bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ecological network analysis of watershed meta-ecosystems: A new perspective on quantifying the integrated watershed ecosystem
Authors: Yang Haile
Published: May 2021

A watershed is an integrated ecosystem. In different disciplines, a watershed has been described as a geomorphic unit, a hydrological unit, an ecological unit, or a socio-economic unit and has been quantitatively described using different indicator systems. Until now, no general indicator system has existed that could quantitatively describe the geomorphic features, hydrologic features, ecological features and socio-economic features of an integrated watershed ecosystem (IWE) simultaneously. Here, we proposed a quantitative descriptive framework for an IWE (QDFIWE). This QDFIWE involved three steps: (1) constructing a watershed meta-ecosystem (WME) based on the hierarchical system of the watershed; (2) constructing flow networks based on the WME; and (3) identifying the holistic properties (such as spatial throughput, spatial organization and spatial resilience) of the WME through analyzing its flow networks based on ecological network analysis (ENA). Then, we applied this method to study the geomorphic topological structure, geomorphic spatial structure, natural water resource system and integrated water resource system of the Yangtze River basin. The results suggested that based on the QDFIWE, (1) one could construct different WMEs and corresponding flow networks for different requirements; (2) one could obtain time series of the holistic properties of an IWE to analyze its evolution; (3) one could compare, classify and cluster any number of IWEs through identifying their holistic properties according to similar strategies; and (4) one could determine or create more indicators, which could provide additional information, based on the holistic properties of an IWE. This study demonstrates that the QDFIWE is a general method of quantifying the holistic properties of all subsystems of an IWE simultaneously. Thus, the method can improve the understanding of the IWE.
Implicit adaptation to mirror-reversal is in the correct coordinate system but the wrong direction
Authors: Wang Tianhe , Taylor Jordan A.
Published: May 2021

Learning in visuomotor adaptation tasks is the result of both explicit and implicit processes. Explicit processes, operationalized as re-aiming an intended movement to a new goal, account for the lion’s share of learning while implicit processes, operationalized as error-dependent learning that gives rise to aftereffects, appear to be highly constrained. The limitations of implicit learning are highlighted in the mirror-reversal task, where implicit corrections act in opposition to performance. This is surprising given the mirror-reversal task has been viewed as emblematic of implicit learning. One potential confound of these studies is that both explicit and implicit processes were allowed to operate concurrently, which may interact, potentially in opposition. Therefore, we sought to further characterized implicit learning in a mirror-reversal task with a clamp design to isolate implicit learning from explicit strategies. We confirmed that implicit adaptation is in the wrong direction for mirror-reversal and operates as if the perturbation were a rotation, and only showed a moderate attenuation after three days of training. This result raised the question of whether implicit adaptation blindly operates as though perturbations were a rotation. In a separate experiment, which directly compared a mirror-reversal and a rotation, we found that implicit adaptation operates in a proper coordinate system for different perturbations: adaptation to a mirror-reversal and rotational perturbation is more consistent with Cartesian and polar coordinate systems, respectively. It remains an open question why implicit process would be flexible to the coordinate system of a perturbation but continue to be directed inappropriately.

Public Significance Statement

Patients with severe amnesia can improve their performance from day to day in mirror-reversal tasks. These findings led, in part, to the codification of explicit and implicit processes in classic theories regarding the taxonomy of memory systems, with motor learning resting firmly in the branch of implicit memory. However, recent evidence has shown that explicit processes also play an important role in motor learning. What’s more, these studies have found that implicit learning doesn’t operate in a useful way in the mirror-reversal task. In the present study, we further examine this puzzling behavior of implicit learning in a mirror-reversal task using a design that can isolate implicit processes from explicit strategies. We clearly showed that the implicit system adapts in the wrong direction for a mirror-reversal, acting as if the perturbation were a rotation. Surprisingly, however, we found that although adaptation is in the wrong direction, the implicit system is sensitive to a particular coordinate system. These findings further challenge the flexibility of this implicit adaptation process in motor learning.
Quantitative texture analysis using the NOMAD time-of-flight neutron diffractometer
Authors: Peterson N. E. , Einhorn J. R. , Fancher C. M. , Bunn J. R. , Payzant E. A. , Agnew S. R.
Published: May 2021

Strategies for efficient and reliable texture measurements have been explored using the Nanoscale Ordered Materials Diffractometer (NOMAD) at the Spallation Neutron Source located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). To test these strategies, the texture of an Al alloy was also investigated using another neutron diffraction instrument, a constant-wavelength neutron diffractometer (NRSF2) located at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, also at ORNL. Reasonable agreement was found across the two experimental methods, but differences in overall texture strength and the symmetry of some components were noted, depending on the data reduction and analysis method selected. On the basis of these results, potential improvements are identified which would enhance the texture measurement capability on NOMAD.
Reducing the thermal deformation of InSb crystal by using double-bounce HHRMs in the TPS tender X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline
Authors: Liu Din-Goa , Lee Ming-Han , Lu Ying-Jui , Lee Jyh-Fu , Chen Chi-Liang
Published: May 2021

The Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) with high brightness and energy tunability is suitable for applications in spectroscopy. The tender X-ray absorption beamline will be optimized for X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements using a bending-magnet source in a unique photon energy range (1.7–10 keV) and two crystal pairs [InSb(111) and Si(111)] separated using back-to-back double-crystal monochromators (DCMs). InSb crystals are typically used in the lower photon energy range of 1.7–3.5 keV. However, the poor thermal conductivity of InSb crystals leads to severe deformation. This factor should be considered when the monochromator is installed on a tender X-ray beamline in a storage ring with a high power density. There are many approaches to reducing the thermal load on the first crystal of a DCM. Double-bounce high harmonics rejection mirrors in front of the DCM serve not only to reduce the high-order harmonics but also to absorb considerable quantities of heat. Two coating stripes on the silicon surfaces with a variable incident angle will be key to solving the thermal load on this beamline.
Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-{[7-acetyl-4-cyano-6-hydroxy-8-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl]sulfanyl}-N-phenylacetamide
Authors: Sayed Eman M. , Hassanien Reda , Mohamed Shaaban K. , Mague Joel T. , Akkurt Mehmet , Farhan Nasser , Bakhite Etify A. , Al-Waleedy Safiyyah A. H.
Published: May 2021

The title molecule, C29H29N3O4S, adopts a conformation with the two phenyl substituents disposed on opposite sides of the mean plane of the isoquinoline unit. In the crystal, corrugated layers of molecules are formed by N—H...O, C—H...N and C—H...S hydrogen bonds together with C—H...π(ring) interactions. These layers are connected by C—H...O contacts. The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H...H (45.2%), C...H/H...C (20.2%), O...H/H...O (15.8%) and N...H/H...N (11.0%) interactions.
Crystal structure of diaqua(3,14-diethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricyclo[16.4.0.07,12]docosane)copper(II) (3,14-diethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricyclo[16.4.0.07,12]docosane)copper(II) tetrabromide dihydrate, [Cu(C22H44N4)(H2O)2][Cu(C22H44N4)]Br4·2H2O
Authors: Moon Dohyun , Jeon Sunghwan , Lim Woo Taik , Ryoo Keon Sang , Choi Jong-Ha
Published: May 2021

The crystal structure of the new double CuII complex salt, [Cu(L)(H2O)2][Cu(L)]Br4·2H2O (L = 3,14-diethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricyclo[16.4.0.07,12]docosane, C22H44N4) has been determined using synchrotron radiation. The asymmetric unit contains one half of a [Cu(L)(H2O)2]2+ cation, one half of a [Cu(L)]2+ cation (both completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry), two bromide anions and one water solvent molecule. The CuII atom in the first complex exists in a tetragonally distorted octahedral environment with the four N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand in equatorial and two aqua ligands in axial positions, whereas the CuII atom in the second complex exists in a square-planar environment defined by the four nitrogen atoms of the macrocyclic ligand. The two macrocyclic rings adopt the most stable trans-III configuration with normal Cu—N bond lengths from 2.016 (3) to 2.055 (3) Å and an axial Cu—O bond length of 2.658 (4) Å. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving the macrocycle N—H or C—H groups and the O—H groups of water molecules as donor groups, and the O atoms of water molecules and bromide anions as acceptor groups, giving rise to a one-dimensional network extending parallel to [100].
Task interdependence and Moqi in virtual teams in China: the mediating role of virtual collaboration and the moderating role of distributive justice climate
Authors: Zhang Yinxuan , Li Tong , Yu Xuan , Tang Yanzhao
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This study aims to examine the influence of task interdependence on team members’ Moqi in virtual teams in China. The authors also aim to identify virtual collaboration as a mediator and distributive justice climate as a moderator in this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The data were collected from a sample of 87 virtual teams (including 349 individuals) from various Chinese companies through a three-wave survey. Hierarchical regression analysis, path analysis, bootstrapping method and multiple validity tests were used to examine the research model.

Findings

In virtual teams in China, task interdependence has a significantly positive influence on team members’ Moqi; Virtual collaboration mediates the relationship between task interdependence and team members’ Moqi; The distributive justice climate positively moderates the relationship between task interdependence and virtual collaboration, as well as the indirect effect of virtual collaboration on the relationship between task interdependence and team members’ Moqi.

Practical implications

In virtual teams, leaders can facilitate team members’ Moqi by designing highly interdependent tasks, encouraging team members to engage in virtual collaboration and cultivating a climate of high attention distributive justice.

