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The role of manufacturers in food innovations in Sweden
Authors: Beckeman Märit , Bourlakis Michael , Olsson Annika 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how food manufacturers in Sweden define and view innovations, how they view their role and those of other actors and the interaction/collaboration regarding innovations in the food supply/value chain.Design/methodology/approachAfter an exploratory pre‐study with 12 participants, a full study of Swedish manufacturers comprised of representatives from 12 food companies was initiated. In total, 21 interviews were carried out. The majority of the respondents had food industry experience. They initially answered structured questions and thereafter open‐ended ones.FindingsFew, if any, innovations in the Swedish food sector are considered radical. Many are “invisible” to meet demands for lower cost, shorter orders and sustainability. The food manufacturers seem to develop products in house for consumers and not by working with them or others inside or outside the supply chain; they do not adopt an “open” innovation mindset. There is lack of trust in the chain and limited exchange of information. Some manufacturers pursue horizontal collaboration with other manufacturers abroad.Research limitations/implicationsInnovations and strategies are a competitive edge for a company, so the respondents may not have been completely open.Practical implicationsManufacturers and the whole supply chain would benefit from an “open innovation” mindset to organise and work differently and build trust.Originality/valueThere is no other published study on innovations and food manufacturers in Sweden. The food sector should embark on collaboration and coopetion and initiate discussions on what can be done to become more innovative.
Comparing usage between selective and bundled e‐monograph purchases
Authors: Lamothe Alain R. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the results from a quantitative analysis comparing usage between collections of individually purchased e‐books and collections of e‐books purchased as part of large consortially negotiated bundles. The aim of this study is to determine if individually purchased e‐books have recorded a greater level of usage than e‐books purchased in large packages and, consequently, which of the two acquisition models is best suited for the library.Design/methodology/approachUsage rates of e‐books purchased individually from NetLibrary and MyiLibrary were compared to usage rates of e‐books purchased in large bundles from the same aggregators. Usage of e‐books purchased in large bundles directly from SpringerLink was compared to usage of e‐books on NetLibrary and MyiLibrary. The number of e‐books was obtained by simple count. Additional statistics tracked include the number of viewings.FindingsInitial results indicate that individually purchased titles from both NetLibrary and MyiLibrary have consistently recorded a greater level of usage than the bundled titles on their respective platforms. A second quantitative analysis comparing two aggregated collections of individually selected titles to a very large bundled collection acquired directly from SpringerLink yielded somewhat different results. For the most part, SpringerLink bundled e‐books have recorded a greater level of usage when compared to bundled titles on NetLibrary and MyiLibrary.Originality/valueThis research is one of very few studies systematically and quantitatively comparing usage levels between e‐monographs individually selected and acquired as large bundles by a Canadian academic library.
Applied theatre in corporate training
Authors: Fan Sheng‐Tao 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis article aims to be a synthesis among the latest learning and development books as well as academic journals across organizational behaviour, educational theatre, drama therapy, and performance studies. It pinpoints five management‐related competencies that the new trend of applied theatre in corporate training can facilitate.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an Asian practitioner‐performer‐scholar who identifies and distils knowledge in Western interdisciplinary contexts.FindingsThis article concludes that applied theatre can be a new concept and methodology for corporate training to enhance the main competencies in business settings – leadership, communication, creativity, team building, and emotion management. Practical implications – This study provides a conceptual foundation and practical language for human resource and training professionals as well as company directors who choose and evaluate training methodology.Originality/valueThis briefing links theory with practice as well as connecting academia to industry. It saves busy businesspeople's and researchers' time to integrate multiple‐fielded knowledge by presenting it in an insightful and single‐minded format.
Trust and reputation in new ventures: insights from an Indian venture capital firm
Authors: Panda Swati , Dash Shridhar 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis article aims to explore the importance of trust and reputation in new ventures that are raising venture capital.Design/methodology/approachThe article is based on an interview with founding partners of an eminent Indian venture capital firm, conducted by an independent interviewer.FindingsVenture capitalists are moving from a more formal approach for investing to a more relational one. Other than traditional methods of selecting and protecting their investments, the venture capitalists are resorting to trustworthiness of entrepreneurs and reputation as vital deterrence mechanisms.Practical implicationsThe findings can be utilized to reduce contracting costs and develop a more efficient venture capitalist‐entrepreneur relationship.Originality/valueThe article proposes new criteria which the entrepreneurs should be aware of before trying to raise venture finance.
