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A boundaries and flows perspective of green supply chain management
Authors: Sarkis Joseph 
Published: March 2012

PurposeManaging the green (environmentally sustainable) supply chain is an important issue for industry. This paper aims to provide a framework to understand and appreciate the relationships of various research streams and topics in this field. Utilizing this framework, emergent research directions to advance the field are also presented.Design/methodology/approachPublished research in peer‐reviewed journals is evaluated using a new framework of nine non‐exclusive, interrelated boundaries and five flows of resources related to green supply chains and supply chain management.FindingsThe research literature can be integrated into these comprehensive multidimensional frameworks, which also provide opportunities as vehicles for future research. Research directions are described utilizing the framework presented in this paper.Research limitations/implicationsThis work presents one potential set of frameworks. Insights relating to other potential frameworks are additional areas of investigation and not presented in this study. The literature reviewed in this paper focuses almost exclusively on peer reviewed journals. Emergent research in this area may also appear in books and conference papers. The frameworks provide guidance for various research streams.Practical implicationsThe frameworks and review also provide opportunity for managers and organizations to more comprehensively understand issues underlying green supply chain management.Social implicationsGreening supply chains has become a necessity as environmental concerns have remained at the forefront of the debate of global and local social interests.Originality/valueThe comprehensive boundaries and flows framework can be valuable for identifying barriers to study and implementation of the interdisciplinary green supply chain management topic based on recent published literature. They also provide insights into research streams and practice. The research questions provide some further direction for those wishing to investigate this field.
Have you been down to the woods today?
Authors: Mapes Neil 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to share the key findings of the Wandering in the Woods action research project conducted by Dementia Adventure. Practical implications for changing practices in the dementia care and health and well‐being sectors are highlighted.Design/methodology/approachQualitative and quantitative data were gathered using the participatory appraisal method in small groups both before and after “woodland adventure” days out.FindingsThere was a 41 per cent increase in participants rating “exercise” as a factor which is “very important” to them. A number of potential physical, emotional, and social benefits of activity out in woodlands, for people with dementia, were identified.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is conducted with three relatively small groups, which vary in composition across the study, for practical reasons associated with care and capability of participants.Practical implicationsSuggestions are shared and questions posed for individuals wanting to practically embed the learning from this project.Originality/valueResearch looking at the benefits of green exercise and experiences of people living with dementia in care taking activity out in nature is very limited, this paper significantly contributes to this growing body of knowledge.
Improving life for older people: helping councils make a difference
Authors: Whittaker Shelley 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThe Ageing Well programme is designed to improve life for older people and works with councils to help them make better places for people to grow old in. The purpose of this paper is to look at the programme and the work being carried out.Design/methodology/approachThe paper talks about the programme's origins and purpose, the work it has been doing, and the legacy it will leave for councils to work well in the future.FindingsThe programme has shown different councils face different issues within the ageing agenda, and therefore need different solutions. Councils need to engage with older people to support them fully and to embrace the ageing agenda.Practical implicationsThe programme is aimed at improving provision for older people in many areas. This work needs to continue despite the challenge local authorities face with budgets. Support from the Ageing Well programme has helped councils identify innovative ways to look at the ageing agenda and this needs to continue.Social implicationsThe programme encourages councils and the wider public to see older people in a more positive light. It helps to show older people as an asset to society, whether the economy or through volunteering and life experience, and helps councils really embrace making their area a better place in which to grow old.Originality/valueThis paper will help councils which are not already working with the Ageing Well programme see its value and access its support.
Experiences of volunteers serving older adults
Authors: Kelly‐Gillespie Nancy , Wilby Frances 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the volunteer component of the Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) program, a service program designed to assist community‐residing older adults to remain in their homes and avoid premature institutionalization. The study seeks to examine how meaningful and satisfying the volunteer experience has been for individuals involved with NHN.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed an exploratory cross‐sectional survey format developed specifically for NHN for descriptive purposes. A purposive sample of 26 NHN volunteers completed the survey examining their experiences with the NHN program.FindingsA total of 91 percent (21) volunteers reported being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their volunteer experience and 70 percent felt that they had made a difference in their community.Social implicationsPrograms such as NHN may be promising service models to meet the needs of older adults by building communities from the inside‐out.Originality/valueThis study provides new knowledge concerning the satisfaction of volunteers in a unique community‐based program serving older adults.
