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Individual differences in consumer responses to traditional versus virtual concept testing
Authors: Peng Ling , Cui Geng , Li Chunyu 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of innovativeness, change seeking and cognitive effort on consumer responses to traditional versus virtual testing environment.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical study collects concept evaluations of five heterogeneous consumer appliances, from 400 members of an online panel. Generalizability theory (hereafter G theory) is used to assess the psychometric quality of the evaluation data in different testing environments.FindingsThe results show that subjects with high innovativeness and change seeking report significantly more favorable concept evaluations and generate better quality data. However, the effect of innovativeness on testing outcomes and data quality would be reduced in virtual testing environment.Practical implicationsThe results indicate that using firm or industry norms to interpret the testing outcome will be biased unless it accounts for whether the screening processes result in equally innovative or variety seeking samples of respondents.Originality/valueManagerially, the current results indicate that a product manager wanting to concept test a pool of appliance concepts can benefit from screening for the respondents, who will provide higher quality concept testing data in a traditional testing environment. However, the effects of traits on data quality are mitigated in a virtual testing environment. The findings provide a surprising insight that subject selection is not a more critical issue in virtual testing.
Corporate branding and transformational leadership in turbulent times
Authors: Ruediger Kaufmann Hans , Vrontis Demetris , Czinkota Michael , Hadiono Alvin 
Published: May 2012

PurposeEnvironmental changes require higher levels of corporate authenticity when communicating with stakeholders. This is achieved by a congruence of stakeholder and brand identities. Focusing on employee identity, the purpose of this paper is to explain relationships of factors predicting brand‐building behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe study pursues a triangulation approach, applying case study and survey as research methods and telephone interviews and questionnaires as research techniques in the respective exploratory and explanatory research stages.FindingsConfirmed by exploratory and explanatory research, the antecedent factors of behavioral branding have been elicited. Interestingly, marketing control reflected differentiated results compared to previous research. It showed the highest level of contribution to explain R square followed by role identity salience and value congruence. This factor also had the highest correlation value.Research limitations/implicationsAdditional qualitative and quantitative research with increased sample size is suggested to validate the findings in diverse cross‐cultural research settings.Practical implicationsThe findings enable global marketing managers to more effectively relate to stakeholders by a holistic, empathetic and authentic corporate branding strategy execution.Originality/valueThe interdisciplinary study validates and further develops recent pioneering research by using different measurements, scales and sample scopes. This multidisciplinary research delineates innovative and integrated conceptualizations on corporate branding, identity and leadership and supports the call to upgrade the branding concept within the marketing discipline.
Effects of gender and price knowledge on offer evaluation and channel transition in retail and e‐tail environments
Authors: Chandrashekaran Rajesh , Suri Rajneesh 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how consumers evaluate identical price offers in retail versus e‐tail environments. Within that context, it seeks to examine the likelihood of shoppers to continue searching for a better price within the same channel and their intentions to transit to another channel.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 120 subjects provided information on gender and price knowledge and evaluated an advertised offer for a camera in one of two settings (retail or e‐tail). The offers in the two settings were identical in all respects. Then, subjects indicated the likelihood of finding a better price within the medium versus if they made a transition to a different medium.FindingsAnalysis reveals that consumers' evaluations and search behaviors are influenced by characteristics of the medium (retail versus e‐tail), but this effect is moderated by both gender and price knowledge. Females prefer a brick and mortar environment and are likely to seek information at such retailers, even when similar products are available online. However, males evaluate online offers better than identical store offers, and are less inclined to engage in channel transition. Finally, evaluations of online offers are positively related to price knowledge, whereas a reverse pattern of results is obtained for retail offers.Originality/valueThe findings shed light on how consumers evaluate identical online versus retail price offers, and their associated search intentions. These findings have practical implications for merchants who adopt a dual presence.
