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The need for wider supply chain management adoption: empirical results from Ireland
Authors: Huber Bernd , Sweeney Edward 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThis paper aims to provide empirical results which suggest that there is a need for more widespread adoption of supply chain management among Irish firms.Design/methodology/approachThe Republic of Ireland is a small, open, trade‐dependent economy and is one of the fastest growing economies in the developed world. However, due to rising costs, there is an increasing trend in Ireland to outsource lower function manufacturing processes to lower‐cost locations but to retain high‐skill functions (such as R&D). This trend, together with other factors such as its peripheral location, suggests that supply chain management is critical from an Irish perspective. In order to gain unique insights of current levels of awareness/adoption of SCM and the potential impact SCM could have on competitiveness, a survey was conducted among 776 Irish firms.FindingsOverall, the findings suggest that many firms in Ireland pay lip‐service to the importance of SCM elements and objectives but the majority of firms, about two thirds, have only a passing understanding of what constitutes SCM. Only 25 per cent adopt SCM programmes and only 9 per cent of Irish companies have a specialised SCM or logistics manager. The gaps in their understanding of SCM are matched by the gaps in their awareness of key costs (e.g. 59 per cent of companies do not know their total supply chain costs). While there are supply chain management adopters in Ireland that are already well up the s‐curve of innovation transfer, it is the larger group of less aware companies that must become better at how they manage their supply chains.Originality/valueThe paper offers a useful insight into supply chain management and its role in Irish industry.
Aspects of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM): conceptual framework and empirical example
Authors: Svensson Göran 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe objective of this paper is to describe and illustrate aspects of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM).Design/methodology/approachThe terms of first‐, second‐ and n‐order supply chains are introduced. A first‐order supply chain denotes that a substantial part of it is based on the use of non‐renewable and non‐recycled resources, while the following n‐order ones (e.g. second‐order) are based on a larger share of renewable and/or recycled resources. The conceptual discussion goes across industries, but the empirical example is limited to the clothing industry.FindingsOne aspect addressed is that first‐order supply chains of brand new clothing go beyond the traditional point of consumption. Another aspect raised is that second‐ and n‐order supply chains should be considered in business practices from the point of origin in the first‐order supply chains in order to enhance corporate efforts of SSCM.Research limitations/implicationsThe dilemma with most of the current research and literature in the field of SCM is that they overlook the connection between first‐, second‐ and n‐order supply chains. The author argues that it is not enough to simply match the supply and demand between the points of consumption and origin in first‐order supply chains in efforts of SSCM, but that an explicit extension of the boundaries towards second‐ and n‐order supply chains will be necessary in the future.Practical implicationsThe scarce non‐renewable resources that businesses are confronted with nowadays, and the increasing scarcity of these resources in the future, will strengthen the need to search for renewable and recycled resources from other first‐, second‐ and n‐order supply chains in order to address genuine aspects of SSCM.Originality/valueThe author contends that the aspects of SSCM described and illustrated in this paper make a contribution to theory, and assist in expanding the boundaries of theory in SCM. The author also launches a quest for further conceptual descriptions and empirical illustrations to develop theoretical frameworks of SSCM.
The effect of a buyer's market orientation on attitudinal loyalty toward a supplier: is dependence a moderator?
Authors: José Sanzo María , Leticia Santos María , Álvarez Luis I. , Vázquez Rodolfo 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe aim of this study is to analyze in depth the possible influence of a firm's market orientation on its own attitudinal loyalty toward a supplier.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study was carried out through two structured surveys of 141 industrial firms. Data were compiled in two stages (with a time lag of one year). The time lag instituted between the collection of market orientation data and the other model constructs alleviates the common method problem.FindingsThe results show that the direct influence of the buyer's market orientation on attitudinal loyalty is negative but that an indirect positive effect also exists through communication, conflict, satisfaction, and trust. The research also reveals that these results are not contingent on the buyer's dependence on the supplier.Research limitations/implicationsThis study's main contribution consists of shedding new light on the intense marketing debate about the effects of market orientation.Practical implicationsPractitioners can use the findings of this research to segment their customer base and develop specific programs adapted to each target.Originality/valueThe present work is the first to directly address the influence of a firm's market orientation on its attitudinal loyalty toward its strategic suppliers. Structured academic research on this topic is lacking, even though more firms are market‐oriented because of increasing competition, which means that the interest of suppliers in the effects of this orientation will become more pronounced.