What kind of union? Soft convergence – or top down harmonization
Authors: Chatwin Caroline 
Published: March 2012

PurposeIn a recent article in the pages of this journal, the author outlined the hypothesis that, although there have been recent evolutions in European governance effected by the Lisbon treaty, these changes have not brought about any convergence in the national drug policies of European member states. The original article focused on developments in the national drug policies of key member states and based the assessment on their maintenance of key, and significantly different, national policy aims. Standring, in this edition, has offered a critique of that article suggesting that the author has been overly pessimistic in her understanding of the nature of drug policy integration at the European level and that soft integration tools have allowed a high degree of policy convergence in this controversial area. This paper aims to strengthen and confirm the author's position by examining the tools of European drug policy integration.Design/methodology/approachKey policy strategies (for example, the European Drug Strategy and Action Plans, European level anti‐drug trafficking frameworks and recent implementations on newly developed psychoactive substances at the European level) are examined here for indications of success or otherwise in the harmonisation (or convergence) of European national drug policies.FindingsUltimately, even under these new terms of reference, the paper finds that attempts to either harmonise or converge European national drug policies have done little more than scratch the surface.Originality/valueThe paper suggests that neither the top‐down regulation, here described, nor the soft convergence that Standring envisages are desirable for European drug policy making where they are implemented with the aim of making national drug policies more similar.
Payment by Results made simple
Authors: Hill Katie , Wilkie‐Jones Colin , Leigh Alison 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThis paper aims to give an insight into the process behind Payment by Results (PbR) by looking at the detail involved in the pilot areas for Recovery PbR for drug services. Questions asked include how PbR could work in practice, the national outcomes by which providers will be measured, the Co‐design process and a brief comparison to PbR in alcohol and mental health. An illustrative case study from one of the PbR pilots is included to provide further detail.Design/methodology/approachThe paper was written by a member of the Co‐design group for the PbR pilots and used first‐hand anecdotal knowledge of the process and a former government civil servant with first‐hand experience of PbR in development. The minutes of previous co‐design and steering group meetings were referred to for further details and the NTA was consulted to ensure factual accuracy. The approach was to provide a factual breakdown of PbR and let readers come to their own conclusions about the topic. PbR is still in early stages and it would be inappropriate to pre‐judge the success at this stage.FindingsA number of discussion points centered around the differences between the pilot areas, i.e. whether they were a prime provider or multiple provider model, whether they are including tier 4 (residential rehab), and if pilots are choosing to include an employment outcome. As mentioned before, it is too early to pre‐judge the success of PbR and the pilots – the paper aims to provide information for the reader, who may draw their own conclusions.Originality/valueThis is a substantial paper looking at PbR from the perspective of the pilot areas – a lot of the information is as up‐to‐date as possible in terms of where pilots are in their development. It is a valuable starting point for anyone who wants to understand PbR and its wider implications. It also provides practical information for commissioners and providers who are interested in what PbR will look like in practice.
Audit of alcohol detoxification at Leeds Addiction Unit
Authors: Rana Ashish , Luthra Vikram , Noman Khan Wazir Muhammad , Yadav Rashmi , Raistrick Duncan 
Published: March 2012

PurposeAt any one time, 76 million people have an alcohol use disorder. Detoxification is a common intervention for alcohol dependence. There is a need regularly to assess and evaluate detoxification practice. The aim and objective of this paper is to describe the findings of audits which assessed the quality and safety of the detoxification experience and to implement changes to improve practice.Design/methodology/approachAll community detoxifications in March 2009 and 2010 were included for the successive audits. Notes were inspected retrospectively three months post completion of detoxification using the audit standard.FindingsA total of 50 and 59 people were eligible in respective audits. At 3 months post‐detoxification 23 per cent of patients had dropped out of treatment compared to 15 per cent in the re‐audit. In 2009, 31 per cent of patients remained completely abstinent and 10 per cent were drinking within safe limits but in 2010 figures improved to 36 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively. Disulfiram was continued by 66 per cent of abstinent patients in the initial audit and 89 per cent in the reaudit. Improved follow‐up protocol, regular advice and monitoring of disulfiram resulted in better abstinence and reduced drop out rates over successive years. Social and Behavioral Network Therapy and disulfiram taken under medical supervision after detoxification play a pivotal role in relapse prevention.Originality/valueThe study considers the importance of the post‐detoxification period, in terms of maintaining a patient's abstinence from alcohol.
