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Open innovation processes within clusters – the role of tertius iugens
Authors: Crespin-Mazet Florence , Goglio-Primard Karine , Scheid François 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– Little research focuses on the conditions under which companies open up to co-develop knowledge with external actors. Spatial proximity has been proved insufficient to generate successful open innovation processes: socio-economic proximity also seems required. This paper aims at better understanding how this new form of proximity can be organized and investigates the role of third parties or tertius iungens in this process.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper is based on an exploratory case of successful open innovation between a software editor and a systems integrator located in the same cluster, relying on 50 face-to-face in-depth interviews, documentation and analysis of physical artifacts.

Findings
– It confirms that socio-economic and in particular coordination proximity favors open innovation processes. This proximity is facilitated by a third party acting as a sustained iungens to initiate contact between development partners and key customers, and to practically organize knowledge transfer. The paper suggests that to be effective this tertius iungens needs to occupy a central position in the local network and to exhibit the characteristics of an epistemic community.

Research limitations/implications
– Due to its exploratory design, the authors' research exhibits several limitations in terms of generalization. It does not fully appreciate the specific interaction between the various dimensions of proximity and in what respect spatial proximity positively influences or reinforces the development of socioeconomic proximity. Further research is needed to analyze the relationships between these various forms of proximity and understand whether spatial proximity is required in a context where new information technologies ease up relationship and coordination mechanisms. Another limitation is linked to the character of the open innovation project analyzed which focused on an innovation of exploitation.

Practical implications
– This paper suggests that territorial engineering should favor the emergence of organizations playing the role of tertius iungens in the local network. Such organizations need to have the technical expertise and image of benevolence and integrity to manage knowledge transfer.

Originality/value
– Little research analyzes the role of third parties or tertius iungens in the emergence and management of open innovation processes. The literature on clusters has mostly highlighted that inter-organizational cooperation emerges from spatial proximity and can be organized by public authorities whereas most of the open innovation literature on software describes cooperation patterns that do not require any third party.
A comparative assessment of videoconference and face-to-face employment interviews
Authors: J. Sears Greg , Zhang Haiyan , H. Wiesner Willi , D. Hackett Rick , Yuan Yufei 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– Based on theories of media richness and procedural justice, the authors aim to examine the influence of videoconferencing (VC) technology on applicant reactions and interviewer judgments in the employment interview, the most commonly used employee selection device.

Design/methodology/approach
– MBA students participated in simulated VC and face-to-face (FTF) interviews. Applicant perceptions of procedural justice and interviewer characteristics were collected. Interviewers provided ratings of affect toward the applicant, perceived applicant competence, overall interview performance, as well as an overall hiring recommendation.

Findings
– Applicants perceived VC interviews as offering less of a chance to perform and as yielding less selection information. They also viewed VC interviews as less job-related than FTF interviews and had significantly less favorable evaluations of their interviewer (on personableness, trustworthiness, competence, and physical appearance) in VC interviews. Finally, applicants in VC interviews received lower ratings of affect (likeability) and lower interview scores, and were less likely to be recommended for the position.

Research limitations/implications
– The authors' findings suggest that VC technology can adversely affect both applicant reactions and interviewer judgments. They propose several precautionary steps to help minimize the risks associated with conducting VC interviews.

Originality/value
– The authors extend prior research concerning the use of VC interviews by directly assessing applicant perceptions of both procedural justice and of interviewer characteristics associated with the probability that job offers will be accepted. They also add to the literature in showing that VC interviews tend to result in less favorable evaluations of applicants than FTF interviews.
Strategic capabilities in exporting: an examination of the performance of Mexican firms
Authors: M. Rodriguez Carlos , A. Wise Jorge , Ruy Martinez Carlos 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– This study aims to examine in the context of high involvement exporting Mexican firms a model which suggests that a blend of absorptive and dynamic capabilities is necessary to build and sustain their competitiveness in international markets.

Design/methodology/approach
– Data were collected from 119 high involvement Mexican exporting firms through informants. Formative and reflective constructs were validated through MIMIC models and confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL. The theoretical model was tested using partial least squares (PLS).

Findings
– Results suggest that high involvement Mexican exporting firms' capacity to adapt through product design, technology management, manufacturing processes, and cooperative relationships impacts their innovation and market expansion-adaptation capabilities. Nurturing an entrepreneurship orientation is critical to build flexibility, transfer innovation to markets, and drive export performance. Ultimately, performance is determined by the firms' ability to design and develop products through the adoption of improved technologies, a deep understanding of international demands, and an ability to refocus exporting strategies as changes in competitive contexts require.

