bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Examining the relationship between social media characteristics and psychological dispositions
Authors: Grace Debra , Ross Mitchell , Shao Wei 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to adopt a novel approach to the study of individuals’ psychological dispositions that predict Facebook usage/non-usage. Given the historically disappointing results associated with studies that treat personality traits/dispositions as enduring and invariant, contemporary thought accepts that it is the interaction between dispositions and situations that influence behaviour. In this study, the situation (in this case, Facebook) is positioned as the antecedent stimulus for the activation of context-relevant psychological dispositions that, subsequently, facilitate behavioural prediction (i.e. Facebook usage/non-usage). Moreover, Facebook (the stimulus) is examined through its perceived psychological, rather than normative, features to identify context-relevant dispositions.

Design/methodology/approach
– This two-study project adopts a research framework developed through the integration of communication theories and theoretical frameworks and psychological processing theories. Study 1 adopted a qualitative approach to determine the psychological features of Facebook, as perceived from the individual’s standpoint. Study 2 involved a national online survey, developed from the findings from Study 1, to explore context-relevant psychological dispositions in their prediction of Facebook behaviour.

Findings
– The findings of Study 1 lead to the identification of the perceived psychological features of Facebook which are categorised under the umbrella terms of interaction, self-image control, usage volition and risk. Using these features (identified in Study 1) to guide in the selection of context-relevant dispositions, rather than arbitrarily selecting dispositions, the hypotheses for Study 2 are developed. As a result, Study 2 involves the discriminant analysis of data gathered from 579 user/non-users of Facebook to determine if context-relevant psychological dispositions accurately predict behaviour of both users and non-users of Facebook.

Originality/value
– The findings provide a psychological roadmap for Facebook advertisers, which can be used to develop and test media-specific advertising strategy. Furthermore, a significant contribution of this study resides within the research approach itself which can be used to guide not only media research but also other marketing and business research that is characterized by context specificity.
Concrete and abstract goals associated with the consumption of environmentally sustainable products
Authors: Ramirez Edward , Jiménez Fernando R. , Gau Roland 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to identify and classify consumers’ goals associated with the consumption of environmentally sustainable products. The applicability of such goals to the positioning of environmental products is also tested.

Design/methodology/approach
– Study 1 used 62 laddering interviews to identify a hierarchical map of adoption related goals. Study 2 used a survey design (N = 152 students) to test the effects of construal-goal fit on evaluations of environmental product attributes of a hybrid car. Study 3 involved an online experiment (N = 125 consumer panellists) to test the effects of construal-goal fit on consumers’ willingness to pay a price premium (WTPP) for energy-efficient light bulbs.

Findings
– A hierarchical goal map displays consumption goals attainable through environmentally sustainable products. Consumers with a chronic, high-level construal placed more importance on product attributes associated with abstract goals than those with chronic, low-level construal. This effect was stronger for males than for females. Additionally, construal-goal fit increased WTPP.

Research limitations/implications
– The results suggest that marketers consider construal-goal fit to communicate the value of environmentally sustainable products. The results, however, should be replicated in other product categories and across diverse cultural settings.

Originality/value
– This paper identifies and classifies the goals related to consumption of environmentally sustainable products. Additionally, it tests the effects of construal-goal fit on evaluations of environmental products, providing insights for marketers seeking to improve their promotional efforts and for public policymakers as they institute demarketing campaigns.
Vulnerability and agency work: from the workers’ perspectives
Authors: Cochrane Robyn , McKeown Tui 
Published: August 2015

Purpose– The notion of worker vulnerability is often seen as synonymous with disadvantage in discussions of nonstandard work. The purpose of this paper is to separate and examine these two notions by considering economic, social and psychological perspectives and exploring the reality as experienced by agency workers.Design/methodology/approach– In total, 178 Australian clerical agency workers employed by eight agencies completed a mail questionnaire. Personalised responses were subjected to computer-assisted template analysis.Findings– Sample characteristics revealed a gendered and heterogeneous workforce. Findings showed evidence of economic, psychological and social vulnerabilities although favourable features were also reported. This apparent contradiction suggests linkages between the features of nonstandard work, worker preferences, individual characteristics and the experience of worker vulnerability.Research limitations/implications– The notion of varying degrees of worker vulnerability offers a new lens to investigate agency work. The relatively small sample size, focus on clerical work and features of the Australian context may limit generalisability.Practical implications– Findings demonstrate the nature and extent of agency worker vulnerability which allows us to offer policy interventions for governments, agencies and user organisations and insights for prospective agency workers.Originality/value– The widespread use of agency workers provides an imperative for frameworks to assess the nuances of the agency work experience. This study presents the reality of agency work as experienced by the workers and reveals the good and bad aspects of agency work.
Do internal labour markets protect the unskilled from low payment? Evidence from Germany
Authors: Lengfeld Holger , Ohlert Clemens 
Published: August 2015

