bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Factors affecting smoking tendency and smoking intensity
Authors: Ben David Nissim , Ben Zion Uri 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to measure the relative effect of relevant explanatory variable on smoking tendency and smoking intensity.Design/methodology/approachUsing survey data collected by the Israeli Bureau of Statistics in 2003‐2004, a probit procedure is estimated for analyzing factors that affect the probability of being a smoker. Using ordinary least square methods, the factors that affect smoking intensity are also estimated.FindingsThe findings show that the probability of being a smoker, as well as having greater intensity of smoking, is larger for males, non‐Jews, and those who are un‐married and younger. When estimating different equations for males and females, the results for males are in the same direction as the results for all sample observations, but for females it is found that being Jewish significantly increases smoking probability and females born in America or Europe smoke more intensively.Research limitations/implicationsOur findings enable the focusing of the relevant authorities' attention on the population that is at a higher risk of smoking.Practical implicationsConcurrent with the necessary legislation, a strategy has to be developed that can appropriately target the different educational, ethnic, age and gender groups, and effectively communicate the correct health message that will properly impact on long‐term behavior.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to existing knowledge in two main aspects: the first is in measuring the relative effect of each significant explanatory variable on smoking tendency and smoking intensity. The second is in using a unique data set that includes many agents' characteristics and examining the significance of the various characteristics on smoking tendency and smoking intensity.
Healthy behaviours in music and non‐music performance students
Authors: Ginsborg Jane , Kreutz Gunter , Thomas Mike , Williamon Aaron 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare the self‐reported health‐promoting behaviours of music and non‐music performance students in higher education. It also seeks to determine the extent to which perceived health and self‐reported symptoms are associated with lifestyle, emotional affect state, self‐regulation and self‐efficacy.Design/methodology/approachMusic performance students from two conservatoires (n=198) and students of nursing and biomedical science (health students) from two universities (n=65) aged 18‐26 years completed the health‐promoting lifestyle inventory; the positive and negative affect, the self‐efficacy and the self‐regulation scales, as well as reporting their present health and completing an inventory of musculo‐ and non‐musculoskeletal health problems.FindingsMusic performance students score lower than health students on health responsibility, physical activity and spiritual growth; also on self‐efficacy and self‐regulation. Music performance students rate their health, generally, worse than do health students, and report a wider variety of symptoms, which they rate as more severe than do health students. Perceived present health is most strongly correlated with reported healthy lifestyle. This in turn is associated with positive affect, self‐efficacy and self‐regulation.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a relatively small‐scale investigation of the health‐promoting behaviours and experiences of ill‐health reported by two groups of students following different programmes of study and with different career aspirations. Firm conclusions cannot therefore be drawn.Practical implicationsWhile nursing and biomedical science students may be atypical in that they are likely to gain a greater awareness of health issues from their studies, it could be argued that music performance students need to adopt healthy lifestyles in order to reach their full potential as musicians, and health promotion should be part of their training.Originality/valueThe interrelationships among lifestyle, physical health and psychological well‐being have been studied in a number of populations. The health‐promoting behaviours of music performance students in comparison with those of other students are of particular interest given the physical and emotional demands of expert music making.
Employee engagement is a two‐way street
Authors: Rama Devi V. 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the significance of creating a retention‐rich organizational culture and discuss the drivers of employee engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the personal view of the author, based on research findings and practical experience.FindingsThe paper advances the view that finding and retaining talent are critical elements of an organization's ability to improve profitability, manage costs, grow by acquisition, innovate, develop new products and services, and discover new markets. Corporate cultures characterized by teamwork, pleasant working conditions, considerate treatment of employees, growth opportunities, flexible‐working practices, and good leadership and management practices foster employee engagement.Practical implicationsThe paper argues that, in today's competitive environment, companies need to acknowledge the importance of the manager in retaining employees.Originality/valueThe paper illustrates why employee engagement is based on a two‐way relationship between employer and employee.
