bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The building of the kitchen table
Authors: Sigaloff Chris , Nabben Iselien , Bergsma Erwin 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative model of a leadership‐development program.Design/methodology/approachA leadership‐development program based on a “closure‐type description” instead of an “input‐type description” (Varela) was designed and executed for an organization. The results were later evaluated.FindingsThe study finds that application of the closure‐type description enhanced the possibility of supporting real change and innovation within an organization.Originality/valueThe “kitchen table” approach can serve as a model for leadership‐development programs; for such a program to function optimally it must have sufficient authority and should not focus on a top‐down transmission of knowledge but on creating a setting in which all levels of management are in conversation with one another. In describing the kitchen table program in detail the paper gives clear guidelines for creating closure‐type programs in general.
Sodium: can infants consume too much?
Authors: Derbyshire E. , Davies G.J. 
Published: November 2007

PurposeAlthough small levels of sodium may be beneficial during infancy, high intakes may be detrimental to infant health. The aim of this paper is to give an overview on how sodium can influence infant health status in the short and long term.Design/methodology/approachThe most up‐to‐date and pertinent studies within the literature have been included and summated in this paper.FindingsThe findings from this review indicate that high sodium intakes during infancy can have short‐ and long‐term health implications. Predominant sources of sodium include: cow's milk, formula diluted with high‐sodium bottled water and home‐prepared foods. Dietary advice needs to be imparted to parents with regard to “safe sodium” intakes for infants and how these can be achieved.Originality/valueThis paper gives a concise, up‐to‐date overview evaluating sodium intake and infant health.
To sip or not to sip: the potential health risks and benefits of coffee drinking
Authors: Taylor Sarah R. , Demmig‐Adams Barbara 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of current research on the health risks and benefits associated with coffee drinking.Design/methodology/approachThis review includes up‐to‐date information from the original literature on coffee drinking and health and presents findings in a manner accessible to both experts and non‐experts.FindingsCoffee contains caffeine, antioxidants, and other phytochemicals, all of which affect disease risks. There is evidence that coffee drinking may not be suitable for certain individuals. Overall, however, coffee drinking seems to be a non‐harmful habit for those who drink it regularly and in moderation, and recent studies indeed suggest that it may even be beneficial for most people. The most currently available evidence suggests that coffee drinking can help reduce the risk of several diseases, most notably type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease, although the underlying mechanisms for this effect are still being investigated.Practical implicationsCurrent studies suggest that coffee drinkers can help protect themselves from neurodegenerative and other diseases by drinking an average of two cups of regular, filtered coffee per day.Originality/valueThis article provides accessible and comprehensive information to researchers, nutritionists, and consumers who are interested in the potential health risks and benefits of regular and moderate coffee drinking.
Do fasting and life style eating habits in Ramadan affect headache?
Authors: Bener Abdulbari , Azhar Abdulaziz , Bessisso Mohammed 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe aim of the study is to investigate whether fasting and lifestyle habits in Ramadan have any effect on headaches.Design/methodology/approachThis cross‐sectional study was carried out in the state of Qatar for a period from 13 October to 13 November 2004. A total of 1,200 fasting Muslims aged between 18 to 65 years were approached and 898 subjects participated. The International Headache Society [IHS] questionnaire and another questionnaire were used to collect the data.FindingsOf the total 898 subjects, 54.2 per cent were males and 45.8 per cent females. The prevalence of the headache during the month of Ramadan was 76.6 per cent and after Ramadan was 73.7 per cent.Originality/valueThe study did not find any negative effects of fasting during Ramadan on headache frequencies.
Preliminary study into the production of non‐wheat bread from acha (Digitaria exilis)
Authors: Jideani Victoria A. , Alamu Rasheedat , Jideani Israel A. 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThis paper seeks to examine the production of wheatless bread from acha flour and to determine consumer acceptability of the product.Design/methodology/approachWheatless bread was baked from acha (Digitaria exilis) and Irish potato starch blends of 80:20 respectively with varying (1‐4 per cent) quantity of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). The loaves were assessed for loaf volume (LV) and specific loaf volume (SLV) as well as consumer acceptability.FindingsThe addition of CMC gave an increase in LV of 40.0 per cent in acha bread (AB) with 1 per cent CMC to 59.5 per cent in AB with 4 per cent CMC. The SLV of the acha loaves did not differ significantly from one another. There were significant differences (p < 0.05) between AB without CMC, AB with 1‐3 per cent CMC and wheat bread in appearance, crust colour, crumb texture, crumb colour and general acceptability (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the AB with 4 per cent CMC and wheat bread in crumb texture, crumb colour and general acceptability. AB with 4 per cent CMC compared favourably with wheat bread in sensory characteristics.Research limitations/implicationsThis work was a preliminary work to determine the possibility of producing bread with acha. Further research will investigate the functional and nutritional qualities of AB with 4 per cent CMC found to be comparable with wheat bread.Practical implicationsThe study demonstrated the possibility of producing AB using CMC.Originality/valueAcha has been identified as a major food for diabetic patients in Nigeria by medical practitioners. The AB developed will be of great benefit to countless diabetic patients in Nigeria.
