is the author's original work, and has relevance for all psychosocial environments.
The evolution of a therapeutic community for offenders with a learning disability and personality disorder: part two – increasing responsivity
Authors: Taylor Jon 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe practices introduced to a therapeutic community (TC) to promote responsivity for men with learning disability and personality disorder.Design/methodology/approachThis is a descriptive paper.FindingsThe paper describes modifications to the working practices of a therapeutic community which have been found to increase the ability of offenders with a learning disability to engage in treatment.Originality/valueThe literature describing interventions for offenders with learning disability and personality disorder is sparse. This paper provides an overview of practices that have supported offenders with a learning disability to engage in treatment designed to address both their risk and their interpersonal styles of relating.
Application of lean manufacturing using value stream mapping in an auto‐parts manufacturing unit
Authors: Singh Harwinder , Singh Amandeep 
Published: May 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to address the application of lean manufacturing using value stream mapping (VSM) concepts in an auto‐parts manufacturing organization. Using value stream concepts, both current and future states maps of the organization's shop floor scenarios have been discussed to identify sources of waste between the existing state and the proposed state of the selected organization for improving its competitiveness.Design/methodology/approachVSM process symbols were used to discuss lean implementation stages in the auto‐parts manufacturing unit. Current states of the selected manufacturing unit were prepared with the help of VSM symbols and improvement areas were identified. A few modifications in current state were made and, with these modifications, a future state map is suggested.FindingsAfter comparison of the current and future states of the selected manufacturing unit, it has been found that there was 69.41 percent reduction in cycle time, 18.26 percent reduction in work in‐process inventory and 24.56 percent reduction in production lead times for the replacement ball product. While for Weldon ball end product 51.87 percent reduction in cycle time, 21.51 percent reduction in work in‐process inventory, 25.88 percent reduction in lead time was noted.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this case study are valid due to limited selection of products only.Originality/valueThis paper depicts a true picture of the implementation of lean manufacturing tools in an organization.