Becoming a 100 per cent e‐corporation: benefits of pursuing an e‐supply chain strategy
Authors: Sammon David , Hanley Paul 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe objective of this paper is to present a case study of an organisation in pursuit of becoming a 100 per cent e‐corporation.Design/methodology/approachThis exploratory research case study documents the deployment of two e‐supply chain initiatives undertaken by the organisation, highlighting the benefits of these initiatives to the organisation.FindingsThe findings of this study suggest that, while benefits can be realised from creating an e‐supply chain, an organisation needs to ensure a common understanding and definition of what it is striving to achieve in undertaking an e‐supply chain initiative in an effort to become a 100 per cent e‐corporation.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation of this study relates to the fact that Intel's suppliers were not interviewed as part of this research, although available supplier‐related documentation was analysed.Practical implicationsIntel is identified as being quite a distance from achieving its ultimate goal of becoming a “100 per cent e‐corporation”. This paper highlights the fact that a shared understanding throughout the entire organisation of what a “100 per cent e‐corporation” means is a key requirement for any organisation undertaking such an initiative.Originality/valueThe principal contribution of this paper is the fact that it refers to a previously unused term – “100 per cent e‐corporation”. The exact meaning of this term has many interpretations within the case studied in this paper, and indeed this will also be true in all organisations pursuing such an e‐supply chain strategy.
Opting out and opting in: understanding the complexities of women's career transitions
Authors: Cabrera Elizabeth F. 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThis study aims to explore the reasons why women are leaving the workplace. Are they opting out of the workforce to stay at home with their children as current media reports suggest, or are the reasons more complex as the Kaleidoscope Career Model (KCM) suggests? A second objective is to examine whether or not women's primary career motives change over time as predicted by the KCM. Lastly, the potential barriers or boundaries faced by women pursuing boundaryless careers will be identified.Design/methodology/approachA survey was sent to 2,000 randomly selected women graduates of an international business school located in the USA. The response rate was 25 percent, or 497 women.FindingsThe results revealed that 47 percent of the women surveyed had stopped working at some point in their career. Numerous reasons were cited for leaving. Only 35 percent of the women who stopped working cited rearing children as their sole reason for opting out. Sixty‐two percent of the women reported that their career focus had changed. In line with the KCM predictions, mid‐career women were most interested in finding balance in their lives and the desire for authenticity increased across the lifespan. Finally, 70 percent of the women who left eventually returned to work, debunking the myth that women opt out and do not return to the workforce. Our findings show that there are barriers that make it difficult to move across organizations, especially if time is taken off between jobs.Research limitations/implicationsAll of the respondents in this study have a graduate degree in international business; thus, the results may have limited generalizability to other populations. Nonetheless, this study provides valuable data that helps us to better understand the complexities of women's career paths.Originality/valueThis study makes contributions to two different areas of career theory. First, it provides one of the first empirical tests of the KCM. In addition to showing that women are leaving companies for more complex reasons than for family reasons alone, it also shows that women's primary career motives shift over time in the manner predicted by the KCM. Second, the study contributes to the literature on boundaryless careers by showing that there are in fact barriers or boundaries faced by women attempting to pursue careers across organizations.
Security in an insecure world
Authors: Sue Love Mary 
Published: June 2007

PurposeAn exploratory empirical examination was conducted to determine if collectivists experienced a higher psychological sense of community at work than individualists.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were obtained from 264 non‐supervisory respondents. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship among individualism‐collectivism and psychological sense of community at work, while controlling for age, gender, marital status, education, and position.FindingsResults showed that while controlling for demographic and job related variables, collectivists experience higher levels of psychological sense of community at work than individualists.Research limitations/implicationsBecause this investigation was a cross‐sectional research design, causality cannot be determined although reverse causality is unlikely due to individualism‐collectivism being a relatively stable individual difference variable.Practical implicationsIn the uncertainty of our current economic and labor landscape, collectivists may feel more secure and ride the waves better than individualists. Organizations should work to communicate values that encourage building a sense of community among their employees. Managers should include relationship building with subordinates among their many daily tasks.Originality/valueThe paper examines an under‐researched area by incorporating concepts from the field of community psychology to examine individualism‐collectivism as one predictor of which individuals may better navigate the turbulent nature of the current job landscape.
