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Publication date: 19 June 2019

Central Asia and China: Financial Development through Cooperation with Russia

Bruno S. Sergi, Elena G. Popkova, Natalia Vovchenko and Marina Ponomareva

This chapter elaborates on the perspectives of financial development of countries of Central Asia and China through cooperation with Russia. The authors determine…

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This chapter elaborates on the perspectives of financial development of countries of Central Asia and China through cooperation with Russia. The authors determine financial resources for the development of the countries of Central Asia and China and figure out possible scenarios for attracting additional financial resources and conclude that financial resources have a decisive role in socioeconomic development. It is substantiated that the increase and expansion of cooperation with Russia are the preferable scenario for attracting additional financial resources. The authors recommend expanding cooperation with Russia within the implementation of the selected optimal scenario are given.

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Asia-Pacific Contemporary Finance and Development
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-038620190000026008
ISBN: 978-1-78973-273-3

Keywords

  • financial resources for development
  • socioeconomic development
  • cooperation
  • Central Asia
  • China
  • Russia
  • N25
  • O12
  • O16
  • O19
  • O53

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Publication date: 28 February 2020

Exchange ideology and employee creativity: a moderated mediation analysis

Zhigang Song and Qinxuan Gu

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between exchange ideology and employee creativity based on the social exchange perspective. It also attempts to examine the…

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Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between exchange ideology and employee creativity based on the social exchange perspective. It also attempts to examine the mediating role of perceived shared leadership and the moderating role of vertical moral leadership.

Design/methodology/approach

Multilevel and multisource data were collected from 56 research and development (R&D) teams with 306 employees. Hypotheses were tested with multilevel path analysis.

Findings

The authors found that exchange ideology was negatively related to both perceived shared leadership and employee creativity, and perceived shared leadership mediated the relationship between exchange ideology and employee creativity. Moreover, we revealed that vertical moral leadership buffered the negative relationship between employee exchange ideology and perceived shared leadership and also the indirect effect of exchange ideology on employee creativity via perceived shared leadership.

Research limitations/implications

Organizations should select employees with a relatively weak exchange ideology when forming teams to conduct creative tasks. Moreover, team leaders should make great efforts to facilitate the development of shared leadership among team members while to be a moral leader.

Originality/value

This study extends creativity literature by investigating the effect of exchange ideology on employee creativity. It also sheds lights on leadership research by examining the mediating role of perceived shared leadership and the moderating role of vertical moral leadership.

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Management Decision, vol. 58 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-09-2017-0866
ISSN: 0025-1747

Keywords

  • Exchange ideology
  • Moral leadership
  • Perceived shared leadership
  • Employee creativity

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Publication date: 18 September 2017

A unanimous trajectory calibration framework based on anchors in inertial pedestrian positioning

Yang Gu, Qian Song, Ming Ma, Yanghuan Li and Zhimin Zhou

Aiding information is frequently adopted to calibrate the errors from inertia-generated trajectories in pedestrian positioning. However, existing calibration methods lack…

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Purpose

Aiding information is frequently adopted to calibrate the errors from inertia-generated trajectories in pedestrian positioning. However, existing calibration methods lack interior connections and unanimity, making it difficult to incorporate multiple sources of aiding information. This paper aims to propose a unanimous anchor-based trajectory calibration framework, which is expandable to encompass different types of anchor information.

Design/methodology/approach

The concept of anchors is introduced to represent different types of aiding information, which are, in essence, different constraint conditions on inertia-derived raw trajectories. The foundation of the framework is a particle filter which is implemented based on various particle weight updating strategies using diverse types of anchor information. Herein, three representative anchors are chosen to elaborate and validate the proposed framework, namely, ultra-wide-band (UWB) ranging anchors, iBeacons and the building structure-based virtual anchors.

Findings

In the simulations, with the particle reweighting strategies of the proposed framework, the positioning errors can be compensated. In the experimental test in an office building in which three anchors, including one UWB anchor, one iBeacon and one building structure-based virtual anchor are deployed; the final positioning error is decreased from 1.9 to 1.2 m; and the heading error is reduced from about 21° to 7°, respectively.