Research limitations/implications
– The design of exporting capabilities in this study only applies to high involvement exporting firms.

Practical implications
– High involvement exporting firms sustain growth through the development of exploration (learning), exploitation (expansion-adaptation), and dynamic (innovation, entrepreneurship) capabilities as determinant of performance.

Originality/value
– This is the first model that tests relationships among learning, manufacturing flexibility, and market expansion-adaptation and dynamic capabilities such as innovation and entrepreneurship and their impact on performance in high involvement Mexican exporting firms.
Pressures affecting green supply chain performance
Authors: M. Lee Sang , Sung Rha Jin , Choi Donghyun , Noh Yonghwi 
Published: September 2013

Purpose– This study aims to empirically investigate the relationship between the directions of pressures affecting green supply chain management (GSCM) and supply chain (SC) performance.Design/methodology/approach– This research is based on a survey because there is no archival database providing detailed information on GSC practices and performance. A survey questionnaire was developed to collect research data, based on the GSC literature and a pilot study in the field. The authors developed hypotheses based on two theories: institutional theory and the resource-based view (RBV). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to test the hypotheses with SPSS (16.0) and AMOS (5.0).Findings– The results confirmed the importance of implementing environmental SC practices to sustain organizations' competitive advantage and performance. Increased SC flexibility helped reduce resources, through decreased cost factors and improved output. Enterprises with environmental SC policies tended to increase SC flexibility and, hence, enhanced profits.Originality/value– This paper applies organizational theories to GSCM by extending the institutional-versus-internal-pressure construct to the way enterprises implement GSC strategies for sustainable SC.
Supervised community treatment: patient perspectives in two Merseyside mental health teams
Authors: Michael Fahy Gary , Javaid Syed , Best Jonathan 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– This paper explores the perspectives of patients subject to supervised community treatment (SCT) within two mental health teams in Merseyside.

Design/methodology/approach
– A structured survey tool was developed to explore patient perspective. In total, 17 patients agreed to participate in the study subject to informed consent.

Findings
– The majority of patients believed SCT facilitated early hospital discharge but felt uninvolved in the process. A significant proportion lacked the motivation or ability to understand the verbal and written information pertaining to their legal rights at the time it was given, usually immediately prior to hospital discharge. All felt they must strictly abide to the SCT conditions to remain in the community. There was a lack of knowledge about the harm criteria and the responsible clinician's ability to recall a service user to hospital even if they abided by the conditions.

Research limitations/implications
– This study is based upon a small sample size. There is no attempt to generalise the results.

Originality/value
– There have been few studies exploring the perspective of patients subject to SCT. A fuller awareness and understanding of patient perspective is important to promote involvement and therapeutic outcomes.
Inventory accumulation, location and financial structure: evidence from China
Authors: Liu Pu , Shao Yingying 
Published: September 2013

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between firms' inventory accumulation and financial structure. It further investigates the impact of geographical locations on firms' inventory investment decision after controlling for firms' financial structure.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper uses a large panel of over 1,400 Chinese listed firms that issued.

Findings
– Firms' financial structure, as reflected in the availability of internal and external capital, has significant impact on firms' inventory decisions. In addition, it is found that firms headquartered in major economic development areas (EDA) tend to have slower inventory growth than firms located in rural areas. Moreover, the results reveal that locating in major EDA facilitates firms' stockpiling of inventories through easy access to external capital.

Originality/value
– This study not only contributes to the studies on the interactions between firms' location and their financing and investment policy, but also improves our understanding about emerging markets such as China.
Marked seasonality of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in the coastal NW Mediterranean Sea as revealed by cell abundance, pigment concentration and pyrosequencing of pufM gene
Authors: Ferrera Isabel , Borrego Carles M. , Salazar Guillem , Gasol Josep M. 
Published: September 2013

