bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Forecasting the development of a pursuit race between competitors
Authors: Kunstek Rolf 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a method of forecasting the development of the market shares of competitors in a pursuit race.Design/methodology/approachThe statistical concept of co‐integration is applied to a state space model in order to operationalize the pursuit race in competition. Two time series served as data input for the designed model. They document the development of the monthly market shares of German savings banks and German cooperative banks with respect to the end‐of‐month volume of non‐bank deposits.FindingsThe analysis of the competition between the two bank groups proves that the development of their market shares is co‐integrated in the shape of a long lasting pursuit race. Therefore, the forecasts of the changes in market shares are very accurate and reliable.Practical implicationsWith the help of such a statistical analysis, a competitor is able to monitor the development of competition effectively to forecast the changes that are to be expected. Thus, the method described here helps the firm to react in time to the movements of its competitors.Originality/valueThis paper is an important contribution to gain insight in the quantitative dynamics of competition according to co‐integration by the parameters of state space model.
The effect of client industry structure on client preference for privacy and auditor concentration
Authors: Mithu Dey R. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of a client's potentially conflicting needs for privacy and industry expertise on auditor concentration.Design/methodology/approachThe method examines the distribution of auditor concentration assuming that auditor choice occurs randomly. It then examines the observed distribution within the random assignment to consider whether the privacy or expertise motive dominates.FindingsThe main finding is that at the client industry level, clients in a dominant firm industry structure prefer privacy; whereas clients in a competitive market structure prefer expertise.Research limitations/implicationsAn implication of this paper is that an increase in the number of large auditors may change auditor concentration in client industries that prefer privacy, an auditor different from its competitor.Practical implicationsPolicy makers should note that auditor concentration is not only a function of the number of auditors, but also of the client industry structure.Originality/valueThe results provide a new measure for industry specialists and provide additional insight regarding auditor choice when privacy is relevant.
ISO 15489 Records Management: its development and significance
Authors: Healy Susan 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the process of producing ISO 15489 Records Management, and to explore some of the professional and other issues that arise for consideration at an international level.Design/methodology/approachThe process of producing ISO 15489 Records Management is described, along with some of the thinking behind that process,FindingsIn one sense, the contents of ISO 15489 are less important than its existence. The fact that records managers can point to an ISO/BSI Standard for their discipline can be used to improve the image and status of records management in the eyes of those who know little or nothing of the subject. The Standard is a statement of good practice in records management. It is also something that can be passed to professionals in other fields when working on projects together. Also, the internationalising process has made the Standard more suitable than AS 4390 for the UK environment.Originality/valueThe paper identifies some of the benefits of the Standard for records management in the UK.
Multiple‐buyer procurement auctions framework for humanitarian supply chain management
Authors: Ertem Mustafa A. , Buyurgan Nebil , Rossetti Manuel D. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address the inefficiency in resource allocation for disaster relief procurement operations. It presents a holistic and reconfigurable procurement auctions‐based framework which includes the announcement construction, bid construction and bid evaluation phases.Design/methodology/approachThe holistic framework is developed in a way that auctioneers and bidders compete amongst each other in multiple rounds of the procurement auction. Humanitarian organization in disaster locations are considered as auctioneers (buyers) and suppliers are considered as bidders.FindingsUnique system parameters (e.g. announcement options, priority of items, bidder strategies, etc.) are introduced to represent the disaster relief environment in a practical way. The framework is verified by simulation and optimization techniques using the system characteristics of the disaster relief environment as an input. Based on the parameters and their values, behavioural changes of auctioneers and suppliers are observed.Originality/valueCombining the three phases of procurement auctions is unique both in the auction literature and in the disaster relief research, and it helps the humanitarian organizations supply the immediate and long‐term requirements in the disaster location more efficiently.
