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Effect of socioeconomic and ethnic characteristics on COVID-19 infection: The case of the Ultra-Orthodox and the Arab communities in Israel
Authors: Saban M , Shachar T , Miron O , Wilf-Miron R 
Published: May 2020

AbstractBackgroundDuring infectious disease outbreaks the weakest communities are more vulnerable to the infection and its deleterious effects. In Israel, the Arab and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities have unique demographic and cultural characteristics that place them at risk for infection.ObjectiveTo examine the socioeconomic and ethnic differences in relation to COVID-19 testing, cases and deaths, and to analyze infection spread patterns in ethnically diverse communities.MethodsConsecutive data on COVID-19 diagnostic testing, confirmed cases and deaths collected from March 31st through May 1st, 2020 in 174 localities across Israel (84% of the population) were analyzed by socioeconomic ranking and ethnicity.FindingsTests were performed on 331,594 individuals (4·29% of the total population). Of those, 14,865 individuals (4·48%) were positive and 203 died (1·37% of confirmed cases).The percentage of the population tested was 26% and the risk of testing positive was 2·16 times higher in the lowest, compared with the highest socioeconomic category. The proportion of confirmed cases was 4·96 times higher in the Jewish compared with the Arab population.The rate of confirmed cases in 2 Ultra-Orthodox localities increased relatively early and quickly. Other Jewish and Arab localities showed consistently low rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases, regardless of socioeconomic ranking.InterpretationCulturally different communities reacted differently to the COVID-19 outbreak and to government measures, resulting in different outcomes. Therefore, socioeconomic and ethnic variables cannot fully explain communities’ reaction to the pandemic. Our findings stress the need for designing a culturally adapted approach for dealing with health crises.
Modeling the Dynamics of the COVID-19 Population in Australia: A Probabilistic Analysis
Authors: Eshragh Ali , Alizamir Saed , Howley Peter , Stojanovski Elizabeth 
Published: May 2020

AbstractThe novel Corona Virus COVID-19 arrived on Australian shores around 25 January 2020. This paper presents a novel method of dynamically modeling and forecasting the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia with a high degree of accuracy and in a timely manner using limited data; a valuable resource that can be used to guide government decision-making on societal restrictions on a daily and/or weekly basis. The “partially-observable stochastic process” used in this study predicts not only the future actual values with extremely low error, but also the percentage of unobserved COVID-19 cases in the population. The model can further assist policy makers to assess the effectiveness of several possible alternative scenarios in their decision-making processes.HighlightsThis work applies a novel and effective approach using a partially-observable stochastic process to study the dynamics of the COVID-19 population in Australia over the 1 March-22 May 2020 period.The key contributions of this work include (but are not limited to):identifying two structural break points in the numbers of new cases coinciding with where the dynamics of the COVID-19 population are altered: the first, a major break point, on 27 March 2020, is one week after implementing the “lockdown restrictions”, and the second minor point on 18 April 2020, is one week after the “Easter break”;forecasting the future daily numbers of new cases up to 28 days in advance with extremely low mean absolute percentage errors (MAPEs) using a relative paucity of data, namely, MAPE of 1.53% using 20 days of data to predict the number of new cases for the following 6 days, MAPE of 0.43% using 34 days of data to predict the number of new cases for the following 14 days, and MAPE of 0.20% using 55 days of data to predict the number of new cases for the following 28 days;estimating approximately 33% of COVID-19 cases as unobserved by 26 March 2020, reducing to less than 5% after implementing the Government’s constructive restrictions;predicting that the growth rate, prior to the Government’s implementation of restrictions, was on a trajectory to infect numbers equal to Australia’s entire population by 24 April 2020;estimating the dynamics of the growth rate of the COVID-19 population to slow down to a rate of 0.820 after the first break point, with a slight rise to 0.979 after the second break point;Advocating the outlined stochastic model as practically beneficial for policy makers when considering implementation and easing of virus restrictions due to the demonstrated sensitivity of the dynamics of the COVID-19 population in Australia to both major and minor system changes.The model developed in this work may further assist policy makers to consider the impact of several potential scenarios in their decision-making processes.
Case fatality risk by age from COVID-19 in a high testing setting in Latin America: Chile, March-May, 2020
Authors: Undurraga Eduardo A. , Chowell Gerardo , Mizumoto Kenji 
Published: May 2020

