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The work readiness–career resilience linkage: implications for project talent management
Authors: Borg Jessica , Borg Naomi , Scott-Young Christina M. , Naderpajouh Nader 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThere is a need for project management practitioners to adapt and thrive in today's volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) project-based workplaces. In this paper, the linkage between work readiness and career resilience is developed, presenting both concepts as critical for effective strategic responses and adaptation to the changing labor market in organizations.Design/methodology/approachThe resource-based view (RBV) and integrated dynamic capabilities (IDCs) are the theoretical lenses that are used to link the concepts of work readiness and career resilience across the individual and organizational levels.FindingsA framework and model are proposed to establish a holistic understanding of catalysts for addressing the VUCA context that organizations face. The proposed conceptual linkage adds a chronological dimension to the formation of the interrelated dynamic capabilities during the early career phase of project management practitioners.Practical implicationsThe contribution to the project management literature includes a theoretically driven conceptual framework that links two complementary concepts to address the career challenges faced by project managers. Work readiness is positioned as an enabler of career resilience and together they constitute vital attributes which foster talent retention in the current VUCA work environment.Originality/valueWork readiness and career resilience are underexplored topics in the project management literature, both individually and in conjunction. Specifically, there is a research gap in view of linking these two concepts to present them as a catalyst for project management talent sustainability, and the proposed framework is an initial step in addressing these gaps.
Progressive mean exponentially weighted moving average control chart for monitoring the process location
Authors: Ajadi Nurudeen Ayobami , Asiribo Osebekwin , Dawodu Ganiyu 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis study aims to focus on proposing a new memory-type chart called progressive mean exponentially weighted moving average (PMEWMA) control chart. This memory-type chart is an improvement on the existing progressive mean control chart, to detect small and moderate shifts in a process.Design/methodology/approachThe PMEWMA control chart is developed by using a cumulative average of the exponentially weighted moving average scheme known as the progressive approach. This scheme is designed based on the assumption that data follow a normal distribution. In addition, the authors investigate the robustness of the proposed chart to the normality assumption.FindingsThe variance and the mean of the scheme are computed, and the mean is found to be an unbiased estimator of the population mean. The proposed chart's performance is compared with the existing charts in the literature by using the average run-length as the performance measure. Application examples from the petroleum and bottling industry are also presented for practical considerations. The comparison shows that the PMEWMA chart is quicker in detecting small shifts in the process than the other memory-type charts covered in this study. The authors also notice that the PMEWMA chart is affected by higher kurtosis and skewness.Originality/valueA new memory-type scheme is developed in this research, which is efficient in detecting small and medium shifts of a process mean.
Views of fishers and decision-makers on the motivations for compliance in fisheries: a case study from Oman
Authors: Al-Qartoubi Ibrahim Abdullah , Al-Masroori Hussein Samh 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis study integrates fishers’ and decision-makers’ views on the critical factors for non-compliance in the artisanal fisheries of Oman.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was implemented covering all coastal governorates of Oman. The questionnaires for fishers and decision-makers contained 46 and 43 questions, respectively, divided into various sections based on the Table of Eleven. Compliance factors were divided into spontaneous factors and enforcement factors. The data were collected through 1,242 questionnaires (1,125 fishers and 117 decision-makers).FindingsThe results indicated that spontaneous compliance factors (e.g. financial/economic, level of knowledge and social norms) and enforced compliance factors (e.g. social control, sanction certainty and sanction severity) have a significant influence on fishers' motivation to comply with regulations. The chi-square test (X2) was used to show that the differences between the means of responses of fishers and decision-makers in regard to the factors that influence non-compliance in the fishery were insignificant.Originality/valueThis consistency of opinions has an essential policy inference for the regulatory institutions in that it delivers assistance and trust in fisheries management authority's efforts to create effective compliance plans for the fisheries.
A systematic integrative review of cognitive biases in consumer health information seeking: emerging perspective of behavioral information research
Authors: Chen Tsangyao 
Published: December 2020