Power management of a wireless sensor node with solar energy harvesting technology
Authors: Chan Kah‐Yoong , Phoon Hee‐Joe , Ooi Chee‐Pun , Pang Wai‐Leong , Wong Sew‐Kin 
Published: May 2012

PurposePower management of a wireless sensor node is important and needs to be designed efficiently without wasting excessive energy. The purpose of this paper is to report on the improvement of the power management of a wireless sensor node.Design/methodology/approachThe design involves the implementation of solar recharging technology with single‐ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC) on a wireless sensor node in order to achieve the improvement in power management.FindingsThe combination of the solar recharging technology with SEPIC converter shows promising results for efficiently supplying the power to the wireless sensor node.Research limitations/implicationsThe design idea can be extended for many other electronic sensor applications, which can help to ensure an efficient power management of the sensor nodes.Originality/valueThe proposed design model demonstrates a new idea towards reduction of energy usage for wireless sensor nodes.
Characterization and modelling of miniature ferrite transformer for high frequency applications
Authors: Damnjanović Mirjana S. , Živanov Ljiljana D. , Djurić Snezana M. , Marić Andrea M. , Menićanin Aleksandar B. , Radosavljević Goran J. , Blaž Nelu V. 
Published: May 2012

PurposeSignificant achievements in ferrite material processing enable developments of many ferrite devices with a wide range of power levels and working frequencies, which make demands for new characterization and modelling methods for ferrite materials and components. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a modelling and measurement procedure, which can be used for the characterization of two‐port ferrite components in high frequency range.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a commercially available ferrite component (transformer) modelling and determination of its electrical parameters using in‐house developed software. The components are measured and characterized using a vector network analyzer E5071B and adaptation test fixture on PCB board. The parameters of electrical equivalent circuit of the ferrite transformer parameters are compared with values extracted out of measured scattering parameters.FindingsA good agreement between modelled and extracted electrical parameters of the ferrite transformer is found. The modelled inductance curves have the same dependence versus frequency as extracted ones. That confirms the model validity in the wide frequency range.Originality/valueIn‐house developed software based on proposed model provides inclusion of the ferrite material dispersive characteristics, which dominantly determines high‐frequency behaviour of two‐port ferrite components. Developed software enables fast and accurate calculation of the ferrite transformer electrical parameters and its redesign in order to achieve the best performance for required application.
Optimal placement of modules on partially reconfigurable device for reconfiguration time improvement
Authors: Ouni Bouraoui , Mtibaa Abdellatif 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reduce the reconfiguration time of a field‐programmable gate array (FPGA).Design/methodology/approachThe paper focuses on introducing a new temporal placement algorithm which uses a typical mathematical formalism to optimize the reconfiguration time.FindingsResults show that the algorithm decreases considerably the reconfiguration time compared with famous temporal placement algorithms.Originality/valueThe paper proposes a new temporal placement algorithm which optimizes reconfiguration time of modules on the device. The studied evaluation cases show that the proposed algorithm provides very significant results in terms reconfiguration time of modules versus other well‐known algorithms used in the temporal placement field. The authors uses the eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix.
The insufficiency of traditional safety nets: what bank resolution fund for Europe?
Authors: Nieto Maria J. , Garcia Gillian G. 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the rationale for Bank Recovery and Resolution Funds (BRRFs) in the context of the present European Union's (EU) decentralized safety net.Design/methodology/approachThe paper makes some reflections on the governance aspects of BRRFs that would require minimum harmonization in the EU, emphasizing that BRRFs are only one institutional component of financial institutions' effective and credible resolution regime. This paper focuses on depository institutions, but the rationale of BRRFs could be extended to other credit institutions.FindingsBRRFs contribute to shifting the government's trade‐off between bailing out and restructuring in favour of restructuring, to the extent that there is also an effective bank resolution legal framework. In turn, banks' contributions to BRRFs aim at discouraging their excess systemic risk creation, particularly through financial system leverage.Originality/valueThe paper provides input in the current regulatory debate to develop new measures for the reform of the regulatory framework of financial services in the EU.
Towards a practical approach to responsible innovation in finance
Authors: Armstrong Margaret , Cornut Guillaume , Delacôte Stéphane , Lenglet Marc , Millo Yuval , Muniesa Fabian , Pointier Alexandre , Tadjeddine Yamina 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the potentials offered by New Product Committees for the development of responsible innovation in the financial services industry; and to provide grounds for policy recommendations.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of collective, interdisciplinary reflection and experience within the industry.FindingsNew Product Committees can serve a practical approach to responsible innovation in finance.Originality/valueThe paper fills a gap in the empirical consideration of New Product Committees in the financial services industry and proposes original directions for policy orientations within organizations and at a regulatory level.
