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Multi‐level governance and universalism: Austria and Germany compared
Authors: Theobald Hildegard 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe paper compares the introduction of universal long‐term care schemes and the regulations of migrant care work within the framework of multi‐level governance in Austria and Germany. The aim of the paper is twofold. First, it reveals the characteristics of country‐specific universal policy schemes and second, it explains their designs – the new type of universalism and its completion by regulations of migrant care work within the family framework – by the policy‐making process.Design/methodology/approachConceptually, the paper combines approaches within long‐term care research to define dimensions of universalism, as well as on multi‐level governance and new‐institutionalism to examine the policy‐making process. Empirically, Austria and Germany are selected as two cases.FindingsThe findings reveal the significant dimensions of the new type of universalist policy design and of policies towards migrant care work. The country differences are explained by the policy‐making process within countries and with cross‐border effects. In particular, the impact of the disability movement in Austria and the coalition between the political parties in Germany resulted in a country‐specific definition of universalism. The integrated approach towards migrant care work in Austria is contrasted with the fragmented approach in Germany. In both countries, the regulations of migrant care work question the idea of universalism.Originality/valueThe impact of societal actors and their ideas on the creation of a new type of universalism and the interrelated regulation of migrant care work has only rarely been examined. The analysis contributes to an understanding of the policy‐making process and its interrelationship with selected policy designs.
Quasi‐marketisation in domiciliary care: varied patterns, similar problems?
Authors: Bode Ingo , Gardin Laurent , Nyssens Marthe 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThis paper seeks to explore various types of quasi‐market governance in domiciliary elderly care with an interest in both the institutional variety of these governance arrangements and their assumable consequences, against the twofold background of the EU care policy agenda and the Nordic experience.Design/methodology/approachBased on evidence from four Western European countries, the paper examines how recent reforms have changed the provision of domiciliary care, including the shape of vertical and horizontal governance arrangements. Moreover, summarizing results of previous research and drawing on theoretical reflections rooted both in economics and sociology, the paper discusses the wider impact of these reforms.FindingsThe analysis points to country‐specific limitations of the quasi‐market approach regarding issues such as the work‐life balance of carers and the access to adequate services.Originality/valueBy combining different scientific approaches and exploring several institutional contexts, the paper offers new insights both in problems of quasi‐market governance and their cultural colouring.
Quality management: a cross‐cultural perspective based on the GLOBE framework
Authors: Vecchi Alessandra , Brennan Louis 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address the extent to which quality management is “culture‐specific”.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the results of a survey administered across 21 countries that seeks to examine quality priorities and practices by adopting the global leadership and organizational behaviour effectiveness (GLOBE) framework. Data were collected in 2006 as part of the fourth iteration of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey. The methodology involved the use of a self‐administered questionnaire to director/head of operations/manufacturing in best practice firms within the sector of firms classified by ISIC codes (rev.3.1) Divisions 28‐35.FindingsFrom this study, it emerges that adopting the GLOBE framework provides an invaluable insight into understanding quality management across countries. In particular, the findings show that some national cultures are more conducive to the implementation of quality management than others.Practical implicationsThe analysis of the data leads this paper to endorse the idea that through an accumulation of scientific knowledge relevant to the applicability of quality management across national settings, managers can better understand how to transfer best quality management practices from one country to another.Originality/valueWhile some previous research portrays quality management as a comprehensive management paradigm with elements and relationships that transcend cultural and national boundaries, the current study provides evidence that the adoption of certain quality practices across different countries can follow distinctive patterns.
Beyond competing theories of the hidden economy
Authors: Williams Colin C. , Round John 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to evaluate critically the validity of rival theorisations of the hidden economy that variously read this sphere as a leftover from a previous era, a by‐product of a new emergent form of capitalism, a complement to formal employment or an alternative to the formal economy. Until now, the common tendency among economic theorists has been to either universally privilege one theorisation over others, or to represent each theory as valid in different places.Design/methodology/approachTo evaluate their validity to the city of Moscow, a survey is reported involving 313 face‐to‐face interviews with inhabitants conducted during 2005/2006.FindingsThe finding is that, although each theory is a valid representation of particular types of hidden work in Moscow, no one theory fully captures the diverse nature of the hidden economy in this city, and that only by combining all of them can a finer‐grained understanding of the multifarious character of the hidden economy in this city be achieved. How these theories can be synthesised in order to develop this fuller and more nuanced understanding of the hidden economy is then outlined.Research limitations/implicationsThis study reveals that all these theories are needed to more fully understand the hidden economy of Moscow. Whether this is similarly the case elsewhere now needs to be investigated.Practical implicationsThe recognition of multifarious types of hidden work, each with different economic implications, reveals that different policy approaches are perhaps required towards various forms of hidden work.Originality/valueThe paper re‐theorises the hidden economy as a sphere composed of heterogeneous types of work.
