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Ethical banking practices: a comparative analysis of Islamic and conventional banks in GCC countries
Authors: Abu ALHaija Elias , Lataifeh Amjed , Al-Haraizah Ahed , Meqdade Mohammad , Yousef Nadia 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This study aims to present insights for the preparation of ethical practices in the banking industry of gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries for profit maximization. This study presented information regarding ethical banking practices to determine to which extent banks in GCC countries practiced ethics.

Design/methodology/approach
This study followed a mixed-method approach, including both qualitative and quantitative data. For quantitative, data were collected from senior managers employed in 52 leading Islamic and conventional banks across the GCC countries, including the banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain and also from the banks in Kuwait. However, for qualitative analysis, an interview with an Islamic banking specialist was conducted.

Findings
The findings of both, qualitative and results from answer of respondents and quantitative results, that is, 91% of respondents strongly agreed that Islamic banks are more committed to ethical investments of projects, revealed that Islamic banks follow more ethical practices than conventional banks. Therefore, the mean score for EBP4 is 4.55 with moderate SD of 1.267. This statistical evidence is in favor that Islamic banks follow more ethical principles.

Research limitations/implications
Respondents were recruited randomly, and the samples consisted of only senior executives and not customers. Because of time and resource limitations, these executives were a sample of conventional and Islamic banks in the GCC only and not from other regions.

Practical implications
The results of this study provided valuable insights to conventional financial institutions, enabling them to enhance their operations as Islamic banks align with more ethical standards.

Originality/value
The research originality lies in its contribution for GCC countries by presenting a comparative view. This study defined and compared similarities and differences of Islamic and conventional banks to indicate how Islamic banks particularly implement more ethical standards than conventional banks.
An overview of the expected public values arising from blockchain adoption in the European public sector
Authors: Rodriguez Müller A. Paula , Martin Bosch Jaume , Tangi Luca 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThis study aims to systematically explore the anticipated realisation of public values through blockchain technology (BCT) within the European public sector. Its purpose is to offer a comprehensive analysis of BCT implementations, focusing on the various expected public values and understanding how these expectations shape the adoption of BCT in public administration across Europe.Design/methodology/approachThis research involves a qualitative analysis of 165 BCT use cases across European governments at the national, regional and local levels. The study employs a public values lens, categorising the expected public values into three clusters: internal, external and relational.FindingsThe results indicate that most cases focus on external transformation, aiming to improve public service provision and enhance citizen satisfaction and engagement by increasing public trust, efficiency, accountability and transparency. For the internal dimension, the results emphasise security, efficiency and cooperativeness as expected public values in adopting BCT. Finally, fewer cases highlight expectations related to relational public values, such as citizen involvement and democratic participation.Originality/valueThis research offers new insights into BCT in the public sector through a public values lens within the European context. It examines the expected public values arising from BCT adoption, providing insights for policymakers and practitioners considering BCT integration in daily operations. This study emphasises the need for further empirical research to explore BCT’s potential in realising these expected public values and to evaluate the trade-offs and disruptive impacts on public administrations.
Dynamic characteristics of hybrid water-lubricated herringbone groove journal bearing
Authors: Xu Ge , Jiang Shuyun , Zhang Chibin , Lin Xiaohui 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
The water-lubricated hydrodynamic herringbone groove journal bearing (HGJB) is capable of running at high speed. However, when running at a low speed, it suffers from a low load-carrying capacity due to the weak hydrodynamic effect. To overcome this problem, this study proposes a hybrid water-lubricated HGJB and aims to investigate its dynamic characteristics.

Design/methodology/approach
A hybrid lubrication model applicable to the hybrid water-lubricated HGJB is established based on the boundary fitted coordinate system, which considers the turbulent, thermal and tilting effects, and the finite difference method is used to calculate the dynamic characteristics of the hybrid water-lubricated HGJB.

Findings
The result shows that the hybrid HGJB has larger dynamic coefficients and better system stability compared with the hydrodynamic HGJB when running at low speed. Furthermore, the stiffness of hybrid HGJB are mainly governed by the hydrodynamic effect rather than the hydrostatic effect when running at high speed.

