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Intention to purchase fake products in an Islamic country
Authors: Riquelme Hernan E. , Mahdi Sayed Abbas Eman , Rios Rosa E. 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the factors that influence attitudes toward counterfeits, and the intention to purchase these illegal products in a Muslim country.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 401 participants completed a questionnaire that contained 41 statements related to beliefs about counterfeited products such as risks, ethics and social norms. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were performed to test the measurement and structural models.FindingsValue consciousness, performance risk (negative relationship), norms (subjective and descriptive) and ethical consciousness influence attitude. Previous purchase moderates attitude and intention. Attitude explains a considerable percentage of the variance of intention to purchase counterfeits. Beliefs explain attitude to a large extent.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a lack of product specification; also respondents were more educated than the population (73.3 per cent have a university degree).Practical implicationsPeople do not see themselves as being unethical in buying counterfeits, even in a religious environment and do not perceive prosecution risks. Government enforcement is important to alter these perceptions. Finding the right price that preserves a premium price for the brand and a perceived “fair” price may be the answer to the problem.Originality/valueThe paper describes a study conducted in an Arab Muslim and rich Middle Eastern country. Previous studies in Asian countries, less economically advantaged and with Muslim populations, have not related their findings to religious beliefs or ethical consciousness.
Entrepreneurial success, using online social networking: evaluation
Authors: Indrupati Joel , Henari Tara 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of online social networking by entrepreneurs in the Arabian Gulf.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive research is conducted by interviewing a number of entrepreneurs in the Arabian Gulf who use online social networks as a method of promoting their products.FindingsIt is found that social networking is a cheap and easy method of advertising and gives all entrepreneurs a better chance of reaching their target market and, thereby, in succeeding in their ventures.Social implicationsWith the rise in the use of social networking, entrepreneurs can now target their markets using online social networks. Social networking web sites allow businesses to introduce their products to specific market segments, with low expense, and with a low chance of failure. This rising phenomenon of web‐based social interaction can change the way businesses operate in future.Originality/valueThe paper explores the possibilities of entrepreneurial success with this new element, in electronic media, within integrated marketing communications.
Recombining national variety: internationalisation strategies of American and European law firms
Authors: Quack Sigrid 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThis paper aims to explore internationalisation strategies of service firms in sectors where markets become increasingly globalised while resource environments still remain distinctively shaped by national institutions.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical framework is proposed that suggests that the more firms expand their business activities across borders by building up offices abroad or merging with firms from other countries, the more likely they are to embrace recombinant strategies to blend elements of different societal legacies. Subsequently, a comparative case study of internationalisation strategies, governance modes and organisational forms of European and US law firms is presented to illustrate the value of the framework, followed by the analysis of a novel data set on multi‐jurisdictional qualifications of partners in these international law firms.FindingsBy virtue of their integrative organisational model and mobilisation of versatile legal competences, large pan‐European law firms are challenging the dominance of US law firms in international legal markets, while the latter in response are revising their own previous export‐oriented internationalisation strategy.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study provides a starting point for further research on internationalisation in service industries.Originality/valueThe framework is useful to expand effect societal analysis to dynamic international environments.
Stamping La Poste: an illustration of the influence of societal effects on strategic change
Authors: Riot Elen , de la Burgade Emmanuel 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to explain how the globalisation of services can be limited or enhanced by societal effects.Design/methodology/approachThis analysis is based on a single case study. The authors use a qualitative and longitudinal approach, with in‐depth interviews and archives collected during a six‐year period of participant observation inside the firm.FindingsThe authors argue that societal dimensions are at play in the evolution of services activities, and that their influence is especially strong in ex‐public services monopolies. They illustrate the limits of strategic change due to the specific dynamics of societal effects. The authors first look at the evolution of strategic fit before and after multiple changes in La Poste. They then identify different types of reactions at local level. They conclude by insisting on the enduring influence of social patterns and traditions on the adoption of new technologies and modes of organisation.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of this research is that a more thorough comparison with other European national leaders in postal services would have helped strengthen this analysis.Practical implicationsA first practical implication for services firms is that societal changes should be greatly considered in their globalisation process and that societal changes are often underestimated. Another practical implication is that a globalisation of services process must certainly be situated at a global level based on national and local specificities built in time.Originality/valueWhile comparative studies on international management have often focused on the different modes of organisation depending on culture and institutions, the impact of globalisation on services have been left relatively under‐explored. This paper takes the example of the service industry to show that cultural reasons are not sufficient to explain why the internationalisation of services may encounter difficulties. Other factors such as societal effect should be included.
