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Framework for enhanced third-party relationships in project networks
Authors: Sariola Rami , Martinsuo Miia Maarit 
Published: May 2015

Purpose
– This paper investigates third-party relationships in project networks in the construction industry and seeks increased understanding on how such relationships can be strengthened. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework and propositions on enhanced relationship strength between component suppliers and designers as third parties.

Design/methodology/approach
– A conceptual approach is used in this paper. Previous empirical research on business relationships, project networks and relationship strength is reviewed systematically, to identify factors required for strengthening the relationship in project networks.

Findings
– Cooperative practices needed for strengthening the relationships in project networks were identified. The framework on how such practices are associated with relationship strength between supplier and designers was developed. Propositions on strengthening the relationship between component suppliers and designers were stated. These propositions can be developed further and tested in a hypothetic-deductive study.

Research limitations/implications
– The research was delimited by the choice of designers as third parties. The authors used some excerpts from the earlier interview study with over 20 designers, to illustrate the issues. Empirical analysis was not included in this paper which causes an evident limitation to validity. Additional research is proposed on analyzing the contractors’ and suppliers’ viewpoints to third-party relationships.

Practical implications
– The paper suggests cooperative practices for construction component suppliers to enhance their relationship strength with third parties in project networks.

Originality/value
– Limited research attention has been directed at the third-party relationships of suppliers in project networks. This paper offers important knowledge about these less salient relationships in project networks, beyond a simple dyadic relationship in the direct supply chain.
Top management support in software cost estimation
Authors: Rahikkala Jurka , Leppänen Ville , Ruohonen Jukka , Holvitie Johannes 
Published: May 2015

Purpose
– A cost estimate is considered to have a high impact on software project success. Because of this, different methodologies for creating an accurate estimate have been studied over decades. Many methodologies produce accurate results, when used properly. However, software projects still suffer from inaccurate estimates. The disparity may result from organisational hindrances. This paper focuses on top management support (TMS) for software cost estimation (SCE). The purpose of this paper is to identify current practices and attitudes of top management involvement in SCE, and to analyse the relationship between these two and project success.

Design/methodology/approach
– A list of 16 TMS practices for SCE has been developed. A survey was conducted to capture the frequency of use and the experienced importance of support practices. Data has been collected from 114 software professionals in Finland. Correlations between the frequency of use, attitudes and project success were analysed.

Findings
– Top management invests a significant amount of attention in SCE. The extent of use and experienced importance do not correlate strongly with each other or project success.

Research limitations/implications
– The results may lack generalisability. Researchers are encouraged to validate the results with further studies.

Practical implications
– Software professionals invite senior managers to participate in SCE. A list of practices for participating is provided.