Originality/value
The proposed hybrid water-lubricated HGJB shows excellent dynamic characteristics at either low speed or high speed; and the hybrid water-lubricated HGJB has a large load-carrying capacity when running at low speed and has a good dynamic stability when running at high speed.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-06-2024-0233/
Expected cross-sectional stock return idiosyncratic volatility and stock delistings
Authors: Khovansky Serguey , Zhylyevskyy Oleksandr 
Published: December 2024

PurposeWe estimate expected cross-sectional idiosyncratic stock return volatility (expected IVOL), explore its dynamics and attempt to link it to the characteristics related to the real economy.Design/methodology/approachWe estimate expected cross-sectional idiosyncratic stock return volatility at the annual frequency in the setting of an Inter-temporal Capital Asset Pricing Model model by applying a Generalized Method of Moments with a Common Shock.FindingsWe find that the number of stock issues delisted from exchanges have a significant effect on expected IVOL. The discovered relationship is robust to controlling for aggregate financial and economic variables previously found in the literature to contribute to average IVOL.Originality/valueOur empirical findings are supported by a formal model. Firms’ stock delistings are mainly associated with mergers and stock drops, which effect on expected IVOL (across the firms’ surviving rivals) and is explained in the context of Bayesian Cournot-Nash equilibrium.
Price risk transfer from futures to spot prices in energy commodities: measuring the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and of the Russo–Ukrainian conflict
Authors: Panagiotou Dimitrios , Karamanis Konstantinos 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to measure price risk transfer from futures prices to spot prices in the markets of energy commodities.

Design/methodology/approach
To this end, it estimates CoVaR functions for five futures-spot prices pairs of energy commodities. To account for the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as for the effects of the Russo−Ukrainian conflict, the total sample has been split into three sub-samples. The first one contains observations from 01/01/2010–3/11/2020, which marks the official declaration of the coronavirus as a global pandemic. The second sub-sample uses observations from 3/12/2020–2/24/2022, which marks the beginning of the Russo−Ukrainian conflict, and the third one includes observations from 2/25/2022 up to 8/31/2023.

Findings
Results indicate that the effect of the coronavirus pandemic was to increase the risk of price transfer from futures markets to spot markets, in all of the energy commodities examined. On the other hand, the effect of the escalation of the Russo−Ukrainian conflict was to significantly reduce the price risk transfer from the futures markets to the spot markets, in all five energy commodities.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to use CoVaR functions to estimate risk transfer among the energy commodities. In addition, it separates and estimates the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the effects of the Russo−Ukrainian conflict.
Discrete choice modelling of willingness to pay for facility retrofitting: a multinomial logit model approach
Authors: Aguome Njideka Maryclara , Ewurum Nonso Izuchukwu , Emoh Fidelis Ifeanyi 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
The global imperative for sustainable infrastructure management has intensified the focus on facility retrofitting as a key strategy for reducing environmental impact and enhancing operational efficiency. However, the complex interplay of factors influencing stakeholders’ willingness to pay (WTP) for such interventions remains inadequately understood, impeding effective policy formulation and resource allocation. This study aims to examine the motivational factors influencing the adoption of green retrofits in Lagos, Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used a stated preference discrete choice experiment conducted with 425 decision-makers of corporate facilities in Lagos, Nigeria. A multinomial logit model was used to compare retrofitting choice sets and a status quo option.

Findings
The study revealed that education level, reputation concerns, income, incentives and corporate social responsibility awareness significantly predicted WTP for basic heating ventilation air-conditioning, and lighting upgrades. Regulatory compliance, awareness, education, income and reputation emerged as key drivers for more comprehensive retrofits incorporating renewables.

Practical implications
The research findings, by revealing which motivators resonate strongest, offer an evidence-based roadmap that directs practitioners to look beyond price incentives and emphasize complementary non-price interventions integrated with policy. The study’s emphasis on the significance of noneconomic WTP drivers equips program administrators with actionable strategies to optimize the uptake of retrofits based on individuals’ motivational structures.

