bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Generation Y values and lifestyle segments
Authors: B. Valentine Dawn , L. Powers Thomas 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– Although Generation Y has been extensively examined in the popular and academic literature, there have not been any studies to date that have identified the psychographic profile of this market segment using the VALS scale. The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to provide a segment characterization of Generation Y using the VALS typology and provide insights into the media habits of this population.

Design/methodology/approach
– The research sample consisted of subjects from Generation Y that were drawn from a population of college students. To determine the VALS types, participants completed the VALS survey in addition to responding to questions related to demographics and media habits.

Originality/value
– The results contribute to the literature by providing for the first time a segmented characterization of Generation Y consumers. The research provides a detailed perspective of this important market segment and provides marketers with insights on their values, attitudes, and media habits.
Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: an Australian perspective
Authors: Petrich Mark , L. Ramamurthy Vijaya , Hendrie Delia , Robinson Suzanne 
Published: November 2013

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to contribute an Australian perspective to the debate on health system integration by identifying some key Australian challenges to integration, policy responses to enhance integration and potential insights from these for international policy makers, researchers and practitioners.Design/methodology/approach– Drawing on the systems theory concept of entropy, the authors contend that there exist factors that contribute to system fragmentation. Whilst policy responses to these challenges are contextual, there are generalisable features worth exploring internationally.Findings– The authors suggest that recognition of inherent system-based barriers is an important initial stage in moving towards integration. Whilst process and people factors are important contributors to integration, the political will to move in this direction is a necessary dynamic to energise the system through appropriate funding, incentives and governance structures.Originality/value– The paper provides a fresh Australian perspective to the international discourse on barriers and opportunities to enhance health system integration.
Putting responsivity into risk assessment: the use of the Structured Assessment of Risk and Need (SARN) with sexual offenders who have an intellectual disability
Authors: Hocken Kerensa , Winder Belinda , Grayson Andy 
Published: November 2013

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of the Structured Assessment of Risk and Need (SARN) for sexual offenders with intellectual disability (ID).Design/methodology/approach– A thematic analysis was conducted on the transcript of a discussion group of experts who work with sex offenders with ID in custody.Findings– The principal concern of the researchers at the outset of the paper was that the risk factors within the SARN might not be relevant to sexual offenders with an intellectual disability. However, what emerged from the analysis was that, from the perspective of expert practitioners, the limitations of the SARN with respect to working with sex offenders with ID is as much to do with the way in which it is administered, as it is to do with its “content”.Practical implications– The process of risk assessment is critical when assessing risk with sex offenders with ID, highlighting the importance of incorporating responsivity principles into the risk assessment process.Originality/value– The paper encourages risk assessors to rethink their assumptions about indicators of risk and progress and provides guidance about how practitioners can assess risk more effectively with sex offenders with ID.
Resetting the balance: from despair to self-determination
Authors: Hall Ian , Crossley Brenda , Mercer Mark 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– A case study approach to highlight the use of cognitive neurological rehabilitation in the therapeutic management of two service users who have a diagnosis of learning disability and who have exhibited the extremes of aggressive and challenging behaviour. The purpose of this paper is to explore the remarkable progress made by two service users for whom services seemed to be at a loss as to how to meet all but there basic needs. Their journeys from hopelessness to optimism and recovery are both attributable to the cognitive neurological rehabilitation model and how staff and service users worked together to gradually regain control.

Design/methodology/approach
– A case study approach highlighting the value of training, team working and a therapeutic model and the impact this has made on service users who, in the past, where labelled as highly disruptive and potentially untreatable.

Findings
– That the cognitive neurological approach is effective in managing service users who have certain cognitive deficits in a structured and supportive way that allows positive progress towards recovery.

Practical implications
– A very practical intervention that can be taught and supported. An intervention that appears to achieve excellent clinical results.

Originality/value
– Very original and effective approach to care and treatment of service users with diagnosis of learning disability living in conditions requiring security.
The influence of entrepreneurial orientation on innovative performance
Authors: Khalili Hasan , nejadhussein syyedhamzeh , Fazel Ali 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– Since the entrepreneurship orientation has impact on entrepreneurship behaviors and its role in making competitive advantage, this study aims to discuss the relations between entrepreneurship orientation and innovative performance.

