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Comparing sentiment expression in movie reviews from four online genres
Authors: Na Jin‐Cheon , Thura Thet Tun , Khoo Christopher S.G. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the characteristics and differences in sentiment expression in movie review documents from four online opinion genres – blog postings, discussion board threads, user reviews, and critic reviews.Design/methodology/approachA collection of movie review documents was harvested from the four types of web sources, and a sample of 520 movie reviews were analysed to compare the content and textual characteristics across the four genres. The analysis focused on document and sentence length, part‐of‐speech distribution, vocabulary, aspects of movies discussed, star ratings used and multimedia content in the reviews. The study also identified frequently occurring positive and negative terms in the different genres, as well as the pattern of responses in discussion threads.FindingsCritic reviews and blog postings are longer than user reviews and discussion threads, and contain longer sentences. Critic reviews and blogs contain more nouns and prepositions, whereas discussion board and user reviews have more verbs and adverbs. Critic reviews have the largest vocabulary and also the highest proportion of unique terms not found in the other genres. The most informative sentiment words in each genre are provided in the paper. With regard to content, critic reviews are more comprehensive in coverage, and discuss the movie director much more often than the other genres. User reviews discuss the scene aspects (including action and visual effects) more often than the other genres, while blogs tend to talk about the cast, and discuss the music and sound slightly more often.Research limitations/implicationsThe study only analysed movie review documents. Similar content and text analysis studies can be carried out in other domains, such as commercial product reviews, celebrity reviews, company reviews and political opinions to compare the results.Originality/valueThe main contribution of the study is the sentiment content analysis results across genres, which show the similarities and differences in content and textual characteristics in the four online opinion genres. The insights will be useful in designing automatic sentiment summarisation methods for multiple online genres.
Good corporate citizenship in the Australian construction industry
Authors: Petrovic‐Lazarevic Sonja 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the relevance of the application of an environmental management system in creating the image of a good corporate citizen in the Australian construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThe author applied a research method based on data collected from annual reports, corporations' websites and publicly available statistics; and interviews conducted with stakeholders of the leading Australian construction industry corporations.FindingsThe environmental management system has a part in creating the image of a good corporate citizen. Majority of the companies pursues the corporate governance structure that is concerned about healthy environment. None of the companies includes both suppliers and community representatives in the board of directors. There is a different interpretation as to what healthy working environment comprises, and how to sustain a healthy environment of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The implementation of the occupational, health and safety regulations varies from state of state in Australia.Practical implicationsAll companies should pursue the governance structure that ensures the social values of the organization are aligned with those of the community; overall unique stakeholders' understanding of a healthy working environment should support sustainability; equal implementation of occupational, health and safety regulations for each state in Australia could contribute overcoming for much‐needed occupational, health and safety improvement.Originality/valueThe originality of the paper is in applying the framework for examining the environmental management system pertinence to the image of defined good corporate citizen. The paper is useful to construction industry practitioners, academics, and government.
Board characteristics of medium and large Chinese companies
Authors: Liu Hongxia , Fong Michelle W.L. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to contribute to research studies on boards of directors in the Chinese transition economy that are by far, few and limited.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses basic data compilation method to investigate the board characteristics of large and medium Chinese companies listed on the Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchange between 2004 and 2006. Sample data on these companies were obtained from the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) database that contains information on at least 1,350 listed companies in a particular year. Companies with missing data or incomplete information on board attributes are not included in the sample in this paper. Studies of relationships between board characteristics and firm performance in the Chinese context are compared to those studies in the West for determining whether there is a conclusive empirical outcome.FindingsThis investigation found some significant differences in board characteristics between the Chinese and Western contexts, such as non‐compliance with legal requirement, equity‐based compensation structure for board members, and lag in the establishment of Chinese board committees as compared to their counterparts in developed Western countries. In addition, the literature review reveals that studies of relationships between board characteristics and firm performance from the small community of scholars investigating the Chinese context produce inconclusive results similar to those studies of the West.Practical implicationsThe empirical findings and literature review suggest that the prototype of an effective board may vary from one industry to another, or even from one company to another, and perhaps across time for the same company.Originality/valueThis contingency approach to board impact on firm performance may be relevant to companies operating in the Chinese transition economy, where factors are evolving continuously at the micro, macro, and international levels.