SummaryThe abundance and diversity of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs (AAPs) were studied for a year cycle at the Blanes Bay Microbial Observatory (NW Mediterranean) and their potential links to an array of environmental variables were explored. Cell numbers were low in winter and peaked in summer, showing a marked seasonality that positively correlated with day length and light at the surface. Bacteriochlorophyll a concentration, their light‐harvesting pigment, was only detected between April and October, and pigment cell quota showed large variations during this period. Pyrosequencing analysis of the pufM gene revealed that the most abundant operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were affiliated to phylogroup K (Gammaproteobacteria) and uncultured phylogroup C, although they were outnumbered by alphaproteobacterial OTUs in spring. Overall, richness was higher in winter than in summer, showing an opposite trend to abundance and day length. Clustering of samples by multivariate analyses showed a clear seasonality that suggests a succession of different AAP subpopulations over time. Temperature, chlorophyll a and day length were the environmental drivers that best explained the distribution of AAP assemblages. These results indicate that AAP bacteria are highly dynamic and undergo seasonal variations in diversity and abundance mostly dictated by environmental conditions as exemplified by light availability.
Inactivation of aPleurotus ostreatusversatile peroxidase‐encoding gene (mnp2) results in reduced lignin degradation
Authors: Salame Tomer M. , Knop Doriv , Levinson Dana , Mabjeesh Sameer J. , Yarden Oded , Hadar Yitzhak 
Published: September 2013

SummaryLignin biodegradation by white‐rot fungi is pivotal to the earth's carbon cycle. Manganese peroxidases (MnPs), the most common extracellular ligninolytic peroxidases produced by white‐rot fungi, are considered key in ligninolysis.Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a preferential lignin degrader occupying niches rich in lignocellulose such as decaying trees. Here, we provide direct, genetically based proof for the functional significance ofMnPtoP. ostreatusligninolytic capacity under conditions mimicking its natural habitat. When grown on a natural lignocellulosic substrate of cotton stalks under solid‐state culture conditions, gene and isoenzyme expression profiles of its shortMnPand versatile peroxidase (VP)‐encoding gene family revealed thatmnp2was predominately expressed.mnp2, encoding the versatile shortMnPisoenzyme 2 was disrupted. Inactivation ofmnp2resulted in three interrelated phenotypes, relative to the wild‐type strain: (i) reduction of 14% and 36% in lignin mineralization of stalks non‐amended and amended withMn2+, respectively; (ii) marked reduction of the bioconverted lignocellulose sensitivity to subsequent bacterial hydrolyses; and (iii) decrease in fungal respiration rate. These results may serve as the basis to clarify the roles of the various types of fungalMnPs andVPsin their contribution to white‐rot decay of wood and lignocellulose in various ecosystems.
High‐Reliability Health Care: Getting There from Here
Authors: CHASSIN MARK R. , LOEB JEROD M. 
Published: September 2013

ContextDespite serious and widespread efforts to improve the quality of health care, many patients still suffer preventable harm every day. Hospitals find improvement difficult to sustain, and they suffer “project fatigue” because so many problems need attention. No hospitals or health systems have achieved consistent excellence throughout their institutions. High‐reliability science is the study of organizations in industries like commercial aviation and nuclear power that operate under hazardous conditions while maintaining safety levels that are far better than those of health care. Adapting and applying the lessons of this science to health care offer the promise of enabling hospitals to reach levels of quality and safety that are comparable to those of the best high‐reliability organizations.MethodsWe combined the Joint Commission's knowledge of health care organizations with knowledge from the published literature and from experts in high‐reliability industries and leading safety scholars outside health care. We developed a conceptual and practical framework for assessing hospitals’ readiness for and progress toward high reliability. By iterative testing with hospital leaders, we refined the framework and, for each of its fourteen components, defined stages of maturity through which we believe hospitals must pass to reach high reliability.FindingsWe discovered that the ways that high‐reliability organizations generate and maintain high levels of safety cannot be directly applied to today's hospitals. We defined a series of incremental changes that hospitals should undertake to progress toward high reliability. These changes involve the leadership's commitment to achieving zero patient harm, a fully functional culture of safety throughout the organization, and the widespread deployment of highly effective process improvement tools.ConclusionsHospitals can make substantial progress toward high reliability by undertaking several specific organizational change initiatives. Further research and practical experience will be necessary to determine the validity and effectiveness of this framework for high‐reliability health care.
Establishment of lipiodol as a fertility treatment – Prospective study of the complete innovative treatment data set
Authors: Court K.A. , Dare A.J. , Weston‐Webb M. , Hadden W.E. , Sim R.G. , Johnson N.P. 
Published: September 2013

