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Voice of farmers in the agriculture crisis in North-East Nigeria
Authors: Che Ferdinand Ndifor , Strang Kenneth David , Vajjhala Narasimha Rao 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to uncover ground truth insights underlying the agriculture crisis from the perspectives of rural farmers in North-East Nigeria. The needs of individual farmers are otherwise not adequately reflected in national or regional economic development strategies.Design/methodology/approachA unique sequential mixed-methods research design was adopted for this study. A grounded theory approach was used for the literature review followed by a consensual qualitative research (CQR) technique. Data were collected through a semi-structured sense-making focus group (FG) held at a field site with agricultural extension workers. The CQR technique included brainstorming, the nominal group technique, open discussions, sense-making and consensual agreement on the most important ideas. The FG sense-making was recorded, and discourse analysis was conducted to develop thematic concept maps using NVivo software.FindingsAgriculture crisis ground truth insight themes were consistent with the extant literature but several different issues were also found. Rural farmers in North-East Nigeria have significant challenges with government support in six core areas, namely, farm input quality and dissemination, fair input subsidization, training, market facilitation, corruption and insecurity.Research limitations/implicationsThe target population of this study was rural farmers in Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria. A relatively small sample of 16 agricultural extension workers – very experienced farmers who also act as mentors and are paid incentives by the government for doing so – was used.Practical implicationsIn tackling the agriculture crisis in Nigeria, policymakers will do well to recognize the realities that the rural farmers face and their needs, the government must address the areas highlighted in this study where support for farmers lacks and urgently review the current process of farm inputs dissemination.Originality/valueAgriculture crisis problems were explored from the perspectives of rural North-East Nigerian farmers, who have not been previously sampled due to cultural, language, literacy and schedule constraints. The extension workers were better able to communicate agriculture crisis insights in modern economic planning terminology because they are well-educated farmers, knowledgeable about the problems due to their field experience and because they have more flexible work schedules. A unique sequential mixed-methods constructivist research design was used with an embedded CQR technique, which would be of interest to scholars and research institutions.
Open-source hardware as a model of technological innovation and academic entrepreneurship
Authors: Cota Vinícius Rosa , Lopes Aguiar Cleiton , Souza Neto Bezamat de , Benegas Miguel 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to argue in favor of the open hardware philosophy (open-source hardware – OSH) as a technological innovation and academic entrepreneurshipmodel in Brazil.

Design/methodology/approach
This argument is based on three pillars. The first one refers to a bibliographic review of theoretical frameworks related to academic entrepreneurship and technological innovation to emphasize the disruptive innovation capacity of academia. Second, a few elements related to the Brazilian political, economic and structural scenario, which entail a (more) favorable environment to technological innovation and academic entrepreneurship, is presented. Finally, concepts related to OSH and its business model are approached to demonstrate the facilitating effect toward the whole process.

Findings
As a result of the argument made herein, it is possible to perceive the viability of the OSH model in terms of entrepreneurship and technological innovation in the academic sphere, and to perceive its benefits before social and economic needs in areas such as health and education.

Research limitations/implications
There are no empirical or quantifiable data in the literature that enable comparison between OSH and traditional technological innovation models.

Originality/value
The considerations on the philosophical value of OSH and its business models are scarcely explored in international literature. As far as we know, relating OSH to technological innovation entrepreneurship in the academic sphere, as well as its singularities in Brazil regarding the innovation national system and social and economic demands, is a unique approach in literature.
The impact of adverse life events on salesperson relationships with customers
Authors: Rangarajan Deva , Peasley Michael , Paesbrugghe Bert , Srivastava Rajesh V. , Stewart Geoffrey T. 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of stress as a result of adverse life events on a salesperson’s ability to effectively manage customer relationships. The framework identifies burnout as a key mediating variable and salesperson grit as a coping mechanism.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data is gathered from 364 B2B salespeople and investigated using structural equation modeling in Mplus 8.2.FindingsThe findings reveal adverse life events and their corresponding stress diminish a salesperson’s ability to manage customer relationships effectively through the mediators of reduced personal accomplishment and depersonalization. Thus, negative events of a personal nature can have a significant impact on salesperson outcomes and should be taken with the same level of seriousness as job-related stress. Furthermore, results show that salesperson grit provides mixed results as a coping mechanism.Practical implicationsThe findings indicate that practitioners should be mindful of the negative impact adverse life events can have on work-related outcomes. Organizations and sales managers must be intentional in managing relationships with their salespeople and strategic in the structure they use to manage customer relationships. Recommendations include the use of regular one-on-one meetings to open up a dialogue about work or personal issues the salesperson is experiencing and assigning multiple resources or staff to service valuable customers, thereby not relying on solitary salespeople.Originality/valueEmployee well-being contributes to firm value; yet, this is the first study in sales to explore the impact of adverse life events on salesperson outcomes.
Prize-linked savings accounts: combining virtue and vice to make savings more enticing
Authors: Atalay Kadir , Garbarino Ellen , Slonim Robert 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether moral licensing – that is, doing something morally dubious after doing the “right” thing – influences the attractiveness of an existing virtue–vice bundle.

