bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
How related are technical and subjective measures of building conditions?
Authors: O. Hopland Arnt 
Published: April 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between technical school building conditions and student satisfaction with the school buildings. Learning more about the relationship between the measures will be useful for researchers who are studying the effect from physical work conditions on student achievement.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper aims to study the correlation between technical condition and user satisfaction with school buildings using two different data sources. The first source is administrative data, where the local governments have reported the condition of their school buildings to a national investigation of school building conditions. The second source is survey data where students in Norwegian primary schools report their satisfaction with their learning environment, including the school buildings. Combining the two data sources provides a unique data set for a large number of Norwegian primary schools.

Findings
– The measures of technical and subjective condition are significantly correlated, but the correlation is far from 100 percent. Hence, it will be of great interest for researchers to look more into potential effects from subjective measures of building condition.

Originality/value
– The paper provides an investigation of the link between two different measures of building conditions that can both be relevant to use in studies of how school buildings affect student performance.
Critical success factors for building maintenance business: a Hong Kong case study
Authors: Tan Yongtao , Shen Liyin , Langston Craig , Lu Weisheng , C.H. Yam Michael 
Published: April 2014

Purpose
– Thie purpose of this paper is to present the critical success factors (CSFs) for engaging in the building maintenance business in Hong Kong where maintenance is a major market sector.

Design/methodology/approach
– In this study, CSFs are identified for the business of building maintenance based on data collected from a questionnaire survey and interviews.

Findings
– A total of 12 CSFs are identified, such as client's satisfaction, certification of company, reliability of service, quality of service, and company reputation, and most are related to two principal factors, namely maintenance service and organization, and project management.

Originality/value
– This paper provides a review of building maintenance in Hong Kong and identifies a list of success factors for the business of building maintenance. The identified CSFs and principal factors provide useful reference for maintenance contractors to have a clear understanding of the expectations of the building maintenance market in Hong Kong.
KPIs for facility's performance assessment, Part I: identification and categorization of core indicators
Authors: Lavy Sarel , A. Garcia John , K. Dixit Manish 
Published: April 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the previously established list of key performance indicators (KPIs), to identify and categorize the core performance indicators that are measurable and quantifiable.

Design/methodology/approach
– A literature-based qualitative approach is adopted for accumulating desired information on identifying and categorizing the core indicators. The list of KPIs established in an earlier paper is narrowed down considering the future research needs suggested by the literature.

Findings
– The quantifiable and measurable core indicators are identified and categorized in the form of a list. The core indicators are defined and the variables required to quantify them are described by citing peer-reviewed literature.

Research limitations/implications
– This paper represents the first step toward establishing a relevant list of quantifiable and measurable core KPIs. Future research papers could emphasize derivation of mathematical expressions for determining the identified core KPIs and validating these KPIs using simulation of real building data.

Practical implications
– The need to establish a concise and relevant list of quantifiable and measurable KPIs that could express more than one type of information about a facility's performance is identified in this paper. This paper presents and describes a narrowed down list of core KPIs, which could be utilized by facility management industry professionals while performing a holistic performance assessment.

Originality/value
– This paper provides a list of core KPIs that could express more than one aspect of a facility's performance and that is measurable and quantifiable.
An exploration of the challenges facing women starting business at fifty
Authors: Logan Julie 
Published: April 2014

Purpose
– The paper aims to investigate the motivations, goals, challenges, successes and needs of older women starting new ventures.

Design/methodology/approach
– In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten successful female entrepreneurs who had created their businesses at age 50 or over. The key areas of focus included the women's motivation for starting a business, their previous work experience, potential barriers/enabling factors (including their human, social and financial capital), and the performance of their ventures. Responses were taped, transcribed, coded, grouped and analyzed.

Findings
– The primary trigger for older women to start a new venture appears to be the need to find a creative outlet (self-actualization). Further, more than half the women stated that because they now had significantly reduced family responsibilities, this was the time for them to pursue their own goals. Interestingly, a majority of the women had started new ventures in an area completely unrelated to their previous work experience. Family support, particularly from their spouse/partner, was acknowledged by virtually all the women as an important factor contributing to the success of their ventures. All the ventures were profitable and growing.

Research limitations/implications
– The findings suggest that well-trained mentors could make a significant difference to this older cohort of female entrepreneurs, particularly in terms of helping them to grow their businesses.

