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Knowledge transfer roles of subsidiaries in MNCs’ networks
Authors: Baskici Cigdem 
Published: November 2019

PurposeAlthough there have been a considerable number of studies regarding subsidiary role typology in multinationals’ management literature, there appear to be few studies that consider knowledge-based role typology from the network-based perspective. The purpose of this study is to fill this gap and extend the study of Gupta and Govindarajan (1991). Thus, the study focuses on answering the following research question: Do subsidiaries have different roles in terms of knowledge flows within a multinational company (MNC)?Design/methodology/approachThis empirical study has been carried out as an explorative single case study. An MNC with 15 foreign subsidiaries headquartered in Turkey, which operated in the manufacturing of household appliances and consumer electronics, has been selected as the case. Knowledge transfer is analyzed in this MNC from the network perspective.FindingsFour role typologies are detected for subsidiaries of the MNC: collector transmitter, collector diffuser, converter transmitter and converter diffuser.Research limitations/implicationsFindings of this study are specific to this case. Testing the findings in a sample consisting of subsidiaries of MNCs producing transnational products may contribute to the generalizability of these roles.Practical implicationsThis study offers potentially important findings for MNC managers to use. First, in this study, knowledge flows' route could be defined within MNCs’ dual network. Second, role typologies could inform MNC managers to design their MNCs’ knowledge network.Originality/valueThe suggested typologies are expected to more accurately define the roles of subsidiaries within contemporary MNCs which are accepted to be transformed from hierarchical structures to network-based organizations.
Exploring online consumer curation as user-generated content
Authors: Babin Jessica , Hulland John 
Published: November 2019

Purpose
Some consumers are engaged in online curation, a type of user-generated content, in ways that can be impactful for brands. An example of online curation includes organizing themed collections of product images on Pinterest. The purpose of this paper is to present a framework of online consumer curation, introducing this topic to the marketing literature.

Design/methodology/approach
Through the analysis of the business and academic literature, as well as a careful study of many examples of online consumer curation, the authors present a framework for understanding online consumer curation.

Findings
The actions taken by online consumer curators are similar to those of museum or art gallery curators: acquiring, selecting, organizing and displaying content for an audience. The motivations for consumers to engage in online curation include building/displaying their identities and making social connections with their online audience. One outcome possible for the audience that views the curation is gaining access to carefully selected and recommended content.

Research limitations/implications
As online consumer curation is a new area of research, the authors suggest several marketing- and brand-relevant propositions that can be addressed in future research.

Practical implications
As consumers are frequently using product images and brand symbols in their online curation, it is important for marketing academics and practitioners to understand their actions.

Originality/value
The aim of the paper is to present a thorough introduction to the idea of online consumer curation by outlining relevant examples, providing a framework for understanding this activity and its implications for brand management, and listing ideas for future research.
Engaging customers through user-and company-generated content on CSR
Authors: Badenes-Rocha Alberto , Ruiz-Mafé Carla , Bigné Enrique 
Published: November 2019

PurposeThis study aims to analyze the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) customer perceptions, customer–company identification and customer trust on customer engagement (CE), paying special attention to the moderating effects of two types of social media communication, firm-generated content and user-generated content.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a mixed-methods’ approach. First, a single-factor experiment using Twitter posts as stimuli with 227 hotel guests. The structural model was analyzed using SmartPLS 3.2.7. Second, structured in-depth interviews were undertaken with three hotel industry experts to complement the conclusions of the quantitative study.FindingsThe results show that when a customer trusts a hotel and identifies with its corporate values, CSR tweets generate CE toward the hotel. CSR communications made by customers reinforce the impact of CSR tweets on customer trust more than CSR tweets posted by hotels. Hotel industry experts give insights to explain these results in different types of hotels.Practical implicationsCSR communications made through Twitter affect customers’ perceptions of a hotel’s CSR activities and customer trust in hotels, especially if they originate from a source external to the company. This result can be of use for hotel managers who have not previously given importance to active CSR communications or the interactivity of social media.Originality/valueThe authors show the moderating effect of user-generated content in the relationship between CSR customer perceptions and customer trust, thus contributing to the research into the effectiveness of social media. They use a mixed-methods’ approach to increase the validity of the results.
An interview with Steven Rogers: thoughts on diversity and inclusion
Authors: Foster Mary Kuchta 
Published: November 2019

Research methodology
Personal interview.

Case overview/synopsis
In an interview with Dr Mary Foster, Mr Steven Rogers, Finance Instructor at the Harvard Business School (HBS), discussed his views on diversity, inclusion and the value of teaching cases which feature black protagonists. Mr Rogers estimates that fewer than 1 percent of HBS’ 10,000 or so teaching cases feature a black executive as protagonist, or central decision-making figure, despite US Census estimates that about 9 percent of US companies are now black-owned. Mr Rogers decided to address this imbalance; he has lead the development of 24 business cases featuring African-American business people over the last two years.

