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Understanding leadership roles and competencies for public-private partnership
Authors: Mohd Som Rafedzah , Omar Zoharah , Ismail Ismi Arif , Alias Siti Noormi 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the roles of public–private partnership (PPP) leaders and the vital skills and competencies that PPP leaders should possess to ensure the success of PPP projects in Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach
This study adopted an exploratory qualitative research design using an in-depth interview technique. Ten informants who were involved in the PPP projects from the public and the private sectors participated in this study. Data gathered from the in-depth interview were analysed using the constant comparative method.

Findings
The findings of this study show that among the main roles of PPP leaders are building a collaborative culture, leading and influencing the partnership process by developing trust and encouraging commitment and fairness. Key competencies were sensitivity of the cross-cultural issues between the public and the private sector, communication and PPP technical skills.

Practical implications
This paper outlines key competencies for the training and selection of PPP leaders and team members.

Originality/value
This paper enriches the existing body of knowledge on Malaysia’s PPP with regard to PPP leadership roles and their competencies.
The trapdoor in the platform: will corporate purpose be enough?
Authors: Hirsch Peter Buell 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to assess whether current corporate commitments to serve all stakeholders rather than just shareholders will protect corporate reputation during the coming economic downturn.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper reviews recent corporate commitments to corporate purpose and sustainability as well as critiques of these commitments to determine the likely public and governmental responses in the context of declining middle-class purchasing power and record profits.

Findings
The author believes that unless corporations make deeper commitments to productivity growth, higher wages and strengthening employment, there will be meaningful restrictions imposed upon their freedom to operate.

Research limitations/implications
This review of corporate commitments and critiques is selective and not comprehensive. To the extent that the findings relate to events in the future, they are, by definition, non-verifiable.

Practical implications
If corporations begin to address the concerns discussed here before the next sharp economic downturn, they may be able to escape significant new obligations imposed by the governments. If not, they are likely to lose both freedom of action and reputation.

Social implications
Depending on the flow of events, large segments of the population could turn against big corporations, representing a significant shift in the cultural and political environment.

Originality/value
Much has been written about the intersection of stagnation in productivity growth, decline in middle-class purchasing power and income inequality. However, the author believes that there has been little attention given to the possible implications from the perspective of corporate reputation.
A review of the literature on DEA models under common set of weights
Authors: Contreras Ignacio 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a mathematical method for the evaluation of the relative efficiency of a set of alternatives, which produces multiple outputs by consuming multiple inputs. Each unit is evaluated on the basis of the weighted output over the weighted input ratio with a free selection of weights and is allowed to select its own weighting scheme for both inputs and outputs so that the individual evaluation is optimized. However, several situations can be found in which the variability between weighting profiles is unsuitable. In those cases, it seems more appropriate to consider a common vector of weights. The purpose of this paper is to include a systematic revision of the existing literature regarding the procedures to determine a common set of weights (CSW) in the DEA context. The contributions are classified with respect to the methodology and to the main aim of the procedure. The discussion and findings of this paper provide insights into future research on the topic.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper includes a systematic revision of the existing literature about the procedures to determine a CSW in the DEA context. The contributions are classified with respect to the methodology and to the main aim of the procedure.

Findings
The discussion and findings of the literature review might insights into future research on the topic.

Originality/value
This papers revise the state of the art on the topic of models with CSW in DEA methodology and propose a systematic classification of the contributions with respect to several criteria. The paper would be useful for both theoretical and practical future research on the topic.
Contesting the dominant narrative: expanding the multistory cultural change approach
Authors: van Ooijen Martijn , Nistelrooij Antonie van , Veenswijk Marcel 
Published: February 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to expand the theory on multistory cultural change by showing how a dominant narrative on construction safety dynamically interrelates and is contested on multiple intertextual levels in an organizational field of organizations contributing to the recovery of houses in an earthquake region.Design/methodology/approachAn ethnoventionist research approach was adopted in which interpretation of data to find narratives and designing interventions went hand-in-hand.FindingsWe found four distinctive composite narratives besides the dominant narrative to which five actors refer in their accounts, thereby contributing to three types of story patterns. These narratives disclose the taken-for-granted ideas and beliefs that characterize the challenge of changing organizational culture. One intervention, which intended multiple stories to touch the surface, was highlighted as a multistory intervention.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research could extend the knowledge on other change interventions that contribute to multistory cultural change processes.Originality/valueAdopting an ethnoventionist approach to provide deep insights on an unfolding cultural change process for both scholars and practitioners.
An optimization method for determining the emergency action by considering compatibilities and collaborative relationship
Authors: Liang Haiming , Zhang Xiao , Fang Fang , Chen Xi 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
The aim of this paper is to propose an optimization method for determining the emergency action, in which the compatibility between emergency alternatives and the collaborative relationship between departments are considered.