Originality/value

This is one of the first studies to pay to the Moqi among team members rather than supervisor-subordinate relationships and further examine how team members’ Moqi is predicted by task interdependence via the mediation of virtual collaboration with the distributive justice climate playing a moderating role.
A novel approach to selecting the best partner for high-speed rail firms
Authors: Zhang Na , Deng Xiaopeng , Hwang Bon-Gang , Bi Muchao , Mahmoudi Amin
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This paper aims to develop a partner selection approach for the high-speed rail (HSR) firms from the perspective of achieving competitive advantage in the international competitive bidding sphere.

Design/methodology/approach

The current study developed a partner selection approach based on the evolutionary game theory. Firstly, the current study identified the influencing variables and logical formation path of competitive advantage on the international HSR project by literature review and case analysis. After that, a pay-off model was developed based on the theoretical foundation. Meanwhile, the evolutionary stable strategy was analyzed for different combinations of initial pay-offs.

Findings

A real-world case was simulated to verify the effectiveness of the developed approach. The simulation results secured support from three industry professionals, indicating the developed approach is valid.

Originality/value

The current study can help HSR firms to select their partners and develop a cooperation strategy from the perspective of winning awards. Also, the proposed approach is based on the advantage driving variables and formation path, which can contribute to HSR firms' understanding of the sources of competitive advantage.
Developing and implementing contextualised S&OP designs – an enterprise architecture management approach
Authors: Kreuter Tobias , Kalla Christian , Scavarda Luiz Felipe , Thomé Antônio Márcio Tavares , Hellingrath Bernd
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This paper provides a five-step Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) approach to systematically guide the development and implementation of contextualised Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) designs.

Design/methodology/approach

A case study is conducted at a European chemical manufacturer. The research applies the five-step approach, embracing the descriptive and prescriptive EAM functions combined with the lens of contingency theory.

Findings

The research findings demonstrate the suitability of the proposed EAM approach for the contextualisation of S&OP designs from a contingency theory perspective. Its descriptive EAM function serves to assess context-specific S&OP challenges and enables to analyse the contextual fit of S&OP designs. Its prescriptive EAM function guides the development and implementation of context-specific S&OP designs towards increasing the S&OP effectiveness. EAM's integrated view onto people, process and information technology served to analyse current practices on the dynamics of S&OP contextualisation in innovation- and quality-driven contexts. Thereby, the paper contributes to a better S&OP contingency understanding.

Practical implications

The EAM approach offered in this paper provides a concrete and practically applicable guidance to support managers to face their context-specific challenges and guide the contextualisation of their S&OP designs to increase the S&OP effectiveness. Moreover, practitioners can improve their understanding regarding the need for S&OP design adjustments to reflect changes in their companies' contingencies.

Originality/value

The research introduces a novel EAM approach for S&OP contextualisation, particularly reflecting contingency theory's dynamic view of structural adjustments to regain fit (SARFIT).
Education for sustainable development in Japan and Malaysia: a comparative study among engineering undergraduates
Authors: Balakrishnan Balamuralithara , Tochinai Fumihiko , Kanemitsu Hidekazu , Al-Talbe Ali
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This study aims to examine the impacts of education for sustainable development subject(s) offered at University A, Japan and University B, Malaysia on the attitude and perception toward environment, social and economic issues of sustainability among the engineering undergraduates of the institutions from different countries.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire survey was administered to 108 engineering students at University A, Japan and 117 engineering students at University B, Malaysia to measure their attitudes and perceptions toward sustainability.

Findings

The findings suggested that the sustainable development courses offered at University A, Japan, have developed positive attitudes and perceptions on environmental and social sustainability issues. The subjects on sustainable development offered at University B, Malaysia have developed positive attitudes and perceptions on the environmental issues of sustainability. Respondents from both universities, Japan and Malaysia, have not properly developed positive attitudes and perceptions toward economic sustainability issues. The findings also revealed that geographical boundaries have no influence toward the development of the attitude and perception toward sustainability issues.

Originality/value

This study provides insight into the attitude and perception toward the three pillars – environment, social and economic – of sustainability among engineering undergraduates from two different institutions of two different countries that apply different pedagogic strategies in education for sustainable development in educating undergraduates on sustainable development.
Critical success factors of street food destinations: a review of extant literature
Authors: Chatibura Delly Mahachi
Published: May 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to review the critical success factors (CSFs) of street food destinations, given the limited attention awarded to such research in the food and beverage sector.

Design/methodology/approach

An interpretivist approach was used to merge CSFs from street vending and culinary tourism perspectives, to develop a draft framework for analysing CSFs for street food destinations. In total, 64 cities that appeared in the first 20 webpage results of a Google search, using 4 keywords, formed the population. A purposive sample of seven destinations (Bangkok, Marrakesh, Mexico City, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Portland and Singapore City) was used. A content analysis method was used to review webpages, journal articles and government reports of the destinations, based on the modified list of CSFs.

