bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The association of attendance at religious services and involvement in church/religious activities and youth assets, by gender, with youth's engagement in sexual intercourse
Authors: Mueller Trisha , Bensyl Diana , Vesely Sara K. , Oman Roy F. , Aspy Cheryl B. 
Published: February 2010

PurposePrevious research has shown that religion plays a role in the lives of many youths. This paper aims to extend previous research and examine attendance at religious services and involvement in religious/church activities as separate items to determine if one aspect was more strongly associated with never having had sexual intercourse among youth in the USA. It also aims to consider the effect of other youth assets, and analyze all by gender.Design/methodology/approachCross‐sectional data were examined to assess youth assets and risk behaviors. Multivariate regression was used to determine whether the assets or religion questions were significant in the presence of the other assets/religion questions. The eight assets examined, in addition to church attendance and involvement in religious groups were adult role models, peer role models, family communication, involvement in sports and groups, community involvement, aspirations for the future, responsible choices, and good health – diet and exercise.FindingsInvolvement in church/religious activities, but not attendance at religious services, was associated with never having had sexual intercourse among males and females. Analysis also determined that several of the other youth assets were protective of sexual intercourse among males and among females.Research limitations/implicationsFindings from this study may be limited by the validity of the self‐reported measures. The data were cross‐sectional, making it impossible to draw inferences about the causal directions of the relationships found in this study. Future research should focus on developing interventions to strengthen youth assets.Practical implicationsDeveloping gender and culturally specific interventions to promote youth assets may reduce the number of young people engaging in sex.Originality/valueThe paper extends previous research and examines attendance at religious services and involvement in religious/church activities as separate items to determine if one aspect was more strongly associated with never having had sexual intercourse.
Consumers' responses to brand websites: an interdisciplinary review
Authors: Voorveld Hilde A.M. , Neijens Peter C. , Smit Edith G. 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe aims of this paper are to provide an integrated literature review of factors influencing consumers' responses to brand websites; to describe the state of research in the past ten years; and to give an overview of the theories used in brand website studies.Design/methodology/approachUsing a vote‐counting procedure, 736 findings from 50 empirical studies are synthesized. In a vote‐counting analysis the number of positive and negative significant relations between the same two variables is compared to the number of non‐significant relationships.FindingsThe analysis reveals which person‐related factors (e.g. involvement or flow) and website‐related factors (e.g. usability or interactivity) influence responses to websites and brands. To explain such responses many studies integrate new theoretical concepts (e.g. interactivity or telepresence) into traditional theories. Furthermore, the review shows that the current state of research is limited by the use of forced exposure, student samples and the measurement of affective responses.Practical implicationsThe present study investigates an increasingly popular approach to promote brands at the internet: the use of brand websites. The study gives insight into factors influencing the effectiveness of these websites. Marketers can use this knowledge to improve the effectiveness of their websites.Originality/valueThe paper provides a valuable contribution to the literature on brand websites. The paper can form the basis for future research on this topic.
Organizational stress, psychological strain, and work outcomes in six national contexts
Authors: Bhagat Rabi S. , Krishnan Balaji , Nelson Terry A. , Moustafa Leonard Karen , Ford David L. , Billing Tejinder K. 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating roles of two distinct styles of coping and decision latitude on the relationship between three facets of role stress and psychological strain in six national contexts.Design/methodology/approachThe objective of the research is to examine the relative predictive efficacies of three theory specific moderators in six countries which differ on the cultural dimension of individualism‐collectivism. The data are analyzed using moderated regression analysis.FindingsThe results show that problem‐focused coping is a better moderator in the individualistic countries and that emotion‐focused coping is a better moderator in the collectivistic contexts. None of the three moderators moderate the relationships in Germany and South Africa – the two countries which had scores in the mid‐range of the individualism‐collectivism continuum. Findings are discussed for their significance into the interplay of cultural variations and coping with work stress in predicting psychological strain or distress on the job.Practical implicationsPractical implications for managing human resources in various subsidiaries of multinational and global organizations are discussed.Originality/valueThis paper confirms existing theories and expands the authors’ understanding of role stress and psychological strain in different cultural contexts.
