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Rural finance, scale management and rural industrial integration
Authors: Tian Xiujuan , Wu Manhua , Ma Lin , Wang Ning 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effect of rural finance on industrial integration of rural primary, secondary and tertiary industries.Design/methodology/approachUsing household-level data collected by Third National Agricultural Census and the provincial-level data collected from Wind database, the authors estimated the impacts of rural finance on rural industrial integration using Logit and Probit regression models. Further, the authors examined how the effect of rural finance varies with the age and education of householders, and with household and provincial characteristics by investigating the moderating effect.FindingsThe findings show that rural finance has a significant and positive effect on promoting farmers’ participation in new agricultural management organizations. This effect is more obvious in families whose householders are 40–50 years old, or families that have more educated members. This is because the middle-aged or educated people are more willing to accept and take part in industrial integration. The results further indicate that rural finance has a greater effect on industrial integration in provinces with a high degree of marketization, and in provinces with the high output value of industries and services in agricultural intermediate input.Originality/valueThe authors investigated the impact of rural finance on rural industrial integration empirically, and this topic is rarely covered before. The findings of this study also enrich the literature on financial development and economic growth as well as provide policy suggestions on how to promote rural industrial integration.
The role of administration and faculty in developing character education within public and private universities in Kuwait
Authors: Alazmi Meznah Saad , Alazmi Ayeshah Ahmed 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of administration and faculty members in developing character education within public and private universities in Kuwait. It further aims to explore the value of character education in effecting the quality experience of higher education.

Design/methodology/approach
The researchers employed a quantitative research paradigm, using a questionnaire survey method to collect data from faculty members at major public and private Kuwaiti universities. They used Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to analyze a total of 298 questionnaires.

Findings
The findings revealed that universities do indeed play a “strong” role in student character education. However, within public universities, it is the faculty themselves who form the key ingredient in the process rather than the administrative body, which is perceived to have a “Medium” effect. Conversely, at private universities, the administration and faculty both merited a “strong” role in developing character education.

Practical implications
The study will provide leaders with several recommendations to improve the integrated development of universities through fostering character education.

Originality/value
While K-12 education has received significant attention regarding the moral and character development of students over the last few decades, this study, extends this research significantly into higher education; focusing upon character development at university and comparing its implementation at both public and private institutions.
Deterministic investigation of the contact behavior of nominally curved rough surfaces
Authors: Zhang Yali , Zhang Xiaogang , Jin Zhongmin 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the contact behavior of nominal curved surfaces with random roughness.

Design/methodology/approach
A deterministic model was applied to investigate the contact behavior. Numerical calculations were conducted on Gaussian and fractal profiles under a range of loading conditions. The deformation behavior is characterized in terms of three regimes including the elastic, elastoplastic and plastic regimes.

Findings
A linear relationship was observed between the real contact areas and normal loads, which is mainly governed by the plastic deformation. Surface roughness changes contact behavior by influence the transition of deformation regimes. Rougher surfaces generally demonstrate higher saturated plastic ratios.

Originality/value
The contact behavior of nominally curved surfaces with random roughness is understood in terms of the evolution of real contact areas and plastic ratios.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-05-2019-0190.
Laser interference patterned ta-C-coated dry forming tools
Authors: Jähnig Theresa , Lasagni Andrés F. 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
This study aims to introduce a strategy that permits well-defined contact areas in forming tools for improving both wear and friction properties by a selective laser treatment of a hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon layer (DLC), for substituting lubrication in forming processes. The need of lubricant substitution in forming processes is given because, besides the positive technological aspects, lubrication leads to numerous negative economic and ecological effects such as lubricant appliance and removal costs as well as its disposal.

Design/methodology/approach
Hydrogen-free DLCs with an sp³-ratio of 60-70 per cent are deposited on steel surfaces and subsequently micro-structured using direct laser interference patterning (DLIP). To find the optimal structure parameters for reducing friction and wear, line-like and cross-like patterns with three different structure sizes were fabricated onto the DLC layer. Tribological measurements are performed with a ball-on-disk tribometer on the differently DLIP-structured surfaces and compared to polished steel and unstructured DLC reference surfaces.

Findings
A reduction of the coefficient of friction, from 0.18 to 0.11, is observed for the laser-structured DLC surfaces, reaching values comparable to lubricated and polished steel surfaces, with a friction coefficient of 0.10.

