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Integration of information literacy into the curriculum: a meta‐synthesis
Authors: Derakhshan Maryam , Singh Diljit 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to focus on academics' point of view towards integration of information literacy into the curriculum.Design/methodology/approachThis meta‐synthesis analyzed 48 journal articles that examined issues related to integration information literacy into the curriculum. Using the Stevick‐Colaizzi‐Keen method, a meta‐synthesis of seven studies was conducted.FindingsThis process revealed four themes that outline issues related to the academics perspective: collaboration; information literacy pedagogy; information literacy skills; and knowledge.Research limitations/implicationsAs this is a literature review, one limitation is lack of literature on perceptions towards information literacy. The issue will be examined further with a wider population.Practical implicationsThese results suggest that more knowledge is needed to integrate information literacy into the curriculum to prepare information literate students who can effectively learn information literacy skills and research strategies to be lifelong learners.Originality/valueThe paper explores academics' perceptions towards information literacy and shows the importance of their perceptions as a key step towards embedding its successful adoption.
Personal ontological information responsibility
Authors: Kearns Jodi , Rinehart Rhonda 
Published: March 2011

PurposeArchivists and Librarians are subjected to social stereotypes by those outside and within the field of library and information science. Many of these role descriptions come from within the LIS professions themselves; the differences between information responsibilities of Archivists and Librarians are not clearly defined. The purpose of this paper is to dispel myths of distinguishable differences in information role responsibilities of Archivists and Librarians.Design/methodology/approachA simple survey was developed and completed by Archivists and Librarians who volunteered to express, in their own words, up to three descriptions of what their information responsibilities are. Responses were recorded in the respondents' own words, and so, the responses were necessarily compared, reduced, and categorized into nine recognizable categories of synonymous and qualifying terms for comparison.FindingsResults of the survey demonstrate that both Archivists and Librarians list access most often as their information responsibility. Similarly, preserve and process are listed as second and third, in reverse order; and collect and evaluate are listed fourth and fifth, in reverse order. Results indicate the major differences as Archivists naming collect more often, and Librarians listing teach more often.Originality/valueArchivists and Librarians usually both receive their education and training in schools of library and information science. Other than collection types and patrons served, which vary significantly among libraries and archives themselves, this exploratory study indicates no major differences in personally expressed information responsibilities of those within the fields of practice, and debunks the misconceptions that Archivists and Librarians have distinct, observable differences in their approaches to information.
Development and evaluation of a knowledge risk management model for project‐based organizations
Authors: Jafari Mostafa , Rezaeenour Jalal , Mahdavi Mazdeh Mohammad , Hooshmandi Atefe 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThis paper seeks to develop a model for risk management of knowledge loss in a project‐based organization in Iran.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a multi‐stage research approach. In the first stage, existing practices are examined to develop a model for risk management of knowledge loss. In the second stage, the model is evaluated by testing it in a case study. The methods integrated as the foundations of the Integrated KM and RM model are: the PMBOK risk management (RM) approach, the Fraunhofer IPK knowledge management (KM) model, and the TVA knowledge risk assessment framework.FindingsThe analytical approach includes a six‐step integrated model that manages the risk of critical knowledge in the case study. The results show that, after a year of implementing the model, the job positions facing knowledge loss were reduced by 88 percent.Research limitations/implicationsThe integrated KM and RM model can be used to assist the planning, establishment and evaluation of knowledge loss in projects. This helps to ensure that key issues regarding knowledge loss are covered during the planning and implementation phases of project management.Originality/valueThis study provides an integrated perspective of KM in project‐based organizations. It offers valuable guidelines that can help decision makers consider key issues during a risk assessment of knowledge factors in project management. Outputs of this model can prepare an extensive assessment report about the risk of knowledge loss in a project‐based organization with suggestions for preservation plans to mitigate its effects.
What attracts decision makers' attention?
Authors: Bentzen Eric , Christiansen John K. , Varnes Claus J. 
