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Integration quality, value co-creation and resilience in logistics service supply chains: moderating role of digital technology
Authors: Ju Yingjie , Hou Hanping , Yang Jianliang 
Published: December 2020

PurposeUsing the logistics service supply chain (LSSC) as a research object, this study focuses on the relationship between integration quality (IQ), value co-creation (VCC), and LSSC resilience. Moreover, it discusses the moderating role of digital technology (DT).Design/methodology/approachBased on data about China, this study used the structural equation model to test the research hypothesis. To verify the validity of each construct, this study used various established scales in the literature to conduct exploratory and confirmatory analysis.FindingsThe results show that IQ is an essential antecedent variable that promotes VCC and LSSC resilience. Moreover, this study confirms that DT has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between IQ, VCC, and resilience.Originality/valueThis study constructs a research framework to examine LSSC resilience and expands the theoretical research on the VCC theory in the supply chain literature. Moreover, this paper studies supply chain integration from a new perspective, that is, IQ, which is more in line with the reality of LSSC.
Intended audience and valence of electronic word-of-mouth on social media: a study of Dutch consumers
Authors: Kitirattarkarn Gauze Pitipon , Tao Weiting , Tsai Wan-Hsiu Sunny 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis study aims to systematically evaluate the psychological factors of independent versus interdependent self-construal, self-evaluation motives of enhancement versus verification, and the mediating role of bridging and bonding social capital on consumers' positive and negative brand-related electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) sharing with in-group and out-group audiences.Design/methodology/approachThe online survey was conducted with young adult consumers in the Netherlands (N = 322). Multiple regression analysis with PROCESS was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsConsumers with independent self-construal are more likely to share negative eWOM, particularly via social messengers with in-group members. These consumers, however, tend to share positive eWOM on companies' social media accounts that reach out-group audiences including online strangers. Additionally, self-evaluation was the key motivation driving positive eWOM sharing with in-groups, while bridging social capital mediated the effects of self-construal on sharing negative eWOM.Originality/valueThe paper provides a more holistic understanding of the factors impacting the valence and intended audience for eWOM sharing. The findings advance eWOM research by differentiating positive and negative eWOM sharing in the context of intergroup communication.
Talent management practices on employee performance among academic staff of Malaysian private universities: employee engagement as a mediator
Authors: Abdullahi Mohammed Sani , Raman Kavitha , Solarin Sakiru Adebola 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine the effect of talent management (TM) practices on employee performance (EP) among academic staff of Malaysian private universities (MPU) through employee engagement (EE).Design/methodology/approachThis paper used both descriptive and quantitative approaches, while the research unit of analysis consists of MPU academic staff. A simple random and stratified sampling approach was utilized in this study while, the research sample consists of 314 MPU academic staff. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the target population, while partial least squares–structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the study hypotheses through a bootstrapping approach.FindingsThis paper results demonstrated that TM practices (succession planning practice, promotion practice and performance appraisal practice) have a significant effect on EP, while EE mediates the relationship between TM practices and EP in MPU.Practical implicationsThis paper encourages university management to adopt and invest in TM practices for effective EE to achieve and sustain EP.Originality/valueThis paper has made a significant contribution to knowledge and to the operationalization of EE, EP and TM practices literature, which could help to develop theory, model, practice and research in areas of work performance.
Impact of institutional and cultural distances on ASEAN's trade efficiency
Authors: Doanh Nguyen Khanh , Truong Linh Tuan , Heo Yoon 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis paper aims at assessing the impact of institutional and cultural distances and trade barriers on ASEAN's trade efficiency using a panel data set of 65 countries for the period 2006–2017.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the authors applied an improved version of the stochastic frontier model to estimate the trade efficiency scores. After that, we used the system generalized method of moment (GMM) estimator to investigate the impacts of institutional and cultural distances on ASEAN's trade efficiency.FindingsThe results show that the trade efficiency of ASEAN countries with the rest of the world (ROW) is moderate, ranging from 0.561 to 0.612, but shows a downward trend. This result indicates that considerable trade potential exists between ASEAN countries and ROW. Institutional and cultural distances, as well as the trade barriers, negatively affect ASEAN's trade efficiency. Efforts to reduce differences in institutions and cultures and to promote trade liberalization are vital remedies for ASEAN countries to turn potentials into actual trade performance.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing literature in three different ways. First, this is the first study on the impact of the differences between internal and external characteristics on trade efficiency, specifically, the impact of institutional and cultural distances on ASEAN's trade efficiency. Second, to obtain accurate efficiency scores, the authors use an improved version of the stochastic frontier model proposed by Karakaplan (2018), which can control the problem of endogeneity. Third, in quantifying the determinants of trade efficiency, the authors apply a system GMM estimator, which allows us to overcome the problems of endogeneity, measurement errors, and omitted variables.
Adoption of mobile library apps as learning tools in higher education: a tale between Hong Kong and Japan