Practicing environmental responsibility: local and global dimensions
Authors: Gill Fiona 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThe successful identification and management of environmental risks remains one of the most important challenges facing mankind. The global nature of environmental risks makes the assumption and practice of environmental responsibility difficult. This paper aims to examine the nature of this difficulty, arguing that although environmental responsibility remains global, it is situated and practiced at the local level.Design/methodology/approachUsing a case study methodology, the paper examines three family dairy farms in Belsize, New South Wales, Australia. Repeated interviews with adult members of the farming families explored their perspectives of the past, present and future of the farm, eliciting rich narratives about relationships between farm, environment, community and individual, and the role that responsibility plays in negotiating these relationships.FindingsEnvironmental responsibility is established as multi‐faceted, and negotiated between social actors as one of myriad other, competing responsibilities. Responsibility is positioned as a critical factor in the generation and maintenance of social relationships, but one which is often mobilized as a mechanism of governance. The paper argues that this can result in tension for some social actors.Originality/valueThis paper positions responsibility generally, and environmental responsibility in particular, as situated on the junction between local and global networks. This occurs as a result of the intrusion of the global into the local, and the corresponding need for individuals to act on the global stage through the medium of their local contexts. In managing the changes in behavior and identity necessary to do this successfully, responsibility is identified as one means of establishing social identity and group members, and a way of defining specific social roles.
Determinants of corporate social performance: the influence of organizational culture, management tenure and financial performance
Authors: Melo Tiago 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to examine the influence of organizational culture, top management tenure and financial performance on corporate social performance (CSP).Design/methodology/approachThe sample comprises 295 Fortune 500 American companies from 2000 to 2005. Financial information from Thompson World Scope is contrasted with social responsibility data from KLD database and the estimation technique applied is panel data.FindingsResults indicate that a humanistic culture has a positive impact of CSP, as well as management tenure and slack resources in a lesser degree.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper successfully constructs and employs a variable depicting the humanistic culture of a firm. More research is needed to define which factors determine this culture dimension, so it can be scientifically agreed on as opposed to being used exploratorily.Practical implicationsThe results point out that firms that incorporate a humanistic approach to culture perform well in CSP because their internal cultural values and beliefs drive them to establish a good relationship with stakeholders.Originality/valueAs opposed to the majority of the studies that focus on the CSP leading to financial performance relation, this article alternatively analyzes factors that determine CSP.
Employee volunteering: soul, body and CSR
Authors: Barkay Tamar 
Published: March 2012

PurposeBy focusing on the intra‐organization dimension of corporate social responsibility (CSR), this paper aims to offer an ethnographic analysis of the way Coca‐Cola integrates its re‐branding and marketing strategies with CSR and the processes through which this strategic agenda is diffused into the company's national franchise in Israel.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on a combined qualitative methodology of interviews with managers and employees on all levels of the organization; participant observations of formal meetings, company events and informal gatherings; and document evaluation.FindingsThis paper shows how the CSR program is purposefully and rationally designed to meet the standards of a business case approach to CSR and that, accordingly, company managers integrate it into the activities of departments and divisions such as sales, marketing, and human resources (HR). The paper further shows that the cause‐marketing and product‐branding goals underlying the global re‐branding strategy of Coca‐Cola have been mediated through employee volunteering projects that are based on the recruitment and mobilization of the physical bodies of employees not only as “bodily‐corporate‐producers”, but also as “bodily‐corporate‐ambassadors”.Research limitations/implicationsThe in‐depth empirical research that focused on a single corporation enabled the author to reach a better understanding of the intricate organizational processes involved in the implementation of CSR programs and their effects. At the same time, the research plan lacks a comparative examination of similar processes in other corporations. In this regard, this paper delineates the theoretical and empirical contours for future studies on the actual effects of implementation processes of the business case model for CSR.Originality/valueThe paper enriches a missing part in the literature regarding empirical examination of the impact of CSR at close range and at the level of individual firms.
