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A Buddhist view of leadership: the case of the OTOP project
Authors: Kemavuthanon Suvaroj , Duberley Joanne 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThis paper is concerned with the role of leadership in community organisations in Thailand. While previous studies of leadership have focused on leadership theories influenced by male‐dominated North American studies, the present paper aims to demonstrate that it is necessary to take the influence of cultural, historical and social structure into account. The purpose is to develop a model of leadership constructed through accounts of the leaders and their subordinates. The model of leadership can potentially enable the leaders, and their subordinates to have a better understanding of the qualities, structure, boundaries and processes of leadership, which can be useful in testing the application of the model in other settings and contexts.Design/methodology/approachTo support the aim, the study uses two main qualitative methods of data collection, which are in‐depth semi‐structured interviews and a focus group. These two methods offer insight and help to explore unexpected phenomena and the complexity of leadership.FindingsThe results and analysis lead to the conclusion that there are three levels of leadership process beginning with the benefits to oneself, the benefits to others and mutual benefits. The findings suggest that “philanthropy” and “thinking beyond self‐interest” are the crucial qualities of leadership that make other people want to follow a leaders' path.Practical implicationsThe process of leadership will help leaders and their subordinates to be more self‐reliant and develop themselves in the long term.Originality/valueThe paper highlights the influence of Buddhism on the role of leadership in community organisations in Thailand.
Does marriage pay more than cohabitation?
Authors: Barg Katherin , Beblo Miriam 
Published: November 2009

PurposeEmpirical research has unambiguously shown that married men receive higher wages than unmarried, whereas a wage premium for cohabiters is not as evident yet. This paper aims to exploit the observed difference between the marital and the cohabiting wage premium in Germany to draw conclusions about the sources, typically explained by specialisation (e.g. husbands being more productive because their wives take over household chores) or selection (high earnings potentials being more attractive on the marriage market).Design/methodology/approachThe paper analyzes the cohabiting and the marital wage premium in Germany using a shifting panel design for marriages and move‐ins from 1993 to 2004 in the German Socio‐Economic Panel. With non‐parametric matching models men who get married (treatment group I) are matched with cohabiting respectively single men (control groups) and men who move in with a partner (treatment group II) with singles.FindingsMatching reveals that higher wages are mostly due to positive selection – into marriage as well as into cohabitation. Supplementary analysis of intra‐household time use suggests that specialization, if any, is part of the selection process from single to cohabitation to marriage.Originality/valueThis is the first application of non‐parametric matching in a comparative study of the marital and the cohabiting wage premium and thus provides new insights into their respective sources. It is also the first investigation of family‐status‐related wage premiums in Germany.
Overcoming the limitations of efficiency modeling in the health care foodservice industry
Authors: Assaf A. , Matawie K.M. 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThis paper aims to reflect on the sources of the technical inefficiency of health care foodservice operations, using a sample of Australian and American hospitals.Design/methodology/approachThe paper applies the stochastic frontier model to reflect on the technical inefficiency and its sources. The advantage of the model is that it allows the simultaneous parameters estimation of technical efficiency as well as the factors that explain variations in technical efficiency. A set of hypotheses are tested to ensure the applicability and suitability of the suggested model. Then the model parameters are estimated, discussed and checked against the theoretical requirements and the literature.FindingsResults show that all the variable coefficients are correctly signed and that the average technical efficiency is around 83 percent for Australia and 80 percent for the USA.Practical implicationsThe technical efficiency results, according to the introduced model, suggest that health care foodservice operations in both countries are not operating at a full efficient level. The results also reveal that factors such as manager's education, manager's experience, and size have a direct impact on reducing the level of technical inefficiency of these operations.Originality/valueThis paper overcomes the limitations of the existing efficiency techniques in the area of health care foodservice and also provides policy implications by emphasizing on the sources of technical inefficiency of health care foodservice operations for Australia and USA.
Impure public goods and technological interdependencies
Authors: Löschel Andreas , Rübbelke Dirk T.G. 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate empirically the findings of an analytical impure public good model. The impure public good model described in this study allows for the application of different technologies generating public and private characteristics. The influence of the individual technologies on the total level of (impure) public good provision is of main concern in this study.Design/methodology/approachAfter the illustration of the impure public good model, the analytical results are compared to the results of a numerical approach based on climate policy in Germany.FindingsThe study shows that comparative static analyses do not always generate clear results. Therefore, the numerical approach is helpful to derive unambiguous results. The paper finds that technologies which exclusively generate private characteristics may have significant effects on total impure public good provision, since they may replace the private characteristics of the impure public good.Originality/valueThis paper provides useful information on the influence of the individual technologies on the total level of (impure) public good provision.