Complexity academic level
This article can be used to any undergraduate or graduate course where you would like to discuss diversity and inclusion.
Fishing in hot waters threatens phenotypic diversity
Authors: Aubry Lise M. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractIn Focus: Morrongiello, J. R., Sweetman, P. C., & Thresher, R. E. (2019). . Journal of Animal Ecology, 88, 1645‐1656.Forces of unnatural selection, such as climate change and harvest, are rarely studied in concert, yet hold the great potential to act synergistically on individual performance, susceptibility to harvest, tolerance to warming temperatures, and ultimately population persistence and resilience. In this paper, Morrongiello et al. (2019) used long‐term monitoring of a site‐attached temperate reef fish, the purple wrasse (Notolabrus fucicola), to test novel predictions about how fisheries management and climate variability could alter individual growth rates and thermal reaction norms within and across stocks. Otolith growth increments were collected from three south‐east Australian populations between 1980 and 1999, pre‐ and post‐harvest, throughout an intensive warming spell. Using hierarchical models to partition variation in growth within and between individuals and populations, Morrongiello et al. detected increased average growth rate with warming, a release from density dependence post‐harvest, and a fishing‐by‐warming interaction that decreased diversity in thermal growth reaction norms because large individuals that tend to better tolerate warm temperatures were effectively culled from the population. This study outlines the importance of determining which phenotypes are more resilient to increasing temperatures, how fisheries should manage for them, and how such collective knowledge could help preserve and even promote resilience of managed populations to increasing temperatures in ecosystems threatened by climate change.
Mechanisms of trophic niche compression: Evidence from landscape disturbance
Authors: Burdon Francis J. , McIntosh Angus R. , Harding Jon S. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract

Natural and anthropogenic disturbances commonly alter patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, how networks of interacting species respond to these changes remains poorly understood. We described aquatic food webs using invertebrate and fish community composition, functional traits and stable isotopes from twelve agricultural streams along a landscape disturbance gradient.

We predicted that excessive deposition of fine inorganic sediment (sedimentation) associated with agricultural activities would negatively influence aquatic trophic diversity (e.g. reduced vertical and horizontal trophic niche breadths). We hypothesized that multiple mechanisms might cause trophic niche ‘compression’, as indicated by changes in realized trophic roles.

Food‐web properties based on consumer stable isotope data (δ13C and δ15N) showed that increasing sediment disturbance was associated with reduced trophic diversity. In particular, the aquatic invertebrate community occupied a smaller area in isotopic niche space along the sedimentation gradient that was best explained by a narrowing of the invertebrate community δ13C range.

Decreased niche partitioning, driven by increasing habitat homogeneity, environmental filtering and resource scarcity all seemingly lead to greater trophic equivalency caused by the collapse of the autochthonous food‐web channel. Bayesian mixing‐model analyses supported this contention with invertebrate consumers increasingly reliant on detritus along the sedimentation gradient, and predatory invertebrates relying more on the prey using these basal resources.

The narrowing of the fish community δ13C range along the sedimentation gradient contributed to an apparent ‘trophic shift’ towards terrestrial carbon, further indicating the loss of the autochthonous food‐web channel. On the vertical trophic niche axis, fish became increasingly separated from aquatic invertebrates with an increase in their estimated trophic position. In combination, these responses were most likely mediated through reduced fish densities and a diminished reliance on aquatic prey.

