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Demand‐oriented innovation strategy in the European energy production sector
Authors: Cleff Thomas , Grimpe Christoph , Rammer Christian 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThis paper aims to use a lead market approach for each of 25 European Union member states (EU‐25) to assess the likelihood that locally preferred innovation designs in the Energy Production Sector will become successful in other countries. Based on the lead market analysis, it aims to outline implications for innovation management.Design/methodology/approachThe paper identifies and operationalises indicators to measure and compare the lead market properties of the energy production sector at international level. The indicators used are taken from the Community Innovation Surveys, the Eurostat/OECD PPP and Expenditure Database, the UNCTAD FDI‐Database, the EU Business Demography Statistics, and the Eurostat Foreign Trade Database (Comext).FindingsFrench energy production companies proved the most effective at orienting their product innovations towards the needs of customers in international markets. The companies in other countries within the EU trade on home markets that exhibit barriers to innovation in at least two of the lead market factors. Therefore, the lead market, France, should be the focal point for the development of global innovation designs. By focusing on innovation designs which respond to the preferences within the French lead market, the innovation management of a company can leverage the success experienced in the lead market for the product's global market launch.Research limitations/implicationsIndicator values were not always available for lead market properties of the energy production sector in every member state. This was particularly true when it came to measuring market structure advantage and transfer advantage.Practical implicationsMarket research on the lead market takes centre stage when product innovations are in the development phase. Companies in countries that do not have sufficient above‐average lead market attributes must target product innovations to fit the preferences of users in the lead market – in this case, the French clients of the energy production sector. The observation of the lead market can take on varying degrees of intensity. These range from simply making use of listening posts in the lead market to testing and/or launching new products there.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to apply the lead market approach to systematically investigate demand‐specific innovation drivers in the energy production sector. Its consideration of the demand side of innovation is of the utmost interest for the more recent strains of innovation research as well as for innovation management in the energy production sector itself.
Energy budgeting and control: a new approach for an industrial plant
Authors: Cesarotti Vittorio , Di Silvio Bruna , Introna Vito 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a method for planning and controlling energy budgets for an industrial plant. The developed method aims to obtain a very high confidence of predicted electrical energy cost to include into the estimation of budget and a continuous control of energy consumption and cost.Design/methodology/approachThe authors propose a methodology that refines effectiveness and efficiency of budget estimation. The method relies on a three‐stage analysis: energy consumption characterization and forecasting, energy budget formulation and energy budget control. In particular, this paper deals deeply with the second and the third stages, i.e. energy budgeting and control. The methodology has been developed on the basis of a continuous improvement philosophy and project management techniques. A discussed case study shows the potential of the methodology in order to discover energy consumption inefficiencies.FindingsEnergy budgeting and control has been implemented within a set of first and second level metrics. The first level indicators allow identifying the effect of an increase of specific consumption beyond the predicted. The second level indicators allow identifying the effect of variations of price, volume, mix or loading bands from the predicted.Research limitations/implicationsIn the paper climatic variations are not considered, limiting the energy drivers to those related to production volumes.Practical implicationsThe method can be considered as a practical guide for energy budget planning and control of any industrial consumer.Originality/valueA new approach to energy budgeting and control is proposed, allowing the impact of different specific consumption or production plans (volume, mix, and load bands) to be calculated.
The impact of sanctions on buyer‐supplier relationship within the Libyan oil industry
Authors: Tantoush J.O. , Lettice F. , Chan H.K. 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore buyer‐supplier relationships in the Libyan oil industry during and following the sanction era. This paper, utilising four largely validated critical relationship parameters, seeks to flag important buyer‐supplier relationship insights.Design/methodology/approachDesk research is undertaken to explore the selected themes of trust, co‐operation, commitment and communication, which are critical to effective dyadic buyer‐supplier relationships. Subsequently, in‐depth interviews were conducted with five key personnel of five Libyan oil companies to examine the impact of sanctions on the selected themes in relation to their buyer‐supplier relationships.FindingsThe results highlight interesting differentials between the two explored areas in relation to the four selected themes: trust, co‐operation, commitment and communication. The results indicate that there is a significant gap in understanding the impact of sanctions on the buyer‐supplier relationship.Practical implicationsThis paper is of practical use to academics and practitioners who wish to understand the impact on and implications of sanctions on dyadic buyer‐supplier relationships in a developing country. It is also useful to government officials and the oil industry in gaining insights into the effects of sanctions on an economy with significant reliance on the oil industry.Originality/valueThere are extensive studies on the key themes of dyadic buyer‐supplier relationships. However, there is a gap in understanding the impact of sanctions on buyer‐supplier relationship behaviours. The findings in this paper therefore contribute to bridging this gap.
