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Prosumer engagement in innovation strategies
Authors: Seran (Potra) Sabina , Izvercian Monica 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to develop a new enriched approach regarding the prosumer concept and a framework for efficient managerial decision, making use of prosumer innovative potential.Design/methodology/approach– Based on relevant literature sources, this paper takes the prosumer concept one step further from usual interpretations suggesting its innovative potential for companies which adequately address this issue. Depending on their own objectives, the domain limitations and the creativity they are allowing regarding specific activities or campaigns, companies can open up and develop prosumer co-creation strategies.Findings– The authors develop a new prosumer understanding of value co-creation and design prosumer-oriented marketing strategies as a starting point for important decision making and complex marketing campaign creation in an always changing environment.Originality/value– The research contributes to the existing knowledge on prosumerism, being at the same time valuable for managers, especially in the marketing domain. Marketing corporate specialists do not have guidelines on how to understand, relate and engage these new consumers in corporate activities and therefore loose a potential creative external partner and a significant competitive advantage.
Effects of livelihood strategies on mangrove-forest resource
Authors: Nasif Ahsan Md. 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The cumulative effects of climate change exacerbate interruption of social-ecological system. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the consumption smoothing along with other socioeconomic parameters of households affects the common pool resource base of a forest in an economic depression resulted from climate change triggered disasters.

Design/methodology/approach
– This paper is a field level study of Koyra sub-district in the Southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh. Several parameters namely climatic trends and events, damage pattern suffered by households, change in land ownership and occupation pattern and consumption dependency pattern were considered. Methods used for data collection were household questionnaire survey and focus group discussions in the study area.

Findings
– Both the intensity and frequency of climate change led catastrophes are found higher in the study area resulting damage of assets and capital goods of households. The average annual disaster damage borne by per household is found US$177. Over the last two decades 8.21 per cent households become landless. During same time span more than 25 per cent households switched from cropping to other non-agricultural occupations and more than 26 per cent households depend on forest resource for their consumption smoothing.

Originality/value
– The paper provides insights how climate change led disasters induce the households to depend on the resource from the mangrove forest Sundarbans for their livelihood earning as well as consumption smoothing.
Doing good with or without being known? Media coverage of corporate social performance and its impact on corporate financial performance
Authors: Chih Hsiang-Hsuan , Chih Hsiang-Lin 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the media coverage of corporate social performance (CSP), as well as the ultimate impact that such coverage has on the financial performance of corporate entities.Design/methodology/approach– Based on a sample of financial holding companies (FHC) listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the authors select the two most popular newspapers in Taiwan, to construct the unique media coverage of CSP activity database.Findings– First, the quantity of news articles about social activities of FHCs is positively correlated with financial performance. Second, the authors find that news articles about FHCs’ positive social activities for shareholders will trigger a positive evaluation by shareholders; however, news articles about FHCs’ positive (negative) social activities for employees will trigger a negative (positive) evaluation by shareholders. But if the news articles about FHCs’ positive social activities for employees are initiated by the media, rather than by the company itself, they will trigger a positive evaluation by shareholders.Originality/value– The average shareholders may praise management for one particular CSP activity of a positive nature, whereas they may criticize another CSP activity, despite it being generally regarded outside of the firm as also being positive in nature. It therefore becomes clear that when setting out to investigate whether “doing good” actually does translate into “doing well,” the authors should not attempt to total different kinds of information on CSP; In this paper, the authors emphasize that they need to be analyzed separately.
Mental health recovery is social
Authors: Holttum Sue 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to summarise two 2014 research papers that highlight the role of social interactions and the social world in recovery in the context of mental distress.

Design/methodology/approach
– The author summarise two papers: one is about two theories from social psychology that help us understand social identity – our sense of who we are. The other brings together and looks at the similarities and differences between ten different therapies that can be called resource-oriented – that is, they focus on people's strengths and resources rather than what is wrong with them.

Findings
– The paper on social identity gives a convincing case for incorporating teaching about social identity – and the social groups to which people belong – into the training of mental health professionals. The paper on resource-oriented therapies suggests that social relationships are a main component of all ten therapies examined. This second paper suggested a need for more research and theory relating to resource-oriented therapies. Social identity theory could help address this issue. Mental health services may be able to help people more by focusing on their established and desired social identities and group-belonging, and their strengths, than is usual.

