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Comparison of magnetic coupling structures for IPT systems
Authors: Marques Emanuel G. , Mendes André M.S. 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– Inductive power transfer (IPT) is a hands free user charging system, which allows the transfer of energy over a large air gap without physical contact. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate two magnetic coupling structures and its applicability to EVs charging systems.

Design/methodology/approach
– A brief introduction of IPT systems is initially presented, with the characterization of the chosen resonant topologies, series uncompensated (SU) and series parallel (SP). The magnetic coupling structures (MCSs) are then investigated and the principal characteristics required for EVs applications are outlined. The circular and the DD magnetic coupling structures are chosen due to its inherent advantages and a description of both physical and electrical most important aspects are made. Finally, different simulation and experimental results are analyzed and discussed for both magnetic structures.

Findings
– The SU topology is suitable for applications with low voltages sources at the cost of a more attuned control. The DD pad allows a higher power transfer when compared with the circular pad, with better efficiency for the same working conditions. The DD pad is more tolerant to misalignment in the axis y while the circular pad is independent of the misalignment direction. Both modeled pads can transfer at least 5 kW without saturating the core.

Originality/value
– This paper analyzes and compares the power transfer capability, misalignment tolerance and core saturation levels of the selected pads.
Simplified human phantoms for narrowband and ultra-wideband body area network modelling
Authors: Januszkiewicz Łukasz , Hausman Sławomir 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to compare the properties of simplified physical and corresponding numerical human body models (phantoms) and verify their applicability to path loss modeling in narrowband and ultra-wideband on-body wireless body area networks (WBANs). One of the models has been proposed by the authors.

Design/methodology/approach
– Two simplified numerical and two physical phantoms for body area network on-body channel computer simulation and field measurement results are presented and compared.

Findings
– Computer simulations and measurements which were carried out for the proposed simplified six-cylinder model with various antenna locations lead to the general conclusion that the proposed phantom can be successfully used for experimental investigation and testing of on-body WBANs both in ISM and UWB IEEE 802.15.6 frequency bands.

Research limitations/implications
– Usage of the proposed phantoms for the simulation/measurement of the specific absorption rate and for off-body channels are not within the scope of this paper.

Practical implications
– The proposed simplified phantom can be easily made with a low cost in other laboratories and be used both for research and development of WBAN technologies. The model is most suitable for wearable antenna radiation pattern simulation and measurement.

Social implications
– Presented results facilitate applications of WBANs in medicine and health monitoring.

Originality/value
– A new six-cylinder phantom has been proposed. The proposed simplified phantom can be easily made with a low cost in other laboratories and be used both for research and development of WBAN technologies.
Bank stems the loss of employees returning from abroad
Authors: Howe-Walsh Liza 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– Aims to develop a greater understanding of the problems faced by returning employees after an expatriate assignment.

Design/methodology/approach
– Reports the results of qualitative semi-structured interviews to create a multi-layered perspective of repatriation in a bank.

Findings
– Reveals that the inconsistent application of a global mobility policy contributed to the dissatisfaction of all stakeholders involved with the repatriation of staff. There was fundamental lack of talent management because of the absence of clear lines of responsibility associated with repatriating an employee.

Practical implications
– Highlights the need to audit global-mobility policy and practice to ensure policies are interpreted and applied consistently. The issue of multiple stakeholders identifies the need to ensure that clear lines of responsibility are required when managing repatriates.

Social implications
– It advances the view that fair and consistent treatment of employees enhances the bank’s reputation to manage talent effectively.

Originality/value
– It draws upon the views of multiple stakeholders, including line managers, human resource specialists and repatriates.
Twenty-one success sutras for chief executives
Authors: Rao M.S. 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– Provides chief executives with 21 tools for success in the turbulent global business environment.

Design/methodology/approach
– Illustrates the main points with the examples of such successful international leaders as Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, A. G. Lafley, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Jeff Bezos, Herb Kelleher and Tony Hsieh.

Findings
– Emphasizes the importance of valuing people, adapting to change, encouraging innovation and training for the future.

Practical implications
– Demonstrates how to overcome leadership challenges, including those from the increasing scope and pace of change and the growing internationalism of business.