The effects of corporate governance on performance and financial distress
Authors: Hassan Al‐Tamimi Hussein A. 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the UAE national banks' practices of corporate governance (CG) and the perception of the UAE national banks of the effects of CG on performance and financial distress.Design/methodology/approachA modified questionnaire has been developed, divided into two parts. The first part covers disclosure and transparency, executive compensation, relationship with shareholders, governance structure, policies and compliance, relationship with stakeholders, and board of directors. The second part deals with performance and financial distress.FindingsThe results indicate that UAE banks are aware of the importance of disclosure transparency, executive compensation, the relationship with shareholders and stakeholders, and the role of the board of directors. The results also indicate that the corporate governance practices of UAE national banks are acceptable. In addition, the results reveal that there is a significant positive relationship between CG practices of UAE national banks and disclosure and transparency, shareholders' interests, stakeholders' interests, and the role of the board of directors. Furthermore, the results indicate that there is an insignificant positive relationship between CG practices of UAE national banks and performance level, and that there is a significant positive relationship between financial distress and CG practices of UAE national banks. Finally, the study found that there is no significant difference in the level of CG practices between the UAE's national conventional banks and its Islamic banks.Originality/valueThe current study is considered the first of its kind conducted on the UAE. To the best of the author's knowledge, no such studies have been conducted regarding the effect of CG on performance and financial distress of UAE national conventional and Islamic banks.
Are you my mentor? Informal mentoring mutual identification
Authors: Torney Welsh Elizabeth , Bhave Devasheesh , yong Kim Kyoung 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to understand the extent to which potential mentors and protégés agree that an informal mentoring relationship exists. Because these relationships are generally tacitly understood, either the mentor or protégé could perceive that there is a mentoring relationship when the other person does not agree. Whether gender affects this is also to be examined.Design/methodology/approachIndividuals were asked to identify their mentoring partners. Each report of a partner was then compared to the partner's list to determine whether there was a match (i.e. both reported the relationship as an informal mentoring relationship) or a mismatch (i.e. where one partner reported the relationship as an informal mentoring relationship but the other did not). This pattern of matches and mismatches was then analyzed to determine level of matching and gender differences.FindingsThere is little agreement between mentoring partners: neither potential protégés nor potential mentors were very accurate at identifying reciprocal informal mentoring partners. However, gender was not found to be related to different levels of matching.Originality/valuePrevious work has not examined whether potential informal mentoring partners perceive the relationship in the same way. This has implications for employees who are depending upon their mentoring partners for support that may not be forthcoming because the partner does not view the relationship similarly. The findings also have implications for researchers, particularly when studying mentoring relationships from only one perspective and implicitly assuming agreement between partners.
Individual differences in job‐related relocation readiness
Authors: Otto Kathleen , Dalbert Claudia 
Published: May 2012

PurposePrevious research has demonstrated the positive impact of relocation mobility on career success. Based on conservation‐of‐resources theory and knowledge about resistance to change, this study aims to explore the role of personality dispositions and social orientations in explaining job‐related relocation readiness.Design/methodology/approachA total of 380 German employees (study 1), unemployed individuals (study 2), and apprentices (study 3) were surveyed on their relocation readiness, personality dispositions (neuroticism, openness to experience, uncertainty tolerance), and social orientations (individualism, collectivism, social norms –i.e. the perceived social endorsement of relocation mobility) in three cross‐sectional studies and one longitudinal study (study 4).FindingsFindings show that high levels of neuroticism (study 1) and collectivism (studies 1‐3) made individuals less ready to relocate, whereas high levels of openness to experience (study 2), uncertainty tolerance (studies 1‐2), and individualism (study 3) were positively associated with relocation readiness, as was the perceived social endorsement of relocation mobility (studies 1‐4).Research limitations/implicationsPersonality dispositions and social orientations should be considered when relocation decisions are at stake. The research focused on relocation readiness and did not investigate actual relocation mobility.Practical implicationsHuman resources management and career counseling aiming to foster relocation readiness should take account of the social environment. Moreover, uncertainty‐intolerant individuals should be offered systematic, step‐by‐step guidance on how best to deal with relocation.Originality/valueThe study is the first to show that personality dispositions and social orientations by far outweigh socio‐demographic factors in explaining relocation readiness.