PurposeWith the growing interest in behavioral health and medical decision-making, this systematic integrative review aims to understand research on cognitive biases in the context of consumer health information seeking and where future research opportunities may reside.Design/methodology/approachFollowing a systematic review protocol, 40 empirical research articles, out of 1,127 journal research papers from 12 academic databases, from 1995 to 2019, are included for review.FindingsThe study of cognitive biases in consumer health information seeking is a nascent and fast-growing phenomenon, with variety in publication venues and research methods. Among the 16 biases investigated, optimistic bias and confirmation bias have attracted most attention (46.9%). Researchers are most interested in specific disease/illness (35%) and the health factors of consumer products (17.5%). For theoretical presence, about one-third of the reviewed articles have cited behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman, although most of the references are the early works of Kahneman.Research limitations/implicationsAs an emerging research area, there exists plenty of cognitive biases to be investigated in the context of health information seeking. In the meantime, the adoption of more recent theoretical insights such as nudge for debiasing may enrich this research area. Health communication scientists may find incorporating the behavioral decision research framework enriches the disciplinary inquiry of health information seeking, while information scientists could use it to commence the cognitive turn of information science evolution.Originality/valueThrough evidence-based understanding, this review shows the potential research directions that health communication scientists and information scientists could contribute to optimize health decisions through the adoption of behavioral decision research framework.
The long-term effects of digital literacy programs for disadvantaged populations: analyzing participants’ perceptions
Authors: Lev-On Azi , Steinfeld Nili , Abu-Kishk Hama , Pearl Naim Sigal 
Published: December 2020

Purpose
This study aims to examine the long-term effects of an Israeli digital literacy government program for disadvantaged populations, as they are perceived by participants of the program one year after completing the course.

Design/methodology/approach
Participants in the program were interviewed about the effects of participating in the program, their experiences and satisfaction, in retrospect, a year after they completed the program.

Findings
The main reasons for joining the program included cognitive motivations, mainly interest to become familiar with internet applications, followed by employment aspiration. Positive benefits from participation included accumulated knowledge, confidence in using technology, empowerment and enhanced sense of self-efficacy. Interviewees also reported that as they could not practice or communicate with instructors once they completed the program, a significant portion of the accumulated gains faded.

Social implications
Social and practical implications: Digital technologies constitute key infrastructure to facilitate public participation, as well as for gaining social, political and economic capital. Therefore, there is a significant social value in reducing digital inequality by increasing digital literacy of disadvantaged populations, i.e. citizens with low socioeconomic status and low digital literacy. This study sheds light on the benefits gained from such programs, as perceived by past participants.

Originality/value
While previous studies evaluating digital literacy programs focus on specific technical improvements and short-term gains, this study investigates the long-term effects and shortcomings of the program as perceived by participants.
The impact of operational stickiness on product quality: product diversification moderation
Authors: Lin Yu , Zhang Shuaishuai , Shi Yingjie 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of operational stickiness on product quality. Particularly, it analyzes the moderating effect of product diversification on the relationship between operational stickiness and product quality of exporting firms from China.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 3,567 exporting firms between 2002 and 2012 in China, this paper develops a fixed effect model to demonstrate the nonlinear relationship between operational stickiness and product quality.FindingsResults show that operational stickiness has an inverted U-shaped impact on product quality, while inventory stickiness, property, plant and equipment (PPE) stickiness and labor stickiness are used to measure operational stickiness. Furthermore, the impact of operational stickiness on product quality is found to be moderated by product diversification.Practical implicationsManagers can achieve an optimal level of product quality by adjusting the level of operational stickiness. Firms with excessive operational stickiness should appropriately reduce the degree of stickiness to improve product quality. Besides, managers who focus on product quality should be cautious in adopting the product diversification strategy and be wary of the loss of product quality this strategy may cause.Originality/valueThis paper is the first study that has empirically validated the inverted U-shaped relationship between operational stickiness and product quality, and confirmed the moderating effect of product diversification on the relationship between operational stickiness and product quality. It provides a new idea to improve product quality by operational management.
E-biomedical: a positive prospect to monitor human healthcare system using blockchain technology
Authors: Jeet Rubal , Kang Sandeep Singh 
Published: December 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this research is to eliminate the problems like modification of data related to patient without patient’s consent, management of patient's profile and any type of miscommunication between the specialist.

Design/methodology/approach
A novel approach is designed to overcome the problem of disease overlapping. To this end, Blockchain technology is utilized due to its numerous benefits.

Findings
The simulation of the model is done in R-studio, and the results are determined for the difficulty level in terms of time taken to create specific block. The outcome showed the effectiveness of the proposed Blockchain technology.

