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Job insecurity and employees' attitudes: the moderating role of fairness
Authors: Silla Inmaculada , Gracia Francisco J. , Angel Mañas Miguel , Peiró José M. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between both job insecurity and fairness and employees' attitudes (job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intention). Moreover, of even greater interest, it aims to test whether fairness mitigates the negative correlates associated with job insecurity.Design/methodology/approachThe aproach takes the form of a cross‐sectional study based on self‐reported data. The sample was composed of 697 employees from a Spanish public organisation.FindingsThe findings showed that job insecurity is detrimental to employees' attitudes, whereas fairness is beneficial. Moreover, the results showed the negative correlates of job insecurity to be less strong in the presence of fairness.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, this is a cross‐sectional study, and therefore no causal relationships can be assumed. Second, the study is based on self‐reported data, which could lead to common variance source and method problems.Practical implicationsJob insecurity is a widespread concern in contemporary societies. Thus, research on how to palliate its negative correlates is valued. This study suggests fairness judgements might buffer the negative correlates associated with job insecurity.Originality/valuePrevious research has shown job insecurity to be detrimental to both individuals and organisations (e.g. job satisfaction, organisational commitment and turnover intention). Nonetheless, differences observed across studies in the strength of these relationships suggest the presence of moderating factors. The study provides evidence on the moderating role of fairness judgements.
Diversity management beyond the business case
Authors: Bleijenbergh Inge , Peters Pascale , Poutsma Erik 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to introduce the theme of the special issue – diversity management beyond the business case. It addresses two main questions: first, how increased diversification within workgroups or labour is dealt with via diversity management, and second what the effects are of this increased diversity for group performance.Design/methodology/approachThe different contributions are embedded into two important discussions in the literature: problems with the concept of diversity and problems with outcomes of diversity management.FindingsReflecting on the contributions to this special issue, it is argued that solely emphasizing business case arguments for supporting the implementation of diversity management may be rather risky. They conclude with a plea for emphasis on arguments of justice and sustainability of the employment relationship and discuss future avenues for research.Originality/valueThe paper shows the difficulty of universally applying the concept of diversity and diversity management. In addition, it shows that the claimed positive impact of diversity management is contingent on several factors.
Managing the effects of diversity on social capital
Authors: López‐Fernández Macarena , Sánchez‐Gardey Gonzalo 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to link previous research on diversity, social capital and strategic human resource management (SHRM), and propose a model to explain how an SHRM system can moderate the effects of diversity on cognitive and relational dimensions of social capital.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative methodologies were used to address the study's research questions and hypotheses drawing on aggregated data obtained from 53 groups (228 individuals).FindingsThe empirical evidence analyzed rejected a deterministic view of the consequences of diversity, assuming that the extent to which they benefit group social interaction depends on certain conditions that can be managed by SHRM. Adopting a configurational point of view, it is concluded that different SHRM configurations can be used, depending on the effects of diversity that the organization wishes to moderate.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should consider the particularities of the sample.Practical implicationsTo define diversity‐oriented SHRM strategies, firms must start with a systematic analysis of their diversity profiles, studying the concrete relational and cognitive dynamics that heterogeneity causes.Originality/valueThis model considers the SHRM system as a construct that determines social interaction between employees and therefore moderates the effects of demographic and human capital diversity on group performance.
Towards a new culture of work‐place inclusiveness: the Dutch case
Authors: Peters Pascale , Bleijenbergh Inge , Poutsma Frederik 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the work of the Dutch government's “Taskforce Part‐time Plus” set up to stimulate longer working hours for particularly Dutch women holding part‐time jobs of less than 24 h per week, to help counteract a predicted structural shortage of manpower.Design/methodology/approachIn 2009, the Taskforce commissioned two studies. The first study comprised three surveys, respectively, among: women holding smaller part‐time jobs; full‐time working men; and employers. The second study focused on the relationship between ambition, working hours and gender. A survey of 7,000 male and female labour‐market participants was combined with qualitative data collection, encompassing focus group interviews with 35 male and female part‐time workers and their managers, and three group model building sessions.FindingsThe first study showed that only a small amount of Dutch part‐time working women is willing to work longer hours in the short term. In the second study, the hypothesis that women's lower working hours could be explained by a lack of career ambition was rejected. However, the results showed that women did neither feel challenged, nor supported by their working and household conditions to extend their working hours to realize their ambitions (in the short run).Originality/valueThe paper illustrates that, in the Dutch case and in some contexts, greater equality, diversity and inclusion not only demands support for reduced work‐loads, but rather calls for a new culture in which women's marginal labour‐market participation does not remain unquestioned.
