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Exploring relational asymmetry in supply chains: the retailer's perspective
Authors: Thomas Rodney W. , Esper Terry L. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of asymmetric supply chain relationships and investigate how firms manage these relationships.Design/methodology/approachUsing grounded theory methodology, qualitative data was accumulated from experienced supply chain managers. Depth interviews were utilized in order to gain a deeper understanding of asymmetric supply chain relationships.FindingsPrior research has conceptualized asymmetry as a lack of dyadic balance in a core relationship attribute and has focused on causal effects of asymmetry in relationships. However, this study finds asymmetry is a more complex issue and that there are three distinguishable types of relationship asymmetry.Research limitations/implicationsThe types of asymmetry that emerged in this exploratory research potentially have different impacts on supply chain relationships. Therefore, the strong negative connotation associated with existing asymmetry literature may well be because the type of asymmetry that primarily triggers negative relationship impacts were being investigated. However, this paper suggests that some types of asymmetry have positive relational outcomes.Practical implicationsThis exploratory paper provides managers with additional insight into a common type of supply chain relationship and suggests that asymmetric relationships should be segmented in order to more effectively manage transaction costs.Originality/valueThe notion that asymmetry is a simple, unidimensional construct is now called into question. According to the findings of this paper, asymmetry is a complex issue and managers employ different strategies to address the potential supply chain relationship performance implications with each type of asymmetry.
Reduced order thermal modeling of data centers via proper orthogonal decomposition: a review
Authors: Samadiani Emad , Joshi Yogendra 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the available reduced order modeling approaches in the literature for predicting the flow and specially temperature fields inside data centers in terms of the involved design parameters.Design/methodology/approachThis paper begins with a motivation for flow/thermal modeling needs for designing an energy‐efficient thermal management system in data centers. Recent studies on air velocity and temperature field simulations in data centers through computational fluid dynamics/heat transfer (CFD/HT) are reviewed. Meta‐modeling and reduced order modeling are tools to generate accurate and rapid surrogate models for a complex system. These tools, with a focus on low‐dimensional models of turbulent flows are reviewed. Reduced order modeling techniques based on turbulent coherent structures identification, in particular the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) are explained and reviewed in more details. Then, the available approaches for rapid thermal modeling of data centers are reviewed. Finally, recent studies on generating POD‐based reduced order thermal models of data centers are reviewed and representative results are presented and compared for a case study.FindingsIt is concluded that low‐dimensional models are needed in order to predict the multi‐parameter dependent thermal behavior of data centers accurately and rapidly for design and control purposes. POD‐based techniques have shown great approximation for multi‐parameter thermal modeling of data centers. It is believed that wavelet‐based techniques due to the their ability to separate between coherent and incoherent structures – something that POD cannot do – can be considered as new promising tools for reduced order thermal modeling of complex electronic systems such as data centersOriginality/valueThe paper reviews different numerical methods and provides the reader with some insight for reduced order thermal modeling of complex convective systems such as data centers.
Sustainable neighbourhood earthquake emergency planning in megacities
Authors: Izadkhah Yasamin O. , Hosseini Mahmood 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss the main prerequisites which are deemed for successful disaster mitigation activities in megacities by considering various aspects related to disaster risk reduction.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides a general background with regard to the social and cultural patterns for involving local people to participate in the activities related to awareness raising before, and saving their lives and properties after the earthquakes. It then defines what is required for preparing disaster scenarios.FindingsPrerequisites of comprehensive response plans, to be used in the aftermath of earthquakes in large cities, are discussed.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a lack of complete information, with regard to various social, and cultural aspects of disaster mitigation, in developing countries, such as Iran.Practical implicationsBy following the steps mentioned and discussed in the paper for disaster mitigation planning and applying the proposed measures, the neighbourhoods in megacities can define and manage the activities better – which is crucial for saving lives in the aftermath of large earthquakes.Originality/valueThe paper details the requirements that are necessary for successful disaster mitigation activities in large cities and the difficulties and challenges which can be faced in encountering them.