BackgroundOur randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) with the oil‐soluble contrast medium (OSCM) lipiodol improves pregnancy rates amongst couples with unexplained and endometriosis‐related infertility. These results were supported by the findings of our observational study of the first 100 women to undergo the procedure after it was offered as an innovative treatment in New Zealand from September 2003.AimTo further assess the safety and efficacy of lipiodol procedures and present together the complete data set of the procedures performed in our RCT and those performed as innovative procedures (n = 296) prior to it being offered as a standard fertility treatment.MethodsWomen with infertility underwent a therapeutic lipiodol procedure by HSG technique with fluoroscopy X‐ray screening. Primary outcomes were clinical pregnancy within six months of the procedure and live birth.ResultsThe overall pregnancy rate for the 296 women was 40.2%. The live birth/ongoing pregnancy rate was 31.4%. The pregnancy rates for women under the age of 40 with endometriosis and unexplained infertility were 51.1 and 31.4%, respectively.ConclusionLipiodol can now be considered a standard treatment for both unexplained and endometriosis‐related infertility. The precise mechanism behind the fertility‐enhancing effect of lipiodol has yet to be elucidated. This study supports a mechanism of effect on the endometrium with possible enhanced receptivity of the endometrium to embryo implantation.
The edentulous ridge expansion (ERE) technique an experimental study in the dog
Authors: Beolchini Marco , Lang Niklaus P. , Viganò Paolo , Bengazi Franco , Triana Barbara G. , Botticelli Daniele 
Published: September 2013

AbstractObjectiveTo compare the healing and bony crest resorption at implants installed conventionally or applying an edentulous ridge expansion (ERE) technique in the maxilla.Material and methodsIn six Labrador dogs, the first and second maxillary incisors were extracted bilaterally. In the left side of the maxilla (Test), the flaps were elevated and the buccal plate of the alveoli and septa was removed. After 3 months of healing, partial‐thickness (split) flaps were dissected and the residual alveolar bone was exposed. In the right side of the maxilla, an implant was installed conventionally (Type IV; Control) while, in the left side, the ERE technique was adopted. Hence, an expansion of the buccal bony crest was obtained, and the implant was subsequently installed (Test). After 3 months of healing, biopsies were obtained and ground sections were prepared for histological analyses.ResultsA buccal vertical resorption of the bony crest of 2.2 ± 1.2 mm and 1.6 ± 0.7 mm was found at the test and control sites, respectively. The difference, however, did not reach statistical significance. The coronal level of osseointegration at the buccal aspect was located at 3.1 ± 1.0 mm and 2.2 ± 0.7 mm from the implant shoulder at the test and control sites, respectively, the difference being statistically significant. The mean values of the mineralized bone‐to‐implant contact (MBIC%) ranged from 43% to 48% at the buccal and lingual sites. No differences reached statistical significance.ConclusionsImplants installed by applying an ERE technique may osseointegrate similarly to conventional implant installation. However, vertical and horizontal resorption of the displaced buccal bony wall occurred as well.
Comparison of clinical characteristics in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome and obese obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a case‐control study
Authors: Basoglu Ozen K. , Tasbakan Mehmet Sezai 
Published: September 2013

AbstractIntroductionObesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) can be overlooked unless clinicians have a high index of suspicion. The present case‐control study aimed to compare characteristics of patients with OHS and obese obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), and to identify determinants of hypercapnia in OSAS patients.MethodsDemographic and anthropometric features, pulmonary function tests, blood gas analysis and sleep parameters of 59 OHS patients were compared to 295 body mass index‐matched OSAS patients.ResultsThe rate of hypertension (67.8% vs 53.2%, respectively, P = 0.027) was higher in OHS than OSAS group. In OHS patients, FVC (%) (P < 0.0001), FEV1 (%) (P = 0.001) and PaO2 (P < 0.0001) were lower, whereas PaCO2 and HCO3 levels were increased (P < 0.0001). Daytime sleepiness was more frequent (89.8% vs 68.5%, respectively, P = 0.002), and Epworth sleepiness scores were higher (14.0 vs 11.9, respectively, P = 0.021) in OHS than OSAS patients. In polysomnography, lowest and mean SpO2 were decreased, and sleep time with SpO2<90% was increased in patients with OHS (P < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that hypercapnia was associated independently with HCO3 (P < 0.0001) and daytime SaO2 (P = 0.003). Besides, HCO3 level ≥27 mEq/L had a sensitivity of 88.1% and specificity of 73.1%, and SaO2 ≤95% had a sensitivity of 64.4% and specificity of 73.9% for identifying OHS.ConclusionIt was shown that OHS patients have increased rate of hypertension, daytime sleepiness and HCO3, and decreased lung functions and PaO2 levels than OSAS patients. The present results support that elevated bicarbonate levels and decreased oxygen saturations in obese OSAS patients should prompt clinicians to predict OHS.