Older people's experiences of their kitchens: 2000 to 2010
Authors: Sims R.E. , Maguire M.C. , Nicolle C. , Marshall R. , Lawton C. , Peace S. , Percival J. 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThis paper aims to present the quantitative results based on a comparison and evaluation of older people's experiences, needs and wants from their current kitchens, combining and comparing the results obtained from two studies conducted in 2000 and 2010 to see what progress has been made.Design/methodology/approachA study in 2010 investigated the life‐long and contemporary experiences of kitchens of 48 people aged over 60 years of age. The research included detailed questionnaire interviews asking people about their experiences of living in their current kitchen. A previous study, conducted in 2000, asked many of the same questions of 22 people in the same age group.FindingsBy combining and comparing the two sets of data it seems that only limited progress has been made in terms of kitchen design meeting the needs of older people between 2000 and 2010.Research limitations/implicationsOwing to the small sizes of the samples it is not possible to compare the figures statistically or present them as fully representative of the British older population but while the two samples are limited both had similar characteristics of age and gender, so differences do show potential trends over time.Practical implicationsThe research refers to guidance and a computer based design tool and identifies a number of practical implications for design.Social implicationsAs people age their abilities and needs can change and their kitchen may no longer be as accessible or appropriate to their needs.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the relevant guidance for designers, developers and managers of buildings where the continued personal use of a kitchen is important for continuing independence of older people.
Social housing, community empowerment and well‐being: part two – measuring the benefits of empowerment through community ownership
Authors: Rosenberg Jonathan 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThis paper provides a summary of evidence on a local sense of well‐being gathered from the population of a mutual resident‐controlled housing association, compared at various levels with national and other comparator data. It reproduces statistics and many statements from Walterton and Elgin Community Homes (WECH) residents, to shed light on questions over the potential for community‐owned social landlords to promote social capital and well‐being and transform communities and neighbourhoods in line with current UK government thinking on happiness, empowerment, and the Big Society agenda.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is the second part of an overview of the potential for social housing to empower people and improve well‐being, from the perspective of a full community‐owned social housing landlord. Professor Peter Ambrose of Brighton University led the study of the WECH population, assisted by LSE Social Policy post‐graduate students who carried out the interviews of WECH residents. Dr Satsangi of the University of Stirling led the work comparing the data collected on WECH residents with other populations and datasets. The paper includes a summary of these findings, with further reflections on the implications for national housing policy.FindingsNotwithstanding the high deprivation indices for the area as a whole, residents of WECH expressed high levels of satisfaction with the neighbourhood, and greater levels of community engagement than people living in areas with comparable levels of deprivation. The findings support the hypothesis that an empowering and participatory management style – especially where based upon full community ownership and resident control – effectively enhances community engagement, activates citizenship and significantly improves individual and collective well‐being.Practical implicationsHappiness and well‐being, it now appears, are not so much a function of incomes and costs, as a product of control and influence. Overall, and at the very least, the results should give confidence to national and local governments to drive forward their policies to mutualise social housing, where local communities wish to take over their homes.Originality/valueThe 1992 WECH transfer of 921 homes from the local authority remains the only large‐scale statutory (as distinct from voluntary) transfer of council housing in England and Wales to a resident‐controlled community‐based housing association. Therefore, WECH's experience is especially relevant for informing the Coalition Government's implementation of the statutory Right to Transfer for council tenants.
Integrated risk management in agriculture: an inductive research
Authors: Singla Sonit , Sagar Mahim 
Published: May 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to suggest an integrated risk management service for agriculture, by identifying different risk management practices that may be offered in conjunction with crop insurance, to address the various problems and challenges being faced by farmers and by insurance companies.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on an inductive approach of developing theory from case studies using within‐case and cross‐case analysis. However, apart from exploring different elements from case studies, some of the existing concepts have been reviewed from the literature for their application in agricultural risk management.FindingsAn integrated framework for risk management in agriculture has been developed by inductively exploring the various elements that may be successfully interlinked with the crop insurance to tackle the various agricultural risks more efficiently and effectively.Practical implicationsThis paper can act as a basis for new product development in agricultural risk management through the use of this integrated approach of risk management and the different elements that have been identified to improve the effectiveness of crop insurance.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils the identified need to develop a framework for an integrated risk management in agriculture.