Authors: Yip Karen Hiu Tung , Lo Patrick , Ho Kevin K. W. , Chiu Dickson K. W. 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine students' perception of mobile technology adoption for library service apps as a lens to explore the factors affecting mobile learning in higher education.Design/methodology/approachWith the data collected from university students from Hong Kong and Japan, the authors conducted a comparative study for gaining a better understanding of students' perceptions toward adopting mobile apps as learning tools and other socio-cultural factors affecting such adoption. In particular, the authors derive alternative models from our analysis (benchmarked on technology acceptance model and unified theory of acceptance and use of technology) for a better explanation of the formation of the intentions, and, more importantly, cultural factors would affect such formation, as informed by the Hofstede Cultural Dimensions.FindingsThe findings are valuable for enhancing the effectiveness and adoption of mobile services for teaching and learning purposes in the context of higher education, as the focus of promotion of services should be tailored to the different student expectations in different regions, e.g. mainly performance expectancy in Japan versus in Hong Kong facilitating condition, performance expectancy and perceived usefulness altogether.Originality/valueDefined as contributing to the development of learning assistance, mobile technology for library use and information access have become a significant issue raised in many higher educational institutions over the world, as the characteristics of mobile technology, such as portability and mobility, strengthen its possible use in education. However, scant research has been done in understanding the perception of mobile library use and factors affecting the behavioral intentions through the use of mobile technologies in Hong Kong and most Asian countries have not been sufficiently studied.
How social is Islamic banking?
Authors: Hamidi Luthfi , Worthington Andrew C. 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to outline the argument for social outcomes as an objective for Islamic banks and investigate whether social failure exists in Islamic banking in Indonesia by assessing it against this performance dimension.Design/methodology/approachContent analysis of the annual reports of a sample of 12 Islamic commercial banks, seven Islamic banking units, and seven Islamic rural banks operating in Indonesia. The social outcomes to be measured employ the social objectives and disclosure measures from the prevailing literature, combined with the Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini Research and Analytics index of corporate social performance, the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and five Environment Social Governance Scorecards developed by Oikocredit, a global cooperative and social investor group.FindingsSocial failure evident in all Islamic rural banks and half of all Islamic commercial banks, but in only one of the seven Islamic bank units where most banks appear to pursue social outcomes at the accommodative level (accepting and doing all that is required). A social outcome-weighted asset formulation reveals Islamic banking has improved in meeting its social objectives over time, but sometimes at the cost of other objectives relating to the environment and customers.Research limitations/implicationsSingle-country context for analysis and limited period of analysis given rapid growth of industry and less stringent reporting requirements in the past.Practical implicationsIslamic banking in Indonesia needs to continue to improve its social outcomes, particularly in relation to the environment and customer benefits.Social implicationsEmphasis on banking supervisory bodies to regulate and provide incentives for the industry to address the social issues upon which consumer support, industry efforts and regulation draws.Originality/valueFew existing studies investigate the social dimension of Islamic banking, not least in Indonesia. Novel quantitative and qualitative application of content analysis.
The role of tech startups in the fight against COVID-19
Authors: Almeida Fernando 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis study explores the contribution that tech startups can provide in the fight against COVID-19. The Tech4Covid movement is presented to that effect, which has joined several Portuguese tech startups. This initiative gathers more than 5,000 volunteers and 28 ongoing projects in several interdisciplinary areas, including science, technology, health and education.Design/methodology/approachTwo qualitative methods are adopted: the case study and the field research technique. This joint approach allows exploring in-depth the relevance and impact of the different areas included in Tech4Covid movement. Data were collected both from primary sources, namely by the authors' participation in the movement and by the use of secondary sources from each project.FindingsThe findings reveal three main areas in which the 28 ongoing projects can be categorized, respectively: support to health professionals and hospital equipment, health and education services and business and leisure. These projects offer direct and indirect contributions to the fight against COVID-19. From a perspective, they were initially designed to support health professionals in gathering protective equipment and supporting screening for suspicious cases. From another perspective, they also offer indirect benefits to citizens and the local economy.Originality/valueThis paper addresses a recent phenomenon with a dramatic impact on public health, social and economic dimensions. The study provides essentially practical contributions by revealing how Portuguese technological startups were organized and worked together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected this study will serve as a reference for other countries and communities that intend to replicate this model.
Zoom in on the levels of employee engagement, perception, satisfaction; employee roles influenced – health care sample study
Authors: Bharath M. , Sreedevi V. 
Published: December 2020

Purpose
The paper aims to considering quality that comes from quality employees taking discretionary efforts, having right perception towards quality, getting satisfied from their contribution. Exploring the relationship of engagement, perception and satisfaction, and mapping the levels and identifying managerial implications for improving the levels.