Disaster management strategy for potential slide zones of Kumarkhera in Narendra Nagar township of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Uniyal Aniruddha 
Published: July 2010

PurposeKumarkhera in Narendra Nagar township of Lesser Himalaya (Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in India) is showing signs of an impending disaster. The potential mass wastage zone may take toll of human lives in the near future and cause damage to residential and commercial area and infrastructure, namely road, telephone and electric lines and water supply lines. This paper aims to document the strategy for managing this potential disaster.Design/methodology/approachStudy of satellite images and field investigations were carried out in order to probe the possibility of potential landslides in the near future and to find out the risk enhancing anthropogenic activities. Furthermore, the elements at risk were also assessed in order to evolve a disaster management strategy.FindingsIt is suggested that a series of prevention and mitigation measures (both structural and non‐structural) with the involvement of the local community are required to avoid an impending disaster in the study area.Originality/valueThis paper highlights the need for reading the signs of landslides and identifying the elements at risk and also calls for timely initiatives, including structural and non‐structural mitigation measures, so that the impact of the disaster can be minimized.
Bioengineering techniques of slope stabilization and landslide mitigation
Authors: Singh Ashish Kumar 
Published: July 2010

PurposeMass movements, especially landslides, are a recurring natural phenomenon and are an integral part of any geological/geomorphological cycle of landform development through sequential development of slopes in any elevated region and especially in young fold mountain chains. The purpose of this paper is to develop and evolve cheap, affordable, environment friendly and ecologically sustainable techniques of landslide disaster management and prevention.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on extensive research and field observations of various landslide management projects over the past decade and includes an intensive review of literature from secondary sources.FindingsLandslide management aims to facilitate, and as far as possible accelerate the ongoing process of development on a sustainable basis, by preventing (reducing) the loss of lives and property by applying modern science and technology and taking appropriate measures and safety precautions at the right place at the right time. Landslide management, even in the most developed countries, has suffered from lack of adequate financial resources. Bioengineering offers an environment friendly and highly cost and time effective solution to the slope instability problems in mountainous and hilly areas.Practical implicationsThe paper aims to initiate and encourage research in the field of landslide management with the viewpoint that green technology is a clean and affordable technology (both financially and ecologically).Originality/valueThe paper shows that bioengineering is highly cost effective and has very high cost‐benefit ratio. Bioengineering techniques when used in combination with civil and social engineering measures reduce the overall cost of landslide mitigation considerably which is the key factor for developing nations. Bioengineering has a very high success rate and is much more sustainable, eco‐friendly and affordable than other available options.
A pilot whole‐school intervention to improve school ethos and reduce substance use
Authors: Bonell Chris , Sorhaindo Annik , Strange Vicki , Wiggins Meg , Allen Elizabeth , Fletcher Adam , Oakley Ann , Bond Lyndal , Flay Brian , Patton George , Rhodes Tim 
Published: July 2010

PurposeEvidence from the USA/Australia suggests whole‐school interventions designed to increase social inclusion/engagement can reduce substance use. Completeness of implementation varies but contextual determinants have not been fully explored. Informed by previous interventions, the paper aims to examine these topics in an English pilot of the Healthy School Ethos intervention.Design/methodology/approachThis intervention, like previous interventions, balanced standardization of inputs/process (external facilitator, manual, needs‐survey and staff‐training delivered over one year to enable schools to convene action‐teams) with local flexibility regarding actions to improve social inclusion. Evaluation was via a pilot trial comprising: baseline/follow‐up surveys with year‐7 students in two intervention/comparison schools; semi‐structured interviews with staff, students and facilitators; and observations.FindingsThe intervention was delivered as intended with components implemented as in the USA/Australian studies. The external facilitator enabled schools to convene an action‐team involving staff/students. Inputs were feasible and acceptable and enabled similar actions in both schools. Locally determined actions (e.g. peer‐mediators) were generally more feasible/acceptable than pre‐set actions (e.g. modified pastoral care). Implementation was facilitated where it built on aspects of schools' baseline ethos (e.g. a focus on engaging all students, formalized student participation in decisions) and where senior staff led actions. Student awareness of the intervention was high.Originality/valueKey factors affecting feasibility were: flexibility to allow local innovation, but structure to ensure consistency; intervention aims resonating with at least some aspects of school baseline ethos; and involvement of staff with the capacity to deliver. The intervention should be refined and its health/educational outcomes evaluated.
