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Examining the intentions of a Ghanaian technical university students to use e-library
Authors: Okyere-Kwakye Eugene , Md Nor Khalil 
Published: September 2020

PurposeElectronic library (E-library) is a form of computer mediated system that uses electronic media, such as Web/internet devices and distributes resources to improve on the quality of teaching and learning. Students’ use of e-library for learning is essential and as such the government has invested hugely into its subscription for several university libraries in Ghana. However, most university students feel reluctant to use the e-library resources for their studies. The purpose of this paper is therefore to examine the factors that influence students’ intention to use e-library resources for their studies.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaire was used to collect data from 200 students from one Technical University in Ghana. Structural equation modeling (SmartPLS) was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe study found that accessibility, attitude, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and relevance to studies have positive significant effect on students’ attitude to use e-library. In addition, self-efficacy, subjective norm and attitude have positive significant influence on students’ intention to use e-library.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the sample frame used for this study may be unique, but the total amount of data collected was limited to providing the general representative of the Ghanaian students in one particular university. Other researchers may consider collecting data from other universities to extend the sample frame for a larger sample size of students.Practical implicationsAcademic administrators need to organize training and workshops on how to use the e-library portal for their search and other didactic assignments. Most importantly, students should be given IT or internet tutorials as foundation for the use of the e-library portal.Social implicationsUniversities have to provide internet access such as hotspot and network routers at the labs, classrooms and other vantage points. It is believed that with these in place, adequate access to the internet would promote students’ engagement on the e-library facility.Originality/valueThe study examines the factors that influence students’ intention to use e-library resources for their studies in Ghana.
Insight into the process of responsibility judgment of an audit failure
Authors: Chan Siew H. , Song Qian 
Published: September 2020

Purpose
This study tests a research model for promoting understanding of the responsibility attribution process.

Design/methodology/approach
A between-subjects experiment was conducted to test the hypotheses.

Findings
The results reveal that counterfactual thinking about how a system failure could have been prevented moderates the effect of cause of misstatement on perceived control. Counterfactual thinking about how an audit failure could have been avoided also moderates the effect of perceived control on causal account. Additionally, causal account mediates the effect of perceived control on responsibility judgment of an audit firm. Inclusion of audit firm size and auditor systems competency as control variables in the hypothesis tests and as grouping variables in the invariance tests does not alter the model results.

Research limitations/implications
Research can guide the audit profession on development of innovative strategies for detecting fraud to protect the interests of decision-makers. Strategies can also be devised to prompt users to consider relevant factors to enhance their ability to arrive at an accurate assessment of an audit firm’s responsibility for an audit failure.

Practical implications
Regulators may need to address whether availability of advanced data analytic tools increases the audit firms’ responsibility for presenting convincing evidence suggesting due diligence in the audit work in the event of an audit failure.

Originality/value
This study examines the process variables influencing responsibility judgment of an audit firm. Elicitation of counterfactual thoughts before the participants responded to the questions measuring the process and dependent variables facilitates discernment of the intensity of counterfactual thinking on the variables examined in the research model.
The force of globalization reshaping the local institutions: evidence from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member countries
Authors: Samargandi Nahla , Sohag Kazi , Kutan Ali , Alandejani Maha 
Published: September 2020

PurposeThe authors reinforce the existing literature on the effect of overall globalization on institutional quality (IQ), while incorporating the effects of economic, political and social aspects of globalization, human capital, government expenditure and population growth. To this end, the authors estimate panel data models for a sample of 36 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during 1984–2016.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ the cross-sectional autoregressive distributed lags (CS-ARDL) approach.FindingsThe study’s investigation affirms the presence of an inverted U-shaped (nonlinear) relation between overall globalization and IQ indexes for the sample countries, which suggests no additional room for improvement in IQ. It also underpins the existence of an inverted-U-shaped (nonlinear) relation between political globalization and IQ. In contrast, economic and social globalizations have a U-shaped relation with IQ, implying more scope for improvement.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings have key policy implications. First, policy makers should consider a long-run approach for improving IQ and globalization over time. Second, quick reforms in the short run may not improve IQ.Practical implicationsThe results suggest that policy makers should approach the globalization process from a long-run perspective as well by designing appropriate strategies to provide a continuous but gradual increase in globalization so as to systematically monitor the threshold limits to IQ from improving globalizationOriginality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this work is the first to empirically investigate the overall role of globalization in promoting IQ under the conditions of short-run heterogeneity and long-run homogeneity. The authors focus on the member countries of the OIC, many of which are ruled by authoritarian regimes and suffer from a poor domestic institutional setting.
The business value of BIM for asset owners: a cross-case analysis
Authors: Munir Mustapha , Kiviniemi Arto , Jones Stephen W. , Finnegan Stephen 
Published: September 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify the activity systems that drive building information modelling (BIM) business value in asset management (AM). The utilisation of BIM has widened in scope, functionality, flexibility and interoperability to support the AM business process. However, research concerning BIM business value in AM has been inadequate despite its considerable potential and significance in the attainment of organisational objectives. The realisation of BIM business value requires a concerted effort by the asset owner to be able to determine and appraise the critical activities that drive business value in AM.