Enterprise education: the frustration of a pure contest
Authors: Jones Colin 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThis paper seeks to discuss the development of a strategy game for enterprise education. It is argued that requiring students to initially struggle with the game's rules and strategies results in a worthwhile test of their persistence and ability to manage ambiguity. Further, that in the absence of uncertainty, students will not benefit from the game's potential contribution to their overall learning.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is constructed around the infusion of student narratives and the author's self‐reflective thoughts. The papers explores the process of developing a game that: provides the students with access to an enterprise reality; strengthens their engagement with the theoretical foundations of their studies; and provides a process for serious self‐reflection.FindingsDespite the mixed views presented in this paper, the game's development thus far has been very successful. Students do enjoy and benefit from enduring the frustration of a pure contest. Having to work through uncertainty is a good practice for students in higher education, especially those engaged in enterprise education.Practical implicationsWhilst the use of games in experiential education is not uncommon, consideration of how and why they are developed is not always well understood. This paper suggests that enterprise educators have significant opportunities to develop games that genuinely provide student access to the entrepreneur's way of life.Originality/valueThis paper provides evidence of how a game can be constructed to add significant value to an existing curriculum. It also provides evidence of the inner thoughts of students frustrated by a challenge on which they refuse to give up. As such, it provides a valuable window through which to contemplate the minds of tomorrow's nascent entrepreneurs.
Connecting enterprise and graduate employability
Authors: Rae David 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThis paper aims to demonstrate the rationale for connecting enterprise education with employability and career development in the design of curricula and learning experiences within UK higher education.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reflects on the experiences of practitioners, including the author, in embedding enterprise education and in seeking to develop a holistic approach which connects enterprise and employability through personal and career development.FindingsThe article presents “connected” models of individual learning and of the institutional integration of enterprise, personal and career development. These are located within a critique of existing approaches to graduate employability, including examples of innovative practices.Research limitations/implicationsThe article builds on the early experiences of connecting graduate enterprise and employability in the UK and proposes that further research is required as the field develops in experience and complexity.Practical implicationsThe article provides models, strategies and examples of effective practices for embedding enterprise and employability in higher education.Originality/valueThe article is innovative at a conceptual level in arguing for a “connected” and holistic approach to employability and enterprise development for students and graduates.
Supporting e‐learning in enterprise: the TE3 project
Authors: Smith Kelly 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe Technology Enhanced Enterprise Education project (TE3) promotes the use of learning technologies to enhance enterprise and entrepreneurship education in the 12 HEI partners of the Mercia Institute of Enterprise (MIE). This paper describes the formal processes and procedures underpinning TE3, describes issues around material development and use, and comments on the lessons learned and added value outcomes experienced by community members.Design/methodology/approachTE3 works as a community of practice with regular events and online support for the sharing of materials and experience. Materials developed with TE3 funds are made available to all partners to download, adapt, and use for educational or research purposes. Community learning is captured via quarterly progress and end‐of‐project forms which ask educators to reflect on the lessons they have learned, and to note any added‐value benefits that have emerged as a result of material development.FindingsSince its creation in August 2003, over 13,000 students have been registered to learn about enterprise using TE3 developed materials, and over 500 members of staff have been involved with TE3 through projects or training events. Educators have reported that TE3 has led to increased skills and knowledge for both themselves and their students, and increased the pool of resources available. Added‐value outcomes include increased research output, increased links with small firms, and links between academics and educators from different institutions that may not otherwise have arisen.Practical implicationsTE3 demonstrates how enterprise educators can work together to share resources and expertise, whilst embedding enterprise education within a sustainable local context, either as a dedicated module, or within a student's normal programme of study. The lessons learned by TE3 as a whole will be of use to those supporting enterprise educators, and those learned by individual TE3 projects can inform good practice in the use of e‐learning to support enterprise students.Originality/valueTE3 has successfully supported educators and facilitated the spread of enterprise education to students in West Midlands HEIs across all subject disciplines. It is now moving into a second phase which will concentrate on dissemination of the materials produced and in supporting the community of educators that has emerged.