Findings

The availability of diverse street food resources and cultures, coupled with rich historic city cores that sustain street food vending, in some destinations, are very important CSFs. The presence and extent of regulatory enforcement were also key in others. Empirical research is, however, required to corroborate the draft framework to create a body of knowledge for further research in the field.

Originality/value

The study examines how leading street food destinations have instituted the CSFs required for street food provision.
Characteristics of dimple structure on aluminium silicon alloy fabricated using turning machine
Authors: Mohd Nasir Faarih Farhan , A. Ghani Jaharah , Kasim Mohd Shahir , W. Zamri Wan Fathul Hakim
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This research aims to present the characteristics of dimple structure which was fabricated using a turning machine, where the characteristics include sizes, shapes, area ratio and aspect ratio. This research aims at filling the gap in the machining parameters of previous research in producing dimple by using turning process with the aid of dynamic assisted tooling for turning (DATT). In producing dimple, a carbide insert grade H1 was used on a hypereutectic aluminium silicon alloy (A390) material. Dimple has many advantages such as for reducing friction coefficient, load-carrying capacity and trap wear debris for sliding mechanical components.

Design/methodology/approach

There are seven machining parameters (cutting speed, feed rate, depth of cut, frequency, amplitude, rake angle, relief angle and nose radius) which have an influence on dimple produced. Taguchi method (orthogonal arrays L8) was used to conduct the experiment systematically and efficiently for these seven parameters. A carbide insert grade H1 was used as a cutting tool on a turning machine with the aid of DATT. The dimple structure was fabricated on a cylindrical rod hypereutectic aluminium silicon alloy (A390). A profilometer 3D Alicona infinite focus and an optical microscope equipped with Vis software were used to analyse the fabricated dimple structure.

Findings

Various shapes and sizes of ellipse dimples were produced in this research, including short and long drops with lengths in the range of 517.03–3,927.61 µm, widths of 565.15–1,039.19 µm, depths of 14.46–124.87 µm, area ratios of 5.05–25.65% and aspect ratios of 0.007%–0.111%. There were four experiments within the optimal area ratio range of 10%–20%, i.e. the second, third, seventh and eighth experiments. The width of these dimples was 895.95, 961.39, 787.27 and 829.22 µm, length was 826.26, 3163.13, 885.98 and 1026.65 µm, depth was 83.67, 84.19, 87.05 and 110.70 µm and area ratio was 15.12%, 13.14%, 14.79% and 12.70%. The surface roughness of textured surface was below 1 µm. In this research, the results obtained were similar with that of previous researchers on dimple structure related to tribology performance.

Originality/value

There exists machining parameters, namely, cutting speed and frequency, that were not used by previous research in producing dimple. These machining parameters (cutting speed and frequency) were used in this research to produce dimple via turning process with the aid of DATT using carbide insert grade H1. The turning process is an environmentally friendly process which is suitable for mass production for fabricating dimple structure as compared to most of the current methods which are widely used in fabricating dimple structure.
China’s FDI inflow into Ethiopia; Does it have relation with bilateral trade?
Authors: Azmete Hana Woldekidan , Tsaedu Kahsay Gerezihar
Published: May 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze if a bilateral trade between two countries leads to a foreign direct investment (FDI) using a time series data spanning over the period 2000–2017.

Design/methodology/approach

The Engle-Granger method of co-integration analysis is applied to the data to estimate if China’s export to Ethiopia led to an inflow of FDI from China to Ethiopia over the long run.

Findings

The results indicated that bilateral trade (import from China) is a major determinant of Chinese FDI inflow to Ethiopia over the study period.

Originality/value

A number of studies have been conducted on the determinants of FDI in Ethiopia using time series data at different points of time. However, none of them tried to analyze what attracts FDI from an individual country. Accordingly, this study has concentrated on FDI from China and its relation with bilateral trade between China and Ethiopia as China is the number one FDI source and trade partner of Ethiopia.
International business travelers' job exhaustion: effects of travel days spent in short-haul and long-haul destinations and the moderating role of leader-member exchange
Authors: Mäkelä Liisa , Tanskanen Jussi , Kangas Hilpi , Heikkilä Milla
Published: May 2021

Purpose

The purpose of the present study is to examine the general and travel-specific job exhaustion of international business travelers (IBTs). The study employs a JD-R model to explain general and travel-specific job exhaustion (IBTExh) through international business travel as demand and leadership (LMX) as a resource buffering the demands of international business travel.

Design/methodology/approach

The study was conducted among Finnish service company employees who had taken at least one international business trip during the previous year. The data (N = 569), collected in 2015, were analyzed with path models.