Renewable energy RD&D expenditure and CO2emissions in 15 European countries
Authors: Mourshed Monjur , Quddus Mohammed A. 
Published: June 2009

PurposeRenewable energy (RE) is an important component to the complex portfolio of technologies that have the potential to reduce CO2emissions and to enhance the security of energy supplies. Despite RE's potential to reduce CO2emissions, the expenditure on renewable energy research, development, and demonstration (RERD&D) as a percentage of total government energy research, development, and demonstration (ERD&D) investment remains low in developed countries. The declining ERD&D expenditure prompted this research to explore the relationship between CO2emissions per capita and RERD&D as opposed to ERD&D.Design/methodology/approachAn econometric analysis of annual CO2emissions per capita during the period 1990‐2004 for the 15 pre‐2004 European Union (EU15) countries was carried out. It was hypothesized that the impact of RERD&D expenditure on the reduction of CO2emissions would be higher than that of ERD&D expenditure, primarily due to several RE technologies being close to carbon neutral. Country‐level gross domestic product per capita and an index of the ratio between industry consumption and industrial production were introduced in the analysis as proxies to control for activities that generate CO2emissions. A number of panel data econometric models that are able to take into account both country‐ and time‐specific unobserved effects were explored.FindingsIt was found that random effect models were more appropriate to examine the study hypothesis. The results suggest that expenditure on RERD&D is statistically significant and negatively associated with CO2emissions per capita in all models, whereas expenditure on ERD&D is statistically insignificant (ceteris paribus).Originality/valueThe findings of this paper provide useful insight into the effectiveness of RERD&D investment in reducing CO2emissions and are of value in the development of policies for targeted research, development, and demonstration investment to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Measurement of EU27 oil vulnerability
Authors: Roupas Christos V. , Flamos Alexandros , Psarras John 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare the security of oil supply of the 27 European Union (EU27) member countries throughout the measurement of the vulnerability that their economies have exhibited to oil during the period from 1995 to 2007. Additionally, the EU27 future oil vulnerability is to be estimated for two indicative scenarios: a low oil price projection and a high price one. The two projections are going up to 2030.Design/methodology/approachSix indicators that quantify the core concepts that affect the security of supply of a country have been integrated in a synthetic index that measures the vulnerability of the case study countries for the time period under consideration. For the development of the synthetic index the principal component analysis (PCA) has been applied.FindingsThe results of this paper are illustrative of the existing vulnerabilities in the oil supply that may signal for a common EU policy addressing the energy availability risk issue.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the analysis is the usage of six indicators in order to capture the core essence of vulnerability and security of supply. The integration of additional indicators in the synthetic index may strive towards a more precise analysis.Originality/valueThe contribution of the paper lies in the usage of a statistical technique, PCA, for the development of a synthetic index that specifies the vulnerability in oil for EU27.
Determinants of export performance in French wine SMEs
Authors: Maurel Carole 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThis paper aims to determine which factors are the most important for French wine small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to focus on to improve their export performance. French wine companies, mostly SMEs are acting in a market where being internationally competitive is essential. This is becoming increasingly challenging because of the strong growth of New World wines in international markets. Moreover, they have to face the saturation of their domestic market compounded by a decline in per capita consumption domestically. Having a high export performance could help them be more competitive.Design/methodology/approachThe first step to reach this goal is reviewing the existing literature on export performance determinants in SMEs and more particularly in the wine industry. A theoretical model is built and used to structure an empirical analysis of the determinants of the export performance of French wine SMEs.FindingsExport performance determinants can be theoretically divided into internal, external and strategy‐related determinants. Empirical analysis indicates that in the French wine industry, business partnerships, innovation, a greater size and an effective export commitment are linked to higher levels of export performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis research reveals that financial determinants of export performance are missing in the literature. Besides, duplicating the study with another export performance determinant is necessary to confirm the validity of the results.Originality/valueThis article brings an overall theoretical approach to export performance determinants in SMEs. Moreover, it provides a basis for understanding and then improving the viability of French wine companies through export development.