Design/methodology/approach
William Kahn’s employee engagement dimensions, Parasuraman and Zeithaml’s quality dimensions and Harter et al.’s satisfaction dimensions applied and variables framed in health-care context, tested and applied. Survey data collected from randomly selected medical and non-medical employees from south Indian state Tamil Nadu health-care organizations, using structured questionnaire.

Findings
Age, experience and roles of the respondents in work have a significant association with the levels. It explores a significant positive relationship of perception, engagement and satisfaction. The study explores an average 28% of employees have high level of engagement, perception (18%) and satisfaction (22%), and the rest fall under moderate and low levels. The roles of the respondents significantly predict the levels.

Originality/value
The study focuses on engagement, perception and satisfaction of employees, not of patients. It registered the responses of trained physicians, nurses and administrative staff. It illustrates human resource strategic importance to improve the levels concerning quality measures.
Current treatments for atopic dermatitis in Japan
Authors: Miyano Kyohei , Tsunemi Yuichiro 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThe goal of a treatment regimen for atopic dermatitis is to reach and maintain a state where the patient exhibits mild symptoms or an absence of symptoms, and the patient should not experience disturbance during daily activities. The basis of a treatment regimen for atopic dermatitis is topical therapy, and currently there exist topical corticosteroids, tacrolimus and delgocitinib. Using these, proactive therapy is performed as maintenance therapy after remission induction therapy. However, in cases of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, topical drugs alone cannot induce remission and systemic therapies such as cyclosporin, ultraviolet therapy, and dupilumab should be used in combination. In particular, dupilumab has many advantages such as high efficacy, relatively few adverse reactions, and ease of use in elderly patients with severe atopic dermatitis. In this review, we present a treatment algorithm for atopic dermatitis that emphasizes the importance of maintaining remission after induction of remission, and summarizes the characteristics of current medication therapy for atopic dermatitis in Japan.
Measuring complications of serious pediatric emergencies using ICD‐10
Authors: Michelson Kenneth A. , Dart Arianna H. , Bachur Richard G. , Mahajan Prashant , Finkelstein Jonathan A. 
Published: December 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo create definitions for complications for 16 serious pediatric conditions using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification or Procedure Coding System (ICD‐10‐CM/PCS), and to assess whether complication rates are similar to those measured with ICD‐9‐CM/PCS.Data SourcesThe Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Emergency Department and Inpatient Databases from five states between 2014 and 2017 were used to identify cases and assess complication rates. Incidences were calculated using population counts from the 5‐year American Community Survey.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsPatients were identified by the presence of a diagnosis code for one of the 16 serious conditions. Only the first encounter for a given condition by a patient was included. Encounters resulting in transfer were excluded as the presence of complications was unknown.Study DesignWe defined complications using data elements routinely available in administrative databases including ICD‐10‐CM/PCS codes. The definitions were adapted from ICD‐9‐CM/PCS using general equivalence mappings and refined using consensus opinion. We included 16 serious conditions: appendicitis, bacterial meningitis, compartment syndrome, new‐onset diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), ectopic pregnancy, empyema, encephalitis, intussusception, mastoiditis, myocarditis, orbital cellulitis, ovarian torsion, sepsis, septic arthritis, stroke, and testicular torsion. Using data from children under 18 years, we compared incidences and complication rates across the ICD‐10‐CM/PCS transition for each condition using interrupted time series.Principal FindingsThere were 61 314 ED visits for a serious condition; the most common was appendicitis (n = 37 493). Incidence rates for each condition were not significantly different across the ICD‐10‐CM/PCS transition for 13/16 conditions. Three differed: empyema (increased 42%), orbital cellulitis (increased 60%), and sepsis (increased 26%). Complication rates were not significantly different for each condition across the ICD‐10‐CM/PCS transition, except appendicitis (odds ratio 0.62, 95% CI 0.57‐0.68), DKA (OR 3.79, 95% CI 1.92‐7.50), and orbital cellulitis (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.30‐0.95).ConclusionsFor most conditions, incidences and complication rates were similar before and after the transition to ICD‐10‐CM/PCS codes, suggesting our system identifies complications of conditions in administrative data similarly using ICD‐9‐CM/PCS and ICD‐10‐CM/PCS codes. This system may be applied to screen for cases with complications and in health services research.
Diallyl sulfide from garlic suppresses quorum‐sensing systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and enhances biosynthesis of three B vitamins through its thioether group
Authors: Li Wen‐Ru , Zeng Tao‐Hua , Yao Jun‐Wei , Zhu Li‐Ping , Zhang Zhi‐Qing , Xie Xiao‐Bao , Shi Qing‐Shan 
Published: December 2020