Originality/value
– This paper suggests a list of 16 TMS practices for SCE. The paper also reports on the extent of use and experienced importance of practices, and the correlations between these two and project success.
Nursing governance and clinical error control
Authors: Tuan Luu Trong 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– This study aims to fathom the role of nursing governance as a mechanism to activate the chain effect from corporate social responsibility (CSR) through psychological contract to knowledge sharing, which in turn reduces clinical errors in hospitals in the Vietnam context. Clinical errors not merely result from human factors but also from mechanisms which influence human factors.Design/methodology/approach– The clues for the research model were established through structural equation modeling-based analysis of cross-sectional data from 233 nurses of Vietnam-based hospitals.Findings– Research findings unveiled the positive correlation between nursing governance and ethical CSR as well as the negative correlations between nursing governance and legal CSR or economic CSR. Ethical CSR was found to have positive effect on psychological contract, whereas legal or economic CSR was found to have negative effect on psychological contract. The chain effects from psychological contract through knowledge sharing to clinical error control were also attested in this inquiry.Originality/value– Research results have contributed to literature in some ways, for example, expanding health-care quality and patient safety literature through the chain of antecedents (nursing governance, CSR, psychological contract and knowledge sharing) to clinical error control, underscoring the role of psychological contract in cultivating knowledge sharing and adding organizational outcomes such as knowledge sharing and clinical error control to the nursing governance literature.
Attitudes toward acupuncture in Hong Kong
Authors: Chan Kara , Tsang Lennon , Fung Timothy K.F. 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– This paper aims at describing and exploring how consumers perceive acupuncture as a medical treatment in relation to biomedicine.Design/methodology/approach– Data were collected through an online survey using quota sampling. The attitudes of 879 Hong Kong residents aged 20 or above were surveyed. Questions were generated from a previous focus group study.Findings– Factor analysis found that attitude toward acupuncture consisted of five underlying dimensions, including trust in biomedicine, risks versus benefits, cure and effectiveness, qualification and skills of acupuncturists, side effects and costs and severe aftereffects. Lack of trust in acupuncturists and perceived inferiority of acupuncture to biomedicine were the major barriers of public acceptance of acupuncture. Perceived strengths of acupuncture identified were not involving taking medicine, fewer side effects and being good for preventive care.Research limitations/implications– This study used a convenience sample recruited through personal networks, so the findings cannot automatically be generalized to the rest of the population.Practical implications– There is a need to build trust in the therapy and the reputation of acupuncturists through better communication of the profession’s qualification and accreditation system, as well as dissemination of clinical evidence on a long-term basis. Consumers need to be better educated about the sensations to be expected during acupuncture and the criteria for selecting an acupuncturist.Originality/value– This has been the first quantitative study focusing on Hong Kong consumers’ perceptions of acupuncture.
Striving for excellence: the role of top management team diversity in universities
Authors: Hattke Fabian , Blaschke Steffen 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the influence of top management team diversity on academic excellence in universities. Academic excellence is conceptualized as successfully gaining funds for inter-organizational research collaborations, interdisciplinary graduate schools and high-ranked scientific reputation.Design/methodology/approach– The study applies upper echelon theory to universities. Three hypotheses are developed: (overall) top management team heterogeneity is positively associated with successful funding of excellence clusters, (overall) top management team heterogeneity is positively associated with successful funding of graduate schools and (overall) top management team heterogeneity is positively associated with academic reputation. The empirical study is based on a cross-sectional dataset with a time lag, covering characteristics of 75 German public universities from 2008 to 2013. Multiple-regression analysis is applied to test the hypotheses.Findings– Our results indicate that disciplinary and educational diversity of upper echelons has a positive effect on the outcomes. Other top management team characteristics (age, gender, etc.) show no significant effects. Besides top management team composition, we find that a high number of faculties and a broad inclusion of internal status groups (students, tenured faculty, academic and administrative staff) and external stakeholders in decision making processes may enhance academic excellence of universities.Research limitations/implications– First, the study contributes to the body of literature concerned with higher education. It is situated at the crossroads of management studies and higher education research, unlocking strategic management theorizing for the public context. Furthermore, the study contributes to the body of literature on strategic leadership in pluralistic organizations. It highlights the importance of heterogeneous governance structures and modular organization designs for achieving academic excellence.Practical implications– The paper may inform practitioners in administrative or leading positions and policy-makers concerned with higher education. The more diverse a top management team is in terms of multiple disciplinary backgrounds, the more likely they succeed in driving the university toward academic excellence.Originality/value– The study is among the first to evaluate the influence of top management teams in universities with a quantitative research design.
Examining teamwork and leadership in the fields of public administration, leadership, and management
Authors: Chin Roger J. 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of papers in ten top scholarly journals to determine their overall examination of leadership in teams and to identify which models of teamwork and leadership have been most explored by researchers.Design/methodology/approach– This paper reaches its findings through content analysis of 80 journal papers published in top academic journals from 1999 through 2012. Coding based on categories of teams, leadership and leadership styles conformed to forced choice and latent coding; two independent reviewers managed the subjectivity of the coding.Findings– Sixty per cent of the papers studied explored a group of workers whose teamwork was expected to be permanent, which receives a strong direction from a designated leader; almost that many (58.75 per cent) explored a group working with formal leadership by the worker’s supervisor; almost 50 per cent of papers explored leadership that combined two or more leadership styles simultaneously. This heavy concentration of the literature in a few areas suggests that research on other types of teamwork and leadership is minimal.Research limitations/implications– This particular research utilized the latent coding method of content analysis and forced choice in the selections. Even though content analysis has many strengths, the latent coding method of content analysis and forced choice selections require the researcher to examine the overall content to determine whether certain variables were present or absent. After the examination of the overall content, a subjective interpretation of the data is needed from the researcher. Other researchers that look at the same data may interpret the data differently.Practical implications– This research provides researchers, academics and practitioners with a comprehensive analysis on teamwork and leadership. The extensive investigation presents a pivotal starting point for further developments in this emerging area. The content analysis found a proliferation of diverse organizations utilizing teamwork, and this subject should be researched more vigorously. As organizations continue to embrace, pursue and promote teamwork, understanding the current state of the field will assist in having better understanding on how to develop effective teams.Originality/value– This paper contributes to the field by creating taxonomy to categorize the types of leaders and teams and presenting an explanation on the distinction between traditional and horizontal style of leadership. In identifying major trends in the existent literature, this examination provides valuable information for researchers.
Doctors’ functional leadership in psychiatric healthcare teams – a reversible leadership logic
Authors: Berlin Johan M. 
Published: May 2015

