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Larval development of the barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus responds variably but robustly to near-future ocean acidification
Authors: Pansch Christian , Schlegel Peter , Havenhand Jonathan 
Published: June 2013

Abstract
Pansch, C., Schlegel, P., and Havenhand, J. 2013. Larval development of the barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus responds variably but robustly to near-future ocean acidification. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 805–811. Increasing atmospheric CO2 decreases seawater pH in a phenomenon known as ocean acidification. In two separate experiments we found that larval development of the barnacle Amphibalanus (Balanus) improvisus was not significantly affected by the level of reduced pH that has been projected for the next 150 years. After 3 and 6 days of incubation, we found no consistent effects of reduced pH on developmental speed or larval size at pH 7.8 compared with the control pH of 8.1. After 10 days of incubation, there were no net changes in survival or overall development of larvae raised at pH 7.8 or 7.6 compared with the control pH of 8.0. In all cases, however, there was significant variation in responses between replicate batches (parental genotypes) of larvae, with some batches responding positively to reduced pH. Our results suggest that the non-calcifying larval stages of A. improvisus are generally tolerant to near-future levels of ocean acidification. This result is in line with findings for other barnacle species and suggests that barnacles do not show the greater sensitivity to ocean acidification in early life history reported for other invertebrate species. Substantial genetic variability in response to low pH may confer adaptive benefits under future ocean acidification.
The Eden Principles in dementia respite care: carers’ experience
Authors: Downes Sandra 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on outcomes for carers of people with dementia who use the services of Hawthorn House, a day respite centre in rural Western Australia that is based on the Eden Principles.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative and qualitative data from carers was collected and analysed. Quantitative data included the General Health Questionnaire‐12, Zarit Burden Interview, and Eden survey. Qualitative data was from semi‐structured interviews. Validation was confirmed and then simple statistics were generated from the quantitative data. Thematic analysis was used with the qualitative data.FindingsCarers of people with dementia who use the services of Hawthorn House confirm that the Eden Principles are an integral part of Hawthorn House and report better than average health, less stress/burden and better quality of life. Many attribute this to the services they receive from Hawthorn House.Research limitations/implicationsParticipants for the study were self‐selecting.Practical implicationsThe paper provides verification that the Eden Principles can lead to meaningful and important benefits for carers of people with dementia.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to report on the use of the Eden Principles in a non full‐time respite centre for people with dementia in rural Australia. Further, it describes quantitative and qualitative data on quality of life outcomes for carers as a result of being associated with the centre.
Life story work – overcoming issues of consent and confidentiality
Authors: Pouchly Cara A. , Corbett Louise H. , Edwards Kati 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis is a discussion paper which aims to explore issues of consent and confidentiality when using life story work in clinical settings with older adults with dementia.Design/methodology/approachThis is a discussion paper reviewing current research, policy, guidance from regulating bodies and government recommendations.FindingsLife story work can be used in clinical practice without violating consent and confidentiality clauses in mental health practice when used appropriately.Originality/valueThis paper provides insights overcoming issues of consent and confidentiality with life story work in clinical practice, reducing the challenges reported by staff. Clinical recommendations are offered to both support and empower clinical staff, enabling the full benefits of this person‐centred tool to be utilised.
Organisational development in sport: co‐creation of value through social capital
Authors: Hajli Mahmood , Hajli Mohammad 
Published: June 2013

PurposeEmpowered by Web 2.0 and social media, consumers join online communities and produce social capital. They generate information for online communities by sharing their knowledge, information and experience, and thus support organisational learning. Co‐creation of value with consumers instead of co‐creation of value for consumers is a new strategy for organisational development. The purpose of this paper is to investigate social factors introduced through social media to sport organisations in the co‐creation of value with fans.Design/methodology/approachThis research adopts social capital and social support theory and investigates the way sport organisations can apply social relationship with fans in online communities in order to co‐create value for organisational development. The study looks at the current literature and the potential theoretical development for organisational learning.FindingsSocial interaction of individuals through social media and online communities has introduced co‐creation of value with customers. This behaviour originates from the supportive climate that has emerged through Web 2.0, where individuals share their information, knowledge, and experience through online communities. This co‐creation offers online social support as a source of social capital for organisations. The results can be beneficial for the development of sport organisations in the co‐creation of value with fans.Research limitations/implicationsThe clear implication of the research would be whether sport organisations can develop virtual communities and offer rich means that facilitate individuals' interactions. The research highlights the theoretical foundation and opportunities for sport organisational development. However, the study does not provide an empirical test of the theory. Therefore, an empirical test of the research theory is a future research direction.Originality/valueThis research investigates social factors introduced through social media to sport organisations in the co‐creation of value with fans. The contribution of the research is to provide the theoretical bases for a new research area for sport organisational development through social media. Sport organisations can learn from the social interactions of their fans and develop their strategies. This research shows how sport organisations can use social capital theory and online social support to progress in the industry.