Purpose– Up to date, it remains an unresolved issue how firms shape inequality in interaction with mechanisms of stratification at the individual and occupational-level. Accordingly, the authors ask whether workers of different occupational classes are affected to different degrees by between-firm wage inequality. In light of the recent rise of overall wage inequality, answers to this question can contribute to a better understanding of the role firms play in this development. The authors argue and empirically test that whether workers are able to benefit from firms’ internal or external strategies for flexibility depends on resources available at the individual and occupational level. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach– Matched employer-employee data from official German labour market statistics are used to estimate firm-specific wage components, which are then regressed on structural characteristics of firms.Findings– Between-firm wage effects of internal labour markets are largest among unskilled workers and strongly pronounced among qualified manual workers. Effects are clearly smaller among classes of qualified and high-qualified non-manual workers but have risen sharply for the latter class from 2005 to 2010.Social implications– The most disadvantaged workers in the labour market are also most contingent upon employers’ increasingly heterogeneous policies of recruitment and remuneration.Originality/value– This paper combines insights from sociological and economic labour market research in order to formulate and test the new hypothesis that between-firm wage effects of internal labour markets are larger for unskilled than for qualified workers.
Day labor, informality and vulnerability in South Africa and the United States
Authors: Theodore Nik , Blaauw Derick , Schenck Catherina , Valenzuela Jr. Abel , Schoeman Christie , Meléndez Edwin 
Published: August 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to compare conditions in informal day-labor markets in South Africa and the USA to better understand the nature of worker vulnerabilities in this market, as well as the economic conditions that have contributed to the growth of day labor. The conclusion considers interventions that are underway in the two countries to improve conditions in day-labor markets.Design/methodology/approach– The paper is based on national surveys of day laborers in South Africa and the USA. A random sample of day laborers seeking work at informal hiring sites was undertaken in each country. The paper presents key findings, compares conditions in South Africa and the USA, and analyzes the relationship between economic change, labor-market dynamics, and worker vulnerability.Findings– Day-labor work is characterized by low pay, hazardous conditions on the job, and tremendous income insecurity. The day-labor markets in South Africa and the USA perform somewhat different functions within regional economies. Within South Africa, day labor can be regarded as a survival strategy. The growth of day labor in South Africa over the past decade is a manifestation of a formal labor market that is incapable of absorbing the structurally unemployed. Here, day labor is the employment of last resort, allowing workers to subsist on the fringes of the mainstream economy, but offering few pathways into the formal sector. In the USA, the day labor workforce is a largely undocumented-immigrant workforce. Workers seek work at informal hiring sites, maintaining a tenuous hold on jobs in the construction industry. There is evidence of some mobility into more stable and better paying employment.Practical implications– This paper documents the need for policies and programs to increase employment opportunities for day laborers and to better enforce labor standards in the informal economy.Originality/value– This paper summarizes findings from the only two national surveys of day laborers that have been conducted, and it compares for the first time the dynamic within growing day-labor markets in a developed- and emerging-market context.
Wage policy models: what implications for vulnerable employees?
Authors: Sgobbi Francesca 
Published: August 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the employer’s wage policy on the wage dynamics of vulnerable groups of employees at large firms, including younger employees, employees on fixed-term contracts, and employees who take parental leave.Design/methodology/approach– The first step of the analysis identifies the wage policy models adopted by a sample of large Italian companies by means of a cluster analysis based on firm-level variables that describe the wage level, wage structure, and wage dynamics. The second step estimates the impact of the employer’s wage policy on the wage growth path of matched employees, paying particular attention to groups of vulnerable workers.Findings– The cluster analysis identifies four clusters whose characteristics reflect ideal types suggested by the literature. The 2SLS wage regressions that examine the impact of the employer’s wage policy model on a matched employee’s wage five years later confirm that the initial employer’s wage policy is a significant determinant of wage dynamics. However, the observed patterns significantly differ between the whole sample and the examined groups of vulnerable employees.Originality/value– Despite consistent evidence of negative labour market outcomes for vulnerable employees, the impact of firm characteristics on segregation into disadvantaged groups is still under-researched. This paper provides new evidence of how the employer’s wage policy impacts the wage growth path of disadvantaged employees and highlights critical dimensions to reduce the risk of segregation into less favourable segments of the labour market.
Middle market companies: reaching stakeholders through strategic communication
Authors: Hutt Roger W. 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide a description and overview of the middle market which, by sales volume, lies between the small business and large business sectors and also identifies the implications for corporate communication in that sector.