Vocational education and training in small ethnic minority businesses in the UK
Authors: Hussain Javed , Matlay Harry 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThis paper seeks to investigate the provision of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Small Ethnic Minority Businesses (SEMBs) operating in the West Midlands region of the UK.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach is employed, involving in‐depth, face‐to‐face interviews with 66 owner/managers of small ethnic minority businesses located in the West Midlands region of the UK. The research sample included 26 graduate entrepreneurs and 40 non‐graduate respondents.FindingsMost of the SEMB owner/managers in this study exhibited a positive attitude towards VET. A large proportion of the respondents, however, admitted not to have provided any training during the previous 18 months of trading. Training provision appears to be affected by both “directly” and “indirectly” relevant factors. The majority of the SEMB owner/managers in the research sample do not have specific human resource strategies, audits, plans or related budgets, and training was offered largely on a reactive rather than proactive basis.Research limitations/implicationsCaution is advised in the use and generalisation of results that emerge from qualitative research that involved a small sample of respondents chosen from a restricted area of the UK.Originality/valueThe paper makes an original contribution of exploring the area of vocational education and training in small ethnic minority businesses that is at the forefront of discussion in academic and industry in the UK.
Training approaches in manufacturing SMEs
Authors: Macpherson Allan , Jayawarna Dilani 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the influence of a range of contingent factors that moderate the approaches to training in manufacturing SMEs.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on a regression analysis of data from a survey of 198 manufacturing SMEs.FindingsThe findings suggest that there will be times when formal training is appropriate for SMEs. Dependent on size, product, market and organizational structures, formal training will be both required and/or encouraged by SME management. The challenge will be to understand specific organizational conditions, and to target the right type of intervention at a particular small firm based on its specific characteristics and needs. This will require a deeper understanding of the context and issues facing a specific firm.Practical implicationsBecause of the diversity of small firms' structures, product and market conditions and leadership and management approaches, generic support policies are unlikely to be effective. Research, management and policy instruments of training support will need to interact with, and be responsive to, the subtle distinctions of context that will moderate what is more appropriate, and more likely to be welcomed, in the small business sector. There does appear to be a demand for formal training in certain types of firms, but other learning initiatives will have to be supported where formal training is not appropriate or not welcome.Originality/valueThe empirical analysis and the tentative conceptual framework make an important contribution towards a demand‐led policy framework in the area of development and training support for SMEs.
Current changes in labour management and industrial relations in Japan and their impact on its “stakeholder‐oriented” governance model
Authors: Miles Lilian 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to consider how recent changes in Japanese labour management and industrial relations are affecting its traditional “stakeholder‐oriented” governance model, where special recognition was given to company employees.Design/methodology/approachThis paper critically analyses a range of recently published (2000‐2006) works on Japanese labour management and industrial relations with a view to predicting future trends in Japanese employment practices.FindingsThe paper finds that Japanese firms are breaking with tradition and experimenting with Western style employment practices. Changes in such practices indicate a move away from the traditional model of governance. It may be that a hybrid model of governance is emerging.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils an identified information/resources need and contributes to the study of recent changes and developments in corporate governance in South East Asian countries.
Corporate governance after the Asian crisis
Authors: Dercon Bruno 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe article sets out to search for an appropriate questionnaire querying corporate governance attitudes in Indonesia. Many surveys query governance issues, as strengths and weaknesses, but do not identify attitudes to governance. A new approach is required.Design/methodology/approachThe article focuses first on the governance environment of post‐crisis Indonesia and questions the extent to which vulnerability has decreased.FindingsVulnerability is related to issues of prevention and preparedness, which relate to normative and behavioural governance. It appears that recent governance instruments introduced in Indonesia may not so much bring along change – in response to earlier failure – as encourage a benign approach through increased layers of requirements of internal and external information provision and disclosure. The crisis may, however, have initiated or caused changes in terms of ownership and control of the corporations in Indonesia.Originality/valueA taxonomy is proposed identifying how business leaders think about these issues. Governance policies can then track the changes in attitudes and ensure adequate societal checks and balances.