Design/methodology/approach
– The research has been applied research method. The confirmatory factor analysis has used for analyzing data and testing the research questions. Also, this research has used structural equation model and path analysis via computer-aided systems.

Findings
– The findings advocate that the dimensions of entrepreneurship orientation have impact on innovative performance except proactiveness and competitive aggressiveness. In addition, the good fitting tests confirm the model of the research.

Research limitations/implications
– Based on the findings, several implications suggest, such as doing the same research with considering several factors as mediators such as industry, organization size, organization types and so on, also several activities should be taken into account to getting more benefits from entrepreneurial orientation in organization.

Originality/value
– The study shed light on entrepreneurial orientation and its relations with innovative performance. Since these two terms are new and a few researcher has done research on them together, there is an important knowledge gap in both theory and practice.
How global leaders develop
Authors: Steven Terrell Robert , Rosenbusch Katherine 
Published: November 2013

Purpose– Globalization is driving an increased need for leaders who possess global leadership competencies that enable them to lead effectively. The purpose of this paper is to explore the developmental experiences of global leaders in order to understand the experiences that they report to be developmental, to understand what they learned from their experiences, and to explore how the leaders learned and developed from the experiences.Design/methodology/approach– For this study, the researcher used Moustakas's phenomenological research method.Findings– Conclusions indicate that global leaders: develop through first-hand global leadership experience; learn the importance of cultural sensitivity, relationships and networks, and curiosity or desire to learn; require a unique set of global leadership competencies; are driven by curiosity, openness, and a desire to learn; and develop and learn intuitively.Originality/value– Utilizing a phenomenological research approach yielded new insight, from the perspective of the global leader, into how global leaders learn and develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, motives or values, and mindsets that are important to their role, and suggested areas for further research. The findings of the study are useful in identifying implications for improving or adding to the methods, approaches, and tools organizations use to develop global leadership competencies.
Effects on leaders of an art-based leadership intervention
Authors: Romanowska Julia , Larsson Gerry , Theorell Töres 
Published: November 2013

Purpose– In the present study an art-based leadership intervention has been evaluated in comparison to a conventional leadership development program. The purpose of this paper is to explore effects on two aspects of personality, namely Sense of Coherence and Agreeableness, as well as on two aspects of leadership behaviors evaluated by subordinates – Laissez-faire and Capacity to Cope with stress.Design/methodology/approach– Participating leaders were randomized to two-year-long leadership programs, with follow-up at 12 and 18 months. The art-based program built on an experimental theater form, a collage of literary text and music, followed by discussions. The comparison program utilized more conventional pedagogical methods.Findings– Leaders in the art-based group, compared to the leaders in the conventional group, showed a significant improvement in Sense of Coherence (stress resilience) and Agreeableness (pro-social behavior). Likewise, the leaders receiving art-based intervention showed a significant improvement in leadership behavior evaluated by subordinates; Laissez-faire decreased (increased responsibility) and Capacity to Cope with stress increased, while the opposite was found in the leaders in the conventional group.Originality/value– This study represents a new, cross-disciplinary approach. To the knowledge, previous research has not attempted a comparison between art-based leadership approach and a more conventional education. The art-based intervention seems to be more effective in stimulating long-term favorable changes in leaders’ behavior than the conventional program. These positive findings are consistent with earlier findings from this research regarding improved neurobiological resilience and mental health in subordinates of the leaders receiving art-based intervention.
Hybrid purposes of performance appraisal in a crisis
Authors: Maley Jane 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine one aspect of the implementation of the performance appraisal with a focus on its operation in an economic downturn and particularly a global economic crisis.

Design/methodology/approach
– It identifies the stated purposes of the performance appraisal in multinational corporations (MNCs) and explores the unstated purposes of the performance appraisal, which emerge during performance evaluation and feedback stages. The paper then investigates the different expectations employees and managers have of the performance appraisal and finally examines the changes to these expectations in an economic downturn.

Findings
– The principal conclusion that can be drawn from this analysis is that there is a weakness in the design and substance of the performance appraisal research. The international appraisal is not exclusively conditioned by culture but also by the numerous contextual-organizational, institutional and economic factors found in the typical MNC.

Practical implications
– It is suggested that possible strategies could include careful implementation of performance appraisal with attention to both the cultural and contextual environment. It is argued that by addressing both cultural and contextual variables the appraisal will be effective in helping achieve not only the MNC's strategic goals in a time of global economic crisis, but also recovery and survival following economic crisis.