Originality/value
Using DLIP, it was possible to show how this method can reduce friction on DLC-coated specimens. The observed characteristics are relevant to improve the tribological performance of forming processes, without usage of lubrication.
Effect of angular speed of cam on oil film variation in the line contact thermal EHL of a cam-tappet pair
Authors: Tang Hongwei , Wang Jing , Sun Nannan , Zhu Jianrong 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The influence of the cam angular speed on the pressure, film thickness and temperature profiles at some selected angular positions together with the oil characteristics are investigated.

Design/methodology/approach
A high-order polynomial cam is used, and thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) calculations are carried out by the multi-grid method and line-line scanning technique.

Findings
It is found that the film thickness decreases with a decrease in angular speed. The depth of the dimple that occurred in the reverse motion is also reduced because of the recession in the “temperature–viscosity wedge” effect.

Originality/value
It is revealed that the reduction in the cam angular speed makes the classical big surface dimple evolve into a small centralized dimple during the opposite sliding motion.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-08-2019-0327
Tribological performance of the graphene synthesized from fruit cover plastic waste and oil palm fiber using a CVD method
Authors: Mat Tahir Noor Ayuma , Abdollah Mohd Fadzli Bin , Tamaldin Noreffendy , Amiruddin Hilmi , Mohamad Zin Mohd Rody Bin , Liza S. 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the friction and wear performance of the graphene synthesized from fruit cover plastic waste and oil palm fiber (OPF).

Design/methodology/approach
The graphene was synthesized by using a chemical vapor deposition method, where a copper sheet was used as the substrate. The dry sliding test was performed by using a micro ball-on-disc tribometer at various sliding speeds and applied loads.

Findings
The results show that both as-grown graphenes decrease the coefficient of friction significantly. Likewise, the wear rate is also lower at higher sliding speed and applied load. For this study, OPF is proposed as the best solid carbon source for synthesizing the graphene.

Originality/value
The main contribution of this study is opening a new perspective on the potentials of producing graphene from solid waste materials and its effect on the tribological performance.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-11-2019-0486
Show me your expertise before teaming up
Authors: Ren Ruqin , Yan Bei , Jian Lian 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how communication practices influence individuals’ team assembly and performance in open innovation contests.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzed behavioral trace data of 4,651 teams and 19,317 participants from a leading open innovation platform, Kaggle. The analyses applied weighted least squares regression and weighted mediation analysis.FindingsSharing online profiles positively relates to a person’s performance and likelihood of becoming a leader in open innovation teams. Team assembly effectiveness (one’s ability to team up with high-performing teammates) mediates the relationship between online profile sharing and performance. Moreover, sharing personal websites has a stronger positive effect on performance and likelihood of becoming a team leader, compared to sharing links to professional social networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn).Research limitations/implicationsAs team collaboration becomes increasingly common in open innovation, participants’ sharing of their online profiles becomes an important variable predicting their success. This study extends prior research on virtual team collaboration by highlighting the role of communication practices that occur in the team pre-assembly stage, as an antecedent of team assembly. It also addresses a long-standing debate about the credibility of information online by showing that a narrative-based online profile format (e.g. a personal website) can be more powerful than a standardized format (e.g. LinkedIn).Practical implicationsOpen innovation organizers should encourage online profile sharing among participants to facilitate effective team assembly in order to improve innovation outcomes.Originality/valueThe current study highlights the importance of team assembly in open innovation, especially the role of sharing online profiles in this process. It connects two areas of research that are previously distant, one on team assembly and one on online profile sharing. It also adds new empirical evidence to the discussion about online information credibility.
Predicting school innovation
Authors: Schwabsky Nitza , Erdogan Ufuk , Tschannen-Moran Megan 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of collective teacher efficacy, academic press and faculty trust, all of which are components of academic optimism (AO), in predicting school innovation. In addition, the authors explored the extent to which faculty trust mediates the association between collective teacher efficacy and academic press with school innovation.

Design/methodology/approach
In all, 1,009 teachers from 79 schools in Northern Israel completed anonymous questionnaires about AO and innovation. Aggregation, descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation analyses and mediation analysis were performed to analyze the data.