Corporate governance and institutional ownership: evidence from Jordan
Authors: Al‐Najjar Basil 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to be one of the first papers to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and corporate governance, namely the factors that determine institutional investors' investment decisions in emerging markets using Jordanian data.Design/methodology/approachA panel data analysis is applied to the dataset that includes non‐financial Jordanian firms.FindingsThe results show that the Jordanian institutional investors consider firms' capital structure, profitability, business risk, asset structure, asset liquidity, growth rates, and firm size when they take their investment decisions. In addition, institutional investors in Jordan prefer to invest in services firms rather than manufacturing firms. Furthermore, the study cannot find any significant relationship between firms' dividend policy and institutional investors.Practical implicationsThe practical implication of the study is that institutional investors should take under consideration the investigated variables in this study when they take their investment decisions.Originality/valueThis study highlights the importance of the institutional investors as the main owners of Jordanian firms, to the legislative authorities to enhance the corporate governance decisions in Jordan.
Corporate social responsibility: a strategy for sustainable business success. An analysis of 20 selected British companies
Authors: Samy Martin , Odemilin Godwin , Bampton Roberta 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper attempts to prove that strategically investing in corporate social responsibility (CSR) will maximize profits while satisfying the demands from multiple stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopts a quantitative analysis and exploratory approach. It studies the CSR practices of 20 selected UK companies. The analysis of CSR policies is based on the global reporting initiative (GRI) guidelines. The analysis took a further step in examining the trends of earnings per share (EPS) of the selected companies.FindingsThe findings revealed that out of the 20 selected companies, only four achieved all six guidelines as per the GRI. In regression analysis of the variables CSR and EPS, a very weak (causal) but positive relationship was evident (R2=0.147).Research limitations/implicationsThe study was applied to 20 selected companies in the UK. Future research should be extended to a larger sample in order to analyze the strength of the relationship between EPS and CSR. The study applied variables of CSR based on GRI. Other measures may reveal different insights.Practical implicationsIn the strategic sense, CSR investments are not just another business cost but are essential for a firm's continued survival in the ever increasingly competitive business world of today. This understanding is crucial as there is an escalation of concern by both society and corporations in the modern world. More so, it is increasingly and widely accepted that attempting to isolate business from society is unrealistic and that dichotomising economic and social objectives as distinct and competing is false.Originality/valueThe paper applies the variable EPS and seeks to establish a relationship with the CSR as measured according to the GRI.
Engaging employees through whole leadership
Authors: Hayward Simon 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the “whole leadership” approach to engaging the heads, hearts and guts of employees.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on research and case study material to demonstrate the importance of engaging employees to achieve organizational goals.Practical implicationsThe paper provides useful guidelines for a whole leadership approach and suggestions for how HR professionals can implement learning opportunities to introduce whole leadership skills and behaviors in their organizations.Originality/valueThe paper demonstrates the value of a whole leadership approach in engaging, motivating and inspiring employees, particularly during periods of economic uncertainty, increasing globalization and complexity in organizational life.
Building a culture of high employee engagement
Authors: Tomlinson Gary 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the key drivers for employee engagement within an organization. It seeks to answer the question: what are the keys to improving the level of employee engagement?Design/methodology/approachA case study illustrates a strategy for employee engagement that was based on research on the key drivers of engagement.FindingsThe paper presents practical case study material from Kia Motors – the South Korean automotive manufacturer. It shows how Human Resources (HR) worked to develop a strategy to address very poor levels of employee engagement. A clear set of engagement measures was developed to assess the impact of the engagement strategy.Originality/valueThis paper ascertains some of the key drivers of employee engagement as illustrated by the case study. It demonstrates a number of practical tools HR professionals can utilize to build employee engagement within their organizations.
