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The role of entrepreneurship education and training programmes in advancing entrepreneurial skills and new ventures
Authors: Galvão Anderson , Marques Carla , Ferreira João J. 
Published: June 2020

Purpose
This study aims to understand how entrepreneurship education and training programmes (EETPs) influence the development of entrepreneurial competencies and creation of business ventures.

Design/methodology/approach
The study included a questionnaire distributed to 103 EETP participants. The data were processed using SmartPLS software to construct a structural equation model.

Findings
The results show, first, that the respondents’ motivations have a positive impact on participation in entrepreneurship education programmes and company creation. Second, participation in these programmes positively influences individual entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial skills. The findings also include that the entrepreneurship education programme under study has strengthened its participants’ capacities and competencies, making these people more autonomous and facilitating their creation of new businesses.

Originality/value
This study sought to contribute to a fuller empirical understanding of how EETPs affect their participants’ individual entrepreneurship orientation and capacities (human resource development), thereby fostering company formation and regional development. Theoretical and practical implications are presented, with an emphasis on what needs to be done to improve EETPs.
The impact of information security management practices on organisational agility
Authors: Zaini Muhamad Khairulnizam , Masrek Mohamad Noorman , Abdullah Sani Mad Khir Johari 
Published: June 2020

Purpose
This study aims to determine the extent to which information security management (ISM) practices impact the organisational agility by examining the relationship between both concepts.

Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative method research design has been used in this study. This study was conducted throughout Malaysia with a total of 250 valid questionnaires obtained from managers and executives from the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)-status companies. Structural equation modelling (SEM) using partial least square was used to analyse the data and to test all nine hypotheses developed in this study.

Findings
Findings from this study indicate that operational agility (OA) is significantly related to ISM practices in MSC-status companies. The validation of the structural model of nine hypotheses developed for this study has demonstrated satisfactory results, exhibited six significant direct relationships and three insignificant relationships.

Research limitations/implications
This study has addressed the needs for a comprehensive, coherent and empirically tested ISM practices and organisational agility framework. The current theoretical framework used in this study emphasised on the ISM–organisational agility dimensions that are predominantly important to ascertain high level of ISM practices and perceived agility level among the information technology (IT) business companies in Malaysia. With the application of SEM for powerful analysis, the empirical-based framework established in this study was validated by the empirical findings, thus contributing significantly to the field of information security (InfoSec).

Originality/value
This study has filled the research gap between different constructs of ISM practices and OA. The model put forth in this study contributes in several ways to the InfoSec research community. The recognition of InfoSec practices that could facilitate organisational agility in the IT industry in Malaysia is vital and contributes to more value creation for the organisations.
The 2D lumped wake vortex method applied to unsteady flapping
Authors: Talarico David J. , Mazzeo Aaron , Denda Mitsunori 
Published: June 2020

