Qiwei Zhou, Jih-Yu Mao, Shuting Xiang, Ran Huang and Bowei Liu
Encountering work failures is not uncommon for employees. Employee learning from work failures is critical to knowledge management and employee development. This study aims to…
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Purpose
Encountering work failures is not uncommon for employees. Employee learning from work failures is critical to knowledge management and employee development. This study aims to examine leaders’ role in facilitating employee learning from work failures.
Design/methodology/approach
A two-wave survey featuring full-time employees in China was conducted to test the hypotheses. Linear regression analyses were adopted.
Findings
Leader consideration and leader structure initiation are positively related to employee learning from work failures. Leader structure initiation strengthens the positive relationship between leader consideration and employee learning from work failures. Employee intrinsic motivation mediates the interactive effect of leader consideration and leader structure initiation on employee learning from work failures, such that leader structure initiation strengthens the positive relationship between leader consideration and employee learning from work failures through employee intrinsic motivation.
Originality/value
Despite the importance of employee learning from work failures, little is known about leaders’ role in facilitating such behavior. Whereas leader consideration and structure initiation are distinct and sometimes even competing, this study suggests that they complement each other to exert positive influences on employee learning from work failures. In addition, this study identifies an underlying influence mechanism.
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Xiaogang Cao, Cuiwei Zhang, Jie Liu, Hui Wen and Bowei Cao
The purpose of this article is based on the unit patent license fee model in the closed-loop supply chain.
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Purpose
The purpose of this article is based on the unit patent license fee model in the closed-loop supply chain.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper analyzes the impact of the bundling strategy of the retailer selling new products and remanufactured products on the closed-loop supply chain under the condition that the original manufacturer produces new products and the remanufacturer produces remanufacturing products.
Findings
The results show that alternative products can be bundled, and in many cases, the bundling of remanufactured products and new products is better than selling alone.
Originality/value
If the retailer chooses bundling, for the remanufacturer, when certain conditions are met, the benefits of bundling are greater than the separate sales at that time; for the original manufacturer, when the recycling price sensitivity coefficient is high, the bundling is better than separate sales.
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Xiaogang Cao, Hui Wen and Bowei Cao
In this paper, the authors study the production and pricing decisions of a remanufacturing supply chain composed of a supplier, an assembler and a remanufacturer, in which the…
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In this paper, the authors study the production and pricing decisions of a remanufacturing supply chain composed of a supplier, an assembler and a remanufacturer, in which the remanufacturing of components requires patent licensing from the supplier.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors consider three different models with government subsidy for remanufacturing: (1) no government subsidies; (2) the government subsidizes the remanufacturing behavior of the supplier and (3) the government subsidizes the remanufacturing behavior of the remanufacturer and use the Stackelberg game model to solve and analyze the equilibrium wholesale prices of components and the equilibrium outputs of new and remanufactured products under three subsidy modes.
Findings
The results show that the equilibrium wholesale prices of two kinds of components decrease with the unit patent licensing fee and the unit government subsidy, and the equilibrium quantity of the remanufactured products under the three modes is obviously higher than that of the new products.
Originality/value
Finally through numerical simulation, it is found that the equilibrium profits of the supplier, the manufacturer and the supply chain increase monotonously in relation to the unit government subsidy, while the optimal profit of the assembler in relation to the unit government subsidy tends to decrease first and then increase.
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Zhaopeng Wang, Yi Wang, Bowei Zhang, Zhan Zhang, Kui Xiao, Junsheng Wu, Qiong Yao, Guojia Ma and Gang Sun
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the potential of hydrogen (pH) and dissolved oxygen in artificial seawater on the passivation behavior of 316L…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the potential of hydrogen (pH) and dissolved oxygen in artificial seawater on the passivation behavior of 316L stainless steel.
Design/methodology/approach
The corrosion behavior was studied by using electrochemical measurements such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and polarization curve. The passive films were characterized with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Findings
The polarization resistance of the passive film decreases as the pH value drops ascribed to the formation of much more point defects. The donor carrier concentration (ND) in the passive film formed in the deaerated condition is lower than that in aerated conditions. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is the opposite when the pH value is 1 due to the significant decrease of Fe oxides/hydroxides coupled with the stable content of Cr oxides/hydroxides species. In addition, the compositional variation of the passive film also leads to the changes of its semiconductor properties from N-type to bipolar type.