Originality/value

Herein, an anchor-based unanimous trajectory calibration framework for inertial pedestrian positioning is proposed. This framework is applicable to the schemes with different configurations of the anchors and can be expanded to adopt as much anchor information as possible.

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Sensor Review, vol. 37 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-02-2017-0027
ISSN: 0260-2288

Keywords

  • Positioning
  • Sensor fusion
  • Framework
  • Particle filter
  • Localization

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Publication date: 22 April 2012

Civil service leadership selection in China: historical evolution and current status

Xiangdong Gu, Louise T. Higgins, Lixiang Weng and Xiaoye Holt

The aim of this paper is to examine the evolution and development of the selection process and methods used by the Chinese government for appointing public officials.

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Purpose

The aim of this paper is to examine the evolution and development of the selection process and methods used by the Chinese government for appointing public officials.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper adopts an approach combining literature and document reviews with discussion with field experts.

Findings

China has a long history of selecting the most able individuals for government officials. During the political turmoil of the twentieth century, this was abandoned for ideological reasons. Current selection criteria and process are increasingly based on solid psychology and management approaches.

Research limitations/implications

This paper is an overview of developments in Chinese government official selection approaches and process.

Practical implications

It may serve as a baseline for future research and practice on exploring sound and institutionalized selection methods and processes.

Originality/value

This is an initial attempt to explore senior Chinese officials' selection process.

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Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management, vol. 3 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/20408001211220575
ISSN: 2040-8005

Keywords

  • Civil official selection
  • Selection process
  • Chinese Communist Party
  • Central Committee Organization Department

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Publication date: 7 November 2016

Abusive supervision and employee creativity in China: Departmental identification as mediator and face as moderator

Jibao Gu, Jun Song and Jianlin Wu

The purpose of this paper is to examine how abusive supervision affects employee creativity, incorporating departmental identification as a mediator and face as a…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine how abusive supervision affects employee creativity, incorporating departmental identification as a mediator and face as a moderator based on social identity theory.

Design/methodology/approach

The study sample consisted of 207 full-time employees in China.

Findings

Results indicate that abusive supervision is negatively related to employee creativity and this relationship is fully mediated by departmental identification. In addition, face held by employees plays a moderating role: the direct effect of abusive supervision on departmental identification and the mediating effect of departmental identification are stronger when face is low rather than high.

Practical implications

This study also has major practical implications for organizations. First, the organizations should fully understand the harmfulness of abusive supervision and try to avoid abusive behaviors. Second, the organizations could enhance employee creativity by promoting departmental identification. Third, employees who hold low face should get more attention and support.

Originality/value

This study makes several theoretical implications. First, findings contribute to enriching one’s understanding of the relationship between abusive supervision and employee creativity in China. Second, the domain of abusive supervision is expanded by empirically testing departmental identification as a crucial psychological mechanism explaining the abusive supervision – employee creativity relationship. Third, this study also advances one’s understanding of social identity process by examining empirically moderating effects of cultural value in the relationship between abusive supervision and employee creativity.

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Leadership & Organization Development Journal, vol. 37 no. 8
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-02-2015-0021
ISSN: 0143-7739

Keywords

  • Face
  • Employee creativity
  • Abusive supervision
  • Departmental identification

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Publication date: 14 January 2019

Investigations of the three-dimensional temperature field of journal bearings considering conjugate heat transfer and cavitation

Qiang Li, Shuo Zhang, Yujun Wang, Wei-Wei Xu and Zhenbo Wang

The growing demand of efficiency and economy has led to a dramatic increase of the operating speed of the journal bearing, with a higher temperature distribution. This…

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Purpose

The growing demand of efficiency and economy has led to a dramatic increase of the operating speed of the journal bearing, with a higher temperature distribution. This paper aims to investigate the three-dimensional temperature distribution of journal bearings.

