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Barriers to implementation of IT in educational institutions
Authors: Garg Anchal , Shukla Balvinder , Kendall Graham 
Published: February 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to identify the most significant barriers to successful implementation of information technology (IT) in higher educational institutions (HEIs) of India. Although, educational institutions are investing in IT, they have been not been able to leverage it the same way as other business organizations. The present investigation will assist the management of HEIs to distinguish the key barriers affecting productive IT implementations and further take appropriate measures to deal with it.Design/methodology/approach– For the purpose of the study, focus group and semi-structured interviews were conducted with academicians, administrators, functional heads, and IT staff from various HEIs of India. This research attempts to discover the major barriers to successful implementation of IT in HEIs using an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) methodology. Furthermore, structural analysis and classification of barriers is done using MICMAC analysis.Findings– The results identified the key barriers that if dealt with can help overcome or lower the effect of other barriers preventing successful IT implementation in HEIs. It will provide roadmap to managers and administrators of HEIs to take appropriate measures to overcome the major barrier to effective implementation of IT.Originality/value– Several authors have been studied barriers to implementation of IT in industry and educational institutions, but none have found the most significant barriers that affect successful implementation of IT and may drive other impediments. This research draws inspiration and is being carried out for Indian HEIs.
Antecedents of marketing integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions
Authors: Sinkovics Rudolf R. , Sinkovics Noemi , Lew Yong Kyu , Jedin Mohd Haniff , Zagelmeyer Stefan 
Published: February 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine operational-level implementation issues regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in general, and resource combination and integration at the functional marketing level in particular.Design/methodology/approach– The paper introduces four factors (i.e. collaboration, interaction, marketing synergy, and the realignment of marketing resources) that support successful M&A marketing integration and enhance overall M&A performance.Findings– The results indicate that marketing synergy and the realignment of marketing resources contribute significantly to the extent of integration. At the same time, the authors find a significant but negative relationship between the interaction dimension and the speed of integration.Originality/value– The cultural integration of firms that feature different management styles and organizational cultures has been recognized as a particularly challenging aspect of cross-border M&As. This study explains factors that contribute to effective marketing integration in M&As.
Measuring innovation capability in exporting firms: the INNOVSCALE
Authors: Vicente Margarida , Abrantes José Luís , Teixeira Mário Sérgio 
Published: February 2015

Purpose– The development of innovation capability is an important topic for both managers and academics. However, studies that investigate which elements integrate innovation capability in the context of export market are very scarce. Drawing on the resource-based view, the purpose of this paper is to identify important dimensions in order to build a scale to measure innovation capability in exporting firms – the INNOVSCALE.Design/methodology/approach– The study draws on data collected by online questionnaire in a sample survey of 471 exporting manufacturing firms. The results were obtained using structural equation modeling. Statistical tests demonstrate that the scale presents composite reliability as well as convergent and nomological validity.Findings– The findings reveal that innovation capability is a higher-order construct formed by four dimensions: product development capability, innovativeness, strategic capability, and technological capability. The results also indicate that all four dimensions of the innovation capability scale are positively and significantly associated with export venture performance.Originality/value– This study develops a new scale, the INNOVSCALE, which is a measure of innovation capability of exporting firms, and tests its impact on three measures of export venture performance, namely financial, strategic, and achievement.
Performance measurement adoption and business performance
Authors: Otheitis Nikolaos , Kunc Martin 
Published: February 2015

Purpose
– Seaborne trade accounts for 90 per cent of world’s total trade activity. Ship management is a highly skilled discipline with a high degree of complexity yet it has failed to follow with the same pace the advancements of performance measurement systems (PMSs) like other industries. Business performance measurement has only recently become a relevant topic in shipping. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the adoption of PMS in the shipping industry.

Design/methodology/approach
– A questionnaire was developed based on the performance measurement literature and submitted to 100 shipping companies around the world obtaining 41 usable questionnaires covering 13 countries from Europe, Asia and America.

Findings
– The adoption of performance measurement differs based on type of business: liquid bulk (tanker) vessels and bulk carriers or containers. Quality and safety management systems have fostered the adoption of performance measurement positively in tankers impacting decision making and the performance of shipping companies using PMS.

Research limitations/implications
– While the sample is representative of the situation of the industry, it represents the results of one point in time.

Practical implications
– The use of PMSs can be a tool to achieve superior performance but it may be fostered by, and has to be aligned with the needs of, internal and external stakeholders. Early adopters in the shipping industry are among the leaders in the industry.