Originality/value
– This study fills a gap in the literature by providing an understanding of the motivations and needs of older female entrepreneurs.
Understanding the short- and long-run relationship between vacant allotment and established house prices
Authors: Rossini Peter , Kupke Valerie 
Published: May 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to address a key issue fundamental to the operation of land and housing markets, that is, the relationship between land and house prices. The study identifies possible causation between established house and vacant allotment prices using the metropolitan area of Adelaide, Australia as a case study.Design/methodology/approach– A key outcome of the study is the construction of a Site Adjusted Land Price Index against which a Quality Adjusted House Price Index is compared.Findings– The results show that there is a lagged effect of land prices on house prices and that this is significant at an interval of eight lag periods. The results also imply that the lead lag relationship between established house and vacant allotment prices is not unidirectional. This suggests that, while a change in house prices leads to a change in land prices in the short-run, the long-run position is for increasing land prices to lead to a delayed increase in house prices.Research limitations/implications– Rising house prices do not simply and solely reflect a shortage of land. There are suggested effects both immediate from house to land and delayed from land to house, particularly in a rising market.Originality/value– The lead lag relationships of both indexes are tested using Granger causality estimates to assess whether theoretical Ricardian concepts still hold in a modern urban land market.
Entering the world of sex offenders: an exploration of offending behaviour patterns of those with both internet and contact sex offences against children
Authors: Aslan Deniz , Edelmann Robert , Bray Diane , Worrell Marcia 
Published: April 2014

Purpose– The relationship between accessing indecent images online and the perpetration of contact child sex offences remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the offence process of offenders who have both such convictions.Design/methodology/approach– A total of eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with older adult males who had downloaded indecent images and also had a history of contact sex offences against children. Data analysis involved thematic coding based on guidelines suggested by Braun and Clarke (2006).Findings– Themes which emerged suggest some similarities (offence process behaviours), but also some differences (developmental factors) between the eight offenders. Data relevant to developmental factors formed two primary themes: childhood attachment difficulties and experiences of childhood abuse, both of which appeared to influence the offence process. Escalating factors generated a further three themes: adult relationships, personality problems and substance use. Five main categories also emerged with regard to offence behaviours: sexually deviant interests, lack of self-control, opportunity, the role of the internet (availability, easy access and anonymity), and cognitive distortions (justifications: interest in challenge and sexual frustration; denial: accidental access and denial of a victim, normalisation; blame: blame on the victim, new technologies and authorities and blame on other factors; and minimisation).Practical implications– A better understanding of the offence process would inform clinical practice with such offenders and aid in the process of prevention.Originality/value– This is the first research to date which explores the rationale provided for their behaviour by those convicted of both internet and contact child sex offences.
Frugal innovation: aligning theory, practice, and public policy
Authors: Soni Pavan , T. Krishnan Rishikesha 
Published: May 2014

Purpose– The paper aims to address two key gaps in the literature of frugal innovation. First, it disambiguates frugal innovations into its types, and into the various levels at which it happens. Second, it builds upon the theoretical foundations of resource-based view, new institutional economics, economics of location, and institutional theory to offer testable propositions on determinants of frugal innovations.Design/methodology/approach– This is a conceptual paper. The authors first systematically reviewed the extant literature on frugal innovation and related domains and categorized the existing understanding on the domain into various typologies of frugal innovation. The authors then justified why certain key theoretical lenses are tenable to understand the determinants of frugal innovation and then examined the conditions that enable such innovations.Findings– The paper has three key findings. First, frugal innovation comprises of a frugal mindset, a frugal process and a frugal outcome, which may be practiced distinctly. Second, frugal innovators are of three types: grassroots-level, domestic-enterprise level, and MNC-subsidiary level. Each has their distinctive incentives and styles of frugal innovation. Third, a frugal mindset is encouraged by a resource-scarce environments, weaker institutional intermediaries, and a higher tolerance for uncertainty. Frugal processes are espoused by poor property rights regime and a critical size of lead market; and frugal outcomes are influenced by the network-position of innovators, and the presence of critical lead-markets.Research limitations/implications– The propositions are though testable, but proxies need to be developed to measure the variables, such as a frugal mindset, and a frugal process. Further, the current view on various types and levels of frugal innovation is that of mutual exclusivity, whereas this may not always be the case. Hence, it might be useful to identify contingencies in which these distinctions fade away.Originality/value– The paper is valuable in two key aspects. First, it offers a much-needed theoretical underpinning to the phenomenon of frugal innovation, such that the phenomenon could be better understood and influenced. Second, it nuances the phenomenon by identifying distinct types of frugal innovators in terms of their motivation, institutional influences, and styles of innovation.
Effects of competitive psychological climate, work-family conflict and role conflict on customer orientation
Authors: Sahadev Sunil , Seshanna Sudarshan , Purani Keyoor 
Published: May 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact of a competitive psychological climate on the levels of role conflict and work-family conflict in call center employees and their further impact on customer orientation.Design/methodology/approach– The conceptual model is developed through a review of literature and is then validated in the context of call center employees in India. A total of 281 responses were considered. The model is validated using a multi-group analysis in order to consider a possible influence of gender.Findings– The model is found to have a very good fit and four of the five hypothesized relationships are found to be significant. The study thus establishes the impact of a competitive psychological climate on the role conflict and work-life conflict in the case of service employees.Research limitations/implications– The study uses a self-reported measure of customer orientation as well as the sampling methodology is not random. These two aspects could limit the generalizability of the results.Practical implications– The paper gives empirical support against adoption of competition-based practices in service organizations. This is an important implication for practitioners.Originality/value– The study looks at the impact of competitive psychological climate in call centers, a construct hitherto not much analyzed. The analysis of the relationship between competitive psychological climate, role conflict and work-family conflict have also not been looked into in the previous literature.
Do farmers exhibit disposition effect? Evidence from grain markets
Authors: L. Mattos Fabio , A. Fryza Stefanie 
Published: April 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore the existence of disposition effect among Canadian wheat farmers when marketing their grain. This study examines the question of whether farmers wait too long to price their grain or whether they price it too soon.