PurposeAdvancements in aerospace technologies, which rely on unsteady fluid dynamics, are being hindered by a lack of easy to use, computationally efficient unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Existing CFD platforms are capable of handling unsteady flapping, but the time, money and expertise required to run even a basic flapping simulation make design iteration and optimization prohibitively expensive for the average researcher.Design/methodology/approachIn the present paper, a remedy to model the effects of viscosity is introduced to the original vortex method, in which the pitching moment amplitude grew over time for simulations involving multiple flapping cycles. The new approach described herein lumps far-field wake vortices to mimic the vortex decay, which is shown to improve the accuracy of the solution while keeping the pitching moment amplitude under control, especially for simulations involving many flapping cycles.FindingsIn addition to improving the accuracy of the solution, the new method greatly reduces the computation time for simulations involving many flapping cycles. The solution of the original vortex method and the new method are compared to published Navier–Stokes solver data and show very good agreement.Originality/valueBy utilizing a novel unsteady vortex method, which has been designed specifically to handle the highly unsteady flapping wing problems, it has been shown that the time to compute a solution is reduced by several orders of magnitude (Denda et al., 2016). Despite the success of the vortex method, especially for a small number of flapping cycles, the solution deteriorates as the number of flapping cycles increases due to the inherent lack of viscosity in the vortex method.
Prediction of user interest fluctuation using fuzzy neural networks in web search
Authors: N C Senthilkumar , Ch Pradeep Reddy 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThe user interest in content searching in the web will be changed over by time.Design/methodology/approachThe system is in need to find the content of user over the temporal aspects.FindingsSo, predicting the user interest over the time by analyzing the fluctuations of their search keyword is important.Research limitations/implicationsSo, predicting the user interest over the time by analyzing the fluctuations of their search keyword is important.Practical implicationsIn this work, fuzzy neural network techniques are used to predict the user interest fluctuation in different times in different scenarios.Social implicationsIn this proposed work, both the long-term and short-term interest are evaluated using the specialized user interface designed to retrieve the user interest based on the user searching activities.Originality/valueThis work also categorizes the future needs of users using this proposed system.
Does earnings transparency affect corporate payout decisions?
Authors: Chauhan Yogesh , Pathak Rajesh 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThe paper examines how earnings transparency affects dividend payouts for Indian firms. The authors also explore the channels through which earnings transparency affects dividend payouts.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ panel data estimation with fixed effects to examine the role of earnings transparency on dividend payouts. The authors also use path analysis to explore causation. The paper uses a sample of more than 2000 Indian listed firms, over the period 2001–2016.FindingsThe authors report that firms showing grater earning transparency pay more cash dividend. Their results do not support the signaling hypothesis about the dividend. However, these results provide explicit support to the theory that corporate dividend policy is an outcome of information asymmetry. Moreover, the path analysis reveals the effect of earnings transparency on corporate payout through the financial constraint channel. The results are robust to idiosyncratic controls; alternate measures of payout; alternate models; endogeneity concerns; and the alternate channel of returning money to stockholders.Practical implicationsManagers should also examine earnings transparency while formulating an adequate dividend policy for their firms. This study also helps investors to identify dividend-paying stocks.Originality/valueThis study particularly contributes to the literature examining the effect of earnings quality on dividend payouts through its effect on financial constraints. We, therefore, connect two streams of research that contemplate the relation between accounting-based information variables and dividend payouts and the relationship between financial constraints and dividend payouts. Moreover, using path analysis uniquely, the authors provide evidence on the relative importance of both the direct and the indirect link.
Quality management for microenterprises and start-ups – is the ISO 9001 suitable?
Authors: Klute-Wenig Sandra , Refflinghaus Robert 
Published: June 2020

Purpose
Quality management systems are well established in multinationals and SMEs. For establishing and improving such systems, there is a variety of guidelines. Furthermore, there are software tools allowing a self-assessment of the current state of the implemented systems. However, these approaches do not fit for micro-enterprises and start-ups. Their processes are rather informal or not yet specified. Moreover, these companies are often in a phase of strong growth and have only one person in charge. Hence, they face the difficulty to decide if and how a (quality) management system should be implemented. This paper aims to show a first guideline for implementation.

Design/methodology/approach
The first step comprises a definition of microenterprises and start-ups and an analysis of their specific characteristics. Following, an overview of the DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and its requirements is given. Next, it is analysed which requirements are relevant for or can be implemented in microenterprises and start-ups. Based on this, a guideline for decision-making is developed to examine if an application of the analysed standard is useful or necessary for the regarded companies. Also, the guideline illustrates how the requirements can be implemented.

Findings
A literature review, an analysis of the DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, the standards for project management, microenterprises and start-ups have been carried out. Thereby, the need to decide whether to implement implement a quality management system and assistance for the implementation process has been revealed as essential for the companies considered. Literature mostly deals with implementing a quality and/or project management system in multinationals and SMEs but not in very small companies. Furthermore, first practical examples have shown that microenterprises face difficulties when choosing and implementing a quality management system. A practical implementation guideline for these companies is lacking.

Originality/value
Although there is a lot of research dealing with quality management in SME, research about quality management in microenterprises and start-ups is scarce. This paper offers a first approach for a guideline of implementing an appropriate quality and possibly an additional or alternative project management in microenterprises and start-ups. This should facilitate the process of deciding if and how to implement an adequate management system for the regarded companies.
Psychological distress in Afghan journalists: a descriptive study
Authors: Osmann Jonas , Khalvatgar Abdul Mujeeb , Feinstein Anthony 
Published: June 2020