Customer knowledge management in the natural cosmetics industry
Authors: Dimitrova Vesselina , Kaneva Mariana , Gallucci Teodoro 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the level of customer knowledge (CK) for natural cosmetic products, namely Bulgarian rose products, in three European countries – Bulgaria, Montenegro and Italy – and to propose appropriate solutions for its management.Design/methodology/approachThe research structure is based on a questionnaire and represents a part of the general investigation about the nature of the Bulgarian rose products. The study includes the responses to priority questions on customers' knowledge about these products. Feedback is received from 236 respondents in 450 distributed inquiries for the whole investigation.FindingsThe results of the research indicate that the role of the customers in the cognitive process of knowledge accumulation for the specific and rare aromatic rose products is captive, based on a new learning for the nature of the product and on the application of integrated marketing ideas for product development and promotion.Practical implicationsThis paper gives suggestions for the customers' preferences of organizing communication systems by the use of integrated media mix of TV, internet and journals on the unique natural cosmetic products in Bulgaria. The empirical results show the opportunity to organize a collected database for healthy products as Bulgarian rose products.Originality/valueThe study of CK in the natural cosmetics industry is structured on the basis of logit regression model, which targets to analyze the increase of the chance for effective knowledge transfer with customers, with the recognition of motivation for purchasing natural Bulgarian rose products and the exchange of high‐grade information with customers about this product.
Demand chain management: a Swedish industrial case study
Authors: Hilletofth Per , Ericsson Dag , Christopher Martin 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of demand chain management (DCM) by investigating how it has been structured and executed in an international manufacturing company.Design/methodology/approachThe main emphasis has been on producing descriptive results and the applied research strategy has been an embedded single case study. The case organization originates from Sweden, but it has significant international presence. Empirical data have been collected mainly from in‐depth interviews with key persons representing senior management in the case company.FindingsThis research shows that DCM is about developing synergies between the demand creation and the demand fulfillment processes. A completely implemented DCM approach should incorporate all the major demand creation and fulfillment processes. This kind of fully implemented approach probably does not exist in real life today but some companies have started to develop versions including some of the major processes, and this research provides an example of this. The ultimate goal of DCM is to gain competitive advantages by differentiating not only the products, but also the delivery process. This is necessary in markets characterized of intensive competition, high product variety, large amounts of customer‐adapted products, and short product life cycles. It can be concluded that DCM is not another name for demand driven supply chains (SCs) or a fad. It is rather a way to finally benefit from decade long marketing discussions on how to achieve customer focus. It highlights the interplay between marketing and supply chain management (SCM) as an enabler of value creation.Research limitations/implicationsThis research work is limited to one Swedish company; however, the case company has large international presence and is in top three in their industry measured by sales, which provides some ground for the generalization of the research.Practical implicationsThis paper gives an insight for managers and practitioners to the value of coordinating marketing and SCM to develop a truly customer‐driven organization and SC.Originality/valueSeveral studies have addressed the synergies between marketing and SCM but failed to address how to in some detail realize this in practice. This paper contributes by discussing how to realize this coordination in practice.
Turning knowledge into new product creativity: an empirical study
Authors: Yang Jie , Rui Mingjie 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between knowledge acquisition, dissemination, and innovation and new product creativity and to identify different hidden patterns in which knowledge acquisition, dissemination, and innovation affect new product creativity.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs additivity and variance stabilization analysis.FindingsThe new product creativity is significantly related to knowledge management.Practical implicationsThe paper implies that if organizations fail to understand the subtle ways by which different dimensions of knowledge acquisition, dissemination, and innovation influence new product creativity, they may fail to harvest the full value of knowledge management in creativity improvement.Originality/valueIt is one of the first to assess the link between knowledge management and new product creativity.