Originality/value
The approach discussed in this article is a novel approach that shows the effectiveness of Blockchain technology with modification of patients’ data without his/her will, management of patient profile with latest data, and elimination of any type of miscommunication between the specialists.
Macroeconomic policies and sustainable employment yields in sub‐Saharan Africa
Authors: Adegboye Abidemi C. 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThe impact of macroeconomic policies on employment yields from output growth in sub‐Saharan African countries is examined in this study. Data for 37 countries are used for the period 1991–2016 and sustainable employment yields are obtained by comparing employment elasticities for own‐account (vulnerable) and employers (formal) groups. The two‐stage least squares method is used to estimate employment elasticities for the panel datasets for three sub‐periods (1991–1999, 2000–2009, 2010–2016), and the feasible generalised least squares method is used to estimate the effects of policies on employment elasticities based on a pooled dataset for the three sub‐periods. Policy efforts are shown to be more effective if moved towards more flexible and targeted tax regimes, more rigid labour markets, and liberalised trade. On the other hand, investment and industrial policies do not appear to exert unidirectional effects on employment, especially given wide variations in government sizes and relative shares of domestic/foreign investment among the countries. There is also evidence that policy influences are more practicable with more formal employment groups. Patterns of macroeconomic policy directions are therefore critical to their effectiveness as labour market adjustment tools in the region.
Simultaneous determination of 10 new psychoactive piperazine derivatives in urine using ultrasound‐assisted low‐density solvent dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction combined with gas chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry
Authors: Zhu Binling , Meng Liang , Cao Jie , Yang Wenrong , Conlan Xavier A. 
Published: December 2020

AbstractWith the rapid development of synthetic drugs, novel piperazine derivatives, as an increasingly important class of new psychoactive substances (NPS), have attracted global attention owing to their increasing demand in the illicit drug market. In this study, ten piperazine derivatives were analyzed in urine samples after pre‐treatment with ultrasound‐assisted low‐density solvent dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction (UA‐LDS‐DLLME) combined with gas chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry (GC‐MS/MS). This simple approach involved the use of urine samples (1 mL) adjusted to pH 12, which was added to 100 µL of n‐hexane and subjected to ultrasonication for 3 min to completely disperse the sample in the n‐hexane solution. The resulting turbid suspension was centrifuged at 10,000 rpm for 3 min, and the supernatant was extracted and analyzed using GC‐MS/MS. Under the optimized conditions presented in this study, the linear relationship between the analytes was good within 10–1500 ng/mL, and the correlation coefficient (r) was between .9914 and .9983. The limit of detection (LOD) was 0.3–2 ng/mL (S/N = 3), and the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 10 ng/mL (S/N = 10) with the recovery of the analytes of interest from the spiked samples being 76.3%–93.3%. This method has been used to analyze real‐world samples; our study shows that the UA‐LDS‐DLLME approach can be used for rapid analysis while consuming minimal solvent for the simultaneous determination of a range of analytes. This method has the potential for use in clinical analyses and forensic toxicology.
Firm‐level political risk and Shari’ah compliance: equity capital cost and payouts policy
Authors: Karimov Jamshid , Balli Faruk , Ozer‐Balli Hatice , de Bruin Anne 
Published: December 2020

AbstractUsing a novel Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) firm‐level political risk index as a measurement for political risk corporations face, we examine the impact of firm‐level political risk on the cost of equity capital (COE) and dividend payouts policy of firms. The paper aims to shed light on adaptation implications of Shari’ah compliance (SC) on firms exposed to firm‐level political risk. We analyse if adoption of Shari’ah compliance requirements (SCR) mitigates firm‐level political risk and impacts the cost of equity and dividend policy. Our benchmark results show that a 1 percent increase in exposure to political risk contributes to a rise in the COE by 0.1 percent and in dividend payout by 5 percent. We find that SC eventually leads to a fall in the COE and in dividend payouts, despite exposure of the firm to political risk. Our findings have important policy implications that are relevant to Shari’ah‐compliant equities and beyond.
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy for primary small saphenous vein insufficiency
Authors: Wu ZhouPeng , Ma Yukui 
Published: December 2020