Chinese choices: a survey of wine consumers in Beijing
Authors: Yu Ying , Sun Huihui , Goodman Steve , Chen Shangwu , Ma Huiqin 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the purchasing behaviours of two Beijing wine consumer groups and evaluate the influence of different factors on their decision making process to provide information to better understand the Chinese wine market and assist with market entry and penetration.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire with 27 single choice or scoring questions and a set of 13 best–worst (BW) scaling questions is designed. Typical consumers in supermarkets and university students are invited to answer the questionnaire which uses a mix of nominal and rating scale responses as well as a BW choice experiment.FindingsThe results show that the consumers intend to pay low prices for daily use wines, but high prices for wines for gift purposes. Domestic brands constituted the highest proportion of the purchases, followed by French wines. The consumers are sensitive on price and country of wine origin; awards, medals, and vintage were of low influences in wine purchasing decisions. Typical consumers like supermarkets and boutique wine shops, while university students prefer the internet for on‐line sales. In the BW experiment, tasting the wine previously, the origin of the wine and brand name listed are the most influential factors in purchasing decisions.Originality/valueThe overall picture of wine preference of Beijing consumers is reported for the first time. It provides an understanding of the factors in wine purchasing decision making and their relative importance. The result could better facilitate wine promotion and penetration in this promising and unique market.
Explaining low farm‐gate prices in the Catalan wine sector
Authors: Costa‐Font Montserrat , Serra Teresa , Gil Maria , Gras Anna 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe viticulture sector represents a conspicuous part of the Catalan agricultural and agro food sector. While wine production in Catalonia has been increasing markedly over the first half of the 2000s, prices that grape producers receive have steadily declined threatening their standard of living. This has raised social and political concerns and calls for a better understanding of its causes. This paper aims to comprehend the sources of such price crisis.Design/methodology/approachA Delphi survey is conducted during 2005 among a panel of 27 wine sector experts.FindingsThe results find that experts agree in considering wine surplus and imperfect price transmission as the main causes determining low farm‐gate prices in the Catalan wine sector.Originality/valueThe analysis aims at characterizing the food marketing chain for wine products in Catalonia by quantifying the trade flows occuring within this chain. This paper is the first attempt in Catalonia and Spain to quantify and characterize such flows.
Chandler as a biographer: content thematic analysis of Chandler's biography of Henry Varnum Poor
Authors: Bynum Leigh Ann , Clayton Russell W. , Hayek Mario , Moeller Miriam , Williams Wallace A. 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThis paper analyzes Chandler's biography of Henry Varnum Poor to assess Chandler's contribution to management history as a biographer.Design/methodology/approachUsing Winter's content thematic analysis, measure Poor's motivational needs for achievement, affiliation‐intimacy, and power, as they are depicted by Chandler throughout the stages of Poor's career as a business editor, analyst, and reformer.FindingsOur analysis shows that Chandler views Poor's motivation as stable throughout Poor's three professional roles. This paper found that Chandler views Poor as primarily driven by his need for power, followed by a significant need for achievement, and a minor need for affiliation throughout his working life.Originality/valueThis research is unique because it provides the first social‐scientific assessment of Chandler's contribution to management history as a biographer.
Commemorating Chandler through the lens of his revisionists
Authors: Novicevic Milorad M. , Buckley M. Ronald , Clayton Russell W. , Moeller Miriam , Williams Wallace A. 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to commemorate Alfred Chandler, a truly outstanding business historian, through the unique lens of his revisionists.Design/methodology/approachBy developing a classifying framework, Chandler's revisionists is analyzed based on the extent to which they critique Chandler's interpretation of the role of managers in large organizations.FindingsThe revisionist critiques of Chandler's works is traced and examine how they can contribute to the intent of commemorating Chandler and his works.Practical implicationsThe most relevant revisionists of Chandler's works are highlighted in a manner that might be valuable for the understanding of how Chandler's revisionists can be interpreted within both functional and critical paradigms.Originality/valueThe unique contributions of this study is its focus on providing a specific form of commemoration through the lens of Chandler's revisionists and thus putting “Chandler in a larger frame” of management history.