Design/methodology/approach
– A review of the literature in corporate communication and related business and management topics formed the basis of the paper.

Findings
– The middle market was found to be a collection of businesses vastly ranging in size and structure and spanning numerous industries. Regardless of size, firms need to behave as if they were large corporations and well-staffed organizations as they engage and manage stakeholders and implement corporate communication strategic plans.

Research limitations/implications
– The findings, which could form the basis for a more comprehensive study, were based solely on secondary sources.

Practical implications
– Suggestions for addressing unique corporate communication issues in the middle market are highlighted.

Originality/value
– The paper enhances understanding of the middle market which, while economically-successful, is often ignored.
Kaizen: a Japanese philosophy and system for business excellence
Authors: Macpherson Wayne G. , Lockhart James C , Kavan Heather , Iaquinto Anthony L. 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to develop a definitive and insightful working definition of kaizen for practitioners and academics in the West through which they may better understand the kaizen phenomenon and its intangible but critical underpinning philosophy.

Design/methodology/approach
– A phenomenological study of the utility of kaizen within in the bounds of active kaizen environments in name Japanese industrial organisations was conducted over a three-year period in Japan. The research explored how Japanese workers acknowledge, exercise, identify and diffuse kaizen in a sustainable manner.

Findings
– Kaizen is found to be a broad philosophical approach to work that serves different purposes for different members of the organisation, where no universal definition appears to exist yet differing ideologies are tolerated. Kaizen in Japan has a considerably deep meaning: it channels worker creativity and expressions of individuality into bounded environments, and creates an energy that drives a shared state of mind among employees to achieve proactive changes and innovation in the workplace.

Originality/value
– This paper competently bridges the Japanese-Anglosphere cultural divide in social and business contexts. It contributes to the development of practitioner understanding of the utility of kaizen in Japan through unhindered cross-cultural research methodology, enabled by researcher competency and fluency in Japanese language and culture.
Marketing or sales: the executive decision
Authors: Lee Hei-wai , Scott Crystal J. 
Published: August 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the differences in organizations that choose to have a sales executive versus a marketing executive on the leadership team.

Design/methodology/approach
– Our study examined 315 marketing and sales executives across 246 US firms taken from the S
&
P 1500.

Findings
– Our findings suggest that the company choice of marketing or sales executive positions is driven by its customer base, branding strategy, investment in product development, and industry. The choice of executive is also associated with its firm valuation and cash flow performance.

Research limitations/implications
– Further research might want to examine companies that include both a sales and marketing executive as part of the leadership team and explore industry characteristics and customer base surrounding that decision.

Originality/value
– Research has looked at the relationship between the marketing and sales functions but has rarely taken into account the performance of companies that emphasize sales and/or marketing leadership in its executive team. This paper analyzes the differences in organizations that choose among marketing versus sales executives or an executive overseeing the dual sales and marketing function.
Surgical morbidity and clinical outcomes in ovarian cancer – the role of obesity
Authors: Smits A , Lopes A , Das N , Kumar A , Cliby W , Smits E , Bekkers R , Massuger L , Galaal K 
Published: August 2015

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of body mass index on the surgical outcomes in ovarian cancer patients. In addition, we performed a systematic review to compare our outcomes with the current literature.DesignRetrospective cohort study and a systematic review of the literature.SettingGynaecology department at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.PopulationSurgically managed stage I‐IV ovarian cancer patients between September 2006 and September 2014.MethodsPrimary and secondary outcome measures were evaluated across BMI categories; BMI <25 kg/m², BMI 25–29.9 kg/m², BMI ≥30 kg/m² and BMI ≥40 kg/m². A systematic review was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcome measure was surgical complications. Secondary outcome measures were other intra‐ and postoperative outcomes.ResultsTwo hundred twenty‐eight women were included in the study, of which 84 had a BMI <25 kg/m², 84 women had a BMI 25–29.9 kg/m², and 60 women were obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m²), 13 of whom were morbidly obese. Morbid obesity was associated with increased rates of wound complications. However, BMI did not show an association with other outcomes. In the review, an increasing BMI was associated with increased rates of wound complications and prolonged hospital stay, but did not impact other surgical outcomes.ConclusionObesity is associated with increased rates of wound complications and a prolonged hospital stay, but does not appear to affect other operative outcomes including cytoreduction status and 30‐day mortality. Therefore, operative management and postoperative care require a multifactorial approach to minimise adverse outcomes.Tweetable abstractObesity is associated with more wound complications and prolonged hospital stay in ovarian cancer surgery.
Continuation versus discontinuation of oxytocin infusion during the active phase of labour: a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Bor P , Ledertoug S , Boie S , Knoblauch NO , Stornes I 
Published: August 2015

