bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A cross-sectional study of the relationships between organizational justices and OCB
Authors: Kwon Choi Byoung , Koo Moon Hyoung , Ko Wook , Min Kim Kyoung 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to test the mediating effect of organizational identification (OI) in the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and also to examine the moderating effects of transactional and relational contracts in the relationship between OI and OCB.Design/methodology/approach– Data were collected from employees working for ten companies in South Korea. The participants were asked with a self-reported survey, and 284 questionnaires were used in the analyses.Findings– Among the three types of organizational justice, the effects of distributive and interactional justice on OCB were mediated by OI. The authors also found that the positive relationship between OI and OCB was stronger for both a low level of transactional and a high level of relational contract. In addition, the moderated mediation analyses confirmed that the indirect relationships between distributive, interactional justice and OCB through OI were valid for both high and low level of transactional contract, and only for low level of relational contract.Practical implications– To facilitate employees’ OCB, organizations have to pay adequate attention to distributive justice which is rather neglected, and also must understand what types of psychological contract employees have.Originality/value– This study intensively explored the internal mechanism as to how the different types of organizational justice lead to OCB by identifying the mediating effect of OI and moderating roles of psychological contracts.
Leader-member exchange and resource accessibility of subordinates
Authors: K. Jain Naveen , Srivastava Prashant , L. Owens Deborah 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for leader-member exchange (LMX) in the context of global integration strategy of multinational corporations (MNCs). Further, an interaction effect of leader's network centrality and leader's alignment with MNC policies on LMX and resource accessibility is proposed.Design/methodology/approach– The paper begins with the notion that different departments in a subsidiary of an MNC are likely to have different requirements for integration within the MNC network. This paper extends the literature by suggesting that employees working in the same department of a subsidiary of an MNC are likely to have different perception of the degree of integration of their subsidiary with other nodes in the MNC network.Findings– The paper posits that employees forming the “in-group” of a subsidiary leader are more likely to perceive their subsidiary as more integrated than the “out-group” employees; contribute more by way of knowledge transfer than the “out-group” employees; and perform better than the “out-group” employees, because of the moderating effect of leader's network centrality on the relationship between LMX and resource accessibility.Research limitations/implications– The research has implications for the role of subsidiary leaders in shaping the perceptions of their subordinates toward the global integration strategy of an MNC.Originality/value– The study fills a gap by integrating the LMX and MNC global integration strategy literatures and proposing the existence of perceptual differences, even at subordinate level.
Cleaner production and pollution prevention at the electronic and electric Mexican maquiladora
Authors: Velazquez Luis , Munguia Nora , Zavala Andrea , Esquer Javier , Will Markus , Delakowitz Bernd 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the deepening understanding of the diverging pollution prevention (PP) and occupational and safety practices undertaken in the Mexican maquiladora industry.

Design/methodology/approach
– This study was outlined by a modified version of the PP Program based on a continuous improvement cycle, which identifies areas of opportunity and then, proposes ideas for solving problems. This study was carried out based merely on a quantitative approach. However, when this was not possible, parameters were determined under a qualitative or semi-quantitative approach.

Findings
– Findings in this study have proven that Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention (CP&PP) programs are successful to obtain not only environmental but also occupational benefits at the same time; therefore, they should not be seem only as an environmental tool but as a sustainability tool that have the potential to make possible the creation of a sustainable production system in the maquiladora industry where products and processes, and operations are designed to be not risky for Mexican workers, communities, and environment.

Practical implications
– The study revealed empirical environmental and occupational practices that took place in nine maquiladoras located in the Northwest of Mexico and analyzes how these practices affect Mexican workers in this industry and their environment.

