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R&D collaboration in 50 major Spanish companies
Authors: Perianes‐Rodríguez Antonio , Olmeda‐Gómez Carlos , Antonia Ovalle‐Perandones María , Chinchilla‐Rodríguez Zaida , Moya‐Anegón Felix 
Published: January 2011

PurposeAlthough the role of enterprise in R&D is broadly acknowledged, few attempts have been made to gather data for analyzing the nature and scope of private sector collaboration. This study aims to deliver empirical results based on quantitative data to gain insight into the role of private enterprise as an indispensable actor in scientific development and innovation.Design/methodology/approachThe study aimed to deliver empirical results based on quantitative data to gain insight into the role of private enterprise as an indispensable actor in scientific development and innovation. To this end, an analysis was conducted of the contribution made by Spanish business, focusing on the 50 most active companies in terms of internationally visible scientific output, from three perspectives.FindingsThe findings provide insight into business involvement in the R&D system based on: research papers published; national, international and sectoral collaboration patterns; structural patterns; and the identification of the most prominent companies from a systematic comparison of their research results and their position in the resulting collaboration network.Research limitations/implicationsBibliometric analyses do not measure all types of publications. Indicators are usually based on data in the Thomson Reuters databases, which are regarded as being representative of peer‐reviewed, publicly accessible papers with high international visibility and impact. The Thomson Reuters databases feature a series of advantages that make them indispensable for studies on scientific collaboration.Originality/valueOne of the core ideas of this study is the emphasis on the essential role of collaboration in improving scientific results, as borne out by the correlation between the clustering coefficient and the hybrid indicators. The findings also provide proof of the success of strategies for institutional collaboration. The foregoing shows that the application of hybrid indicators to institutional aggregates yields novel results not explored in preceding studies.
Development strategy in offshore markets: evidence from the Channel Islands
Authors: Hearn Bruce 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to review the development of the Channel Islands exchange and assess the potential diversification benefits arising from the inclusion of this market in investment portfolios containing UK and French equity assets.Design/methodology/approachFirst this paper uses a simple stochastic drift, GARCH, and time‐varying parameter CAPM to model total returns indices. Second, it uses the unconditional and conditional means and variances from first stage as inputs into a mean‐variance portfolio quadratic optimisation problem: the solutions of which denote the optimal asset weights.FindingsThe evidence suggests that although there are serious difficulties in modelling time series from small illiquid equity markets owing to price‐rigidity, the limited benefits that do exist for the inclusion of Channel Islands assets in portfolios do so preferentially with Paris as opposed to London assets.Originality/valueThis paper extends the literature development policy options for small offshore markets and provides the first analysis of the Channel Islands.
Use of e‐journals among research scholars at Central Science Library, University of Delhi
Authors: Naushad Ali P.M. , Nisha Faizul 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which research scholars at Central Science Library, University of Delhi are aware and make use of e‐journals.Design/methodology/approachA survey was designed to collect basic information about the level of use of electronic journals as well as other factors contributing to and associated with their use. A well‐structured questionnaire was administered among research scholars to collect the necessary primary data, keeping in view the objectives of the study.FindingsThe findings clearly reveal that more than 60 per cent of users in the Central Science Library are using e‐journals weekly for the purpose of research. Printed journals are consulted by the majority of users compared with e‐journals. Keyword is the most popular search method for searching e‐journals among research scholars, whereas the date of publication carries the least percentage among all the options. However, if is found that slow downloading of PDF files is the major problem that would discourage users while using e‐journals.Research limitations/implicationsThe present paper consists only of e‐journal users and the geographical area is restricted to the CSL at the University of Delhi. The scope of the paper could be extended to additional centrally funded universities. An intra‐comparative study could also be made between some select central and state universities for users of e‐journals.Originality/valueThere are a number of studies on the use of e‐journals, but this is the first of its kind within Delhi University. As such, it should pave the way for research in other Indian universities as well as elsewhere.