Social implications
– Argues that successful chief executives are able to get the best out of their people and understand their customers, no matter what their background.

Originality/value
– Helps leaders to overcome volatility, complexity and ambiguity and even turn them to their advantage.
Appreciating your staff makes sound business sense
Authors: White Paul 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– Advances the view that showing appreciation to employees makes sound business sense.

Design/methodology/approach
– Observes that many employee-recognition schemes currently fail to achieve their goal and explains how to rectify this.

Findings
– Explains that when employees do not feel appreciated, bad things happen in the organization, with higher rates of tardiness, more absenteeism, increased internal theft by employees and managers, higher staff turnover, more internal conflict and stress among team members, a drop in productivity and the quality of work and lower customer-satisfaction ratings.

Practical implications
– Describes how team members feel appreciated when appreciation is: communicated regularly; given in language and actions important to the recipient; delivered individually and about him or her personally; and viewed as being authentic.

Social implications
– Highlights how organizations can improve the performance of their employees.

Originality/value
– Concludes that the key is to communicate authentic appreciation in the ways that are meaningful to team members.
Investigation of the use of steam for spun-like textured yarn manufacturing
Authors: Wickramasinghe Ganemulle Lekamalage Dharmasri , Foster Peter William 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of steam in order to replace air in the production of spun-like textured yarns. Further, this paper analyse the effect of production speed on process and textured yarn properties.

Design/methodology/approach
– An existing air-jet texturing machine was modified to supply either air or steam to the texturing nozzle. Using standard commercial nozzles, both air-jet and steam-jet textured yarns were manufactured by varying production speed.

Findings
– It can be concluded that steam can be used as an alternative fluid for air in making spun-like textured yarns. Results show that yarn parameters for steam-jet texturing show a similar trend to those of air-jet texturing relative to the production speed. Further, sewing threads made from steam-jet textured yarns showed good sewability up to the speeds of 350 m/min.

Research limitations/implications
– Only the effect of production speed on process and yarn parameters is discussed in this paper. Production speed was limited to 350 m/min due to machine constraints.

Practical implications
– Steam is more economical than air to manufacture spun-like textured yarn at commercial pressures such as 8 bar. Steam-jet textured yarns could be used for commercial applications such as sewing threads at competitive speeds. Further, steam could be generated using sustainable and renewable fuel sources such as biomass.

Originality/value
– This research introduced steam as an alternative fluid for air in manufacturing spun-like textured yarns.
A new method to assess the influence of textiles properties on human thermophysiology. Part I
Authors: Annaheim Simon , Wang Li-chu , Psikuta Agnieszka , Morrissey Matthew Patrick , Camenzind Martin Alois , Rossi René Michel 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to determine the validity and inter-/intra-laboratory repeatability of the first part of a novel, three-phase experimental procedure using a sweating Torso device.

Design/methodology/approach
– Results from a method comparison study (comparison with the industry-standard sweating guarded hotplate method) and an inter-laboratory comparison study are presented.

Findings
– A high correlation was observed for thermal resistance in the method comparison study (r=0.97, p<0.01) as well as in the inter-laboratory comparison study (r=0.99, p<0.01).

Research limitations/implications
– The authors conclude that the first phase of the standardised procedure for the sweating Torso provides reliable data for the determination of the dry thermal resistance of single and multi-layer textiles, and is therefore suitable as standard method to be used by different laboratories with this type of device. Further work is required to validate the applicability of the method for textiles with high thermal resistance.

Originality/value
– This study provides the first “round-robin” data for measuring thermal resistance using a Torso device. In future publications the authors will provide similar data examining the repeatability of measurements that quantify combined heat and mass transfer.
Intelligent fashion styling using genetic search and neural classification
Authors: Vuruskan Arzu , Ince Turker , Bulgun Ender , Guzelis Cuneyt 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to develop an intelligent system for fashion style selection for non-standard female body shapes.

Design/methodology/approach
– With the goal of creating natural aesthetic relationship between the body shape and the shape of clothing, garments designed for the upper and lower body are combined to fit different female body shapes, which are classified as V, A, H and O-shapes. The proposed intelligent system combines genetic algorithm (GA) with a neural network classifier, which is trained using the particle swarm optimization (PSO). The former, called genetic search, is used to find the optimal design parameters corresponding to a best fit for the desired target, while the task of the latter, called neural classification, is to evaluate fitness (goodness) of each evolved new fashion style.