Published: March 2011

PurposeManagers' attention is a scarce resource in complex innovation settings. Prior research on the factors to which managers pay attention is mostly based on surveys. The present study aims to address the need for knowledge about the behavior of decision makers based on observations from portfolio meetings. The study seeks to investigate how managers allocate their attention and the role of different factors for their attention. Observations also make it possible to compare prior research and expectations with the actual observed behavior of decision makers.Design/methodology/approachThe present analysis draws on insights from previous research into decision making in product and portfolio management and studies on organizational decision making. The authors frame why the attention of decision makers is so critical in complex situations. Data for this study were collected through direct observation, from a portfolio management system, and from an information quality measurement system in an internationally operating petrochemical company. Observations were transcribed, coded and analyzed with regression analysis using the Proc Lifereg procedure in SAS.FindingsSix potential factors that might explain decision makers' attention are identified. The analysis shows that the quality of information was not significant for explaining variations of decision makers' attention; but, even more surprisingly, differences in project status did not explain variations in attention. Delayed projects did not get significantly more attention than those delivered on time. By controlling for other project characteristics, the newness of projects to the corporate portfolio was found to be the most important parameter.Originality/valueFirst, the analysis is based on observations from actual meetings rather than from surveys. Second, several observations contradict prior research on product development, e.g. it has been argued that decision makers should pay special attention to certain phases and projects having trouble meeting expectations towards planned deadlines. It is also new that findings on the different treatment of new projects and ongoing projects have been brought forward in research on product and portfolio management.
Decision‐making biases in the alliance life cycle
Authors: Chao Yu‐Chieh 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this conceptual paper is to examine how a focal firm's decision‐making biases at each stage of the alliance life cycle can cause alliance failures such as premature termination and less‐than‐expected productivity.Design/methodology/approachA dyadic decision‐making approach is used to examine the consequences of decision‐making biases in the evolution of alliances. Concrete cases are presented to substantiate the arguments.FindingsPaying insufficient attention to an alliance partner's behavior causes different judgmental mistakes or decision‐making biases at different stages of the alliance life cycle. These biases can lead to alliance failure.Research limitations/implicationsDyadic decision making provides a framework to explain persistent but poorly understood dysfunctional behavior in alliances. Although previous authors have acknowledged that safeguards and trust are effective ways to reduce dysfunctional behavior, their mechanisms are still unclear. The paper's arguments suggest that decision‐making biases may serve as crucial mediators of the relationship between governance designs (safeguards or trust) and alliance outcomes. Future work can provide evidence to verify this postulate.Practical implicationsDecision‐making biases emerge in the evolution of alliances and influence alliance performance. Understanding the influence of biases helps to prevent their negative effects and reduces the probability of alliance failure.Originality/valueDyadic decision making provides a behavioral framework that complements traditional economic and organizational perspectives in explaining interorganizational decision‐making outcomes in the real world. Three kinds of biases – overconfidence, single outcome calculation, and adjustment and anchoring – are discussed in the paper. The paper addresses how these biases can emerge in the alliance life cycle and lead to various types of dysfunctional behavior, which, in turn, may cause alliance failures such as premature termination and less‐than‐expected productivity.
To trust or not to trust?
Authors: Camén Carolina , Gottfridsson Patrik , Rundh Bo 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how contracts are used to build and develop long‐term relationships in contexts where trust cannot be expected in advance – i.e. there is a lack of initial trust.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on a qualitative approach, while the present study used a documentary study focusing on 21 formal contractual dyads between contractors and fulfillers within the public transport sector.FindingsThe analysis of contracts in the public sector reveals the importance of formal contracts in relationship building, as a result of a number of factors that characterize this setting, including: the highly detailed specification of terms, legislation having an effect on the design of the contract, the bidding process, in situations where there is no negotiation process, no scope for further discussion after signing contracts, no learning processes, and contracts being used to conduct day‐to‐day business.Originality/valueThis research acknowledges the fact that there is a lack of empirical investigation into the nature and form of contractual arrangements, while the study contributes to this area by using formal contracts in a public context.