Design/methodology/approach
A prize-linked savings (PLS) account that combines a savings (certificate of deposit) and a probabilistic component (lottery) was examined. In two online experiments, the level of moral license offered by the PLS was manipulated through what institution offered the PLS or a lottery alternative.

Findings
When the source of the PLS account was more moral (Study 1) or the source of the lottery was less moral (Study 2), the interest in the PLS increased.

Research limitations/implications
Moral licensing plays a role in making virtue–vice bundles appealing and supports that the need for moral license can be used to increase interest in more morally acceptable behaviour. However, manipulating moral license in the field is complex and requires further research.

Practical implications
Practitioners may increase PLS savings rates via messaging that emphasises how the saving aspect offers the customer the license to indulge in the gamble; similar to how McDonald’s sold the idea of indulging in fast food with “You deserve a break today”.

Originality/value
This paper shows that the attractiveness of the PLS virtue–vice bundle is sensitive to the moral acceptability of the components, suggesting their ability to offer the consumer moral license to engage in a socially sanctioned action is part of their appeal. Also, demonstrating that the desire for moral license can be used to encourage positive behaviour.
Cause-related marketing and the effect of 99-ending pricing
Authors: Jaber Mazen , Jaber Kylie 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
Cause-related marketing (CRM) campaigns have become common features of the marketplace. CRM often involves a for-profit business agreeing to contribute a specified amount to a cause when the business’s customers engage in revenue-generating exchanges. Despite the central role that price is likely to play in a consumer’s decision to purchase or not to purchase an offer associated with a CRM campaign, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, very few have examined price framing effects in a CRM context. This paper aims to explore the effect of rightmost digits manipulation in prices on participation intentions for CRM campaigns.

Design/methodology/approach
In Study 1, 241 college students participated in an online experiment for class credit. The experiment used a 3 (price level: low, medium and high) × 2 (price ending: 99 ending and no ending) between-subjects design. The dependent variable was participation intention, and several moderators and mediators were considered. PROCESS was used to test the moderated mediation. In Study 2, 351 subjects participated in an online experiment with a design similar to the earlier study. In Study 2, however, new mediators were added and the moderated mediation was tested using SPSS PROCESS macro.

Findings
This research shows that price ending impacts the effectiveness of CRM as a tactic on consumers’ purchase intentions. Consistent with the authors’ prediction, this study shows that consumers exposed to a 99-ending CRM offer are more likely to participate in the offer compared to consumers exposed to a no-ending priced offer. Offer attractiveness, elaboration and corporate social responsibility were also shown to have a strong effect on participation intentions.

Practical implications
This research indicates that for moderately priced products, 99-ending prices led to an increased influence on consumer purchase intentions; on the other hand, no-ending/even-ending prices were more effective for high-priced products. Thus, the use of the right digit effect by managers in a CRM context as way of increasing consumers’ participation likelihood is likely to be more successful for moderately priced offers.

