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Transforming human resources management in the age of Industry 4.0: a matter of survival for HR professionals
Authors: Poba-Nzaou Placide , Galani Malatsi , Tchibozo Anicet 
Published: August 2020

Purpose
This study aims to contribute to the old debate about the need for transformation of human resource (HR) professionals and HR services. It proposes the advent of people analytics as an unprecedented opportunity to support this transformation toward a more strategic positioning.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper carried out a review of the use or willingness to use analytics by HR professionals.

Findings
Although HR professionals have been able to transform themselves over the years from a posture largely dominated by the administrative role, to one that includes compliance, the transformation remains insufficient considering the challenges faced by organizations. The advent of the fourth industrial revolution has put people back at the center of organizations’ concerns, but HR seems to be neither equipped nor ready to seize this unprecedented opportunity to play a more strategic role.

Originality/value
Transforming human resource management to fit Industry 4.0 is not a necessity, but a matter of survival for HR professionals.
Power asymmetry, egalitarianism and team learning – Part 1: conceptualizing the moderating role of environmental hardship
Authors: Sinha Ruchi , Stothard Christina 
Published: August 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to understand the effects of team power asymmetry (hierarchy) on team learning.

Design/methodology/approach
Literature suggests that power asymmetry can hurt team learning due to unequal interactions. The authors integrate the situated focus theory of power and the theory of adversarial growth to propose that environmental hardship can moderate this relationship. Such that, under environmental hardship there is a shift in power relations within hierarchical teams, such that power asymmetry positively relates to team learning via increased team egalitarianism (interactional equality).

Findings
The study is presented in two parts. Part 1 reviews the literature and builds the theoretical arguments for the conceptual model, while Part 2 empirically examines the model on a sample of military teams. In Part 1, the authors propose a theoretically derived model and directions for future research in team power, dynamics and learning.

Research limitations/implications
It provides directions to empirically validate a contingency-based model to resolve the dilemma of creating equality and high levels of team learning in hierarchical teams.

Originality/value
The conceptual model and hypotheses contribute to the team learning literature by theoretically clarifying the conditions under which power asymmetry is likely to improve team learning.
Exploring some marketing practices in management consulting firms: evidence from small service firms in Italy
Authors: Gabbianelli Linda , Pencarelli Tonino 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to investigate the marketing and communication activities carried out by small management consulting firms and how they relate to customers.Design/methodology/approachAfter the framing of the literature on the subject, the study is based on the results of a survey carried out through an online questionnaire. The sample under investigation is represented by 914 small consulting firms located in central Italy.FindingsResults show that half of the sample carried out marketing and communication activities, mainly through the website and social media, while others participating in events as speakers at conferences. It also emerges that management consulting firms carry out activities aimed at maintaining relationship with customers even if they do not invest time in market research in order to find potential and new clients.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that management consulting firms should adopt a systematic and strategic approach to communication and should develop a complete and integrated digital communication strategy, as well as to rethink the consulting business model.Originality/valueThere are no previous studies that provide insight into the everyday practice of marketing and communication of small management consulting services in today's dynamic and changing economic environment.
Embracing sustainability in the drive from ordinary to outstanding: case examples from Emirates, Jumeirah and Rotana
Authors: Stanojevic Sabina 
Published: August 2020

PurposeThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer the best strategy to create a better future for people and our planet by 2030. The SDGs was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a call for action by all countries poor, rich and middle-income to promote prosperity while protecting the environment. Tourism and hospitality is one of the fastest growing segments of the service industry in the Middle East. Aviation and the hotel industry represent the majority of the hospitality industry, and due to that, this paper aims to showcase their effort in following and adapting to UN SDGs to build sustainable communities and cities. The chosen companies for the analysis are Emirates Airline, Jumeirah Group and Rotana Group.Design/methodology/approachThis case study is based on secondary qualitative data retrieved from websites.FindingsThe findings indicate commitment to acknowledge and lead by example by following the UN SDGs at all three companies. The research reflected on the ability of the three companies to thrive in achieving SDGs. Further, the paper reveals why the construction of sustainable cities and communities is important. It explains how the wider hospitality industry could adapt and make an effort by working together with the hotel and aviation sectors in building smart cities and completely sustainable communities.Practical implicationsThe paper recommends a focus on strengthening Goal 8 – decent work and economic growth and Goal 11 – sustainable cities and communities to achieve common UN SDGs for all.Originality/valueThe chosen hospitality brands (Emirates Airline, Jumeirah Group and Rotana Group) represent examples of companies that are acknowledging and working on their engagement to become leaders in achieving UN SDGs. The process needs to be ongoing in what should be a final goal – building completely sustainable, self-sufficient cities and communities worldwide.
A Moderated Mediation Model Linking Entrepreneurial Orientation to Strategic Alliance Performance
Authors: Jiang Xu , Jiang Feifei , Sheng Shibin , Wang Gang 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThis study examines how and when entrepreneurial orientation (EO) enhances alliance performance by considering knowledge integration as a critical mediator and bonding as an important contingency of the mediation effect. We test this moderated mediation framework using a sample of 410 alliance firms (based on a total of 820 respondents). Our results show that knowledge integration fully mediates the relationship between EO and alliance performance and that this indirect effect is stronger at a high level of bonding. Overall, we contribute to the entrepreneurship literature by revealing how firms translate their EO‐based strategies into positive alliance outcomes through knowledge integration and when this indirect effect is most effective.
Pivoting from decomposing correlates to developing solutions: An evidence‐based agenda to address drivers of health
Authors: Frakt Austin B. , Jha Ashish K. , Glied Sherry 
Published: August 2020