Performance communication of the Belgian Railway
Authors: Gelders Dave , Pieter Verckens Jan , Galetzka Mirjam , Seydel Erwin 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into performance communication from an important public service, i.e. the Belgian Railway, towards its employees (internal) and stakeholders (external).Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research approach was taken in the form of 11 in‐depth interviews among spokespersons, quality engineers, politicians, journalists, Ombudsman, and consumer organizations.FindingsThe research found that performance communication focuses too much on positive aspects. Although both insiders and outside stakeholders admit that the frequency, amount and quality of performance communication in the Belgian situation are insufficient, this situation seems to result in utilizing additional media types.Originality/valueThere is seemingly a lack of research on (public) performance communication. This paper puts the most relevant literature together and presents the results of a qualitative study.
Police stress: history, contributing factors, symptoms, and interventions
Authors: Waters Judith A. , Ussery William 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the stressors involved in an occupation at potential risk – the profession of law enforcement.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews the history of police stress studies. It describes prevention and treatment programs that have unfortunately not been sufficiently utilized because of the police culture.FindingsThe documented symptoms of stress include digestive orders, cardiovascular diseas, alcoholism, domestic violence, post‐traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicide. While some police officers start their careers in excellent physical health, some retire early or even die from job‐related stress disorders if the cumulative impact of stress exacts its toll.Originality/valueThe paper offers a description of COP.2.COP a confidential hotline for officers and their families staffed by retired officers and licensed professionals.
Obesity and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study
Authors: Charles Luenda E. , Burchfiel Cecil M. , Fekedulegn Desta , Andrew Michael E. , Violanti John M. , Vila Bryan 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThis study aims to look at the prevalence of obesity and its association with sleep problems among police officers.Design/methodology/valueThe authors conducted a cross‐sectional study of the relationship between obesity and sleep disorders among 110 randomly selected police officers from the Buffalo, New York, Police Department in 1999. Participants, who ranged in age from 26 to 61 years (mean±SD=39.5±7.5), responded to sleep related questions and had anthropometric measurements taken.FindingsResults show that several measures of obesity were significantly associated with sleep‐disordered breathing in police officers, but not with other sleep problems.Originality/valueA major strength of the study was that it was conducted in a cooperative and motivated study population. It was possible to assess a wide range of anthropometric measurements, including many that are important but are rarely used to measure obesity in epidemiologic studies such as abdominal height, neck circumference, and neck‐to‐height ratio. In addition, the assessment of the anthropometric indices was performed by trained clinic staff using standardized procedures.
Shift work and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study
Authors: Charles Luenda E. , Burchfiel Cecil M. , Fekedulegn Desta , Vila Bryan , Hartley Tara A. , Slaven James , Mnatsakanova Anna , Violanti John M. 
Published: June 2007

PurposeWorking on the night shift is a potential source of occupational stress and has been associated with sleep disorders. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between shift work and sleep problems among police officers from Buffalo, New York.Design/methodology/approachRandomly selected officers (n=111) responded to questions on sleep quality and quantity. Shift work data were obtained from daily payroll records from 1994 to the exam date (1999‐2000). Prevalence ratios (PR) were obtained using Poisson regression models that examined associations of shift work with sleep quality and quantity.FindingsAmong police officers, night shift work was significantly and independently associated with snoring and decreased sleep duration.Originality/valueAlthough the sleep questions were similar to those used in validated sleep questionnaires, a major strength of this study was the availability of daily work history data on all officers for up to five years prior to the current examination.
Suicidal ideation among police officers in Norway
Authors: Burke Ronald J. , Mikkelsen Aslaug 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine potential predictors of suicidal ideation among a large sample of Norwegian police officers. Some have suggested that suicide is a leading cause of death among police officers.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using anonymously completed questionnaires from 766 officers, a 60 percent response rate most measures included were commonly used by other researchers. Predictors included personal demographics, work situation characteristics, job demands, burnout components, work outcomes and coping responses. Logistic regression analysis was used as the prevalence of suicidal ideation was strongly skewed; most police officers indicated no suicidal ideation. Two criterion groups were created; police officers indicating no suicidal ideation (n=495) and police officers indicating some suicidal ideation (n=124).FindingsSingle police officers, officers reporting higher levels of both exhaustion and cynicism (burnout components), and officers engaging in less active coping and reporting lower levels of social support indicated more suicidal ideation.Research limitations/implicationsUse of self‐report data raises the possibility of response set tendencies.Practical implicationsOrganizations can undertake efforts to prevent potential suicide of their members. It appears that reducing levels of burnout, increasing social support, and highlighting the benefits of active coping represent useful starting points.Originality/valueThis study contributes to our understanding of suicidal ideation among police officers.