Findings
Results showed that the components of AO, i.e., collective teacher efficacy, academic press and trust, were positively correlated to school innovation, and that trust mediated the relationship between collective teacher efficacy and school innovation. The study results confirmed that AO holds a significant predictive value in school innovation and highlights the importance of trust in supporting innovation.

Practical implications
As school leaders are challenged to foster innovative new practices in their schools, the findings suggest that they will need to know how to cultivate collective teacher efficacy, academic press and faculty trust.

Originality/value
This is the first study to examine the role of the components of AO in predicting innovation. By using a robust sample, the authors were able to examine the proposed school-level model with respect to the factors that affect school innovation. Originality also lies in the organizational approach to educational innovation in relation to faculty’s beliefs and behaviors.
Perseverance of effort and consistency of interest for entrepreneurial career success
Authors: Salisu Isyaku , Hashim Norashidah , Mashi Munir Shehu , Aliyu Hamza Galadanchi 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of grit (consistency of interest and perseverance of effort) on entrepreneurial career success (career satisfaction, perceived career achievement and perceived financial attainment) through the role of resilience.

Design/methodology/approach
The study was cross-sectional, and the data were collected using questionnaires from 111 entrepreneurs in Nigeria who have been in business for over five years and were selected using purposive sampling technique. The study used Smart-PLS to assess the measurement and structural model.

Findings
The perseverance of effort was related to all the aspects of career success as well as resilience. But consistency of interest was positively related to only perceived financial attainment. It also predicted resilience. Resilience was also related to all the facets of career success. All three mediation hypotheses were supported.

Research limitations/implications
The study delivered fascinating understandings into the structures of grit. The Western conceptualisation of grit may not be valid in a collectivist society where consistency is not that very much considered.

Practical implications
The study helps to further validate grit in the entrepreneurship field; the construct is a facilitator of entrepreneurial action and an indispensable source of energy that can revitalise the entrepreneur along the arduous road to success.

Originality/value
The two components of grit can have a dissimilar influence on different outcomes – as prior investigations, although recognising that the two components are conceptually dissimilar, have rarely studied them so empirically.
Fostering ICT use by older workers
Authors: Soja Ewa , Soja Piotr 
Published: January 2020

PurposeAdaptation to the requirements of digital economy is especially difficult for older workers, which is a challenge for today’s organizations due to workforce shrinking and ageing. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how it is possible to develop older employees’ potential in technology use in the business environment.Design/methodology/approachThe authors examined how employees at various age perceive barriers during enterprise system (ES) adoption and use. This exploratory study is based on grounded theory and draws from the opinions of 187 Polish ES practitioners.FindingsWith age, emphasis on employees’ perception of mandatory ICT implementation projects is shifting from technology to people-related considerations. For older employees, job security and workload appear the most critical issues in such projects. Age-diverse collaboration appears necessary to address the problems posed by technology-related and demographic changes.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings imply that incorporating multiple stakeholder perspectives and age-related considerations into research on ICT adoption appears essential.Practical implicationsICT adoption in the business environment can be successfully supported by age-balanced team building, cooperation between younger and older employees, and age-adjusted change management initiatives.Social implicationsSupporting older employees during the implementation of mandatory business software should embrace reducing their negative attitudes to ICT-induced change by minimizing their perception of job insecurity.Originality/valueUnlike many prior studies, the current research places age in the central role and discusses not only how it is possible to support older employees, but also how to leverage their potential in the process of ICT adoption and use in a mandatory setting.
Smile for the camera! The role of social presence and impression management in perceptions of technology-mediated interviews
Authors: Basch Johannes M. , Melchers Klaus G. , Kegelmann Julia , Lieb Leonie 
Published: January 2020

Purpose
Videoconference interviews and asynchronous interviews are increasingly used to select applicants. However, recent research has found that technology-mediated interviews are less accepted by applicants compared to face-to-face (FTF) interviews. The reasons for these differences have not yet been clarified. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at potential reasons that have been suggested in previous research.

Design/methodology/approach
The present study surveyed 154 working individuals who answered questions concerning their perceptions of FTF, videoconference and asynchronous interviews in terms of perceived fairness, social presence and the potential use of impression management (IM) tactics. Furthermore, potential attitudinal and personality correlates were also measured.

