bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sustainable livelihood considerations for disaster risk management
Authors: Alexander Bob , Chan‐Halbrendt Catherine , Salim Wilmar 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to build on recent analysis of sustainable vulnerability reduction of the Government of Indonesia tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction plan by applying a sustainable livelihood framework for disaster risk management (DRM) for improvement in understanding potential livelihood strategies for the specific context of vulnerable people previously involved in fisheries livelihoods in Aceh.Design/methodology/approachBrief discussion of the preliminary findings of the work of Salim reveals the recommendation of further examination within a sustainable livelihoods DRM framework. Thus, after development and exposition of this framework, interviews and secondary research allow brief description of the context in which livelihood strategies might be implemented.FindingsBy combining the preliminary assessment of resource provisions with discussion of the institutional and vulnerability context of fisheries activities, preliminary recommendations of important considerations in developing appropriate vulnerability‐reducing livelihood strategies are listed under the categories of resource provisions.Originality/valueThis paper should be valuable to researchers interested in further development of applicable DRM models and to government and non‐government agencies interested in the effectiveness of assistance in achieving long‐term sustainable livelihood and sustainable development goals.
Not through women's eyes: photo‐essays and the construction of a gendered tsunami disaster
Authors: Childs Merilyn 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThis paper aims to critically appraise the representation of women through photo‐essays used immediately following the December 26, 2004 tsunami disaster. Through analysis of photo‐essay images published online, the author argues that women were largely represented in the samples as helpless victims who are passive, prone and inhabiting domestic or quasi‐domestic settings. The paper argues that a “disaster genre” has emerged, and that disaster images matter. The disaster community needs to care about the “ethics of seeing”, so that the viewer can “see” women, not simply as domesticated, vulnerable, passive and prone but in their diverse and complex lives and roles.Design/methodology/approachThis paper utilizes methodology developed within the emerging discipline of visual sociology, as applied to a sample of photo‐essays published online by international aid agencies in the weeks following the tsunami disaster. Data sorting of the four visual essays was done in response to three interpretative questions. In total, 65 images were interpreted across four visual essays.FindingsA total of 26 images included women, and in these “the look” of the women suggested passivity, distress, and being in a state of being “cared for”. Relationally, women were represented in terms of domestic or quasi‐domestic locales. About 60 percent of the images included men, whereas 35.5 percent included women. There were no images in the 65 surveyed showing women actively involved in the physical labor of disaster response. In comparison, 35 percent of the images showed men involved in physical labor associated with disaster recovery.Practical implicationsThe participation of women in pre‐ and post‐disaster planning and recovery is complex, and this complexity should not be made invisible by the visual representation of their lived experience. Agencies should actively develop policies and practices to ensure that women's diverse participation in disaster recovery is reflected in their choice of photographic materials published online.Originality/valueHigh originality. The gendered nature of visual representation following a disaster is explored through the interpretation of four photo‐essays published online. An argument is put that disaster images matter, and that aid agencies have a responsibility to ensure that the complexity and diversity of women's disaster experiences are represented.
Development of occupational wellbeing in the Finnish European Network of Health Promoting Schools
Authors: Saaranen Terhi , Tossavainen Kerttu , Turunen Hannele , Naumanen Paula 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the baseline results of a school development project where the aim was to improve school community staff's occupational wellbeing in co‐operation with occupational health nurses.Design/methodology/approachThe Wellbeing at Your Work index form for school staff developed for the study aimed to account for occupational wellbeing and satisfaction in terms of the activities maintaining the ability to work as well as the working conditions, working community, worker and work and professional competence and the need to develop them.FindingsThe most problematic factors of occupational wellbeing were the urgency and pace of work at school and the problems in working space, postures and equipment. In addition, the activities supporting resources, including stress control, exercise, relaxation and mentoring, were inadequate at work.Research limitationsThe sample of school staff (n=271) consisted of 12 schools in Eastern Finland, and the results cannot be generalised widely due to the small and geographically defined sample. However, the results are suggestive for other schools elsewhere in Finland.Practical implicationsThe content model for the promotion of occupational wellbeing presented in the article and the results obtained provide a broad and practical approach to the development of school staff's occupational wellbeing. Occupational health care services are meant to support school communities, and they should therefore provide better information of their services and develop their competence based on the content model of occupational wellbeing.Originality/valueThe work index form based on the content model serves as a good tool for schools and occupational health care in evaluating and developing occupational wellbeing.