Alternatives for banks to offer secure mobile payments
Authors: Kanniainen Liisa 
Published: July 2010

PurposeMobile financial services (MFS) applications require a hardware secure storage, secure element (SE) for crucial payment and authentication credentials, comparable to the EMV chip cards recently introduced in the payment card world. However, the diffusion of MFS is currently obstructed due to debate within the industry over which SE technology is to be adopted. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how industry participants can position themselves in the value chain and select the ideal SE option, thereby accelerating the acceptance of MFS.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on previous research done in this field by Mobey Forum and other mobile payments bodies.FindingsThe study shows that MFS value chain positioning has a direct effect on which SE alternative is most suitable to the company. Identifying the most suitable SE technology in turn allows companies to seek out the most interesting business partners, and thereby results in a quick and widespread diffusion of MFS.Originality/valueThis study has implications for the adoption of MFS technology and the development of the mobile payments marketplace. It is especially relevant to management working towards creating a working MFS ecosystem.
The multicultural workplace: interactive acculturation and intergroup relations
Authors: Oerlemans Wido G.M. , Peeters Maria C.W. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe paper's aim is to introduce the interactive acculturation model (IAM) of Bourhiset al.to predict how disconcordance in acculturation orientations between host community and immigrant workers relates to the quality of intergroup work‐relations.Design/methodology/approachThe sample consisted of 141 host community (Dutch) and 41 non‐western immigrant workers of a postal service company who filled out a questionnaire. Methods of analyses include analysis of variance and multiple regression.FindingsIn line with the IAM, results showed that a higher disconcordance in preferred acculturation orientations between host community and immigrant workers related to a poorer quality of intergroup work‐relations. However, intergroup contact moderated this relationship differently for host community and immigrant workers.Research limitations/implicationsData are cross‐sectional and collected in one organization. Future studies should replicate the findings to other organizational contexts, cultural groups, and collect longitudinal data to determine causal effects.Practical implicationsOrganizations should monitor disconcordance in acculturation orientations amongst host community and immigrant workers. A multicultural culture in organizations may reduce disconcordance in acculturation orientations between host community and immigrant workers.Originality/valueThe paper helps to explain the mixed findings in cultural diversity research so far, by demonstrating that disconcordance in acculturation orientations relates negatively to intergroup work‐relations in a multicultural workplace.
Citizen services and public libraries: an analysis of a new service in Danish public libraries
Authors: Ole Pors Niels 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the introduction of citizen services in the public libraries in Denmark. The paper focuses on how library staff has perceived the introduction and how the library visitors look at it. The paper further elicits information about differences between library visitors using this service and visitors not using it.Design/methodology/approachThe paper examines the introduction of citizen services in two local libraries. It focuses on staff reactions and perceptions and it also analyses the use and perception of the service in relation to the traditional services. The paper is based on interviews with the involved library staff, citizen service users and administrative staff. The paper is also founded on a survey among library visitors in the two libraries. The survey was conducted as an on‐line and a paper‐based survey.FindingsThe major findings of the paper are that the library staff as a whole welcome the new work tasks because they feel that it is of value for the local community. The findings also indicate that a feared conflict between service tasks and authority tasks did not pose a problem in reality. The library visitors as a whole also welcomed the citizen service in the local libraries and perceived it as a kind of service improvement. Nearly, 25 per cent of the users have used this service in the library and they appreciated it very much. However, the service does not rank high in the visitors' perception of significance of library services. It indicates that the library visitors appreciate new services that are convenient but also that it does not matter that much. The paper also indicates that it is frequent library visitors who use citizen services in library most. There is no indication of the new library users as an effect of the introduction of citizen services in the library.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitation is, of course, that the paper is based on a study of only two local branches and it would be scientifically problematic to generalise the results – at least in a statistical sense.Originality/valueThe paper is based on a traditional evaluation study. It is one of the comprehensive assessments of introduction of citizen services in Denmark and some of the findings will be of wider interest for other libraries that intend to take up the cooperative service.
