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Transforming a vocational centre to a management institute: a case study on Carreograph
Authors: Sanyal Shamindra Nath , Chatterjee Tamal 
Published: October 2014

Subject area
Entrepreneurship.

Study level/applicability
The case can be used to teach behavioural perspective of the entrepreneurship theory for the students of Master of Business Administration (MBA) level. The case may be equally important to teach the marketing and operational context to discuss the perspectives of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Case overview
A young Indian professional had left his lucrative job in the pharma industry to start his own business of a small training centre that trained and placed young graduates with various pharmaceutical companies as medical sales representatives (MSRs). Without borrowing anything from the financial institutions, he plunged into the business in a rented room of a school in Kolkata, India. With every sincerity and path-breaking strategy, his vocational centre, named Carreograph Institute of Management Studies (CIMS) became number one in eastern India in training and placing MSRs and managers. With a number of hand-picked professionals from the industry, this young entrepreneur changed the concept of training by introducing short-term courses like Diploma in Pharmaceutical Management to technically prepare pharmacy undergraduates with professional skills and industry overview, Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Management to cater to the contemporary management needs of the pharma industry. For the first time in India, Carreograph launched MBA in Pharmaceutical Management in the distance learning mode, and this strategy revolutionised the concept of management teaching in India. With a huge success in MBA, Carreograph was on the verge of launching another path-breaking course, i.e. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in pharma in the distance learning mode.

Expected learning outcomes
To analyse Tamal Chatterjee's entrepreneurial characteristics, motivations and expertise in the field and how these parameters support his proposed new venture, to consider the effectiveness of his entrepreneurial methods for finding out more about the proposed business area in which he is interested and to evaluate his idea of newly developed MBA and BBA programmes in terms of its expected acceptance among the student communities and consider if and when he should go ahead with expanding his current venture.

Supplementary materials
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e-Pay Malaysia: the next 10 years
Authors: Adham Khairul Akmaliah , Ramlee Shamshubaridah 
Published: October 2014

Subject area
Topics covered by the case include: strategic management processes; and strategies, especially of a platform business.

Study level/applicability
The case is suitable for use in final-year undergraduate business/management degree programs and MBA or MSc in Management programs. The case can be utilized in courses such as strategic management and management of innovation. For MBA and MSc in management programs, the case can also be utilized in organization theory and design and organizational management, or any courses that cover topics of strategic management and management of innovation.

Case overview
By December 2010, the e-Pay terminal system was one of the most successful payment platforms in Malaysia. This business, which was launched in 1999, was an electronic prepaid mobile phone reload value distribution system known as e-Pay; it contributed about 80 per cent of the company's annual revenue. Over the past 10 years, e-Pay's terminal system had evolved into a comprehensive payment platform serving many providers on one side and end customers on the other side. However, since the past two years, the company has been facing pressures from their biggest customers on the provider side of its platform, the three giant telecommunication companies (telcos), which had moved to directly deliver reload values to their prepaid subscribers, bypassing e-Pay as the payment intermediary. On the customer side, the number of prepaid subscribers switching to postpaid services was increasing, and this threatened e-Pay's main source of revenue in the prepaid market. In response to this, the company added new service providers to its platform and launched multi-functional cashier machines with reload credits facility. By December 2010, as the market sunk into subscription saturation, the two founders of the company became deeply concerned about the company's future. They wondered if the problems would hinder their company from becoming a dominant payment player in Asia. This case presents an opportunity to discuss strategic posturing of a payment platform company operating in a mobile phone market which was mainly controlled by the telecommunication companies.

Expected learning outcomes
Understanding of strategic management process and related analysis enable case analysts to apply these concepts in many business situations involving strategy formulation and implementation.

Supplementary materials
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Setting-up schools of excellence: the role of public private partnerships in emerging economies
Authors: Sundaram Satyam Shivam , Mishra Pavitra 
Published: October 2014

Subject area
Project structuring.

Study level/applicability
The case can be used for MBA, Executive MBA, Faculty Development Program (FDP) and Management Development Program (MDP) to introduce them to the selection of procurement method, concept of value for money and project structuring in the context of the education sector.

Case overview
Saryu Secondary Schools of Excellence Samiti (SSSES) functioned under the chairmanship of the Minister of Human Resource Development and was running 584 Saryu Secondary School of Excellence (SSSE) as of March 15, 2013. SSSE were focused on providing quality education to poor children, primarily from rural areas. In January 2013, SSSES was given a mandate to open 75 additional schools within one year and 500 schools within five years in rural and semirural areas to meet the demands of secondary education in India.
The Managing Director of SSSES, was preparing for the meeting to be held on March 31, 2013 to discuss various options for development of the mandated schools including involvement of private player under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) model.