How can Iran's black market exchange rate be managed?
Authors: Valadkhani Abbas , Nameni Majid 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe Iranian currency (rial) depreciated on average 12.2 per cent per annum against the US dollar during the period 1960‐1998 but, despite continued two‐digit rates of inflation, the rial has witnessed only a meagre 1.7 per cent fall in its value in the post‐1998 era. This paper seeks to examine this perplexing issue by identifying the major long‐run determinants of the black market exchange rate.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses the multivariate cointegration test, a threshold regression model and annual time series data (1960‐2008) to determine exactly at what exchange rate the effect of relative prices on the exchange rate has been subject to an asymmetry adjustment process.FindingsIt was found that the relative CPIs in Iran and the USA, total stock of foreign debt and the price of crude oil are the major long‐run determinants of the black market exchange rate. However, the impact of relative prices (as measured by the magnitude of its elasticity) has significantly diminished from almost unity in the pre‐1998 period to less than one‐fourth since 1998. Based on the results, if oil prices continue to plunge, liquidity and inflation are out of control and at the same time Iran accumulates more external debt, the exchange rate will eventually exhibit an unprecedented and explosive depreciation in the coming years.Originality/valueNo previous study has examined this issue using a threshold regression model without splitting the entire sample into two sections according to an endogenously determined threshold for the exchange rate.
Public debt and risk premium
Authors: Ferreira de Mendonça Helder , Pereira Duarte Nunes Marcio 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThis analysis seeks to deal with the emerging economies and to reveal that, if the fiscal authority is accountable with a policy that stabilizes the public debt/GDP ratio, the consequence is a low Treasury bond risk premium.Design/methodology/approachBased on the purpose of this paper, a theoretical model is developed and empirical evidence through an autoregressive distributed lag (ADL) model, taking into account the Brazilian experience, is made.FindingsThe findings denote that domestic variables are responsible for determining the risk premium. Moreover, a correct management of the public debt and the use of primary surplus targets make for a good strategy for promoting a fall in the Treasury bond risk premium.Practical implicationsPrimary surplus and public debt/GDP ratio can be used as important tools for mitigating the Treasury bond risk premium.Originality/valueThe results of the paper give some new insights about the management of fiscal policy for developing countries.
Tracking the use of engineering conference papers: citation influence of the Stapp Car Crash Conference
Authors: Stephen McMinn H. , Fleming Kathleen 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThis paper seeks to investigate the use of engineering conference papers by examining where the papers presented at the Stapp Car Crash Conference from 1980‐2005 were subsequently cited. Also, to examine whether the references were made to the conference paper or to the individual, the SAE Technical Paper, the second publication method. It also aims to study whether the citations were made to the lead author or secondary authors.Design/methodology/approachThe individual papers were searched inScience Citation Indexon the Web of Science platform using the “Cited author” search and the appropriate work(s) were selected using the “Cited work” information. The number of citations to each paper was recorded and the bibliographic information from the citing articles for the “top cited” articles were retrieved and examined to determine the subject focus of the citing journals.FindingsAlmost two‐thirds of the papers from the Stapp Car Crash Conference were cited at least once, mirroring that of engineering journal articles. These citations appear in journals representing a wide variety of disciplines besides engineering including journals covering “clinical neurology”, “orthopedics”, “rehabilitation” and “surgery”. The majority of citations (92 per cent) were found to be to the lead author and approximately 85 per cent were cited as papers within the conference proceedings with the remaining papers cited as individual technical papers.Originality/valueThe results on the impact and use of engineering conference papers, especially the results in terms of author and material type, will provide valuable insight into this literature, providing librarians and researchers with a better understanding of their use in the advancement of research and scholarship.