AbstractBackgroundEarly severity estimates of COVID-19 are critically needed to better assess the potential impact of the ongoing pandemic in different socio-demographic groups. Using real-time epidemiological data from Chile, the nation in Latin America with the highest testing rate for COVID-19, we derive delay-adjusted severity estimates by age group as of May 18th, 2020.MethodsWe employed statistical methods and daily series of age-stratified COVID-19 cases and deaths reported in Chile to estimate the delay-adjusted case fatality rate across six age groups.ResultsOur most recent estimates of the time-delay adjusted case fatality rate are 0.08% (95% Credible Interval CrI:0.04-0.13%) among persons aged 0-39, 0.61% (95%CrI:0.41-0.87%) for those aged 40-49, 1.06% (95%CrI:0.76-1.40%) for those aged 50-59, 3.79% (95%CrI:3.04-4.66%) for those aged 60-69, 12.22% (95%CrI:10.40-14.38%) for those aged 70-79, and 26.27% (95%CrI:22.95-2980%) for persons aged 80 and over. The overall time-delay adjusted case fatality rate is1.78% (95%CrI: 1.63-1.95%) across all age groups.ConclusionsSeverity estimates from COVID-19 in Chile indicate a disproportionate impact among seniors, especially among those aged ≥ 70 years. COVID-19 is imposing a high death toll in Latin America. Case fatality rates in Chile suggest the health system is not yet overwhelmed, but the epidemic is expanding fast.
Appraising information literacy skills of students in Singapore
Authors: Majid Shaheen , Foo Schubert , Chang Yun Ke 
Published: May 2020

PurposeTo investigate information literacy (IL) skills of secondary students in Singapore after integration of these skills into school curriculum. The study also explored cyber wellness skills of the students.Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 14 secondary schools, located in different geographical zones of the country. A total of 3,306 secondary students participated in this survey. A scoring scheme was devised to assess IL skills of the students.FindingsThe students achieved an overall mean score of 52.6%, which is considered as a “middle” level of IL competency. The students obtained high mean scores for two IL skills: “defining information task and analysing information gaps” (60.5%) and cyber wellness (60.1%). Lowest scores were achieved for two IL skills: “selecting information sources” (47.4%) and “appraising the information process and product” (48.0%).Research limitations/implicationsThis study has not investigated IL knowledge of teachers, responsible for teaching IL components. Similarly, content analysis of school textbooks, integrating IL skills, could be useful.Practical implicationsIt appeared that integration of IL skills into school curriculum showed limited success in imparting these skills. This paper suggests measures for improving the integration of IL skills into school curriculum. Findings of this survey will be useful to curriculum planners, education administrators, instructors teaching IL skills and school librarians.Originality/valueThis study was unique as, in addition to standard IL skills, it also investigated cyber wellness skills. It was desirable as now social media have become a popular source for information seeking and sharing.
Luxury restaurants’ risks when implementing new environmentally friendly programs – evidence from luxury restaurants in Taiwan
Authors: Peng Norman 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
Some luxury restaurants might be hesitant to adopt new environmentally friendly initiatives due to worries that consumers might have concerns about how these changes might affect them. The purpose of this study is to investigate consumers’ intentions to dine at luxury restaurants when new environmentally friendly practices are implemented, considering the influence of trust and perceived risks.

Design/methodology/approach
Building on information integration theory and protection motivation theory, this research proposes its model and hypotheses. To test the proposed hypotheses, 441 participants were recruited through a non-probability purposive sampling method.

