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Performance measurement and management system 4.0: an action research study in investee NPOs by local government
Abstract Purpose The Fourth Industrial Revolution is increasing the use of digital technologies for delivering products and services. A performance measurement and management system (PMMS) is recognised as a useful system to guide era 4.0; however, the literature has not adequately addressed this challenge in public government and not-for-profit organisations (NPOs).
Organizing for Societal Grand Challenges:
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Keep dreaming: how personality traits affects the recognition and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in the agritourism industry
Abstract Purpose This paper analyses how entrepreneurs recognise and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities following a sustainable approach that respects the equilibrium among environmental, social and commercial purposes, and how their personality affects this process. The main personality traits focused in this study are narcissism, locus of control and sustainability orientation.
How do beer prices vary across different pubs? An empirical study
Abstract Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of pubs and breweries’ attributes on beer prices by exploring and examining the variation of beer prices across pubs in York, UK.
Drugs, Habits and Social Policy
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The British Food Journal Volume 61 Issue 11 1959
To read the full version of this content please select one of the options below: Please note you do not have access to teaching notes Abstract This is the age of research. What was once a highly selective privilege in just a few professions that could be counted on one's fingers has since the last war become a feature of every conceivable branch of science and trade, to which millions in money are devoted. The connection often seems remote, if not a little spurious.
The prevalence of telework under Covid-19 in Canada
Abstract Purpose This study investigates the determinants of teleworking before and during COVID-19 in Canada. It explores the extent of telework adoption across industrial sectors, as well as the long-term impacts of large-scale adoption of teleworking on urban travel demand and the dwindling demand for commercial real estate in downtowns.
An assessment tool for stakeholder integration excellence and project delivery optimisation
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to appraise the delivery of information communication technology (ICT) projects and identify key determinants for stakeholder integration. Design/methodology/approach Given that empirically, little was known about stakeholder integration in the ICT sector and its influence or effect on project delivery; qualitative method was used.
Understanding soft power discourse in the National Library of Australia
Abstract Purpose This paper presents research that sought to understand how the National Library of Australia engages with soft power in its Annual Report 2019–20. Driving the analysis was the research question: How is soft power discourse reproduced and enacted in the National Library of Australia's Annual Report 2019–20?
Machiavellianism, self-concept and resilience: do they affect employee performance? A moderated-mediated analysis
To read the full version of this content please select one of the options below: Please note you do not have access to teaching notes Deepanjana Varshney (Department of Business Administration, City University College of Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates) Abstract Purpose Over the years, the impact of personality attributes on work behavior has constituted a broad research domain.
Employee participation in performance measurement system: focusing on job satisfaction and leadership
Abstract Purpose This study examines how employee participation in the performance measurement system affects the relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Survey data for this study were obtained from 322 employees in South Korea. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping method were applied to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings This study first confirmed that authentic leadership positively affects job satisfaction.
Performance impact of behavioural factors in alliances by SMEs: an empirical analysis
Abstract Purpose This paper aims to fill a gap in the authors’ understanding of alliance-level and the partner-level alliance performance by analysing the influence of behavioural factors for alliances formed by SMEs. Prior studies on the topic have arrived at inconclusive results. This study plugs gaps in prior studies' approach such as deployment of inconsistent performance measures, and omission of contingent factors.
Information needs and seeking behaviors of Israeli citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study is to examine the information needs and information seeking behaviors of Israeli citizens during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2020, with an emphasis on the dissemination of digital information by government agencies.
Agricultural Finance Review:
Table of contents - Special Issue: Nontraditional Credit in the U.S. Farm Economy Guest Editors: Brady Brewer, Jennifer Ifft, Nigel Key Guest editorial: Nontraditional Credit in U.S. Agriculture Brady Brewer, Jennifer Ifft, Nigel Key On the money: characterizing banking and lending in the California cannabis industry Zoë Plakias, Margaret Jodlowski, Taylor Giamo, Parisa Kavousi, Keith Taylor Despite 2016 legalization of recreational cannabis cultivation and sale in California with the passage...