Private and public services: productivity and performance migration
Authors: Parker D. , Waller K. , Xu H. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeWhen comparing and contrasting features of the public service sector with those of the private service sector, the differences between the notions of customer and citizen, notable in the past, are now blurring. Whilst acknowledging the important differences that exist between the two service sectors, the authors seek to address the recent structural changes in the public service sector that aim to adopt best practices taken from the private into the public sector. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the important differences in public and private service delivery processes; with an emphasis on the need for improved definitions.Design/methodology/approachThe literature reviews undertaken were qualitative synthesis in nature. Content analysis was undertaken and applied in reviewing 39 literature of sub‐fields of public and private service delivery, published in English‐speaking peer‐reviewed journals.FindingsBased on the literature review, a promising approach for public sector productivity might be the disaggregated approach. Such an approach, focusing on the output components at a tactical level, could alleviate the problems related to public service productivity measurement (i.e. the problem of output definition). In particular, it could help define outputs at the operative level. Such measures could then percolate up to the strategic level (by aggregating the operative level results). Clearly this remains an interesting challenge for the productivity and performance management discipline and worthy of greater examination.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors compared and contrasted appropriate performance and productivity tools and highlight the challenges in adopting performance and productivity measures in the public sector in an attempt to become more efficient and effective. Until greater understanding is gained, there is little likelihood of successfully transferring models of productivity and performance management between the sectors or the development of appropriate models.Originality/valueTo date, there has been inadequate attention given to identifying, comparing and contrasting the significant differences between the organisations that deliver the public funded services and those in the commercial private services sector. This work highlights specific areas for future research.
Retail logistics service quality: a cross‐cultural survey on customer perceptions
Authors: Bouzaabia Rym , Bouzaabia Olfa , Capatina Alexandru 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare perceptions of retail logistics service quality among Romanian and Tunisian customers, and determine which dimensions of logistics service quality have the greatest influence on customer satisfaction and loyalty.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using self‐administered questionnaires from two convenience samples of hypermarket customers (100 in Romania and 100 in Tunisia). Logistics service quality was measured using two dimensions: the relational LSQ (The perception of Carrefour employees' assurance, responsiveness and caring) and the operational LSQ (Carrefour reliability). Data were analyzed by using confirmatory factor analysis, ANOVA and linear regression.FindingsRespondents in both countries reported high levels of perceived logistics service quality in Carrefour. However, Romanians reported higher perceived logistics service quality than Tunisians for both dimensions. In the Tunisian sample, relational LSQ was the most important predictor of satisfaction, and the most important predictor of loyalty was the operational LSQ; in the Romanian sample, relational LSQ was the most important predictor of both satisfaction and loyalty.Practical implicationsRomanian Carrefour managers should focus on the customers' relationships with the staff in logistics service by implementing appropriate customer‐oriented training programs. Tunisian Carrefour managers should focus on the ability to perform the promised service dependably and accurately.Originality/valueDespite the large number of studies on individual countries, no study compares logistics service quality among different countries. The present study compares perceptions of logistics service quality between consumers in two countries – Romania and Tunisia – that have different economic and cultural environments. This study shows that logistics service quality is an essential factor in satisfying and retaining retail customers in the retail sector.