Design/methodology/approach
The study adopted a qualitative research approach based on a multi-case study strategy that aimed to identify the key business processes that drive BIM business value in AM. The study involved a three-stage research design using interviews and document analysis to facilitate a cross-case analysis from the perspective of the activity systems and dimensions of BIM governance.

Findings
The paper identified six critical activity systems that drive BIM business value for an asset owner: BIM strategy, contract management, lifecycle management, maintenance management, work-order management and value realisation management. The study found that the most developed activity system is the BIM strategy, and the least is value realisation management across all cases. Also, the paper points out that the most proficient BIM governance dimension is process, and the least is people across the three cases. The study noted that the ability of an asset owner to realise BIM business value has maturity undertones and that the asset owner could derive BIM business value, if the six activity systems are effectively executed and continuously improved to an advanced stage of maturity.

Originality/value
An original contribution of the study is the development of the understanding of asset owners in relation to the discovery of key activity systems that drive BIM business value in AM. Another significant contribution of this paper is the demonstration of a novel approach to evaluate organisational maturity of asset owners from the perspectives of the activity systems and BIM governance dimensions of people, process and technology.
Responsible education: what engages international postgraduate students – evidence from UK
Authors: Igwe Paul Agu , Rahman Mahfuzur , Ohalehi Paschal , Amaugo Amarachi , Anigbo Julian Amalachukwu 
Published: September 2020

PurposeResponsive educational approaches focus on a set of well-designed practices intended to create engaging, social cohesion, better knowledge outcomes and excellent students’ experience. Therefore, this paper aims to engage in the discourse of the intersection of psych-sociology of learning and student’s engagement, connected to the sense of belonging and theory of planned behaviour (TPB).Design/methodology/approachBy applying an ethnographic approach and interviews of 45 international students from three UK business schools, it proposes that a sense of “belongingness” is a prerequisite for learning, personal and professional development. Owing to the exploratory nature of the subject, the use of qualitative methodology turned out to be particularly useful. Indeed, the conduct of in-depth semi-structured interviews, participative observation enabled us to access perceptions of students and compare different points of view.FindingsThe findings indicate that international students measure their experience by “sense of belonging”, integration and engagement on many interrelated and influential factors. English proficiency and employability skills are the major concerns. The kinds of support they received from their faculties and the quality of feedback from tutors are important for international studies integration and sense of belonging.Originality/valueThe findings of the critical elements of the engagement and experience of international students have both policy and practical implications given the high demand for UK universities by foreign students. Although, this paper is based on findings from UK higher education institutions, the insights are of relevance to many countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, France and the USA, who have a significant proportion of overseas students.
Multiple jobholders and workplace learning: understanding strange attractor careers
Authors: Järvensivu Anu 
Published: September 2020