Community arts for health: an evaluation of a district programme
Authors: South Jane 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of a community arts for health programme in the UK involving the delivery of three separate projects targeted at disadvantaged areas.Design/methodology/approachEvaluation plans were drawn up for each project, which linked long‐term goals, objectives, indicators of success and data collection methods. Evidence was collected during the projects. In addition, 16 semi‐structured interviews were conducted with individuals involved in the programme.FindingsThe projects used a range of creative methods, which were found to be accessible and relevant. A number of short‐term health and social outcomes were demonstrated. The programme also had wider impact through strengthening partnership working and the development of knowledge and skills.Research limitations/implicationsThis was a small‐scale study with limited in‐depth data from participants. Long‐term outcomes were not assessed. There is scope for more studies investigating the impact of arts activity on health and social care organisations and the training needs of staff.Practical implicationsA number of implications for practice emerged from the findings, including the importance of building local ownership and involvement, and the development of sustainable activity through partnership working.Originality/valueThis evaluation contributes to the small evidence base for arts for health interventions. It identifies outcomes from the activities and discusses issues relating to the development and implementation of community‐based arts for health projects.
How to make human resources more relevant to corporate financial objectives
Authors: Ted Prince E. 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to focus on the personal financial traits of individuals and shows how they directly affect the financial performance and valuation of an organization.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents an approach to management and leadership that is very bottom‐line oriented and focused on organizational value creation.FindingsThe paper finds that we all have traits that lead us to make financial decisions in a particular way. Once we understand that particular way, or “financial signature”, we can predict how a particular executive, or individual, will make financial decisions. This, in turn, allows us to predict the financial performance of that executive, or executive team.Originality/valueThe paper recognizes that many executives, who would not rank highly on traditional personality and competency‐based leadership ratings, are often highly successful leaders who create outstanding products, profitability and value for their shareholders.
TDG gets help to deliver the goods
Authors: Coxon Kerry 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe paper aims to describe how Brathay, a people‐development consultancy, teamed up with TDG, a pan‐European supply‐chain solutions provider, on a management‐development framework that helped to demonstrate to operational directors the importance of focusing not only on operations, but also on overall business strategies.Design/methodology/approachThe paper details the staging of a motivational conference, the formulation of a management framework, and the organization of a three‐day coaching program to lay out a coaching method and give the operational directors the opportunity to put it into practice.FindingsThe paper demonstrates that the approach helped people to start operating more effectively. Managers were given more authority to get on with their jobs and became clearer about what was expected of them and what they could expect from their directors.Practical implicationsThe paper shows that the integrated development program has positioned TDG to improve not only its service and value to customers, but also its competitive edge.Originality/valueThe paper reveals the advantages, in terms of ensuring that already‐exacting customer‐service levels are maintained and improved, of having operational directors able to focus at a more strategic level.
Bells Bakery enters the house‐building business
Authors: Derbyshire Joel 
Published: July 2006

PurposeAims to describes how UK bakery Bells of Lazonby teamed up with a housing association to create more affordable housing in its local community.Design/methodology/approachUses information from the company's managing director, who chairs the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency and is working to increase the number of affordable homes in the countryside as part of an initiative headed by the Prince of Wales.FindingsReveals how the initiative – which is not limited to Bells of Lazonby employees, but also covers potential owners either working in the village, with children attending the village primary school, or originally born in the village – has helped young people and those on lower incomes to settle in the area.Practical implicationsThrough achieving a better balance between housing availability and the demand for housing, Bells of Lazonby benefits directly and indirectly from the retention of local talent and a local workforce that helps to create a productive “buzz” in the workplace.Originality/valueDescribes an innovative solution to a significant HR problem.