Parental training, anemia and the impact on the nutrition of female students in China's poor rural elementary schools
Authors: Shi Yaojiang , Chang Fang , Su Xiaoqing , Luo Renfu , Zhang Linxiu , Rozelle Scott 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report the results of a randomized controlled trial designed to measure the impact of a parental training program on the nutritional status of primary school students in rural Shaanxi Province, in northwest China.Design/methodology/approachUsing hemoglobin (Hb) levels as the outcome variable, the authors first measure the overall impact of a nutritional training program, then measure the impact separately by gender. Both descriptive and multivariate analyses are used.FindingsThe results for the descriptive and econometric results were robust and consistent with the literature. Overall, we find no impact on students' Hb levels when we trained their parents about undernutrition and anemia. In both the descriptive and multivariate results, there was no difference in the change of Hb levels between control and treatment students. Parents in the treatment group did learn more about anemia than parents in the control group, but this increased knowledge did not lead to sharp changes in behavior, in general. The authors did find, however, that there was a measurable impact of parental training on the Hb levels of female students. In both the descriptive and econometric results the authors found that the Hb levels of female students rose more than those of male students, and that this difference was statistically significant.Originality/valueThe paper reports the results of a randomized controlled trial that examined the effect of parental training on students in poor, rural schools in ten counties of Shaanxi province. Taken by itself, one of the policy implications of this study is that malnutrition is still a serious problem in China and it is worse among female students than male students. When parental training is given, the health status of girls improves but the health status of boys is unchanged. Parental training may not be the best way to fight anemia, but it can help narrow the nutrition gap between girls and boys.
Farmers' financial choices and informal credit markets in China
Authors: Yuan Yan , Gao Ping 
Published: May 2012

PurposeInformal credit markets are very active in many developing countries, including China. Informal financial associations have become a major channel of borrowing. Using data from the 2006 Rural Household Survey, the purpose of this paper is to investigate farmers' borrowing choices between banks, relatives/friends and informal associations.Design/methodology/approachA simultaneous equation system is estimated using three‐stage least squares to study the determinants of borrowing from varying sources and how they are related to each other.FindingsThe results show that the relationship between the probability of formal credit market participation and age follows an inverted U‐shaped pattern. Education, which serves an indicator of future income, is not significant in any setting. Borrowing from informal associations seems to stand alone and neither of the other two sources has an effect on its success rate. In addition, borrowing from informal associations works as a substitute for borrowing from relatives/friends but not vice versa.Originality/valueIn this paper, borrowing from various sources is incorporated in a system of equations; thereby contributing to a better understanding of credit markets in China by providing a bigger and complete picture.
Hog insurance adoption and suppliers' discrimination
Authors: Cao Ying , Zhang Yuehua 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThis paper explored factors that impact insurance choices of demand (farmers) and supply (insurance companies) side, respectively.Design/methodology/approachSpecially designed survey questions allow one to fully observe the demand tendency from farmers and partially observe the supply tendency from insurance companies. Using bi‐vairate probit model, a joint estimation of insurance decisions of both supply and demand sides suggested that factors perform different roles in affecting insurance participation.FindingsFarmer's age and education have positive impacts on insurance demand, but are indifference to insurance providers. Insurance suppliers care about farmers' experience in the fields when providing insurance services, however, on the demand side, farmers' experience occasionally results in overconfidence and hence, impedes farmers' insurance purchasing. Production scales, proxy by sow inventory, are put more weight by farmers than insurance suppliers when making decisions. Production efficiency measures perform as incentives for farmers to purchase insurance. While suppliers prefer customers who use vaccine, farmers tend to treat vaccine as a substitute for insurance to prevent disease risk.Social implicationsResults from bi‐vairate probit model offer deeper understandings about livestock insurance choices and provide further insights to improve policy design and promote participation.Originality/valueThe study designed a special questionnaire and firstly used bi‐vairate probit model to offer more understandings about demand and supply sides of livestock insurance.