Originality/value
– These two papers seem timely given the growing recognition of the role of social factors in the development and maintenance of mental distress. More attention to social factors in recovery could help make it more self-sustaining.
A day in the life of a Peer Support Worker: training day
Authors: Watson Emma 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to describe the experience of being a peer support worker: a day providing training for new peer support workers.

Design/methodology/approach
– A reflective personal account of a day in the authors work sent as a trainer on a peer support worker training course.

Findings
– The critical value of co-production. Training is not about an “expert” imparting their wisdom – the answers are in the room. To provide training is to continue to learn.

Research limitations/implications
– One person's account of their experience of providing peer support worker training.

Practical implications
– Modelling that which is valued rather than simply telling people. A recovery focus must extend to colleagues as well as the people we serve.

Originality/value
– While there is a great deal written about the theory of peer support work, little is published about peer support workers experience. This paper provides important insights into the nature of peer support work.
Refining case management for dementia using insights from operations management
Authors: Meijboom Bert , Van den Bosch Laurens , Schalk René 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– Providers of healthcare services face increasing performance demands in terms of cost-efficiency as well as client centeredness. Dementia care is an illustrative example in this respect. Due to the aging society, the number of dementia clients is expected to grow significantly, which implies increasing costs. At the same time, demands in terms of coherent and high-quality care for dementia clients are increasing, putting a stronger emphasis on demand driven, responsive care and service processes. Literature shows that case management in dementia care is beneficial for persons with dementia and caregivers, but costly. Using insights from operations management (OM), the purpose of this paper is to develop a new model for case management in dementia care.Design/methodology/approach– To address both cost containment and customer orientation, insights from OM, in particular front/back office (FO/BO) configuration and modularity theory, are used to develop an innovative conceptual model for case management in dementia care.Findings– This framework offers a new way of conceptualizing care provision throughout the different phases of a chronic disease process. Linking FO/BO configurations and modular organizing with case management makes it possible to create a cost-effective and client-centered system of healthcare management.Originality/value– A new model is developed to address both cost containment and customer orientation based on insights from OM, in particular FO/BO configuration and modularity theory.
Age, social support and health among older Kuwaitis
Authors: Y. Al-Kandari Yagoub , E. Crews Douglas 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to report data on social support elements and health status differences across three age groups of Kuwaiti elderly.Design/methodology/approach– Examined for this study were 1,427 adults. Social support elements considered include total social support scale, frequency of contact (FOC) with relatives and friends, strength of these contacts, religiosity, number of children and number of children living with the elderly. This study evaluates health status in terms of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glucose levels and self-reported somatic symptoms, satisfaction with current health and health over the last year.Findings– The data show that there are important social support elements in all of the age groups. Social support, FOC, strength of relationships, number of children living with the elderly and religiosity are shown to influence the health and well-being of elders. Social support elements are shown to be higher in the oldest age group.Originality/value– Elderly studies in Kuwait are rare. This is one of first studies done in Kuwait which show that there are differences in social support, FOC and strength of relation among all of the age groups.
Informative content of insider purchases: evidence from the financial crisis
Authors: Ozkan Aydin , Trzeciakiewicz Agnieszka 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of insider trading on subsequent stock returns in the UK, with a specific focus on the impact of the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 on the relation between CEO and CFO stock purchases and returns.

Design/methodology/approach
– The empirical analysis uses 10,230 purchases executed in 679 UK firms by 1,477 directors during the period from 2000 to 2010. Subsequent market-adjusted stock returns are regressed on a set of firm-specific accounting, market and corporate governance variables as well as the characteristics of CEOs and CFOs. Additionally, the analysis distinguishes between the opportunistic and routine trades.

Findings
– The findings reveal that the position of the trading director and the nature of their trades are important in determining the impact on returns of insider trades. In particular, CEO purchases are on the whole more informative than CFO purchases and opportunistic purchases. The trades in the post-crisis period have a greater impact on subsequent stock returns.

Research limitations/implications
– The empirical analysis is limited to the trades made by two executives. Future research should consider inside trades by all directors and distinguish between executive and non-executive directors. Also, a behavioral measure should be developed to test if the financial crisis affected the trading behavior of directors and whether directors use insider trading strategically to signal information to the market.

Practical implications
– The impact of directors’ dealings on stock returns is not homogeneous. Financial analysts and investors should pay more attention to different types of trades and the identity of trading director.

