bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Kesineni Tours and Travels
Authors: Verma Anshul , Dave Kartik , Chari K.R. , Kushwaha Chanchal 
Published: June 2012

Subject area
Strategy.

Study level/applicability
Post-Graduate and Executive Programmes in Management.

Case overview
Mr Srinivas Kesineni has been chairman of Kesineni Tours and Travels for the last 19 years. Kesineni Tours and Travels is one of the fastest growing bus travel and transport organisations. The case describes the journey of Kesineni Tours and Travels since its inception. It also outlines different strategies adopted by the Chairman to reach newer heights, to survive and to grow in the turbulent times of changing technology and rising competition from different means of transportation. This unique organisation is run by family, friends and well-wishers of the owners, yet it is professional in its approach in operations. The board of directors of Kesineni Tours and Travels has approved the financial results of 2010, which shows 55 percent growth and Rs 86.71 crores turnover. This is a remarkable achievement and recognition for a company that has been in the business since 1992. In early 1992, entrepreneur Mr Srinivas Kesineni thought of a bus transportation business when he started with just two buses, and today when the organization is the largest tour and travel company in the region serving approximately 15 lack customers in a year covering 75 destinations with around 425 daily schedules. He and his team have been working tirelessly and the company has a remarkable presence in the tour and travel business in India with occasional innovative moves from optimising bus routing, initiating sleeper coaches, introducing Volvo buses to the fleet, entering the cargo transportation business and more. This business has grown at CAGR of 24.07 percent since 2000-2001. Students reading this case may come to the class with preconceived views that the journey of the organisation since its beginning is an ordinary story, but this case creates an opportunity for students to come to their own conclusion how different strategies and the synthesis is important for achieving desired outcomes form time to time. This case facilitates the deductive learning process by identifying different strategic elements form the case and to understand its synergy to explain McKinsey 7s framework.

Expected learning outcomes
These include: understanding different strategies and policies adopted by the organisation and its impact on performance; understanding the importance of alignment of processes and departments in achievement of organisational strategy; and analysing and understanding the concept of the McKinsey 7S Framework, which is a helpful tool to understand the performance of the organisation.

Supplementary materials
Teaching notes are available. Bradach, Jaffrey, Organisational Alignment: The 7S Model, Harvard Business School Publishing are useful for further reading.
Prayer rooms: an augmented or expected benefit? Senayan City Mall Jakarta
Authors: Maulana Amalia E. , Hikmah Lexi Z. , Andriyanto Yudha 
Published: June 2012

Subject area
Services marketing, Market segmentation, Ethnography.

Study level/applicability
Postgraduate programs, Master in Strategic Marketing and Master in Business Administration.

Case overview
One of the signs of an increase in religion awareness of Indonesian society is a high demand on Musholla in public area. While other shopping malls just provide a normal standard room for prayer, Senayan City has become a pioneer in introducing an excellent facility of a prayer room. In services marketing, one of the substantial matters to consider is physical evidence, or in other words service setting or servicescape. Musholla is one of the intangible aspects, which depicts services in shopping malls in Indonesia. There are three variables that distinguish visitors' types, such as time spent, liturgical compliance level and concerns for cleanliness/hygiene.

Expected learning outcomes
The objective of this case study is to give deeper comprehension about services marketing to students in a practical way. This case study illustrates that a company is capable of creating a strong brand by acknowledging consumer needs and providing extra benefits. Besides, students are also required to analyze diverse consumer needs as each segment has its own needs. The use of ethnography as an approach shows that such a contemporary method can capture dynamic behaviours and deeper insight on consumer needs.