Originality/value
– The paper is a unique contribution to performance measurement since it explores the adoption of PMSs and its impact in performance at industry level in a global industry.
Home institutions, internationalization and firm performance
Authors: Chen Yan , Zhai Rui-Rui , Wang Chengqi , Zhong Changbiao 
Published: February 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine how home institutions moderate the influence of internationalization, and the effect this has on the performance of stock-listed Chinese firms.Design/methodology/approach– A sample of 118 stock-listed Chinese firms over the period 2006-2011 was considered, using the panel data method.Findings– The results show that foreign ownership and region-specific marketization help firms reap the performance benefits of internationalization, while state ownership plays an insignificant role.Research limitations/implications– The findings may not hold for unlisted firms, service firms or firms from other emerging economies.Practical implications– The study suggests that Chinese managers should take advantage of home country institutions to improve the effects of internationalization on performance.Originality/value– This research suggests that the analysis of the performance consequences of internationalization should go beyond the nexus between internationalization and performance, and also consider the home institutional factors that may facilitate or constrain the focal relationship.
Impact of network capability on small business performance
Authors: Zacca Robert , Dayan Mumin , Ahrens Thomas 
Published: February 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of network capability (NC) on small enterprise performance via knowledge creation, and two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO): competitive aggressiveness and innovativeness.Design/methodology/approach– The authors propose a theoretical model that was tested using a survey instrument administered to owners and managers of small-sized enterprises within the United Arab Emirates. Theory development was assisted by semi-structured interviews with an independent sample of owners and managers of small enterprises.Findings– The results show that NC is positively related to knowledge creation and that competitive aggressiveness and innovativeness are key mediators between knowledge creation and firm performance.Research limitations/implications– The study contributes to theoretical development by integrating the domains of NC and knowledge creation to EO and small business performance. The authors show that the conversion from NC to small business performance is mediated by knowledge creation and the two dimensions of EO: innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness.Practical implications– The study findings present interesting practical implications for small business owners seeking to shift their firm’s orientation toward being more entrepreneurial.Originality/value– The study highlights the crucial role innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness play as mediators when the relation between knowledge creation and small business performance is examined.
‘That doesn't translate’: the role of evidence‐based practice in disempowering speech pathologists in acute aphasia management
Authors: Foster Abby , Worrall Linda , Rose Miranda , O'Halloran Robyn 
Published: February 2015

AbstractBackgroundAn evidence–practice gap has been identified in current acute aphasia management practice, with the provision of services to people with aphasia in the acute hospital widely considered in the literature to be inconsistent with best‐practice recommendations. The reasons for this evidence–practice gap are unclear; however, speech pathologists practising in this setting have articulated a sense of dissonance regarding their limited service provision to this population. A clearer understanding of why this evidence–practice gap exists is essential in order to support and promote evidence‐based approaches to the care of people with aphasia in acute care settings.AimsTo provide an understanding of speech pathologists’ conceptualization of evidence‐based practice for acute post‐stroke aphasia, and its implementation.Methods & ProceduresThis study adopted a phenomenological approach, underpinned by a social constructivist paradigm. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 14 Australian speech pathologists, recruited using a purposive sampling technique. An inductive thematic analysis of the data was undertaken.Outcomes & ResultsA single, overarching theme emerged from the data. Speech pathologists demonstrated a sense of disempowerment as a result of their relationship with evidence‐based practice for acute aphasia management. Three subthemes contributed to this theme. The first described a restricted conceptualization of evidence‐based practice. The second revealed speech pathologists’ strained relationships with the research literature. The third elucidated a sense of professional unease over their perceived inability to enact evidence‐based clinical recommendations, despite their desire to do so.Conclusions & ImplicationsSpeech pathologists identified a current knowledge–practice gap in their management of aphasia in acute hospital settings. Speech pathologists place significant emphasis on the research evidence; however, their engagement with the research is limited, in part because it is perceived to lack clinical utility. A sense of professional dissonance arises from the conflict between a desire to provide best practice and the perceived barriers to implementing evidence‐based recommendations clinically, resulting in evidence‐based practice becoming a disempowering concept for some.
Swallowing disorders in Parkinson's disease: impact of lingual pumping
Authors: Argolo Natalie , Sampaio Marília , Pinho Patrícia , Melo Ailton , Nóbrega Ana Caline 
Published: February 2015