A study of Turnitin as an educational tool in student dissertations
Authors: Biggam John , McCann Margaret 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis paper explores the use of Turnitin as a learning tool (particularly in relation to citing sources and paraphrasing) and as a vehicle for reducing incidences of plagiarism.Design/methodology/approachThe research was implemented using a case study of 49 final‐year “honours” undergraduate students undertaking their year‐long core dissertation module. Over the course of the academic year student submissions to Turnitin were analysed in terms of improvements to their Turnitin scores and academic writing.FindingsThe majority of students submitted the first three chapters of their dissertation to Turnitin (Introduction, Literature Review and Methodology); less than half the students submitted their Findings and Conclusion to Turnitin. Over the course of the academic year, students submitted their dissertation work on average five times. Student Turnitin “similarity scores” were reduced but student use of Turnitin did not significantly enhance the quality of their writing.Research limitations/implicationsIt is clear that mechanisms need to be explored to convince students of the potential educational benefits of Turnitin and to encourage staff to engage more in the process.Practical implicationsTheoretically, using Turnitin for the dual purpose of preventing plagiarism and enhancing student academic writing skills has an obvious appeal; however, this study illustrates that one cannot take for granted both student and staff buy‐in.Originality/valueThis paper is of value to academic staff who wish to explore the benefits, and pitfalls, of using Turnitin as an educational tool.
A flexible locality‐aware peer‐to‐peer streaming system
Authors: Chan Yu‐Wei , Lai Chih‐Han , Chung Yeh‐Ching 
Published: April 2010

PurposePeer‐to‐peer (P2P) streaming quickly emerges as an important application over the internet. A lot of systems have been implemented to support peer‐to‐peer media streaming. However, some problems still exist. These problems include non‐guaranteed communication efficiency, limited upload capacity and dynamics of suppliers which are all related to the overlay topology design. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel overlay construction framework for peer‐to‐peer streaming.Design/methodology/approachTo exploit the bandwidth resource of neighboring peers with low communication delay, application of the grouping method was proposed to construct a flexible two‐layered locality‐aware overlay network. In the proposed overlay, peers are clustered into locality groups according to the communication delays of peers. These locality groups are interconnected with each other to form the top layer of the overlay. In each locality group, peers form an overlay mesh for transmitting stream to other peers of the same group. These overlay meshes form the bottom layer of the overlay.FindingsThrough simulations, the performance was compared in terms of communication efficiency, source‐to‐end delivery efficiency and reliability of the delivery paths of the proposed solution currently. Simulation results show that the proposed method can achieve the construction of a scalable, efficient and stable peer‐to‐peer streaming environment.Originality/valueThe new contributions in this paper are a novel framework which includes the adaptability, maintenance and optimization schemes to adjust the size of overlay dynamically according to the dynamics of peers; and considering the importance of locality of peers in the system.
An efficient method to measure the semantic similarity of ontologies
Authors: Wang James Z. , Ali Farha , Srimani Pradip K. 
Published: April 2010

PurposeWith the recent availability of large number of bioinformatics data sources, query from such databases and rigorous annotation of experimental results often use semantic frameworks in the form of an ontology. With the growing access to heterogeneous and independent data repositories, determining the semantic similarity or difference of two ontologies is critical in information retrieval, information integration and semantic web services. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new sense refinement algorithm to construct a refined sense set (RSS) for an ontology so that the senses (synonym words) in this refined sense set represent the semantic meanings of the terms used by this ontology.Design/methodology/approachA new concept of a semantic set is introduced that combines the refined sense set of ontology with the relationship edges connecting the terms in this ontology to represent the semantics of this ontology. With the semantic sets, measuring the semantic similarity or difference of two ontologies is simplified as comparing the commonality or difference of two sets.FindingsThe experimental studies show that the proposed method of measuring the semantic similarity or difference of two ontologies is efficient and accurate; comparisons with existing methods show the efficacy of using the new method.Originality/valueThe concepts introduced in this paper will improve automation of bioinformatics databases to serve queries based on heterogeneous ontologies.