Tokunbo ICT
Authors: Olumuyiwa Omobowale Ayokunle 
Published: June 2013

PurposeInformation and communication technology (ICT) stands out as a major indicator and driver of the modern age. It catalytically advances globalization processes across professions, disciplines and agencies across international boundaries. In spite of the widespread utilization of ICT, Nigeria in particular and Africa in general lag behind in the ICT revolution. Striving to modernise and develop, though, Nigeria is rather dependent on the developed world for ICT access and utilization. Nigeria accesses ICT, indeed a great volume of the access rather comes through the second‐hand market. The study aims to integrate theoretical orientations of symbolism and rationalism to empirically explain second‐hand ICT utilization in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through 30 in‐depth interviews (IDIs) and six focus group discussions (FGDs) among sellers and consumers of imported second‐hand ICT at Abeokuta, Ibadan and Lagos cities in Nigeria. The data was collected between July and November 2010. The research is an extract from a larger study on “The dynamics of the Tokunbo phenomenon and second‐hand economy in South‐Western Nigeria”.FindingsThe paper concludes that as much as imported second‐hand ICT satisfies consumer modernity and development needs, it swells up Nigeria's e‐waste. The bulk of the used ICT exported into Nigeria are non‐usable scrap, while those that are functional or usable are at the tail end of their life cycles. By symbolically rationalizing imported second‐hand ICT utilization, the Nigerian population simply pays for the evacuation of e‐waste from producing countries of the developed world to Nigeria. Nigeria is yet to develop a wholesome policy to address second‐hand ICT import and grapple with e‐waste challenge. The economic and health costs of imported e‐waste are on Nigeria and Nigerians.Originality/valueThe primary focus of the paper is on second‐hand ICT utilization in Nigeria. The paper empirically discusses the utilization of second‐hand ICT from the perspective of symbolic‐rationality of modernity and development practice.
Measuring the social capital of professions: a study of dentists in Finland
Authors: Koivumäki Jaakko 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis article aims to introduce a two‐dimensional instrument for the measurement of the social capital of professions. On a general level, the social capital of a profession is defined as a source of power that allows a profession to further its goals and maintain its professional identity.Design/methodology/approachThe measure is developed and tested by using data collected among Finnish dentists (N=1,302) in April 2012. The methods employed include confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), mean comparisons (ANOVA and t‐test) and OLS regression. Data analysis is guided by theories of social capital, especially the Putnamian tradition, and the literature on modern professions.FindingsThe first dimension of social capital is social cohesion, which consists of solidarity, trust, identification and commitment to professional ethical principles. The second dimension of social capital is network density, which includes both formal and informal professional networks. Social cohesion and network density are positively correlated. By conceptualizing social capital as an individual‐level attribute, this research shows that the employment of dentists across the public and private sectors increases the social capital of the profession.Originality/valueUntil now no tools have been available for the measurement of the social capital of professions. The article also sheds new light on the nature of modern professions, their associations and sources of power in contemporary societies.
Statistics as a technology of governance: the Norwegian need for numbers & numbers for need
Authors: Tøndel Gunhild , Sarheim Anthun Kjartan 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis study aims to explore the development in Norway from an awareness of the need for numbers to govern in the 70s to a statistical information system launched in 2006, called IPLOS, to respond to this need. The article seeks to discuss how this system was developed, what the Norwegian authorities attempted to achieve with the development, which goals they desired and how the statistics were intended to contribute to reach them.Design/methodology/approachThis study has a multisite approach inspired by situational analysis, and draws on “governing by numbers” among other theoretical debates. It is based on original data (qualitative interviews) and secondary sources (policy and statistics development documents). The sources represent both top down and bottom up perspectives: authorities, municipalities, expertise involved in the development and disability activists.FindingsThe statistics development expresses three challenges in Norwegian health and care service policy: planning and governance, the growing complexity of the welfare state and changing welfare ideologies.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to a Norwegian context and does not provide generalized conclusions about the sociohistorical context for developing statistics as technologies for governance purposes.Originality/valueStatistics and numbers for governance purposes are most often talked about as ready‐made facts. This study explores a quantifying tool and its numbers in the making, with a methodological approach that extends the governing by numbers tradition.
Drivers of information sharing and export performance in the Jordanian agri-food export supply chain
Authors: Jraisat Luai , Gotsi Manto , Bourlakis Michael 
Published: June 2013

Purpose
– Our understanding of the drivers of information sharing in export supply chains (ESCs) in general, and in agri-food ESCs in particular, remains scarce. In response, the authors’ paper seeks to explore the drivers of information sharing between two key members of an agri-food ESC (producers and exporters) in Jordan and investigate the link to export performance.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors use a two-stage qualitative approach. They initially interview seven ESC experts and a comparative case study across ten producer-exporter relationships follows. The latter involves 40 interviews (four per case) with producers and exporters in these relationships, supplemented with archival material and non-participant observation.