PurposeAfghanistan is one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. There are, however, no data on the mental health of Afghan journalists covering conflict in their country. The study aims to determine the degree to which Afghan journalists are exposed to traumatic events, their perceptions of organizational support, their rates of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, their utilization of mental health services and the effectiveness of the treatment received.Design/methodology/approachThe entire study was undertaken in Dari (Farsi). Five major Afghan news organizations representing 104 journalists took part of whom 71 (68%) completed a simple eleven-point analog scale rating perceptions of organizational support. Symptoms of PTSD and depression were recorded with the Impact of Event Scale – Revised (IES-R) and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), respectively. Behavioral comparisons were undertaken between those journalists who had and had not received mental health therapy.FindingsThe majority of journalists exceeded cutoff scores for PTSD and major depression and reported high rates for exposure to traumatic events. There were no significant differences in IES-R and CES-D scores between journalists who had and had not received mental health therapy. Most journalists did not view their employers as supportive.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to collect empirical data on the mental health of Afghan journalists. The results highlight the extreme stressors confronted by them, their correspondingly high levels of psychopathology and the relative ineffectiveness of mental health therapy given to a minority of those in distress. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Cognitive processes, rewards and online knowledge sharing behaviour: the moderating effect of organisational innovation
Authors: Nguyen Tuyet-Mai , Malik Ashish 
Published: June 2020

PurposeOnline knowledge sharing is a critical process for maintaining organisational competitive advantage. This paper aims to develop a new conceptual framework that investigates the moderating impacts of innovation on self-efficacy, extrinsic and intrinsic rewards on employees’ online knowledge sharing behaviour in public and private sector companies.Design/methodology/approachThis research analysed 200 responses to test the moderating effects of organisational innovation on the relationship between self-efficacy and rewards and online knowledge sharing behviours. The analysis was carried out using component-based partial least squares (PLS) approach and SmartPLS 3 software.FindingsThe results reveal that self-efficacy significantly affects online knowledge sharing behaviour in firms, regardless of the organisation type. Extrinsic rewards encourage employees in private companies to share knowledge online, whereas intrinsic rewards work effectively in public companies. Additionally, the study found the moderating role of organisational innovation in examining the relationship between rewards and online knowledge sharing behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research may consider different dimensions such as knowledge donating and collecting behaviours as well as motives, such as self-enjoyment, reciprocity or social interaction ties, which may be investigated to get a deeper understanding of online knowledge sharing behaviour.Practical implicationsFirms must tailor training and rewards to suit employees’ abilities and needs so as to align with organisation type and innovation.Originality/valueThe study’s distinctive contribution is the under-researched context of Vietnamese public and private sector banks for investigating the moderating effects of organisational innovation on micro and meso factors on online knowledge sharing behaviour.
Investigating the tectonic effects of openings as ‘built-things’: case of Çavuşoğlu house
Authors: Ghelichkhani Milad 
Published: June 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to trace the tectonic effects of openings as Heideggerian “built-things”.

Design/methodology/approach
This study has been organized in two phases. The first phase attempts to set up the theoretical framework through exploring the links between Heidegger’s notion of “built-thing” and contemporary tectonic discourses on dialectics between the values of matheme (construction, technology) and poetics (representation, meaning) to identify the key indicators in tectonic effects of openings. Accordingly, as the term “tectonic effects” is concerned with feelings and emotions that tectonics may evoke in people, the author searches for the indicators based on the poetic aspects of tectonic values and applies them within the phenomenological method implemented in the second phase of the research to explore the indicators in the designated case of the “Çavuşoğlu house”.

Findings
The results of this study indicate the significance of ontological nexus between tectonics as “poetic revealing” and the ability of the “built-thing” to generate tectonic effects within the embodied experience of dwellers. In fact, an opening can generate ontological tectonic effects in space only if it is brought about through a truthful build-dwell process which responds in a poetic way to the daily-life needs of the dwellers. The tangible examples of this fact are evident in the openings of the Çavuşoğlu house.