Findings

The results suggest that a higher number of international business travel days is related to a higher level of job exhaustion, especially the exhaustion related to international business travel. Moreover, a high-quality LMX was found to be linked to lower levels of both types of exhaustion. Interestingly, for those IBTs' with a low-quality LMX, even a high number of long-haul international business travel days was not connected with IBTExh

Originality/value

The contribution of our study is threefold. First, this study contributes to JD-R theory and the ill-health process by focusing on a job-specific well-being indicator, IBTExh, in addition to general exhaustion. Second, specific job demands related to international business travel, particularly the duration of business travel spent in short-haul and long-haul destinations, contributes to the literature on global mobility. This study sheds light on the potential effects on IBTs of different types of business travel. Third, our study contributes to the leadership literature and the importance of acknowledging the context in which LMX occurs.
E-commerce acceptance in the dimension of sustainability
Authors: Haryanti Tining , Subriadi Apol Pribadi
Published: May 2021

Purpose

Technology presents e-commerce as an alternative buying and selling place that is accepted by the public. The high growth of e-commerce has an impact on the sustainability of both the economic dimension, the social dimension and the environmental dimension. Indonesia is the country with the fastest-growing e-commerce but also has the second-largest plastic waste in the world. The synergy of sustainability for e-commerce is an interesting and awaited innovation. This is because sustainability has become the responsibility of all countries in the world.

Design/methodology/approach

A theoretical understanding of the context of sustainability in e-commerce separately focuses on a company perspective and the use of green products from a consumer perspective. It requires the involvement of e-commerce stakeholders as a whole to get comprehensive research results. The use of qualitative research methods with exploratory approaches is used in this study to reveal the concept of sustainability in e-commerce in Indonesia.

Findings

This study found similarities in the topic of acceptance of sustainability in e-commerce with a unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) including performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, social influence and habits. Changes to the variables were revealed due to changes in the e-commerce phase. The variable trust is in the introduction phase and builds trust in e-commerce. Currently, in Indonesia, the e-commerce phase is in a phase of growth and value formation. Habit creation and dependence is a requirement for value formation. Several new topics were proposed in this study, namely, awareness, security, logistics and user interface and user experience (UX). The establishment of an e-commerce identity through UX clearly shows its target market. The e-commerce phase and the topics involved in it can become a reference for e-commerce regulation-making in Indonesia.

Research limitations/implications

This study is limited to e-commerce in Indonesia with data processing limited to February 2020.

Practical implications

The results of this study provide an overview of increasing the intention to use e-commerce through human acceptance and engineering dimensions. This research also reveals the stages of e-commerce in Indonesia that can be used as a reference for determining the right regulations for e-commerce and the trade-offs for sustainability.

Originality/value

This study produces additional references to the intention to use technology by completing the UTAUT model. This study reveals changes in variables in perceived value that are interesting for further research along with technological developments and changes in people’s habits. Exploration carried out can add references to the application of sustainability in e-commerce, especially in developing countries.
A bi-level multi objective programming approach to solve grey problems: an application to closed loop supply chain network
Authors: Asim Zainab , Jalil Syed Aqib Aqib , Javaid Shakeel , Muneeb Syed Mohd
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This paper aims to develop a grey decentralized bi-level multi-objective programming (MOP) model. A solution approach is also proposed for the given model. A production and transportation plan for a closed loop supply chain network under an uncertain environment and different scenarios is also developed.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, we combined grey linear programming (GLP) and fuzzy set theory to present a solution approach for the problem. The proposed model first solves the given problem using GLP. Membership functions for the decision variables under the control of the leader and for the goals are created. These membership functions are then used to generate the final solutions.

Findings

This paper provides insight for fomenting the decision-making process while providing a more flexible approach in uncertain logistics problems. The deviations of the final solution from the individual best solutions of the two levels are very little. These deviations can further be reduced by adjusting the tolerances associated with the decision variables under the control of the leader.

Practical implications

The proposed approach uses the concept of membership functions of linear form, and thus, requires less computational efforts while providing effective results. Most of the organizations exhibit decentralized decision-making under the presence of uncertainties. Therefore, the present study is helpful in dealing with such scenarios.

Originality/value

This is the first time, formulation of a decentralized bi-level multi-objective model under a grey environment is carried out as per the best knowledge of the authors. A solution approach is developed for bi-level MOP under grey uncertainty.
Pricing to market: market value – the enigma of misunderstanding
Authors: French Nick , Crosby Neil , Thorne Chris
Published: May 2021

Purpose

Market value is an estimation of price in the market. It is value in exchange. The valuer's role is to determine the appropriate approach, the method and use the right model to achieve this aim as best as possible. However, underpinning all valuations and property analysis are valuation standards and definitions. This paper looks at the definition of market value and how some market participants may misunderstand or even misrepresent it. This is particularly true when there is a downturn in the market.