Making change work: closing the change gap
Authors: Buckingham Mark , Seng Jason 
Published: April 2009

PurposeTo discover the important, practical factors that Make Change Work.Design/methodology/approachGlobal survey conducted through online and face‐to‐face interviews. Statistical analysis using correlation and cross tabulation.FindingsStudy identified four areas correlated with project success – real insights, solid methods, better skills, right investment. We call this the Change Diamond. Combined effectively, they make change work better.Practical implicationsChange practitioners can more effectively deploy their resources to deliver maximum change impact through targeted intervention. Change practitioners can focus on the Change Diamond facets to enable better change.Originality/valueThe largest study of its kind in the field of Change Management in the last decade.
An integrative metatheory for organisational learning and sustainability in turbulent times
Authors: Edwards Mark G. 
Published: April 2009

PurposeTheories of organizational learning and sustainability must be able to respond to contemporary social issues and accommodate, in some way, the multiplicity of perspectives that are present in society on these topics. One way of developing multi‐perspectival capacities in the scientific understandings is through the building of metatheory. Nowhere is this task more urgently needed than in the study of organisational sustainability. To be sustainable, organisations must not only meet economic, environmental, social and governance requirements but also learn to embody them in their practices and values even during times of turbulence and extraordinary upheaval. The purpose of this paper is to propose a metatheoretical approach to organizational sustainability that can accommodate this plurality.Design/methodology/approachThree important metatheoretical lenses – the developmental, internal‐external and learning lenses – are presented which have particular relevance to turbulent organizational environments and the transformational imperatives that arise from them. These lenses are then used individually and in combination to discuss several paradoxes related to learning and sustainability issues.FindingsThe growth, learning and sustainability paradoxes present a number of challenges to organisational learning capacities that can be usefully discussed within a metatheoretical context. The set of metatheoretical lenses identified here provide some new avenues for achieving authentic sustainability.Practical implicationsThere are two important implications of metatheoretical discussion. The first is the opening up of new directions for middle‐range theory. The second is the capacity of metatheory to critically examine extant theories and research paradigms. Several issues are raised in this paper concerning the evaluation of current theories of organisational learning and sustainability.Originality/valueThe metatheoretical approach to learning and sustainability proposed here resolves some fundamental paradoxes facing organisations and it opens up new ways of conceptualising the radical transformations required to meet the sustainability challenges that are being faced in the twenty‐first century.
Sustainable competence: a study of a bank
Authors: Hagström Tom , Backström Tomas , Göransson Susanna 
Published: April 2009

PurposeDecentralization and company cultures have emerged to master increasing external flexibility, as in a competitive bank in Sweden, raising issues of the sustainability in terms of competence and competence development. The purpose of this paper is to study how the staff members in a bank perceive a company culture and how this perception is related to background aspects (gender, age, etc.), and engagement in regular regulating activities decided by the company.Design/methodology/approachAn “abductive” approach inspired by action‐, adult developmental‐, complexity‐ and “holon” theory comprise a frame of reference applied on a multi‐methodological case study in progress, within which a survey distributed in the whole bank in Sweden has been analyzed in terms mainly of a multiple linear regression analysis.FindingsResults indicate strong integration in the company culture related to active engagements in regular and regulating activities. The regression analysis clearly indicates that the cultural integration is more influenced by those activities than by individual background variables. However, results also show more critical attitudes towards the culture. This may reflect both an individual developmental aspect and a generational aspect.Research limitations/implicationsResults are only one of many necessary contributions to a deeper multi‐methodological ongoing approach.Originality/valueThe approach combines different lines of reasoning and data providing both a broad an in‐depth elucidation of the issues studied.
Do product variants appeal to different segments of buyers within a category?
Authors: Trinh Giang , Dawes John , Lockshin Larry 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThis study responds to the call of Fader and Hardie for more research on buyer behaviour toward stock keeping units (SKU). This paper aims to examine whether different SKU‐based product variants appeal to buyers with different demographic characteristics.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines the product variants (such as size, formulation, type) of a range of brands in six consumer goods categories. The authors calculate and compare the market share of each variant within each demographic group. If a variant has a higher market share within a specific demographic group than the overall average, this indicates segmentation at the product variant level.FindingsThe findings show that there are many differences in the market shares of product variants among different demographic groups of buyers. The largest differences are found extensively within the age and employment status variables.Originality/valueFunctionally different product variants tend to draw different demographic‐based segments of buyers, which has not been previously shown.