Work‐family conflict in East vs Western countries
Authors: Hassan Zaiton , Dollard Maureen F. , Winefield Anthony H. 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to advance the understanding of both directions of work‐family conflict (WFC), work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW) in an Eastern culture. Findings are compared with those of 14 other Western studies and the relationships among WIF, FIW and job, family, community and life satisfaction are explored.Design/methodology/approachThis study is conducted in Malaysia, a country with Islam as the official religion. Data are obtained from 506 employees in three public and three private sector organizations. Questionnaires are distributed via human resource managers.FindingsResults show that similar to Western studies, WIF scores are higher than FIW scores. Malaysians are significantly lower on WIF than Westerners. Nevertheless, Malaysians score significantly higher on FIW than all Western samples. Within the Malaysian sample, FIW also has a stronger negative relationship with all facets of satisfaction and WIF has a positive relationship with family satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsCross‐sectional data are presented which could result in common method bias.Practical implicationsOrganizations can assist in minimizing WIF and FIW by providing family‐friendly policies and parenting related programmes. The importance of family in an individual's life in Eastern cultures is different than in Western cultures. Therefore multi‐national companies operating in Eastern settings would be well‐advised to take cultural aspects such as collectivism into consideration.Originality/valueThe study provides insights into Eastern experiences of WIF and FIW compared with Western experiences. The study expands previous studies by measuring both directions of WFC and employing a heterogeneous sample (e.g. not just female, those married, those with children).
Influences on perceived career success: findings from US graduate business degree alumni
Authors: Cocchiara Faye K. , Kwesiga Eileen , Bell Myrtle P. , Baruch Yehuda 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of US MBA and specialist master's degree alumni to determine the influence that their degree program experiences had on subsequent perceptions of career success.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 318 alumni MBA and specialist master's degree recipients from a large university in the southwestern USA; more than half of them were male. The university provided independent demographic data used to match respondents' surveys.FindingsEvidence was found that men and women graduates perceived their post‐graduate degree success differently, with women graduates reporting less salary gain but higher hierarchical levels and job satisfaction compared to men. Social capital and perceived discrimination indirectly affected the reported career success of graduates on hierarchical level salary gain.Research limitations/implicationsUse of self‐report data, for all model variables, puts the findings at risk for common‐method bias. Additionally, while discrimination measure had acceptable reliability for this sample, it has not been widely validated.Practical implicationsThe findings that women viewed their graduate program as less effective for advancing their careers than men despite earning higher grades suggests that business schools emphasize improving graduate student experiences as well as managerial competencies. Organizations' leaders should make their diversity management practices readily apparent as women and minority MBA graduates are likely to view such practices as important during their job search.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the knowledge of factors that influence career success.
Leadership attributes valence in self‐concept and occupational self‐efficacy
Authors: Schyns Birgit , Sczesny Sabine 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between leadership‐relevant attributes and occupational self‐efficacy in management students. It is assumed that leadership‐relevant attributes are related to high self‐efficacy beliefs.Design/methodology/approachIn the present study management students from three different countries, namely Germany, Australia, and India, described to what degree they possess task‐ and person‐oriented leadership attributes and indicate their occupational self‐efficacy for their future profession. Data were analysed using regression analyses.FindingsAs expected, leadership‐relevant attributes were related to occupational self‐efficacy. Some support was found for the assumption that ratings of the importance of relevant attributes moderates the relationship between reported leadership‐relevant attributes and occupational self‐efficacy but only for task‐oriented attributes.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample size was small so that comparisons between subgroups were not possible. All data were self‐reported.Practical implicationsThe results are relevant for career counselling. Looking at self‐description of individuals in terms of attributes relevant to their future job rather than working directly on their occupational self‐efficacy could be emphasised.Originality/valueThe study provides initial hints at the relationship between self‐description and occupational self‐efficacy in connection with future managers.
Learning to lead – self managed learning and how academics resist understanding the process
Authors: Cunningham Ian 
Published: February 2010

PurposeReviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsHere are some learning benefits that senior leaders indicated that they had gained from a Self Managed Learning program: greater wisdom; more courage to act on what was really needed; more focus on values and a greater concern for moral purpose in their work; communicating better around real visions for the organization.Practical implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Social implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.
