bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Blue Ocean that disappeared – the case of Nintendo Wii
Authors: Hollensen Svend 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The purpose with this article is to analyze the “Blue Ocean” phenomenon in depth. The goal is to better understand the underlying dynamic strategies in the form of interactions between theory and management practices.

Design/methodology/approach
– Single case study, Nintendo, which strategy is being confronted with the strategies of the two competitors, Sony and Microsoft. This is done in order to distinguish the value propositions of the three players in the game console industry

Findings
– The main finding is that even if a company can create a Blue Ocean very fast with the right value proposition at the right time, it may be short-termed and may be transformed into a Red Ocean again within 1-2 years, unless the company's competitiveness is safe-guarded.

Practical implications
– The results show, that Nintendo started out with a Red Ocean around 2005 with their GameCube. Then they turned it into a Blue Ocean with their introduction of “Wii” in November 2006. But Nintendo could not prevent Sony and Microsoft in turning it back to a Red Ocean, with their introduction of similar product features (motion controls), but at better quality. If Nintendo will be able to reestablish the Blue Ocean with their introduction of the “Wii U” in November 2012 is questionable.

Originality/value
– There is constantly a need for reformulating the strategy through a dynamic and creative process, in order not to turn the Blue Ocean into a Red Ocean again.
Building a positive candidate experience: towards a networked model of e-recruitment
Authors: Allden Natasha , Harris Lisa 
Published: October 2013

Purpose–The ubiquity of the social web has forced online recruitment to change dramatically. This paper introduces the first e-recruitment network business model, the Private Talent Network© to support the practice of online talent resourcing.Design/methodology/approach–Grounded theory was the research approach adopted, using mixed method data collection and triangulation of results. A study of six FTSE100 companies was conducted from different industries. This was an explorative study into network theories and models in context of e-recruitment.Findings–The key outcome was the identification of a positive candidate experience. This was central to realising cost benefits and candidate quality and was influenced by nine internal and external factors. Theoretically actor network theory provided a flexible and representative framework of the online ecosystem adopted by businesses for talent resourcing.Research limitations/implications–Limited to UK FTSE100 target group only, the research is presented as a first step in defining a structured e-recruitment business model.Practical implications–Direct support to enable practitioners to improve or/and initiate e-recruitment initiatives and further this management discipline.Originality/value–Drawing on actor network theory the Private Talent Network© is proposed as the first e-recruitment network business model.
Materialism and clothing post-purchase behaviors
Authors: Joung Hyun-Mee 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate materialistic consumers' apparel purchase, compulsive buying, environmental attitudes, and post-purchase behaviors regarding hoarding, disposing, and participation in recycling.

Design/methodology/approach
– Clothing is used to express the self. Materialistic consumers tend to be young and highly involved with clothing, and purchase compulsively and more than needed. They are more interested in getting possessions than disposing of them. This study was designed to uncover materialistic consumers' post-purchase behaviors. A survey questionnaire was developed and a total of 333 college students completed it in a classroom setting.

Findings
– Results of a k-mean cluster analysis suggested two groups (materialistic consumers and non-materialistic consumers). Findings of independent t-tests indicated that materialistic consumers had significantly higher scores for apparel purchase, compulsive buying, value-oriented hoarding, and disposing, but lower scores for environmental attitudes than did non-materialistic consumers. No difference was found in participation in recycling between the two groups.

Research limitations/implications
– This study suggests that marketing media should address benefits and ways to recycle and educate consumers in sustainable consumption behaviors.

Originality/value
– Due to the nature of fashion, clothing is easily adopted and quickly becomes obsolete. Consumers easily dispose of clothing, which contributes to the increasing volume of textile waste. Although consumers are encouraged to participate in recycling to protect the environment, little research has focused on clothing post-purchase behaviors. Materialistic consumers' post-purchase behaviors regarding apparel hoarding, disposing, and participation in recycling is a new research area.
Classification of scientific publications according to library controlled vocabularies
Authors: Joorabchi Arash , E. Mahdi Abdulhussain 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– This paper aims to report on the design and development of a new approach for automatic classification and subject indexing of research documents in scientific digital libraries and repositories (DLR) according to library controlled vocabularies such as DDC and FAST.