Privacy and fair information practices in ubiquitous environments
Authors: Karyda Maria , Gritzalis Stefanos , Hyuk Park Jong , Kokolakis Spyros 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThis paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discourse about the nature of privacy and its role in ubiquitous environments and provide insights for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe paper analyses the privacy implications of particular characteristics of ubiquitous applications and discusses the fundamental principles and information practices used in digital environments for protecting individuals' private data.FindingsA significant trend towards shifting privacy protection responsibility from government to the individuals is identified. Also, specific directions for future research are provided with a focus on interdisciplinary research.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper identifies key research issues and provides directions for future research.Originality/valueThis study contributes by identifying major challenges that should be addressed, so that a set of “fair information principles” can be applied in the context of ubiquitous environments. It also discusses the limitations of these principles and provides recommendations for future research.
Qualitative analysis and the construction of causal models
Authors: Prince Melvin , Manolis Chris , Tratner Susan 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a methodology by which qualitative analyses serve as rich source materials for discovery of theoretically cogent interrelations between latent variables.Design/methodology/approachIn an illustrative case, qualitative data are collected from US franchisee managers from a single branded franchise of automotive repair outlets. Qualitative analysis of franchisee experiences and attitudes is critical for construction of a causal model used to predict conflict intensity between franchisee managers and franchisors.FindingsThe model is based on franchisees' normative expectations for resource allocation within the franchise; and their perceptions of franchisor normative violations, which are determinative of grievances, distrust, and hostility. This theoretical orientation serves to generate a system of interrelated empirically testable propositions.Research limitations/implicationsIn principle, the primary limitation of using qualitative analysis for the construction of causal models is the fruitfulness of the theoretical orientation shared by the qualitative analyst and the causal modeler.Practical implicationsThe methodological approach advanced in this paper advances qualitative research and causal modeling beyond the individual contributions. Qualitative analysis infuses variables and process imagery into causal modeling. In turn, causal modeling elaborates the qualitative analysis and makes explicit logical connections between variables.Originality/valueThis paper advances a methodology by which qualitative analysis and causal model construction may be usefully integrated. Theory‐based qualitative analysis may be formalized to map latent concepts and their interrelations. Further, operational measures of these concepts may be adduced from the analysis of textual data.
Are voters, consumers?
Authors: Peng Norman , Hackley Chris 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to deepen and add nuance to previous explorations of the voter‐consumer analogy in order to generate new insights into wider applications of the marketing concept.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual analysis is supplemented and enriched with insights from a non‐representative case of voter responses to political advertising.FindingsFindings suggest that limitations to the voter‐consumer analogy revolve around the differing contexts of marketing in each case and reflect differing audience responses at the micro‐level.Research limitations/implicationsThe empirical component of this study is not representative or generalizable. However, it is used not to verify generalizations but to add qualitative insights to the conceptual discussion. Findings suggest that research which applies the marketing concept to non‐commercial settings, especially political marketing but also possibly extending to social marketing, non‐profit and public sector marketing, should be cautious in assuming that consumers of non‐commercial marketing respond in the same way to marketing initiatives as consumers of commercial marketing.Practical implicationsThe research has implications for the application of the marketing concept in political and other non‐commercial contexts.Originality/valueThe application of the marketing concept in non‐commercial settings as well as commercial settings has become so common it is often taken for granted. Yet the behaviour, attitudes and responses of consumers in these different settings may diverge in important ways at the micro‐level. Explorations of the applicability of the marketing concept in different settings are relatively rare and this paper adds a previously unpublished empirical aspect to an original conceptual analysis which aligns secondary research from disparate sources in political science and cultural studies as well as marketing.
