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The impact of implementation process on the perception of enterprise resource planning success
Authors: De Toni Alberto Felice , Fornasier Andrea , Nonino Fabio 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the implementation process on the ERP’s success in the post-adoption stage, measured as system’s acceptance, reliability and utility perceived by users, inside the organizations.Design/methodology/approach– The authors adopted a multiple case study research design. The data collected, provided by IT managers and 120 key-users from four companies, has been used to investigate the impact of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation phases on selected constructs of the Task-Technology Fit (TTF) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The empirical evidences highlight a direct relation between the effectiveness of the implementation phases and the ERP’s success.Findings– The research results emphasize the importance of the quality of the software, but especially the importance of the implementation phases’ management, which require technical and managerial ability of the team made up of people from the system integrator and the company’s key-users. Evidences suggest that the higher will be the organizational diffusion of an ERP implemented during a successful implementation project, the higher will be the perception of ERP success in the post-adoption stage. Moreover, the users’ perception of ERP quality will be maintained over time.Research limitations/implications– The research has some limits due to its exploratory nature and to the chosen research approach, so the results may lack generalizability; consequently future research will concern with enlargement of the sample that will allow a better generalization of the results.Practical implications– This exploratory study suggest that companies’ managers should be aware that a correct methodology of implementation, strongly influenced by the team, impacts on the technology consistency and therefore, on the ERP system success. So an appropriate choice is to invest more in the creation and development of internal and external project team than in the ERP’s brand.Originality/value– This paper fulfils an identified need to clarify the explicit relationship between the quality of implementation phases and the subsequent ERP success in the post-adoption stage measured in terms of users’ perception of information system quality.
Actors’ interaction in the ERP implementation literature
Authors: Bintoro Bambang Purwoko Kusumo , Simatupang Togar Mangihut , Putro Utomo Sarjono , Hermawan Pri 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to identify the existence of studies, by exploring the current literatures, on interaction among actors in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation.Design/methodology/approach– A new classification framework is offered, along with the two dimensions of ERP implementation: determinants and outcomes, to provide four types of research classes. Hundreds of articles were searched by using keywords from journal data bases. The selected articles were grouped based on the new classification of ERP implementation, followed by an in-depth analysis by using the Context, Intervention, Mechanism, Outcomes logic and the system of systems methodologies (SOSM) framework.Findings– The interactions among actors in ERP implementation have been overlooked, although there is almost always disagreements, misperceptions, and conflicts. Managing the interactions among actors is considered important because common failures in ERP implementation are often caused by mismanaged interactions among the key actors. Unfortunately, the existing research has so far shown a small effort to study how the actors’ interactions are managed.Research limitations/implications– One key limitation of this research is that the number of actor-related articles is lesser than the factor-related articles. Further research should be conducted to explain how to manage the interactions among the actors in each stage of ERP implementation.Practical implications– A guidance to prepare the entire organization prior to the ERP implementation to seriously consider the typical conflict among actors on each stage of ERP implementation and its causal factors and how to resolve them.Social implications– The importance of understanding typical conflict among actors, its causal factors, and how to resolve them can be extended to other projects or social phenomenon.Originality/value– This proposed framework is new to the ERP literature and serves to identify and expand further research on actors’ interactions to improve the success of ERP implementation. This is the first research to identify the interactions among actors in ERP implementation by using a clearly structured methodological approach, which is conducted by critically reviewing the ERP implementation literature.
Knowledge creation dynamics within the international new venture
Authors: Fuerst Sascha , Zettinig Peter 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– This paper aims to examine the dynamic process of knowledge creation of the international new venture (INV) through the interaction with network partners. The process of how INVs make use of external sources for the acquisition of international market knowledge is not well-understood.Design/methodology/approach– To uncover the dynamics of the knowledge creation process, the authors applied event-driven process research by following the internationalization process of four INVs in real time. More specifically, they adopted qualitative diary research combined with periodic follow-up interviews as the main data collection method. A visual mapping strategy was used for the analysis of the process data.Findings– The analysis shows that different pathways of knowledge acquisition through congenital learning, searching, vicarious learning and grafting interact with each other. Grafting and experiential learning alongside the partner lead to the acquisition of internationalization knowledge in particular. Knowledge sources for international market knowledge are proactively created by the entrepreneurs. The wider effectual stakeholder network constitutes an important source for international market knowledge.Research limitations/implications– The authors followed the early internationalization process of the case firm in real time over a 10-month period. This provides a limited window of observation. Future research might extend the observation period to examine further the evolutionary nature of the different learning types throughout the growth of the INV. The case firms operate in Internet-enabled businesses and are all located in the same country and city (i.e. Colombia and the city of Medellin). Future studies might focus on firms operating in different industries and geographical areas.Practical implications– Congenital technological knowledge is a prerequisite for internationalization. The entrepreneur, however, does not need to rely on congenital international market knowledge. Such knowledge can be developed through network partners. Foreign business and institutional knowledge can be obtained vicariously, also from professional advisors. Internationalization knowledge, however, needs to be developed in close interaction with an international cooperation partner, where a strong relationship commitment prevails.Originality/value– The authors use effectuation theory combined with process research methods to gain insights into the dynamics of knowledge creation within the INV. Thereby, they are able to shed light on the dynamics of the process that is difficult to capture through cross-sectional research designs. Research on the internationalization process of young ventures in the context of Latin America is scarce. Therefore, the paper contributes new knowledge about the development of these firms in that particular region.
Early wealth effects of regional ADRs
Authors: Schaub Mark 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to determine what types of short-term wealth effects accrued to European and Latin American American Depository Receipt (ADR) investors and whether these were affected by the type of issue (initial public offerings (IPO) vs seasoned equity offerings (SEO)) or the date of issue (1990s vs 2000s).