Findings
The results show that perceived risks (i.e. perceived functional risk, perceived financial risk, perceived hedonic risk and perceived self-image risk) significantly affect consumers’ consumption intentions. Furthermore, consumers’ trust in luxury restaurants will partially moderate the effects of perceived risks on consumption intentions.

Practical implications
This study offers empirical support for the proposition that implementing new environmentally friendly practices can affect consumers’ dining intentions in a negative way. Suggestions on how to mitigate the effect of perceived risks are discussed.

Originality/value
The results of this research contribute to the hospitality literature in three ways. First, this study is one of the few to report that luxury restaurants should take consumers’ perceptions of risk into account before initiating new environmentally friendly procedures. Second, it confirms that perceived risks will lower consumers’ luxury restaurant consumption intentions. Third, consumers’ trust in luxury restaurants can partially moderate the influences of perceived risks on consumption intentions.
The economics of COVID-19: initial empirical evidence on how family firms in five European countries cope with the corona crisis
Authors: Kraus Sascha , Clauss Thomas , Breier Matthias , Gast Johanna , Zardini Alessandro , Tiberius Victor 
Published: May 2020

PurposeWithin a very short period of time, the worldwide pandemic triggered by the novel coronavirus has not only claimed numerous lives but also caused severe limitations to daily private as well as business life. Just about every company has been affected in one way or another. This first empirical study on the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on family firms allows initial conclusions to be drawn about family firm crisis management.Design/methodology/approachExploratory qualitative research design based on 27 semi-structured interviews with key informants of family firms of all sizes in five Western European countries that are in different stages of the crisis.FindingsThe COVID-19 crisis represents a new type and quality of challenge for companies. These companies are applying measures that can be assigned to three different strategies to adapt to the crisis in the short term and emerge from it stronger in the long run. Our findings show how companies in all industries and of all sizes adapt their business models to changing environmental conditions within a short period of time. Finally, the findings also show that the crisis is bringing about a significant yet unintended cultural change. On the one hand, a stronger solidarity and cohesion within the company was observed, while on the other hand, the crisis has led to a tentative digitalization.Originality/valueTo the knowledge of the authors, this is the first empirical study in the management realm on the impacts of COVID-19 on (family) firms. It provides cross-national evidence of family firms' current reactions to the crisis.
What is the employment potential of a lean platform? The case of Dutch self-employed service professionals
Authors: Jonker-Hoffrén Paul 
Published: May 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to study what platform-related user factors influence the employment potential of a lean platform for self-employed professionals.Design/methodology/approachThe article employs the system data of a Dutch platform firm, which include consumers looking for painters (N = 17,224) and self-employed painters (N = 1,752) who pursue client acquisition by submitting proposals (N = 101,974). This data is analysed using non-parametric tests.FindingsStudy of this platform shows that the platform functions as a channel of acquisition for self-employed professionals. This lean platform enables matching of information of supply and demand, thereby facilitating processes of acquisition. The number of competitors, distance to a potential job and non-standard proposals are statistically significant factors that influence whether a consumer is interested in a proposal. Effect sizes are very small.Research limitations/implicationsThis platform is a two-way market for information about service jobs, which excludes a price setting mechanism. The findings of this study cannot be generalized to other forms of platforms.Practical implicationsThe market for service professionals is very local; therefore, the platform firm may alter the algorithm to accommodate this. Self-employed professionals should approach using the platform in the same way as normal forms of acquisition.Social implicationsThis particular type of two-sided market is an extension of regular forms of acquisition by creating “weak ties” through the platform.Originality/valueThe article uses a unique data set to study the impact and limitations of digitalization of the (labour) market for service professionals.
Prisoners’ experience and perceptions of health care in Australian prisons: a qualitative study
Authors: Capon Adam , McGowan Lien , Bowman Julia 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
Patient-centred care is a key approach used in Australia for the delivery of quality health care, and understanding experiences and perceptions is a key part to this. This paper aims to explore prisoners’ experiences and perceptions of health-care service provision in New South Wales, Australia.