Supplementary materials
Teaching notes are available.
Editorial of the inaugural issue of theInternational Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education
Authors: Fletcher Sarah 
Published: June 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this editorial is to introduce the inaugural issue of theInternational Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education(IJMCE), as well as to set the scene for the current and future issues of the journal.Design/methodology/approachThis editorial simply introduces the journal and its first issue. The paper sets the scene by which the journal was conceived and the context in which it aims to operate. It then move on to briefly describe the visions ofIJMCE, the theories and practices of mentoring and coaching and the definitions and implications that the journal will have for policy makers.FindingsIt is found thatIJMCEwill offer diverse definitions of mentoring and coaching in the course of publishing three issues per year, each comprising five articles.Originality/valueThe editorial introduces five original manuscripts from several authors who have undertaken some brilliant research, which contributes greatly to the mentoring and coaching community.
A dialogic conception of learning: collaborative peer coaching
Authors: Jewett Pamela , MacPhee Deborah 
Published: June 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an account of the coaching element that was included in an existing graduate literacy course and to describe the responses of experienced and less‐experienced teachers as they began to add collaborative peer coaching to their teaching identities.Design/methodology/approachData collected included teachers’ coaching logs and written reflections on the coaching experience, and field notes taken by a professor. Data were analysed qualitatively through open coding. Initially, the authors read data individually and coded them by what they perceived to be the teachers’ coaching moves. Separately, they developed lists of codes and then reviewed coding lists to work through idiosyncratic data, collapse codes, align their language.FindingsThe authors identified three overarching and multi‐faceted moves that the coaching teachers made as they worked with partner teachers. They found that the teachers: used restraint; focused on partner teacher's needs; and provided opportunities for classroom observations and demonstrations.Practical implicationsDue to budget cuts, district coaching initiatives are being down‐sized. With fewer literacy coaches available, the authors believe that classroom teachers would benefit from learning about how to support each another as peer coaches.Social implicationsTeachers’ coaching moves, along with the curricular conversations engendered by them, created a culture of learning based on reflection and dialogue between coaching and partner teachers.Originality/valueVery few studies have been conducted on peer coaching or have addressed the process by which teachers enrolled in graduate programs learned how to engage in collaborative peer coaching.
Mentoring and coaching educators in the Singapore education system
Authors: Tee Ng Pak 
Published: June 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the practice of mentoring and coaching in the Singapore education system, to show the difference in philosophy in which these two concepts have been applied and to discuss the issues and challenges involved in their implementation.Design/methodology/approachThis paper reviews the mentoring and coaching systems in Singapore through literature review and a critical analysis of the mentoring and coaching philosophies and schemes for the different levels of educators.FindingsThis paper shows that mentoring and coaching are implemented in many areas of the professional development of educators in Singapore. These include mentoring for trainee teachers, beginning teachers, training school leaders and beginning school leaders; and coaching in the performance management system of all teachers and school leaders. However, there are inherent tensions in having an appraisal connotation in some mentoring and coaching platforms in Singapore and in encouraging critical reflective learning and innovation in mentoring and coaching.Research limitations/implicationsAs this paper is based on literature review and analysis, it recommends empirical research around mentoring and coaching in Singapore. In particular, it recommends research in examining the impact of particular mentoring and coaching schemes within different contexts and the experiences of the participants in such schemes. It also recommends research to address the questions of whether there will be enough coaches and mentors to meet the emerging demand for mentoring and coaching in schools, as they struggle with their multiple roles in school; and whether the mentoring and coaching system in Singapore is too formalized to encourage innovation.Practical implicationsThis paper encourages practitioners to reflect on the inherent tensions in having an appraisal connotation in some mentoring and coaching platforms in Singapore and to embrace critical reflective learning and innovation in mentoring and coaching.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the few papers (and the most current) that review the mentoring and coaching systems in Singapore. It forms a basis for future empirical research in this area.
Male faculty mentors in black and white
Authors: Reddick Richard J. 
Published: June 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of mentoring in higher education between Black and White male faculty and Black students at a highly selective, predominantly White institution (PWI) of higher education in the USA. The study aims to elucidate the cross‐racial aspects of mentorship and the impact of gender on mentoring relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe paper consists of a phenomenological study utilising theories of cross‐racial and cross‐gender mentoring, and included eight participants, twice interviewed in depth about their formative experiences and mentoring practices regarding Black students. The data were analysed using a cross‐sectional code‐and‐retrieve method.FindingsThe paper provides insights about how Black men leveraged experiences parallel to those confronted by their Black protégés, while White men accessed proximal experiences of difference to relate to Black mentees – and additionally utilized interpersonal networks to enhance their mentorship by relying on colleagues of color who had greater familiarity with challenges faced by students.Research limitations/implicationsBecause of the chosen research approach, the research results may lack generalizability to populations; however, the theoretical contributions of the study are significant, suggesting that researchers explore cross‐race and cross‐gender mentoring arrangements in future research.Practical implicationsThe paper includes implications for regarding the role and position of White males in academic settings as mentors across race and gender, and for the role of age for men serving in the role of mentors.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the literature on cross‐racial mentoring in higher education, and further explores the impact of gender on mentoring, within the context of a highly competitive academic setting.
Mentoring novice teachers in Japanese schools
Authors: Asada Tadashi 
Published: June 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to communicate how Japanese culture impacts upon mentoring in schools in Japan and to report on a study of mentor and novice teacher dialogue. The study is located within the context of explanations of dialogue, practical knowledge and mentoring as collaborative enquiry. It concludes that the time spent by novice teachers in Japanese schools is too short for mentoring to move beyond an apprenticeship model.Design/methodology/approachIn this small study conducted between June 2006 and February 2007, the dialogues between a female novice teacher and a male mentor, who had 27 years’ teaching experience, were analyzed on three occasions. According to the mentoring analysis system developed by the author and his colleagues, all discussion was recorded between the mentor and the mentee about the mentee's teaching using a digital recorder and a video camera. A transcript was made from both recordings, then morphological analysis used (a kind of text analysis) for the transcript, and nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs were identified in transcripts.FindingsIn total, 46 teaching scenarios were analyzed, where the mentor was offering his comments about a total of three recorded lessons by the mentee. Patterns of linguistic interaction between the mentor and mentee during dialogues were noted down and attempts made to identify a dialectical process (of thesis, antithesis and synthesis).Research limitations/implicationsThe study undertaken took place over one year in one elementary school in Japan. The practice of mentoring is not widespread in schools and can usefully be extended.Practical implicationsFor teachers to become collaborative enquirers, undertaking collaborative research focused on developing teachers’ practical knowledge, the period of initial teacher development for novice teachers could usefully be extended in schools in Japan.Social implicationsThe impact of culture and, in particular, in‐group (uchi) and out‐group (soto) culture in schools in Japan needs to be understood so that novice teachers can be accepted as part of the school's in‐group.Originality/valueThe paper describes a unique study into the impact of culture in Japanese schools and, in particular, into the impact ofuchi(in‐group) andsoto(out‐group) traditions that reinforce the apprenticeship model of teachers’ induction into the profession.
Research mentoring teachers in intercultural education contexts; self‐study
Authors: Fletcher Sarah 
Published: June 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the theory and practice of Generative Research mentoring. The author has been involved in research mentoring teachers in schools since 2002 and in the course of her work her concepts about integrating mentoring and action research have changed. She explains how and why she has moved to adopt an Appreciative Inquiry approach integrated with a model of mentoring that she developed in the course of her own practice in schools.Design/methodology/approachThis is a self study of teacher education practice where the author analyses her own theories and practices of research mentoring for teachers in schools in England and in Japan, over a ten year period. She investigates how the nature of self‐study is impacted upon by culture in diverse intercultural contexts.FindingsThis article reflects work in process. The findings to date suggest that teacher research and thus (potentially) research mentoring for teachers: is not informed by consensus on what teachers should learn as research skills; might usefully be focused upon action research enabled by teachers’ self study; works differently as self study according to Eastern/Western concepts of self; is likely to become more universally acceptable as self study through use of web‐based templates where self studies are shared e.g. atwww.merlot.org; and should challenge mentoring/coaching techniques from other contexts such as business, nor assuming techniques successful in one context are so in another. Practitioner researchers in educational settings are likely to benefit from outsiders’ support, be that from colleagues based in universities or from teacher researchers working in other schools. That situation, in my experience, could come about where generative research mentoring has been successful and research mentees emerge to become research mentors for others within the profession of teaching. Importantly, individuals’ self study research should not rely upon unsupported opinions or upon validation by a peer group with self‐interest in seeing one of the community's study, accepted for university accreditation such as a Masters Level Award or a doctorate.Originality/valueWhile the practice of research mentoring for teacher researchers has been in process in schools in England for ten years, the concept of Generative Research Mentoring, whereby the mentee prepares to become a mentor for other teacher researchers, is unique to the author's work. The value of generative research mentoring, not just for schoolteachers but also for academic contexts such as universities internationally, is that it can build capacity for research to be undertaken among those whose research skills are previously under‐developed.
Novel hydrophilic docetaxel (CQMU‐0519) analogue inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in human A549 lung, SKVO3 ovarian and MCF7 breast carcinoma cell lines
Authors: Fauzee N. J. S. , Wang Y.‐L. , Dong Z. , Li Q.‐G. , Wang T. , Mandarry M. T. , Xu L. , Pan J. 
Published: June 2012