Comparison of two parameterizations of the winner's curse model in a sample of Swedish Treasury auctions
Authors: Wang Xue 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the underpricing effect in Treasury auctions.Design/methodology/approachThe paper compares two winner's curse models using a dataset on multi‐unit auctions. The dataset is from Swedish Treasury auctions, which is under a discriminatory auction mechanism. One model is a single‐unit equilibrium model assuming that each bidder bids for 100 percent of the auctioned securities, which is described by Wilson and solved by Levin and Smith. The other model is a multi‐unit model calibrated by Goldreich using the US Treasury auctions data and assumes that each bidder bids for one unit of the auctioned securities.FindingsThe empirical results show that, although both models work well in predicting the bid‐shading, the multi‐unit model fits the Swedish Treasury auctions data better than the single‐unit model.Research limitations/implicationsThe evidence implies that bidders rationally adjust their bids due to the winner's curse/champion's plague.Originality/valueThis study provides close quantitative predictions of the amount of bid‐shading using both single‐unit model of Wilson and multi‐unit model of Goldreich, and indicates that winner's curse or champion's plague worries bidders in countries other than the USA.
Propensity and comprehensiveness of corporate internet reporting in Egypt
Authors: Samaha Khaled , Dahawy Khaled , Abdel‐Meguid Ahmed , Abdallah Sara 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of corporate governance attributes of listed Egyptian companies on the propensity (adoption) and comprehensiveness (quality) of corporate internet reporting (CIR) practices.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses archival data from the largest (top) 100 listed companies on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX 100). Corporate governance attributes are captured by ownership structure (free float, managerial ownership, government ownership) and board of directors' structure (board size, board independence, CEO‐chair duality). Empirical models are used to estimate the effects of these attributes on the propensity, content, presentation, and overall comprehensiveness of CIR.FindingsThe results of this study indicate mixed effects of governance attributes on the choice to adopt CIR and its quality. The results from the Binary Logistic Regression suggest that Egyptian companies with greater (less) ownership dispersion, managerial ownership, governmental ownership, and (board independence) are more likely to adopt CIR. On the other hand – and as revealed by the seemingly unrelated regressions – among CIR companies those with greater (less) ownership dispersion, board size (governmental ownership), and (board independence) have more comprehensive CIR.Originality/valueThis study extends the relatively limited research on the effects of corporate governance and CIR in emerging markets. The study contributes to this literature by demonstrating how corporate governance attributes affects the choice to adopt CIR disclosure practices and the level of its quality in an emerging market such as Egypt.
The role of corporate governance in convergence with IFRS: evidence from China
Authors: Chen Yu , Rezaee Zabihollah 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the important role played by corporate governance in de facto International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence, and to provide empirical evidence that audit quality mediates the degree of IFRS convergence.Design/methodology/approachThe paper develops a model showing the role of corporate governance in converging national accounting standards with the IFRS, and empirically tests the model using a sample of Chinese listed companies with B‐shares. Both analysis of variance and multiple regressions are employed to test the hypotheses.FindingsEffective internal corporate governance helps companies to be more aligned with IFRS and thus provide high quality financial information. Furthermore, audit quality as an external governance factor mediates the relationship between internal corporate governance and IFRS convergence.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper extends research findings, as shown in the literature, by showing the role of corporate governance in the IFRS convergence, especially the mediating effect of audit quality. In addition to accounting standards, global convergence of auditing standards and corporate governance is imperative if de facto convergence of accounting standards is to be achieved.Originality/valueThe paper highlights the effect of corporate governance and the interaction between internal and external corporate governance in achieving IFRS convergence, which has been largely ignored in the literature. Based on the results, the paper proposes an explanation for the mixed results shown in the literature.