Although species losses remain a major threat to ecosystem integrity, the functional roles of biota that persist dictate how food webs and ecosystem functioning respond to environmental change. Sedimentation was associated with nonlinear reductions in trophic diversity which could affect the functioning and stability of aquatic ecosystems. Our study helps explain how multiple mechanisms may radically reshape food‐web properties in response to this type of disturbance.
Predator and scavenger movements among and within endangered seabird colonies: Opportunities for pathogen spread
Authors: Gamble Amandine , Bazire Romain , Delord Karine , Barbraud Christophe , Jaeger Audrey , Gantelet Hubert , Thibault Eric , Lebarbenchon Camille , Lagadec Erwan , Tortosa Pablo , Weimerskirch Henri , Thiebot Jean‐Baptiste , Garnier Romain , Tornos Jérémy , Boulinier Thierry 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThe spatial structure of host communities is expected to constrain pathogen spread. However, predators and/or scavengers may connect distant host (sub)populations when foraging. Determining whether some individuals or populations play a prominent role in the spread of pathogens is critical to inform management measures.We explored movements and epidemiological status of brown skuasStercorarius antarcticus, the only avian terrestrial consumer native of Amsterdam Island (Indian Ocean), to assess whether and how they could be involved in the spread of the bacteriumPasteurella multocida, which recurrently causes avian cholera outbreaks in endangered albatross and penguin species breeding on the island.High proportions of seropositive and DNA‐positive individuals forP. multocidaindicated that skuas are highly exposed to the pathogen and may be able to transmit it. Movement tracking revealed that the foraging ranges of breeding skuas largely overlap among individuals and expand all along the coasts where albatrosses and penguins nest, but not on the inland plateau hosting the endemic Amsterdam albatrossDiomedea amsterdamensis.Considering the epidemiological and movement data, skua movements may provide opportunity for pathogen spread among and within seabird colonies.Synthesis and applications.This work highlights the importance of considering the behaviour and epidemiological status of predators and scavengers in disease dynamics because the foraging movements of individuals of such species can potentially limit the efficiency of local management measures in spatially structured host communities. Such species could thus represent priority vaccination targets to implement efficient management measures aiming at limiting pathogen spread and also be used as sentinels to monitor pathogen circulation and evaluate the effectiveness of management measures.
Changes in officials, total factor productivity fluctuation and government transformation: Evidence from Chinese prefecture cities
Authors: Yu Yongze , Wang Zhe , Liu Dayong , Fu Liping 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThis paper investigates the interrelationships between changes in officials and total factor productivity (TFP) in China. The tournament competition for promotion results in a series of predicaments, such as excessive investment, duplicate construction, split regional markets and misallocations; these negative effects further inhibit local TFP. Local government transformation from driving investment to providing services can promote TFP. We use data from 230 prefecture cities between 1999 and 2013 and find the following: (a) in recent years with the process of government transformation, changes in officials have typically had less impact on TFP fluctuation than in previous years; (b) changes in officials mainly affect technology efficiency (TE) in TFP; and (c) the mediation model reveals that changes in officials' positions influences TFP through economic spillovers and tax competition. Overall, our paper offers novel evidence for the impact of government administration on productivity and technology development, which is significant for policy decisions during government transformation.
Assessing Cognitive Bias in Forensic Decisions: A Review and Outlook
Authors: Curley Lee J. , Munro James , Lages Martin , MacLean Rory , Murray Jennifer 
Published: November 2019

AbstractIn recent years, a number of studies have demonstrated that forensic examiners can be biased by task‐irrelevant contextual information. However, concerns relating to methodological flaws and ecological validity attenuate how much the current body of knowledge can be applied to real‐life operational settings. The current review takes a narrative approach to synthesizing the literature across forensic science. Further, the review considers three main issues: (i) primary research on contextual bias within forensic science; (ii) methodological criticisms of this research; (iii) an alternative perspective that task‐irrelevant contextual information does not always lead to error. One suggestion for future research is outlined, which is that studies on contextual bias in forensic decisions should be conducted in collaboration between forensic scientists and cognitive psychologists. Only then can rigorous and ecological valid experiments be created that will be able to assess how task‐irrelevant contextual information influences forensic analysis and judgments in operationally valid settings.
Caregiving for Older Adults Requiring Hemodialysis: A Comparison Study
Authors: Sugisawa Hidehiro , Shinoda Toshio , Shimizu Yumiko , Kumagai Tamaki , Sugisaki Hiroaki , Sugihara Yoko 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThis study examined differences in caregiving appraisal between primary family caregivers of disabled older adults receiving hemodialysis (PFCGs‐wHD) and disabled older adults not receiving dialysis (PFCGs‐woD). A total of 242 PFCGs‐wHD and 335 PFCGs‐woD were included in the analyses. We used adjustment by propensity score to control for bias by confounding factors. Caregiving appraisal was measured in terms of role strain, emotional exhaustion, and caregiving satisfaction. On the first task, PFCGs‐wHD demonstrated significantly worse levels on all three appraisal indicators than did PFCGs‐woD. On the second task, only higher emotional exhaustion was significantly mediated by higher role strain in PFCGs‐wHD. Further, PFCGs‐wHD status directly influenced lower caregiving satisfaction without mediation by higher role strain. Caregiving for disabled older adults receiving HD may be associated with significant challenges for caregivers.
Phenotypic–genotypic analysis of GGDEF/EAL/HD‐GYP domain‐encoding genes in Pseudomonas putida
Authors: Nie Hailing , Xiao Yujie , He Jinzhi , Liu Huizhong , Nie Liang , Chen Wenli , Huang Qiaoyun 
Published: November 2019