Purpose– The purpose of this paper was to study how psychiatric doctors practise leadership in multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The paper seeks to answer the question: How do psychiatric doctors lead multidisciplinary teams during treatment conferences?Design/methodology/approach– Six psychiatric teams were studied at a university hospital. Each team was observed over a period of 18 months, and data were collected during four years (2008-2011). Data were collected through interviews with doctors (n= 19) and observations (n= 30) of doctors’ work in multidisciplinary psychiatric teams.Findings– Doctors in a multidisciplinary team use either self-imposed or involuntary leadership style. Oscillating between these two extremes was a strategy for handling the internal tensions of the team.Research limitations/implications– The study was a case study, performed during treatment conferences at psychiatric wards in a university hospital. This limitation means that there is cause for some caution in generalising the results.Practical implications– The results are useful for understanding leadership in multidisciplinary medical teams. By understanding the reversible logic of leadership, cooperation and knowledge sharing can be gained, which means that a situation of mere peaceful coexistence can be avoided. Understanding the importance of the informal contract makes it possible to switch leadership among team members. A reversible leadership with an informal contract makes the team less vulnerable. The team’s professionals can thus easily handle difficult situations and internal tensions, facilitating leadership and management of multidisciplinary teams.Originality/value– Doctors in multidisciplinary psychiatric teams use reversible leadership logic.
When Siberia came to the Netherlands: the response of continental black‐tailed godwits to a rare spring weather event
Authors: Senner Nathan R. , Verhoeven Mo A. , Abad‐Gómez José M. , Gutiérrez Jorge S. , Hooijmeijer Jos C. E. W. , Kentie Rosemarie , Masero José A. , Tibbitts T. Lee , Piersma Theunis 
Published: May 2015

Summary

Extreme weather events have the potential to alter both short‐ and long‐term population dynamics as well as community‐ and ecosystem‐level function. Such events are rare and stochastic, making it difficult to fully document how organisms respond to them and predict the repercussions of similar events in the future.

To improve our understanding of the mechanisms by which short‐term events can incur long‐term consequences, we documented the behavioural responses and fitness consequences for a long‐distance migratory bird, the continental black‐tailed godwit Limosa limosa limosa, resulting from a spring snowstorm and three‐week period of record low temperatures.

The event caused measurable responses at three spatial scales – continental, regional and local – including migratory delays (+19 days), reverse migrations (>90 km), elevated metabolic costs (+8·8% maintenance metabolic rate) and increased foraging rates (+37%).

There were few long‐term fitness consequences, however, and subsequent breeding seasons instead witnessed high levels of reproductive success and little evidence of carry‐over effects.

This suggests that populations with continued access to food, behavioural flexibility and time to dissipate the costs of the event can likely withstand the consequences of an extreme weather event. For populations constrained in one of these respects, though, extreme events may entail extreme ecological consequences.
Conceptualising professionalism in occupational therapy through a Western lens
Authors: Hordichuk Chelsea J. , Robinson Allison J. , Sullivan Theresa M. 
Published: May 2015

IntroductionThe term professionalism is embedded within curriculum and occupational therapy documents, yet, explicit discussion of the concept is lacking in the literature. This paper strives for a greater understanding of how professionalism is currently conceptualised within Western occupational therapy literature.MethodsA broad literature search was conducted and included international peer‐reviewed and grey literature from Western cultures including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. To enrich understanding, some documents from medicine were also included.FindingsProfessionalism is widely upheld as a core construct of occupational therapy. However, an evidence‐based consensus of the specific elements of professionalism guiding occupational therapy practice is lacking. Currently, understanding of professionalism is largely based on multiple, isolated concepts presented in Western professional association documents.Relevance to Clinical PracticeAcknowledging the multifaceted and multicultural nature of professionalism is essential to begin systematically delineating and conceptualising elements of professionalism specific to occupational therapy.LimitationsThis review has been conducted from a solely Western cultural lens.Recommendations for Further ResearchAdditional work to highlight differences specific to international contexts, cultures, and societal influences is needed to enrich the understanding of professionalism in occupational therapy practice.
Symptoms and side effects in chronic non‐cancer pain patients: clinical implications and development of new assessment tools
Authors: Olsen T. S. , Jonsson T. , Højsted J. , Sjøgren P. , Christrup L. 
Published: May 2015