Construing drivers of firm competitiveness: coalescing pursuit of excellence with entrepreneurial competencies
Abstract Purpose The burgeoning population has an adverse impact on the employability prospects in the emerging economies and has triggered entrepreneurial activities to steer this predicament. The purpose of this study intends to explicate the major entrepreneurial competencies that drive firm competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach Three industrial estates were selected from the two major industrial districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.
Increasing competitive performance through effective use of performance management systems
Abstract Purpose Private telecommunication companies in Yemen face huge challenges to improve their competitive position. Many of them suffer from performance management systems (PMS) that are not aligned nor integrated and do not give adequate support. This research aims at identifying the current state and quality of PMS in Yemeni private telecom companies and developing recommendations that will assist in improving their performance and competitive position.
Russia attack looks like all-out, not limited invasion
A Ukrainian military truck on fire after a Russian strike in Mariupol, February 24 (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP/Shutterstock) Event Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine this morning, starting with missile strikes and then moving armoured columns across the border to battle Ukrainian troops.
British Food Journal Volume 35 Issue 8 1933
Australia and Tasmania have together an area of three million square miles—taking round figures—40 per cent. lying within the tropic. Soil and climate render the continent capable of producing every kind of tropical, sub‐tropical and temperate fruit in abundance and full advantage has been taken of this fact. It has been said that Canada is the “wood yard” of the Empire, of Australia it may with equal truth be said that it is the orchard of the Empire.
Household Self-Tracking during a Global Health Crisis
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Pharmaceutical business ecosystem governance and new product development success
Abstract Purpose This current study seeks to examine the effect of pharmaceutical business ecosystem (BE) governance mechanisms on new product development and to ascertain how crucial firm coordination will be in these relationships. Design/methodology/approach Analysis was based on 173 firms (institutions) selected from pharmaceutical BE.
The relationship of balanced scorecard perspectives and government organization performance measurement
Abstract Purpose This research aimed to analyze the causality between the four perspectives in the balanced scorecard (BSC) performance and to analyze the different performance of the four perspectives for the two group schools studied. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative data were processed using Smart PLS 0.3 and an independent sample t-test. Qualitative data collected using open questionnaires on performance achievement strategies and constraints were analyzed using the Leximancer 4.51.
Evidence tilts towards Ukraine war likelihood
Russian troops in a helicopter landing during exercises in Belarus, February 4 (Russian defence ministry/AP/Shutterstock) Event As US officials warn that Russia could invade Ukraine this week, the limited open-source intelligence available appears to confirm preparations on the ground. Significance Western leaders are talking to one another and Moscow in a bid to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's mind -- if he has in fact decided on an attack.
A scientometric analysis and review of construction labour productivity research
Abstract Purpose Labour productivity in construction has fallen behind other industries in most of the world and has declined continuously for decades. Although several scholarly research projects have been conducted to salvage the prevalent low labour productivity in construction, contractors in the construction industry have continued to grapple with the devastating impact of low productivity.
North Korea’s missiles are a double defeat for allies
North Korea launches a long range missile, January (EyePress News/Shutterstock) Event Last month was North Korea’s busiest yet for missile tests, with launches on January 5, 11, 14, 17, 25, 27 and 30. Significance They included new models which can penetrate missile defence systems. Despite this, three UN Security Council (UNSC) meetings failed to agree on the usual condemnatory resolution, and so did not pass one.
“Harmful to the commonality”: the Luddites, the distributional effects of systems change and the challenge of building a just society
Abstract Purpose When complex social-ecological systems collapse and transform, the possible outcomes of this transformation are not set in stone. This paper aims to explore the role of social imagination in determining possible futures for a reformed system. The authors use a historical study of the Luddite response to the Industrial Revolution centred in the UK in the early-19th century to explore the concepts of path dependency, agency and the distributional impacts of systems change.
The British Food Journal Volume 62 Issue 11 1960
It has always seemed to us that a comparatively large number of people who spend their holidays abroad—on the Continent—and especially those who deviate from the main streams of tourist routes, return having suffered or suffering from food‐borne intestinal diseases.