ObjectiveTo investigate whether discontinuation of oxytocin infusion increases the duration of the active phase of labour and reduces maternal and neonatal complications.DesignRandomised controlled trial.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Regional Hospital of Randers, Denmark.PopulationWomen with singleton pregnancy in the vertex position undergoing labour induction or augmentation.MethodsTwo hundred women were randomised when cervical dilation was ≤4 cm to either continue or discontinue oxytocin infusion when cervical dilation reached 5 cm.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was duration of the active phase of labour, defined as the time period from 5 cm of cervical dilation until delivery. Secondary outcomes were mode of delivery, uterine tachysystole, hyperstimulation, abnormalities in fetal heart rate, postpartum haemorrhage rate, perineal tears, and neonatal outcomes.ResultsThe active phase of labour was longer by 41 minutes (95% confidence interval 11–75 minutes) in the discontinued group (median 125 minutes in 85 women who had reached the active phase and delivered vaginally) versus the continued group (median 88 minutes in 78 women). The incidence of fetal heart rate abnormalities (51 versus 20%) and uterine hyperstimulation (12 versus 2%) was significantly greater in the continued than the discontinued oxytocin group. The incidence of tachysystole, caesarean deliveries, postpartum haemorrhage, third degree perineal tears and adverse neonatal outcomes was higher in the continued group, but did not reach significance.ConclusionsDiscontinuation of oxytocin infusion in the active phase of labour may improve some labour outcomes but has the disadvantage of increasing the duration of the active phase of labour.Tweetable abstractStopping oxytocin in the active phase seems to make labour less complicated but lengthens duration.
Fiscal rules, fiscal outcomes and financial market behaviour
Authors: Rommerskirchen Charlotte 
Published: August 2015

AbstractSince the outbreak of the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis, a range of fiscal policy measures have been adopted at the European Union (EU) and national levels that have given rise to claims of a significant reinforcement of fiscal policy constraint. Given the prominence and reinvigorated political appeal of fiscal rules in the EU and beyond, it is disconcerting how little we actually know about the link between fiscal rules, budgetary outcomes and market behaviour. In this research note, the aim is to take stock of the existing literature and challenge its contribution to the current policy debate on the merits of fiscal rules. Specifically it will focus on problems linked to endogeneity, measurements and contextuality.
‘Losing him in a Labyrinth of his own Cloth’: Beau Feilding's 1706 Bigamy Trial Reprints and the Politics of Male Fashion Criticism
Authors: Schoppe Ashley 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThis article examines reactions to the bigamy trial of Robert ‘Beau’ Feilding (1650/51‐1712), analysing publications that sought to capitalise on his notoriety. Although the duchess of Cleveland, Feilding's erstwhile wife, had long been infamous, it was Feilding who attracted the most criticism. In particular, Feilding's detractors mocked his ostentatious fashion, downplaying his Jacobitism and Catholicism. In this article I therefore argue that satire of Feilding's clothing functions to make him risible and by extension mock his politics and religion. Simultaneously, discussions of his fashion reveal broader cultural anxieties about class and gender performance.
Dogs, Servants and Masculinities: Writing about Danger on the Grand Tour
Authors: Goldsmith Sarah 
Published: August 2015

AbstractThe eighteenth‐century Grand Tour has typically been conceptualised as dominated by Classical aesthetics and Frenchified politeness. This article reconsiders the Grand Tour's status by examining how experiences of danger were constructed by aristocratic and gentry Grand Tourists and their families, friends and tutors. Based on their manuscript journals and letters and related publications, it identifies several narrative strategies, including the utilisation of servants and dogs as emotional others and extensions of the self, and argues that danger formed a crucial aspect of the Grand Tour, through which elite masculine virtues could be formed and adult masculine identities constructed.