Design/methodology/approach
– The proposed concept matching-based approach (CMA) detects key Wikipedia concepts occurring in a document and searches the OPACs of conventional libraries via querying the WorldCat database to retrieve a set of MARC records which share one or more of the detected key concepts. Then the semantic similarity of each retrieved MARC record to the document is measured and, using an inference algorithm, the DDC classes and FAST subjects of those MARC records which have the highest similarity to the document are assigned to it.

Findings
– The performance of the proposed method in terms of the accuracy of the DDC classes and FAST subjects automatically assigned to a set of research documents is evaluated using standard information retrieval measures of precision, recall, and F1. The authors demonstrate the superiority of the proposed approach in terms of accuracy performance in comparison to a similar system currently deployed in a large scale scientific search engine.

Originality/value
– The proposed approach enables the development of a new type of subject classification system for DLR, and addresses some of the problems similar systems suffer from, such as the problem of imbalanced training data encountered by machine learning-based systems, and the problem of word-sense ambiguity encountered by string matching-based systems.
The key dimensions of luxury from a UK consumers’ perspective
Authors: Walley Keith , Custance Paul , Copley Paul , Perry Sue 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a research study that sought to identify the key dimensions of luxury from a UK consumers’ perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
– The project was empirical in nature and based on a two-stage methodology that involved a series of depth interviews with consumers and a street intercept survey of 131 consumers in the UK.

Findings
– The project found that UK consumers appear to recognise five dimensions of luxury (affect, characteristics, status, gifting and involvement).

Research limitations/implications
– The main limitation was a small sample size and limited statistical significance.

Practical implications
– The paper should usefully focus the attention and efforts of managers of luxury brands, managers of ordinary brands who desire to develop them into luxury brands, and managers who are considering creating luxury brands in the UK. The findings should inform management decisions relating to product development, advertising, promotion and distribution of luxury products and services.

Originality/value
– The paper makes an original contribution to knowledge by reporting the findings of an empirical study of luxury from the UK consumers’ perspective. It has value to academic researchers who are interested in the concept of luxury as well as those involved in or considering luxury brand management.
Perceived quality in higher education: an empirical study
Authors: Calvo-Porral Cristina , Lévy-Mangin Jean-Pierre , Novo-Corti Isabel 
Published: October 2013

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to address two issues. First research goal is about analyzing differences in perceived quality in higher education (HE) between a private and a public university centre. Second, the research aims to analyze which are the key dimensions in perceived quality in HE from the students’ standpoint.Design/methodology/approach– An analysis based on a modified SERVQUAL instrument was used to respond to the objectives put forward. Then, a mean comparison and covariance structure analysis approach was carried out to test the differences in perceived quality between the students from both centres, as well as the dimensions with higher influence in perceived quality.Findings– The results suggest that tangibility and empathy dimensions are the most influent variables on perceived quality in HE. Furthermore, some relevant significant differences were found between the public and the private centre.Research limitations/implications– The results give an opportunity to HE institutions’ managers to develop enhancing quality strategies for their institutions, given that the present study relies on a sample of actual undergraduate university students.Originality/value– The present research provides with a comparative analysis between a private and a public centre, in order to assess which one offers higher educational and teaching quality from the students’ viewpoint, as well as an approach to the main variables in HE perceived quality.
Marketing at the bottom of pyramid: market attractiveness and strategic requirements
Authors: Chikweche Tendai 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons for firms’ continued presence in a difficult bottom of pyramid (BOP) environment, outlining the challenges of establishing a market orientation and required key strategic marketing requirements for effective engagement of this segment.

Design/methodology/approach
– A mixed research method approach comprising, qualitative research methods approach consisting of case studies and ethnographic observations was used to collect data from two local firms and two MNC subsidiaries that manufacture food and personal hygiene products in Zimbabwe.

Findings
– Key findings include identification of presence of new and previously cited diverse macro-environmental challenges cited by BOP researchers, confirmation of attraction and viability of the BOP, identification of multiple motivators for continued presence and a strategic framework for effectively serving the market is then proposed.

Research limitations/implications
– The sample used is small but representative of a majority of the sales of food and personal hygiene products in a developing country and confining the focus to the food and personal hygiene sector may limit generalisation of findings to a broader population.

Practical implications
– The paper provides managers with insights on identifying key strategic marketing requirements that enhance their engagement of the BOP.

