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Hybrid organizations and an ethic of accountability: the role of accountability systems in constructing responsible hybridity
Authors: Baudot Lisa , Dillard Jesse , Pencle Nadra 
Published: October 2020

PurposeBuilding on the research program of Dillard and Brown (2015) and Dillard and Vinnari (2019), specifically related to an “ethic of accountability,” this paper recognizes accountability systems as key to how organizations conceptualize their responsibility to society. The objective is to explore how managers of hybrid organizations conceptualize responsibility and the role of accountability systems in their conceptualization.Design/methodology/approachThis paper studies hybrid organizations that are for-profit entities with explicitly recognized non-economic imperatives. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with managers of organizations that pursue certification as a B-Corporation, often in conjunction with a legal designation as a benefit corporation.FindingsManagers of the hybrid organizations evidenced a broader responsibility logic that extends beyond responsibility to shareholders. This pluralistic orientation and broader set of objectives are expressed in a set of certification standards that represent an accountability system that both enables and constrains the way responsibility is understood. The accountability system reflects a “felt” accountability to the “other” manifested, for example, as generational accountability, with the other (re)created relative to the certification standards.Research limitations/implicationsCertifications and standards represent accounting-based accountability systems that produce a type of accountability in which the certification becomes the overall objective nudging out efforts to take accountability-based accounting seriously (Dillard and Vinnari, 2019). At the same time, the hybrids under study, while not perfect exemplars, incline toward an ethic of accountability (Dillard and Brown, 2014) that moves them closer to accountability-based accounting.Originality/valueThe findings reveal perspectives of managers embedded in hybrid organizations, illustrating their experiences of responsibility and accountability systems in practice (Grossiet al., 2019). The insights can be extended to other hybrid contexts where accountability systems may be used to demonstrate multiple performance objectives. We also recognize the irony in the need for an organization to be required to attain a special license to operate in a more responsible manner.
COVID-19 and the neo-liberal paradigm in higher education: changing landscape
Authors: Pan Suyan 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThis article aims to provide a timely examination of and reflection on the impact of COVID-19 on the neo-liberal paradigm that has been prevalent in international higher education (HE) for two decades since the late 1990s.Design/methodology/approachMethodologically, this paper deploys conceptual mapping as an analytical tool to explore and examine the global news updates that provide timely (i.e. early 2020) record of the fast-moving pandemic.FindingsIt unfolds four pairs of contradictions occurring in the Western universities during the pandemic outbreak, i.e. HE as cross-border services vs border control, the state's shrinking public funding vs universities under financial threat, increased reliance on foreign students' tuition fee vs decreased international enrolment and the user-pays philosophy vs the rising force of user says.Research limitations/implicationsIt is argued that the pending crises facing Western universities are not merely financial issues; they reveal the shortcomings that are inherent in business model of HE driven by economic globalisation but triggered by coronavirus pandemic to erupt. The pandemic should be temporary, but its spill-over effects may alter the overarching landscape of the international HE relations, which is part and parcel of the changing geopolitical order featured as de-globalisation.Practical implicationsThe paper has practical implications for acting on international HE in the time of coronavirus pandemic. They mainly consider four aspects: (1) travel distance as new determinant of study abroad, (2) the renewed significance of a state's role in policymaking and financial undertaking, (3) shortcomings in market mechanism and (4) East Asia as an emerging regional hub of study abroad.Social implicationsThis paper is expected to leverage three lessons learned from the upending situation. First, it is conceptually misleading to define international HE as a form of market-led “transnational service” and cross-border tradeable product undermining a state's control. Second, a state's supervising model needs to be reviewed, to embrace the renewed relationship between a state and universities in the new context of global pandemic. Third, the global landscape of international HE may be altered.Originality/valueThis conceptual paper provides a timely critique of the neo-liberal paradigm in HE and shedding light on the changing global landscape of international HE along with the changing geopolitical relations reshuffled by COVID-19 and its spill-over effects.
Did POM Wonderful leave an aftertaste?
Authors: Johnson Mark Steven 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling that POM Wonderful could sue Coca-Cola, a competitor, for misrepresentation of their products. This decision has the potential to alter the legal environment for soft drink and food processing firms.Design/methodology/approachThe author conducted an event study of the shareholder value effects of the court decision. The analysis estimates the market responses to the decisions. To control the effects of market-wide fluctuations, the author uses two alternative models of the returns generating process to calculate abnormal returns, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and the Fama-French 3-factor models.FindingsThe author hypothesizes that soft drink firms will be negatively impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision, because it may limit their ability to market beverages with a low percentage of expensive juices. Consistent with this argument, the author finds that the stock prices of publicly traded soft drink firms reacted negatively to the announcement of the Supreme Court’s decision. The author also hypothesizes that there may be a spillover effect to food processing firms. These firms may also be at risk to being sued by competitors for exaggerated claims. Contrary to this argument, the author finds no spillover effect to other types of food processing firms. Thus, the decision did leave an aftertaste for the soft drink industry but not the food processing industry.Originality/valueThis study is the first to examine the impact of the right to sue competitors in the food industry for misrepresentation of products.
Examining the mediating role of social interactivity between customer engagement and brand loyalty
Authors: Ting Ding Hooi , Abbasi Amir Zaib , Ahmed Sohel 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThis study aims at identifying and examining the mediating role of customer engagement behavior and social interactivity onbrand loyalty.Design/methodology/approachA correlational study design was adopted in this study to collect data (online survey) from 400 online participants active on Facebook pages.FindingsEmpirical results reveal that there is a significant and positive impact of social interactivity on consumer engagement behavior and brand loyalty.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings would help decision makers to make useful decisions in their everyday work practices, which would ultimately increase the market competition of brands.Practical implicationsDecision makers should focus on the entertainment and interactivity levels in advertisement designs that would allow customers to perceive the novelty of advertising.Social implicationsThe results are critical in developing consumers' attitude and perception toward a brand by providing them insights regarding the characteristics of brands.Originality/valueThe participation and social interactivity of consumers on the Facebook page drive consumer engagement behavior and brand loyalty.
Performance improvement of supplier-side e-tender-driven marketing process
Authors: Gupta Piyush , Pranjal Piyush , Bera Sasadhar , Sarkar Soumya , Sachan Amit 
Published: October 2020