Design/methodology/approach

A thermo-hydrodynamic lubrication model of a journal bearing was established based on the full 3D CFD method. A two-sided wall was used to include the conjugate heat transfer effect. The temperature-dependent characteristics of lubrication and cavitation impact were also included. The simulation results well agreed with the experimental results. Based on this method, the three-dimensional temperature distribution was analyzed under different operating conditions.

Findings

The temperature distribution in the radial direction had a difference. An increase of speed and de-crease of inlet temperature promoted temperature differences in the higher temperature zone and the increasing temperature zone, respectively. However, the inlet pressure had less influence on these differences. The temperature distribution was basically the same at a lower bearing conductivity. As the conductivity increased, the radial temperature difference was increased.

Originality/value

The temperature distribution in the radial direction was found under different operating conditions, and the present research provides references to understand the three-dimensional temperature distribution of journal bearings.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 71 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-03-2018-0113
ISSN: 0036-8792

Keywords

  • Cavitation

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Publication date: 28 June 2013

Resource‐sharing and genealogical research on Islamic Chinese names in Guilin

Sheau‐yueh J. Chao

The purpose of this paper is to provide the historical background of genealogical records and analyze the value of Chinese genealogical research through the study of names…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide the historical background of genealogical records and analyze the value of Chinese genealogical research through the study of names and genealogical resources.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper examines the historical evolution and value of Chinese genealogical records, with the focus on researching the Islamic Chinese names used by the people living in Guilin. The highlight of this paper includes the analysis and evolution of the Islamic Chinese names commonly adopted by the local people in Guilin. It concludes with the recommendations on emphasizing and making the best use of genealogical records to enhance the research value of Chinese overseas studies.

Findings

The paper covers the history of Islam and describes how the religion was introduced into China, as well as Muslims' ethnicity and identity. It also places focus on the importance of building a research collection in Asian history and Chinese genealogy.

Research limitations/implications

This research study has a strong subject focus on Chinese genealogy, Asian history, and Islamic Chinese surnames. It is a narrow field that few researchers have delved into.

Practical implications

The results of this study will assist students, researchers, and the general public in tracing the origin of their surnames and developing their interest in the social and historical value of Chinese local history and genealogies.

Social implications

The study of Chinese surnames is, by itself, a particular field for researching the social and political implications of contemporary Chinese society during the time the family members lived.

Originality/value

Very little research has been done in the area of Chinese local history and genealogy. The paper would be of value to researchers such as historians, sociologists, ethnologists and archaeologists, as well as students and anyone interested in researching a surname origin, its history and evolution.

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Collection Building, vol. 32 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CB:03-2013-0009
ISSN: 0160-4953

Keywords

  • China
  • Local history
  • Genealogy
  • Islam
  • History
  • Records management
  • Chinese genealogy
  • Islamic Chinese names
  • Jiapu
  • Guilin (Guangxi Province)
  • Resource‐sharing
  • Overseas Chinese studies

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Publication date: 20 March 2017

Modeling porous structures with fractal rough topography based on triply periodic minimal surface for additive manufacturing

Zhijia Xu, Qinghui Wang and Jingrong Li

The purpose of this paper is to develop a general mathematic approach to model the microstructures of porous structures produced by additive manufacturing (AM), which will…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to develop a general mathematic approach to model the microstructures of porous structures produced by additive manufacturing (AM), which will result in fractal surface topography and higher roughness that have greater influence on the performance of porous structures.

Design/methodology/approach

The overall shapes of pores were modeled by triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS), and the micro-roughness details attached to the overall pore shapes were represented by Weierstrass–Mandelbrot (W-M) fractal representation, which was integrated with TPMS along its normal vectors. An index roughly reflecting the irregularity of fractal TPMS was proposed, based on which the influence of the fractal parameters on the fractal TPMS was qualitatively analyzed. Two complex samples of real porous structures were given to demonstrate the feasibility of the model.

Findings

The fractal surface topography should not be neglected at a micro-scale level. In addition, a decrease in the fractal dimension Ds may exponentially make the topography rougher; an increase in the height-scaling parameter G may linearly increase the roughness; and the number of the superposed ridges has no distinct influence on the topography. Furthermore, the synthesis method is general for all implicit surfaces.

