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Business relationships during project afterlife: antecedents, processes, and outcomes
Authors: Ojansivu Ilkka Tapani , Alajoutsijärvi Kimmo , Salo Jari 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this research is to increase understanding of post-project business relationships in service-intensive projects, a topic unexplored to date. This research contributes to the project marketing research focusing on post-project interaction, by building a conceptual research framework capable of illustrating the path from the initiation of a relationship through the project’s afterlife.Design/methodology/approach– A comparative case study is used across four different service-intensive project contexts to highlight the conceptual research framework, derived from the IMP-related interaction research, in practice.Findings– According to the research findings, there are at least four potential post-project business relationships associated with service-intensive projects. Furthermore, the findings indicate that these relationships embody certain antecedent and process characteristics, enabling us to compile four distinct development paths.Research limitations/implications– The four cases of the empirical research were chosen on theoretical grounds to highlight the conceptual research framework in practice, and thus the purpose was mainly descriptive. The findings should be generalized only with caution, as more empirical research is needed in this emerging project context.Practical implications– For managers, the findings provide practical guidance to deal with different post-project relationships. They will help managers to initiate, maintain and develop post-project relationships and to avoid a mismatch between relationship antecedent, processes and outcomes.Originality/value– Post-project buyer – seller interaction has been studied by the project marketing research stream, but mainly from the perspective of social exchange and sleeping relationships. With the advent of service-intensive projects, however, a whole new breed of post-project business relationships is unfolding and demanding research attention. This research is a step toward understanding the different post-project business relationships associated with service-intensive projects.
The development of new sponsorship deals as new business-to-business services
Authors: Athanasopoulou Pinelopi , Sarli Elena 
Published: May 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to analyse the process followed by sponsors and sport properties in developing their sponsorship deals as seen from a new service development (NSD) perspective. Sponsorships are expensive and can be a source of sustainable competitive advantage if managed appropriately. Therefore, the authors need to approach sponsorship strategically and formalise sponsorship decision-making. Sponsorships are considered to be complex, relationship-based, business-to-business services, and the development of such services has been analysed in the NSD literature. As past research on the development process of sponsorship deals is limited, the use of an NSD perspective can help in formalising sponsorship decision-making.

Design/methodology/approach
– Four case studies were conducted involving two professional, premier league football clubs and two sponsoring organisations, one major sponsor for each club. One of the dyads involved a brand new sponsorship deal and the other a renewal.

Findings
– Results showed that in both dyads, the development process of the new service follows the NSD process of other complex, relationship-based, business-to-business services and involves three main phases, namely, information collection, proposal preparation and presentation or receipt and analysis, and negotiations and contract sign. All four firms use a semi-formal and flexible process, whereas the actors in each stage vary. Also, the new deal requires a more lengthy process than the renewal, following the example of really new and me-too services. Multi-functional teams are not present, and top management involvement is important only in the last stage of the process.

Research limitations/implications
– This paper helps in analysing the development process of new sponsorship deals, as new business-to-business services. However, it involves only four cases and has limited generalisability. Future research should substantiate results with more cases or quantitative research.

Practical implications
– Results can help sponsors and sponsees to structure their processes for successful development of new sponsorship deals. Also, as new sponsorship deals seem to be developed the same way with other business-to-business, complex services, potential sponsors that are big service providers can probably enjoy synergies from using the same or a slightly different process than the one they use for developing their main services. Finally, the use of a semi-formal and flexible process in sponsorship development can be helpful in dealing with customised services and rapid NSD that is critical for new service success.

Originality/value
– It is the first time that the development process of sponsorship deals is approached from an NSD perspective and analysed as a new business-to-business service.
Inter-organizational cognitive structures: network conception in MobileTV case
Authors: Ryynänen Harri , Henttonen Kaisa , Salminen Risto Tapio 
Published: May 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to explore collective cognitive structures in business networks by analyzing the coherency of network pictures in a service development network.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors use the network pictures construct as a tool to analyze collective cognitive structures in a service development network. The studied case and unit of analysis is a focal network developing a consumer mobile TV service.

Findings
– Based on the empirical evidence, the authors found that individuals’ cognitive structures vary extensively in the studied focal network. In addition, collective cognitive structures in intra- and inter-organizational settings differ, and thus should be distinguished.

Research limitations/implications
– The research findings are based on a single case study. This study is one of the first attempts to apply network pictures as a research device in industrial marketing. The concept of network conception is put forward, distinguishing intra- and inter-organizational levels of collective cognition.

Practical implications
– The employed conceptual tool is proposed for application also when forming a business network, where it is important to make all actors’ (i.e. persons and companies) perspectives on the emerging focal business network visible.