Professional assistance in implementing school health policies
Authors: Boot Nicole , van Assema Patricia , Hesdahl Bert , de Vries Nanne 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of a school health promotion (SHP) advisor in the implementation of the six steps of the Dutch “Schoolbeat” approach, aimed at establishing health promotion policies and activities in secondary schools.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 80 school board members, and 18 prevention coordinators of 18 schools in the Southern Limburg region in The Netherlands completed a written questionnaire on the implementation of the six steps of the Schoolbeat approach, and on their satisfaction with the practical assistance offered by the SHP advisor in implementing the steps, as well as the advisor's organizational competencies.FindingsOnly one school implemented the Schoolbeat approach completely, and as intended. Schools were generally satisfied with the practical assistance in the process of implementing the Schoolbeat steps and with the organizational competencies of the SHP advisor. Schools which had partly implemented the Schoolbeat steps were more satisfied with the SHP advisor's practical assistance than schools who had not done so at all.Practical implicationsThis study showed that the SHP advisor could make a positive contribution to health promotion in schools. Since this role demands new skills, the competencies of health promotion professionals must be further developed.Originality/valueStructural school health promotion programs and policies are becoming increasingly important in many countries, and not enough is known about the role of health promotion agencies in structuring school health promotion. This paper describes the positive impact of the SHP advisor.
It's not all about video‐conferencing
Authors: Stödberg Ulf , Johan Orre Carl 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThis paper seeks to present the issue of e‐learning development in a public university in Bolivia, together with challenges that could support the work of a sustainable development of practice and educational technologies.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the first phase of an interpretative case study. It comprises data sources found in observations, interviews, and documents, which the authors have analysed according to three genre themes associated with e‐learning – people, spaces, and technologies.FindingsThe paper identifies a set of challenges that is aimed at directing further development and research on sustainable e‐learning approaches in developing regions.Originality/valueThe paper offers a practitioner perspective on e‐learning development at a university in a developing country.
Commercialization of the Internet
Authors: Weis Allan H. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThis purpose of this paper it to examine the historical forces shaping the new paradigm and the possible directions in which the new commercial Internet might evolve.Design/methodology/approachThe Internet is undergoing a major paradigm shift. The factors influencing this shift, the commercial models that are emerging, and the resulting constraints that accompany these models are deeply rooted in the history of the Internet.FindingsThe Internet has been the incubator for new network technologies, far surpassing the expectations of worldwide network suppliers. Its growth has been the steepest shortly after new technology has been deployed and new applications executed. Two basic reasons underlie the Internet's success: the Internet satisfies the needs of its users and its technologies were developed by solving real problems.Originality/valueThe Internet is unique, and concepts cannot be readily borrowed from other business situations and applied to the Internet without risking adverse consequences on its effectiveness and utility. The key issues of the commercial Internet's future, such as management of the boundaries between networks, the establishment of an environment that fosters continued rapid technological progress, and the “carrots‐and‐sticks” imposed by the funding sources will be critical factors in its success.
World‐wide web: the information universe
Authors: Berners‐Lee Tim , Cailliau Robert , Groff Jean‐François , Pollermann Bernd 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe World‐Wide Web (W3) initiative is a practical project designed to bring a global information universe into existence using available technology. This paper seeks to describe the aims, data model, and protocols needed to implement the “web” and to compare them with various contemporary systems.Design/methodology/approachSince Vannevar Bush's article, men have dreamed of extending their intellect by making their collective knowledge available to each individual by using machines. Computers provide us two practical techniques for human‐knowledge interface. One is hypertext, in which links between pieces of text (or other media) mimic human association of ideas. The other is text retrieval, which allows associations to be deduced from the content of text. The W3ideal world allows both operations and provides access from any browsing platform.FindingsVarious server gateways to other information systems have been produced, and the total amount of information available on the web is becoming very significant, especially since it includes all anonymous FTP archives, WAIS servers, and Gopher servers as well as specific W3servers.Originality/valueThe paper notices that a W3server could provide the functions of each of these servers, and so it looks forward to a single protocol that can be used by the whole community.
NCSA Mosaic: a global hypermedia system
Authors: Andreessen Marc , Bina Eric 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThis paper seeks to report on an Internet‐based system for hypermedia information discovery and retrieval and wide‐area distributed asynchronous collaboration designed and built at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).Design/methodology/approachThe NCSA is developing Mosaic clients – user‐friendly information browsers – for the three most popular desktop computing environments of the mid‐1990s: the Unix‐based X Window System, the Apple Macintosh, and Microsoft Windows 3.1. This paper primarily discusses the X client, as it has the most advanced functionality of the three at this time.FindingsThe system, called NCSA Mosaic, integrates cleanly into existing Internet protocols, formats, data sources, and environments, and provides powerful new capabilities for using and sharing information across the Internet.Originality/valueNCSA is making the complete Mosaic system freely available and distributable for all academic and research organizations and purposes.