Green organizational identity: sources and consequence
Authors: Chen Yu‐Shan 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThis study aims to develop an original framework of green organizational identity to explore the positive effects of environmental organizational culture and environmental leadership on green competitive advantage through the partial mediator – green organizational identity.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes an original concept – green organizational identity – to develop an integral framework to enhance green competitive advantage. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is applied to verify the research framework.FindingsThe results showed that environmental organizational culture and environmental leadership are positively associated with green organizational identity and green competitive advantage. Green organizational identity had a partial mediation effect on the positive relationships between two antecedents – environmental organizational culture and environmental leadership – and green competitive advantage. Companies should enhance their environmental organizational culture and environmental leadership to raise their green organizational identity and further to increase their green competitive advantage. Furthermore, this study found that environmental organizational culture, environmental leadership, green organizational identity, and green competitive advantage of medium and small enterprises (SMEs) were all significantly less than those of large enterprises in the manufacturing industry in Taiwan.Practical implicationsIt is imperative for SMEs to enhance their environmental organizational culture and environmental leadership to strengthen their green organizational identity and further to improve their green competitive advantage.Originality/valueThis study applies the theory of organizational identity to propose a novel concept – green organizational identity – and develops an integral conceptual model to explore its managerial implications, antecedents, and consequence.
Storytelling in reputation management: the case of Nashua Mobile South Africa
Authors: Mittins Merlyn , Abratt Russell , Christie Peter 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine how and to what extent corporate reputational elements are reflected in organizational storytelling in a telecommunications company. In addition, it seeks to establish the importance of employees as part of reputation building.Design/methodology/approachTaking a case approach, this paper examines storytelling in a branch of a well‐known South African telecommunications service provider, Nashua Mobile. The staff went through in‐depth interviews.FindingsMany different stories were told about Nashua and other organisations to illustrate an idea or concept. There was a mixture of negative and positive, funny and serious stories that, although contrary, are the sum of the personality, culture, image or heritage of Nashua. The emphasis of the values that the stories revealed determined the more important cultural beliefs. This does have an influence on the firm's identity, corporate brand and reputation.Practical implicationsThe more stories are shared, the more in‐tune with employees' needs, ideas, behaviour and concerns management can be. Management can only benefit by a process where staff collaborate and share their views. It is an important tool that should be used for organizational communication.Originality/valueThis is one of the first papers that links storytelling to corporate reputation. It recognises the key role employees play in building and influencing the reputation of an organisation.
Differences in knowledge acquisition mechanisms between IJVs with Western vs Japanese parents
Authors: Il Park Byung 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe main objective of this study is as follows: while “knowledge acquisition in international joint ventures (IJVs)” has been widely in the limelight, the question of whether learning mechanisms in IJVs with Western vs Japanese parents are different has not yet been answered. In order to fill the current gap in the literature, this research seeks to answer the question by focusing on the absorptive capacity perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe data were obtained by survey. A total of 1,207 questionnaires were posted to the CEOs of IJVs in Korea and 288 were returned, 42 of which were unusable, thus giving a response rate of 20.38 percent.FindingsBy using OLS regressions, two key findings are reported. First, the importance of absorptive capacity of IJVs in order to acquire foreign technology from parent firms is confirmed. Second, the results indicate that IJVs with Japanese multinational firms do not show different patterns of technology acquisition compared with IJVs with Western firms. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the learning mechanisms facilitating technology acquisition in IJVs is not highly influenced by foreign origins.Originality/valueTo reiterate, “knowledge acquisition in IJVs” has been widely in the limelight. However, no one has empirically analyzed the distinctions in learning mechanisms in IJVs with Western vs Japanese parents. This research contributes to the current literature by confirming the minimal substantial difference between them.
Inter‐firm market orientation as antecedent of knowledge transfer, innovation and value creation in networks
Authors: Cambra‐Fierro Jesús , Florin Juan , Perez Lourdes , Whitelock Jeryl 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to establish a framework for clarifying and extending the concept of inter‐firm market orientation (IMO) and to complement the relatively small body of literature related to this concept.Design/methodology/approachThe conceptual framework is informed by empirical research based on a longitudinal multi‐case study.FindingsThis research identifies a nexus linking IMO with value creation in inter‐firm partnerships. The findings also suggest that IMO has an impact on companies' performance in terms of knowledge transfer, innovation and market access.Research limitations/implicationsIMO contributes to value creation processes in the context of strategic networks.Originality/valueA discussion of these findings, together with implications for practice and proposals for further research, is provided.