Read, describe and share! Building an interactive literary web service: an article about Kirjasampo
Authors: Hypén Kaisa , Impivaara Antti 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to describe the development of a fiction web service which will serve as a tool for information searches, and a place for saving and sharing tacit knowledge of and experiences with fictional works. Key partners are the Turku City Library, the Semantic Computing Research Group, Libraries.fi editorial staff and Vaasa City Library.Design/methodology/approachThe system's technical infrastructure was built in the autumn of 2010: database, data storage platform and content description. Base data have been converted, data‐saving protocols created and system data verified in order to stay up to date. Information on the project has been widely distributed to libraries, book industry actors and other potential partners, even at the international level. Design of the user interface has begun, and with its construction it will become apparent how well the project targets are being met, i.e. to make available a user‐friendly service that offers library fiction collections and their attendant expertise and inspires service users to read, make recommendations and evaluate fiction by the spring of 2011.FindingsFiction is an integral part of Finnish library collections. However, its information search and help desk resources are lacking, and the content of older works of fiction has not been systematically described. Where fiction customer service is concerned, the librarian is largely left to rely on their own reading, memory and associations. This Kirjasampo Project will provide better access to fiction collections. Content description is done using ontologies, thus requiring the ontologisation of Kaunokki, the Finnish fiction thesaurus, as part of the project. In addition to Kaunokki, time, place, language and nationality ontologies are used.Originality/valueIn the wide‐ranging and multidisciplinary Finnish Kirjasampo Project, thought has been given to how these problems can be solved using modern technologies. Because the service will have a large number of features that cannot be realised with existing library systems, it will be done using semantic web tools. A fiction metadata schema, which defines the necessary fields in information models, was developed for the service. The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) was applied in the information models, with the content of each work being described (“abstract work”) and the various versions and institutions (“physical works”) linked to it. This information is saved in the RDF database using a Kirjasampo‐SAHA annotation editor, which is a browser‐based and user‐friendly metadata‐saving tool.
The 2010 IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) Conference
Authors: Ashley Jo 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThe paper aims to give a brief account of the IFLA Congress held in Gothenburg, Sweden, 10‐15 August 2010, and impressions of a first timer.Design/methodology/approachThe paper offers the viewpoint of a newcomer to IFLA who in attending the conference, endeavoured to sample the various aspects available, whilst also relating, where feasible, to her own experience.FindingsThe paper is intended to be a personal summary that would be of interest to anyone considering attending IFLA. There is an emphasis on the variety of experiences available.Originality/valueWhilst there are no practical or intellectual implications stemming from this paper, it provides a report of a major annual international conference of value to international information and library professionals.
Leadership and organisational performance: from research to prescription?
Authors: Muijs Daniel 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThis paper is intended to give an overview of research on the impact of leadership on student outcomes, the main leadership activities related to these outcomes, and strengths and weaknesses in the research base.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is a literature review of key papers addressing the relationship between leadership and student outcomes. Key authors and journals in the field were consulted.FindingsLeadership has a significant indirect impact on student outcomes, though the role of contingency and school context in shaping leadership is important. There is some evidence for impact of transformational, distributed and instructional leadership. The evidence base for an impact of leadership development is limited, however. The research base suffers from significant weaknesses, such as dualism, over‐prescriptivity, lack of international research, limited methodologies, and poor measurement.Originality/valueThis paper provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence and points to ways in which research in the field can be improved to develop one's knowledge base further.
A model for assessment and mitigation of threats on the college campus
Authors: Weisenbach Keller Eileen , Hughes Stephanie , Hertz Giles 
Published: January 2011

PurposeAn increase in the number of disruptive and violent events on college and university campuses instigated this review of the methods used to interrupt the trend, with the goal of identifying a preliminary model for systematic management of such threats. The intent is to instigate research, review and discussion in order to decrease the number and severity of threatening incidents on college campuses.Design/methodology/approachThorough review of plans from primary and secondary education, plans in use in higher education, literature on risk and threat assessment, literature on “whistle blowers”, and of violent events on college campuses was used to construct a model.FindingsIt was found that, in terms of managing and reducing threats to people who study, live and work in post‐secondary educational institutions, insufficient attention has been given to the unique needs of this setting and therefore efforts to mitigate threats have been insufficient. The investigation resulted in the development of a model of assessment and management of threats on university and college campuses.Research limitations/implicationsCollege campus threat assessment research is very much in its infancy and will certainly develop over time. This paper is the first step in an effort to develop and ultimately test the plausibility of a model. Future research should be pursued to determinewhether the model holds up under a majority of situations on college campuses. Those involved in threat mitigation in university settings should be queried to determine their agreement with the proposed framework and for assistance in refining it.Originality/valueThis paper presents suggestions for the systematic management of threats and mitigation in university settings.