Changes in IT sourcing arrangements
Authors: Jayatilaka Bandula , Hirschheim Rudy 
Published: June 2009

PurposeCompanies are increasingly changing their IT sourcing arrangements. Such changes often involve significant costs. The purpose of this paper is to explore and explain IT sourcing as a dynamic organizational phenomenon and to gain a deeper understanding of the drivers and outcomes of IT sourcing changes at organizational level.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach with interpretive analysis of historical data. Data are collected from companies through interviews and review of public documents where available.FindingsThe underlying tendencies of change are either primarily associated with institutional processes, or with what we term “IT‐driven” considerations. The perceived success of IT outsourcing in companies is dependent on these underlying tendencies.Research limitations/implicationsThis is an exploratory study and the findings on the underlying tendencies in change will be helpful in further theory development and research on IT outsourcing changes.Practical implicationsKnowledge coming from such research could help companies make more effective decisions about IT sourcing changes and set realistic expectations.Originality/valueThe dynamic perspective taken in this paper is different from the perspectives taken in earlier research where the researchers took cross‐sectional views of IT outsourcing arrangements. This paper shows the importance of re‐examining the reasons for change using the more encompassing concept of orientation.
Beyond job losses
Authors: Ørberg Jensen Peter D. , Funk Kirkegaard Jacob , Søndergaard Laugesen Nicolai 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of offshoring and inshoring on the demand for different types of labor.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses a survey with 1,500 firms located in the Eastern part of Denmark to identify overall offshoring and inshoring trends. Estimates of the employment impact are founded on data from a sub‐sample of firms with offshoring and/or inshoring.FindingsThe paper shows that in the period 2002‐2005 more jobs were created as a result of inshoring of activities into Eastern Denmark from firms outside Denmark than were eliminated due to offshoring from firms in the Danish region. Overall, highly skilled workers reap the benefits of offshoring and inshoring, whereas the positions of low‐skilled workers are challenged.Originality/valueIn contrast to most academic research on offshoring, which predominantly focus on outward offshoring flows, the study analyzes both outward and inward offshoring (inshoring) and gives a more holistic and balanced view on the magnitude and employment impact.
Outsourcing in China: opportunities, challenges and lessons learned
Authors: Jones Wendell O. 
Published: June 2009

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the opportunities, challenges and lessons of information technology outsourcing (ITO) in China.Design/methodology/approachThe challenges, opportunities and trends in offshore ITO in China are examined based on two trips to software centers in China, interviews and conversations with Chinese executives and government officials, research programs of outsourcing researchers and information from advisors and practitioners.FindingsThe paper extracts lessons learned about practices, processes and cultural factors that contribute to outsourcing success in China; why China attract ITO customers; how cultural dimensions and differences in accepted business practices complicate outsourcing in China; what strengths and weaknesses to expect from Chinese IT workers and outsourcing companies; and how to evaluate, select and manage Chinese suppliers.Originality/valueThe paper presents principles and extracts lesson learned to address the issues and opportunities for outsourcing in China.
United Kingdom gilt securities and market liquidity: surveying the impact of structural reforms
Authors: Choudhry Moorad 
Published: June 2009

PurposeBetween 1996 and 1998, the Bank of England (BoE) undertook structural reforms of the UK gilt market designed to improve market liquidity and accessibility. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain, through the use of a market survey, whether the broad aims of the reforms were achieved.Design/methodology/approachThe research technique used in the paper is direct qualitative survey evidence of the market. It is considered that part of the impact of any structural reform is how the market responds to it. Hence, the actual views of the market are relevant, and this highlights the value of conducting a market survey.FindingsSurvey evidence suggests that the reforms were welcomed by market practitioners, and that perceived levels of liquidity had increased in the period following the reforms. From the survey results, it cannot be concluded unequivocally that the reforms led to higher liquidity. Nevertheless, the responses to the critical questions of liquidity and price spread provided evidence that an improvement in market conditions was perceived to have occurred.Practical implicationsThe survey results suggest that dealing and settlement efficiency in a government bond market is of value to investors. Therefore, BoE‐style reforms may be considered for implementation in other sovereign bond markets.Originality/valueThe paper is the first direct survey of the UK gilt market, and the first study into the impact of the BoE reforms on market liquidity. As such, it may be of value to sterling market investors as well as the central monetary authorities.