AbstractBackgroundWe performed this single‐centre prospective study, aimed to analyse the safety and efficacy of ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy for primary isolated small saphenous vein (SSV) insufficiency.MethodsFrom June 2017 to June 2019, patients with primary SSV insufficiency and receiving ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy were included in this study. The collected data included demographics of patients, clinical treatment results, occlusion rate and the patient's venous clinical severity score (VCSS) before and after surgery at 6‐month follow‐up.ResultsA total of 26 patients (14 women and 12 men) underwent ultrasound‐guided sclerotherapy in 26 lower limbs, and were followed up at 1 week, 1 month and 6 months after surgery. Short‐term complications included two severe pain during injection, one with vasovagal syncope, four with hyperpigmentation and two phlebitis. During 6‐month follow‐up, 22 were found to have complete thrombosis, and four showed partial thrombosis. There was a clear inverse relationship between SSV occlusion and SSV diameter (r = −0.502, P < 0.05), and pre‐operative VCSS evaluation (r = −0.598, P < 0.05). At the same time, there was a weak inverse relationship between SSV occlusion and the volume of foam used (r = −0.357, P < 0.05). The pre‐procedural VCSS score was 8.42 ± 3.25 and the post‐procedural VCSS score was 7.16 ± 3.14. Deep vein thrombosis, nerve injury and other important complications did not occur.ConclusionsThis study shows that ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy is a safe and effective method for symptomatic SSV insufficiency, with less adverse reactions and better effects.
Surgical management of pancreatic trauma in Australia
Authors: Aldridge Oscar , Leang Yit J. , Soon David S. C. , Smith Marty , Fitzgerald Mark , Pilgrim Charles 
Published: December 2020

AbstractBackgroundPancreatic trauma is rare and complex. Non‐operative management of pancreatic injuries is often appropriate, and when surgical intervention is required there may be a choice between resectional or more conservative approaches. This is especially true for distal injuries. Operative management of proximal pancreatic injuries is extremely challenging and has less room for conservatism. We sought to characterize the surgical treatment of pancreatic injuries, comparing outcomes for those undergoing formal resection (FR) versus those undergoing more conservative surgical treatment. Our hypothesis was that ‘biting the bullet’ and resecting is not associated with worse outcomes than less invasive approaches.MethodsAll patients undergoing surgery for pancreatic injuries between June 2001 and June 2019 at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne were included. Outcome measures including length of stay, return to theatre, total parenteral nutrition use, pancreatic fistula, intra‐abdominal infection and mortality were compared between patients undergoing FR and those undergoing non‐resectional procedures.ResultsOf nearly 60 000 trauma presentations, 194 patients sustained pancreatic injury and 51 underwent surgical intervention. Over 70% were secondary to blunt trauma. There were 27 FR and 22 non‐resectional procedures. No major outcome differences were detected. FR was not associated with worse outcomes.ConclusionIn distal injuries, where there is doubt regarding parenchymal viability or ductal integrity, FR can safely be performed with non‐inferior outcomes to more conservative surgery. Patients with high‐grade proximal injuries will usually have multiple other injuries and require resuscitation, temporization and staged reconstruction.
Longitudinal evaluation of the frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual activity in patients after nerve‐sparing robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Authors: Inoue Shogo , Hayashi Testutaro , Teishima Jun , Matsubara Akio 
Published: December 2020

ObjectiveTo evaluate the frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual activity of patients after nerve‐sparing (NS) robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP).Patients and MethodsWe prospectively obtained 2‐years longitudinal Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score data from 99 patients. We classified the frequency of sexual intercourse and sexual activity as ‘none’, ‘less than once a week’, ‘about once a week’, ‘several times a week’, and ‘daily’.ResultsThe percentages of patients who took part in sexual activity before and at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months after NS RARP were 55.6%, 27.9%, 38.8%, 42.5%, 44.4%, 41.7%, and 42.1%, respectively. The percentages of patients who took part in sexual intercourse before and at 3, 6, 9, and 12, 18, and 24 months after NS RARP were 41.4%, 9.0%, 13.3%, 16.3%, 16.7%, 22.2%, and 23.7%, respectively. Preoperative sexual status was classified into two groups: those who had sexual intercourse or those who only had sexual activity except sexual intercourse. Sexual function (SF) was investigated longitudinally using the EPIC and SHIM data between the two groups. The SHIM data showed an improvement in SF in the sexual intercourse group, but did not do so in the sexual activity except sexual intercourse group. On the other hand, SF in the EPIC data might reflect the postoperative improvement of SF in the sexual activity except sexual intercourse group.ConclusionThere was a large discrepancy between the percentages of patients taking part in sexual intercourse and sexual activity; therefore, surveys of postoperative SF are recommended to include not only sexual intercourse but also sexual activity.
Cuba's Response to COVID‐19: What Underlies its Apparent Success?
Authors: Samuels Fiona 
Published: December 2020

AbstractOver the last few months extremely positive accounts have been circulating of Cuba's role and approach in the COVID‐19 response, both nationally and internationally. A universal healthcare system with family doctors and nurses providing door‐to‐door services, as well as the swift introduction of measures to control movement have been some of the factors underlying this relative success. However, this success hides the disadvantageous social reality facing the majority of Cubans, including differential access to services, a health system that is struggling and limited choice and freedoms.