Originality/value
The theory of tectonics of openings as a separate “built-thing”, which is put forward in the present study, is a subject that has not been sufficiently studied so far and has the potential to be developed through further research. In light of this, the theoretical results of this study can contribute to tectonic thinking during the design process.
Determinants of public–private partnerships: a state-level empirical analysis of India
Authors: Kaur Simrit , Malik Sakshi 
Published: June 2020

PurposeIn view of the significance of public–private partnerships (PPPs) as a tool for bridging infrastructure deficits, it becomes imperative to study its determinants. The objective of this paper is to empirically study the determinants of PPPs in India at a subnational level, in terms of both number and value of PPP projects.Design/methodology/approachThis study investigates the determinants of value and number of Indian PPPs at a subnational level for the period 2008–2017. The determinants are analyzed using two-step system generalized method of moments (GMM) and negative binomial regression. Select correlates examined are market size, fiscal compulsions, institutional quality, financial sector development and physical infrastructure.FindingsThe results indicate that fiscal compulsions, financial sector development and physical infrastructure influence PPPs favorably, whereas low institutional quality impacts PPPs adversely. A pertinent finding of this study is that the past value of PPPs lowers the current year's PPP value.Practical implicationsThe findings are expected to assist subnational governments and policymakers in formulating policies that attract more PPP projects (in terms of both value and number).Originality/valueThis is the first study that analyzes the determinants of infrastructure PPPs at a subnational level in India.
Subaltern Urbanization: Indian Insights for Urban Theory
Authors: Mukhopadhyay Partha , Zérah Marie‐Hélène , Denis Eric 
Published: June 2020

AbstractThe concept of subaltern urbanization is about vibrant smaller settlements—outside the metropolitan shadow—sustainably supporting a dispersed pattern of urbanization. We propose a theoretical framework which draws on an empirical research collective using both large statistical and land‐use data sets and detailed case studies in non‐metropolitan Indian geographies. Anchored in postcolonial urban studies, it looks beyond the logic of agglomeration and questions our understanding of settlement hierarchies and the location of social and economic innovation processes, opening up an alternative reading of urbanization that could be valuable for other regions. Local agency is core to this concept, transporting the arguments of the ordinary and the subaltern beyond large cities. Our findings, apart from emphasizing the agency of smaller settlements, highlight their multiple local and translocal flows, shaping an autonomous external engagement that could exist independently of relationships with large cities. Further, even though the rural and the urban seep into each other, they do so organically, unlike the process in planetary urbanization. Additionally, the rural‐urban dichotomy remains performative, in that governance regimes influence the urbanization process. Appreciation of these dynamics can provide insights towards a better understanding of the system of human settlements, which is our goal in advancing this framework.
The metastatic potential of seminomatous germ cell tumours is associated with a specific microRNA pattern
Authors: Ernst Simone , Heinzelmann Joana , Bohle Rainer M. , Weber Georg , Stöckle Michael , Junker Kerstin , Heinzelbecker Julia 
Published: June 2020

AbstractBackgroundSeminomatous germ cell tumours (SGCT) are the most frequent malignancy in young men. Reliable prognostic biomarkers for the prediction of metastasis at diagnosis and the risk of relapse in clinical stage I (CSI) are lacking. Adjuvant therapies carry a risk of overtreatment, whereas salvage therapies have a risk of high toxicities. Thus, the identification of reliable prognostic biomarkers is highly desirable to identify patients who will benefit from early adjuvant treatment. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate tumour development and progression, and their potential as biomarkers has already been proven in a variety of malignancies.ObjectivesThe aim of our study was to define a specific miRNA expression pattern that discriminates metastatic from non‐metastatic primary SGCT.Materials and methodsTotal RNA was isolated from 24 formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) primary SGCT tumours (10 non‐metastatic, five metachronously and nine synchronously metastatic) and from 10 normal testicular tissue samples. Microarray analysis was performed for global miRNA expression profiling. The results were validated by quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction (qRT‐PCR). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS.ResultsMicroarray analyses revealed a specific miRNA pattern that distinguishes metastatic from non‐metastatic SGCT. Sixty‐three miRNAs were differentially expressed in metastatic compared to non‐metastatic tumours (P < .01). Microarray results were confirmed by qRT‐PCR for three out of five selected miRNAs (miR‐29c‐5p, miR‐506‐3p and miR‐371a‐5p; P < .05). All five miRNAs (miR‐29c‐5p, miR‐506‐3p, miR‐1307‐5p, miR‐371a‐5p and miR‐371a‐3p) showed differential expression between tumour and normal tissues (P < .05).ConclusionMetastatic primary SGCTs are characterized by a specific miRNA expression pattern. Therefore, specific miRNAs could represent a new tool to predict the metastatic potential in SGCT patients.