Design/methodology/approach
In February and March 2017, 24 focus groups, consisting of 128 participants, were undertaken using semi-structured interviews that explored experiences of health care in prison.

Findings
A conceptualisation of the prisoners’ health-care experience around the core category of access to health care emerged from the data. Enablers or barriers to this access were driven by three categories: a prison construct – how the prisoners “see” the prison system influencing access to health care; a health-care system construct – how the prisoners “see” the prison health-care system and the pathways to navigate it; and personal factors. Communication was the category with the greatest number of relational connections.

Research limitations/implications
This study takes a pragmatic approach to the analysis of data, the findings forming the basis for a future quantitative study. The findings identify communication as a key issue for access to health care.

Originality/value
This study provides first-hand accounts of enablers and barriers to accessing health-care services in the prison environment. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to identify access to health care as a core category and is of value to health workers and researchers that work with the prison population.
Process-oriented improvement: a modern look at drawing the organizational progress roadmap
Authors: Naser SadrAbadi Alireza , Zanjirchi Seyed Mahmood , Jalilian Negar 
Published: May 2020

PurposeIn Iran, the Bank A is one of the largest and most effective banks of the banking network. The continued success of Bank A in improving the economic level of the country and satisfying the customers depends on recognizing all banking activities and processes in the form of supply chain and performing the necessary managerial acts in order to enhance the relevant processes. In this regard, the present study aimed to improve the most effective processes of banking services supply chain of Bank A in Iran.Design/methodology/approachThe present study was applied and descriptive. Research population included the heads, deputies and active experts in Bank A, who were selected through judgmental and saturation sampling methods to complete the questionnaire and participate in interviews and conference sessions. Regarding to aim of study, the integrated approach of intuitionistic fuzzy based DEMATEL-ISM was used.FindingsAccording to the results, the processes of product delivery, information technology management, public relations and advertising management, risk management, and marketing and sales management exerted the most impacts on other processes in the supply chain. Finally, after designing a process improvement path, solutions were presented to improve the most effective processes.Originality/valueIn this research, efforts were dedicated to the recognition of the major processes of the services supply chain of Bank A, designing the process framework of the bank and improving the prioritized processes by evaluating the causal relations that exist among the processes of the services supply chain.
Using linguistics to inform influencer marketing in services
Authors: Burton Jennifer Lee , Mosteller Jill R. , Hale Kellie E. 
Published: May 2020

Purpose
To inform and optimize frontline service interactions associated with higher education recruitment, the linguistic content and context of online posts by brand ambassadors and prospective students in a brand community are examined.

Design/methodology/approach
Using Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC) with content analysis, the authors examine over 20,000 online communication posts to identify prospects’ needs and communication styles that may inform brand ambassadors’ outreach efforts.

Findings
Analysis reveals linguistic differences between brand ambassadors’ and prospective students’ posts across public and private spaces, suggesting gaps in exchange efficacy. Publicly, prospects express more positive emotion, affiliation and authenticity than in private posts, where posting engagement is the highest. Prospects overall low clout language, combined with brand ambassadors’ low authenticity scores, suggest limited influence in exchange efforts. Theoretically, findings suggest that given the hedonic nature of public exchanges, this is where brand ambassadors may be more influential than in private, utilitarian informational exchanges. An integrated influencer marketing servicescape model is developed to guide future research.