Workforce planning helps Birmingham to ride storms of change
Authors: Rudge Alan 
Published: January 2011

PurposeDescribes how workforce planning, talent management and the improved use of human‐resource information and workforce market intelligence have supported Birmingham City Council to respond to current financial pressures.Design/methodology/approachDraws on the work undertaken by the workforce intelligence and planning team, which is a center of excellence in the new HR structure built through the award‐winning project, Excellence in People Management, to redesign the HR service in Birmingham City Council.FindingsArgues that a structured and strategic approach to workforce planning provides an effective framework to manage the financial situation the city council faces.Practical implicationsShows that workforce planning needs to be driven by service‐delivery requirements and therefore integrating service, financial and workforce planning is the key to delivering workforce efficiencies.Social implicationsReveals one way in which public authorities can squeeze more out of ever‐tighter budgets.Originality/valueDemonstrates that implementing workforce intelligence and planning has resulted in direct, positive influences on directorates and improved performance against financial constraints.
Elements of organizational sustainability
Authors: Smith Peter A.C. 
Published: January 2011

PurposeWhile the adoption of corporate social responsibility reporting has been growing, less interest has been evoked in how organizations are in fact responding to organizational sustainability, or what their relevant optimal strategies ought to be. Triple Bottom Line Sustainability (TBLS) as a desirable organizational goal is now generating some interest, and it is defined here, together with an exploration of the systemic issues which influence organizational attitudes regarding its achievement. Attention is drawn to lessons to be learned from how a learning organization, on either the local or global scale, might respond to the challenges of achieving sustainability. By exploring research and practitioner viewpoints bearing on sustainability‐related promotion of organizational learning, and means to change industrial‐age mindsets, this special issue aims to help organizations remove cultural and structural barriers to progressing sustainability.Design/methodology/approachGeneral sustainability‐related concerns and challenges are reviewed, and individual authors voice their understanding of various elements of sustainability based on their research, their case studies, and the extant literature.FindingsFindings include enhanced understanding of how economic vested interests and political dynamics can block effective decision making in the sustainability field, even though the many sustainability experiences from around the world have provided practical means for companies to enhance their economic growth without affecting environments and communities. The impact of two different styles of leadership on the creation of a positive and a negative sustainability‐enabling environment is explained, and it is suggested that having a better understanding of an organization's ability to adapt and self‐regulate on crucial issues for sustainability may help to develop a path through the ongoing socio‐ecological crisis. In addition, the importance of an organization having an extended view of its endeavors in corporate and business ethics is revealed. An action research study is also presented to show how organizations currently view and implement sustainability, and to identify which critical systemic components are yet to be seriously addressed.Originality/valueThe opinions and research presented provide new and unique understanding of the elements contributing to organizational sustainability. Further value is added via the assessment of progress toward the sustainability ideal, the identification of barriers, and by studying the many practical examples of means to facilitate progress toward that ideal.
Sustainable learning organizations
Authors: Velazquez Luis E. , Esquer Javier , Munguía Nora E. , Moure‐Eraso Rafael 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to debate how companies may better become a sustainable learning organization by offering the most used and insightful concepts of sustainability.Design/methodology/approachThrough literature review, learning organization and sustainability perspectives are explored and compared.FindingsLearning sustainability experiences around the world have provided tools and mechanics to companies to enhance economic growth without affecting environment and communities.Originality/valueThe paper explains points of convergence and divergence between learning organization and sustainability approaches and provides insightful remarks from literature.