Mentoring programmes: learning opportunities for mentees, for mentors, for organisations and for society
Authors: Poulsen Kirsten M. 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to give an introduction to the definition and learning process of mentoring, a structured overview of the value of mentoring for mentees, mentors, organisations and society, as well as present the key element for designing and implementing successful mentoring programmes that gives full value to all stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachThe article is based on more than ten years' experience in working with mentoring programmes, designing and delivering mentoring programmes in an organisational context, on studying research done by other scholars and consultants as well as on the knowledge developed through the Mentor+ Survey – a survey tool for evaluating mentoring programmes.FindingsIt is found that the potential for learning for mentors, organisations and even society is still not fully understood by organisations implementing mentoring programmes – and thus the value of mentoring programmes is still not fully appreciated and achieved, even for mentees.Originality/valueThis article is of value to HR professionals and managers who wish to use mentoring programmes to enhance the learning capacity of people and organisations, instead of as just a tool for knowledge transfer.
The capability to aspire for continuing training in France
Authors: Lambert Marion , Vero Josiane 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the French reform of employees’ access to lifelong learning by addressing the issue of the relationship between corporate training policy and employees’ capability to aspire for learning.Design/methodology/approachThe investigation is based on the French linked employer‐employee survey DIFES1, which allows for responses from employees and human resource management to be analysed together. From a mixed ascending hierarchical clustering, the paper highlights the different ways in which the reform was applied within firms, and identifies capability‐friendly backgrounds. From bivariate probit models, it examines what factors affect employees’ capability to aspire.FindingsFirst, the results identify 10.5 per cent of French firms as capability‐friendly. Second, it reveals that the capability to aspire is even more influenced by the environment as shaped by the corporate training policy than by professional pathways, occupational groups and other determinants, whilst training experiences themselves have no influence. Third, it raises the key issue of capability for voice as a matter of fundamental importance.Research limitations/implicationsBecause of the cross‐sectional nature of the survey, the research is not able to address the temporal dynamics of the capability to aspire, how it evolves over time.Practical implicationsIn contrast to political pronouncements attributing employees’ lack of aspiration to a personal inclination, the results show how corporate training policies may increase employees’ capability to aspire for training by making it a collective issue and provide insights to combat adaptive preferences.Originality/valueThe research provides, for the first time, an understanding of the relationship between corporate training strategies and the capability to aspire.
Bringing Sen’s capability approach to work and human resource practices
Authors: Subramanian Dilip , Miquel Verd Joan , Vero Josiane , Zimmermann Bénédicte 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to introduce the special issue of theInternational Journal of Manpoweron capabilities, work and human resource policies and practices. After presenting the main concepts of the capability approach, inspired by Amartya Sen's work, the paper goes on to review the major findings of the contributions to this issue.Design/methodology/approachBringing together economists and sociologists, the special issue develops a relevant range of qualitative and quantitative research methods.FindingsThe special issue adopts the capability approach as a yardstick to assess corporate policies from the combined perspective of economic and human development. It asks how firms can contribute to developing sustainable human capabilities at work.Originality/valueHuman resource management is mainly oriented towards optimising workers’ labour for the benefit of employers and shareholders. The papers in this issue provide some well‐documented suggestions on how to break with a reductionist understanding of employees as “human capital”, considered from the sole viewpoint of economic efficiency, by introducing a shift in perspective towards an integrated approach, embracing both economic and human development.