Originality/value
– The study evaluated the feasibility and usefulness of CP&PP programs in the maquiladora industry under an integrative approach that takes into account environmental and occupational aspect in order to understand how this industry is changing their production patterns toward sustainability.
Historical trajectory of waste management; an analysis using the health belief model
Authors: Sandhu Kiran 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– How were health-based perceptions influenced by dominant public health theories in the historical past to present times and what impact did it have on waste management behaviours? Taking public health as the single most important driver of waste management responses from historic to the contemporary times, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the waste management practices through the lens of the leading public health constructs and their impacts on the adaptive practices of waste management. The research paper seeks to analyze the historical journey of waste management responses using the theoretical constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM).Design/methodology/approach– The purpose of the research is achieved by conducting an extensive review into the available secondary source-based historic literature on waste. The paper uses qualitative method of research and applies content and text analysis to present the review of literature and establish patterns and co-relations between public health theories, health perceptions and waste behaviours. The HBM is applied in a modified format to evaluate the patterns of waste-based health perceptions and their impacts on adaptive waste management responses.Findings– Based upon a comprehensive review of literature pertaining to the historical aspect of waste management and public health constructs, the paper presents the link between the dominant public health theories, their impacts on waste-based health perceptions and waste management responses through the course of history. The analysis also reveals that while new approaches have been developed and adapted based upon the dominant public health theories, the age old practices and behaviours have not entirely faded away and rather continue to operate till date.Research limitations/implications– The research being under the preview of historical investigation, depends purely upon secondary review of literature to gather such information that shall lead to making an evaluation of health perceptions. As such the limitation of data itself for a thorough analysis is acknowledged. Also since the research setting uses the global context, the literature search found more information from the historic context of the western societies and less from other parts of the world and generalizations are therefore based on this literature.Originality/value– The paper presents a linkage between public health theories, perceptions and waste behaviours with application of the HBM and in doing so it makes a contribution towards understanding the historical journey of waste management responses. In the author's best knowledge the HBM has not been applied in environmental history research of this nature. The application of the HBM, while it has been done in the historical context herein, but it can be visualized that this model holds strength to make an application in contemporary settings to arrive at appropriate waste management policies and strategies.
WHAT'S NEW IN LIBRARIES
Authors: E. Massis Bruce 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to suggest that librarians and libraries must demonstrate rationalization of, and innovation in, the library, with the goal of ensuring a sustainable future for both the profession and the institution.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this paper, literature review and commentary on this topic have been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners.

Findings
– Myth-shattering remains as critical for the library’s survival as is a forward-facing posture. If the public, the funders, grantors, legislators and other government entities can recognize the continuing need filled by the library, not only as a welcoming and respected center of a community, but as a knowledge hub brimming with research to support innovation, the rationalization regarding its continuance will be unnecessary.

Originality/value
– The value in addressing this issue is to highlight the libraries must be viewed not only as a symbol of stability in the community but also as innovators.
Strategic development of university library space
Authors: Matthews Graham , Walton Graham 
Published: July 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore issues, approaches and challenges in providing strategic direction to university libraries on developing their physical space in what is increasingly a digital age. A key aspect of the work is to explore how university libraries and their senior staff can widen libraries’ role to inform the strategic direction of formal and informal learning spaces across the institution.

Design/methodology/approach
– Research and perspectives from across the world provide the context for the study. A single site case study based at Loughborough University in the UK is explored to demonstrate how strategy for university library space is developed. The case study also provides an example of how a university library has extended its influence on other informal learning spaces.

Findings
– University library physical space has an important role in learning, teaching and research, despite the increase in digital information provision. For effective strategy, information and evidence needs to be collected from a wide range of sources. The experience and skills that university libraries have developed in managing learning spaces can be transferred to learning spaces elsewhere in the university.

Research limitations/implications
– This is a single site case study.

Practical implications
– The case study provides approaches and ideas that can be applied by university libraries in the strategic development of learning spaces.

Originality/value
– The paper provides an innovative and informed insight into how university libraries can influence learning and teaching spaces across university campus/site. Further research would be valuable to identify practice more widely. Surveying, from a library perspective, university and university estate, management strategies for content relating to libraries and formal and informal spaces across the institution and what is going on/being planned in this area would further progress the debate.
Political connection and firm value: an Indian perspective
Authors: Datta Debabrata , K. Ganguli Santanu 
Published: July 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to verify existence of political connection of firms in India. For this purpose the paper first presents a theoretical model and then tests empirically the movement of stock prices during two state elections in India.Design/methodology/approach– The methodology is theoretical modelling where the paper applies the standard Cournot model of oligopoly. The paper then applies correlation and Wilcoxon Paired Rank Sum test to verify the results of the theoretical model by using data from the Indian stock market during the election results.Findings– The theoretical result states that some firms opt for political connection and some remain independent in an oligopoly. It also shows that political connection affects stock price. The empirical results find out that divergent responses of stock prices to the election results can be linked to politically connection.Research limitations/implications– The theoretical model is a simple two firm model and not generalized tonnumber of firms. The empirical test considers only two state elections and applies simple statistical test. The study is restricted to one country only.Practical implications– The paper has practical implications for stock market. It has implications for corporate governance and for political governance. This is important since political connection of firms has emerged as an important issue in India.Social implications– The paper is important as it addresses the issue of political connection of firms, which have ramifications for social equilibrium. In a democratic country like India any nexus between political party and firms may adversely affect not only corporate governance but also political governance.Originality/value– This paper looks at political connectedness theoretically in a federal structure, an issue not addressed so far in the literature. Second it considers not so discussed topic of market perception of political connection in India. The originality of the paper is that it presents a theory and also verifies the theoretical results with empirical test.
Event‐ and interval‐based measurement of stuttering: a review
Authors: Valente Ana Rita S. , Jesus Luis M. T. , Hall Andreia , Leahy Margaret 
Published: July 2014