Design/methodology/approach

This practice briefing is an overview of the role of market value as a definition of price and how it is often misused by stakeholders in the property market.

Findings

This briefing is a review of the valuation definitions clarifying what they mean and what they do not mean.

Practical implications

The role of the valuer in practice is to use the appropriate definition for the task in hand. The understanding of those definitions is central to the valuation process.

Originality/value

This provides guidance on how valuation definitions can be presented to the client in accordance with the International Valuation Standards.
Unveiling drivers and brand relationship implications of consumer engagement with social media brand posts
Authors: Hamzah Zalfa Laili , Abdul Wahab Hazwani , Waqas Muhammad
Published: May 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to identify the customer perceptions of social media brand post characteristics that drive consumer engagement with the brand post. Furthermore, this study identifies the customer-brand relationship outcomes resulting from the behavioural engagement on social media.

Design/methodology/approach

An online survey of 407 social media users was undertaken. Structural equation modelling was used to test all hypotheses.

Findings

The results indicated that consumers respond positively to interactive and/or novel posts. Furthermore, consumer engagement with brand posts positively influenced all customer-brand relationship facets including brand love and customer-brand identification.

Originality/value

This study contributes to closing the empirical gap in social media consumer engagement research by providing support for consumer perception of brand post’s characteristics as a significant factor triggering consumer engagement with the brand post. This study also provides evidence that consumer engagement with brand posts leads to customer-brand relationships.
Show products or show people: an eye-tracking study of visual branding strategy on Instagram
Authors: Zhou Lijie , Xue Fei
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This paper aims to examine the effects of visual themes and view perspectives on users’ visual attention to brand posts on Instagram. The impact of visual attention on brand attitude and recognition is also explored.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors conducted a 4 (visual themes: customer-centric, employee-centric, product-centric and symbolic visuals) × 2 (view perspectives: first-person view vs third-person view) between-subject factorial eye-tracking experiment to explore their effects on viewers’ visual attention (fixation frequency and fixation duration), attitude toward the brand and brand recognition.

Findings

Results showed that, under a first-person view, participants spent the longest time viewing customer-centric images and paid the most attention to product-centric and customer-centric images. For images in the third-person view, product-centric images received the longest fixation duration and highest fixation frequency. Customer-centric image and product-centric image generated significantly higher amount of fixation duration and fixation frequency than the symbolic image, regardless of view perspective. Brand recognition was positively influenced by fixation frequency but not by fixation duration.

Originality/value

This study is an extended application of Aaker’s (1996) brand identity planning model in visual branding on Instagram. As the findings indicated, the effective use of visual strategies could lead to more positive responses toward the brand. By understanding how optical elements stimulate visual branding processing, marketing professionals will be able to improve information designing skills in visual-based social media platforms (such as Instagram).
Mapping of Journal of Services Marketing themes: a retrospective overview using bibliometric analysis
Authors: Donthu Naveen , Kumar Satish , Ranaweera Chatura , Pattnaik Debidutta , Gustafsson Anders
Published: May 2021

Purpose

Journal of services marketing (JSM) is a leading journal that has published cutting-edge research in services marketing over the past 34 years. The main objective of this paper is to provide a retrospective of the thematic structure of papers published in JSM over its publication history.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses bibliometric methods to present a retrospective overview of JSM themes between 1987 and 2019. Using keywords co-occurrence analysis, this paper unveils the thematic structure of JSM’s most prolific themes. Bibliographic coupling analysis uncovers the research trends of the journal.

Findings

Leading authors, leading institutions, authors’ affiliated countries and critically, the dominant themes of JSM are identified. As its founding, JSM has published approximately 40 papers each year, with 2019 being its most productive year. On average, lead JSM authors to collaborate with 1.30 others. Keywords co-occurrence analysis identifies nine prominent thematic clusters, namely, “marketing to service”, “quality, satisfaction and delivery systems”, “service industries”, “relationship marketing”, “service failure, complaining and recovery”, “service dominant logic”, “technology, innovation and design”, “wellbeing” and “service encounters”. Bibliographic coupling analysis groups JSM papers into four clusters, namely, “brand & customer engagement behaviour”, “service co-creation”, “service encounters & service recovery” and “social networking”.

Research limitations/implications

This study is the first to analyse the thematic structure of JSM themes over its history. The themes are analysed across time periods and then compared to dominant themes identified in contemporary service research agendas. Recommendations are made based on the gaps found. This retrospective review will be useful to numerous key stakeholders including the editorial board and both existing and aspiring JSM contributors. The selection of literature is confined to Scopus.