Social networks in the workplace: the risk and opportunity of Business 2.0
Authors: Burrus Daniel 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThis paper aims to present the opinions of Daniel Burrus, a futurist who has been predicting for decades which technologies would become the driving force of business and economic change, on a new trend called “Business 2.0.” This involves using the new web‐based social networking applications (many of which were originally created for personal use) in a way that fosters innovative teamwork, customer co‐creation of value, collaboration with external partners, and interactive communication between leaders and employees in an efficient way.Design/methodology/approachThe author describes how social networks created for personal use can be employed to facilitate leadership communications and have peer‐to‐peer features that offer advantages over intranet systems designed for business use.FindingsBy re‐purposing the use of personal social networking technology as a set business tools, companies can increase collaboration, problem solving, and improve communication transparency, all of which are critical to adopting continuous value innovation focused on the customer.Practical implicationsMany sensitive issues need to be thought through, such as what happens when a memo or communication meant for internal view only is widely circulated over the internet.Originality/valueInnovative companies are beginning to embrace social networking tools as a way to enhance communication, information sharing, and collaboration, thereby allowing them to implement many innovative, even radical, business practices.
A leader's guide to radical management of continuous innovation
Authors: Denning Stephen 
Published: July 2010

PurposeBecause traditional hierarchical management is increasingly counterproductive in an environment of rapid change that requires continuous enterprise‐wide innovation, the paper aims to offer a radical alternative approach to management.Design/methodology/approachBy studying highly effective business practices actually being applied in a variety of industries, the author has identified seven principles of radical management. Implemented together they form a mutually reinforcing system.FindingsWhat a few firms have discovered is that there is a revolutionary way of organizing and managing that enables an organization to achieve continuous value innovation.Practical implicationsAs one manager explains the system's potential for changing the workplace, “Once you introduce this, it affects everything in the organization – the way you plan, the way you manage, the way you work. Everything is different. It changes the game fundamentally.”Originality/valueThe author introduces a radical system of management, based on seven principles, that supports the goal of continuous enterprise‐wide value innovation.
In this recession's aftermath, CEOs face unique threats and opportunities
Authors: Allio Robert J. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeAs the tide of recession recedes, CEOs should consider potential changes in the business environment, make a list of emerging threats and review how firms in other industries have successfully employed new innovation concepts in response. this paper aims to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachThe paper points to three worrisome trends that CEOs need to watch, and offers some suggestions for finding opportunistic ways to address them.FindingsIn the midst of the doom and gloom of a severe recession, when optimists grab the spotlight by pointing to signs of recovery, the author warns that there is too little attention paid to the pessimists' warnings of persistent low growth or a period of stagnation.Practical implicationsThe opportunity initiative for CEOs: establish a formal process that demands continuous innovation in every stage of the value chain.Originality/valueThe paper identifies clear imperatives for the CEO today: learn to manage transparency amid the chaos of the internet; re‐examine assumptions about customer beliefs, values, attitudes, and needs; sweep away the vestiges of your firm's “not invented here” culture; take advantage of willing collaborators among the firm's external virtual community; concentrate on innovation across the entire value chain; and be the disruptor not the disrupted.
Dysfunctional audit behaviour: an exploratory study in Malaysia
Authors: Paino Halil , Ismail Zubaidah , Smith Malcolm 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe quality of the opinion provided by audit firms is an important determinant of their long‐term survival, but audit quality is difficult to gauge, which makes it particularly sensitive to the behaviour of the individuals who carry on audit work. This paper seeks to identify the incidence of dysfunctional audit behaviours and audit quality reduction behaviours, actions taken by an auditor during engagement that reduce evidence‐gathering effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a survey of 244 auditors working in small/medium and big audit firms in Malaysia.FindingsThe paper identifies key variables leading to dysfunctional audit behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper is subject to the normal limitations associated with survey research.Practical implicationsThe paper provides basic empirical evidence of a potentially serious risk of dysfunctional behaviours that may impair audit quality.Originality/valueThe paper provides empirical evidence to address the concerns of the Malaysian regulatory authorities regarding audit quality.