Neuromarketing: a layman's look at neuroscience and its potential application to marketing practice
Authors: Fugate Douglas L. 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to briefly cover the origins of neuromarketing, explain the process in layman's terms, enumerate some of the findings in anecdotal form, and suggest future consumer behavior research directions based on these findings.Design/methodology/approachThe discussion of neuromarketing in this paper is based on reports of both a theoretical and applied nature. Their contents have been synthesized and placed into context by showing how they relate to traditional marketing research approaches and assumptions.FindingsWhile there are no concrete findings, preliminary assessments suggest that traditional, inferential assumptions about consumer behavior might be less powerful and explanatory than once believed. Combining neural activity images with conventional tools may produce more effective marketing practices.Research limitations/implicationsBecause this is an emerging field and still controversial, some of the key information is proprietary and/or fairly presumptive at this time. Cautions and criticisms have been included to counterbalance that point.Practical implicationsUnderstanding what is happening in this emerging field of inquiry is essential for anyone who believes that marketers can change the probability of a favorable response from consumers. The use of neuromarketing, if proven through use, has the capability of fundamentally changing how we design, promote, price, and package our products.Originality/valueThe marriage of cognitive neuroscience and marketing practice is a new field of inquiry. This paper provides a useful, non‐technical introduction.
Firms' complaint handling policies and consumer complaint voicing
Authors: Huppertz John W. 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine the effects of actions recommended by researchers for firms to encourage complaint voicing, and test the proposition that complaining by dissatisfied consumers would increase if only firms would make it easier to complain.Design/methodology/approachAn experimental study assessed consumer reactions to scenarios in which a retailer made it easier or harder to complain by varying its refund policy, employee empowerment, access to call center representatives, and in‐store hassles to return merchandise. Consumers in an online panel completed questionnaires measuring perceived effort, likelihood of success, and complaint intentions.FindingsComplaint‐friendly policies produced perceptions of lower anticipated difficulty and increased chances of successful redress. However, only lenient refund policy significantly influenced complaint voicing intentions. While most policies designed to make complaining easier had limited impact on complaint voicing, measured perceptions of complaint difficulty were significant predictors of complaining intentions.Research limitations/implicationsIn future studies, researchers should examine these variables in non‐retail settings where getting a refund does not dominate the consumer's decision to voice a complaint.Practical implicationsThe results call into question the proposition that complaint voicing would increase if only firms would make complaining easier. Managers should focus on assuring customers of liberal refund policies if they complain.Originality/valueBy focusing on actions that the firm can undertake to improve the probability of consumer complaining, this paper departs from the literature on antecedents of complaining behavior, which has focused on individual difference factors that affect the probability of complaining, variables that lie outside managerial control.
Empirical studies on institutions, governance and economic growth: a review
Authors: Sihag Balbir S. 
Published: November 2007

PurposeSince the mid‐1980s focus has shifted from stabilization to economic growth as a national goal. A large number of studies have been undertaken to explain economic growth. It is intended to show that the current debate between those who claim only institutions matter to economic growth and others who claim that only governance matters is totally unproductive.Design/methodology/approachEconometric methods are used to evaluate the recent empirical studies on linking the quality of institutions or governance to economic growth.FindingsIt is shown that the empirical model specification as well as the estimation methods used by important studies are inappropriate.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research needs to incorporate not only the institutions, and governance but also the desire to save, invest and innovate to explain economic growth.Practical implicationThe existing theories of economic growth do not fully capture the complex process of economic growth implying that these theories should not be used as a guide to the screening of developmental aid to the developing countries.Originality/valueThe researchers need to change direction away from data mining and towards developing a better understanding of the growth process. Policy makers should be careful in crafting their policies.
Capitalism, democracy and natural environment
Authors: Kaskarelis Ioannis A. 
Published: November 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the mentality of our civilization, the structure of human life nowadays and to attempt to prove that under these the continual and progressive environmental deterioration is inevitable.Design/methodology/approachThe paper investigates the ingredients of human life today, i.e. social political and economic aspects, combined all together.FindingsOur civilization leads deterministically to an environmental deadlock.Originality/valueThe only reversal to the present situation is compulsory humanistic/classical education, which however is incompatible with the mentality of our civilization; the later heavily depended on technological progress.