Originality/value

JSM’s retrospection is likely to attract readership to the journal. The study’s recommendations regarding which areas have matured and which are still ripe for future contributions will offer useful guidelines for all stakeholders.
Reviewing the status of corporate social responsibility (CSR) legal framework
Authors: Halkos George E. , Nomikos Stylianos N.
Published: May 2021

Purpose

This paper reviews and analyzes the corporate social responsibility (CSR) legal framework worldwide, discussing the new CSR definition which comprises legal features and debates for and against CSR validation. The work contributes in linking CSR and corporate laws by considering the legislative approaches worldwide.

Design/methodology/approach

CSR has mostly a voluntary character whilst it entails a normative condition attributable to social and market demands. A detailed examination of CSR worldwide is presented paying attention to international CSR legal framework in Europe, USA, Asia, Africa and Australia. Arguments for and against CSR legalization are studied.

Findings

The authors show that more regulations have to be launched mainly concerning the consequences of corporations' activities impacting the environment. Governments should promote CSR and relative encouragements focusing on a win-win state of affairs for companies.

Research limitations/implications

It seems that in the future, more regulations will be established particularly concerning the effect of companies' activities toward the environment. Little research has been conducted on the legal aspect of CSR; therefore, future research should focus on this, providing new insights. Analysis in sector level will be helpful and instructive.

Practical implications

Many further disputes have to be worked out to set up and support arrangements which will direct and observe conversions into sustainable, habitable and low pollution.

Originality/value

The authors examine and discuss in details CSR schemes around the world concentrating to the international CSR legal framework in Europe, the USA, Asia, Africa and Australia. At the same time, the authors study the arguments for and against CSR legalization.
Breach of trust and repair: the impact of salespersons words and actions on buyer trust
Authors: Nelson Christopher A. , Cui Annie Peng , Walsh Michael F.
Published: May 2021

Purpose

Building on prior trust repair research, this study aims to develop a more robust theoretical framework that describes trust repair strategies used by salespeople following a breach of trust.

Design/methodology/approach

To achieve the aim of this paper, individual depth interviews with 18 professional salespeople, 4 sales executives and 7 purchasing agents were undertaken.

Findings

This paper examines the value of using trust repair strategies (e.g. restoration, regulation and verbal repair strategies) both in isolation and in conjunction. The results suggest that individual trust repair strategies operate through impacting different dimensions of justice, as justice provides a reliable indicator as to whether the salesperson can be trusted in the future. This paper also finds that combining multiple trust repair strategies can have an additive effect on trust.

Originality/value

This paper uses thematic analysis to inductively identify the effective trust repair strategies that are used by salespeople in actual exchange relationships while integrating these insights with the existing theoretical frameworks in the literature. It contributes to theory through creating a conceptual model explaining the breach of trust and trust repair process, introducing justice as a direct mediating mechanism between trust repair strategies and increased trust. The research also develops a new perspective on combining salesperson words and actions to repair trust. It also provides a managerial contribution through introducing an optimized approach to trust repair in buyer-seller relationships.
Natural disasters, terrorism, and civil unrest: crises that disrupt the tourism and travel industry-a brief overview
Authors: Harrington Rosalyn D.
Published: May 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of how disasters, natural and human induced disasters, terrorist attacks, civil and political unrest and other crises affect tourism positively and negatively.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper briefly analyzes case studies to establish the underpinnings of tourism disruption in the midst of disasters and crises.

Findings

This paper outlines how various crises and disasters affect the tourism industry and what processes can be used to enhance or restructure the industry through communication plans, the media and stakeholder collaborative efforts.

Originality/value

While disasters and crises are not new, this paper offers a series of recommendations and insights to help quickly restore a normal state of tourism and hospitality functioning and build a more resilient path for tourism for generations to come.
Tracing the complexity-sustainability nexus in a small Mediterranean island: implications for hospitality and tourism education
Authors: Rezapouraghdam Hamed , Akhshik Arash
Published: May 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to gauge how tourism and hospitality students discern sustainability in the geographical context of the small island state of North Cyprus using systems theory and thinking framework.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used a qualitative approach and draws on data from focus group interviews with final year students enrolled in a tourism and hospitality program.