Originality/value
– This paper adds to the body of knowledge of international human resource management research by illuminating the consequences of an uncertain economic environment on performance management across borders and also paves the way for future research in this important area of management research.
Private equity funds may be exposed to ERISA pension liabilities and tax risks: preliminary reflections on the M&A and private equity consequences of the Sun Capital decision
Authors: Brause Christian 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The paper's aim is to analyze and assess the importance of a recent US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decision in the case of Sun Capital Partners III LP v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund with respect to the court's conclusion that a private equity fund constitutes a “trade or business” for purposes of the ERISA multiemployer pension withdrawal liability and that, therefore, the fund could, under a “piercing the veil” type of approach, be held liable for the ERISA withdrawal liability of a bankrupt portfolio company.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper provides historical background on termination and withdrawal liability under ERISA; explains the facts of the Sun Capital case; and offers preliminary reflections on the “investment plus” approach in ERISA context, the significance of the offset mechanism, why the Sun Capital decision is a significant victory for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the liability of one portfolio company for the pension obligations of other portfolio companies owned by the same private equity fund, potential unintended consequences for tax-advantaged benefit plans of portfolio companies; the possibility that different pension plans at different portfolio companies may violate non-discrimination rules, the application of Sun Capital beyond ERISA, and the potential effect of this ruling on taxation of carried interest.

Findings
– The employer and all “trades or businesses” in its “controlled group, including, under certain circumstances, a private equity fund, are liable for the employer's share of unfunded pension liabilities if the employer withdraws from a multi-employer defined-benefit pension plan.

Originality/value
– Practical guidance from experienced financial services lawyers is given in the paper.
Self-adaptive ant colony optimization for construction time-cost optimization
Authors: Li Huimin , Li Peng 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– This research aims to propose self-adaptive ant colony optimization (SACO) with changing parameters for solving time-cost optimization (TCO) problems to assist the relevant construction management firm with their technological tool.

Design/methodology/approach
– A SACO with changing parameters based on information entropy has been employed to model TCO problem, which overcomes the intrinsic weakness of premature convergence of the basic ant colony optimization by adjusting parameters according to mean information entropy of the ant system. A computer simulation with Matlab 7.0 based on a prototype example has been carried out on the basis of SACO for TCO problem.

Findings
– The test results show that the SACO for TCO model can generate a better cost under the same duration and achieve a better Pareto front than other models. Therefore, the SACO can be regarded as a useful approach for solving construction project TCO problems.

Research limitations/implications
– Further research on selection parameters should be conducted to further improve the robustness of the SACO for TCO model.

Practical implications
– The modelling results can help the construction management to good result of TCO problems in construction sites.

Originality/value
– A new approach to study the TCO model is proposed based on SACO.
From biology to the man-made systems
Authors: Malaek S.M.B. , Farhangi Hadi 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to develop a behavioral mode (as opposed to a numerical one), which considers any parasitic behavior as an indication of a potentially contributing element in the overall system deficiency.

Design/methodology/approach
– Similar to that associated with general systems theory, this paper concentrates on the organization and functions of natural systems which exhibit a loss of efficiency due to some general parasitic behavior. Based on the philosophy of “Bionics”, it clarifies the functional architecture and root-cause of this behavior in living systems in order to model subsystems characteristics which exhibit the same behavior in a complex system. In addition, a case study is done on the so-called “Eurozone financial difficulties” to examine the idea of this paper. However, limited access to proprietary financial data limits the generalization of the theory and therefore special case studies seem to be necessary.

Findings
– The study of “parasites” and their associated functions introduces one possible explanation for the shortage of resources in systems. This concept could also help understand “interfaces” in a new perspective, where changing the system boundary could alter the type of interfaces in the system.

Practical implications
– This work is applicable where there is a competition for the limited resources. Resource-based systems, such as financial systems, could be the subject of parasitic attack, and therefore, this work could build an appropriate foundation to understand and prevent this kind of danger to the system.