Expected learning outcomes
The case introduces the participants to the challenges in the education sector including public delivery system, poor economic status of students, selection of appropriate procurement method (public delivery versus buying of service from private sector) and project structuring issues. Specific objectives are: introduce participants to the challenges of delivering education services; establish the benefit of PFI in social infrastructure domain and introduce the participants to the concept of value for money; identify risks and returns under various structures; and impress on importance of non-commercial issues which may shape a project.

Supplementary materials
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Vivekananda and Bertrand Russell on conception and development of human being
Authors: L. Shaw Jay 
Published: October 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to compare Swami Vivekananda’s conception and development of human being with those of Bertrand Russell. The author also discusses Vivekananda’s conception of the human being in more detail and his methods for the development of human nature so that one can attain the ultimate goal of life.

Design/methodology/approach
– Vivekananda’s view of human development is not to be equated with richness of material possession or with knowledge about the empirical world, which are sometimes necessary for the successful performance of virtuous actions. Vivekananda has instead emphasized the apprehension of truths, not only for our intellects but also for our hearts.

Findings
– The oneness of Advaita Vedanta can, according to Vivekananda, be realized in our life in this world.

Originality/value
– Vivekananda has shown not only how to apply the Advaita Vedanta in our life for our development but also how to achieve the ultimate goal of life, which is freedom from all types of suffering, and harmony in life.
Nutritional evaluation of complementary food formulated from fermented maize, pigeon pea and soybeans
Authors: Ishola Ibironke Samson , Aderonke Adeniyi Mojisola , Bandele Fashakin Joseph 
Published: October 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to nutritionally evaluate complementary food formulated from fermented maize, pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) and soybean.Design/methodology/approach– Maize, pigeon pea and soybean were the sole energy and protein sources, respectively. Experimental diets consist of dietary Basal (A), fermented maize–soybean–pigeon pea 70:15:15 (B), fermented maize–soybean 70:30 (C), fermented maize–pigeon pea 70:30 (D) and Nutrend (E) a commercial dietary. A commercial product (Nutrend) manufactured by Nestle Plc was obtained at Orisunmibare central market, Oshogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, and was used as standard diet. The formulated complementary foods were fed to 30 albino rats for 28 days.Findings– The results showed that the average weight gained increased for dietary B, C, D and E (73.8-142.60, 73.8-98.26, 73.8-93.62 and 73.8-91.86, respectively), but diet A caused a decrease from 73.8 to 62.72 g. Protein qualities of dietary samples including biological value (BV; 94.26-98.67), true digestibility (TD; 72.55-80.46), net protein utilization (NPU; 71.72-76.53), protein efficiency ratio (1.63-3.49), feed efficiency (0.16-0.35), net protein ratio (2.49-4) and protein retention efficiency (46.38-61.24).Originality/value– Protein qualities of dietatry samples determined including biological value (BV), true digestibility (TD), net protein utilization (NPU) among others. The complementary food formulated from maize, pigeon pea and soybean supported animal growth and favourably compared with the standard. Meaning that, the application of multiple plant protein (pigeon pea and soybean) in the formulation of complementary food may be suitable for feeding of infants or children in developing countries to alleviate protein energy malnutrition.
From homogeneity to heterogeneity: the multicultural future of higher education
Authors: Bygrave Constance , Asik-Dizdar Ozen , Kaur Saini Guneet 
Published: October 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide insights for educators when adapting their pedagogy to suit the increasingly diverse international student body.

Design/methodology/approach
– Archival analysis was conducted at three levels: students’ teaching style preference; epistemology of the students’ home culture; and national sociocultural dimensions.

Findings
– The study elucidates the importance of recognizing heterogeneity rather than homogeneity of the increasingly international student body. It extends understanding of sociocultural underpinnings of different student learning styles and encourages educators to increase their cultural empathy to adapt their pedagogy.

Originality/value
– This paper helps forge the way to a truly global learning environment. Understanding, adapting to and celebrating the differences among international students helps to create more inclusive learning about our global community.
The fate of academic publishing and academia in a semantic environment
Authors: P. Abeles Tom 
Published: October 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to present a viewpoint on the future of academic publishing. It is important for a traditional peer-reviewed academic journal that is focused on the future, particularly of post-secondary education, to be sensitive to the waters in which it swims and to sense how the climate is changing within the journal area and education as a whole.

Design/methodology/approach
– This is a viewpoint on the future of academic publishing.

Findings
– The rapid development of the Internet and the semantic Web is showing that: The traditional double-blind peer review process is changing to a variety of processes from both pre- and post-review to open reviews; open access is firmly established and growing; there is a shift in promotion/tenure towards more emphasis on teaching; the semantic Web is introducing changes in the impact value of journals in research and education, including the function of the institutions themselves.