Originality/value
– This paper, to the authors’ knowledge, provides the first attempt that combines in the same framework the identity and personal attributes of trading executive directors, firm-level corporate governance features, the nature of purchase transactions and the trading period characteristics. Furthermore the empirical analysis is carried out during a period that also covers the recent global financial crisis period and its immediate aftermath.
Tensile strength of functionally graded and wafer layered structures produced by direct metal deposition
Authors: Soodi Mehdi , H. Masood Syed , Brandt Milan 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– This paper aims to investigate the changes in tensile properties of novel functionally graded materials (FGMs) and wafer structures created by direct metal deposition (DMD) additive manufacturing (AM) technology.

Design/methodology/approach
– Laser-assisted DMD was used to create two innovative sets of metallic structures – the functionally graded and wafer-layered structures – using pairs of six different engineering alloys in different combinations. These alloys were selected due to their high popularity within a diverse range of industries and engineering applications. The laser-assisted DMD was selected as a suitable technique to create these complex structures because of its capability to deposit more than one alloy powder at a time. After creation of these structures, their tensile strength was tested in a series of tensile tests and the results were compared with those of single alloy samples.

Findings
– It was observed that the mechanical properties of FGMs and wafer structure samples were clearly different from those of the single alloy samples, a fact which creates a whole pool of opportunities for development of new materials or structures with desired mechanical properties that cannot be achieved in single alloy parts.

Originality/value
– The study demonstrates the application of the DMD process to produce unique structures and materials, which would be high in demand in engineering applications, where metallic parts are exposed to high loads and where excessive tensile stresses may adversely affect the performance of such parts.
Inhibition of phase transformation from β- to α-tricalcium phosphate with addition of poly (L-lactic acid) in selective laser sintering
Authors: Shuai Cijun , Zhuang Jingyu , Peng Shuping , Wen Xuejun 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The paper aims to fabricate an α-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffold with an interconnected porous structure via selective laser sintering (SLS). To inhibit the phase transformation from β- to α-TCP in fabrication process of porous scaffolds, a small amount (1 weight per cent) of poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) is added into β-TCP powder to introduce the transient liquid phase.

Design/methodology/approach
– The paper opted for the transient liquid phase of melting PLLA to decrease the sintering temperature in SLS. Meanwhile, the densification of β-TCP is enhanced with a combined effect of the capillary force caused by melting PLLA and the surface energy of β-TCP particles. Moreover, the PLLA will gradually decompose and completely disappear with laser irradiation.

Findings
– The testing results show the addition of PLLA enables the scaffolds to achieve a higher β-TCP content of 77 ± 1.49 weight per cent compared with the scaffold sintered from β-TCP powder (60 ± 1.65 weight per cent), when the laser energy density is 0.4 J/mm2. The paper provides the mechanism of PLLA inhibition on the phase transformation from β- to α-TCP. And the optimum sintering parameters are obtained based on experimental results, which are used to prepare a TCP scaffold with an interconnected porous structure via SLS.

Research limitations/implications
– This paper shows that the laser energy density is an important sintering parameter that can provide the means to control the micro-porous structure of the scaffold. If the laser energy density is too low, the densification is not enough. On the other hand, if the laser energy density is too high, the microcracks are observed which are attributed to the volume expansion during the phase transformation from β- to α-TCP. Therefore, the laser energy density must be optimized.

Originality/value
– The paper provides a feasible method for fabricating TCP artificial bone scaffold with good biological and mechanical properties.
Investigating the stress relaxation of photopolymer O-ring seal models
Authors: Kundera Czesław , Bochnia Jerzy 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– This paper aims to investigate the suitability of additive manufacturing to produce O-ring seals.

Design/methodology/approach
– The O-rings were made by the PolyJet-Matrix technology using four different digital materials and then tested for relaxation properties under static and dynamic (sliding) conditions. The approximation of the relaxation curves involved modelling with a Prony series.

Findings
– The PolyJet-Matrix technology offers new opportunities to model elastomeric elements, with examples being the O-rings produced and tested for their relaxation properties. Describing the behaviour of the particular materials fabricated with this technology by using relaxation functions will extend the knowledge base on digital materials.

Research limitations/implications
– The four types of photopolymers used in the experiment differed in viscoelastic properties. The analysis of the stress relaxation of the O-ring models was performed at four different step displacements of the loading element.