AbstractObjectiveObjectives of this investigation were not merely to perform a comparative study with original docetaxel, but to define anti‐proliferative and apoptotic effects of novel hydrophilic docetaxel (CQMU‐0519) analogue on A549 lung, SKVO3 ovary and MCF7 breast carcinoma cell lines.Materials and methodsThe materials for the study consist of a completely new docetaxel analogue (CQMU‐0519), synthesized by the Department of Pharmacology, Chongqing Medical University, China, which is completely soluble in water. 50 nm of drug concentration was utilized on all three cell lines where cell population growth was assessed using cell culture kit‐8 and flow cytometry analysis, whereas apoptotic pathways were unveiled by use of annexin‐V FITC, apoptosis DNA ladder, caspases‐3, 6, 8 and 9; in the meanwhile, regulation of Bcl‐2 family members was analysed by western blotting.ResultThe novel docetaxel analogue (CQMU‐0519) suppressed cell proliferation in all three cell lines, inhibition of cell proliferation and cell cycle arrest being more evident in G2/M phase. Also, in both lung and ovarian cell lines, apoptotic levels were higher as measured by the various tests performed, and downregulation of Bcl‐2 and Bcl‐xL with increased expressions of Bad and Bax indicated the intrinsic pathway for apoptosis. Nevertheless, it was found that MCF7 cells, although also manifesting high levels of apoptosis, used the extrinsic pathway instead. Hence, it was shown that novel docetaxel analogue (CQMU‐0519) may have some prospective use in future clinical trials.ConclusionsNovel hydrophilic docetaxel analogue (CQMU‐0519) inhibited cell proliferation and enhanced the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in lung and ovarian carcinoma cells, whereas it used the extrinsic one in breast adenocarcinoma cells.
Cortisol secretory parameters in young exercisers in relation to LH secretion and bone parameters
Authors: Ackerman Kathryn E. , Patel Kamal T. , Guereca Gabriela , Pierce Lisa , Herzog David B. , Misra Madhusmita 
Published: June 2012