AbstractBackgroundLingual pumping (LP) is a repetitive, involuntary, anteroposterior movement of the tongue on the soft palate that is executed prior to transferring the food bolus to the pharynx, but we also observed LP when multiple swallows were taken. LP may be associated with rigidity and bradykinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). This phenomenon tends to be more prevalent in dysphagic PD patients, and its impact on swallowing dynamics remains poorly understood.ObjectiveTo evaluate how LP interferes with the oral and pharyngeal phases of the swallowing of foods of different consistencies and volumes.MethodsWe used videofluoroscopy to study the swallowing of 69 PD patients performing 10 swallows of barium mixed with foods of different consistencies and volumes.ResultsLP was associated with the unstable intra‐oral organization of the bolus, the loss of bolus control, the pharyngeal retention of food and food entering the airway. This abnormal movement was also associated with a shorter oral transit time and was found to be more prevalent with food of thicker consistencies.ConclusionsLP is associated with swallowing incoordination and with food entering the airway. Preventive measures to minimise the pulmonary or nutritional consequences of this behaviour are necessary.
The red coral (Corallium rubrum) transcriptome: a new resource for population genetics and local adaptation studies
Authors: Pratlong M. , Haguenauer A. , Chabrol O. , Klopp C. , Pontarotti P. , Aurelle D. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractThe question of species survival and evolution in heterogeneous environments has long been a subject for study. Indeed, it is often difficult to identify the molecular basis of adaptation to contrasted environments, and nongenetic effects increase the difficulty to disentangle fixed effects, such as genetic adaptation, from variable effects, such as individual phenotypic plasticity, in adaptation. Nevertheless, this question is also of great importance for understanding the evolution of species in a context of climate change. The red coral (Corallium rubrum) lives in the Mediterranean Sea, where at depths ranging from 5 to 600 m, it meets very contrasted thermal conditions. The shallowest populations of this species suffered from mortality events linked with thermal anomalies that have highlighted thermotolerance differences between individuals. We provide here a new transcriptomic resource, as well as candidate markers for the study of local adaptation. We sequenced the transcriptome of six individuals from 5 m and six individuals from 40 m depth at the same site of the Marseilles bay, after a period of common garden acclimatization. We found differential expression maintained between the two depths even after common garden acclimatization, and we analysed the polymorphism pattern of these samples. We highlighted contigs potentially implicated in the response to thermal stress, which could be good candidates for the study of thermal adaptation for the red coral. Some of these genes are also involved in the response to thermal stress in other corals. Our method enables the identification of candidate loci of local adaptation useful for other nonmodel organisms.
Effects of injectable extended‐release naltrexone (XR‐NTX) for opioid dependence on residential rehabilitation outcomes and early follow‐up
Authors: Leslie Douglas L. , Milchak William , Gastfriend David R. , Herschman Philip L. , Bixler Edward O. , Velott Diana L. , Meyer Roger E. 
Published: February 2015

Background and ObjectivesLittle is known about the use of extended‐release naltrexone (XR‐NTX) during residential rehabilitation, and its effects on early outcomes and rates of follow‐up treatment. This study examined patient characteristics and rates of treatment completion and engagement in post‐residential care of opioid dependent patients who received XR‐NTX during residential rehabilitation, compared with patients who did not receive this medication.MethodsElectronic records for opioid dependent patients from three Pennsylvania residential detoxification and treatment facilities (N = 7,687) were retrospectively analyzed. We determined the proportion of patients who received XR‐NTX (INJ), and compared rates of treatment completion and engagement in follow‐up care relative to a naturalistic control group of patients recommended for, but not administered, XR‐NTX (Non‐INJ). Data on whether the patient initiated follow‐up care were available from one site (N = 3,724).ResultsOverall, 598 (7.8%) patients were recommended for XR‐NTX and of these, 168 (28.1%) received injections. Compared to non‐INJ patients, INJ patients were less likely to leave against medical advice (4.8% vs. 30.2%, p < .001) and more likely to initiate follow‐up care (37.7% vs. 19.7%, p < .001). These differences remained significant after controlling for demographic covariates using regression analysis.ConclusionsXR‐NTX was associated with higher rates of residential and early post‐residential care engagement in patients with opioid dependence.Scientific SignificanceXR‐NTX may be an effective adjunct in the residential treatment and aftercare of patients with opioid dependence. (Am J Addict 2015;24:265–270)
The link between competitive sports and gambling behaviors among youths
Authors: Gavriel‐Fried Belle , Bronstein Israel , Sherpsky Idit 
Published: February 2015