Design/methodology/approach
The individual emergency cost and individual emergency effect of each emergency alternative are calculated. And the collaborative emergency cost and collaborative emergency effect associated with a pair of emergency alternatives are calculated. Then, a bi-objective programming model maximizing the total emergency effect and minimizing the total emergency cost is constructed. A novel nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NNSGA II) is designed to solve the constructed model, subsequently. Finally, an example is given to illustrate the use of the proposed method, and the performance of NNSGA II is evaluated through a simulation experiment.

Findings
This paper proposes an effective method to manage complex emergency events that requires the coordinations of multiple departments. Also, this paper provides a new algorithm to determine an appropriate emergency action that performs well in managing both the emergency cost and emergency effect.

Originality/value
The findings contribute to the current methods in the field of emergency management. The method is used for dealing with the individual information of emergency alternatives and the collaborative information associated with a pair of alternatives.
Ethical leadership, emotional leadership, and quitting intentions in public organizations
Authors: Ouakouak Mohammed Laid , Zaitouni Michel Georges , Arya Bindu 
Published: February 2020

PurposeMotivation constitutes a central topic for business management, because of its critical impact on job performance. Therefore, understanding whether and how the style of leadership adopted by leaders in organizations promotes and maintains employee motivation is of great interest to both scholars and practitioners. Drawing on self-determination theory, this study investigates how ethical and emotional styles of leadership influence employee motivation and thus job performance.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study was conducted in the public sector in Kuwait. About 607 employees participated in this study. Structural equation modeling techniques were used for testing the causal relationships between constructs.FindingsResults of our study indicate that both ethical and emotional leaderships enhance employee motivation. Furthermore, employee motivation has a positive impact on job performance. The results also show that job performance exerts a negative effect on quitting intentions. Finally, interest in the private sector moderates the job performance–quitting intentions relationship.Practical implicationsThese findings provide theoretical contributions to the extant literature, as well as important practical implications for managers.Originality/valueThis study demonstrates the role of both ethical and emotional leaderships in shaping employee behaviors. To the best of our knowledge, this research is among the few that provides initial evidence regarding quitting intentions as an outcome of the impact of ethical and emotional leaderships on employee motivation and individual performance in Kuwait.
Researchers' judgment criteria of high-quality answers on academic social Q&A platforms
Authors: Li Lei , Zhang Chengzhi , He Daqing , Du Jia Tina 
Published: February 2020

PurposeThrough a two-stage survey, this paper examines how researchers judge the quality of answers on ResearchGate Q&A, an academic social networking site.Design/methodology/approachIn the first-stage survey, 15 researchers from Library and Information Science (LIS) judged the quality of 157 answers to 15 questions and reported the criteria that they had used. The content of their reports was analyzed, and the results were merged with relevant criteria from the literature to form the second-stage survey questionnaire. This questionnaire was then completed by researchers recognized as accomplished at identifying high-quality LIS answers on ResearchGate Q&A.FindingsMost of the identified quality criteria for academic answers—such as relevance, completeness, and verifiability—have previously been found applicable to generic answers. The authors also found other criteria, such as comprehensiveness, the answerer's scholarship, and value-added. Providing opinions was found to be the most important criterion, followed by completeness and value-added.Originality/valueThe findings here show the importance of studying the quality of answers on academic social Q&A platforms and reveal unique considerations for the design of such systems.
Combining participatory action research with sociological intervention to investigate participatory place branding
Authors: Ripoll Gonzalez Laura , Gale Fred 
Published: February 2020

PurposePlace branding research has recently focused on developing more inclusive models to better capture the co-creation of place identities. This paper aims to investigate stakeholder communication interactions in place branding processes to inform alternative, participatory, network governance models of stakeholder engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe literature on stakeholder engagement in place branding processes is sparse. Through a regional case study of the Australian island state of Tasmania, the paper combines participatory action research (PAR) with the method of sociological intervention (SI) to investigate how participants individually and collectively reflect on their practices and patterns of engagement.FindingsBy combining PAR with SI, participants were enabled to gain a greater appreciation of how cooperation and collective self-reflection enhance effective place branding practices. Furthermore, by facilitating participants to compile a list of impediments to collaboration, the research informs efforts to develop more inclusive governance models for place branding. Finally, the PAR/SI method itself served as a practical tool to encourage enhanced stakeholder engagement in applied settings.Research limitations/implicationsThe approach is based on a single case study in a particular regional context and the findings require replication in other jurisdictions.Practical implicationsPAR/SI is a practical tool to achieve greater stakeholder engagement and enhance collaborative social action through a process of collective, critical reflection in applied settings.Originality/valueThe paper advances understanding of ways to operationalize participatory place branding through more inclusive, multistakeholder governance arrangements.
US rebalance strategy to Asia and US-China rivalry in South China Sea from the perspective of the offensive realism
Authors: Alenezi Danah Ali 
Published: February 2020