Reverse logistics capabilities: antecedents and cost savings
Authors: Jack Eric P. , Powers Thomas L. , Skinner Lauren 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe use of reverse logistics has received increased attention in the literature, although the role that reverse logistics capabilities plays in enabling firms to achieve cost savings has not been empirically examined. Reverse logistics capabilities can enable retailers to enhance their return policies and improve their overall cost position. This paper aims to address these issues.Design/methodology/approachBased on a survey of 295 retailers, this paper evaluates the influence of customer and retailer related antecedents of reverse logistics capabilities and their subsequent impact on cost savings.FindingsThe results indicate that resource commitments and contractual obligations positively influence reverse logistics capabilities and that these capabilities result in cost savings. Customer opportunism is found to be negatively related to reverse logistics capabilities. It is also reported that reverse logistics capabilities partially mediates the relationship between resource commitments, contractual arrangements, and reverse logistics cost savings.Originality/valueThis work builds on the recent research in reverse logistics; however, unlike other contributions in this research stream, the role of retailers who perform a critical role in this area is addressed.
Bio‐thermal convection caused by combined effects of swimming of oxytactic bacteria and inclined temperature gradient in a shallow fluid layer
Authors: Avramenko A.A. , Kuznetsov A.V. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to investigate the onset of bio‐thermal convection in a shallow fluid layer; the convection is thus driven by the combined effect of swimming of oxytactic microorganisms and inclined temperature gradient.Design/methodology/approachLinear stability analysis of the basic state is performed; the numerical problem is solved using the collocation method.FindingsThe most interesting outcome of this analysis is the correlation between three Rayleigh numbers, two traditional, “thermal” Rayleigh numbers, which are associated with the vertical and horizontal temperature gradients in the fluid layer, and the bioconvection Rayleigh number, which is associated with the density variation induced by the upswimming of microorganisms.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research should address the application of weakly nonlinear analysis to this problem.Practical implicationsThe increase of the horizontal thermal Rayleigh number stabilizes the basic flow. The effect of increasing the horizontal thermal Rayleigh number is to distort the basic temperature profile away from the linear one. The increase of the Schmidt number stabilizes the basic flow. The increase of the Prandtl number first causes the bioconvection Rayleigh number to decrease and then to increase.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first research dealing with the effect of inclined temperature gradient on the stability of bioconvection.
Homotopy perturbation method for the nonlinear dispersive K(m, n, 1) equations with fractional time derivatives
Authors: Koçak Hüseyin , Öziş Turgut , Yıldırım Ahmet 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to apply He's homotopy perturbation method (HPM) to obtain solitary solutions for the nonlinear dispersive equations with fractional time derivatives.Design/methodology/approachThe authors choose as an example the nonlinear dispersive and equations with fractional time derivatives to illustrate the validity and the advantages of the proposed method.FindingsThe paper extends the application of the HPM to obtain analytic and approximate solutions to the nonlinear dispersive equations with fractional time derivatives.Originality/valueThis paper extends the HPM to the equation with fractional time derivative.
Biomagnetic fluid flow in the presence of a line dipole
Authors: Papadopoulos Polycarpos K. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of a magnetic field on the flow of a biomagnetic fluid.Design/methodology/approachThe flow takes place in a straight circular duct and the magnetic field is produced by a line dipole placed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the duct.FindingsThe numerical results show that the magnetic field affects the characteristics of the flow, the velocity components and the friction factor, even for medium field intensity. A relation is proposed for the maximum and minimum longitudinal pressure drop in the pipe.Originality/valueFrom the present results it is obtained that it is important to take into account the magnetic properties of blood in the various applications that involve blood flow in the presence of a magnetic field.
Modelling and simulation of flow boiling heat transfer
Authors: Krause Fabian , Schüttenberg Sven , Fritsching Udo 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the development and application of a numerical model for analysis of flow boiling phenomena and heat transfer.Design/methodology/approachFor flow boiling processes, the fluid and vapour flow regimes in connection with the conjugate heat and mass transfer problem for specimen quenching through the entire boiling curve is modelled. Vaporisation and recondensation, the vapour fraction distribution and vapour movement with respect to the liquid are considered in the calculation of the two‐phase flow and heat transfer process. The derived flow boiling model is based on a mixture model and bubble crowding model approach for two‐phase flow. In addition to the conventional mixture model formulation, here special model implementations have been incorporated that describe: the vapour formation at the superheated solid‐liquid interface, the recondensation process of vapour at the subcooled vapour‐liquid interface, the mass transfer rate in the different boiling phases and the microconvection effect in the nucleate boiling phase resulting from bubble growth and detachment.FindingsThe model prediction results are compared with experimental data for quenching of a circular cylinder, showing good agreement in boiling state and heat transfer coefficient distribution. Simulation and experiments lead to a better understanding of the interaction of incident flow in the boiling state and the resulting heat transfer.Research limitations/implicationsFluid temperatures in the range of 300‐353 K and specimen wall temperatures up to 1,000 K are considered.Practical implicationsFlow boiling is an efficient heat transfer process occurring in several technical applications. Application background of the model development is in quenching of complex metallic specimen geometries in liquids subject to fast changing heat fluxes.Originality/valueA general model for the complex two‐phase boiling heat transfer at high wall temperatures and fast flow conditions that can be used in engineering applications does not yet exist. The results provide detailed information describing the non‐uniform phase change during the complete quenching process from film boiling to pure convection.