Restructuring processes and capability for voice: case study of Volkswagen, Brussels
Authors: De Munck Jean , Ferreras Isabelle 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to use the Capability Approach in order to shed light on the capability for voice of workers in an industrial restructuring process.Design/methodology/approachThe research relies on conceptual frames and distinctions borrowed from Amartya Sen, Jon Elster and Jürgen Habermas. It is based on an empirical case study: the restructuring of the Brussels plant of the Volkswagen (VW) group in 2006‐2007.FindingsThe central distinction established in the paper is the one between deliberation and bargaining. The structures that characterized social dialogue at the VW plant in Brussels did not totally deprive Belgian workers of capability for voice. But they seriously limited its scope.Research limitations/implicationsThe empirical investigation is focused more on trade unions than on internal management relationships.Social implicationsThe paper presents an analysis of the real opportunities for deliberation and bargaining that goes beyond the mere formal implementation of social law.Originality/valueThe paper discusses application of the Capability Approach to empirical procedures of collective bargaining in the context of a globalised restructuring process in the automotive sector.
Service innovation and policy diffusion: an exploratory study of the Bookstart program in Taiwan
Authors: Tung‐Wen Sun Milan , Shih Mei‐Chiang , Hsu Keng‐Ming , Chen Jenhei 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is twofold: to analyse the diffusion of an innovative policy or service and the factors influencing it through an explorative study of the diffusion of the Bookstart program in Taiwan; and second, to provide an analytical framework for further study of this program.Design/methodology/approachThe study is both empirical and theoretical. It uses data from existing studies and also agencies involved in Bookstart to explain the diffusion of the program. It then draws on theories of policy diffusion and the initial findings of this study to develop an analytical framework for the further study of the diffusion of the Bookstart program.FindingsThe Bookstart program, which is designed to promote reading habits for children 0 to 3 years old and to strengthen parent‐children relations, was originally initiated in the UK. It was first introduced into Taiwan in Taichung County in 2003. The paper shows how the program spread throughout Taiwan and indicates the role of the key players in the diffusion, including charitable institutions, local politicians and leaders, local authority agencies, and the Ministry of Education. The paper posits an analytical framework identifying factors which may help to promote or facilitate the diffusion. In this respect, the paper draws on the theoretical literature and also initial evidence from the research so far undertaken. This will guide the research in the next stage of the study.Originality/valueThis explorative study provides an example of the nature, process and direction of the diffusion of a policy or service innovation, and suggests the possible factors promoting or facilitating it, as identified in the initial findings of the research and in the relevant theoretical literature.
Managers coping in further educational colleges
Authors: Page Damien 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to document the coping styles of first tier managers in English further education (FE) colleges, in relation to the most significant stressors and to create an original, grounded scale of coping based on the data.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a qualitative approach to coping strategies and involved semi‐structured interviews with 23 first tier managers in four colleges.FindingsThe study identified 16 distinct coping strategies employed by the first tier managers that ranged from “compliant” strategies, such as increased effort and self‐coaching, to “affective” strategies, such as exercise and tension reduction; and finally, those strategies that were “non‐compliant” such as escape and dissent.Research limitations/implicationsThis research presents a tentative coping scale for first tier managers that could potentially inform the design of structured development programmes according to their particular needs.Originality/valueThis is the first coping scale of first tier managers in FE and its findings may have implications for first tier managers in other organisational settings.
The perceptions of an EMBA experience in China: an exploratory study
Authors: Chen Aurora , Doherty Noeleen 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on perceptions of an Executive MBA (EMBA) experience to the development of Chinese managers’ careers.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative research drew on in‐depth interviews with a sample of alumni from two business schools in China. Narrative analysis focused on career competency development.FindingsChinese managers perceived the career outcomes of undertaking the EMBA and reported “knowing‐whom” benefits such as sharing information, building reputation and exchanging acquired knowledge, “knowing‐how” namely as a source of learning and “knowing‐why” namely work‐life balance.Research limitations/implicationsThe research presents a small sample and so cannot be applicable to the wider population. It is exploratory in nature and intended to encourage debate over the perceived importance of career competencies accrued from EMBA studies in an Eastern context.Originality/valueThe paper adds to existing research on career competency development through the EMBA experience. It offers insights into Chinese managers’ networking ability to put people together and to acquire information, opportunities and resources for career management and development purposes.