The strategic entrepreneurial growth model
Authors: Shulman Joel M. , Cox Raymond A.K. , Stallkamp Thomas T. 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the development of the model of the strategic entrepreneurial unit (SEU) as an alternative means for large firms to harness the entrepreneurial spirit and creation of intellectual property.Design/methodology/approachSeveral competing organizational models are critiqued based on factors that will impact the growth and return performance of the unit. The organizational units examined include corporate intrapreneurship, corporate spinout, corporate venturing, corporate venturing with venture capitalist participation, and the SEU.FindingsTheoretically, by design, the SEU is a superior growth model to incubate newly created intellectual property. The achievement of greater growth and return with the SEU is shown because of equity compensation incentives, facilitator as liaison between the parent and new SEU with no control over harvest timing, lifeline back to parent for employees, intellectual property settlement prior to unit formation, and the financing provided by the internal capital market of the parent.Research limitations/implicationsThe general review paper is conceptual in nature and would benefit from empirical evidence research. The case study method is proposed as a means to discern the efficacy of the SEU relative to other organizational forms.Originality/valueThe paper advances a business unit form to foster higher performance from new ideas within the confines of a large corporation.
A framework for building competitive sectoral capabilities in developing countries
Authors: Quraeshi Zahir A. , Luqmani Mushtaq 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic framework for guidance to developing countries in promoting competitive capabilities in targeted sectors.Design/methodology/approachThis is a conceptual paper that incorporates experiences culled from the literature on national sectoral development (call centers).FindingsMany businesses today are dissecting their value chains and outsourcing functional activities offshore. Beginning in the 1990s, developing countries tried to attract manufacturing (sub) activities such as assembly. More recently, in a deeply interconnected business world, developing nations are fostering sectoral development through a process of attracting offshore activities other than manufacturing to their shores.Practical implicationsMany developing countries are searching for ways to emulate the success of countries such as India to spur economic development. A framework for developing national sectoral competitiveness can benefit policymakers in the public and private sectors by outlining a path toward further economic development.Originality/valueThe paper makes an original contribution by presenting a synthetic framework delineating the steps towards building competitive sectoral capabilities and discussing all aspects of the framework.
Alliances as collaborative regimes
Authors: Adobor Henry 
Published: January 2011

PurposeThe management and strategy literature continues to show that many companies now rely on alliances for their long‐term success. This paper seeks to explain why some industries have an over‐representation of inter‐firm strategic alliances, relative to others.Design/methodology/approachA theory of group behavior is used to show that an inter‐organizational phenomenon, notably the interaction of convergent expectations, including shared patterns of behavior, beliefs and mindsets, are partially responsible for the disproportionate use of alliances in some industries relative to others. The theory of group behavior presented draws mainly on conceptual ideas from regime and new institutional theory.FindingsThe framework suggests that the presence of industry‐embedded factors, including shared mindsets, creates the conditions that transform the strategic interests and behavior of individual firms into a macro phenomenon that diffuses across an industry. Industry developed shared mindsets in turn provide the conditions for trust to endure, cooperation instead of opportunism to prevail, and lower transaction costs, all critical elements for alliance formation.Practical implicationsThe research presented here shows that industry‐level factors may be an important factor for determining the incidence and perhaps the performance of value‐creating alliances.Originality/valueThis paper extends our understanding of strategic alliances as a source of a firm's competitiveness and fulfills a need for a greater understanding of the over‐representation of strategic alliances in some industries, relative to others.
A novel rapid prototyping system for expandable polystyrene
Authors: Sun Kun , Li Bo , Fang Liang , Ye Qingguang 
Published: January 2011

PurposeExpanded polystyrene (EPS) is a low‐density and cheap material, which has been widely used in commercial areas. As the demand for small‐batch, flexible and quick production increases, producing EPS products with metals moulds has become unaffordable. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of an EPS rapid prototyping (ERP) process, with an electric heating tool.Design/methodology/approachTwo new cutting strategies for the ERP process, constant angle mode and constant thickness mode, are proposed. The methods to generate tool path of those models are also discussed. In order to improve accuracy and cutting effectiveness, experiments have been carried out to investigate the thermal characteristics in the ERP process. Consequently, the relationships between the size of material removal area and process parameters are obtained. Suitable processing parameters for the ERP system are also conducted.FindingsIt is found that the ERP process can rapidly produce complex three‐dimensional parts in one‐off clamping without post‐processing procedures as in traditional rapid prototyping, such as, extra support removing, step texture finishing and distortion regulating.Originality/valueThe paper provides several examples to explain and illustrate the applicability and workflow of the ERP system.