An exploratory study of Canadian international new venture firms' development in overseas markets
Authors: Spence Martine , Crick Dave 
Published: April 2009

PurposeIn the past decade, research on rapidly internationalizing firms, commonly referred to as “international new ventures” (INVs), has mainly focused on their inception phase and relatively little is known of what becomes of these firms after this period in respect of their international marketing strategies. The purpose of this paper is therefore to gain insights into how management teams within small INVs assess international opportunities and develop appropriate international marketing strategies.Design/methodology/approachThe approach employed involves interviews with key respondents in five small, independently owned firms that have a significant percentage of turnover overseas.FindingsThe paper identifies that specific types of knowledge are related to growth strategies as are perceptions of market potential and the management team's vision.Practical implicationsThe results of this study provide further understanding of patterns of internationalization and more specifically that foreign market knowledge can be acquired in various ways and allows firms to become more highly committed to some remote markets much earlier than previously anticipated. This understanding could help policy‐makers to provide more targeted and relevant support to INVs.Originality/valueBoth planned and unplanned activities are evident in the research suggesting international marketing growth is not as strategically planned as a good deal of earlier research suggests.
An application of TQM tools at a maintenance division of a large aerospace company
Authors: Vassilakis E. , Besseris G. 
Published: April 2009

PurposeDevoted to a description and evaluation of a selected maintenance process (assembly) at the aero‐engines maintenance unit of a large aerospace company by implementation of TQM tools, this paper attempts to identify the causes behind the defect observed and form the scientific platform for initiatives in a TQM‐governed enterprise and to broaden the principles of TQM for the selected process, prior to moving to a more structured plan that will include the entire unit.Design/methodology/approachProcess monitoring and evaluation are organised by an application of control charts in order to provide vital information regarding the level of control in the selected process. Quality control data are contrasted with component specifications by employing control charts to provide a metric for the level of the process capability index. As a result a Fishbone diagram is constructed to identify existing interrelations between the causes responsible for the defect observed.FindingsThe maintenance process selected was the assembly process of an aero‐engine module (exhaust nozzle unit) at the aero‐engines maintenance unit of a large aerospace company. Process evaluation by means of multivariate control charts and tolerance analysis exhibited poor results. It was observed that certain measurement stations were out of control, whilst low actual capability index values were exhibited in others..Research limitations/implicationsProcess monitoring and evaluation carried out for the purposes of the present study had the form of an off‐line tool. The paper shows that the aero‐engines maintenance unit had no infrastructure for an online process control and monitoring system. Consequently, performed analysis indicated that the implied assembly process was inadequately implemented. As a result, the maintained assembly units were out of stated specifications limits.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature on TQM in the aerospace maintenance business.
Mobile solutions for engineering asset and maintenance management
Authors: Emmanouilidis Christos , Liyanage Jayantha P. , Jantunen Erkki 
Published: April 2009

PurposeThis paper seeks to present an overview of current trends in employing wireless solutions to engineering asset and maintenance management.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews literature and technological advances in wireless technologies and their applications in engineering asset and maintenance management from the viewpoint of assessing their potential impact, use and penetration in industrial practice. Rather than attempting a literature survey, the paper highlights emerging opportunities, benefits and potential hurdles in the adoption of mobile application solutions for industrial assets.FindingsDespite the fact that the use of advanced application solutions in manufacturing, production or process facilities takes place at a different scale, the emerging trend has already shown that mobile technologies have a great potential to redefine and re‐engineer the conventional setting for industrial asset and maintenance management. They have already begun to form the basis for offering advanced and smart solutions to remotely manage complex, high‐risk, and capital‐intensive assets, regardless of the geographical location, building agile information and knowledge networks. The key characteristics of the emerging environment include: 24/7 connectivity for active data management, enhanced web‐based interactivity, ready access to knowledge and information, and growth of use of advanced communication networks.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper focuses on analysing current trends and concludes by highlighting promising research directions in employing wireless and mobile solutions for engineering and maintenance asset management.Practical implicationsManagerial and engineering personnel, as well as practitioners, can examine on a case‐by‐case basis the specific benefits that can be offered by the introduction of mobile technologies for engineering asset and maintenance management.Originality/valueThe recent penetration of mobile technologies in industrial practice highlights the need to assess the benefits of the technology in maintenance engineering. Much of the literature focuses on the contribution of ICT in maintenance, without analysing the impact of mobile technologies. The paper goes some way towards examining and analysing the current practice and prospects of implementing mobile application solutions in maintenance.