PurposeThis study aims to examine the nexus of the US rebalance strategy to Asia and the US–China rivalry in the South China Sea (SCS) from the perspective of the offensive realism theory.Design/methodology/approachThe study depends on the descriptive approach that deals with the analysis and description of the phenomenon. Also, the study uses the qualitative method to analyze the primary sources concerning the rebalance.FindingsThe study has found four results: first, the rebalance strategy to Asia is a comprehensive strategy to contain China’s rise. Second, China’s offensive strategy in the SCS since 2008 has been the main driver of launching the rebalance. Third, offensive realism presents a convenient analysis to understand the rebalance, China’s offensive strategy in the SCS, and the US–China rivalry in the SCS. Forth, SCS is one of the most important venues of the US–China rivalry for global hegemony.Research limitations/implicationsLimited to the period from 2009 to 2016. The Obama Era.Originality/valueThis study highlights the centrality of the SCS in the US–China global rivalry that has not been yet well researched.
Loyalty motivations for religious tourism: Indonesian Muslim travelers umrah participating in umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Wu Cedric Hsi-Jui , Mursid Ali 
Published: February 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate how motivation aspects including expected organizational rewards (EOR) and enjoyment in helping others (EHO) drive umrah travelers’ participation. Furthermore, it verifies the effect of umrah travelers’ participation on loyalty and assesses the perceived value and umrah travelers’ satisfaction emerging in this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach
The survey uses the purposive sampling method. Data analysis uses confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling with a total sample of 438 umrah travelers.

Findings
The results show that EOR and EHO affect umrah travelers’ participation; umrah travelers’ participation has a direct effect on umrah travelers’ loyalty; and all the relationships between umrah travelers’ participation, perceived value, satisfaction and loyalty are significant.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the theory of religious tourism particularly in identifying the motivation aspects as the antecedents of umrah travelers’ participation beyond religiosity. Furthermore, this study provides the theory of umrah travelers’ participation and loyalty and proposes that perceived value and satisfaction emerge in this relationship.
Social learning within and across predator species reduces attacks on novel aposematic prey
Authors: Hämäläinen Liisa , Mappes Johanna , Rowland Hannah M. , Teichmann Marianne , Thorogood Rose 
Published: February 2020

Abstract

To make adaptive foraging decisions, predators need to gather information about the profitability of prey. As well as learning from prey encounters, recent studies show that predators can learn about prey defences by observing the negative foraging experiences of conspecifics. However, predator communities are complex. While observing heterospecifics may increase learning opportunities, we know little about how social information use varies across predator species.

Social transmission of avoidance among predators also has potential consequences for defended prey. Conspicuous aposematic prey are assumed to be an easy target for naïve predators, but this cost may be reduced if multiple predators learn by observing single predation events. Heterospecific information use by predators might further benefit aposematic prey, but this remains untested.

Here we test conspecific and heterospecific information use across a predator community with wild‐caught blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) and great tits (Parus major). We used video playback to manipulate social information about novel aposematic prey and then compared birds’ foraging choices in ‘a small‐scale novel world’ that contained novel palatable and aposematic prey items.

We expected that blue tits would be less likely to use social information compared to great tits. However, we found that both blue tits and great tits consumed fewer aposematic prey after observing a negative foraging experience of a demonstrator. In fact, this effect was stronger in blue tits compared to great tits. Interestingly, blue tits also learned more efficiently from watching conspecifics, whereas great tits learned similarly regardless of the demonstrator species.

Together, our results indicate that social transmission about novel aposematic prey occurs in multiple predator species and across species boundaries. This supports the idea that social interactions among predators can reduce attacks on aposematic prey and therefore influence selection for prey defences.
Responses of plant–pathogen interactions to precipitation: Implications for tropical tree richness in a changing world
Authors: Milici Valerie R. , Dalui Dipanjana , Mickley James G. , Bagchi Robert 
Published: February 2020

Abstract

Tropical tree‐species richness is positively correlated with annual precipitation, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Phytopathogens promote tree‐species coexistence by disproportionately afflicting seedlings of locally abundant species, generating a rare species advantage. We consider whether increased plant–pathogen interactions in humid conditions favourable for phytopathogens could drive the precipitation‐richness relationship by accentuating the rare species advantage.