SummaryCyclic diguanylate (c‐di‐GMP) is a broadly conserved bacterial signalling molecule that modulates diverse cellular processes, such as biofilm formation, colony morphology and swimming motility. The intracellular level of c‐di‐GMP is controlled by diguanylate cyclases (DGCs) with GGDEF domain and phosphodiesterases (PDEs) with either EAL or HD‐GYP domain. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has a large group of genes on its genome encoding proteins with GGDEF/EAL/HD‐GYP domains. However, phenotypic–genotypic correlation and c‐di‐GMP metabolism of these genes were largely unknown. Herein, by systematically constructing deletion mutants/overexpression strains of the 42 predicted c‐di‐GMP metabolism–related genes and analysing the phenotypes, we preliminarily revealed the role of each gene in biofilm formation, colony morphology and swimming motility. Subsequent results from protein sequence alignments and cellular c‐di‐GMP assessment indicated that 25 out of the 42 genes were likely to encode DGCs, nine genes were predicted to encode PDEs, four genes encoded bifunctional enzymes and the other four genes encoded enzymatically inactive proteins. This study offers a basic understanding of the roles of these 42 genes and can serve as a toolkit for investigators to further elucidate the functions of these GGDEF and EAL/HD‐GYP domain‐containing proteins.
The Association of Impulsivity and Family History of Alcohol Use Disorder on Alcohol Use and Consequences
Authors: Haeny Angela M. , Gueorguieva Ralitza , Morean Meghan E. , Krishnan‐Sarin Suchitra , DeMartini Kelly S. , Pearlson Godfrey D. , Anticevic Alan , Krystal John H. , O'Malley Stephanie S. 
Published: November 2019

BackgroundExtensive research indicates that having a positive family history of alcohol use disorder (FHP) and impulsivity are 2 risk factors for problem drinking. To our knowledge, no study has investigated which facets of impulsivity interact with family history to increase risk for problem drinking. The goal of this study was to: (i) examine whether FHP individuals with higher levels of impulsivity are more likely to engage in problematic drinking, and (ii) identify which facets of impulsivity interact with FHP to increase risk for problems.MethodsThe data consisted of a combined sample of 757 participants (50% female, 73% White, mean age = 32.85, SD = 11.31) drawn from the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center and the Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcohol. Analyses of covariance and cumulative logistic regression models investigated the association of family history and impulsivity‐related traits with drinking quantity, frequency, and alcohol‐related problems. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnic group, education level, and data source.ResultsSignificant interactions between impulsivity and family history were found for measures of alcohol‐related problems. Specifically, there was a stronger positive association of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) poor self‐regulation with interpersonal, F(1, 504) = 6.27, p = 0.01, and impulse control alcohol‐related problems, F(1, 504) = 6.00, p = 0.01, among FHP compared to FHN individuals. Main effects of family history and impulsivity on alcohol quantity and frequency of use and problems were also found.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that having both a family history of AUD and high BIS poor self‐regulation is more strongly associated with alcohol‐related consequences in the interpersonal and impulse control domains. Given the heterogeneity of impulsivity, these findings highlight the need for additional research to examine which facets of impulsivity are associated with which alcohol outcomes to narrow phenotypic risk for alcohol misuse.
Prevalence of respiratory conditions among people who use illicit opioids: a systematic review
Authors: Hulin Joe , Brodie Arjuna , Stevens John , Mitchell Caroline 
Published: November 2019

AbstractBackground and AimsThere are growing concerns over the respiratory health of people who use illicit opioids due to high rates of opioid inhalation and tobacco smoking in this group. This study aimed to summarize the evidence relating illicit opioid use with poor respiratory health.MethodsA systematic review of the literature on the association between illicit opioid use and respiratory health was undertaken in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidance (PROSPERO ID = CRD42017059953). Electronic searches of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library databases were undertaken (English language, published January 1980–November 2018). All study designs excluding case studies were considered. Studies were undertaken in community and hospital settings in the United States (n = 23), United Kingdom (n = 7), Australia (n = 7), the Netherlands (n = 2), Canada (n = 2), Ireland (n = 1), Spain (n = 1) and Iran (n = 1). Measurements of respiratory disease, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and related symptoms were extracted. Data on respiratory‐related deaths and hospital admissions were also extracted. Meta‐analysis of prevalence data was undertaken using a random effects meta‐analysis model with parameters estimated using Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation.ResultsMeta‐analyses estimated prevalence of asthma in people who inject illicit opioids as 8.5% [95% predictive interval (PrI) = 0.2%, 74.0%] and as 20.2% (95% PrI = 4.2%, 59.2%) in people who inhale illicit opioids. Prevalence of COPD in people who inject illicit opioids was estimated as 2.7% (95% PrI = 0.0%, 50.4%) and as 17.9% (95% PrI = 0.6%, 89.5%) in people who inhale illicit opioids. There was evidence of moderate to extreme heterogeneity across studies.ConclusionsThere is evidence of increased burden of respiratory diseases in people who use illicit opioids. Due to the heterogeneity of study design and samples, it is difficult to gain accurate estimates of the prevalence of respiratory disease in this population.