Originality/value
This research extends previous work on CRM and right digit effect in pricing. This study’s findings, in both Studies 1 and 2, demonstrate that the effectiveness of CRM campaigns on consumer choice is dependent on the offer price ending. Consumers exposed to the no-ending priced CRM offers tend to be affected less by CRM campaigns compared to consumers exposed to 99-ending offers, who perceive the offer as more attractive.
Alternative futures for Government of Canada debt management
Authors: Garriott Corey , Lefebvre Sophie , Nolin Guillaume , Rivadeneyra Francisco , Walton Adrian 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to present four blue-sky ideas for lowering the cost of the Government of Canada’s debt without increasing the debt’s risk profile.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors argue that each idea would improve the secondary-market liquidity of government debt, thereby increasing the demand for government bonds, and thus, lowering their cost at issuance.

Findings
The first two ideas would improve liquidity by enhancing the active management of the government’s debt through market operations used to support the liquidity of outstanding bonds. The second two ideas would simplify the set of securities issued by the government, concentrating issuance in a smaller set of bonds that would each be more highly traded.

Originality/value
The authors discuss the ideas and give an account of the political, legal and operational impediments.
The impact of social media activities on brand image and emotional attachment
Authors: Barreda Albert A. , Nusair Khaldoon , Wang Youcheng , Okumus Fevzi , Bilgihan Anil 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The study aims to develop a theoretical model that portrays the antecedents of emotional attachment in the travel context by combining branding, marketing and information systems theories.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors gather empirical data through a Web-based questionnaire from 236 respondents. The proposed theory-driven model is examined empirically by using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.

Findings
The findings suggest that social media rewards and benefits impact users’ brand commitment. Social media interactivity and rewards help building a stronger brand image. Brand commitment and brand image, in turn, affect emotional attachment positively.

Research limitations/implications
Other unexamined constructs may add to the explanation of building brands using social media platforms. As this is an exploratory study in relation to enhancing emotional attachment in an online travel setting, other constructs such as brand page commitment, annoyance, social benefits and telepresence may be considered in future studies.

Practical implications
Practitioners might encounter ways to influence favorable perceptions and brand commitment when consumers use social media sites. The model addresses questions regarding the significant role of social media activities on influencing brand image and brand commitment that in turn influence the development of a strong emotional attachment.

Social implications
This study examined the effects of social media activities including interactivity, psychological benefits and rewards on brand image and brand commitment, and the effects of brand image and brand commitment on emotional attachment in the travel context. The results offer further verification for the theory-based model presented in the study. Evidently, statistically significant and meaningful associations exist among the factors.

Originality/value
The key contribution of this study is that it presents and validates a theory-driven model that reveals the antecedents of sustainable emotional attachment. The proposed framework stresses the positive relationships among constructs and offers research basis for expansion in other settings.
Wisdom of crowds: the effect of participant composition and contribution behavior on Wikipedia article quality
Authors: Lin Yan , Wang Chenxi 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the effect of participant composition and contribution behavior of the different types of participants on the quality of knowledge generation in online communities.Design/methodology/approachThis study samples all the featured articles in Chinese Wikipedia and performs a Cox regression to reveal how participant composition and contribution behavior affect the quality of articles in different contexts.FindingsThe results show that an increase in the number of participants increases the possibility of either enhancing or reducing the article quality. In most cases, the greater the proportion of core members (people who frequently participate in editing), the higher the possibility of enhancing the article quality. Occasional participants’ editorial behavior hinders quality promotion, this negative effect weakens when such editorial behavior becomes more frequent.Practical implicationsThe findings help to better leverage the role of online communities in practice and to achieve knowledge collaboration in a more efficient manner. For example, an appropriate centralized organizational form should be established in online communities to improve the efficiency of crowd contributions. And it is worth developing mechanism to encourage participants to frequently participate in editing the article.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the research on the organizational forms of online communities by showing the effect of participant composition and behavior in the new form of organizing on knowledge generation. This study also contributes to the research on wisdom of crowds by revealing who in a group of participants, in what context, and by what means influence knowledge generation.
Statistical modelling for optimisation of dyeing of silk with semisynthetic azo dye made by chemical modification of areca nut
Authors: Pawar Ashitosh , Biranje Santosh , Patankar Kaustubh , Adivarekar Ravindra Vithal 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to focus on the optimisation of dyeing recipe for dyeing of silk fabric with semisynthetic azo dyes synthesised by chemical modification of areca nut extract.