SummaryDiallyl sulfide (DAS) and diallyl disulfide (DADS), two constituents of garlic, can inhibit quorum sensing (QS) systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, the differences in the mechanism of QS inhibition between DAS and DADS, and the functional chemical groups of these sulfides that contribute in QS inhibition have not been elucidated yet. We assumed that the sulfide group might play a key role in QS inhibition. To prove this hypothesis and to clarify these unsolved problems, in this study, we synthesized diallyl ether (DAE), and compared and investigated the effects of DAS and DAE on the growth and production of virulence factors, including Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS), elastase and pyocyanin, of P. aeruginosa PAO1. Transcriptome analysis and qRT‐PCR were used to compare and analyse the differentially expressed genes between the different treatment groups (DAS, DAE and control). The results indicated that DAS did not affect the growth dynamics of P. aeruginosa PAO1; however, DAS inhibited transcription of most of the QS system genes, including lasR, rhlI/rhlR and pqsABCDE/pqsR; thus, biosynthesis of the signal molecules C4‐HSL (encoded by rhlI) and PQS (encoded by pqsABCDE) was inhibited. Furthermore, DAS inhibited the transcription of virulence genes regulated by the QS systems, including rhlABC, lasA, lasB, lecA and phzAB, phzDEFG, phzM and phzS that encode for rhamnolipid, exoprotease, elastase, lectin and pyocyanin biosynthesis respectively. DAS also enhanced the expression of the key genes involved in the biosynthesis of three B vitamins: folate, thiamine and riboflavin. In conclusion, DAS suppressed the production of some virulence factors toxic to the host and enhanced the production of some nutrition factors beneficial to the host. These actions of DAS may be due to its thioether group. These findings would be significant for development of an effective drug to control the virulence and pathogenesis of the opportunistic pathogen P. aeruginosa.
Assessment of loneliness in patients with inflammatory arthritis
Authors: Emmungil Hakan , İlgen Ufuk , Turan Sezin , Kilic Ozge 
Published: December 2020

AbstractAimThis study aimed to explore loneliness and associated factors in Turkish patients with inflammatory arthritis.MethodAdult patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (n = 58), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (n = 53), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) (n = 30), respectively, were included in the study. A single‐item visual analog scale (VAS) for loneliness, UCLA Loneliness Scale‐8 (ULS‐8), Beck depression inventory (BDI), Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), revised multidimensional scale of perceived social support, Health Assessment Questionnaire‐Disability Index (HAQ‐DI) were used for the psychometric and functional assessments. Multiple regression models were generated for predicting the ULS‐8 and HAQ‐DI scores.ResultsThere was no difference between disease groups in terms of the ULS‐8 and HAQ‐DI scores. Among demographic and clinical parameters, only the education status and number of drugs used had associations with the ULS‐8 score. Single‐item VAS score for loneliness did not predict the ULS‐8 score well. There were significant correlations between the ULS‐8 and HAQ‐DI, depression, anxiety, social support, and physician global VAS scores. Only the education status significantly predicted (β = −0.208) the ULS‐8 score in multiple regression analysis (adjustedR2 = 0.15,P < .001). Beck depression, anxiety, and patient global VAS scores remained significant for predicting the HAQ‐DI after multiple regression with the covariates ULS‐8, depression, anxiety, social support, patient and physician global VAS scores, and the number of drugs used (adjustedR2 = 0.53,P < .001). Disease activity and the ULS‐8 scores were not found to be associated in any disease group.ConclusionLoneliness is associated with depression, anxiety, lack of social support, disability, higher number of drugs used, and lower education but not with disease activity in Turkish patients with RA, AS, and PsA. Perception and expression of loneliness vary according to the cultural background. Single‐item scales for loneliness may lack reliability compared to the more comprehensive ULS‐8.