Intelligent authentication, authorization, and administration (I3A)
Authors: Eigeles Dan 
Published: July 2006

PurposeAims to present intelligent authentication, authorization, and administration (I3A), a new concept that enables trust and information security between involved sides by agreement, rather than by over‐exercised enforcement. In order to understand the needs and motivators for the concept, seeks to discuss the areas of technology, policies, law, and human mindsets.Design/methodology/approachDiscussing two examples of possible solutions that would use the concept in e‐commerce.FindingsOffers an open platform for enabling I3A of cryptographic keys, certificates, and privileges and integrating the use of such with secured applications on a wide variety of devices and environments.Originality/valueProbably the first real exposition of the new concept I3A.
Scheduled RSS feeds for streaming multimedia to the desktop using RSS enclosures
Authors: Curran Kevin , McKinney Sheila 
Published: July 2006

PurposeSeeks to demonstrate how, with regard to viewing video on the internet, the delay experienced, whilst the stream is being buffered, can be virtually eradicated.Design/methodology/approachDocuments a scheduled rich site summary (RSS) multimedia prototype which utilizes idle computer time (at night) to subscribe to media RSS channels in order to download audio and video content.FindingsFinds that, a part from involving zero display, the quality of the operation is controlled only by the size of the hard disk not by the capacity of the connection.Originality/valueThe system documented here will serve users at either end of the RSS feed chain.
Applying project histories and project learning through knowledge management in an Australian construction company
Authors: Maqsood Tayyab , Finegan Andrew , Walker Derek 
Published: July 2006

PurposeWith the advent of information and communication technologies (ICT), some organisations have endeavoured to develop and maintain systems commonly known as project histories. This paper aims to provide a framework to the construction organisations in order to improve the learning from projects through the development and use of project histories.Design/methodology/approachThis paper provides an interpretative investigation of the issues concerning project histories for one leading construction company in Australia. A systems approach (soft system methodology (SSM)) is used in this study as a tool to comprehend the underlying processes and to highlight the related issues.FindingsThe research has shown that project histories are poorly designed, implemented, managed and applied in the organisation studied. This paper argues that reason for this deficiency is the lack of support from senior management, and proper integration of project histories into a company's overall strategy and vision. As a result of applying SSM participants of the study and analyst have come into an agreement of carrying out six actions that have the ability to improve the process concerning project histories.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is relevant to the organisation under study. It is because the use of SSM results in developing a relevant system rather than developing a correct general system. However, the study involves one of leading construction organisation in Australia and other organisations may find commonalities in problems and issues raised and solution proposed.Practical implicationsThe research has the potential to improve the use of project histories and put these into practice. This could inhibit mistakes being repeated, saving on rework and not re‐inventing the wheel.Originality/valueRecent interest in organisational learning and knowledge management is having an impact in the construction industry. Major companies are gearing up to incorporate these emerging business philosophies into their overall strategy and vision. With the adoption of knowledge management strategies into construction companies, it will be possible to apply project histories and conduct project learning in an efficient way. This type of the study can be said to be the one of the firsts of its kind in an Australian context and may be regarded as a founding work for future studies.
The learning organisation: a meta‐analysis of themes in literature
Authors: Thomas Keith , Allen Stephen 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe need to create and apply knowledge has contributed to the prescription of a learning organisation. However, there is no easy answer to what this concept means. Also a major criticism of the concept relates to the yet unclear connection between learning and performance. The purpose of this paper is to review the broad global literature to identify emergent themes, synthesised into a multilevel framework of process and structural attributes that reflects key theoretical relationships and attributes underwriting organisational learning and changeDesign/methodology/approachThis paper is based on meta‐analysis of literature published about the learning organisation and organisational learning.FindingsFinds a multilevel framework of process and structural attributes that reflects key relationships and attributes associated with learning and change.Practical implicationsThe multi‐level model outlines a framework for future research that may seek to link learning and performance. The causal relationships identified also suggest practical implications for managers seeking to enact the learning organisation concept.Originality/valueThis paper synthesises the conceptual underpinnings of literature on the learning organisation into a practical framework.