Design/methodology/approach
– Standard ADR and IPO excess return methodology is utilized to compute and test excess returns against a US investment benchmark. This methodology is used in many ADR and IPO studies.

Findings
– European SEOs listed in the 2000s did better than those listed in the 1990s. The results for European IPOs were the opposite. Latin American SEOs did better relative to the US market index for issues listed in the 1990s as compared to those listed in the 2000s. Once again the results for Latin American IPOs were the opposite.

Originality/value
– This study differs from previous studies by emphasizing differences in short-term return behaviour for Latin American and European ADRs listed during a decade of US market stability (the 1990s) vs those listed in the 2000s when the US stock market encountered times of extreme return volatility. These timing differences affect not only the returns of all the ADRs but also show how ADR IPOs and SEOs tend to have opposite return behaviour based on timing. These return differences are important because the major benefits of portfolio diversification are achieved when asset returns are less correlated with each other.
Projectification in the public sector – the case of the European Union
Authors: Godenhjelm Sebastian , Lundin Rolf A. , Sjöblom Stefan 
Published: March 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to establish an understanding of what projectification means, how projectification is driven forward, as well as what the consequences of projectification are in an European Union (EU) context, and in the public sector in general.Design/methodology/approach– The research methods consist of a literature review as well as a meta-analysis of key EU policy documents related to the functioning of regional development and projects. The paper shows that structural developments brought forth by a projectification in a public sector context have significant consequences.Findings– Without contextually sensitive interlinking mechanisms between temporary and permanent structures projects risk losing their flexible and innovative qualities, and may fragment the ability of permanent organisations for maintaining coordination and continuity. The findings suggests that the proximity of permanent organisations, the discretion of entrepreneurship, the political priority of the task, the inclusion of competencies and interests, and the quality of transfer mechanisms are essential variables in explaining the outcome of temporary organisations in a politico-administrative context.Research limitations/implications– The paper contributes to the literature on projects in a public sector context and suggests that comparative research on the drivers and consequences of public sector projectification in supranational as well as national contexts is needed.Practical implications– The increasing requirements for applied project management skills and methods as criteria for project selection in the public sector highlight the importance of a broader theoretical and practical understanding of projectification.Originality/value– The paper adds a new dimension to the projectification debate by presenting a descriptive and conceptual discussion about the consequences of public sector projectification in an EU context. It complements an existing theory of the temporary organisation and takes the first steps towards a theory applicable to projectification in a public context.
Spatial analysis for an intermodal terminal to support agricultural logistics
Authors: Lee EunSu 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this study is to address an importance of an intermodal terminal regarding container drayage trips, which have a major concern for agricultural product exporters in the Upper Great Plains. Thus, this study aims to develop a geospatial model considering travel distance and total logistics costs for determining an alternative intermodal terminal location.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper develops a spatial model integrating integer linear programming to determine an intermodal facility location that minimizes total logistics costs. This research considers travel distance and total logistics costs including highway, rail and transshipment costs.