PurposeConsiderable amount of purchases in business-to-business (B2B) markets make through the tendering process. As technology keeps driving B2B procurement, both the supplier/contractor and buyer firms have settled down in their respective roles in the electronic-tendering environment. Researchers have ignored the supplier-side e-tender-driven marketing process that might lead to substantively successful financial performance. The purpose of this study is to improve the performance of an e-tender-driven marketing process of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) incorporating the stakeholder's inputs.Design/methodology/approachDiscrete event simulation modelling (DESM) has been used as a methodology to model, analyse and improve the process with the involvement of stakeholders at every stage of the study. Different scenarios are analysed to identify the near-optimal scenario based on agreed-upon key performance indicators.FindingsScenario that incorporated man-power sharing and eliminating avoidable activities gives the near-optimal solution for implementation.Research limitations/implicationsThis study highlights that better insights can be gained by adopting the process-oriented view of the marketing–operations interface. Embracing a stakeholder-based consultative approach gives research a more practical outlook and reduces the gap between theory and practice. Suggestions for further research are provided.Practical implicationsB2B organizations, where lines between marketing and operations are blurred, can improve their marketing processes by implementing operations research tools.Originality/valueThis study provides an attempt to improve the performance of a supplier-side e-tender-driven marketing process of an OEM using the DESM methodology incorporating stakeholder's inputs.
On the collective efficacy of social media teams
Authors: Tafesse Wondwesen , Korneliussen Tor 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution of social media teams to firm social media performance. Although social media teams are tasked with planning, executing and optimizing the social media marketing effort of firms, little systematic research has examined their roles. Drawing on social cognitive theory, the present study develops collective social media efficacy as a key mechanism to explain the contribution of social media teams to firm social media performance.Design/methodology/approachThe study tested a conceptual framework in which social media team members' previous experience, short-term training and online resources use contribute to collective social media efficacy. In turn, collective social media efficacy is hypothesized to enhance firm social media performance. The study employed primary data and PROCESS macro to test its proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe findings revealed that previous social media experience, short-term training and online resources use contributed to firm social media performance by enabling social media teams to build strong collective social media efficacy.Originality/valueThe findings offer novel insights into how firms can optimize their social media marketing effort by systematically managing their social media teams. The findings add to the nascent literature on the organizational influences of social media performance.
Hunters versus hunted: New perspectives on the energetic costs of survival at the top of the food chain
Authors: Williams Terrie M. , Peter‐Heide Jørgensen Mads , Pagano Anthony M. , Bryce Caleb M. 
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Global biotic and abiotic threats, particularly from pervasive human activities, are progressively pushing large, apex carnivorous mammals into the functional role of mesopredator. Hunters are now becoming the hunted. Despite marked impacts on these animals and the ecosystems in which they live, little is known about the physiological repercussions of this role downgrading from ultimate to penultimate predator.