ObjectiveTo improve a 41‐item screening tool evaluated in our previous study by making it more simple and convenient to patients and at the same time maintain the level of information and the sensitivity.MethodsIn a prospective, two‐period questionnaire study, patients suffering from chronic pain of non‐cancer origin for more than 6 months, were asked to fill in two questionnaires: QSSE‐41 or QSSE‐33 and SF‐36. The first part of the study (QSSE‐41) included an age‐ and sex‐matched control group.ResultsA total of 67 patients were included in QSSE‐41 and 60 patients in QSSE‐33. In QSSE‐41, the mean number of symptoms reported by the patient group (12.3) was significantly higher than those reported by the controls (6.8) (P < 0.001). Out of the total number of symptoms, 40.3% were reported to be side effects caused by analgesics, and out of those 61.3% were reported as acceptable and 38.7% as unacceptable side effects. In the QSSE‐33, the mean number of symptoms reported by the patient group was 13.6. Out of the total number of symptoms, 46.3% were reported to be side effects caused by analgesics, and out of those 56.4% were reported as acceptable and 43.6% as unacceptable side effects.ConclusionsThis new and shorter screening tool QSSE‐33 may substitute the original QSSE‐41 and in clinical use, contribute substantially to a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of symptoms/side effects and may consequently lead to improved therapies.
Interactive and Indirect Effects of Anxiety and Negative Urgency on Alcohol‐Related Problems
Authors: Menary Kyle R. , Corbin William R. , Leeman Robert F. , Fucito Lisa M. , Toll Benjamin A. , DeMartini Kelly , O'Malley Stephanie S. 
Published: May 2015

BackgroundAlthough drinking for tension reduction has long been posited as a risk factor for alcohol‐related problems, studies investigating anxiety in relation to risk for alcohol problems have returned inconsistent results, leading researchers to search for potential moderators. Negative urgency (the tendency to become behaviorally dysregulated when experiencing negative affect) is a potential moderator of theoretical interest because it may increase risk for alcohol problems among those high in negative affect. This study tested a cross‐sectional mediated moderation hypothesis whereby an interactive effect of anxiety and negative urgency on alcohol problems is mediated through coping‐related drinking motives.MethodsThe study utilized baseline data from a hazardously drinking sample of young adults (N = 193) evaluated for participation in a randomized controlled trial of naltrexone and motivational interviewing for drinking reduction.ResultsThe direct effect of anxiety on physiological dependence symptoms was moderated by negative urgency such that the positive association between anxiety and physiological dependence symptoms became stronger as negative urgency increased. Indirect effects of anxiety and negative urgency on alcohol problems (operating through coping motives) were also observed.ConclusionsAlthough results of the current cross‐sectional study require replication using longitudinal data, the findings suggest that the simultaneous presence of anxiety and negative urgency may be an important indicator of risk for alcohol use disorders via both direct interactive effects and indirect additive effects operating through coping motives. These findings have potentially important implications for prevention/intervention efforts for individuals who become disinhibited in the context of negative emotional states.
The effects of proton pump inhibition on patient‐reported severity of dyspepsia when receiving dual anti‐platelet therapy with clopidogrel and low‐dose aspirin: analysis from the Clopidogrel and the Optimization of Gastrointestinal Events Trial
Authors: Vardi M. , Cryer B. L. , Cohen M. , Lanas A. , Schnitzer T. J. , Lapuerta P. , Goldsmith M. A. , Laine L. , Doros G. , Liu Y. , McIntosh A. I. , Cannon C. P. , Bhatt D. L. 
Published: May 2015

SummaryBackgroundDual anti‐platelet therapy with clopidogrel and low‐dose aspirin increases the risk for gastrointestinal clinical events. Omeprazole has been shown to significantly reduce these events without compromising cardiovascular safety in patients treated with dual anti‐platelet therapy. Whether or not omeprazole improves patient‐reported outcomes is undetermined.AimTo assess the impact of prophylactic omeprazole with background dual anti‐platelet therapy on patient‐reported symptoms of dyspepsia compared to placebo.MethodsWe analysed results of the Severity of Dyspepsia Assessment questionnaires collected in the Clopidogrel and the Optimization of Gastrointestinal Events Trial.ResultsPatient‐reported outcome data from 3759 subjects were available for analysis. At 4 weeks, the mean scores of pain intensity and nonpain symptoms were lower in the omeprazole group (5.61 ± 0.17 vs. 6.40 ± 0.17, P = 0.001, and 10.61 ± 0.07 vs. 11.00 ± 0.07, P < 0.001 respectively). These differences were maintained at 24 weeks (5.91 ± 0.35 vs. 7.10 ± 0.37, P = 0.020 for pain intensity; 10.36 ± 0.12 vs. 10.93 ± 0.13, P = 0.001 for nonpain symptoms). After adjusting for covariates there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the percent of patients with dyspepsia during follow‐up.ConclusionsIn addition to reducing the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, statistically significant benefits with prophylactic omeprazole use on both pain and nonpain symptoms were evident at 4 weeks and sustained through 24 weeks. The clinical significance of these overall results is unclear, but greater in patients with pain at baseline.