AbstractHealth is influenced by many factors outside the health system. This is often expressed by decomposing contributors to health into factors that sum to 100 percent. In this commentary, we assess the (few) strengths and (many) limitations of such decompositions. We conclude that they fail to be useful for policy guidance. We conclude by proposing an alternative approach to assessing how various factors affect health: evaluations of interventions.
An Analysis of Forensically Important Insects Associated with Human Remains in Indiana, U.S.A.*
Authors: Weidner Lauren M. , Nigoghosian Gregory , Yoho Kelie C. , Parrott Jonathan J. , Hans Krystal R. 
Published: August 2020

AbstractResearch documenting insect colonization of human remains is limited in North America, and currently nonexistent for the American Midwest. Such research is essential for forensic entomologists to identify species of research interest in a region. In this study, we collected insects from human remains in 24 cases across Indiana from June 2016 through September 2018. We analyzed species composition across scene type and season. Eight species of blow flies were collected as larvae from human remains, with Phormia regina and Lucilia sericata as the two predominant colonizers. Phormia regina was the most numerous species collected from outdoor scenes (73.6% of total collections) while L. sericata was the most numerous from the indoor scenes (60.4% of total collections). With scene types pooled, Calliphora vicina and Cochliomya macellaria were the predominant species in the fall (55.6% and 42.2%, respectively); P. regina was the dominant colonizer in the spring (68.6%); and P. regina and L. sericata were the predominant colonizers (46.5% and 44.4%, respectively) in the summer. In addition to these findings, we confirmed the first record of Lucilia cuprina colonizing human remains in Indiana having collected this species from three cases. A single adult Chrysomya megacephala was collected from an indoor scene in southern Indiana, which represents its second collection in the state. Beetles belonging to the families Staphylinidae, Silphidae, Histeridae, Cleridae, Trogidae, Dermestdae, and Nitidulidae were also collected from two outdoor scenes. This study provides important baseline data for forensic entomologists in Indiana, as well as surrounding states with similar environments.
Victims, survivors and the emergence of ‘endurers’ as a reflection of shifting goals in the management of redeployment
Authors: McLachlan Christopher J. , MacKenzie Robert , Greenwood Ian 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe victim and survivor debate conceptualises employees impacted by restructuring as one or the other. A key contribution of this study is the identification of a conceptually distinct category of employee impacted by restructuring, the endurer. Endurers are survivors who share many of the experiences of victims, occupying a space in‐between the two and not easily understood as either. Endurers experience redundancy of role yet retention of employment. This creates specific needs that pose new challenges for the human resource (HR) function. Through examining the HR function's implementation of an internal redeployment strategy at SteelCo, the study reveals the displacement of substantive goals by institutional goals, and the impact this has on endurers. The analysis of endurers' experiences also offers a conceptual lens for understanding changes to the psychological contract in the context of restructuring.
Can food processing produce hypoallergenic egg?
Authors: Ma Xiaojuan , Liang Rui , Xing Qianlu , Lozano‐Ojalvo Daniel 
Published: August 2020

AbstractEggs and their derived products are common foods that can induce food allergic reaction, especially in children. The reported incidence of egg allergy is 1% to 2%, and its prevalence has rapidly increased in recent years. Currently, there is no approved treatment for it. The clinical guidance for this adverse food reaction is the complete elimination of egg (and their derived products) from diet, which is difficult due to the wide use of egg ingredients in food industry. Food processing methods can affect the conformational and/or linear epitopes of allergens and may change the allergenicity of egg. Thermal treatment and various other processing methods based on the enzymatic hydrolysis and irradiation have been found useful in reducing allergenicity of certain egg allergens. However, processed egg proteins can also show an increased allergenicity after treatment and the correct pattern to follow for the generation of hypoallergenic products remains unclear. This review explores the influence of processing methods on egg allergenicity and reports the best options for the generation of hypoallergenic egg products to date.
Sulfane sulfur‐activated actinorhodin production and sporulation is maintained by a natural gene circuit inStreptomyces coelicolor
Authors: Lu Ting , Cao Qun , Pang Xiuhua , Xia Yongzhen , Xun Luying , Liu Huaiwei 
Published: August 2020