Support for this mechanism requires that increases in disease under humid conditions disproportionately affect locally abundant species without spreading to rarer species. This criterion would be augmented by either increased phytopathogen host‐specificity under humid conditions, or increased asynchronicity in germination of different tree species.

Research suggests that precipitation increases the rare species advantage. Increased precipitation enhances phytopathogen transmission, making escape from specialist pathogens more difficult. Additionally, drought stress predisposes plants to disease, especially by opportunistic pathogens. As seasonality in wet forests decreases, scope for asynchronous germination among species increases, potentially concentrating disease transmission within species.

Synthesis. The pathways we identify could drive the precipitation‐richness relationship, but finding direct evidence for them remains a priority. Researching these pathways is especially important because decreasing precipitation due to climate change could disrupt key species coexistence mechanisms and erode tree‐species richness.
Knockdown of CTRP6 inhibits high glucose‐induced oxidative stress, inflammation and extracellular matrix accumulation in mesangial cells through regulating the Akt/NF‐κB pathway
Authors: Xu Erdi , Yin Chunyan , Yi Xiaoqing , Liu Yuesheng 
Published: February 2020

AbstractC1qTNF‐related protein 6 (CTRP6) is a member of the CTRP family and exerts a key role in the progression of diabetes mellitus. However, the role of CTRP6 in diabetic nephropathy remains unknown. The present study was designed to examine the roles of CTRP6 in diabetic nephropathy and explore the potential molecular mechanisms. Our results showed that the expression level of CTRP6 was significantly increased in high glucose (HG)‐stimulated glomerular mesangial cells (MCs). The following loss/gain‐of‐function assays demonstrated that CTRP6 knockdown significantly inhibited HG‐induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in MCs. CTRP6 knockdown caused significant decreases in tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), interleukin (IL)‐1β and IL‐6 production levels in HG‐induced MCs. Moreover, knockdown of CTRP6 inhibited HG‐stimulated extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation in MCs characterized by decreased expression and production levels of fibronectin (FN) and collagen IV (Col IV). Furthermore, CTRP6 knockdown suppressed HG‐induced the activation of Akt/NF‐κB pathway in MCs, while overexpression of CTRP6 exhibited the opposite effects. Treatment with LY294002, an inhibitor of Akt, reversed the induction effects of CTRP6 overexpression on ROS production, inflammation and ECM accumulation in MCs. In conclusion, these findings demonstrated that CTRP6 knockdown inhibits HG‐induced ROS production, inflammation and ECM accumulation in MCs, which were mediated by the inactivation of the Akt/NF‐κB pathway. The roles of CTRP6 in diabetic nephropathy provided evidence for its therapeutic potential for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.
Brexit, the 2019 General Election and the Realignment of British Politics
Authors: Cutts David , Goodwin Matthew , Heath Oliver , Surridge Paula 
Published: February 2020

AbstractThe outcome of the 2019 general election—a resounding Conservative majority and an unprecedented defeat for Labour—delivered a decisive electoral verdict for the first time in recent years following a period where British politics has been characterised by instability and indecision. In this article, we draw on aggregate‐level data to conduct an initial exploration of the vote. What was the impact of Brexit on the 2019 general election result? How far has Brexit reshaped electoral politics? Was 2019 a ‘realignment election’? And, if so, what are the implications? With a focus on England and Wales we show that, although the Conservatives made gains deep into Labour’s working class heartlands, these gains have been a long time coming, reflected in Labour’s weakening relationship with working class Britain. As such, 2019 is not a critical election but a continuation of longer‐term trends of dealignment and realignment in British politics.
Squeezed Out? The Liberal Democrats and the 2019 General Election
Authors: Sloman Peter 
Published: February 2020

AbstractThe 2019 general election was a crushing disappointment for the Liberal Democrats, as Jo Swinson lost her East Dunbartonshire seat to the SNP and the party’s anti‐Brexit stance failed to deliver gains from the Conservatives. Although the Liberal Democrats’ poor performance can partly be blamed on a misfiring campaign strategy, it also reflected the structural difficulties which the party faces in an increasingly polarised political environment. The polarisation of public opinion along multiple axes over the last decade—over austerity, Brexit, and attitudes to Jeremy Corbyn—has fractured the broad coalition of support which the Liberal Democrats assembled during the 1990s and 2000s. Analysis of the 2019 results suggest that the party has made some progress towards developing a new core vote, particularly among suburban Remainers in south east England, but it is not clear whether this will be large or robust enough to have a significant impact on the future of British politics.