Here we examine how such ecological role reversals alter the physiological processes associated with energy expenditure, and ultimately the cost of survival during peak performance.

Taxonomic group, preferred habitat and domestication affected the capacity of the oxygen pathway to support high levels of aerobic performance by carnivorous mammals. Fear responses associated with anthropogenic threats also impacted aerobic performance.

Allometric trends for three energetic metrics [maximum oxygen consumption, field metabolic rates (FMRs) and the cost per stride or stroke], showed distinct trends in aerobic capacity for different evolutionary lineages of mammalian predators. Cursorial canids that chase down prey demonstrated the highest relative maximum oxygen consumption rates (10–25 times resting levels) and FMRs, while ambush predators (i.e. felids) and diving marine mammals had aerobic capacities that were similar to or lower than sedentary domestic mammals of comparable size.

The maximum energetic cost of performance for apex predators depended on whether the animals were hunters or the hunted. Escape responses were exceptionally costly for marine (narwhal Monodon monoceros) and terrestrial (mountain lion Puma concolor) locomotor specialists, as well as semi‐aquatic (polar bear Ursus maritimus) species; all showed a nearly two‐fold increase in peak energy expenditure when avoiding threats.

As the duration and frequency of threats to wild species continue to grow, cumulative energetic costs are becoming more apparent. In view of this, attention to the energy demands of apex predators will provide vital predictive power to anticipate mismatches between a species' functional design and human‐induced pressures, and allow for the development of conservation strategies based on how species are built to survive.

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‘Get Brexit Done’: The New Political Divides of England and Wales at the 2019 Election
Authors: Cooper Luke , Cooper Christabel 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis article analyses the successful Conservative election campaign of 2019 and how it took advantage of a fractured political and economic landscape. It reviews the unique circumstances around the 2019 election and the ‘surprising death’ of a no‐deal Brexit. We then analyse the divergent political communication strategies in the 2017 and 2019 Conservative campaigns showing how the latter was much more coherent and politically unorthodox. Drawing on socioeconomic, demographic and British Election Study data, we argue that Boris Johnson’s messaging was carefully tailored towards the demands of voters in the ‘red wall’ seats. Conservative success was built around an appeal to voters in these economically depressed ‘geographies of discontent’. But while tremendously successful, the coalition this created is potentially fragile. An unconventional, ‘leftish’ Conservative campaign built a new, diverse bloc of voters. It includes a number of left‐wingers expecting change alongside traditional Conservative supporters, and will be hard to keep together given the economic turbulence ahead.
Development and validation of an organizational readiness to change instrument focused on cultural competency
Authors: McAlearney Ann Scheck , Gregory Megan , Walker Daniel M. , Edwards Michael 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo validate a brief survey developed to be used in hospitals nationwide to assess organizational readiness to change to increase cultural competency.Data Sources/Study SettingAnalysis of primary data collected as part of a 125‐item Organizational Assessment Survey conducted in the ten US hospitals participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Expecting Success program in 2005‐2006.Study DesignThe study utilized a cross‐sectional survey.Data CollectionSurveys were distributed to participants in the ten hospitals based on job title and role within the organization (including clinicians, clinical administrators, other clinical professionals, and those in relevant nonclinical roles; respondents = 513; response rate = 31%). Missing data were deleted listwise. We computed internal consistency reliability via Cronbach's alpha and interrater agreement using the rwg(j) index, and conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine validity of the survey. We subsequently conducted ANOVAs to examine whether the instrument adequately distinguished between hospitals.Principal FindingsAcross 408 complete responses, a scree plot generated by the EFA and a follow‐up CFA indicated a 2‐factor solution (RMSEA = 0.06; CFI = 0.96; GFI = 0.96; RMSR = 0.08). We identified these primary factors as two scales, a 12‐item Readiness to Address Quality scale (α = 0.85; rwg(j) = 0.93) and an 11‐item Readiness to Address Disparities scale (α = 0.65; rwg(j) = 0.89). ANOVAs suggested that these scales distinguished between hospitals (RTAQ: F[9, 428] = 3.70, P < .001; RTAD: F[9, 435] = 3.02, P = .002).ConclusionsThis survey can help identify an organization's readiness to change to increase cultural competency.
Identification of furosemide in hair in a post‐mortem case by UHPLC‐MS/MS with guidance on interpretation
Authors: Gheddar Laurie , Batt Marie‐Odile , Raul Jean‐Sébastien , Kintz Pascal 
Published: October 2020