SummarySulfane sulfur, including polysulfide and persulfide, is a newly identified cellular component present in microorganisms; however, its physiological functions are unclear.Streptomyces coelicolorM145 is a model strain of actinomycetes, which produces several polyketides, including actinorhodin. Herein, we found that both exogenously added and endogenously generated sulfane sulfur increased the actinorhodin production and accelerated spore formation ofS. coelicolorM145. This bacterial species carries a natural gene circuit containing four genes that encode a CsoR‐like transcription factor (ScCsoR), persulfide dioxygenase (ScPDO), rhodanese and a sulfite transporter, which were shown to be responsible for sensing and removal of excessive sulfane sulfur. ScCsoR was observed to bind to the promoters of the four genes, thus repressing their transcription. Sulfane sulfur modified Cys37 of ScCsoR, and the modified ScCSoR did not bind to the promoters, thereby activating the transcription of ScPDO. The deletion of ScCsoR decreased cellular sulfane sulfur, while the deletion of ScPDO increased its levels. The increased sulfane sulfur promoted actinorhodin production and sporulation. This study unveiled a natural gene circuit for maintaining sulfane sulfur homeostasis in bacteria. Further, we identified the trigger effect of sulfane sulfur on actinorhodin production, presenting a new approach for activating polyketide gene clusters in actinomycetes.
Tonian Tectonic‐Strata Regions and their Geological Significance in China
Authors: XU Yadong , ZHANG Kexin , HE Weihong , YU Yang , KOU Xiaohu , SONG Bowen , LUO Mansheng , WANG Lijun , MA Zhongjie , YANG Fengli 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe continent of China developed through the coalescence of three major cratons (North China, Tarim and Yangtze) and continental micro‐blocks through the processes of oceanic crust disappearance and acceretionary‐collision of continental crusts. The strata of the Chinese continental landmass are subdivided into 12 tectonic‐strata regions. Based on the composition of geological features among the three main cratons, continental micro‐blocks and other major global cratons, their affinities can be preliminarily deduced during the Tonian period, using evidence from sedimentary successions, paleobiogeography, tectonic and magmatic events. The Yangtze and Tarim cratons show that they have close affinities during the assembly‐dispersal milestone of the Rodinia Supercontinent. The sedimentary record and magmatic age populations in the blocks suggest that there was a widespread, intensive magmatic event that resulted from a subduction process during ∼1000–820 Ma, related to continental rifting around the Yangtze and Tarim cratons. However, they differ greatly from the North China Craton. The continental micro‐blocks in the Panthalassic Ocean could have some missing connection with the North China Craton that persisted until the Middle‐Late Devonian. In contrast, the Alxa Block showed a strong affinity with the Tarim Craton. The revised Tonian paleogeography of the Rodinia Supercontinent is a good demonstration of how to show the relationship between the main cratons and the continental micro‐blocks.
Eocene Basins on the SE Tibetan Plateau: Markers of Minor Offset along the Xuelongshan–Diancangshan–Ailaoshan Structural System
Authors: LIAO Cheng , YANG Tiannan , XUE Chuandong , LIANG Mingjuan , XIN Di , XIANG Kun , JIANG Lili , SHI Pengliang , ZHU Wenbin , WAN Liangchun , TANG Jing , YU Jing , WU Pinglei 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe offset of geological bodies provides robust evidence of displacement along a fault or ductile shear zone. The amount of displacement along the Xuelongshan–Diancangshan–Ailaoshan structural system, southeastern Tibetan Plateau, is uncertain because of the lack of offset geological markers. This NNW–SSE‐trending system is developed in three isolated metamorphic complexes and interjacent nonmetamorphosed rocks. They are expected to record similar post‐Eocene strain, although their structural patterns should be distinct. Geological mapping in the area between the Xuelongshan and Diancangshan metamorphic complexes has revealed a small Eocene basin, the Madeng Basin, located to the west of the structural system. The sedimentary and volcanic successions of the Madeng Basin are comparable to those of the Jianchuan Basin, which is located to the east of the structural system. Zircon U–Pb geochronological and bulk geochemical data demonstrate that the volcanic rocks of both basins formed during 37–34 Ma and share the same geochemical features. These data suggest that the Madeng and Jianchuan basins previously constituted a single basin, with the distribution of high‐K volcanic rocks in the basins defining an ENE–WSW‐trending volcanic belt that shows a limited dextral offset of ≤20 km across the Xuelongshan–Diancangshan–Ailaoshan structural system. Therefore, the northern segment of the structural system records no evidence of large‐scale lateral movement/displacement. The results suggest that the Indochina block, which is bounded by the Xuelongshan–Diancangshan–Ailaoshan structural system to the east and the Sagaing Fault to the west, has not extruded southward as a whole but rather has been deformed by pervasive crustal shortening.
Early Paleozoic Ocean Plate Stratigraphy of the Beishan Orogenic Zone, NW China: Implications for Regional Tectonic Evolution
Authors: WANG Jiaxuan , ZHANG Kexin , JIN Jisuo , SONG Bowen , YU Yang , WANG Lijun , WANG Shengdong , SUN Shuo 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe Beishan orogenic zone is a key area to understand evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt that is an accretionary factory well‐enough preserved in the Paleozoic. In early Paleozoic, the tectonic mélange zone containing the coherent unit and mélange unit is triggered by the complicated accretionary process of the Beishan area. The early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Beishan orogenic zone is investigated in this study using sedimentology and stratigraphic correlations of the lowe Paleozoic deposits. From the Cambrian to the middle Ordovician, this region was characterized by geographically extensive, flat‐bedded siliceous mudstone, indicating the existence of a large ocean basin. The oceanic plate entered the convergence phase in terms of the Wilson Circle during the Middle Ordovician, when numerous magmatic arcs formed along two opposite sides of the ocean. The magmatic arcs became the widest during the Silurian, suggesting that the Hongliuhe‐Niujuanzi‐Xichangjing Ocean (HNX; a southern branch of the Paleo Asian Ocean) was reduced to a small residual ocean in the central Beishan region by that time, and probably lasted till the Carboniferous or later by newly published data.
Geological Characteristics and Genesis of the Jiamoshan MVT Pb–Zn Deposit in the Sanjiang belt, Tibetan Plateau
Authors: LIU Yingchao , YANG Zhusen , YUE Longlong , YU Yushuai , MA Wang , TANG Bolang 
Published: August 2020