Perceptions of corporate social responsibility amongst immigrant entrepreneurs
Authors: Azmat Fara , Zutshi Ambika 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the understanding of the term corporate social responsibility (CSR) by Sri Lankan immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia. It also seeks to investigate the importance the entrepreneurs place on CSR, their understanding of stakeholders, the types of CSR activities undertaken by them, and the issue of social capital.Design/methodology/approachData were collected through in‐depth semi‐structured interviews with Sri Lankan entrepreneurs based in Victoria, Australia.FindingsThe interviewees were aware of the term CSR but, nevertheless, had different interpretations of its meaning. However, CSR was considered important and all the interviewees were, in some way, involved in CSR activities and also had a good understanding of the importance of their stakeholders. Findings also highlighted the significance attached to social capital by the entrepreneurs such as informal relationships and trustworthiness which build the intangible attributes of CSR. The present findings can be attributed to immigrant entrepreneurs behaving partly to adapt to the host country, by changing their beliefs, values, traditions and partly by being influenced by their home country culture as found in the extended part of this current study.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper addresses gaps in the fields of both CSR and immigrant entrepreneurship literature. However, the small sample size is a limitation and further research is required in order to generalize the findings.Originality/valueIt is important to have an understanding of the interpretation of social responsibility amongst immigrant entrepreneurs. Despite the steadily growing number of Sri Lankan immigrant entrepreneurs and their potential impact on the Victorian and Australian socio‐economic context, this area remains under‐researched. This paper addresses this gap in the literature and makes an attempt to provide insight into this area that can be used as a catalyst for future research.
Business social responsibility: how are SMEs doing in Gauteng, South Africa?
Authors: Watson Ladzani Mmboswobeni , Matshonisa Seeletse Solly 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThis paper aims to establish the extent to which small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Gauteng, South Africa involve business social responsibility (BSR) in their practices. It also aims to bring awareness of the importance that BSR has amongst SMEs. The objectives are to measure the involvement of SME's BSR on management performance, identify strengths and areas that need improvement of BSR and expose the potential usefulness of BSR in South African SMEs.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative comparative design was used to collect primary data from 326 respondents from 64 randomly selected SMEs in the study area. Structured interviews were used.FindingsThe findings revealed that SMEs in Gauteng had performed worst in the area of BSR out of the ten management performance scores measured. The study further found that most owner‐managers of the sampled businesses had university qualifications and most of these businesses had passed the survival stage.Research limitations/implicationsThe study excluded major components of BSR, and cannot be generalized to the remaining eight provinces.Practical implicationsIt is recommended that SMEs in the study area strengthen BSR as a marketing tool to grow their businesses. Furthermore, SMEs researchers should focus on bringing the benefits of BSR to SMEs operations.Originality/valueMany SMEs seem to understand that BSR is to be carried out only by large enterprises. This study exposes Gauteng SMEs to BSR since those that incorporated BSR in their operations were not doing enough.
Indonesia's low concern for labor issues
Authors: Roman Cahaya Fitra , Porter Stacey A. , Tower Greg , Brown Alistair 
Published: March 2012

PurposeThis study aims to advance explanations of the communication level of labor disclosures of Indonesian listed companies.Design/methodology/approachYear‐ending 2007 Annual report disclosures of 223 Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) listed companies are analyzed. The labor practices and decent work disclosure component of the 2006 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines are used as the benchmark disclosure index checklist.FindingsThe results show a low level of voluntary disclosure (17.7 per cent). The highest level of communication is for issues related to skills management and lifelong learning programs for employees. Very few companies disclosed information about health and safety committee and agreements, and salary of men to women. Statistical analysis reveals that government ownership and international operations are positively significant predictors of “labour” communication. Isomorphic institutional theory partially explains the variability of these disclosures. Bigger companies also provide more labor practices and decent work disclosures.Research limitations/implicationsThe main implications of the findings are that Indonesian companies are not clearly communicating labor responsibility issues as a key precondition of corporate social responsibility (CSR). They may be obfuscating some information to protect their image and reputation.Originality/valueThis paper provides insights into the disclosure practices of labor issues, a specific social disclosure theme which is rarely examined in prior literature, under the umbrella of institutional theory. The research also includes “goal factor” to be tested as one of the independent variables.