Originality/value
This is one of the very few studies that have investigated the motivational factors influencing the adoption of green facility retrofitting in emerging markets, focusing on Lagos, Nigeria.
Stakeholder management and financial sustainability in philanthropic hospitals
Authors: de Carvalho Antônio Ronaldo Madeira , Tontini Gérson 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThis paper explores how the maturity of social relationship management in philanthropic hospitals affects community engagement as well as economic and financial support.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on a sample of 121 philanthropic hospital organizations located in Brazil, answered by hospital managers. Using structural equation modeling, this study examines how the hospital’s maturity in managing community relations influences both the community’s engagement with the hospital and its economic and financial support. The model is related to the maturity of community relationship management (technology, process, people, strategy and organizational culture), community engagement (interactivity, social presence and loyalty) and community economic and financial support.FindingsThe results reveal that community involvement positively impacts economic and financial support, but there is no positive and direct correlation between the maturity of community relationship management and economic and financial support. As hospitals mature in management practices, community involvement in economic and financial support tends to decrease. Nevertheless, effective community engagement remains crucial for economic and financial support. The study emphasizes the need for structured relationship management within philanthropic hospitals and the implementation of effective strategies for community involvement.Originality/valueThis study introduces a new model for evaluating the maturity of hospital-community relationship management.
Conspicuous consumption motives and ambivalence toward dining at vegan restaurants: a perspective from social comparison theory
Authors: Yun Hyosun , Moon Chanwoo , Cho Meehee 
Published: December 2024

PurposeDespite the rise in vegan food consumption, vegan restaurants have experienced high turnover rates. Given that non-vegans make up the majority of the customer base, this study explores the critical role of conspicuous consumption motives in driving ambivalence, which, in turn, affects intentions to revisit vegan restaurants.Design/methodology/approachThrough a purposive sampling method, data were obtained from non-vegans who had experienced dining at vegan restaurants. The proposed relationships within the study framework were analyzed using a PLS-SEM model.FindingsResults support the significance of the need for uniqueness and the desire for access to elite social strata in shaping conspicuous consumption motives, consequently increasing ambivalence among non-vegans. Interestingly, ambivalence was discovered to positively influence revisit intentions for vegan restaurants. This positive effect was significantly enhanced by perceived objective authenticity in vegan restaurants.Research limitations/implicationsFindings provide novel insights into the existing understanding of vegan consumption, particularly by focusing on non-vegans and their conspicuous consumption motives in the context of dining at vegan restaurants. Our approach expands the research by highlighting the greater significance of objective authenticity over existential authenticity in the context of vegan restaurants, offering practical insights to enhance their operation.Originality/valueThe study provides compelling evidence that non-vegans’ novel and non-altruistic motivations can generate favorable outcomes. Our model can serve as a fundamental baseline for vegan restaurant management, applied to design appropriate operational strategies to attract more non-vegan consumers and increase their likelihood of revisiting.
Mapping the research on halal industry: a retrospective analysis
Authors: Zafar Muhammad Bilal , Abu-Hussin Mohd Fauzi , Ali Hassnian 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This review paper aims to provide a comprehensive retrospective analysis of the research landscape in the Halal industry through a threefold approach, including bibliometric analysis, latent theme identification and examination of driving factors of research citations.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 2,510 research documents, identified from the Scopus through a systematic search, were considered for review. The review methods included bibliometric analysis of the domain, application of the machine learning structural topic modeling (STM) to identify latent themes and negative binomial regression to estimate the impact of paper, author and geographical characteristics on citation rates.

Findings
In addition to bibliometric insights, the STM uncovered 10 key topics within the Halal industry literature, including certification processes, dietary practices, consumer behavior, ethical considerations, supply chain management, market dynamics, Halal tourism, verification methods, regulatory frameworks and Halal food production and marketing. Positive associations with citation rates were found for abstract length, number of keywords, paper age, number of references, funding, number of authors and international collaboration, while a negative association was observed for authorship from Malaysia.

Originality/value
This paper, besides providing insights into research dynamics and citation patterns, also guides future research avenues in the Halal industry.
Unconventional pathways: an autoethnographic exploration of nontraditional academic journeys
Authors: Yanikoglu Özge 
Published: December 2024