Findings
– The results shows that a Dilworth, Minnesota, terminal reduces vehicle miles of travel on both the highways and rail networks and decreases system-wide total logistics costs compared to the do-nothing scenario while decreasing urban congestion costs in metropolitan areas.

Research limitations/implications
– The major contribution of the study is that it provides an integrated tool of spatial and economic analyses to support regional decision-making. The paper will be of interest to regional planners and to those in the private business sectors including farmers and manufacturers. The future study should address demand forecasting on the containerized freight in the region.

Originality/value
– The novel approach of this paper is to use a link blocking constraint, considering the directions of the freight flow in a p-hub intermodal problem.
Productivity and Spillover effect of merger and acquisitions in Malaysia
Authors: Aik Nai Chiek , Hassan M. Kabir , Hassan Taufiq , Mohamed Shamsher 
Published: March 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to examine the productivity and spillover effect of Malaysian horizontal merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in the long run.

Design/methodology/approach
– In terms of analytical tools, economic value added (EVA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) are used.

Findings
– The results of this study reveal that M&As in the absence of antitrust laws could be driven by managerial self-interest to create market power instead of realizing synergistic gains. Also, in Malaysia, the non-merging rival firms have significantly higher productivity improvement than the control bidder firms, and therefore, this study has identified the spillover effect as a behavior of M&A reaction.

Originality/value
– This paper differs from previous studies in that it attempts not only to examine the real long-term gains of horizontal M&A activities in Malaysia but also the spillover effects of M&A activities on similar but non-merging firms.
Expression analysis of GSK‐3β in diapause pupal brains in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
Authors: Chen Wei , Xu Wei‐Hua 
Published: March 2015

AbstractDiapause is an adaptive response to adverse environmental conditions, but the molecular mechanisms are unclear. Some signaling molecules have been identified in the regulation of diapause. GSK‐3β is an important signaling protein involved in several signaling pathways. In this study, GSK‐3β from the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, was cloned using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and rapid amplification of complementary DNA (cDNA) ends techniques. Sequence analysis showed that the full‐length cDNA was 1447 bp containing a 292 bp 5ʹ‐untranslated region (UTR), a 162 bp 3ʹ‐UTR and a 993 bp open reading frame (ORF). The deduced Har‐GSK‐3β protein has high identity to other known GSK‐3β, as determined by Basic Local Alignment Search Tool analysis. Developmental expression of total GSK‐3β and p‐GSK‐3β (Ser9) in diapause and non‐diapause pupal brains was investigated by Western blotting. Results indicated that the activity of GSK‐3β is down‐regulated in diapause pupal brains, which is further confirmed by Western blotting after diapause break. These finding suggest that the down‐regulation of Har‐GSK‐3β activity may be important for pupal diapause.
Consensus on the core functions of the public health nutrition workforce in Australia
Authors: Hughes Roger , Begley Andrea , Yeatman Heather 
Published: March 2015

AbstractAimTo assess consensus among public health nutrition workforce development stakeholders on public health nutrition workforce core functions, and the level of competency attainment required to perform each function in different practice jurisdictions.MethodsA modified Delphi study involving three iterative survey rounds among a purposively sampled expert panel of 33 public health nutrition workforce development stakeholders. Surveys tested panellist ratings of a listing of 50 function statements derived from the literature, across two survey rounds (rounds 1 and 2), with feedback between rounds. Rounds 2 and 3 assessed panellist ratings of the level of competency attainment required to perform functions across pre‐defined district, provincial and national practice jurisdictions. An arbitrary consensus cut‐off of >50% was applied with <10% change between rounds interpreted as agreement stability.ResultsEighteen of a total list of 50 functions were rated as ‘core’ by a majority (>50%) of panellists, with six categorised as analytical, five as capacity building and eight as intervention management functions. The level of competency attainment required to effectively perform these 19 core functions increased consistently as the jurisdiction of practice increased in population coverage (district < provincial < national).ConclusionsPublic health nutrition workforce development stakeholders in Australia agree that there are a number of consistent core functions of the public health nutrition workforce that help define the work of public health nutritionists. They also recognise that the competency expectations for practice vary in different practice jurisdictions. The results provide an empirical basis for prioritising and designing future workforce development targeting specific practice jurisdictions.
Evaluation of a Nutrition Care Process implementation package in hospital dietetic departments
Authors: Porter Jane M. , Devine Amanda , O'Sullivan Therese A. 
Published: March 2015