Originality/value
– To study the focal network-level collective cognitive structures further, the authors propose the concept of network conception to represent the phenomenon. The present study contributes to the research on collective cognitive structures in industrial marketing by extending understanding on individual- and organizational-level cognitions to a focal network-level collective cognition.
Economic sociology and the ARA interaction model
Authors: Raskovic Matevz 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to apply an economic sociology perspective to the activity–resource–actor (ARA) interaction model for business relationships. Interaction has been chosen as a conceptual domain where economic sociology has a particularly high potential to advance business-to-business (B2B) marketing in terms of its future research directions.Design/methodology/approach– The paper provides a structured account of economic sociology through the description of eight key economic sociology concepts and discussion of the structuration theory. This is followed by an overview of the usage of the eight key economic sociology concepts in current B2B marketing research, and concludes with outlining eight specific future research directions which guide future research on interaction in business relationships.Findings– Eight economic sociology concepts are identified: embeddedness, networks, institutions, power, social capital, identity, social structures and cognition. An overview of the application of these constructs within the B2B marketing literature shows how most of them are used as metaphors with a gap in understanding their economic sociology background.Research limitations/implications– Future research directions are described individually, do not include potential interaction effects and are developed within the ARA interaction model framework. Given the conceptual nature of the paper, it does not provide any empirical data and illustrations related to any of the eight key economic sociology concepts.Originality/value– The paper answers a call for a wider integration of economic sociology into the B2B marketing literature. It provides a systematic eight-concept economic sociology framework to be used by B2B marketing theorists and researchers. The paper finishes with eight concrete future research directions through which an economic sociology perspective can help advance B2B marketing theory and business relationship management practice. A brief discussion of managerial implications is also provided at the end.
ATALM annual conference on Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Authors: Ghosh Maitrayee 
Published: May 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to summarize the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museum’s (ATALM) 7th annual conference events and focus on best practices in indigenous archives, libraries and museums. The city Palm Springs, California, played host to an “eventful” ATALM 2014 international conference which featured diverse range of activities, namely, poem reading from personal collection, melodious flute playing by native players, an open house and cultural evening at a tribal museum, etc. The conference brought together 520 registered delegates from the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Design/methodology/approach
– This report is an outline of selected ATALM 2014 conference events in Palm Springs based on the theme “Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums”. It summarizes selective events, namely, onsite workshops and poster session.

Findings
– The conference focused on indigenous culture, as the participants discussed challenges and opportunities in sustaining cultural sovereignty of native nations. The hands-on or interactive labs/workshops were centered on the activities and needs of tribal archives, especially on preservation of cultural heritage. As a Fulbright scholar, the author was interested to know about American tribal history, indigenous culture, native archives and libraries, and excited to see the country’s desert scenery. Additionally, ATALM scholarship/financial support encouraged the author to attend the conference, and finally, the heat of the desert which accentuated the beauty of Palm Springs makes a complete experience.

Originality/value
– The ATALM conferences are the important conference because of the participation of large number of tribal libraries and cultural heritage keeping organizations serving indigenous population. The ATALM 2014 covered areas like successful collaborations between tribal and non-tribal organizations, and building strategic networks among outside and within the communities.
Third generation of the Web: libraries, librarians and Web 3.0
Authors: Ahmed Waqar 
Published: May 2015

Purpose
– This paper aims to explain the historic development of Web from the first generation to the second generation and now to the upcoming, third generation of the Web. It describes the importance of Web 3.0 and its other sub-functions to the librarians and their importance in the libraries. The basic purpose of this study is to give librarians an insight about the upcoming technologies.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper is designed as an explanatory study using historic and literature search techniques, and is presented in an essay format containing the brief history of web, its current and coming technologies and its advantages and disadvantages.

Findings
– The finding and results indicate how the Web was designed into its current form. Findings show that at the next level, the interactions will become three ways. The robotics, artificial intelligence and semantic systems will help human in solving their queries.

Research limitations/implications
– The Web is spreading while new applications and technologies are inventing every day. This research may not be containing all the Web 3.0 applications, advantages and drawbacks.

Practical implications
– This paper includes the details of the Web applications that are used in Web 3.0. This article not only gives an insight to the Web applications related to the libraries but also indicates the advantages and drawbacks.