Social implications
– Islands of concentrated knowledge locked in Ivory Towers are now readily accessible, broadly changing how individuals gain and improve competencies and use of increasing, evolving knowledge bases.

Originality/value
– This article discusses the following: There is a growing alternative to the hegemony of the traditional publishers of journals even with the moderate response to open access. Basic knowledge as offered in institutions is becoming a commodity, the cost of which is asymptotically approaching zero; “Big Data” and the semantic engines on the Internet are amplifying the human capabilities of accessing, parsing and rapidly evaluating an increasing knowledge base, impacting research and education.
“Financialization” of public discourse: the case of AIG
Authors: B. Avsar Rojhat 
Published: October 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a particular shift in the language used in economic policy debates since the late 1970s. We call this phenomenon the “financialization of public discourse”, which refers to the use of particular metaphors and linguistic styles that are friendly to the economic interest of the financial industry.Design/methodology/approach– We used a rhetorical analysis to discover and analyze the specific cases which exemplify what we call the financialization of public discourse. A case study, the USA Treasury’s justification for its AIG policy, is used to strengthen the thesis of the paper.Findings– As the AIG case helps demonstrate, the language of finance limits the policy conversation and disguises the fact that the government’s role in this case is not different than its overall collective risk management function.Research limitations/implications– We assume that framing of economic events helps shape public perceptions of the desirability of various policies. This prediction, although reasonable, should be supported with more direct evidence.Practical implications– This paper intends to articulate a vital risk management role that the government plays in the economy. Specifically, the government is strongly suited to spreading the consequences of aggregate risk over time and thereby insulating the individuals from drastic fluctuations in their welfare. Our approach could potentially inform an array of public policies.Originality/value– The rhetorical strategies that policy makers use to justify their policy positions and their consequences have been certainly under-researched, particularly in economics. This paper intends to fill this gap in the literature.
Crisis in the habitat of the economic growth monster
Authors: Urhammer Emil 
Published: October 2014

Purpose– The purpose of the paper is to offer a new view on economic growth and use this view to add to the explanation of economic growth as a powerful agent that determines policies regarding urgent issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution.Design/methodology/approach– The study is based on analysis of scholarship and media, interviews and observations in a multi-sited ethnography of economic growth.Findings– The article argues that the circulation of economic growth has contributed to a shaping of institutions and language to an extent where environmental policy proposals framed as harmful to economic growth can easily be rejected. Furthermore, the article offers an operationalisation of the termecologisationby promoting a new inclusive language in decision-making.Originality/value– The paper fills a gap in literature by offering an empirical philosophical take on economic growth and by offering a suggestion for the operationalisation of the termecologisation.
Effect of human saliva on the consistency of thickened drinks for individuals with dysphagia
Authors: Vallons Katleen J. R. , Helmens Harold J. , Oudhuis A. A. C. M. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractBackgroundThickening of foods and fluids is commonly used in the management of dysphagia to reduce the risk of aspiration. The use of starch‐based thickeners is established. However, the use of gums in thickeners is gaining interest as they are resistant to salivary amylase, which may promote safer swallowing.AimsTo compare the effect of human saliva on the consistency of drinks thickened with a gum‐containing (GC) thickener with that of drinks thickened with four starch‐based (SB) thickeners.Methods & ProceduresThree drinks (artificial tap water, hot coffee and full‐fat milk) were thickened to custard consistency with the different thickeners. Compression force and amount of thin liquid formed were determined after 10 and 50 min of contact with human saliva with standardized amylase activity and compared with a control inoculated with water.Outcomes & ResultsDrinks thickened with GC thickener were significantly less sensitive to thinning by human saliva compared with drinks thickened with all four SB thickeners (p < 0.05). Moreover, incubation of SB‐thickened drinks with human saliva resulted in the formation of at least 10 g of decantable liquid, while for GC‐thickened drinks, almost no liquid was formed.Conclusions & ImplicationsThese results show that GC thickeners contain their consistency better in contact with human saliva than SD thickeners. This may enhance the swallowing safety of people with dysphagia.
Production of Volatiles in Fresh‐Cut Apple: Effect of Applying Alginate Coatings Containing Linoleic Acid or Isoleucine
Authors: Maya‐Meraz Irma O. , Espino‐Díaz Miguel , Molina‐Corral Francisco J. , González‐Aguilar Gustavo A. , Jacobo‐Cuellar Juan L. , Sepulveda David R. , Olivas Guadalupe I. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractOne of the main quality parameters in apples is aroma, its main precursors are fatty acids (FA) and amino acids (AA). In this study, alginate edible coatings were used as carriers of linoleic acid or isoleucine to serve as precursors for the production of aroma in cut apples. Apple wedges were immersed in a CaCl2solution and coated with one of the following formulations: alginate solution (Alg‐Ca), Alg‐Ca‐low‐level linoleic acid (0.61 g/Lt), (LFA), Alg‐Ca‐high‐level linoleic acid (2.44 g/L; HFA), Alg‐Ca‐low‐level isoleucine (0.61 g/L; LAA), and Alg‐Ca‐high‐level isoleucine (2.44 g/L; HAA). Apple wedges were stored at 3 °C and 85% relative humidity for 21 d and key volatiles were studied during storage. Addition of precursors, mainly isoleucine, showed to increase the production of some key volatiles on coated fresh‐cut apples during storage. The concentration of 2‐methyl‐1‐butanol was 4 times higher from day 12 to day 21 in HAA, while 2‐methyl butyl acetate increased from day 12 to day 21 in HAA. After 21 d, HAA‐apples presented a 40‐fold value of 2‐methyl‐butyl acetate, compared to Alg‐Ca cut apples. Values of hexanal increased during cut apple storage when the coating carried linoleic acid, mainly on HFA, from 3 to 12 d. The ability of apples to metabolize AA and FA depends on the concentration of precursors, but also depends on key enzymes, previous apple storage, among others. Further studies should be done to better clarify the behavior of fresh‐cut apples as living tissue to metabolize precursors contained in edible coatings for the production of volatiles.
Cryotolerance of stallion spermatozoa is related toROSproduction and mitochondrial membrane potential rather than to the integrity of sperm nucleus
Authors: Yeste M. , Estrada E. , Rocha L. G. , Marín H. , Rodríguez‐Gil J. E. , Miró J. 
Published: October 2014