Serving the whole person: popular materials in academic libraries
Authors: Hallyburton Ann W. , Buchanan Heidi E. , Carstens Timothy V. 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThis paper seeks to provide support and direction for academic libraries collecting popular materials.Design/methodology/approachThis paper offers a case study format supplemented by statistical and descriptive analyses.FindingsThe paper presents literature and case history‐based information on the debate surrounding popular materials collection in academic libraries. The case study provides concrete, cost‐effective steps for academic libraries to use in building popular materials collections.Practical implicationsThe authors make the case for support of popular materials collections through detailed evaluation of circulation records.Originality/valueThis paper offers a level of statistical analysis of circulation records unique to the library literature on popular materials collection. It also provides a distinctive case history of the evolution of a successful collection and includes easily adaptable steps.
Failing to learn? How organizations can learn from failure
Authors: Raspin Paul 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe purpose of the article is to share insights, based on recent management research, into how organizations can learn from their own failure and the failure of others.Design/methodology/approachThe article draws on recent management research and derives key messages and insights into how organizations can learn from failure.FindingsThere are five key findings to effectively learn from failure: share information, engage in “problemistic search”, learn vicariously, facilitate team learning, and establish a learning process.Research limitations/implicationsCEOs and strategy teams will gain insights into how organizations can learn from their own failures and the failures of others.Practical implicationsProvides guidance on how to establish a deliberate process to derive insights from internal and external failures.Originality/valueBased on a review of recent leading management research on the theme of organization learning. The BP example, use of the CAIB report, the analysis and generation of key implications, and the guidance points to “How to avoid failing to learn” are original.
Growing a business and becoming more entrepreneurial: the five traits of success
Authors: Grafton Melissa 
Published: May 2011

PurposeIn today's current economic environment the barriers to growth are even more apparent than normal and there is little appetite for risk taking and minimal room for mistake making. This paper aims to assess how entrepreneurs can successfully recognize and respond to opportunities quickly and effectively.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through a survey of entrepreneurs entitled: “What makes entrepreneurs tick?”.FindingsThe paper finds that successful entrepreneurs conduct frequent and thorough risk assessments of ideas and opportunities and take appropriate action accordingly. They minimize the risks within their control, and understand the probability and impact of the risks they cannot control.Practical implicationsWhile running a growing, successful entrepreneurial business looks like a talent you either do or do not have, the reality is there are some core aptitudes which are quite definable and which can be instilled in an organization.Social implicationsEntrepreneurship and growth today also means being able to tap into the next generation, their mind set, energy and drive to achieve. Companies that want to be entrepreneurial need to know how to encourage, reward and motivate this generation.Originality/valueThe paper provides useful insights into entrepreneurs' motivations and ideas for developing a business strategy. It also highlights what core skills should be adopted in order to remain competitive.
The experience of work life balance for Irish senior managers
Authors: Murphy Frieda , Doherty Liz 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of work‐life balance amongst senior managers, with particular emphasis on the cause of imbalances. The research is set in a call centre in Ireland at a time when the economy was moving from growth to recession.Design/methodology/approachA single case study approach is taken. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with all eight members of senior management in Ireland and with five members of senior management based in five sites across Europe. In addition, company documentation was used.FindingsThe overall findings of this study point towards the effect the economy has on the promotion and adoption of work‐life balance initiatives. The findings also show that it is not possible to measure work‐life balance in an absolute way, because personal circumstances influence the way this is perceived. Whilst managers with caring responsibilities have obvious work‐life conflicts, the findings show that some childless managers do also, but cannot find a legitimate justification for addressing their needs. Finally, the findings show that long hours and presenteeism do form “part of the job” when accepting a role at a higher level. However, modern technology has helped this to some extent by allowing senior managers to be accessible instead of having to be present in the office.Originality/valueThe paper provides new insights into aspects of managerial work which impact on work‐life balance – in particular the pressure to “choose” to work long hours, the role of technology, the negative impact of traveling time, and the need for more cultural support for a better work‐life balance for managers.