The Autism Strategy: implications for people with autism and for service development
Authors: Walsh Nick , Hall Ian 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe aim of this article is to critically review the Autism Strategy and to discuss its implications.Design/methodology/approachThis is a summary and critical review of the Autism Strategy and its implementation. This includes discussion of the political context, reactions to the strategy by stakeholders, economic considerations, equity, integration across health and social care and the role of diagnostic services and specialist interventions.FindingsThe Autism Strategy Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives was published in 2010. It aimed to increase awareness of autism, establish clear pathways for diagnosis and needs assessment, promote independent living and access to work, and help the development of local services. It focuses on intended outcomes, is not prescriptive about how those aims are achieved, and relies on existing legislation such as the Disability Discrimination Act. The emphasis on accessing mainstream services may limit the development of appropriate specialist services, especially in the current economic climate. Specialist interventions that may follow diagnosis are not prioritised, even though the economic case for them has been well made by the Audit Commission. Although the Department of Health has produced “outcomes and ambitions” to measure implementation of the Strategy, local authorities are not required to measure themselves against these targets or publish their results. However, organisations such as the National Autistic Society have already developed training materials to help with implementation, and the NICE guidelines for adults with autism due in 2012 may help the development of better services.Originality/valueThis article provides new insights into the implications of the strategy for service users, service managers and healthcare professionals. Although the strategy applies to England only, the principles are of interest to stakeholders in other countries.
Diagnosis and assessment in autism spectrum disorders
Authors: Carpenter Peter 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe paper aims to provide an overview of the current situation with diagnosis and assessment in autism spectrum disorders (ASD).Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a review of literature combined with personal observation of practice.FindingsDiagnosis cannot be determined by any one tool. It is a clinical judgement. A solo experienced clinician can make a diagnosis. Wider assessment is needed post diagnosis and needs a team.Practical implicationsSpecialist multidisciplinary teams to assess people with ASD should be set up for adults as well as for children.Originality/valueThe paper is of value to those who are designing and providing diagnostic and assessment services. It provides a new review, covering a wider area.
England and Northern Ireland policy and law update relating to mental health and intellectual disability
Authors: Chaplin Eddie , Taggart Laurence 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThis article aims to bring readers up to date with policy developments in England and Northern Ireland in the last two years since the journal first reported on these issues.Design/methodology/approachAs well as looking at changes to policy and legislation, the paper highlights not only the differences but also the shared concerns for people with intellectual disability living in the two countries, e.g. equal access to healthcare as experienced by the general population.FindingsIn spite of shared visions of inclusion and equality in mental health care, there are major differences in how both countries approach these issues. Recently this has been highlighted by significant shifts in policy. In Northern Ireland strategies designed to inform the delivery of evidence based services for the future have been witnessed. Whilst in England there has also been a move towards public protection within mental health legislation and the reaffirmation of the need to move towards more individual services. Whilst policy initiatives in both countries have been encouraging; they need to be implemented so issues such as access to healthcare and geographical disparity are addressed by local providers.Social implicationsAlthough there is a desire for change, the reality is that the policies and legislation introduced to address issues such as accessing mental health care and service standards have still to make a significant impact to people's daily lives.Originality/valueThis paper offers an update of current practice and policy relating to mental health for people with intellectual disabilities in England and Northern Ireland.
Mental health placements in a general health setting: no substitute for the real thing!
Authors: Happell Brenda , Platania‐Phung Chris 
Published: May 2012

Aim.  To determine effectiveness of clinical placements in non‐mental health facilities in producing improvement in attitudes toward people with a mental illness and toward mental health nursing in nursing students.Background.  Clinical placements in mental health settings have favourably impacted students’ attitudes and confidence in mental health settings. Placement shortages have created discussion about using non‐mental health settings to gain this experience, as mental illness is common in all health settings. To date, no research findings support or refute the efficacy of non‐mental health settings in influencing confidence and attitudes.Design.  A within‐subject design was used. Participants provided self‐report data soon after the beginning and at the conclusion of the mental health component.Methods.  A questionnaire was administered to a cohort of undergraduate nursing students (n = 66) to measure attitudes, preparedness for practice and interest in mental health nursing as a career, using a pre‐ and post‐test design.Results.  Only 25% of participants completed clinical experience in a mental health facility. Minor improvement in attitudes, confidence and appreciating the nursing role in mental health were identified, but the impact on attitudes was considerably less favourable than when clinical experience was undertaken in a mental health facility.Conclusion.  Participants who completed clinical experience in a non‐mental health facility did not demonstrate more favourable views about mental health nursing.Relevance to clinical practice.  Clinical placements in mental health are essential preparation for undergraduate students to maximise improvement in attitudes to the care of people diagnosed with a mental illness and to mental health nursing.