Originality/value
– Research into the BOP is a relatively new area of study in international business. The majority of studies have focused on Latin America and Asia ignoring the 800 million BOP consumers in Africa. The paper expands knowledge in the area thereby providing new insights on marketing to the BOP. The paper extends the discussion on potential marketing strategies for the BOP beyond the marketing mix discussion, which has been the focal point of previous studies.
Use and acceptance of social software in corporate environments
Authors: Lindoval Aragão Matos José , Pedro Lourenço Rui 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– This paper aims at contributing to the knowledge regarding the use of social software in corporate environments. It analyses, in an exploratory way, the perceptions of social software managers (specifically blogs and wikis) regarding the implementation processes and actual usage of this type of applications within their companies.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper follows a qualitative approach, with exploratory nature. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect social software manager's perceptions, and the resulting data were subjected to qualitative content analysis, from which several issues emerged and were analyzed.

Findings
– According to managers' perceptions, social software applications are helping companies regarding, in particular, knowledge management, project management, and internal communication issues. On the other hand, it seems clear that companies (and managers) need to adopt participation incentives, establish usage rules, implement monitoring and evaluation instruments, and broaden the scope of usage beyond core business areas.

Research limitations/implications
– The analysis reflects the managers' perceptions expressed in semi-structured interviews made on a limited number of companies where most application users have technological academic formation or experience. Further research efforts should overcome these limitations by including a wide variety of companies (from other activity sectors), with a wider diversity of application user profiles. Also, input from application users should be taken into account in the analysis, as well as some quantitative indicators (regarding actual usage, for instance).

Originality/value
– The paper contributes to the knowledge regarding the use of social software, namely blogs and wikis, in corporate environments, an area where further research is needed. The analysis and reported findings can be of value to managers responsible for social software implementation processes within corporations, helping them to reflect upon the issues that emerged.
SME bank selection and patronage behaviour in the Ghanaian banking industry
Authors: Narteh Bedman 
Published: October 2013

Purpose– The paper aims to investigate small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) bank selection and patronage behaviour in the Ghanaian banking sector.Design/methodology/approach– A detailed literature review was used to identify five determinants of bank selection and other patronage factors which were used to survey 503 SMEs randomly selected from the data base of the National Board for Small Scale Industries in Ghana. Exploratory factor analysis, multiple regression and correlation analysis were used for the data analysis.Findings– The study found price competitiveness, credit availability, perceived service quality, staff attributes and bank attributes as determinants of SME bank selection. In addition, loans and overdrafts, cash collection, transfers, bank guarantees, advisory services and training were among the core services patronized by the SMEs.Practical implications– The study highlights the importance of factors considered important to the SME bank selection and patronage behaviour. It thus provides practical leverage to banks on how to attract, serve and retain SMEs in Ghana.Originality/value– The study is the first of its kind that investigated both bank selection and patronage behaviour at the same time and provides important insight for banks on how to attract, satisfy and manage SMEs. It also makes a major contribution to the literature on SME banking behaviour especially in a sub-Saharan Africa and responds to the recent call for more studies on SME practices in emerging economies.
E-service flexibility: meeting new customer demands online
Authors: Jin Yan , Oriaku Ngozi 
Published: October 2013

Purpose
– Business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic service (e-service) allows a company to decrease transaction costs, expedite delivery time, and serve more customers. Flexibility lets e-service providers improve their service without costly and time-consuming infrastructure overhauls to cope with the changing business environment. Little work has been done to associate flexibility with e-service. This paper aims to provide a conceptual taxonomy of e-service flexibility in line with the online purchase in a customer activity cycle (CAC), as well as a theoretical model to investigate the relationships among a company's internal flexibility, e-service flexibility, customer readiness and firm performance.

Design/methodology/approach
– Based on an extensive review of e-service and flexibility literature, the paper develops a taxonomy of B2C e-service flexibility in a CAC framework and a conceptual model to show the influence e-service flexibility exerts on firm performance and the factors that support e-service flexibility.

Findings
– This research identifies the important e-service flexibility in each CAC stage, discusses the influence of e-service flexibility on firm performance and an organization's internal flexibility supporting e-service flexibility, and argues that customer readiness has an important influence on firm performance as well.

Research limitations/implications
– The conceptual model of e-service flexibility and propositions need further empirical validation.

Practical implications
– This paper should help managers identify the critical e-service flexibility that satisfies their customers and the core internal flexibility that supports flexible e-service. It should help managers consider customer limitations when developing e-service flexibility.