New product development assessment: towards a normative‐contingent audit
Authors: Panizzolo Roberto , Biazzo Stefano , Garengo Patrizia 
Published: April 2010

PurposeA large amount of research deals with the identification of management practices related to new product development (NPD) success. To this purpose, assessment tools capable of helping enterprises to set up improvement processes are of extreme importance. The aim of this paper is to build a product development assessment model based upon a normative‐contingent approach.Design/methodology/approachFirst, a literature review of the main approaches and models used in NPD assessment was carried out. Second, the tool was tested in five firms. The case studies allowed the authors to test the tool in its prototypal phase in order to assess both its limits and potential and also to highlight possible improvements.FindingsThe assessment tool developed yields a clear understanding of the current state of product development process in an organization in order to facilitate a shared understanding of the weakness and deficiencies, to enable effective process management, to develop implementation plan to support change initiatives and to support process improvement using metrics.Originality/valueThe product development assessment model is based upon a normative‐contingent approach meaning that the prescriptive requirements are defined according to the logic of coherence: requirements vary in relation to contextual conditions. In particular, there are two important context factors which are considered to have a significant influence on NPD process: the complexity of the product‐market interface and the enterprise's NPD strategic orientations.
Application of QFD in product development of a glass manufacturing company in Kazakhstan
Authors: Ahmed Shamsuddin , Amagoh Francis 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how quality function deployment can be used to improve the quality of tinted glass produced by a glass manufacturing company in Kazakhstan.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a combination of Delphi method, unstructured, and semi‐structured survey. Principal component and Pareto analysis were used to identify the ranking of customer wants needed to improve the acceptability of the product in the market.FindingsThe paper suggests that satisfying all customer needs require the deployment of all the technology and resources available to the company. It illustrates the possible courses of action company management can take based on prevailing market conditions.Research limitations/implicationsThe research shows the specific requirements of customers for tinted glass used in industrial settings. From supply chain perspective, downstream customer opinions were used to identify the desired product attributes.Practical implicationsSince no studies to date have been conducted on the glass manufacturing industry in the Central Asian region, this paper could help glass manufacturers in the region to improve their production practices.Originality/valueThe paper is of value to those glass producers interested in the glass manufacturing industry in Central Asia.
Applying structuration theory to the benchmarking analysis
Authors: Gao Ping , Hua Li Jing 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how to use structuration theory as a benchmarking tool to analyze the formulation of a national strategy.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a longitudinal case study of the telecommunications industry of China.FindingsThe case study demonstrates structuration theory is a useful tool for the benchmarking analysis. It is found that China's telecommunications industry has transformed by stages and undergone several benchmarks. The specific social and technological elements of China have determined the formulation of its national telecommunications transformation strategy.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper extends benchmarking research to strategy formulation. It proposes structuration theory can be used in this aspect of benchmarking analysis.Practical implicationsImplications for how to use structuration theory in the benchmarking analysis, especially that of national strategy formulation are given.Originality/valueFor the first time in the literature, this paper applies structuration theory to benchmarking analysis.
An investigation of the status of the Malaysian construction industry
Authors: Razak Bin Ibrahim Abdul , Roy Matthew H. , Ahmed Zafar , Imtiaz Ghaffar 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the production processes utilized by the Malaysian construction industry (MCI).Design/methodology/approachThe paper follows an earlier work published in this journal in which the authors analyze the global construction industry focusing on the evolution of lean production systems.FindingsThe future of construction is exciting. International markets, innovations in technology, and techniques of construction project management, new relationships across disciplines are all avenues of development. To make the best use of their opportunities, the MCI must invest in research and development (R&D), undertake public education about the field and develop new methodologies to improve operational performance in construction.Originality/valueThis paper provides a detailed analysis of the MCI, it's impact on the economy, key success factors, struggles and problems that the industry currently faces. Analysis of key functional areas like operations management, R&D, and occupational safety and health administration provide insights into improvement.