Background and ObjectivesThis study examines the association between physical activities and gambling, making a distinction between two characteristics of the former: intensity level and type (competitive/non‐competitive).Method316 adolescents from four high schools in Israel completed questionnaires.ResultsFor males, participation in competitive athletic sports was associated with gambling frequency and problem gambling. For females, participation in competitive athletic sports was associated only with gambling frequency.ConclusionsBoth types of physical activity and gender are important when analyzing the association between gambling and sporting activities.Scientific SignificanceYouths involved in competitive sports are at greater risk for gambling involvement. (Am J Addict 2015;24:200–202)
Detection of relevant amounts of cow's milk protein in non‐pre‐packed bakery products sold as cow's milk‐free
Authors: Trendelenburg V. , Enzian N. , Bellach J. , Schnadt S. , Niggemann B. , Beyer K. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractBackgroundCurrently, there is no mandatory labelling of allergens for non‐pre‐packed foods in the EU. Therefore, consumers with food allergy rely on voluntary information provided by the staff. The aim of this study was to characterize allergic reactions to non‐pre‐packed foods and to investigate whether staff in bakery shops were able to give advice regarding a safe product choice.MethodsQuestionnaires were sent to 200 parents of children with a food allergy. Staff of 50 bakery shops were interviewed regarding selling non‐pre‐packed foods to food‐allergic customers. Bakery products being recommended as ‘cow's milk‐free’ were bought, and cow's milk protein levels were measured using ELISA.ResultsA total of 104 of 200 questionnaires were returned. 25% of the children experienced an allergic reaction due to a non‐pre‐packed food from bakery shops and 20% from ice cream parlours. Sixty percent of the bakery staff reported serving food‐allergic customers at least once a month, 24% once a week. Eighty four percent of the staff felt able to advise food‐allergic consumers regarding a safe product choice. Seventy three ‘cow's milk‐free’ products were sold in 44 bakery shops. Cow's milk could be detected in 43% of the bakery products, 21% contained >3 mg cow's milk protein per serving.ConclusionStaff in bakery shops felt confident about advising customers with food allergy. However, cow's milk was detectable in almost half of bakery products being sold as ‘cow's milk‐free’. Every fifth product contained quantities of cow's milk exceeding an amount where approximately 10% of cow's milk‐allergic children will show clinical relevant symptoms.
Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in a specialized thyroid surgery unit: would routine intraoperative neuromonitoring alter outcomes?
Authors: Sarkis Leba M. , Zaidi Nisar , Norlén Olov , Delbridge Leigh W. , Sywak Mark S. , Sidhu Stan B. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractBackgroundBilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy following total thyroidectomy is a rare complication, however, poses significant morbidity to the patient when it does occur. The purpose of this paper was to determine the incidence of bilateral RLN palsy in a specialized thyroid unit and determine whether the routine use of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) would alter the outcome.MethodsThis is a retrospective review of prospectively gathered data. A total of 7406 patients underwent total thyroidectomy at the University of Sydney Endocrine Surgical Unit between January 1990 and February 2014. IONM was utilized on a selective basis and we sought to assess whether IONM would have altered outcome in those patients who developed bilateral RLN palsy.ResultsOf the 7406 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy, seven patients (0.09%) developed bilateral RLN palsy during the study period. There was one permanent RLN palsy (0.01%) and routine IONM may have prevented one death and altered the outcome in two of the seven patients.ConclusionBilateral RLN palsy is a rare entity occurring in one out of 1000 cases in a specialized thyroid unit. IONM may facilitate the decision to pursue delayed surgery where the signal is lost on the first surgical side and has the potential to avoid bilateral RLN palsy following total thyroidectomy.
Do bacteria play an important role in the pathogenesis of low back pain?
Authors: Fisher Thomas J. , Osti Orso L. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractConsiderable interest has been generated recently regarding an alternative hypothesis for the pathogenesis of low back pain and radiculopathy in the presence of intervertebral disc prolapse. Traditionally, back pain and radicular (sciatic) symptoms have been attributed to mechanical compression of neural tissue by herniated disc material and to inflammation caused by exposure of the nerve roots to disc tissue. Recent research however has suggested that low‐grade infection within the intervertebral disc by anaerobic bacteria may be responsible. The development of Modic changes in the corresponding adjacent vertebral endplates has also been suggested as an indicator of infection. This article is a thorough review of the current literature regarding the hypothesis that low‐grade anaerobic bacterial infection may be the cause of disabling low back pain and radiculopathy.