Originality/value
– This paper points out some very important applications to be used in the libraries in Web 3.0 environment, while a consideration of advantages and drawbacks makes this research more valuable for the librarians.
From paper to pixels: using Google Forms for collaboration and assessment
Authors: Djenno Mireille , Insua Glenda M. , Pho Annie 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of Google Forms in the university library instruction classroom. Librarians at the Richard J. Daley Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) began using Google Forms as a way of increasing active learning and as an instrument of formative assessment. The paper describes the information literacy context at the UIC and gives examples of best practices for using Google Forms in library instruction.Design/methodology/approach– The authors collaborated with other instruction librarians at their institution to develop Google Forms for use in library instruction sessions and used them primarily in sessions geared toward first-year students.Findings– Google Forms provides an easy and inexpensive way to incorporate both active learning and assessment in library instruction sessions. Students and faculty were receptive to their use in the library classroom. These early findings will be incorporated into the longer assessment study by the authors, currently underway.Originality/value– While Google Forms has heretofore been used in primary and secondary school settings, it is only now being more widely adopted for use by instruction librarians at the university level. This paper will be of value to those who wish to use Google Forms in library instruction in college and university settings, among others.
Comparative proteomics reveals highly and differentially expressed proteins in field‐collected and laboratory‐cultured blooming cells of the diatom Skeletonema costatum
Authors: Zhang Hao , Wang Da‐Zhi , Xie Zhang‐Xian , Zhang Shu‐Fei , Wang Ming‐Hua , Lin Lin 
Published: May 2015

SummaryDiatoms are a major phytoplankton group causing extensive blooms in the ocean. However, little is known about the intracellular biological processes occurring during the blooming period. This study compared the protein profiles of field‐collected and laboratory‐cultured blooming cells of Skeletonema costatum, and identified highly and differentially expressed proteins using the shotgun proteomic approach. A total of 1372 proteins were confidently identified with two or more peptides. Among them, 222 and 311 proteins were unique to the laboratory and field samples respectively. Proteins involved in photosynthesis, translation, nucleosome assembly, carbohydrate and energy metabolism dominated the protein profiles in both samples. However, different features of specific proteins were also found: proteins participated in light harvesting, photosynthetic pigment biosynthesis, photoprotection, cell division and redox homeostasis were highly detected in the field sample, whereas proteins involved in translation, amino acid and protein metabolic processes, and nitrogen and carbon assimilation presented high detection rates in the laboratory sample. ATP synthase cf1 subunit beta and light harvest complex protein were the most abundant protein in the laboratory and field samples respectively. These results indicated that S. costatum had evolved adaptive mechanisms to the changing environment, and integrating field and laboratory proteomic data should provide comprehensive understanding of bloom mechanisms.
Betaproteobacteria Limnohabitans strains increase fecundity in the crustacean Daphnia magna: symbiotic relationship between major bacterioplankton and zooplankton in freshwater ecosystem
Authors: Peerakietkhajorn Saranya , Kato Yasuhiko , Kasalický Vojtěch , Matsuura Tomoaki , Watanabe Hajime 
Published: May 2015

SummaryHow symbioses between bacteria and aquatic animals influence food webs in freshwater ecosystems is a fundamental question in ecology. We investigated symbiosis between a crustacean zooplankton Daphnia magna and its dominant bacterial symbiont Limnohabitans, an abundant and globally distributed freshwater Betaproteobacteria. Aposymbiotic juvenile Daphnia were prepared and exposed to any of four Limnohabitans sp. – Limnohabitans strains DM1, 2KL‐3, 2KL‐7 and Limnohabitans planktonicus strain II‐D5, all previously found in D. magna digestive tract or culture. Re‐infected Daphnia were cultured until they produced the first clutch of juveniles. Limnohabitans strain DM1 and L. planktonicus strain II‐D5 successfully re‐infected Daphnia through single exposure at the first instar juvenile stage. In contrast to aposymbiotic Daphnia that produced non‐viable juveniles, re‐infected Daphnia produced viable juveniles and increased fecundity to levels of that of symbiotic Daphnia. Re‐infected Daphnia did not increase their number of eggs nor growth rates. Limnohabitans strains 2KL‐7 and 2KL‐3 could not recover fecundity even in multiple exposures during culture. This study shows the functional evidence demonstrating that a single bacterium Limnohabitans regulates fecundity of the consumer Daphnia through symbiosis. Our results indicated that symbiotic relationship between major bacterioplankton and zooplankton is important for maintaining the population of zooplankton in freshwater ecosystems.
Exerting Influence: The Common Agency Model
Authors: Mallard Graham 
Published: May 2015