Findings
– The experimental results are fashion styling recommendations for the four female body shapes, drawn from 260 possible combinations, based on variations from 15 attributes. These results are considered to be a strong indication of the potential benefits of the application of intelligent systems to fashion styling.

Originality/value
– The proposed intelligent system combines the effective searching capabilities of two approaches. The first approach uses the GA for identifying best fits to the target shape of the body in the solution space. The second is the PSO for finding optimal (with respect to training mean-squared error) weight and threshold parameters of the neural classifier, which is able to evaluate the fitness of successively evolved fashion styles.
Geometric modeling of terry fabric
Authors: Singh Jitendra Pratap , Behera Bijoya Kumar 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to develop a 3D geometric model of three-pick terry fabric considering the actual design and structural features of the finished terry fabric.

Design/methodology/approach
– The model has been developed using SolidWorks CAD system and the output file can be easily simulated in the ANSYS. Dimensions are acquired from the actual terry fabric measurement.

Findings
– A 3D computational model – to be used for understanding the behaviour of terry fabric during actual use through the simulation in ANSYS.

Practical implications
– Provides the way to study the yarn and fabric structure behaviour during use through simulation.

Originality/value
– The research resulted a 3D geometrical model of very complex three-pick terry fabric for very first time for further analysis of terry fabric behaviour during use.
Breast volume measurement by mesh projection method based on 3D point cloud data
Authors: Chen Xiaona , Wang Jianping 
Published: April 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore a novel breast volume measuring method by mesh projection based on three-dimensional (3D) point cloud data.

Design/methodology/approach
– Mesh projection method, a rapid and accurate method to calculate the volume of models described by triangular meshes, was transplanted to calculate breast volume based on 3D point cloud data derived from a [TC]2 3D scanner. A simple landmarking procedure was developed to decide breast boundary. Breast volumes derived from mesh projection method were compared to the results of water displacement by statistical analysis to validate its accuracy.

Findings
– A novel breast volume measurement method is developed based on mesh projection method. By comparison of water displacement, mesh projection method is proved to be accurate to calculate breast volume. Furthermore, a simple and standard breast boundary landmarking procedure is established, which avoids the arbitrariness of the definition of breast boundary and improves the repetition of landmarking.

Practical implications
– A simple and convenient tool is provided for bra industries to rapidly and accurately measure breast volume.

Originality/value
– Mesh projection method is primarily applied to determine breast volume based on 3D point cloud data. Meanwhile, a simple and standard breast boundary landmarking procedure is put forward.
The inconvenient truth of the relationship between open innovation activities and innovation performance
Authors: Cheng Colin C.J. , Shiu Eric C. 
Published: April 2015