Originality/value
– This research sets some theoretical and research foundation for future empirical studies. First, the research provides a conceptual definition of e-service flexibility in line with the CAC. Based on the definition, measurements of e-service flexibility in each stage of CAC could be developed and the e-service flexibility construct could be validated. Second, the conceptual model outlines the relationships between a company's internal flexibility, e-service flexibility, customer readiness, and firm performance. The theoretical model provides the foundation for empirically testing the influences of interactions between a company and their customers on firm performance.
Institutional, macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of capital structure
Authors: Taddese Lemma Tesfaye , Negash Minga 
Published: October 2013

Purpose– The study aims to investigate the role of institutions, macroeconomic conditions, industry and firm characteristics on firm's capital structure decision within the context of nine African countries.Design/methodology/approach– A sample of 986 firms over the period 1999-2008 were analysed using a series of models that link institutional, macroeconomic, industry and firm-specific characteristics, on the one hand, and measures of capital structure, on the other. The paper used system generalized method of moments and seemingly unrelated regression which are robust to data heterogeneity and endogeneity problems to estimate the relationships between variables. Furthermore, the paper checked the robustness of findings using various estimation procedures.Findings– The paper found evidence that the legal and financial institutions, income level of the country in which a firm operates, growth rate of the economy and inflation matter in capital structure choices of firms in the sample countries. Furthermore, capital structure choice of firms in the sample countries was affected by industry and firm-specific characteristics. These findings signify the role that probability of bankruptcy, agency costs, transaction costs, tax issues, information asymmetry problems, access to finance and market timing play in capital structure decisions of firms in Africa.Research limitations/implications– As in most empirical studies, this study focused on listed firms. Nonetheless, future studies that focus on non-listed firms could add additional insights to the extant literature.Practical implications– The findings have practical implications for corporate managers, governments, legislators and policymakers in the African continent.Originality/value– The study focuses on firms in African countries for which cross-country studies such as this are rare. It also explicitly models industry variable as one of the determinants of capital structure, a marked departure from previous studies on capital structure decision of firms.
The fitness costs of adaptation via phenotypic plasticity and maternal effects
Authors: Ezard Thomas H. G. , Prizak Roshan , Hoyle Rebecca B. 
Published: October 2013

SummaryPhenotypes are often environmentally dependent, which requires organisms to track environmental change. The challenge for organisms is to construct phenotypes using the most accurate environmental cue.Here, we use a quantitative genetic model of adaptation by additive genetic variance, within‐ and transgenerational plasticity via linear reaction norms and indirect genetic effects respectively.We show how the relative influence on the eventual phenotype of these components depends on the predictability of environmental change (fast or slow, sinusoidal or stochastic) and the developmental lag τ between when the environment is perceived and when selection acts.We then decompose expected mean fitness into three components (variance load, adaptation and fluctuation load) to study the fitness costs of within‐ and transgenerational plasticity. A strongly negative maternal effect coefficientmminimizes the variance load, but a strongly positivemminimises the fluctuation load. The adaptation term is maximized closer to zero, with positive or negativempreferred under different environmental scenarios.Phenotypic plasticity is higher when τ is shorter and when the environment changes frequently between seasonal extremes. Expected mean population fitness is highest away from highest observed levels of phenotypic plasticity.Within‐ and transgenerational plasticity act in concert to deliver well‐adapted phenotypes, which emphasizes the need to study both simultaneously when investigating phenotypic evolution.
The renin–angiotensin system from conception to old age: the good, the bad and the ugly
Authors: Lumbers Eugenie R , Pringle Kirsty G , Wang Yu , Gibson Karen J 
Published: October 2013

Summary

The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) plays a critical role in placentation and nephrogenesis. Failure to thrive during intrauterine life, possibly related to placental dysfunction and impaired expression of the renal RAS, as well as prematurity, results in smaller kidneys at birth and reduced nephron number. The remaining nephrons are therefore hyperfiltering from birth. Hyperfiltration, infections and Type 2 diabetes cause glomerular and tubular fibrosis, leading to further reductions in nephron number.

The intrarenal RAS plays a key role in promoting tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Low birth weight and a high incidence of preterm birth program Indigenous children for early onset renal disease in adult life. Indigenous Australians have 404 000 fewer nephrons than non‐Indigenous Australians. This, coupled with the high incidence of infectious diseases (particularly acute post‐streptococcal glomerulonephritis) and the increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, explains why end‐stage renal disease is of epidemic proportions in Indigenous Australians.

The existence of RAS gene polymorphisms and inflammatory cytokines may further potentiate susceptibility to renal disease in Indigenous Australians.