AbstractTesting for drugs in hair raises several difficulties. Among them is the interpretation of the final concentration(s). In a post‐mortem case, analyses revealed the presence of furosemide (12 ng/mL) in femoral blood, although it was not part of the victim's treatment. The prosecutor requested our laboratory to undertake an additional analysis in hair to obtain information about the use of furosemide. A specific method was therefore developed and validated to identify and quantify furosemide in hair by UHPLC‐MS/MS. After decontamination of 30 mg of hair, incubation in acidic condition, extraction with ethyl acetate, the samples were analyzed by UHPLC‐MS/MS. Furosemide was found in the victim's hair at 225 pg/mg. However, it was not possible to interpret this concentration due to the absence of data in the literature. Therefore, the authors performed a controlled study in two parts. In order to establish the basis of interpretation, several volunteers were tested (four after a single 20 mg administration and twenty‐four under daily treatment). The first part indicated that a single dose is not detectable in hair using our method. The second part demonstrated concentrations ranging from 5 to 1110 pg/mg with no correlation between dosage and hair concentrations. The decedent's hair result was interpreted as repeated exposures. In the case of furosemide analysis, hair can provide information about its presence but cannot give information about dosage or frequency of use.
Pre‐operative diabetes mellitus does not worsen survival and post‐operative outcomes in Chinese patients undergoing resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Authors: Yu Adrian H. K. , Chan Albert C. Y. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractBackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) has been noted as a risk factor for worse post‐operative outcomes in many operations. The correlation between pre‐operative DM and adverse outcomes after resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) was uncertain. A retrospective study was thus conducted in a tertiary center in Hong Kong.MethodsThis was a non‐blinded retrospective cohort of pancreatic resections performed for PDAC between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2015. Survival data and post‐operative outcomes were obtained from an institutional pancreatic resection database. Patients with benign disease or non‐PDAC malignant entities were excluded.ResultsA total of 102 patients were recruited, of which 27 (26%) had DM. The median overall survival (OS) for DM was 20 months, and the median OS for non‐DM was 15 months. The hazards ratio (HR) was 1.08 (95% CI 0.65‐1.70, P = .839). The median disease free survival (DFS) for DM was 7 months, while the median DFS for non‐DM was 9 months. The HR was 1.16 (95% CI 0.65‐2.08, P = .615). The perioperative mortality was 5.4% for non‐DM and 7.7% for DM (HR: 1.46 [95% CI 0.25‐8.47], P = .673). There was no difference in post‐operative outcomes between the two groups.ConclusionsPre‐operative DM did not worsen post‐operative and oncological outcomes of patients with PDAC after pancreatic resections.
Bed‐sided short‐duration renal replacement therapy provide a possible option to treat non‐critical coronavirus disease 2019 in maintenance hemodialysis patients in public health crisis
Authors: Hu Yanglin , Tu Can , Dong Jun‐Wu , Chen Wen‐Li , Wang Xiao‐Hui , Luo Dan , Shi Ming , Zhou Mengliang , Song Yuting , Zhang Chun , Xiong Fei 
Published: October 2020

AbstractHD care may experience great stress with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. A modified HD modality named bed‐sided short‐duration renal replacement therapy (BSRRT) was used in noncritical maintenance HD (MHD) patients diagnosed with COVID‐19 in Wuhan due to extreme situation. To determine the safety and efficacy as a substitution for intermittent HD (IHD), we conducted this study. We used the data of 88 noncritical COVID‐19 MHD patients collected from 65 medical units at the hospitals in Wuhan, China, from January 1 to March 10, 2020. t‐test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, and Fisher exact probability method were used to compare the baseline characteristics, treatment, and death. Log‐rank test and Cox regression multivariate analysis was used to compare the survival of noncritical patients who were transferred to BSRRT modality versus those who were continued on the IHD. Univariate analysis showed the level of reported fatigue symptom at present, bilateral lung computed tomography infiltration and steroid treatment differed between the two groups. The outcome of death of the two groups did not show significant differences in univariate analysis (P = .0563). Multivariate Cox regression analysis dialysis showed modality of treatment after COVID‐19 diagnosis was not a significant predictor of death (P = .1000). These data suggest that for noncritical COVID‐19 MHD patients, the transfer from IHD to BSRRT does not have significant difference in the risk of death compared with IHD group. This finding suggests this modified modality could be an option for the substitution for IHD during the COVID‐19 pandemic period.