Practical implications
– The test results may be useful for the design of O-ring seals made of new elastomeric materials. The relaxation properties of the O-rings made of such materials can be applied to analyse the dynamics of seals, for instance, face seals.

Originality/value
– The originality of the work lies in the use of digital materials to design and produce elastomeric elements with different relaxation properties, which was confirmed by the test results. This paper presents results of a relaxation analysis for a ring model and the material that the ring is made of. It also discusses how 3D printing and digital materials can be applied in practice.
Application of Fuzzy VIKOR for selection of rapid prototyping technologies in an agile environment
Authors: Vinodh S. , Nagaraj Sakthi , Girubha Jeya 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to report a research in which the applicability of Fuzzy VIKOR in selecting the appropriate rapid prototyping (RP) technologies in an agile environment was examined.

Design/methodology/approach
– Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) tool can be the best approach for selecting the RP technology because it can handle multiple criteria associated with the selection process. In the research reported in this paper, compromise-based MCDM ranking methodology, namely, Fuzzy VIKOR was used in an agile environment. The best RP technology to produce prototypes of pump impellers was found and the prototype was developed.

Findings
– In the case study reported in this paper, it was found that fused deposition modelling (FDM) is the best technique for manufacturing the prototypes of pump impeller. Thus, the application of Fuzzy VIKOR generated the solution, which was acceptable to the decision makers.

Research limitations/implications
– In certain situations, Fuzzy VIKOR methodology ends up with one or more solutions. Based on the acceptable advantage and acceptable stability conditions, the compromise solution needs to be derived. The solution derived from the study needs to be checked for practical feasibility by the decision makers.

Practical implications
– This case study was conducted in a pump impeller manufacturing unit. Therefore, appropriate RP technology will be selected by the organizations to produce the prototype of pump components. Thus, it implies that the results obtained from this study were validated in a manufacturing environment.

Originality/value
– Application of Fuzzy VIKOR for RP technology selection in the context of agile environment is the original contribution of this study.
A solution for a lack of breakthrough innovation – strategic C-suite direction and involvement
Authors: Skarzynski Peter , Crosswhite Dave , Jones Chris 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The authors believe that too many large organizations mistakenly see innovation as a capability challenge that can be addressed through the development and allocation of resources when the real problem is a lack of strategic direction and alignment resulting from insufficient involvement of C-Suite leaders. This paper aims to address this issue.

Design/methodology/approach
– First the authors explain the downside of seeing innovation primarily as a resources challenge. They trace the growth of functionalization, which they warn can make the innovation process capable of only incremental achievements. Then they show how to promote C-suite participation in the innovation process.

Findings
– Leading innovation performers understand that there are two critical “responsibilities” that only C-suite executives can accomplish: enabling cross-boundary cooperation; and granting the permissions needed to pursue longer-term or other higher risk opportunities.

Originality/value
– The authors explain how successful companies foster C-suite participation in breakthrough innovation by a variety of approaches, including: conducting regular C-level portfolio reviews; identifying strategic focus areas for innovation exploration; using active C-level sponsorship of larger innovation opportunities; and creating separate incubators for developing breakthrough opportunities.
Harvard professor Mikolaj Piskorski’s research-based social media business development model
Authors: Davidson Alistair 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The paper aims to present an interview with Mikolaj Piskorski, Associate Professor in the Strategy Business Unit at Harvard Business School, and one of the first researchers to write about the underlying economic, social and strategic drivers that make social networking important to strategists.

Design/methodology/approach
– The interview discusses his research-based insights that emphasize the importance of designing a network that enables transactions that would not occur otherwise, transactions of high value to both companies and individuals.

Findings
– Social networking that creates increased competitive advantage actually empowers customers to do things that they previously could not do or could not do easily or inexpensively.

Practical implications
– Social networks can potentially remedy the social failures and transaction failures that occur when an interaction that would benefit both parties fails to occur. A useful way of framing the problem to be solved looks at how to develop a social network platform that benefits stakeholders and how to develop a social strategy that benefits the sponsor.

Originality/value
– The key lesson: identify the strategic issue that you are trying to solve and what kind of transactions you can enable for customers that could create value for them and for your company, but which are not taking place. Then plan how social networking can enable these transactions to have more value.