3D internet and enterprise: emergence of virtual worlds and serious games in the workplace
Authors: Levin Mervyn 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the transformative impact that 3D technologies rooted in entertainment, e.g. games and virtual worlds, are beginning to have on the business environment for the development of enterprise applications.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing draws on wide, firsthand experience of the policy, research and commercial implications of new digital technologies.FindingsThe paper finds that these technologies and the resulting applications have significant potential to increase learning and development, realize productivity gains and boost Return on Investment (ROI) across a wide range of enterprise functions.Practical implicationsThe paper provides strategic insights, including case study references on how the widespread adoption of 3D internet technologies by consumers is poised to shape the workplace. Some of the technical, cultural and regulatory challenges are also addressed.Originality/valueThe paper encourages decision makers in organizations to consider how these new technologies can be applied to deliver value. This includes stimulating innovation, personal development, effective meetings, new channels for customer engagement and recruitment.
Risk‐return optimization with different risk‐aggregation strategies
Authors: Uryasev Stan , Theiler Ursula A. , Serraino Gaia 
Published: February 2010

PurposeNew methods of integrated risk modeling play an important role in determining the efficiency of bank portfolio management. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a systematic approach for risk strategies formulation based on risk‐return optimized portfolios, which applies different methodologies of risk measurement in the context of actual regulatory requirements.Design/methodology/approachOptimization problems to illustrate different levels of integrated bank portfolio management has been set up. It constrains economic capital allocation using different risk aggregation methodologies. Novel methods of financial engineering to relate actual bank capital regulations to recently developed methods of risk measurement value‐at‐risk (VaR) and conditional value‐at‐risk (CVaR) deviation are applied. Optimization problems with the portfolio safeguard package by American Optimal Decision (web site: www.AOrDA.com) are run.FindingsThis paper finds evidence that risk aggregation in Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) should be based on risk‐adjusted aggregation approaches, resulting in an efficient use of economic capital. By using different values of confidence level α in VaR and CVaR, deviation, it is possible to obtain optimal portfolios with similar properties. Before deciding to insert constraints on VaR or CVaR, one should analyze properties of the dataset on which computation are based, with particular focus on the model for the tails of the distribution, as none of them is “better” than the other.Research limitations/implicationsThis study should further be extended by an inclusion of simulation‐based scenarios and copula approaches for integrated risk measurements.Originality/valueThe suggested optimization models support a systematic generation of risk‐return efficient target portfolios under the ICAAP. However, issues of practical implementation in risk aggregation and capital allocation still remain unsolved and require heuristic implementations.
The determinants of terrorist shocks' cross‐market transmission
Authors: Drakos Konstantinos 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of the cross‐market transmission mechanism for terrorist shocks, focusing on two major terrorist events and 68 national stock markets.Design/methodology/approachThe paper generates daily abnormal returns from a three‐factor world asset‐pricing model. Abnormal returns are then regressed on proxies of three transmission mechanisms; a world integration channel, a bilateral integration channel, and a liquidity channel.FindingsThe findings indicate that terrorism shocks are diffused cross‐nationally in a non‐uniform manner. This paper finds empirical support for all three channels when considered separately. The bilateral integration channel contains the highest explanatory power since it is found that a third country's trade linkages with the “ground‐zero” country explain about 24 percent of the stock market reaction. A country's share in the world trade, a proxy for the world integration channel, is able to explain about 12 percent of abnormal‐return variation, while the liquidity channel exhibits the lowest predictive power, with the value of stock trading explaining about 6 percent. A hybrid model, where proxies for all channels are included, shows that only the bilateral trade linkages with the “ground‐zero” country are significant determinants of the stock market reaction.Practical implicationsProvides evidence useful for portfolio management and authorities' assessment of terrorist shocks' impact on capital markets.Originality/valueIt is the first study that investigates the determinants of cross‐market transmission of terrorist shocks.