Design/methodology/approach
The response surface model (Box–Behnken design) was used to establish the relation between the parameters of dyeing such as time, temperature and material to liquor ratio. Their output responses in terms of colour strength (K/S values) are reported. Their relationship was tested for predictability and the experimental values and found to match closely, which confirms the model suitability.

Findings
Dyed fabrics were tested for their fastness properties such as wash, rub and lightfastness. The results of the fastness tests indicate that modified dyes have good dyeability towards silk fabric. The dyed fabrics were also tested for ultraviolet protection factor and antimicrobial activity, which showed very promising results.

Originality/value
Banned amine testing was done, which confirms the absence of banned amine in synthesised dyes, which indicates the potential of its sustainability. Also, such an approach of modification of natural dyes as semi-synthetic dyes can be surely considered to be a step towards its widespread acceptability and further commercialisation.
A two-stage processing approach for contrast intensified image fusion
Authors: Teku Sandhya Kumari , Sanagapallea Koteswara Rao , Inty Santi Prabha 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
Integrating complementary information with high-quality visual perception is essential in infrared and visible image fusion. Contrast-enhanced fusion required for target detection in military, navigation and surveillance applications, where visible images are captured at low-light conditions, is a challenging task. This paper aims to focus on the enhancement of poorly illuminated low-light images through decomposition prior to fusion, to provide high visual quality.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, a two-step process is implemented to improve the visual quality. First, the low-light visible image is decomposed to dark and bright image components. The decomposition is accomplished based on the selection of a threshold using Renyi’s entropy maximization. The decomposed dark and bright images are intensified with the stochastic resonance (SR) model. Second, texture information-based weighted average scheme for low-frequency coefficients and select maximum precept for high-frequency coefficients are used in the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) domain.

Findings
Simulations in MATLAB were carried out on various test images. The qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the proposed method show improvement in edge-based and information-based metrics compared to several existing fusion techniques.

Originality/value
In this work, a high-contrast, edge-preserved and brightness-improved image is obtained by the processing steps considered in this work to get good visual quality.
Bees and their floral visits in Sapporo in 1979 and 1989
Authors: Matsumura Takeshi , Nakamura Shoko , Taki Hisatomo 
Published: January 2020

AbstractBees are an important faunal group and function as pollinators for various flowering plants. The diversity and abundance of bees have decreased in some parts of the world, which has led to fears about habitat degradation and a pollination crisis worldwide. Therefore, establishing long‐term monitoring systems and making past data available widely are important for understanding bees and their ecosystem function, and to enable evidence‐based action for the conservation and restoration of bees and their ecosystem function. Decades ago, a group led by Shoichi F Sakagami established a systematic method of bee surveys and conducted surveys at multiple places in Japan. In Sapporo, intensive bee surveys involving sampling bees and recording the flowers that were visited by the bees from April to September were conducted systematically at the campus and Botanic Garden of Hokkaido University in 1979 and 1989. These involved sampling bees and recording the flowers that were visited by the bees from April to September. A total of 12,900 bee specimens were represented by Andrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae, and Melittidae. Here, we have converted the information to digital data by archiving the data on the bee species and the plant species that the bees visited in 1979 and 1989 at two sites at Hokkaido University, in Sapporo, Japan.The complete data set for this abstract published in the Data Paper section of the journal is available in electronic format in MetaCat in JaLTER at http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2020-01.1/jalter-en. [Correction added on 7 September 2020, after first online publication: JaLTER URL has been updated.]
Techniques of disinformation: Constructing and communicating “soft facts” after terrorism
Authors: Innes Martin 
Published: January 2020

AbstractInformed by social media data collected following four terror attacks in the UK in 2017, this article delineates a series of “techniques of disinformation” used by different actors to try and influence how the events were publicly defined and understood. By studying the causes and consequences of misleading information following terror attacks, the article contributes empirically to the neglected topic of social reactions to terrorism. It also advances scholarship on the workings of disinforming communications, by focusing on a domain other than political elections, which has been the empirical focus for most studies of disinformation to date. Theoretically, the analysis is framed by drawing an analogy with Gresham Sykes and David Matza's (1957) account of the role of “techniques of neutralization” originally published in the American Sociological Review. The connection being that where they studied deviant behaviour, a similar analytic lens can usefully be applied to disinformation cast as “deviant” information.