Design/methodology/approach
– The disposition effect is a common behavior documented in financial markets, and reflects the notion that investors tend to hold losing positions too long and close winning positions too fast. This idea can also be applied to grain marketing, exploring whether farmers sell their grain more readily when prices are “high” and wait longer when prices are “low.” Based on the approach by Odean (1998), marketing strategies of 15,564 farmers between 2003/2004 and 2008/2009 are examined.

Findings
– Results support the existence of disposition effect in marketing decisions. Farmers seem to be eager to sell when prices offered by contracts are above their reference price and wait longer to sell when prices offered by contracts are below their reference price. There is no clear evidence that farmers might consistently benefit from this behavior. On the other hand, it is not clear whether this behavior can be costly to farmers.

Originality/value
– Exploring the existence of disposition effect is relevant because this behavior can affect performance. If grain is sold too early, farmers can miss opportunities to sell at higher prices later. If grain is held too long, prices can go down and farmers will end up selling at lower prices. This study uses unique data to perform the first analysis of the disposition effect in the agricultural industry, and its findings can provide new insights and move us toward a more complete understanding of decision making in this industry.
The wealth effects of accelerated stock repurchases
Authors: C. Yook Ken , Gangopadhyay Partha 
Published: April 2014

Purpose
– The wealth effect of accelerated stock repurchase (ASR) documented by previous studies is not as large as the authors would have expected. The authors believe that there are potentially important sampling problems in the previous studies, which make the results less reliable. Identifying a number of factors that can possibly affect the announcement-period returns, the purpose of this paper is to reexamine the wealth effect of ASRs.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper identifies a number of factors that can possibly affect the announcement-period returns to ASRs which include: whether an ASR announcement in the press is the initiation date or the completion date of the ASR; the size of the ASR program; whether an ASR is part of an open market repurchase (OMR) program; the frequency of ASR announcements by a firm; whether other corporate news is announced simultaneously with an ASR. The paper partitions the ASR sample into three groups, and then examines the wealth effect of these groups.

Findings
– The empirical results show that the market reacts differently to the announcement of ASR in these three groups. The three-day announcement-period CAR (t=−1, +1) is 3.59 percent for the high-wealth-effect group, 2.01 percent for the medium-wealth-effect group, and 1.48 percent for the low-wealth-effect group. The paper also identifies the size of the ASR program, whether the ASR is announced simultaneously with an OMR or not, and the frequency of ASR announcements are the most important determinants of the announcement-period abnormal returns.