An assessment of employment equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment developments in South Africa
Authors: Horwitz Frank M. , Jain Harish 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of employment equity, Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and associated human resource management policies in South Africa. Polices and practices, and progress in representation of formerly disadvantaged groups are evaluated.Design/methodology/approachThe paper comprises a general review using descriptive primary and secondary data and qualitative organizational factors.FindingsThe pace of representation and diversity at organisational levels is incremental rather than transformational.Conclusions for policy makers and organizational leaders are drawn, taking into consideration socio‐historical, political and demographic context of this jurisdiction.Originality/valueThe paper's findings and conclusions are pertinent for public and organizational policy and practice.
The WW Gear case, conditions precedent and construction contracts
Authors: Donohoe Steve 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to look at the recent case of WW Gear Construction Ltd v. McGee Group Ltd (henceforth “WW Gear”) and the complex legal concept of a condition precedent in construction contracts.Design/methodology/approachThe paper looks at the origin of a condition precedent and explores recent cases in which a condition precedent was involved as an issue. The wording of the relevant contract documents used in WW Gear is examined and the attitude adopted by the judiciary when dealing with an alleged condition precedent is explored in depth.FindingsFrom the judgment handed down by the court it is clear that provided such a clause in a contract is correctly framed and the words used indicate a clear intention of the parties which is reasonable, then the English Courts will find that a condition precedent is enforceable.Research limitations/implicationsWhen dealing with a condition precedent, the judges will interpret any condition precedent strictly but not so strictly that a minor drafting error makes the condition precedent unenforceable. The exact boundaries of strictness cannot be settled by WW Gear but will have to await further development of case law through future litigation. The implications of WW Gear for building surveyors and the wider construction industry are that considerable care must be taken in the administration of construction contracts where conditions precedent are present. The adjudicator was clearly incorrect in his finding that the relevant sub‐clauses were meaningless and could be safely ignored by the parties.Originality/valueWhilst the legal concept of a condition precedent has featured in several modern construction law cases there is a paucity of literature dealing with the implications for building surveyors and construction professionals. This paper explores the importance of this often ignored legal concept not as abstract jurisprudence but in a succinct and practical way allowing practitioners to understand more fully the implications of a condition precedent on projects in which they are involved.
Sustainable refurbishment: some practical regulatory hurdles
Authors: Mansfield John R. 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to some of the practical difficulties that exist within the current regulatory framework that is guiding refurbishment practice with regard to improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a critical review of Building Regulations Approved Document L2B, the current models for measuring energy and carbon emissions and third‐party certification schemes.FindingsSustainable refurbishment programmes can incorporate various measures and technologies to help to address the current efficiency and emission targets. Yet while specific improvements to energy efficiency and carbon emission may be technically possible, it seems that they are unnecessarily hampered by a series of hurdles.Originality/valueThe paper offers a detailed and applied consideration of three regulatory issues that can affect the achievement of sustainable measure targets in sustainable refurbishment projects.
On‐site performance assessment of rendering façades for predictive maintenance
Authors: Flores‐Colen Inês , Manuel Caliço Lopes de Brito Jorge , Peixoto de Freitas Vasco 
Published: May 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a methodology in order to improve inspections' diagnosis during façades' service life through in‐service criteria. On‐site performance assessment and deciding on the maintenance of renders can only be improved if quantitative parameters are pre‐established at the design stage and monitored under service conditions.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology is based on a set of in‐service parameters inferred from visual observation and measurements and their methods of assessment (based on visual inspections, auxiliary techniques, in‐situ and laboratorial testing). These have been arrived at by inspecting the façade rendering on 44 buildings (cement‐based renders), of different ages and types of degradation.FindingsThis paper focuses on 23 proposed mechanical and physical‐chemical parameters that can complement the ones already established by standards or technical data, obtained in lab conditions, using standard specimens or small models. They are assessed by techniques that have been applied to renders or other façade elements such as concrete or timber structures. The reliability of this in‐service performance assessment is discussed together with its potential as an aid to deciding on predictive maintenance action after an inspection's diagnosis.Originality/valueThe originality of this approach stems from the fact that in‐service parameters derived from both laboratory and in‐situ measurements can improve understanding of the behaviour of façade rendering, which is an important step in planning and monitoring maintenance. Two aspects are emphasised: the behaviour of materials/systems is assessed in real conditions, and the subjectivity of in‐service diagnosis is reduced when more than one performance parameter is assessed.