Policies for enhancing sustainability and competitiveness in tourism in Colombia
Authors: Inés Sánchez Clara , Jaramillo‐Hurtado Maria Eugenia 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present an overview of tourism policy in Colombia and explain the measures being adopted to enhance the competitiveness and the economic contribution of the tourism sector.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents an historical perspective on tourism in Colombia from 1998 to 2008 and explains the policy initiatives that have been designed to advance the development of tourism and expand the impact of sustainable ecotourism as a strategy for promoting conservation and protection of the Amazon rainforest in Colombia.FindingsThe paper discusses the success of Colombia where tourism grew (and is projected to grow) at a rate faster than that predicted for global tourism. The partnerships forged at the national level have also been important to implement policy decisions aimed at the development of sustainable tourism.Practical implicationsMember Countries of the Treaty of Amazon Cooperation that have not yet defined or elaborated a mid‐ to long‐term national tourism development strategy would find the Colombia model a useful point of reference.Originality/valueThis paper holds special value for those working in the areas of tourism policy development and tourism planning in Amazon Member Countries.
Sustainable tourism as a tool for conservation and protection of the Amazon rainforest in Guyana?
Authors: Butts Treina , Sukhdeo‐Singh Tameca 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of sustainable tourism as a vehicle for the protection and conservation of the Amazon rainforest in Guyana through an overview of the current status of the industry and initiatives that are employed.Design/methodology/approachThe paper examines the development of community‐based tourism, protected areas, birding tourism, utilisation of protected areas for research and development through initiatives by the government, non governmental organisations and private individuals.FindingsThe paper concludes that sustainable tourism can be used as a vehicle for protecting the Amazon rainforest in Guyana as long as mechanisms are in place to ensure that it is developed in a manner that does not destroy the forest and the biodiversity but ensures the well being of the communities that it supports.Practical implicationsThe paper will benefit tourism officials as well as persons within the field of conservation and environmental management. It will provide them with a framework of the current policies and initiatives and the future plans for the rainforest and its stakeholders.Originality/valueGuyana has embarked on the promotion of the low carbon development strategy which has its genesis in sustainable development and protection of the rainforest. Thus, the paper will prove to be a very valuable resource for scholars, researchers, tourism and environmental practitioners.
A sustainable tourism approach to the protection of the Amazon rainforest
Authors: Yánez Elva , Sevilla Eduardo 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present an institutional model of decentralized administration as a response to the challenge of the management of the development of sustainable tourism in the Amazon region of Peru.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides an overview of the geography of Peru delineating the Amazon region and highlighting its importance as the most bio‐diverse region in the world. The paper then outlines the protected area approach to the matter of bio‐diversity protection, as employed by the government of Peru and then discusses the centrality of sustainable tourism to this effort. Finally, the paper offers a unique institutional model of the management entities as the administrative innovation of Peru for the management of sustainable tourism in the Amazon region.FindingsThe management entity model is presented as an administrative experiment in response to the particular political management structures obtaining in Peru. The management entity seeks to harmonize efforts and inputs of actors from a plurality of sectors across the spectrum of political administration.Practical implicationsAlthough focusing particularly on a made‐for‐Peru institutional model, this research has relevance to all tourism administrators in the Amazon region, as it stresses the principle of inclusivity in the management and direction of regional tourism programmes.Originality/valueBoth from the standpoint of tourism scholarship and from the perspective of tourism administration and management this paper is of immense value and interest across the entire tourism management spectrum in the Amazon.
Introduction: innovation in Chinese firms
Authors: Assimakopoulos Dimitris 
Published: April 2010

PurposeThis introduction aims to set the scene for this special issue on innovation in Chinese firms.Design/methodology/approachThere is no research design and methodology for data collection and analysis as such.FindingsThis introduction sets the special issue in the context of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) track with the same theme. It also provides an outline for the special issue highlighting the main topics in terms of technology and innovation management in large and small firms in China; as well as lessons drawn from academic institutions involved in provision of management education both at research and taught – MBA‐level degree programs.Research limitations/implicationsThis special issue is limited in the number of contributions that they are submitted to the EURAM Conference and track on “innovation in Chinese firms” in 2008 and 2009. The research implications for firm strategy and government policy draw on limited empirical evidence mainly from case studies and interviews with selected experts.Originality/valueThe originality of this special issue is that it brings together empirical findings from a broad range of large state owned companies, small and medium enterprises, and Chinese and foreign universities and business schools interested in management education in China.