AbstractBackgroundEvent‐ and interval‐based measurements are two different ways of computing frequency of stuttering. Interval‐based methodology emerged as an alternative measure to overcome problems associated with reproducibility in the event‐based methodology. No review has been made to study the effect of methodological factors in interval‐based absolute reliability data or to compute the agreement between the two methodologies in terms of inter‐judge, intra‐judge and accuracy (i.e., correspondence between raters’ scores and an established criterion).AimsTo provide a review related to reproducibility of event‐based and time‐interval measurement, and to verify the effect of methodological factors (training, experience, interval duration, sample presentation order and judgment conditions) on agreement of time‐interval measurement; in addition, to determine if it is possible to quantify the agreement between the two methodologiesMethods & ProceduresThe first two authors searched for articles on ERIC, MEDLINE, PubMed, B‐on, CENTRAL and Dissertation Abstracts during January–February 2013 and retrieved 495 articles. Forty‐eight articles were selected for review. Content tables were constructed with the main findings.Main ContributionArticles related to event‐based measurements revealed values of inter‐ and intra‐judge greater than 0.70 and agreement percentages beyond 80%. The articles related to time‐interval measures revealed that, in general, judges with more experience with stuttering presented significantly higher levels of intra‐ and inter‐judge agreement. Inter‐ and intra‐judge values were beyond the references for high reproducibility values for both methodologies. Accuracy (regarding the closeness of raters’ judgements with an established criterion), intra‐ and inter‐judge agreement were higher for trained groups when compared with non‐trained groups. Sample presentation order and audio/video conditions did not result in differences in inter‐ or intra‐judge results. A duration of 5 s for an interval appears to be an acceptable agreement. Explanation for high reproducibility values as well as parameter choice to report those data are discussed.Conclusions & ImplicationsBoth interval‐ and event‐based methodologies used trained or experienced judges for inter‐ and intra‐judge determination and data were beyond the references for good reproducibility values. Inter‐ and intra‐judge values were reported in different metric scales among event‐ and interval‐based methods studies, making it unfeasible to quantify the agreement between the two methods.
Transient Solidarities: Commitment and Collective Action in Post‐Industrial Societies
Authors: Heckscher Charles , McCarthy John 
Published: July 2014

AbstractSolidarity has long been considered essential to labour, but many fear that it has declined. There has been relatively little scholarly investigation of it because of both theoretical and empirical difficulties. This article argues that solidarity has not declined but has changed in form, which has an impact on what kinds of mobilization are effective. We first develop a theory of solidarity general enough to compare different forms. We then trace the evolution of solidarity through craft and industrial versions, to the emergence of collaborative solidarity from the increasingly fluid ‘friending’ relations of recent decades. Finally, we examine the question of whether these new solidarities can be mobilized into effective collective action, and suggest mechanisms, rather different from traditional union mobilizations, that have shown some power in drawing on friending relations: the development of member platforms, the use of purposive campaigns and the co‐ordination of ‘swarming’ actions. In the best cases, these can create collective actions that make a virtue of diversity, openness and participative engagement, by co‐ordinating groups with different foci and skills.
Mesenchymal stem cells suppress CD8+T cell-mediated activation by suppressing natural killer group 2, member D protein receptor expression and secretion of prostaglandin E2, indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and transforming growth factor-β
Authors: Li Mingfen , Sun Xuyong , Kuang Xiaocong , Liao Yan , Li Haibin , Luo Dianzhong 
Published: July 2014