AbstractAimIncorporation of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and NCP Terminology (NCPt) into clinical dietetics practice is advocated in Australia; however, no evidence‐based implementation process exists, which may hinder uptake. Based on formative research findings from the Attitudes Skill Knowledge (ASK) NCP survey and using a change management framework, we developed an implementation package for Australian hospital dietitians. This paper aims to report on the outcome of the pilot evaluation and efficacy of the package.MethodsDietitians from three hospitals (two tests and one control) in Western Australia who had not undergone NCP implementation were recruited. Evaluation occurred through administering the ASK NCP survey pre and post implementation in all subjects and focus groups at test sites. The Mann–Whitney U‐test was applied to determine whether the changes in the test group were significantly different to the control group. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to determine whether there were significant changes within groups. Focus groups were audio‐recorded, transcribed and then analysed for themes by the authors.ResultsCompared to pre‐implementation, the dietitians from the test hospitals had significantly higher NCP knowledge (P = 0.006), were more familiar with NCP (P = 0.01) and NCPt (P = 0.025), and more confident to utilise NCP practice (P = 0.011). Compared to pre‐implementation, the control group displayed significantly higher familiarity with NCP and NCPt (P = 0.041); however, significant improvements in other constructs were not observed. No significant difference was observed between groups for all constructs.ConclusionsDietitians found the package useful and would recommend it to Australian hospital dietetic departments.
Scrimer: designing primers from transcriptome data
Authors: Mořkovský Libor , Pačes Jan , Rídl Jakub , Reifová Radka 
Published: March 2015

AbstractWith the rise of next‐generation sequencing methods, it has become increasingly possible to obtain genomewide sequence data even for nonmodel species. Such data are often used for the development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, which can subsequently be screened in a larger population sample using a variety of genotyping techniques. Many of these techniques require appropriate locus‐specific PCR and genotyping primers. Currently, there is no publicly available software for the automated design of suitable PCR and genotyping primers from next‐generation sequence data. Here we present a pipeline called Scrimer that automates multiple steps, including adaptor removal, read mapping, selection of SNPs and multiple primer design from transcriptome data. The designed primers can be used in conjunction with several widely used genotyping methods such as SNaPshot or MALDI‐TOF genotyping. Scrimer is composed of several reusable modules and an interactive bash workflow that connects these modules. Even the basic steps are presented, so the workflow can be executed in a step‐by‐step manner. The use of standard formats throughout the pipeline allows data from various sources to be plugged in, as well as easy inspection of intermediate results with visualization tools of the user's choice.
Evaluation of Older Adult Patients With Falls in the Emergency Department: Discordance With National Guidelines
Authors: Tirrell Gregory , Sri‐on Jiraporn , Lipsitz Lewis A. , Camargo Carlos A. , Kabrhel Christopher , Liu Shan W. 
Published: March 2015

AbstractObjectivesThe objective was to examine whether the emergency department (ED) evaluation of older adult fallers is concordant with the Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines.MethodsThis study was a chart review of randomly selected older adult ED fall patients from one urban academic teaching hospital. Patients 65 years and older who had ED fall visits in 2012 and who had primary care physicians within our hospital network during the past 3 years were included. Transferred patients were excluded. The data collection instrument was adapted from ED fall evaluation recommendations.ResultsThere were 350 patients in this study. The mean (±SD) patient age was 80.1 (±8.8) years, 124 (35%) were male, 327 (93%) were white, and 298 (85%) were community dwelling. The range with which history and physical examination findings were concordant with fall guidelines was 1% to 85%. Cause and location of fall were the two most frequently reported history items (85 and 81%, respectively), while asking about baseline vision was only reported 1% of the time. Evaluating for sensory deficits and muscle strength were the two most frequently reported physical examinations (63 and 48%, respectively), while balance was evaluated with the lowest frequency (1%). Patients who received more guideline‐recommended evaluations were older with more comorbid conditions and were transferred to an observation unit or admitted to the hospital more frequently. Overall, more than half of these elderly patients (56%) were discharged from the ED to their place of preadmission residence.ConclusionsThe current ED evaluation of older adult fallers is discordant with general and ED‐specific fall guidelines. Future studies are warranted to investigate ways to successfully implement fall evaluation guidelines.