SummaryAlthough cryopreservation of stallion spermatozoa allows long‐term preservation of spermatozoa from particular stallions and facilitates international trade, it is understood to inflict damages on sperm cells that may finally reduce their fertilizing ability. In addition, individual differences are known to exist in the sperm ability to withstand freeze‐thawing protocols. To date, these differences have mainly been reported on the basis of sperm motility and membrane integrity. For this reason, the present work sought to determine differences between good (good freezability ejaculates:GFE) and poor (poor freezability ejaculates:PFE) freezability stallion ejaculates in other sperm parameters, including peroxide and superoxide levels, potential of mitochondrial membrane and nuclear integrity. With this purpose, a total of 24 stallion ejaculates were cryopreserved and classified into two groups (GFEvs.PFE), depending on their sperm membrane integrity and motility after freeze‐thawing. From the total of 24 ejaculates, 13 were classified asGFEand the other 11 were classified asPFE. Apart from differences in sperm membrane permeability and lipid disorder after freeze‐thawing,GFEpresented significantly (p < 0.05) higher percentages of viable spermatozoa with high content of peroxides and of superoxides thanPFE. In contrast, and despite cryopreservation of stallion spermatozoa increasingDNAfragmentation and disrupting disulphide bonds in sperm head proteins, no significant differences betweenGFEandPFEwere seen. We can thus conclude that good and poor freezability stallion ejaculates differ in their reactive oxygen species levels after cryopreservation, but not in the damage extent on sperm nucleus.
Managerialism and Profession‐Based Logic: The Use of Accounting Information in Changing Hospitals
Authors: Pettersen Inger Johanne , Solstad Elsa 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThe hospital sector has undergone significant management reforms over the last decades. These reforms include more use of accounting information. This paper focuses on the kinds of logic that guide clinical managers’ perception of their management control practices when including accounting information in decisions. A survey study was undertaken among clinical managers, and it was completed by interviews to go deeper into the management control processes in three large hospitals in the middle and northern parts of Norway. We found that there is a triangle of logic which may change and form different patterns, according to different contexts and variations in professional background.
Do Not‐For‐Profits Need Their Own Conceptual Framework?
Authors: Ryan Christine , Mack Janet , Tooley Stuart , Irvine Helen 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThis paper raises the issue of whether not‐for‐profit (NFP) oganisations require a conceptual framework that acknowledges their mission imperative and enables them to discharge their broader accountability. Relying on publicly available documentation and literature, it suggests the current Conceptual Frameworks for the for‐profit and public sectors are inadequate in meeting the accountability needs of NFPs. A NFP‐specific conceptual framework would allow the demonstration of broader NFP‐specific accountability and the formulation of NFP‐appropriate reporting practice, including the provision of financial and non‐financial reporting. The paper thus theoretically challenges existing financial reporting arrangements and invites debate on their future direction.