Knowledge sharing: game and reasoned action perspectives
Authors: Ho Chien‐Ta Bruce , Hsu Shih‐Feng , Oh K.B. 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate knowledge sharing (KS) to characterize its behavior in companies based on the concepts of theory of reasoned action and game theory (GT).Design/methodology/approachThe paper proposes two models: Model A: KS process is constructed by capturing personal psychological feelings; and Model B: KS process is not only constructed by personal psychological feelings but also takes into consideration other people's decisions. By comparing the two knowledge‐sharing models' predictability performance, the authors are able to characterize the process of KS.FindingsThe results show that different companies require different models. On average, Model B with game concept has lower predictive accuracy than the Model A without game concept.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper provides practical implications for manager to frame effective KS policies and also suggests future studies to improve measurement.Originality/valueThe values of this paper are: provide a methodology to determine whether individuals analyze decisions of others in making KS decisions; test the predictive ability of GT analysis in a KS modeling, and build a single‐instance two‐person game to characterize individuals' tacit KS behavior.
Determinants of satisfaction and continuance intention towards self‐service technologies
Authors: Chen Shih‐Chih , Chen Huei‐Huang , Chen Mei‐Fang 
Published: November 2009

PurposeSelf‐service technologies (SSTs) allow customers to offer their own service encounters via the interaction of electronic service interfaces or machines rather than by interacting with a firm's service personnel. This paper aims to develop an integrated model designed to predict and explain an individual's continuous use of SSTs based on the concepts of technology readiness (TR), technology acceptance model (TAM), and theory of planned behavior (TPB).Design/methodology/approachThe participants are from 481 SST users as the sample finally. Structural equation modeling is applied to demonstrate the stability of the proposed model and the results of hypotheses testing.FindingsThis paper finds that consumers' satisfaction significantly influences continuance intention, while the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm (SN), and perceived behavioral control (PBC) simultaneously influence satisfaction. Optimism and innovativeness are also the significant motivators of satisfaction. However, TR's inhibitors (discomfort and insecurity) have no significantly negative influence on continuance intention towards adopting SST services.Research limitations/implicationsDifferent from previous SSTs studies, this paper suggests that SN and PBC play critical factors in users' adoption at SSTs encounters. However, additionally empirical evidences should be discussed why the inhibitors (discomfort and insecurity) of TR have no effect.Originality/valueThis paper proposes a comprehensive model to synthesize the essence of TR, TAM, and TPB for explaining customers' continuous intention of SSTs.
Green roof retrofit potential in the central business district
Authors: Wilkinson Sara J. , Reed Richard 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate the potential for green roof retrofit to commercial buildings in a city centre to property managers and other property professionals.Design/methodology/approachThis paper addresses the research question: what is the potential of existing buildings in the CBD to accommodate a retrofitted green roof? Furthermore, it questions how many buildings are suitable for green roofs? The researchers compile a unique building database incorporating information about 536 commercial buidings and evaluate the potential suitability of each building to undergo a green roof retrofit. Assisted by other commercially available databases and software, the researchers are able to assess each roof based on criteria derived from an extensive literature review.FindingsA relatively small proportion of roofs are found to be suitable, partly a result of local climate conditions and rainfall patterns, and the physical property stock. On a purely physical assessment, only a very small proportion of CBD stock is found to be suited. These buildings are most likely to be in low secondary locations, ungraded or B grade buildings, privately owned, concrete framed and not overshadowed by adjoining properties.Practical implicationsProperty managers and other property professionals can now determine the potential of their portfolio stock for green roof retrofit based on the review of building attributes required for success adaptation in this paper. It possible that greater potential for green roof retrofit exists in the suburbs or regional towns where lower rise buildings may reduce the amount of overshadowing found in city centres. Follow‐up research could focus on a comparison of regional and suburban developments.Originality/valueThis is the first study of its kind and has assessed such a large number of buildings for their suitability for green roof retrofit; the findings provide a reliable guide for policymakers regarding the potential number of city centre buildings which would be possible to retrofit. Such findings should influence policymaking and incentives to target effective sustainability policies with regards to existing buildings.