AbstractThe carbonate‐hosted Pb–Zn deposits in the Sanjiang metallogenic belt on the Tibetan Plateau are typical of MVT Pb–Zn deposits that form in thrust‐fold belts. The Jiamoshan Pb–Zn deposit is located in the Changdu area in the middle part of the Sanjiang belt, and it represents a new style of MVT deposit that was controlled by karst structures in a thrust–fold system. Such a karst‐controlled MVT Pb–Zn deposit in thrust settings has not previously been described in detail, and we therefore mapped the geology of the deposit and undertook a detailed study of its genesis. The karst structures that host the Jiamoshan deposit were formed in Triassic limestones along secondary reverse faults, and the orebodies have irregular tubular shapes. The main sulfide minerals are galena, sphalerite, and pyrite that occur in massive and lamellar form. The ore‐forming fluids belonged to a Mg2+–Na+–K+–SO42––Cl−–F−–NO3−–H2O system at low temperatures (120–130°C) but with high salinities (19–22% NaCl eq.). We have recognized basinal brine as the source of the ore‐forming fluids on the basis of their H–O isotopic compositions (–145‰ to –93‰ for δDV‐SMOW and –2.22‰ to 13.00‰ for δ18Ofluid), the ratios of Cl/Br (14–1196) and Na/Br (16–586) in the hydrothermal fluids, and the C–O isotopic compositions of calcite (–5.0‰ to 3.7‰ for δ13CV‐PDB and 15.1‰ to 22.3‰ for δ18OV‐SMOW). These fluids may have been derived from evaporated seawater trapped in marine strata at depth or from Paleogene–Neogene basins on the surface. The δ34S values are low in the galena (–3.2‰ to 0.6‰) but high in the barite (27.1‰), indicating that the reduced sulfur came from gypsum in the regional Cenozoic basins and from sulfates in trapped paleo‐seawater by bacterial sulfate reduction. The Pb isotopic compositions of the galena samples (18.3270–18.3482 for 206Pb/204Pb, 15.6345–15.6390 for 207Pb/204Pb, and 38.5503–38.5582 for 208Pb/204Pb) are similar to those of the regional Triassic volcanic‐arc rocks that formed during the closure of the Paleo‐Tethys, indicating these arc rocks were the source of the metals in the deposit. Taking into account our new observations and data, as well as regional Pb–Zn metallogenic processes, we present here a new model for MVT deposits controlled by karst structures in thrust–fold systems.