Originality/value
This paper shows the variation of polarization resistance, corrosion potential, passive film composition and semiconductor properties with the pH value and dissolved oxygen. The results can serve as references to the further study on crevice corrosion of 316L in seawater.
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Lerato Aghimien, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa and Douglas Aghimien
The construction workforce plays a crucial role in the successful delivery of any construction project and, eventually, the performance of any construction organisation…
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The construction workforce plays a crucial role in the successful delivery of any construction project and, eventually, the performance of any construction organisation. Effectively managing these workforces becomes crucial. However, past studies have shown that workforce management within the construction industry has been on the back foot, with workers being seen as resources required to deliver construction projects. This situation begs the need for a construction workforce management model that can be tailored to an organisation’s situation and adopted to manage workers and improve organisational performance effectively. To this end, this chapter reviewed existing workforce management theories, models, and practices to develop a suitable approach towards managing the construction workforce. Ultimately, a strategic workforce management with a classical view using a soft workforce management approach that embraces employees’ empowerment and development through trust was proposed. Five major practices that best suit the soft workforce management approach were identified as key constructs in the proposed construction workforce management model.
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Juliana Celestini, Lucas Schmidt Goecks, Francesco Lolli and Miguel Afonso Sellitto
The purpose of this study is to investigate empirically whether the presence of dependence influences the strength and direction of the relationship between social capital and…
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate empirically whether the presence of dependence influences the strength and direction of the relationship between social capital and operational performance.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors tested two effects, moderator and mediator, of the dependence between social capital and operational performance in the buyer–supplier relationship in the supply chain. The authors use dependence as a dichotomous variable and empirically test the hypotheses using hierarchical linear regression from data collected from 117 industrial companies in Brazil.
Findings
The results show that although dependence does not have a mediating effect on social capital shares in operational performance, it moderates the strength of trust actions in relation to cost, delivery, flexibility and innovativeness of the buyer.
Practical implications
As for the practical implications, in a buyer–supplier relationship, managers may not be fully capable of decreasing dependence and thus increasing the effect of trust actions on operational performance.
Originality/value
For management practices in the textile and clothing industry, social capital actions contribute to strategic objectives, increasing collaboration between supply chain partners, and for operations, offering more options in managing social ties.
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Cause-related B2B marketing programs involve sponsoring organisations working with B2B suppliers with the help of non-profit organisations (NPOs) on practises relating to…
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Purpose
Cause-related B2B marketing programs involve sponsoring organisations working with B2B suppliers with the help of non-profit organisations (NPOs) on practises relating to environmental friendliness, workforce diversity, human rights, safety, philanthropy and business ethics. The study aims to identify the combinatory factors driving the adoption of Digital B2B platforms for managing cause-related B2B marketing programs.
Design/methodology/approach
The study adopts an innovative approach of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) on data collated from top corporations in India supporting cause-related B2B marketing programs. Sponsoring organisations and NPO dyads (i.e. survey both) filled out an email survey on 264 cause-related B2B marketing programs.
Findings
The study establishes that the combination of technological, organisational and environmental factors would lead to the adoption of Digital B2B platforms in managing cause-related B2B marketing programs. The study identifies six combinations of these factors for adopting Digital B2B platforms within and across sponsoring organisations and NPOs.
Practical implications
The study findings would aid cause-related B2B marketers in developing Digital B2B platforms’ capabilities by understanding the different combinations of factors driving adoption. Digital B2B platforms’ capabilities can improve market performance if developed as core competencies.
Social implications
The study findings would enable improvements in the implementation and performance of cause-related B2B marketing programs. Better management of cause-related B2B marketing programs would help increase beneficiary coverage and the realisation of societal goals.
Originality/value
To the author’s knowledge, this is the first study to apply the TOE framework in conjunction with complexity theory to explain the diffusion of adoption of Digital B2B platforms for managing cause-related B2B marketing programs.