Findings
Technology-mediated interviews were perceived as less fair than FTF interviews and this difference was stronger for asynchronous interviews than for videoconference interviews. The perceived social presence and the possible use of IM followed the same pattern. Furthermore, differences in fairness perceptions were mediated by perceived social presence and the possible use of IM tactics. Additionally, affinity for technology and core self-evaluations correlated positively with perceptions of videoconference interviews but not with those of FTF and asynchronous interviews.

Originality/value
This is the first study to compare fairness perceptions of FTF, videoconference and asynchronous interviews and to confirm previous assumptions that potential applicants perceive technology-mediated interviews as less favorable because of impairments in social presence and the potential use of IM.
Increasing rigor and relevance in service research through ethnography
Authors: von Koskull Catharina 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate how traditional ethnography as an established methodology can promote and strengthen both rigor and relevance in qualitative service research.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on ethnographic methodology literature and experience of ethnographic studies in the field.FindingsIn particular, the three ethnographic aspects of fieldwork, prolonged time in the field and sensitivity to language and cultural codes can increase rigor in service research, while the central ethnographic premises of flexibility and reflexivity can contribute to its relevance.Research limitations/implicationsService researchers are encouraged to consider engaging in ethnographic research and to realize its potential to increase both rigor and relevance in service research endeavors.Originality/valueRigor and relevance are central and important research quality criteria, and these are often referred to as being mutually exclusive. This paper suggests how traditional ethnography can promote and strengthen both rigor and relevance in qualitative service research and thereby further advance this research area.
Understanding how hybrid organisations tackle social challenges
Authors: Ann Alexander Anu , Jha Shishir , Pandey Ashish 
Published: January 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how hybrid organisations combine institutional logics to tackle complex social needs.Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study design was followed, and cases were selected using a two-staged sampling process. Using qualitative analysis, the mechanisms through which logics are selected, prioritised and get integrated in the strategies and practices of these organisations are illustrated.FindingsThe study contributes to the literature on hybrid organisations and their ability to address social problems in two important ways. First, the paper reveals through the concept of institutional rationality why market-based organisations emerge to address complex social needs in a complex institutional context. Second, the study demonstrates that there is heterogeneity in how logics are blended externally in their strategies and in how logics are integrated internally within the organisation.Research limitations/implicationsAll the cases are selected from India; hence the possibility that the findings are valid only for countries with similar institutional and socio-economic contexts cannot be negated.Practical implicationsThe policy implication is that if business organisations should embrace social goals substantively, a regulation in the form of CSR is not enough. Instead, there should be institutional provisions to promote such hybrid organisational forms where alternative logics such as community, profession, etc., are part of the core logics of the organisation.Originality/valueThis study connects the strategic choices of organisations with their institutional logics’ configuration in the Indian context.
Level of abstraction in parent–child interactions: the role of activity type and socioeconomic status
Authors: de la Rie Sanneke , van Steensel Roel C.M. , van Gelderen Amos J.S. , Severiens Sabine 
Published: January 2020

BackgroundVarious conversational contexts elicit stimulating parent–child interactions to a different degree. Shared reading, a scripted activity, is reported to elicit most abstract speech compared with other activities (e.g., toy play). Parental socioeconomic status (SES) is another key predictor of abstract talk. Shared reading can attenuate differences in abstract speech between SES groups. In the current study, we compared abstraction of parent–child interactions during nonscripted prompting board and shared reading activities. A prompting board is a complex picture around a certain theme, depicting a scenario (i.e., a picture suggesting a sequence of events), and is meant to elicit child speech.MethodWe observed 44 parent–child dyads (87% mothers; child Mage: 63 months) from various socioeconomic backgrounds during prompting board and shared reading discussions and coded interactions for level of abstraction.ResultsPrompting boards were found to elicit both more, and more highly abstract speech (particularly inferencing) than shared reading, and children contributed more often to the conversation. Additionally, most speech on the lowest level of abstraction occurred during prompting boards (e.g., labelling and locating). Shared reading elicited more talk on intermediate levels (e.g., describing aspects of objects and characters and making comparisons to the child's life). Moreover, high‐SES parents and children produced more highly abstract speech and less labelling and locating compared with low‐SES dyads during both activities. Shared reading did not attenuate SES differences in abstract interactions.ConclusionsPrompting boards seem promising for early intervention; however, future intervention studies are needed.