AbstractObjectiveAmenorrhoea and low bone density are common in excessive exercisers, yet endocrine factors that differentiate adolescent amenorrhoeic exercisers (AE) from eumenorrhoeic exercisers (EE) are unclear. We have previously reported that high ghrelin and low leptin predict lower LH secretion in AE. Leptin and ghrelin impact cortisol secretion, and hypercortisolaemia can inhibit LH pulsatility. We hypothesized that higher cortisol secretion in young endurance weight‐bearing AE compared with EE and nonexercisers predicts lower LH secretion, lower levels of a bone formation marker and higher levels of a bone resorption marker.DesignCross‐sectional.SubjectsWe studied 21 AE, 18 EE and 20 nonexercisers aged 14–21 years (BMI 10th–90th%iles).MeasurementsSubjects underwent frequent sampling (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) to assess cortisol, ghrelin, leptin and LH secretory dynamics. Fasting levels of a bone formation (P1NP) and bone resorption (CTX) marker were measured.ResultsBMI did not differ among groups. Cortisol pulse amplitude, mass, half‐life and area under the curve (AUC) were highest in AE (P = 0·04, 0·007, 0·04 and 0·003) and were associated inversely with fat mass (r = −0·29, −0·28 and −0·35, P = 0·03, 0·04 and 0·007). We observed inverse associations between cortisol and LH AUC (r = −0·36, P = 0·008), which persisted after controlling for fat mass, leptin and ghrelin AUC. Cortisol correlated positively with CTX in EE and inversely with P1NP in nonexercisers.ConclusionsHigher cortisol secretion in AE compared with EE and nonexercisers is associated with lower LH secretion. Effects of leptin and ghrelin on LH secretion may be mediated by increased cortisol.
Assessing the effects of nitrogen deposition and climate on carbon isotope discrimination and intrinsic water‐use efficiency of angiosperm and conifer trees under rising CO2 conditions
Authors: Leonardi Stefano , Gentilesca Tiziana , Guerrieri Rossella , Ripullone Francesco , Magnani Federico , Mencuccini Maurizio , Noije Twan V. , Borghetti Marco 
Published: June 2012

AbstractThe objective of this study is to globally assess the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition and climate, associated with rising levels of atmospheric CO2, on the variability of carbon isotope discrimination (Δ13C), and intrinsic water‐use efficiency (iWUE) of angiosperm and conifer tree species. Eighty‐nine long‐term isotope tree‐ring chronologies, representing 23 conifer and 13 angiosperm species for 53 sites worldwide, were extracted from the literature, and used to obtain long‐term time series of Δ13C and iWUE. Δ13C and iWUE were related to the increasing concentration of atmospheric CO2 over the industrial period (1850–2000) and to the variation of simulated atmospheric nitrogen deposition and climatic variables over the period 1950–2000. We applied generalized additive models and linear mixed‐effects models to predict the effects of climatic variables and nitrogen deposition on Δ13C and iWUE. Results showed a declining Δ13C trend in the angiosperm and conifer species over the industrial period and a 16.1% increase of iWUE between 1850 and 2000, with no evidence that the increased rate was reduced at higher ambient CO2 values. The temporal variation in Δ13C supported the hypothesis of an active plant mechanism that maintains a constant ratio between intercellular and ambient CO2 concentrations. We defined linear mixed‐effects models that were effective to describe the variation of Δ13C and iWUE as a function of a set of environmental predictors, alternatively including annual rate (Nrate) and long‐term cumulative (Ncum) nitrogen deposition. No single climatic or atmospheric variable had a clearly predominant effect, however, Δ13C and iWUE showed complex dependent interactions between different covariates. A significant association of Nrate with iWUE and Δ13C was observed in conifers and in the angiosperms, and Ncum was the only independent term with a significant positive association with iWUE, although a multi‐factorial control was evident in conifers.