Findings
– Specific transaction, relationship and network drivers are found to support information sharing in these relationships and information sharing is linked to export performance. In higher performing cases, information sharing is triggered by integration-focused drivers, where the emphasis is on long-term and joint planning, based on sharing wider types of information. In lower performing cases, information sharing is triggered by more individualistic drivers and producers and exporters are sharing logistics-related information with a short-term perspective.

Originality/value
– This study extends current literature by identifying how different drivers influence information sharing in producer-exporter relationships and are linked to differences in export performance.
Millennial consumers’ status consumption of handbags
Authors: Grotts Allie S. , Widner Johnson Tricia 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to examine a consumer segment, Millennial, and its status and conspicuous consumption tendencies. The current research was conducted to determine if handbags can be used as a symbolic representation of status.Design/methodology/approachA total of 598 females participated in this study through an electronically administered questionnaire. Eastman, Goldsmith, and Flynn's Status Consumption Scale was altered with permission and used to test and measure the status consumption of handbags.FindingsThe research findings indicated that handbags are being used in the process of status consumption and suggested characteristics of female Millennial consumers who are likely to use this process.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are limited to 18‐25 year old females in the United States, at a Midwestern university and cannot be generalized to other nationalities or age cohorts. The findings in this study are valuable in adding to the literature on status consumption by examining a product domain not previously studied for its ability to convey status and facilitate a complete self.Practical implicationsThe findings are valuable to marketers because defining traits of Millennial consumers, a unique target market, have been discovered and proper marketing tactics may be deployed with the use of these results in the marketplace.Originality/valueThis paper fills a gap in the literature by examining handbags, which have not previously been researched for their status and conspicuous consumption abilities in an appropriate sample of college Millennial aged females.
Capital requirements for market risks
Authors: Burchi Alberto 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe financial crisis has led the Basel Committee to improve the system of capital requirements for market risks. This paper aims to investigate the effects of different models to estimate the market risk in the management of the trading book. The study takes into account the events occurring in the financial markets and the new prudential rules.Design/methodology/approachThe author compares different models and proposes an opportunity cost function able to evaluate the cost related to capital requirements. He identified seven asset classes and studies the effects of different models for estimating VaR simulating financial portfolios with increasing risk. The series consists of the daily return from 01/01/2002 to 06/30/2012.FindingsThe results show that it is possible to identify a wide area between aggressive and conservative approach where the bank management must choose. The regulation does not encourage intermediaries to the use of complex models that could better evaluate the risk in financial markets. The revision of the market risk framework increases the capital requirement and reduces the incentive to use models with more predictive power for regulatory purposes.Originality/valueThe work differs from previous contributions for three characteristics: first, it uses a set of extended data and more consistent with the actual operation. Secondly, the author presents an opportunity cost function in order to evaluate the estimation models. Third, he calculates the effect of stressed‐VaR after a year and a half of adoption.
Macro and micro prudential regulatory failures between banks in the United Kingdom and Australia 2004‐2009
Authors: Lui Alison 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis paper compares the performance of the big four UK banks and four Australian banks between 2004‐2009. The banks are chosen according to the total assets as listed in The Banker magazine 2009. The purpose is to analyse why UK banks were more vulnerable to the financial crisis of 2007‐2009 than Australian banks. The consequence of this study is what improvements can be made in relation to liquidity, leverage, loan to deposit, asset quality and capital ratios.Design/methodology/approachThe author adopts an empirical approach and gathers data from the annual reports of the big four UK banks and Australian banks and the database “Factiva” and the Financial Times. The data contains liquidity, debt, capital, asset quality and profitability ratios during 2004‐2009.FindingsThe author's data show UK banks had on average higher cash ratios, higher leverage ratios, higher loan to deposit ratios, higher capital ratios, lower asset quality, lower ROA but higher ROE than the Australian banks.Research limitations/implicationsThe results support the findings in the Financial Development Index 2011 of the World Economic Forum. UK banks should ameliorate its ranking on financial stability by improving the quality of loans and capital.Practical implicationsThe analysis is of use to regulators who are contemplating the need for reforms aimed at improving financial ratios of banks. Basel III Accord has introduced some recommendations but has its limitations.Originality/valueThis paper's value lies in providing analysis of the top four UK and Australian banks' performances during 2004‐2009. There is room for improvement in providing a more stable financial environment in the UK.