Looking for the value of mission statements: a meta‐analysis of 20 years of research
Authors: Desmidt Sebastian , Prinzie Anita , Decramer Adelien 
Published: March 2011

PurposeAfter two decades of research, the effect of a mission statement on an organization's performance is still unclear. In order to address these shortcomings, a research project via the setting‐up of this paper seeks to identify all empirical studies addressing the mission statement‐financial performance relation, analyze how the mission statement‐financial performance relation is operationalized, and aggregate the findings of the identified studies by means of a meta‐analysis.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review procedure was developed to identify all relevant articles and meta‐analytic procedures were used to calculate the effect size of the selected studies.FindingsThe study results indicate a small positive relation between mission statements and measures of financial organizational performance. However, additional analyses indicated that interstudy differences in measures significantly influenced the estimates (population effect sizes of the created subsamples ranged from 0.0808 to 0.4100).Research limitations/implicationsThese contradictive findings stress the importance and impact of operationalization decisions in mission statement‐performance research, and provide paths for future practice‐oriented research.Originality/valueThis study is the first to assess the performance impact of one of the most popular management instruments, namely mission statements, by means of meta‐analytical techniques and, to evaluate the moderation effect of operationalization decisions on the cited relationship. Furthermore, by aggregating research on the mission statement‐performance relationship, a knowledge base was devised which provides normative advice on the characteristics of a “good” mission statement.
Human resource management and corporate entrepreneurship
Authors: Montoro‐Sánchez Ángeles , Ribeiro Soriano Domingo 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Human resource management and corporate entrepreneurship”.Design/methodology/approachThe paper discuses the articles in the special issue, which investigate the relationships between human resource management and entrepreneurship from different points of view, approaches and employing different empirical contexts.FindingsThe papers highlight different human resource management factors of entrepreneurial behaviour and their influence on corporate entrepreneurship. Results from different empirical contexts as small and medium‐size firms, case studies, joint ventures, in the USA, China, and Spain, among others, make important contributions to the previous literature.Originality/valueThe paper discusses the intersection and association between human resource management and corporate entrepreneurship. Human resources play an essential role in so far as they can encourage or hinder corporate entrepreneurship.
Human resource management in entrepreneurial firms: a literature review
Authors: Dabić Marina , Ortiz‐De‐Urbina‐Criado Marta , Romero‐Martínez Ana M. 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThis paper seeks to review the literature on human resource management (HRM) in entrepreneurial firms. Given the importance of human resource management for entrepreneurship, the purpose of this paper is to determine how far this line of research has progressed and what areas are still pending study.Design/methodology/approachThe paper has a three‐part structure. First, the paper describes the published works. Second, it examines the topics dealt with in the literature. Third, the review identifies the limitations of the literature and outlines future lines of research for this field.FindingsMost papers that deal with HRM and entrepreneurship together are empirical and have been published since 2000. Comprehensive and rigorous theoretical models that relate both areas do not exist.Originality/valueThe paper helps scholars orient their research in human resource management in entrepreneurial firms by providing them with a better understanding of the direction in which the field is going and what gaps remain.
Entrepreneurial success and human resources
Authors: Peris Bonet Fernando , Rueda Armengot Carlos , Ángel Galindo Martín Miguel 
Published: March 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to determine factors that have an influence on human resource management and entrepreneurial success in the context of European innovative small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approachA primary test questionnaire was tested with 50 Spanish entrepreneurs. The feedback from this study was used to improve the survey for a final test. Multivariate regression analysis was used to differentiate the factors that allow the explanation of the variables to be studied and factors that, a priori, seem to be the most relevant in explaining entrepreneurial success.FindingsThe study allows the determination of what factors make the European entrepreneur successful on his or her business.Research limitations/implicationsLimitations are the sample used in the study and the magnitude used to analyse entrepreneurial success. Future research on the topic of the paper can develop and qualify the variables used.Originality/valueEuropean innovative small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are analysed from countries belonging to the European Union to determine the factors that have an influence on human resource management and entrepreneurial success. The results of the paper serve as a tool to develop a model to predict relevant factors of entrepreneurial activity and which have implications for development policy makers and for entrepreneurs.