Summary
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) inhibit immune cell responsiveness, and especially of T lymphocytes. We showed that BMSCs markedly inhibited the proliferation and cytokine production by CD8+T cells by a cell-to-cell contact phenomenon and secretion of soluble factors. BMSCs down-regulate the expression of natural killer group 2, member D protein (NKG2D) receptors on CD8+T cells when co-cultured with them. Moreover, CD8+T cells that express low levels of NKG2D had impaired proliferation after triggering by a mitogen. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I chain-related (MIC) A/B molecule, which is a typical ligand for NKG2D, was expressed on BMSCs, and caused dampening of cell proliferation. Monoclonal antibody blocking experiments targeted to MIC A/B impaired CD8+T cell function, as evaluated by proliferation and cytokine production. In addition, the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 were increased when BMSCs were co-cultured with CD8+T cells. The addition of specific inhibitors against PGE2, IDO and TGF-β partially restored the proliferation of CD8+T cells. Our results suggest that BMSCs suppress CD8+T cell-mediated activation by suppressing NKG2D expression and secretion of PGE2, IDO and TGF-β. Our observations further confirm the feasibility of BMSCs as a potential adoptive cellular therapy in immune-mediated diseases such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
Cambridge community Optometry Glaucoma Scheme
Authors: Keenan Jonathan , Shahid Humma , Bourne Rupert R , White Andrew J , Martin Keith R 
Published: July 2014

AbstractBackgroundWith a higher life expectancy, there is an increased demand for hospital glaucoma services in the United Kingdom.DesignThe Cambridge community Optometry Glaucoma Scheme (COGS) was initiated in 2010, where new referrals for suspected glaucoma are evaluated by community optometrists with a special interest in glaucoma, with virtual electronic review and validation by a consultant ophthalmologist with special interest in glaucoma.Participants1733 patients were evaluated by this scheme between 2010 and 2013.MethodsClinical assessment is performed by the optometrist at a remote site. Goldmann applanation tonometry, pachymetry, monoscopic colour optic disc photographs and automated Humphrey visual field testing are performed. A clinical decision is made as to whether a patient has glaucoma or is a suspect, and referred on or discharged as a false positive referral. The clinical findings, optic disc photographs and visual field test results are transmitted electronically for virtual review by a consultant ophthalmologist.Main Outcome MeasuresThe number of false positive referrals from initial referral into the scheme.ResultsOf the patients, 46.6% were discharged at assessment and a further 5.7% were discharged following virtual review. Of the patients initially discharged, 2.8% were recalled following virtual review. Following assessment at the hospital, a further 10.5% were discharged after a single visit.ConclusionsThe COGS community‐based glaucoma screening programme is a safe and effective way of evaluating glaucoma referrals in the community and reducing false‐positive referrals for glaucoma into the hospital system.
Evaluation of corneal collagen cross‐linking as an additional therapy in mycotic keratitis
Authors: Vajpayee Rasik B , Shafi Shah N , Maharana Prafulla K , Sharma Namrata , Jhanji Vishal 
Published: July 2014

AbstractBackgroundTo report the treatment outcomes of mycotic keratitis with collagen cross‐linking.DesignRetrospective study.ParticipantsPatients with smear‐positive moderate mycotic keratitis.MethodsA retrospective case‐file analysis was performed to identify cases of moderate mycotic keratitis treated with and without additional collagen cross‐linking, in addition to intensive topical antifungal therapy. Patients in which collagen cross‐linking was performed on the day of presentation (group 1) were compared with patients who received medical treatment alone in the form of 5% natamycin eye drops (group 2).Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary outcome measure was the time taken for resolution of infection.ResultsOverall, 41 cases were included for analysis (group 1, 20 cases; group 2, 21 cases). Mean age of the patients was comparable in both groups (46.5 ± 17.01 vs. 41.2 ± 20.7 years; P = 0.36). Average infiltrate size was 16.35 ± 6.8 mm2 in group 1 and 17.09 ± 7.4 mm2 in group 2 (P = 0.83). Overall, Aspergillus was the most commonly isolated organism (n = 4 group 1; n = 6 group 2). Resolution of infection was observed in 18 cases (90%) in group 1 and 18 (85.71%) cases in group 2. The average healing time was 30.85 ± 26.6 days in group 1, while it was 31.28 ± 19.97 days in group 2 (P = 0.94). Final best‐corrected visual acuity in group 1 was 1.13 ± 0.55 and 1.25 ± 0.46 in group 2 (P = 0.46). A tectonic keratoplasty was performed in two cases in group 1 and three cases in group 2 (P = 1.00).ConclusionsIn our study, additional collagen cross‐linking treatment did not have any advantage over medical management in cases with moderate mycotic keratitis.