Originality/value
– These findings suggest that the weaker wealth effects of ASRs that have been documented in previous studies are due to sampling related issues.
Impact of a premature menopause on cognitive function in later life
Authors: Ryan J , Scali J , Carrière I , Amieva H , Rouaud O , Berr C , Ritchie K , Ancelin M‐L 
Published: April 2014

ObjectiveTo determine whether premature menopause (≤40 years) can have long‐lasting effects on later‐life cognition and investigate whether this association varies depending on the type of menopause and use of hormone treatment (HT).DesignPopulation‐based cohort study.SettingThe French Three‐City Study.PopulationFour thousand eight hundred and sixty‐eight women aged at least 65 years.MethodsMultivariable‐adjusted logistic regression models were used to determine the association between age at menopause, type of menopause (surgical, natural), and the use of menopausal HT and later‐life cognitive function.Main outcome measuresPerformance on a cognitive test battery (at baseline and over 7 years) and clinical dementia diagnosis.ResultsMenopause at or before the age of 40 years, both premature bilateral ovariectomy and premature ovarian failure (non‐surgical loss of ovarian function), was associated with worse verbal fluency (OR 1.56, 95%CI 1.12–1.87, P = 0.004) and visual memory (OR 1.39, 95%CI 1.09–1.77, P = 0.007) in later life. HT at the time of premature menopause appeared beneficial for later‐life visual memory but increased the risk of poor verbal fluency. Type of menopause was not significantly associated with cognitive function. Premature menopause was associated with a 30% increased risk of decline in psychomotor speed and global cognitive function over 7 years.ConclusionBoth premature surgical menopause and premature ovarian failure were associated with long‐term negative effects on cognitive function, which are not entirely offset by menopausal HT. In terms of surgical menopause, these results suggest that the potential long‐term effects on cognitive function should form part of the risk/benefit ratio when considering ovariectomy in younger women.
Determinants of Coverage Decisions in Health Insurance Marketplaces: Consumers' Decision‐Making Abilities and the Amount of Information in Their Choice Environment
Authors: Barnes Andrew J. , Hanoch Yaniv , Rice Thomas 
Published: April 2014

ObjectiveTo investigate the determinants and quality of coverage decisions among uninsured choosing plans in a hypothetical health insurance marketplace.Study SettingTwo samples of uninsured individuals: one from an Internet‐based sample comprised largely of young, healthy, tech‐savvy individuals (n = 276), and the other from low‐income, rural Virginians (n = 161).Study DesignWe assessed whether health insurance comprehension, numeracy, choice consistency, and the number of plan choices were associated with participants' ability to choose a cost‐minimizing plan, given their expected health care needs (defined as choosing a plan costing no more than $500 in excess of the total estimated annual costs of the cheapest plan available).Data CollectionPrimary data were collected using an online questionnaire.Principal FindingsUninsured who were more numerate showed higher health insurance comprehension; those with more health insurance comprehension made choices of health insurance plans more consistent with their stated preferences; and those who made choices more concordant with their stated preferences were less likely to choose a plan that cost more than $500 in excess of the cheapest plan available.ConclusionsIncreasing health insurance comprehension and designing exchanges to facilitate plan comparison will be critical to ensuring the success of health insurance marketplaces.
Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and interspecific gene flow in Ficedula flycatchers by a newly developed 50k single‐nucleotide polymorphism array
Authors: Kawakami Takeshi , Backström Niclas , Burri Reto , Husby Arild , Olason Pall , Rice Amber M. , Ålund Murielle , Qvarnström Anna , Ellegren Hans 
Published: April 2014

AbstractWith the access to draft genome sequence assemblies and whole‐genome resequencing data from population samples, molecular ecology studies will be able to take truly genome‐wide approaches. This now applies to an avian model system in ecological and evolutionary research: Old World flycatchers of the genus Ficedula, for which we recently obtained a 1.1 Gb collared flycatcher genome assembly and identified 13 million single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)s in population resequencing of this species and its sister species, pied flycatcher. Here, we developed a custom 50K Illumina iSelect flycatcher SNP array with markers covering 30 autosomes and the Z chromosome. Using a number of selection criteria for inclusion in the array, both genotyping success rate and polymorphism information content (mean marker heterozygosity = 0.41) were high. We used the array to assess linkage disequilibrium (LD) and hybridization in flycatchers. Linkage disequilibrium declined quickly to the background level at an average distance of 17 kb, but the extent of LD varied markedly within the genome and was more than 10‐fold higher in ‘genomic islands’ of differentiation than in the rest of the genome. Genetic ancestry analysis identified 33 F1 hybrids but no later‐generation hybrids from sympatric populations of collared flycatchers and pied flycatchers, contradicting earlier reports of backcrosses identified from much fewer number of markers. With an estimated divergence time as recently as <1 Ma, this suggests strong selection against F1 hybrids and unusually rapid evolution of reproductive incompatibility in an avian system.