Russia has options other than full invasion of Ukraine
Russian armoured vehicles on exercise in Belarus, February 2 (Russian defence ministry/AP/Shutterstock) Event President Vladimir Putin on February 1 indicated a willingness to continue negotiations despite arguing that US and NATO responses "ignore" Russia's demands. Significance This adds little clarity to his intentions on Ukraine. The amassing of Russian forces still leaves ambiguity about the feasibility and desirability of full-scale invasion.
Transferable learning about patient and public involvement and engagement in gambling support services from health and social care: findings from a narrative review and workshop with people with lived experience
Abstract Purpose The involvement of patients or members of the public within public health, health and social care and addictions services is growing in the UK and internationally but is less common in gambling support services. The purpose of this study was to explore Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) infrastructures and engagement channels used in health and care services and debate their transferability to the gambling support sector (including research, education and treatment).
Journal of Educational Administration:
Table of contents - Special Issue: The International Successful School Principalship Project: Reflections and possibilities Guest Editors: David Gurr, Peter Moyi Looking back and forward: a critical review of the history and future progress of the ISSPP Ann Elisabeth Gunnulfsen, Ruth Jensen, Jorunn Møller The purpose of the article is to examine knowledge about successful principalship and discuss the methodology that has emerged throughout the history of the International… An open systems...
British Food Journal Volume 49 Issue 1 1947
Abstract In his introductory remarks the Medical Officer briefly comments on the war in its relations to medical practice and public health. He reminds us that Japanese action, by depriving us of quinine, encouraged research for synthetic substitutes. Again, penicillin and D.D.T. were given attention that they, possibly, would not otherwise have had. Food standards, long urgently needed, have been established for many important foods.
β-glucan rich functional instant talbina (porridge) premix from barley flour using extrusion: investigating effect of varied moisture and barrel temperature levels using response surface approach
Abstract Purpose Throughout the world, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for functional food products. Owing to the health benefits of barley, its utilization was explored for the development of β-glucan rich functional instant talbina (porridge). The present research was, therefore, undertaken with an aim to optimize the extrusion conditions for development of instant talbina premix and evaluate its functional and quality characteristics.
Aligning the risk hedging strategy with supplier collaboration and manufacturing competitiveness: a resource-based and contingency approach
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the alignment between the risk hedging strategy and supplier collaboration and its effect on manufacturing competitiveness.
Exploring the nexus of equality and efficiency in healthcare
Abstract Purpose This study aims to explore the nexus of equality and efficiency by considering public hospitals' development dynamics, capacity and technology indicators. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from the Ministry of Health Public Hospital Almanacs from 2014 to 2017. The Gini index (GI) is used to estimate the inequality of distribution of hospital performance indicators.
Social innovation in extreme institutional contexts: the case of Palestine
Abstract Purpose This paper focuses on social innovation dynamics in extreme contexts where institutional volatility is deeply rooted and enduring. In other words, the authors focus their discussion on the challenges that social innovators are facing in their endeavor of solving wicked social problems within an extreme institutional environment. This research is guided by the following question: How does an extreme institutional environment influence social innovation processes?
Displaced, excluded, and making do: a study of refugee entrepreneurship in Kenya
To read the full version of this content please select one of the options below: Please note you do not have access to teaching notes Tracy Luseno (Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University , Leicester, UK) Oluwaseun Kolade (Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University , Leicester, UK) Abstract Purpose The aim of this paper is to use the special context of the Kenyan...
When and how brands affect importance of product attributes in consumer decision process
Abstract Purpose This research investigates when and how brands influence attribute importance weights. Most past studies modelling consumer decision processes treated the brand of a product as an attribute parallel to the price, color or size of a product, and as a result, those studies assigned an equal (i.e. non-contingent) importance weight across brands for each attribute.
Leading Innovation in a Multicultural and Digitally Connected World - An Exploratory Study
Abstract The rapidly evolving competitive global marketplace with its culturally diverse customers has increased demand for multinational corporations (MNCs) to accelerate global innovation. Leaders increasingly face the challenge of facilitating global and local team knowledge in order to improve strategic planning and execution for new products and services worldwide.
Russia's plans for Ukraine may not be finalised
Significance This is another signal that Washington views a Russian attack on Ukraine as imminent. A day earlier, the UK Foreign Office accused five Ukrainian former officials of conspiring with Moscow to stage a coup in Kyiv. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken harbours similar suspicions but has agreed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to continue diplomacy.