PurposeMultiple jobholders’ workplace learning is an under-researched theme, although it offers possibilities to add knowledge of learning at several workplaces at a time. The purpose of this study is to explore the career development and workplace learning of Finnish multiple jobholders with university degree.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative extreme case study of “elite multiple jobholders” was based on 45 in-depth interviews, which were analysed by abductive content analysis using the chaos theory of careers (CTC).FindingsThis study showed that elite multiple jobholders were attracted by meaningful jobs, which were significant, had broader purposes or offered possibilities for self-realization and self-development, whereas they criticized paid work organizations. They tried to anticipate the future working life and labour markets and adjusted their careers to them by educating and by choosing jobs with learning possibilities. However, they saw themselves as constructers of the future, which left them at vulnerable position concerning the institutional setting. They organized their work flexibly with different contracts and their professional identities were networked.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited in Finns with university degree. Future research should inspect multiple jobholders with lower degree educations, in different contexts and with other methodologies.Originality/valueThis study gives an example of applying CTC as a holistic framework to study how individual careers emerge contextually and how they are recursively connected to work organization and working life changes. Possibilities to understand fractals are offered.
The impact of the Affordable Care Act on health care access and self‐assessed health in the Trump Era (2017‐2018)
Authors: Courtemanche Charles , Marton James , Ukert Benjamin , Yelowitz Aaron , Zapata Daniela 
Published: September 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the impact of the major components of the ACA (Medicaid expansion, subsidized Marketplace plans, and insurance market reforms) on health care access and self‐assessed health during the first 2 years of the Trump administration (2017 and 2018).Data SourceThe 2011‐2018 waves of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), with the sample restricted to nonelderly adults. The BRFSS is a commonly used data source in the ACA literature due to its large number of questions related to access and self‐assessed health. In addition, it is large enough to precisely estimate the effects of state policy interventions, with over 300 000 observations per year.DesignWe estimate difference‐in‐difference‐in‐differences (DDD) models to separately identify the effects of the private and Medicaid expansion portions of the ACA using an identification strategy initially developed in Courtemanche et al (2017). The differences come from: (a) time, (b) state Medicaid expansion status, and (c) local area pre‐2014 uninsured rates. We examine ten outcome variables, including four measures of access and six measures of self‐assessed health. We also examine differences by income and race/ethnicity.Principal FindingsDespite changes in ACA administration and the political debate surrounding the ACA during 2017 and 2018, including these fourth and fifth years of postreform data suggests continued gains in coverage. In addition, the improvements in reported excellent health that emerged with a lag after ACA implementation continued during 2017 and 2018.ConclusionsWhile gains in access and self‐assessed health continued in the first 2 years of the Trump administration, the ongoing debate at both the federal and state level surrounding the future of the ACA suggests the need to continue monitoring how the law impacts these and many other important outcomes over time.
Subjective suffering in patients with low back pain
Authors: Pereira Marta , Roios Edite , Leite Ângela , Pereira M. Graça 
Published: September 2020

AbstractAimLow back pain (LPB) is a prevalent rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease and patients often experience physical discomfort and functional limitations. This study aimed to evaluate how subjective suffering relates to illness perceptions, pain intensity and psychological morbidity as well as to understand the mediator (direct and indirect) effects on functional disability.MethodsA cross‐sectional study with 125 patients who received physiotherapy and answered the following instruments: Illness Perception Questionnaire‐Revised; Illness Subjective Suffering Inventory; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Oswestry LBP Incapacity Questionnaire.ResultsIn the structural equation modeling analysis, subjective suffering totally mediated the relationship between both emotional response (estimate = 0.068, 95% highest posterior density interval [HPDI] = [0.017, 0.133]), consequences (estimate = 0.118, 95% HPDI = [0.035, 0.211]) and functional disability. The relationship between coherence and disability was partially mediated by subjective suffering (estimate = −0.067, 95% HPDI = [−0.134, −0.016]). Only identity and pain intensity showed direct effects on functional disability.ConclusionIntervention in patients with LBP should focus on subjective suffering to reduce functional disability, providing information and promoting the acceptance of disease and pain.
Riding the Energy Transition: Oil beyond 2040
Authors: Cherif Reda , Hasanov Fuad , Pande Aditya 
Published: September 2020

AbstractRecent technological developments and past technology transitions suggest that the world could be on the verge of a profound shift in transportation technology. The return of the electric car and its adoption, like that of the motor vehicle in place of horses in early 20th century, could cut oil consumption substantially in the coming decades. Our analysis suggests that oil as the main fuel for transportation could have a much shorter life span left than commonly assumed. In the fast adoption scenario, oil prices could converge to the level of coal prices, about $15 per barrel in 2015 prices by the early 2040s. In this possible future, oil could become the new coal.
Maternal known drug allergy and long‐term neurological hospitalizations of the offspring
Authors: Davidesko Sharon , Pariente Gali , Wainstock Tamar , Sheiner Eyal 
Published: September 2020