Practical implications

The method provides an alternative way to shift the posteriori design paradigm of porous media to priori design mode through numeric simulation. Therefore, the optimization of AM process parameters, as well as the porous structure, can be potentially realized according to specific functional requirement.

Originality/value

The synthesis of TPMS and W-M fractal geometry was accomplished efficiently and was general for all implicit freeform surfaces, and the influence of the fractal parameters on the fractal TPMS was analyzed more systematically.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 23 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-09-2015-0121
ISSN: 1355-2546

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Computer-aided design
  • Fractal rough topography
  • Porous structures
  • Triply periodic minimal surface

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Publication date: 20 October 2020

How team voice contributes to team performance: an empirical investigation

Changqing He, Jun Song, Jin Yang and Zhi Chen

Although voice behavior is important for team performance, scholars have yet to identify its underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions. Using the theory of social…

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Purpose

Although voice behavior is important for team performance, scholars have yet to identify its underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions. Using the theory of social information processing (SIP), this study explores how and when team voice influences team performance by considering team learning as a mediator and contingent reward transactional (CRT) leadership as a moderator.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors conducted a survey in China using a questionnaire to collect the data. The study sample consisted of 78 leaders and 441 employees nested in 78 teams.

Findings

Results showed that team voice was positively related to team performance. The results also proved that the positive relationship between team voice and team performance was mediated by team learning. Additionally, CRT leadership enhanced the effect of team voice on team learning.

Practical implications

First, managers should consider individuals high in voice behavior when selecting team members. Second, leaders need to focus on enhancing the learning process. Third, the authors’ findings suggest that when selecting persons as team leaders, managers should pay additional attention to their leadership style.

Originality/value

The primary contribution of this study is that the research sheds light on the specific team process (i.e. team learning), through which team voice is related to team performance. Moreover, the current study deepens the authors’ understanding of the role of leadership in the voice process by identifying the moderating role of CRT leadership.

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Personnel Review, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-07-2019-0387
ISSN: 0048-3486

Keywords

  • Contingent reward transactional leadership
  • Team learning
  • Team performance
  • Team voice

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Publication date: 25 July 2008

An epistemological critique of gap theory based library assessment: the case of SERVQUAL

Liangzhi Yu, Qiulan Hong, Song Gu and Yazun Wang

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the epistemological underpinning of SERVQUAL and its limitations; and second, to propose ways to enhance the…

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The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the epistemological underpinning of SERVQUAL and its limitations; and second, to propose ways to enhance the utility of SERVQUAL as a library assessment tool.

Design/methodology/approach

The study first conceptualises quality judgment as a knowing process and locates the epistemological stance of SERVQUAL within the general framework of epistemology demarcation; it then examines related SERVQUAL assumptions and their implications for library assessment in general and for service quality assessment in particular based on two empirical investigations: a questionnaire survey and an interview survey. The questionnaire survey applies the SERVQUAL instrument to three Chinese university libraries, with a view to examining the SERVQUAL score in light of epistemological considerations; the interview survey interviews 50 faculty users in one of the three universities with a view to illuminating the naturalistic process through which users develop their judgement of the library's service quality and through which the SERVQUAL score is formed.

Findings

The study shows that the actual SERVQUAL score is distributed in a very scattered manner in all three libraries, and that it is formed through a very complex process rooted primarily in the user's personal experiences with the library, which are in turn shaped by factors from both the library world and the user's life‐world. Based on these findings, this research questions a number of SERVQUAL assumptions and proposes three concepts which may help to contextualise the SERVQUAL score and enhance its utility in actual library assessment: library planning based variance of user perception, perception‐dependent user expectation and library‐sophistication based user differentiation.

Originality/value

The research presented in the paper questions a number of SERVQUAL assumptions and proposes three concepts that may help to contextualise the SERVQUAL score and enhance its utility in actual library assessment.

Details

Journal of Documentation, vol. 64 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410810884066
ISSN: 0022-0418

Keywords

  • Performance management
  • SERVQUAL
  • Libraries
  • Quality assessment
  • China

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