Learning capability and business performance: a non‐financial and financial assessment
Authors: Prieto Isabel Ma , Revilla Elena 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThere has been little research that includes reliable deductions about the positive influence of learning capability on business performance. For this reason, the main objective of the present study is to empirically explore the link between learning capability in organizations and business performance evaluated in both financial and non‐financial terms.Design/methodology/approachUsing data from 111 Spanish companies, research was conducted through a structural equation modelling. In doing so, a measurement model was conducted for the main constructs – learning capability, financial performance and non‐financial performance‐ and examine the paths between them.FindingsThe analysis shows the positive link existing between: learning capability and non‐financial performance; and non‐financial performance and financial performance.Originality/valueThis is a detailed empirical examination of learning capability as a source of performance in organizations. It should be of value to all those who think about the role of learning processes and knowledge in organizations, and who care about their effects on competitiveness.
Does customer satisfaction lead to improved brand equity? An empirical examination of two categories of retail brands
Authors: Pappu Ravi , Quester Pascale 
Published: July 2006

PurposeThe objective of the present research is to examine the relationship between consumers' satisfaction with a retailer and the equity they associate with the retail brand.Design/methodology/approachRetail brand equity is conceptualized as a four‐dimensional construct comprising: retailer awareness, retailer associations, retailer perceived quality, and retailer loyalty. Then the associative network memory model is applied from cognitive psychology to the specific context of the relationships between customer satisfaction and consumer‐based retailer equity. A survey was undertaken using a convenience sample of shopping mall consumers in an Australian state capital city. The questionnaire used to collect data included an experimental design such that two categories of retailers were included in the study: department stores and specialty stores, with three retailers representing each category. The relationship between consumer‐based retailer equity and customer satisfaction was examined using multivariate analysis of variance.FindingsResults indicate that retail brand equity varies with customer satisfaction. For department stores, each consumer‐based retailer equity dimension varied according to customer satisfaction with the retailer. However, for specialty stores, only three of the consumer‐based retailer equity dimensions, namely retailer awareness, retailer associations and retailer perceived quality, varied according to customer satisfaction level with the retailer.Originality/valueThe principal contribution of the present research is that it demonstrates empirically a positive relationship between customer satisfaction and an intangible asset such as retailer equity.
Getting customers downtown: the role of branding in achieving success for central business districts
Authors: Runyan Rodney C. , Huddleston Patricia 
Published: July 2006

PurposeTo extend the research focuses of downtown business districts beyond the urban planning literature through application of the resource‐based theory of the firm. Downtowns may act like firms (with a collection of SBUs), and therefore should possess resources that provide competitive advantages.Design/methodology/approachA multi‐method approach (focus groups; survey) is used to examine, a priori, the resources that provide competitive advantage for downtowns, including brand identity, business mix and community characteristics. Structural equation modeling is used to test the measurement of the constructs as well as estimate the effects of those constructs on downtown success. The data were collected from business owners within 11 downtown business districts in the US Midwest.FindingsConfirmatory factor analyses reveal that brand identity, business mix and community characteristics are three distinct measures of downtown resources. Brand identity was found to have a significant and positive effect on downtown success. Though the literature points to the importance of both business mix and community characteristics, these did not have a significant effect on downtown success.Research limitations/implicationsBrands in general are posited to be less mobile than other firm resources, and thus may provide a more sustainable competitive advantage. By combining diverse areas of study, operationalizing new constructs, and testing measures, both the resource‐based view (RBV) and brand research are extended.Practical implicationsSince most downtown business districts (and the small businesses therein) have finite resources, to identify those which provide the most sustainable competitive advantage is critical to success. In this study, brand identity is the most important resource a downtown can possess.Originality/valueThis research moves the study of brands beyond “product” towards the concept of place branding. It extends the RBV framework to conceptualize downtown business districts as “firms,” thus allowing the identification of resources that lead to successful downtowns.