ProblemDrug allergies are increasingly common. Immunological factors, implicated in many neurological diseases, also influence an individual's susceptibility. We sought to ascertain a possible association between maternal drug allergy and long‐term neurological‐related hospitalizations in the offspring.Method of studyThis is a population‐based cohort analysis, comparing the long‐term risk of neurological‐related hospitalization, involving a predefined set of ICD9 codes as recorded in hospital records, of children born to mothers with and without drug allergies. Deliveries occurred between the years 1991 and 2014 in a tertiary medical center. Twin pregnancies, fetal malformations, and cases of perinatal mortality were excluded. A Kaplan‐Meier survival curve was constructed to compare cumulative neurological hospitalizations. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to control for time to event.ResultsThe study included 242 342 patients, 9714 with known drug allergy (4%). Offspring born to mothers with drug allergies had significantly more neurological hospitalizations compared to controls (4.2% vs 3.1%; P ≤ .001; Kaplan‐Meier log‐rank test P ≤ .001), specifically for psychiatric disorders including eating disorders (0.3% vs 0.2%;P = .002), attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (0.124% vs 0.056%; P = .008), emotional disorders (0.8% vs 0.5%; P ≤ .001), and movement disorders (2.3% vs 1.8%; P = .002). While controlling for birth year, gestational age, maternal age, maternal diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and cesarean delivery, using a Cox proportional hazards model, maternal drug allergy was found to be an independent risk factor for neurological hospitalization of the offspring (adjusted HR 1.3, 95% CI 1.19‐1.45 P < .001).ConclusionBeing born to a mother with known drug allergy is an independent risk factor for long‐term neurological hospitalization of the offspring.
Management of primary and metastatic malignant small bowel obstruction, operate or palliate. A systematic review
Authors: Banting Samuel P. , Waters Peadar S. , Peacock Oliver , Narasimhan Vignesh , Lynch Andrew C. , McCormick Jacob J. , Warrier Satish K. , Heriot Alexander G. 
Published: September 2020

AbstractBackgroundThe management of patients presenting with malignant small bowel obstruction is a challenging paradigm. The aim of this systematic review was to examine different management strategies in these complex patients. The primary outcomes evaluated were the type of intervention, 30‐day morbidity and mortality and overall survival rates.MethodsA systematic literature review of EMBase, Medline, PubMed and the Cochrane Library was performed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses for studies reporting on conservative and operative management of malignant small bowel obstruction.ResultsFifteen studies (n = 882 patients) reporting on outcomes for malignant small bowel obstruction were analysed. Outcomes measured were primarily survival and relief of obstructive symptoms. The median age ranged from 52 to 66 years. The most common cause of malignant small bowel obstruction was gynaecological in nature (56%), followed by colorectal (19%). Four hundred and eighty‐six patients underwent primary surgical management and the remaining 396 patients were assigned to non‐surgical intervention. Median overall survival in the operative studies ranged from 2.5 to 7.4 months compared with 0.9 to 1.9 months (P < 0.05). The 30‐day mortality ranged from 13% to 28% in those who underwent surgical interventions versus 2% to 61% in the non‐surgical group (P = 0.09). No significant difference in median survival in gastrointestinal (GI) and gynaecological malignancies was observed (4.3 versus 5.0 months, P = 0.12). Morbidity ranged from 21% to 85% in the surgical group and 12% to 29% in the percutaneous groups (P < 0.05).ConclusionSurgical intervention in malignant small bowel obstruction is associated with significant morbidity, although it may improve survival in selected patients with gynaecological and colorectal malignancy. It is imperative that realistic goals and expectations are discussed with patients preoperatively.
Territorialising Movement Parties: The Case of Nuevo Encuentro in Buenos Aires
Authors: Halvorsen Sam 
Published: September 2020

AbstractHow and why do political parties, seemingly focused on electoral politics, also mobilise within contentious arenas? Drawing on qualitative research with a centre‐left Argentine party called Nuevo Encuentro (NE) in the city of Buenos Aires this paper demonstrates the importance of a geographical reading of “movement parties” for responding to this question. Specifically, the paper analyses NE’s territorialisation, understood as a strategy for organisation building via the political appropriation of space, typically by opening branches and mobilising activists in neighbourhoods. Between 2007 and 2019 NE’s strategy of territorialisation mobilised across multiple scales—the neighbourhood, city and national—yet in so doing its organisation became overstretched and struggled to engage across both contentious and electoral arenas. Through an analysis of NE’s territorialisation, grounded in the historical and geographical context of contemporary Argentina, the paper provides an original attempt to spatialise the concept of movement party.