Organisational justice climate, social capital and firm performance
Authors: Mahajan Ashish , Benson Philip 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework in order to understand the impact of organizational justice climate on firm performance.Design/methodology/approachThis paper reviews the literature on organizational justice and social capital and theorizes their relationship with firm performance. The underlying argument of this paper is that a climate of organizational justice influences firm performance indirectly through its influence on social capital.FindingsThe paper suggests ways through which different types of justice climate – distributive, procedural, interactional – are related to different dimensions of social capital. This paper also extends the findings of organizational justice research from an individual level to organizational level by proposing an indirect relationship with firm performance.Originality/valueThis paper is unique, as no research to date has proposed a conceptual framework integrating organizational justice climate, social capital and firm performance.
Commentary on “Growing older together: ageing and people with learning disabilities and their family carers”
Authors: Thompson David 
Published: June 2013

PurposeThis commentary aims to support Carol Walker and Cally Ward's paper by directing readers to work which could guide their practice with older people with learning disabilities and ageing family carers.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a selected review of initiatives to support older people with learning disabilities and their family carers over the past decade. Examples from the author's personal contacts are used to illustrate the discussion.FindingsThere are excellent materials to support practice. These include several resources to use directly with people with learning disabilities. However the policy and funding framework of services can stand in the way of people getting good support. It can also make people's lives more difficult, including increasing social isolation.Originality/valueThe paper provides the reader with the means to access practical tools, including free web‐based resources.
Dose‐dependent effects of nectar alkaloids in a montane plant–pollinator community
Authors: Manson Jessamyn S. , Cook Daniel , Gardner Dale R. , Irwin Rebecca E. 
Published: June 2013

SummaryAlthough secondary metabolites are prevalent in floral nectar, the ecological consequences for pollinators and pollination remain relatively unexplored. While often deterrent to pollinators at high concentrations, secondary metabolite concentrations in nectar tend to be much lower than secondary metabolite concentrations in leaves and flowers; yet, they may still affect the maintenance of pollination mutualisms.Delphinium barbeyi, a common montane herb, contains norditerpene alkaloids in its nectar but at concentrations that are substantially lower than those found in its leaves or flowers. By manipulating nectar alkaloid concentrations in the field and laboratory, we assessed the degree to which varying concentrations of alkaloids in nectar influenced pollinator behaviour and activity and plant reproduction.In the field, nectar alkaloids significantly reduced both the number of flower visits and the time spent per flower by free‐flying bumblebee pollinators, but we only observed effects at alkaloid concentrations 50 times that of natural nectar. When we supplementedD. barbeyinectar with alkaloids at concentrations almost 15 times that of natural nectar, we found no evidence for direct or pollinator‐mediated indirect effects on female plant reproduction.In the laboratory, the direct consumptive effects of nectar alkaloids on bumblebee pollinators were also concentration dependent. Bumblebees exhibited reduced mobility and vigour but only at alkaloid concentrations more than 25 times higher than those found in natural nectar.Synthesis. We found that nectar alkaloids have dose‐dependent effects on pollinator behaviour and activity. While concentrations of nectar alkaloids rivalling those found in leaves would negatively affect pollinator behaviour and pollination services, the natural concentrations of nectar alkaloids inD. barbeyihave no negative direct or pollinator‐mediated indirect effects on plant reproduction. These results provide experimental insight into the dose‐dependent ecological consequences of nectar secondary metabolites for pollinators and pollination, suggesting that low nectar alkaloid concentrations incurred no ecological costs forD. barbeyi.
Urban Climatology Applied to Urban Planning: A Postwar Knowledge Circulation Failure
Authors: Hebbert Michael , Mackillop Fionn 
Published: June 2013

AbstractThe article discusses an instance of knowledge that failed to circulate — the application of urban climatology in town planning. This field of applied science was systematized in German‐speaking universities and cities and remains most firmly established in North‐Central Europe. In the decades after the second world war successive commissions and study groups of the World Meteorological Organization, the International Federation of Housing and Planning, the Confédération Internationale du Bâtiment and the International Society for Biometeorology sought to spread awareness of climatological factors among planners and architects worldwide. The article examines the organizations and individuals involved in this campaign, describes their meetings, publications and outreach, and assesses the disappointing impact. The legacy of this failure is considered in the context of present‐day interest in planning for carbon mitigation and climate‐change adaptation.