Originality/value
– The presented behavioral model would be very useful to predict failures in systems which are rich in the resources. Detailed analysis on the subject, presented in this paper, provides initial knowledge to prevent shortage in system resources, caused by a general parasitic behavior.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust's (CNWL) Recovery College: the story so far …
Authors: Alois Zucchelli Fabio , Skinner Syena 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to recovery colleges, followed by an outline of the development and delivery of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) Recovery College, as well as key lessons learned. In doing so the aim is to help inform members of mental health organisations involved in the design or development of a recovery college or who aspire to create a college. A secondary purpose is to highlight the positive effects of recovery colleges for people using mental health services.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper draws upon interviews with recovery college students and staff members, as well as other CNWL staff.

Findings
– Themes emerging include: the significant role of peer trainers; the importance of strong organisational support; how challenges were overcome without losing recovery principles; the shift in mind-set from clinical to educational ways of working. Quotes from students demonstrate the positive experiences gained through attending the college.

Originality/value
– The paper provides an informative account of one large NHS Trust's experience of running a recovery college, covering its planning, development, delivery and evaluation. Lessons from this experience may be of value to organisations aspiring to develop or already involved in the running of a recovery college.
Policy Watch – the rights of those with mental health problems in acute care
Authors: Corlett Sophie 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The Policy Watch series reflects on recent forthcoming developments in mental health policy across the UK. The purpose of this paper is to consider the use of the Mental Health Act to detain people in police custody and the use of physical restraint, and in particular face down restraint, in mental health settings in England.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper reviews findings of recent reports into policing and mental health and a Mind report on the use of restraint in mental health settings.

Findings
– The paper suggests that people with mental health problems are being held in police custody more often than they should be, and that this is partly due to the unavailability of good care at an earlier stage for people approaching crisis. It also suggests that people are being physically restrained in inpatient settings too often in some areas although face down restraint has been phased out altogether elsewhere. These practices threaten human rights.

Originality/value
– The paper discusses recent evidence from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and others, the Indepedent Commission on Mental Health and Policing and from Mind.
Strengthening children's resilience through parenting: a pilot study
Authors: M. Burns Barbara , D. Haynes Lora , Bauer Ariel , Shetty Amala , Mendoza Joanna , Fregoso Felicia , Strong Katherine , Arellano Brenda 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper was to describe the research literature on the science of children's resilience and show its application to parenting interventions for high-risk families. Information about the design and conduct of pilot work to develop a parent program with homeless mothers was included to illustrated this application.

Design/methodology/approach
– The design of this report was descriptive. The scientific rationale for promoting children's resilience. The scientific rationale for strengthening children's resilience by focusing on parent's promotion of attachment, executive function skills, and stress/reduction mindfulness was detailed, and the design and format of a pilot parent program was outlined.

Findings
– Substantial research evidence affirmed the importance of strengthening children's resilience in high-risk families. Details from pilot work with homeless mothers illustrated the process by which activities were included in workshops to promote children's resilience. Future work will test the efficacy of this program in a controlled study with a range of pre- and post-assessments.

Practical implications
– The current paper expanded the traditional focus of parent education to include strengthening children's resilience as a way to better address the myriad of critical needs faced by children and families experiencing homelessness.

Originality/value
– The design and format of a community-based parenting program to strengthen children's resilience by focusing on attachment, executive function skills, and stress reduction/mindfulness were novel. Future research will test the efficacy of this new program with high-risk families.
Autogenic Training – a self-help technique for children with emotional and behavioural problems
Authors: Klott Oliver 
Published: November 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to discuss Autogenic Training as an effective therapy for children with behavioural and emotional problems. The technique offers children in therapeutic communities strategies in dealing better with stress- and anxiety-related problems. The resulting increased body awareness and ability for self-reflection can also lead to a better engagement in other forms of therapy, decrease anxieties, reduce levels of frustration, increase self-esteem, decrease the fight/flight feeling and supports the work in therapeutic communities.

Design/methodology/approach
– International literature and the author's experience are reviewed to provide a better understanding of the technique and its potential in therapeutic communities. The paper explores creative ways of modifying the technique aiming to help children engage in the autogenic process.

Findings
– The paper concludes that Autogenic Training is an effective therapy and self-help technique for children with emotional and behavioural problems in therapeutic communities.

Originality/value
– Autogenic Training is well known in other European countries and often used as a first intervention in therapeutic settings for children and adults. There seems to be a clear lack of literature, papers and understanding of the technique in the UK. The paper addresses this deficit.