Calculating the cost of overheads: the real impact of HVOTLs on house price
Authors: Sims Sally , Dent Peter , Ennis‐Reynolds Gina 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to establish whether or not asking price can provide a reliable indication of the impact of a negative externality when transaction data are scarce.Design/methodology/approachUntil recently, transaction data within the UK were either unobtainable or expensive. Subsequently, an analysis of the value impacts of living near negative externalities (such as high voltage overhead power lines (HVOTL)) relies almost entirely on valuer expertise. Since behavioural research suggests that valuers often anchor to asking price which, in theory, is based on the selling agent's opinion of the likely transaction value of a property, the argument is made that “asking price” provides a reliable indication of the impact of a negative externality when transaction data are scarce. This theory is tested through an analysis of the real versus perceived impacts of an HVOTL on proximate house prices.FindingsThe results, whilst providing additional evidence to support the relationship between value diminution and the presence of an HVOTL near residential homes, suggest that agents' marketing price does not capture the true impact of this type of negative externality and should therefore be treated with caution by practitioners seeking to establish the value of this type of property.Originality/valueThe results of this article add additional evidence to support the findings from previous studies in this field.
Neighborhood amenity packages, property price, and marketing time
Authors: Benefield Justin D. 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to introduce modeling of common neighborhood amenities as packages, rather than as separate independent variables in a single model. Results from the standard modeling technique of including separate controls for each amenity are provided for comparison. A secondary purpose is to provide price and time‐on‐market implications for amenities in seasoned versus newly constructed properties.Design/methodology/approachCommon neighborhood amenities are grouped according to the total amenity bundle offered by each neighborhood. Hedonic pricing, hazard modeling, and two‐stage least squares regression are used to estimate price and time‐on‐market impacts for six common amenities.FindingsNeighborhood tennis courts, clubhouses, boating facilities, and golf courses, as well as several amenity packages, significantly impact property values. Valuation of particular amenity packages differs between newly constructed and seasoned homes. Time‐on‐market results are less convincing.Research limitations/implicationsNeighborhood amenities considered separately can produce misleading results, so amenity packages should be included in future research. Specific numerical results would not apply to other markets and perhaps not to other time periods.Practical implicationsThe study offers evidence regarding which neighborhood amenities are valued most highly in newly constructed properties, which is of interest to developers. The study also offers evidence on which amenities are valued more highly in seasoned properties, which is of interest to buyers due to concerns about re‐sale values.Originality/valueThe study offers the first grouping of neighborhood amenities into packages to more closely resemble the way buyers consider amenities during the purchase decision. The study is also the first comprehensive survey of commonly‐offered neighborhood amenities.
BRICOland brands: the rise of the new multinationals
Authors: Bell James 
Published: November 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate to business leaders in the developed world that many powerful brands are rising in the emerging economies; to indicate how those incumbents' branding approaches will need to adapt as a result.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses empirical findings, segmentation into three accessible categories of fast‐rising brands, and third‐party research on the multipolar world to show that the twenty‐first century's “powerhouse” brands are as likely to come from emerging markets such as China, Turkey, Qatar, South Africa, and Brazil as from the USA, Japan and Europe.FindingsThe paper states that the dominant brands of the twenty‐first century are far less likely to be household names like IBM and Coca‐Cola and much more likely to be brands that today are relatively unfamiliar in the West – names such as SABIC and Emaar and Ülker. The paper argues that the rise of these emerging‐market brands will change the way that business leaders in the developed world will have to shape their marketing strategies over the next decade. The paper quickly establishes the range and pace of growth of emerging‐market brands and points out that business leaders today must think beyond old notions of developing markets in the BRIC nations – Brazil, Russia, India, and China, to consider fast‐growing companies in the “O” (for “other”) economies of eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The paper places the so‐called “BRICOland” brands in three categories: Emerging Giants – the industrial and conglomerate brands that are largely growing through acquisition to become major global players; New Champions – the brands with domestic scale which are venturing beyond their borders, leveraging cost and scale advantages to offer compelling value; and Arabian Knights – the relatively new, outward‐looking brands powered by Arab sovereign wealth and characterized by magnitude of vision and rapidity of growth.Practical implicationsThe paper's rich examples, together with its six‐step recommendations for managers of emerging brands, create a pressing case for careful planning by developing‐world executives now crafting their companies' global brand strategies.Originality/valueThis paper is aimed at business leaders of the emerging brands as well as “C‐suite” executives from the developed world who can benefit from clearly understanding how brand battles will intensify worldwide. The paper's greatest value lies in its many illustrations of brands that are rapidly rising to prominence outside their domestic markets.