Are causes of police stress global?
Authors: Buker Hasan , Wiecko Filip 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThis study aims to assess the effects of commonly examined police stressors' on the members of a developing country's centralized police department: Turkish National Police (TNP).Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a data collected through a self‐administered survey among the members of the TNP during the summer of 2005 (n=812). Using multivariate level OLS regression models, predicting effects of commonly examined police stressors on the participants' stress levels are analyzed. Findings are evaluated in comparison to existing literature about police stress.FindingsThis study indicates that organizational issues are the most important causes of stress in policing. Besides, it was found that several police stressors, as found for local police departments, might not be having the same effects for larger, centralized police departments.Practical implicationsModern policing can be a less stressful job if the police organizations take necessary steps towards applying modern management techniques at both macro and micro levels. Demographic differences, danger at work, or workload should not be counted as predictors of stress in policing without a through consideration of organizational matters.Originality/valueThis is the first study empirically and systematically assessing the issue of stress among the members of the TNP. In addition, it is one of the rare studies published in English regarding the issue of police stress in a developing country.
Police officers' assessment of operational situations
Authors: Flin R. , Pender Z. , Wujec L. , Grant V. , Stewart E. 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe aim of this study is to identify the dimensions used by police officers in Scotland to discriminate and categorise operational situations.Design/methodology/approachThis article was based on two studies: study 1 was a card‐sorting task: 23 officers categorised a set of 19 typical police operational situations, analysed using multi‐dimensional scaling; study 2 was a judgement task: 112 police officers rated 20 situations (19 from study1) in terms of amount of time to make a decision, risk to self, risk to others, familiarity and stress. Frequency data and correlations were calculated.FindingsStudy 1 results showed that the two main dimensions used to discriminate between situations were “familiarity” and “risk to the officer”. Study 2 found that most situations required a decision in less than three minutes. Rank and experience were related to familiarity but not to the other judgements. The situations requiring the fastest decisions were also judged to be of higher risk and more unfamiliar. Risks to self and to others were highly correlated, and higher risk situations were judged as more stressful.Research limitations/implicationsThis preliminary study shows that knowledge elicitation techniques can be used to improve our understanding of police officers' knowledge and cognitive skills for operational policing.Practical implicationsGood situational judgements form the basis of effective operational decision‐making. Understanding how officers “read” situations and how this develops with expertise can provide valuable information for police training and critical incident management.Originality/valuePolice officers' cognitive skills have rarely been studied in relation to routine operational policing. This study is a first attempt to examine situational judgement skills.
Knowledge leadership cycles: an approach from Nonaka's viewpoint
Authors: Sarabia Maria 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to analyse leadership cycles based on knowledge creation, with learning and culture as key elements for reaching leadership. Following Ikujiro Nonaka's viewpoint about knowledge creation in Japanese firms, this paper seeks to provide a link between knowledge management and change in leaders.Design/methodology/approachThe developed analysis is theoretical and it links the real case of Hoshiden Electronics' homemade breadmaking machine to knowledge distribution in order to attain leadership and using Nonaka's knowledge interplay.FindingsThe paper provides a fresh look on leadership, presenting two types according to how change in leaders is handled and how every leader establishes his/her own knowledge cycle: knowledge amplification and knowledge modulation cycle.Originality/valueKnowledge leadership cycles establish an insight for future studies and provide a theoretical framework for researchers and managers, identifying how a successful leader is developed.
Informal organizational culture: the foundation of knowledge workers' performance
Authors: Pyöriä Pasi 
Published: June 2007

PurposeThe paper aims to serve as a reminder of the fact that creating a strong atmosphere of trust and longevity in employee relations is ultimately the most robust route to maintaining a sustainable competitive edge.Design/methodology/approachIn addition to a literature review, empirical evidence is drawn from qualitative interview data. The research setting covers five distinct business organizations representing technology industries and knowledge‐intensive business services.FindingsThe paper indicates that even in knowledge‐intensive firms a good team spirit and skilful management remain more important than the use of the latest technology. Furthermore, it is maintained that the role of information technology in supporting the decision‐making process in knowledge work is often very much overemphasized. However, modern information technology continues the long trend of the automation and mechanization of work and, if used properly, it can indirectly contribute to creating more space for interpersonal interaction by eliminating routine work.Originality/valueThe paper encourages practical managers to focus more on people than on technology.