On a class of renewal queueing and risk processes
Authors: Thampi K.K. , Jacob M.J. 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how queueing theory has been applied to derive results for a Sparre Andersen risk process for which the claim inter‐arrival distribution is hyper Erlang.Design/methodology/approachThe paper exploits the duality results between the queueing theory and risk processes to derive explicit expressions for the ultimate ruin probability and moments of time to ruin in this renewal risk model.FindingsThis paper derives explicit expressions for the Laplace transforms of the idle/waiting time distribution inGI/HEr(ki,λi)/1 and its dual HEr(ki,λi)/G/1. As a consequence, an expression for the ultimate ruin probability is obtained in this model. The relationship between the time of ruin and busy period inM/G/1 queuing system is used to derive the expected time of ruin.Originality/valueThe study of renewal risk process is mostly concentrated on Erlang distributed inter‐claim times. But the Erlang distributions are not dense in the space of all probability distributions and therefore, the paper cannot approximate an arbitrary distribution function by an Erlang one. To overcome this difficulty, the paper uses the hyper Erlang distributions, which can be used to approximate the distribution of any non‐negative random variable.
Determinants for materialism among adolescents in Singapore
Authors: La Ferle Carrie , Chan Kara 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of marketing communication factors (specifically advertising viewing and responses to marketing promotions) as well as social influence factors (specifically influences from peers and media celebrities) on adolescents' endorsement of materialistic values in Singapore. As the Asian culture is said to be collective when compared with the Western culture, it is expected that social relations, both personal and celebrity‐mediated, play an important role in the establishment of consumption values.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 190 high school students’ aged 13 to 18 was conducted using a structured questionnaire. Constructs were measured using established scales.FindingsThe paper finds imitation of media celebrities and perceived peer influence were positive predictors of materialistic consumption values while marketing communication factors were not significant predictors.Research limitations/implicationsThe data in the paper came from a convenience sample of one high school and may not be representative of adolescents in Singapore.Practical implicationsThe paper found that in fact advertising regulation may not impact adolescent levels of materialism to the degree previously assumed. Visual literacy courses may be a better strategy of reducing the level of materialism through discouraging the desire to imitate media celebrities. In turn, this training and heightened awareness could potentially help to diminish some of the negative peer influences in relation to materialism. Media educators should help young consumers to reflect on how their purchase decisions can be influenced by their social relations, including both personal interaction and celebrity‐media communications, while simultaneously providing them with the tools to critically assess the images they view.Originality/valueThe paper offers insights about the complex patterns of how consumption values develop in an Asian society. It is also a pioneer work on the study of the influence of media celebrities on materialistic value orientations.
How to implement a knowledge management program in hospital‐in‐the‐home units
Authors: Cegarra‐Navarro Juan‐Gabriel , Cepeda‐Carrión Gabriel 
Published: February 2010

PurposeThe Spanish health care system has undergone important changes, particularly in the development of new homecare services. In practice, however, results have been mixed. Some homecare services have been successful, but implementation failures are common and the intended patients are frequently reluctant to use home care services. A possible explanation for efficiency and effectiveness gaps of services provided by hospital‐in‐the‐home units may relate to the advantages and disadvantages of the knowledge processes that these units highlight as a result of their different structural properties. The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework for hospital‐in‐the‐home units developed to guide learning within the context of homecare services.Design/methodology/approachUsing data collected from the hospital‐in‐the‐home unit at a Spanish regional hospital, this work examines how the existence of some practices is linked to knowledge transfer and how this component is linked to patient service.FindingsThis paper reports a knowledge management program that is customised and based on four frameworks – i.e. technical infrastructure; people to facilitate and drive the process; a system that supports and rewards sharing; and the team leader.Research limitations/implicationsConducting this type of single case study (an interview‐based case study approach) is to be understood foremost as a prelude to further quantitative studies including common measures for patients, clinicians, staff, managers and board members.Originality/valueIn an applied sense, the model provides homecare practitioners with identifiable factors that enable the four frameworks and address the relevant issues by changing strategies at both the individual and organisational levels. Without a knowledge management program, practitioners may lose the ability to see the market signals stemming from healthcare members, and they may decide to go solely by their own ways of doing and interpreting things.