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Gamification is a booming motivational approach in information systems. Leaderboards play a key role in gamification; however, there are mixed findings regarding the heterogeneous…
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Gamification is a booming motivational approach in information systems. Leaderboards play a key role in gamification; however, there are mixed findings regarding the heterogeneous motivational impacts of leaderboard positions. This study aims to clarify the motivational effects of high and low leaderboard positions by assembling diverse behavioral measures and self-reports. The measures used in this study shed a light on the quantitative and qualitative dynamics of motivation facilitated by leaderboard positions. The authors inspect motivation in relation to satisfaction and frustration of competence need.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted an online experiment set in a crowdsourcing context, asking the participants to compete in an image tagging game. Participants' leaderboard positions were manipulated to be either high or low for five consecutive rounds. The number of clicks, tags, duration of tagging and persistence on the task were measured as indicators of motivation.
Findings
High ranks on leaderboards induced complacent behaviors choosing easy ways to maintain their positions, while low ranks led the participants to stick to the right process of the task with intensified motivation round after round. However, neither of the motivations seemed to be of intrinsic nature.
Originality/value
The present study provides conclusive evidence on the varying motivational impact of leaderboard positions. The authors also demonstrate how the “needs-as-motive” model (Sheldon and Gunz, 2009) applies to gamification. Its implications in self-determination theory and gamification literature are discussed.
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Haiying Wen, Ming Cong and Guifei Wang
– This paper aims to verify the workspace and movement performance of a redundantly actuated humanoid chewing robot.
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Purpose
This paper aims to verify the workspace and movement performance of a redundantly actuated humanoid chewing robot.
Design/methodology/approach
A redundantly actuated humanoid chewing robot with 6-PUS linkages and two higher kinematic pairs (HKPs) is introduced. The design of HKPs is specified by mimicking the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) structure obtained through a computed tomography scan of the mastication system. The border movement, mouth-opening trajectory and velocity of subjects’ lower incisor point are measured by using the mandibular kinesiograph. Based on the kinematics, the envelope of the workspace is analyzed. The workspace and mouth-opening movement experiments are carried out. The border movement of the lower incisor point is measured. The mouth-opening trajectory is planned and tested on the chewing robot.
Findings
Comparing with measurement results of border movement and mouth-opening movement of human, it is shown that the humanoid chewing robot can meet the workspace requirements and is able to perform mouth-opening movement like human-beings.
Practical implications
The chewing robot is designed to reproduce human jaw movements and application in test of dental components and materials or evaluation of food textural properties.
Originality/value
The chewing robot is inspired by the mastication system which itself is mechanically redundant because of the TMJ and more muscles than required. The novel spatial redundantly actuated chewing robot is the first of this kind with two HKPs to mimic the human TMJ and is a higher fidelity mechanism.
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This paper aims to rely on a conceptual model that builds on, and synthesizes, the theoretical foundations of social capital (relational and cognitive) and cooperation. It assumes…
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Purpose
This paper aims to rely on a conceptual model that builds on, and synthesizes, the theoretical foundations of social capital (relational and cognitive) and cooperation. It assumes that the network of relationships and the set of resources embedded within it strongly influence the extent to which exporter-intermediary cooperation occurs.
Design/methodology/approach
Following a quantitative methodological approach, a survey was applied to a sample of exporters to empirically test the proposed model.
Findings
The findings reveal that among the six relationships, five are positively supported. Specifically, this study finds a positive and a significant impact of the two dimensions of social capital: cognitive (shared values) and relational (trust) on both commitment and cooperation. However, it did not support the impact of cognitive social capital on relational social capital.
Research limitations/implications
One possible shortfall of this research relates to the characteristics of different cultural environments that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) face which may have influenced the results.
Practical implications
Empirical findings are relevant as they may assist SME managers to invest in business relationships which enable the firms to achieve important competitive advantages.
Originality/value
This article presents the original approach of looking at the link between relational social capital and export-intermediary relationships, which challenges the way this topic is generally examined.