Findings

This study reveals that students lack a holistic understanding of sustainability and given this finding, the theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Originality/value

In spite of the close linkages between tourism and sustainability and the fact that the United Nations designated 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,” education for sustainability in tourism has received relatively little attention. Furthermore, there is a gap in the literature in terms of what tourism students know about sustainability and sustainable development.
Efficacy and safety of a dimethicone lotion in patients with pyrethroid‐resistant head lice in an epidemic area, Okinawa, Japan
Authors: Yamaguchi Sayaka , Yasumura Ryo , Okamoto Yuka , Okubo Yuko , Miyagi Takuya , Kawada Hitoshi , Takahashi Kenzo
Published: May 2021

Pyrethroid insecticides are the only pesticides approved for the treatment of head lice (pediculosis capitis) infestations in Japan. However, in Okinawa Prefecture, 96% of head lice are resistant to pyrethroids. Here, we conducted a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a dimethicone preparation against head lice infestations in Okinawa Prefecture. Dimethicone‐containing lotion was applied over the entire scalp three times over a 7‐day period. Lice bodies (nymphs/adults) and eggs (nits) were counted before (day 0) and after treatment (day 8); a subset of eggs was collected to estimate viability based on hatch rate. Efficacy was evaluated based on improvement (reduction) in head lice counts post‐treatment with respect to baseline. Safety was evaluated based on subjects’ scalp condition and adverse event incidence. Utility was a composite end‐point combining efficacy and safety. In total, 35 subjects were enrolled. Efficacy and safety were evaluated in 23 and 35 subjects, respectively. No side‐effects of note were reported during the treatment period. The dimethicone lotion resulted in a utility rating of “marginally useful” or higher in over 80% of the study population, signifying the formulation to be both safe and effective. The dimethicone lotion was also a potent ovicide; 99.4% of eggs collected after treatment failed to hatch when incubated. Eradication of head lice remained successful for at least 4 weeks after the final topical dimethicone application in 25 of the 28 subjects reached by telephone survey. Lice bodies and eggs were genotyped to analyze the prevalence of three knockdown resistance (kdr)‐type mutations within the voltage‐sensitive sodium channel known to confer pyrethroid resistance. One or more kdr mutations were confirmed in 30 of the 32 subjects from whom specimens were collected (93.8%). Dimethicone was confirmed to be both safe and effective in treating pyrethroid‐resistant head lice.
Populism, Hegemony and Agency: Left Economics after Corbynism
Authors: Meadway James
Published: May 2021

Labour's election defeat in December 2019 provided the opportunity for a fundamental rethinking of economic and political strategy of a kind that failed to take place during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party. Deep tensions within the Corbyn movement and in the economic programme presented by Corbyn's Labour were managed successfully in 2017, but exploded in 2019. Corbynism's populist communications strategies became dislocated from an increasingly state‐centred and bureaucratically‐focussed economic programme still heavily influenced by the thinking of the late 1970s and 1980s. Populist strategies in general suffer from a weak conception of hegemony, and the failure to create policy that could win hegemony for left politics was both an expression of Corbynism's weakness and a contributor to its defeat. Future economic programmes of the left will need to reclaim the radical, decentralising elements of Corbynism, seeking new agents for change at local and regional levels.
Mother–daughter incest: A brief review of literature and case report
Authors: Sancak Baris , Tasdemir Ilker , Karamustafalioglu Oguz
Published: May 2021

Parent–child incest is a traumatic event that causes long‐term psychological consequences for victims. Although paternal incest is the most common form, it is known that mothers can also sexually abuse their children. Mother–daughter incest is a type of abuse that is thought to be rare. This article discusses a case of a mother who abused one of her 4‐year‐old twin daughters for masturbation and used them in a sexual fantasy with her partner. She was sent to the forensic psychiatric observation unit by the court to determine her criminal responsibility. In the literature on mother–daughter incest, the abuser's childhood traumas, early marriage, low self‐esteem, and sense of worthlessness are frequently seen. Our case, who did not have a history of psychiatric illness, was referred to us with suspicion of mental illness simply because she abused her daughters. Researchers have found out that in most cases, contrary to common expectations, mothers did not have a severe mental illness. A gender‐based approach to incest cases may contribute to the cycle of the abuse continue, and it makes it difficult for victims to speak up and seek help. More studies focused on perpetrators will expand our perception of mother–daughter incest.
Reconsidering the “gang effect” in the face of intermittency: Do first‐ and second‐time gang membership both matter?*
Authors: Augustyn Megan Bears , McGloin Jean Marie
Published: May 2021

Research demonstrates that joining a gang is associated with amplified criminal behavior. Given that gang membership can be a transient and intermittent status, we question whether it has a consistent effect on offending regardless of whether an individual joins a gang for the first time or rejoins (for the second time). Using panel data from the Rochester Youth Development Study (N = 1,217 person‐periods nested within 177 individuals), we employ a within‐persons analysis via multilevel structural equation models with fixed slopes. First‐time membership is associated with increases over pregang periods in general, violent and property offending, as well as drug sales. Joining a gang for the second time is associated with significant increases in general and violent offending, as well as with drug sales, compared with the time out of the gang after first‐time membership. Finally, the total changes in offending associated with first‐ and second‐time gang membership seem to be comparable. Overall, the results suggest that gang membership, whether a new or repeat experience, is a salient life event and that intermittency is related to meaningful disruptions in offending pathways.