Purpose– Despite extensive published research into the relationship between open innovation (OI) activities and performance, the nature and direction of the relationship remain inconclusive. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship as to how firms’ inbound and outbound OI activities, as well as their interaction influence incremental and radical innovation performance. The authors also consider the potentially mediating roles of knowledge learning and organizational capabilities in such a relationship.Design/methodology/approach– To investigate this relationship, data were collected from a cross-industry survey of 304 leading Taiwanese-based firms. Three-stage least square analysis was employed to test the model.Findings– Analyses reveal that knowledge learning and organizational capabilities mediate the OI activities-innovation performance relationship. In addition, a firm focussing on inbound activities enhances its radical innovation performance, but hinders its incremental innovation performance, while focussing on outbound activities produces the opposite effects. Among the findings, it is worth emphasizing that the effect of the interaction between inbound and outbound activities on innovation performance can be counter-productive.Research limitations/implications– The findings demonstrate that existing studies only partially explain the effects of OI activities on innovation performance. Understanding how OI activities influence innovation performance will facilitate more informed decision making, leading to more effective use of OI activities.Practical implications– The results suggest that managers need to consider knowledge learning and organizational capabilities in order to fully capture the potential effects of OI activities. Managers also need to be aware of the limitations of OI activities.Originality/value– The theoretical model presented here offers a timely contribution to the theory base underpinning the development of OI activities for innovation performance.
Environmental proactivity and firm performance: a fuzzy-set analysis
Authors: Primc Kaja , Čater Tomaž 
Published: April 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore causal complexity in the relationship between environmental proactivity and firm performance. Using data collected from 27 Australian firms and controlling for the organizational life cycle, type of industry and external contingencies, the study empirically examines environmental proactivity in high-performing firms from polluting industries.Design/methodology/approach– The data were analyzed using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.Findings– In general, the results of the analysis imply that environmental proactivity is not always associated with high firm performance, and that environmental proactivity is not as important as the other causal conditions for high-performing firms in highly polluting industries.Research limitations/implications– The study addresses the relationship between environmental and firm performance more holistically by including a number of the firm’s external and internal factors identified as important in past research. Second, it offers a new perspective on the relationship with its systematic comparative analysis of complex cases. Next, it identifies different combinations of conditions (paths) leading to a high firm performance and, finally, the core complementary model allows an exploration of which factors are essential and which are less important or even irrelevant to high-performing firms.Practical implications– Based on the findings, firms from highly polluting industries can determine in which circumstances, if any, the adoption of environmental proactivity will result in a positive firm performance.Originality/value– The study is valuable because it contains a rich set of measures of the firm’s external and internal environment, thus allowing a more holistic examination of the relationship between environmental proactivity and firm performance.
Strategic delegation, quality competition, and new product profitability
Authors: Shin Hyun , Shin Jongtae , Yoo Shijin , Song Joon , Kim Alex 
Published: April 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a new perspective on the marketing-R & D interface by modelling firms that develop new products in a duopolistic market.Design/methodology/approach– By using a game-theoretic modelling approach, this study examines strategic delegation, through which the marketing and R & D managers of each firm are given authority over pricing and new products’ quality levels.Findings– Interestingly, the study finds that the case where two managers with conflicting incentives negotiate (the horizontal coordination case) might produce a better financial outcome than when the managers’ decisions are perfectly coordinated by a profit-maximizing CEO (the vertical control case). In addition, the study identifies several conditions that guarantee horizontal coordination’s generation of higher profit, such as high (or low) sensitivity to the quality (or price) of a new product. The paper further shows that two competing firms may select horizontal coordination as a Nash equilibrium.Practical implications– These findings provide new insights into the role of marketing-R & D interaction under strategic delegation, which may allow rival firms to “spend smart” on R & D, avoid excessive (and unnecessary) quality competition, and thus enhance the profitability of new products. Such insights would be useful for any firms under budget constraints.Originality/value– To the authors’ knowledge, this paper represents the first attempt to analyze how delegation interacts with the conflicting incentives of marketing and R & D managers, which in turn affects the quality investment decisions, competitive intensity, and, ultimately, the financial outcomes of new products developed competing firms.
Should retail trade companies avoid recruiting maximisers?
Authors: Liu Yu-Lun , Keeling Kathleen A. , Papamichail K. Nadia 
Published: April 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate differences in characteristics, job outcome experiences and attitudes of maximiser and satisficer decision-making style groups working in the retail trade.Design/methodology/approach– A survey of 140 participants who have accepted a job offer in the retail trade in the past six months in the USA was conducted on Amazon Mechanical Turk. The survey examined participants’ opinions and attitudes towards their present job and established which job information source(s) they had used to search for retail trade job-related information.Findings– The results show that compared to satisficers, maximisers exert more effort when searching job information, have higher uncertainty avoidance and need for cognition, and experience more post-decisional regret. In this sample, any significant differences between maximisers and satisficers in relation to job satisfaction, company commitment, and intention to quit their present job are restricted to certain groups. For recruitment information sources, while satisficers rely on their families and friends for information, maximisers are more likely to obtain job-related information from other sources such as online discussion forums.Practical implications– Even though some studies suggest that maximisers are unhappy with their choices, this research recommends that retail trade companies should not exclude maximisers from their recruitment pools. Retailers should enhance their candidate pools with both maximisers and satisficers by managing different recruitment information sources.Originality/value– Research of decision-making style in recruitment is relatively limited. This research illustrates the differences of attitudes between maximisers and satisficers towards their present retail job, and also demonstrates the preferences of maximisers and satisficers in recruitment information sources.