Lean, sustainability and the triple bottom line performance: a systems perspective-based empirical examination
Abstract Purpose This study draws on the systems perspective to study the individual and combined interaction effect of lean management (LM) and sustainability management (SM) on the organization's triple bottom line (TBL) performance. Design/methodology/approach The study employs structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses using data from the sixth version of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS VI).
Prelims
Half Title Page Towards a Post-Covid Global Financial System Title Page Towards a Post-Covid Global Financial System: Lessons in Social Responsibility from Islamic Finance Edited by M. Kabir Hassan University of New Orleans, USA Aishath Muneeza International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance, Malaysia And Adel M.
Social noise: the influence of observers on social media information behavior
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of social noise. Under the influence of social noise, a social media user may adjust information behavior based on external cues, attempting to present themselves in a more desirable way to increase their social capital. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study informed by an ethnographic approach was used to examine social media information behavior.
British Food Journal Volume 45 Issue 4 1943
Abstract Other concentrated milk products are evaporated or condensed milks. These do serve as direct substitutes for the original, simply by the restoration of the original amount of water content. Large shipments of these products are going forward regularly from Canada and the United States to Great Britain. The next logical step in the process is the complete dehydration into powdered form. This has been an expanding industry in recent years.
Iran nuclear talks approach a point of crisis
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses a crowd in Qom by videoconference, justifying nuclear negotiations, January 9 (Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Event Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian today emphasised that Iran had offered “constructive” proposals in negotiations in Vienna over restoring the defunct 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Significance He denied Iran was playing for time.
Sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in the smart cities in Indian context
Abstract Purpose Smart cities in India are going to be a reality very soon by turning challenges into opportunities for the society. However, due to rapid increase in population burden, fast urbanization and growing demand of advanced services in the smart cities, the quantity of per capita municipal solid waste (MSW) has escalated.
Maturity model for evaluating disaster and humanitarian operations
Abstract Purpose This paper proposes a maturity model (MM) for assessing disaster operations and identifying strategies for organisations to evolve their maturity stages. Design/methodology/approach This study applies a systematic literature review to identify state-of-the-art work related to maturity models for disaster operations. In addition, the study develops a case study to validate the proposed maturity model in a generic scenario and two real-life scenarios.
Kazakh leader stronger but unmet promises are a risk
Significance President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says that the immediate emergency is over and that the CSTO force can safely depart after making a "psychological" contribution to removing the threat. He has appointed a prime minister to his liking and generally consolidated power to the detriment of predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev's associates. Impacts Russia's speedy assistance via the CSTO will bring it influence with Kazakhstan's new leadership.
British Food Journal Volume 10 Issue 2 1908
Abstract The endeavour that is being made at the present time to rouse public interest in the extremely important question of the purity of the national milk supply is one that deserves unqualified praise. It is in no spirit of carping criticism that it is here pointed out that the partial and unofficial remedy by which it is proposed to diminish the risk to the consumer may in itself be indirectly a means of continuing what has become a grave public danger.
Prioritization and ranking of lean practices: a case study
Abstract Purpose The paper aims to identify, prioritize and rank lean practices in the context of an Indian automotive component manufacturing organization using interpretive ranking process (IRP) and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approaches. Design/methodology/approach Lean practices are identified from the literature.
Dying at work. Work-related suicide - how does the UK regulatory context measure up?
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how work-related suicides are monitored, investigated and regulated in the UK, examining a small selection of cases and drawing on international comparison with other countries. Effective data collection and regulation are the cornerstone of suicide prevention, and this paper aims to consider whether the UK’s current regulatory framework provides an effective basis for preventing work-related suicides.
Assessing the factors affecting implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles in Indian humanitarian logistics: a g-DANP approach
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors affecting the implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Indian humanitarian logistics. The factors listed are significant as they are hindering the incorporation of this new technology into the humanitarian supply chain, thus creating inefficiencies in the humanitarian logistics sector. Design/methodology/approach This research is approached using a two-step process.
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