Originality/value
Findings extend and integrate the online servicescape and influencer marketing literatures by revealing the importance of service interaction context and linguistic styles in enhancing frontline informational exchanges. Aligning linguistic language such as analytical thought, clout, authenticity, emotional tone, temporal focus and affiliation between public and private contexts may enhance authenticity in frontline service interactions, thereby enhancing communication effectiveness.
Strategies occupational therapists use to engage children and parents in therapy sessions
Authors: D’Arrigo Rachel G. , Copley Jodie A. , Poulsen Anne A. , Ziviani Jenny 
Published: May 2020

AbstractOccupational therapists implicitly rely on tacit knowledge to inform the strategies they use to engage children and parents in a therapy session.ObjectiveTo identify strategies occupational therapists use in a therapy session to engage children and parents.MethodsA qualitative approach was employed using interpretive description methodology. This involved seven therapy session observations with six occupational therapists (involving child, parent and therapist) and a key informant interview with the therapist after each session. Thematic analysis was undertaken.ResultsTwo themes emerged. (a) ‘Engaging the child’ included ‘building a connection’, ‘attending to feelings’, ‘thoughts and behaviours’, ‘structuring or designing the session’, ‘giving choice and respecting their choice’, ‘use of self’, ‘helping the child feel success’ and ‘helping the child understand and explore’. (b) ‘Engaging the parent’ included ‘connecting’, ‘listening’, ‘explaining’, ‘demonstrating anddiscussing’, ‘including the parent and valuing their input’ and ‘collaborating’.ConclusionsThe strategies therapists used to engage children and families can be mapped with autonomy, relatedness‐ and competence‐supportive strategies of Self‐Determination Theory. Therapist attunement and responsiveness to the child as well as collaboration with the parent were strategies that represented all aspects of SDT.
The key iron assimilation genesClFTR1,ClNPS6were crucial for virulence ofCurvularia lunatavia initiating its appressorium formation and virulence factors
Authors: Lu Yuanyuan , Sun Jiaying , Gao Yibo , Liu Kexin , Yuan Mingyue , Gao Weida , Wang Fen , Fu Dandan , Chen Nan , Xiao Shuqin , Xue Chunsheng 
Published: May 2020

SummaryIron is virtually an essential nutrient for all organisms, to understand how iron contributes to virulence of plant pathogenic fungi, we identifiedClFTR1andClNPS6in maize pathogenCurvularia lunata(Cochliobolus lunatus) in this study. Disruption ofClNPS6significantly impaired siderophore biosynthesis.ClFTR1andClNPS6did mediate oxidative stress but had no significant impact on vegetative growth, conidiation, cell wall integrity and sexual reproduction. Conidial germination delayed and appressoria formation reduced in ΔClftr1comparing with wild type (WT) CX‐3. Genes responsible for conidial germination, appressoria formation, non‐host selective toxin biosynthesis and cell wall degrading enzymes were also downregulated in the transcriptome of ΔClftr1and ΔClnps6compared with WT. The conidial development, toxin biosynthesis and polygalacturonase activity were impaired in the mutant strains withClFTR1andClNPS6deletion during their infection to maize.ClFTR1andClNPS6were upregulated expression at 12–24 and 48–120 hpi in WT respectively.ClFTR1positively regulated conidial germination, appressoria formation in the biotrophy‐specific phase.ClNPS6positively regulates non‐host selective toxin biosynthesis and cell wall degrading enzyme activity in the necrotrophy‐specific phase. Our results indicated thatClFTR1andClNPS6were key genes of pathogen known to conidia development and virulence factors.
Here We Go Again: A Case Study on Re‐entering a Foreign Market
Authors: Aguzzoli Roberta , Lengler Jorge , Sousa Carlos M. P. , Benito Gabriel R. G. 
Published: May 2020

AbstractGlobalization has motivated firms to expand into foreign markets, but internationalization is inherently dynamic. Many firms have exited foreign markets for various reasons, but some later decide to re‐enter those same markets. Based on a case study of a Brazilian multinational's activities in Mexico, this study contributes to the literature on re‐entry decisions of multinational enterprises and their outcomes, focusing on the roles of institutional voids and the experiences of decision‐makers during such processes. The findings suggest that companies learn from their mistakes and reconsider how they approach re‐entry and the resources that may need to be mobilized. However, the learning process is not straightforward as it is clouded by international knowledge myopia. This study highlights how multiple actors and considerations influence re‐entry events.