AbstractSince it was formalised in 1986, the use of the common agency model has generated important results in the fields of political influence, industrial organisation and public goods provision. A general version of the model is presented in this article, and its underlying intuition is explained, before a discussion of a topical application in each of the first two of these key fields. The article concludes with observations about the model's fruitfulness but also about its limitations and the avenues of research that remain to be examined.
Refinery Exchange Agreements: Pro‐Competitive, Anti‐Competitive or Benign?
Authors: Davey Alistair 
Published: May 2015

AbstractThis study examines the impact of the termination of refinery exchange agreements on retail petrol prices in Melbourne and Sydney in July 2002. This is done using autoregressive integrated moving average methodology coupled with intervention analysis using average weekly retail petrol price data. It is found the termination of refinery exchange agreements was associated with an increase in relative retail petrol prices. It is concluded that refinery exchange agreements were pro‐competitive, leading to relatively lower retail petrol prices for consumers arising from reduced transaction costs.
Association ofHLA‐B*27 with ankylosing spondylitis in Kurdish patients
Authors: Al‐Qadi Rawand , Salih Saadallah Fareeq , AlDoski Heleen Jalal , Nabeel Mariam , Ali Jumaa Hussein , Khasho Djwar , Yaqo Rafil Toma 
Published: May 2015

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‐B*27 among a healthy Kurdish population and in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.MethodsThe prevalence ofHLA‐B*27 was investigated in 209 healthy donors recruited from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and in 41 diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis patients. TheHLAstatuses for the patients and healthy donors were determined by using the low‐resolution OlerupSSP®HLAtyping kits.ResultsWe observed that the prevalence ofHLA‐B*27 in healthy Kurdish donors was 3.8% (8/209). While the prevalence ofHLA‐B*27 in patients with ankylosing spondylitis was 65.9% (27/41 studied) with aP‐value of < 0.01. The relative risk of having the disease is 12 times higher in individuals withHLA‐B*27 compared to those who do not have it. The male‐to‐female ratio was 5.8 : 1 inHLA‐B*27 positive patients. The disease onset is earlier inHLA‐B*27‐positive patients.ConclusionFrom this study, we can conclude that the prevalence ofHLA‐B*27 among the Kurdish healthy population is 3.8% and there is a strong association betweenHLA‐B*27 and ankylosing spondylitis patients in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
IL23R gene polymorphism with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its association with serum IL‐17A
Authors: Emami Samira , Ziaee Vahid , Rezaei Arezou , Sadr Maryam , Maddah Marzieh , Amirzargar Ali Akbar , Rezaei Nima 
Published: May 2015

AbstractAimInterleukin 23 (IL‐23) and its receptor (IL‐23R) seem to play a major role in differentiation of CD4+ T cells into Th17 cells, induction of IL‐17 production, and activation of inflammatory pathways. Recent studies have suggested the association of IL‐23R polymorphisms with bone and articular inflammation in diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of this study was to determine the association between IL‐23R polymorphisms and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).MethodA case–control study on 55 patients with JIA and 78 healthy controls was performed. All samples were genotyped for eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IL23R (rs1004819, rs2201841, rs10889677, rs1495965, rs7517847, rs10489629, rs11209026 and rs1343151), using real‐time polymerase chain reaction Taqman genotyping technique. Forty‐two patients and 42 healthy controls were chosen randomly to measure the level of serum IL‐17A using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsAlthough the heterozygous genotype of rs1004819 (GA) showed a weak, but statistically significant protective effect on polyarticular subtype (P = 0.03), none of the selected SNPs were associated with JIA overall. Indeed the analysis of haplotypes did not show any significant association with JIA. Serum IL‐17A level was not significantly different among patients and healthy controls and between JIA subtypes, as well. Moreover, there was no significant correlation between SNPs and serum IL‐17A concentration.ConclusionThis is the first study of the IL‐23R gene in Iranian patients with JIA. Our results did not show any strong association between IL‐23R polymorphisms and JIA disease or serum IL‐17A levels. The only association was seen between rs1004819 and polyarticular JIA. Further larger studies may help clarify the role, if any, of the IL‐23/IL‐17 pathway in the pathogenesis of JIA.
Optimality and Contrasts in Block Designs with Unequal Treatment Replication
Authors: Williams Emlyn , Piepho Hans‐Peter 
Published: May 2015

SummaryThe computer construction of optimal or near‐optimal experimental designs is common in practice. Search procedures are often based on the non‐zero eigenvalues of the information matrix of the design. Minimising the average of the pairwise treatment variances can also be used as a search criterion. For equal treatment replication these approaches are equivalent to maximising the harmonic mean of the design's canonical efficiency factors, but differ when treatments are unequally replicated. This paper investigates the extent of these differences and discusses some apparent inconsistencies previously observed when comparing the optimality of equally and unequally replicated designs.