Higher education and curriculum innovation for sustainable development in India
Authors: Banga Chhokar Kiran 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze and profile significant national developments in higher education for sustainable development in India and to compare different educational approaches emerging in connection with education for sustainable development.Design/methodology/approachThis is an evaluative review of contrasting initiatives to provide environmental and sustainability education in different institutions, that takes into account philosophy, policy and practice in Indian higher education. Academic programmes, policy statements and education projects are analyzed, to highlight important developments, challenges and the prospects for future progress.FindingsSeveral principles of sustainable development are embedded in India's education policy. It is perhaps the only country where the highest court has mandated environmental education at all levels of formal education, which includes a compulsory undergraduate course. However, the challenges of implementing this requirement effectively are hampered by lack of inter‐disciplinary competence among staff and students, and traditional methods of assessment in HE. India has examples of successful community‐based initiatives but these often have resource implications. Many efforts to develop learning opportunities in this field have emerged primarily from academic and student interests and priorities rather than from formal policy initiatives.Originality/valueThis paper provides an evaluative perspective on the diverse and innovative responses to sustainability emerging in Indian higher education, in curriculum development and to address issues of practice on campus and in local communities. The opportunity to analyse the implementation of a national initiative is unusual, particularly in the distinctive context of India, which has considerable prior engagement with sustainable development at the level of policy and practice.
Environmental education for sustainability in higher education institutions in the Philippines
Authors: Galang Angelina P. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeTo present a national profile of developments in higher education for sustainable development in the Philippines and to analyse a new initiative to accelerate environmental education for sustainable development (EESD) within academic institutions.Design/methodology/approachThis is an evaluative review that examines the design and piloting of an innovative scheme within the Philippine education system. The analysis is situated in relation to the approaches taken by prior initiatives and framed in order to draw out significant challenges, developments, and prospects for EESD at the organizational level.FindingsThe paper finds that EESD in the Philippines has an official base in the National Environmental Education Action Plan, which provides a framework to guide higher education. Two national networks promote environmental education, while environmental training and curriculum projects have been supported by government agencies and academic institutions, but without explicit policy support for more widespread changes. In contrast, the Dark Green Schools (DGS) program offers a distinctive “whole institution” approach and accreditation system devised in line with the principles of EESD for coherent systemic change. The design and pilot year of the DGS program shows positive potential for “greening” academic institutions and the issues that arise in seeking curriculum change, future funding, and formal support at sector level.Originality/valueThe DGS is an innovative program to promote “whole institution” change for EESD in the Philippines. Whilst similar approaches have been developed in some countries at the level of school education, such initiatives are rare at the level of higher education. This paper therefore includes lessons and findings that help to inform global debate in this important area of EESD in higher education.
Guiding the content of tourism web advertisements on a search engine results page
Authors: Lin Chin‐Feng , Liao Yu‐Hung 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis study seeks to focus on the following: discovering consumer preferences regarding package tours to China; revealing differences among consumers' cognition related to these package tours, travel advertisements on web sites and search engine results; identifying the similarities among travel agency web sites; and establishing a consumer cognitive structure to assist marketers in designing written content for display in search engine results.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted means‐end chain theory as a theoretical basis and used the written content of tourism web sites displayed in search engine results as an empirical object. By comparing the contents of tourism web sites and the search engine results, the researchers could analyse and compare similarities and differences among web site content, search results and consumer cognition.FindingsUsing the utility score of each attribute level to calculate the total utility can uncover the customers' preferred attribute level portfolio. The calculation results identified the most preferred tour package. The study found that the greater the variety of package tours to China provided by the web sites of a particular travel agent, the higher the possibility of that agent providing discount incentives. Furthermore, the text content of each web site provides more attribute information regarding package tours and less information about the consequences of travelling and value satisfaction.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies to provide a methodology integrating conjoint analysis and the means‐end chain approach. Understanding the written content of web sites preferred by Chinese people can help marketers and web site designers design web sites attractive to this market.