Cooperative collection management in music: past and present
Authors: Madden Karl 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a general review and historical context for cooperative and collaborative management of musical materials.Design/methodology/approachThe paper explores historical instances and modern contextual parallels. It applies management of music – within collaborative knowledge creation hierarchies – to conceptual continua in collections. It applies theoretical business concepts to music libraries and vendors. It explores changing roles of subject specialists and the roles of business partnerships.FindingsSelection of musical materials has become less the realm of subject specialists, and more that of corporations, as publisher's power spreads across supply chains. This power has influenced musical content and access, both in historical and modern contexts. Corporations should yield to the wisdom of subject specialists and librarians, to the benefit of the art of music.Practical implicationsFor cost‐saving purposes alone, cooperative collection management of music is generally too troublesome to undertake. Assessment, in terms of mutual benefit of access, use, and conceptual continua across collections, is practically impossible, owing to myriad conditions. Problems of cooperative business partnering between vendors and music libraries relate to the material complexity and assessment. Cooperation requires standardized policy statements detailing individual and collective goals/outcomes. These policy statements are speculative and unpredictable.Originality/valueThe paper brings an historical champion of music library cooperation (Otto Kinkeldey) into the light of modern day, and reveals key aspects of cooperation/collaboration for music materials that remain of the same nature today as in history. It provides context for future cooperative initiatives.
BOBCATSSS 2010 in Parma, Italy
Authors: Corradini Elena 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the main contents of the 18th BOBCATSSS Symposium, held in Parma, Italy in January 2010, dedicated to the main theme “Bridging the digital divide: libraries providing access for all?”Design/methodology/approachThe report provides a concise presentation of the main themes discussed during the conference.FindingsThe topics presented focused mainly on the fields of access and delivery, community support and collections, with some others focusing on leadership and management.Originality/valueThis symposium is one of the few conferences in the world where students are the main characters and participate as organisers, reviewers and presenters of the contributions. Reports on such conferences are of interest to both students and to teachers and professionals.
Muted voices: a critical look at e‐male in organizations
Authors: Kissack Heather 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to conceptually discuss whether and how feminine voice is muted within e‐mails in organizations; the implications of which are substantial and far‐reaching for human resource development (HRD) professionals as well as the HRD field as a whole.Design/methodology/approachUtilizing the approach and arguments in muted group theory, the author conceptually applies these tenets to organizational e‐mail.FindingsCurrent gender‐preferential research concentrates on the textual polarity of male‐ and female‐preferential language. These language differences carry over to organizational e‐mail despite the lack of contextual cues within e‐mail as well as the masculine nature of organizations. A critical assessment of these findings, rooted in muted group theory, reveals that women's voice is not merely marginalized (i.e. is present, but relegated to the margin), but it is mute (i.e. is not even present because it has no authentic language with which to use).Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should concentrate on ways in which women remain muted and strategies to “un‐mute” them such that they are able to utilize a language reflective of their own experiences.Practical implicationsDiversity trainers who seek to incorporate diversity into organizations must look at the deeply entrenched assumptions of a culture that embraces likeness rather than difference. Many norms and taken for granted day to day procedures, such as e‐mail exchange, foster, and reinforce resistance to diversity.Originality/valueThe paper urges researchers, practitioners and academics to continue to analyze critically the muteness of women in organizations.
Simulation of skin effect via separated representations
Authors: Pineda‐Sanchez M. , Chinesta F. , Roger‐Folch J. , Riera‐Guasp M. , Pérez‐Cruz J. , Daïm F. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to apply the method of separation of variables to obtain the current distribution in the slot of an electrical machine, taking into account the skin effect.Design/methodology/approachA slot in an electrical machine, filled with a solid conductor, and fed with an externally imposed density current, presents a current distribution that depends on the skin effect. The magnetic potential vector is formulated and solved using a separate representation as a finite sum of unidimensional (space and time) functions, taking into account the boundary conditions. The proposed method obtains the transient and permanent distribution of the current in the interior of the slot, both in transient and steady regime, and the results at the end of the transient are compared with the analytic ones in permanent regime.FindingsThe magnetic potential vector in the interior of a slot filled with a solid conductor can be expressed as a finite sum of just 16 modes, which capture the evolution of the field during the transient and permanent regime. These modes are expressed as the product of space and time functions, which have been obtained automatically by the separation of variables algorithm. Instead of solving multiple field problems, one for each time instant, the proposed method just solves two single‐variable differential equations, one in the time domain and other in the spatial one.Research limitations/implicationsThe application of the proposed method to non‐sinusoidal currents, such as those generated by variable speed‐drives, would allow to compute the field taking into account both the very small time scale of the pulse width modulation pulses, in the range of kiloHz, and the wide time scale of the currents envelope, in the range of 0‐100 Hz. Extension to 2D and 3D spatial configurations is also under consideration.Originality/valueUsing the method of separation of variables to solve electromagnetic problems provides a new method which can simplify and speed up the computation of transient fields in multidimensional time and space domains.
Computation of lightning electromagnetic field in the presence of a tall tower with the HYBRID method
Authors: M'ziou Nassima , Mokhnache Leila , Boubakeur Ahmed , Azzouz Zineddine , Kattan Rafic 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a numerical method in time domain in order to solve the electric and magnetic fields radiated from lightning in the presence of the tall tower. This paper is very important in calculating lightning electromagnetic field – obtaining directly the solution in time domain with a reduced computation time and reduced space memory.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, a HYBRID method is proposed for the calculation of the electromagnetic field associated with lightning strikes to tall towers. The proposed method is a combination between a numerical integration method and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The HYBRID method is an alternative approach that takes advantage of this combination to calculate, first, the radiated magnetic field; this field is obtained by the use of the Simpson method, and, second the electric field, based partially on the FDTD method.FindingsThe results of lightning electromagnetic field in the presence of a tall tower obtained by this proposed method: HYBRID method are in agreement with experimental results or simulated results (by the use of other methods: method in frequency domain). This method can be applied to solve the lightning electromagnetic field equation for far distances or close distances from lightning stroke.Originality/valueThis paper presents a temporal method to obtain the lightning electromagnetic field in the presence of a tall tower with reduced space memory and reduced time.
Parallel direct solver for the finite integration technique in electromagnetics
Authors: Tinzefte Abdellatif , Le Menach Yvonnick , Korecki Julien , Piriou Francis 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a solving method based on the parallelization of the calculus of the finite integration technique on many processors and discuss its efficiency following the number of processors.Design/methodology/approachThe finite integration technique is used in different engineering domains as well as to compute the electromagnetic phenomena. This technique is efficient and generates a linear system with regular structure, this system can be implemented and solved in parallel with a direct solver. In fact, in reordering the unknowns by the nested dissection method, the lower triangular matrix of the Cholesky factorization can be constructed with many processors without assembling the matrix system.FindingsThis paper deals with the parallelization of the finite integration technique which is performed by data partitioning and leads to a high‐performance.Originality/valueThe paper presents a parallel implementation of the finite integration technique associated to a direct solver which is practical and efficient.
Computer modelling of 3D transient thermal field coupled with electromagnetic field in three‐phase induction motor on load
Authors: Komęza Krzysztof , López‐Fernández Xosé M. , Lefik Marcin 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the plan to develop the known algorithm for thermal and electromagnetic coupled problem calculation. This is used for three‐phase induction motor (IM) on nominal load. An additional purpose is verification empiric expressions of the heat transfer and equivalent thermal conductivity coefficients for external faces and air zones in analysed motor taken from literature.Design/methodology/approachThe numerical investigations proposed in this paper are based on 3D finite element models for thermal and electromagnetic fields analysis. Electromagnetic analysis includes iron core losses. It gives additional heat sources to thermal analysis. Heat transfer and equivalent thermal conductivity coefficients are assessed applying empiric expressions. Thermal model is experimentally validated.FindingsThe results of calculations and experimental test shows that heat transfer coefficient for external zones taken from literature does not guarantee the equal accuracy of the distribution of the temperature in all volume of the machine.Research limitations/implicationsTaken from literature, empirical equations do not give correct values of heat transfer coefficient. It states ways to go further in the evaluation of heat transfer coefficients.Originality/valueThis paper presents modelling methodology of 3D transient thermal field coupled with electromagnetic field applied in three‐phase IM at rated load conditions.