PurposeIn this study, I employ an autoethnographic approach to critically examine the concept of privilege within academia. I investigate how systemic privilege in traditional academic settings contributes to disparities in support, resources and recognition for individuals like myself who follow nontraditional academic paths or work in less established fields within traditional academic structures.Design/methodology/approachMy nontraditional academic background, combined with my involvement in a nontraditional field, became a lens through which I observed and experienced the often-unspoken privileges within academia. I use autoethnography to reveal how systemic privilege within academia creates barriers for nontraditional scholars and those working in fields that deviate from established academic norms. With this approach, I invite readers to connect emotionally and intellectually with my narrative.FindingsI illuminate the unique challenges faced by individuals who enter academia through nontraditional routes. Drawing on my personal journey and years of observation, I highlight how systemic privilege creates barriers that foster exclusion for those who deviate from the traditional academic mold. I reveal the significant hurdles nontraditional academics encounter in adapting to academic norms and expectations. These challenges contribute to feelings of marginalization and alienation, complicating the journey toward achieving success and recognition. Ultimately, my study underscores the urgent need for a more inclusive and equitable academic environment that values diverse forms of expertise and experience.Practical implicationsThe insights gained from this research can inform policy changes at both institutional and regulatory levels, promoting more inclusive environments for academics with diverse backgrounds and career trajectories.Originality/valueThis research highlights the privilege dynamics and systemic barriers encountered by nontraditional academics and those in nontraditional disciplines, an underexplored area in the existing literature.
Institutional dissonance and innovation: higher education from a service ecosystems perspective
Authors: Chandler Jennifer D. 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this research note is to call for action and research on higher education as a service ecosystem. By explicating the need for service innovation in higher education, this research note deepens the understanding of how institutional dissonance can influence value cocreation in service ecosystems.Design/methodology/approachViewing higher education from a service-centered, systems-oriented lens reveals how institutional dissonance related to diversity, equity and inclusion can catalyze innovation for the university. In other words, when nontraditional faculty, staff, students and stakeholders cannot meaningfully engage with the university or, vice versa, it is not possible for value cocreation to truly emerge in the service ecosystem.FindingsBecause extant research and data on persistence in higher education is based on findings from Predominantly White Institutions (PWI), the higher education and service literature do not yet provide insights for universities and other large-scale institutions that need to adapt to and engage with nontraditional, nonwhite college students or actors.Originality/valueThe proposed framework integrates the higher education and service management literature to describe how innovation can improve value cocreation and reconcile institutional dissonance in higher education.
Posthumous events: how audiences experience post-mortem digital concerts
Authors: Fernandes Adalberto 
Published: December 2024

PurposeInvestigate the effects on audiences of musical events based on the digital simulation of artists who have already passed away, utilizing comments on YouTube recordings of these events.Design/methodology/approachComparative analysis of the two most viewed videos of events featuring the singers Michael Jackson and 2Pac, with a combined total of 150,000,000 views and 100,000 comments, employing a quantitative and qualitative linguistic analysis of the most frequent words in the comments.FindingsThe Michael Jackson event elicits ambiguous reactions from audiences who appreciate the opportunity to see an artist who has already passed away but simultaneously express unease due to the fact that the artist is deceased. The comparison with the 2Pac event, which is received more positively, suggests that the technological quality of the simulation is a determining factor in making the experience of the event positive or negative. This implies that technology serves to make the event more lifelike.Originality/valueThis is the first systematic study of audiences of digital post-mortem musical events based on YouTube comments. It claims that the simulation of the artist is not merely a reproduction of the artist as they were alive, but a different type of event that can evoke equally strong emotions because it challenges the barrier of death.
Innovations in attracting regional talent
Authors: Xu Xinchuang , Wang Wenao , Zeng Yuan , Dong Yujie , Hao Hanzhou 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThe paper aims to explore the correlation between the agglomeration of regional innovation elements and the attraction of talent.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses the factor analysis method to measure the innovation elements index (IEI). The proportion of the regional resident population and registered population is used to measure the attractiveness of talents. The PVAR model is used to analyze the interaction between innovation element agglomeration and talent attraction.Findings(1) According to the annual increase rate of IEI, the order is eastern region > central region > western region. (2) Panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) research shows that the agglomeration of innovation factors has a short-term thrust on the attraction of regional talents. (3) The agglomeration of innovative elements is the Granger cause of talent attraction; talent attraction is not the Granger reason for the agglomeration of innovative elements. (4) Pulse analysis and variance decomposition show that the agglomeration of innovative elements has a one-way positive effect on talent attraction.Research limitations/implicationsThis study takes China’s provincial panel data as a sample without considering the differences between cities. There may be significant differences in innovation factor agglomeration and talent attraction in different cities.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study provide valuable insights into innovation ecosystem practices. Policymakers should pay close attention to promoting the agglomeration of innovation factors by optimizing the innovation ecosystem in order to increase the attractiveness of talents.Originality/value(1) This study uses the proportion of regional resident population and household registration population to measure the attractiveness of talents, which is more realistic. (2) This paper is one of the few that examines the relationship between innovation factor agglomeration and talent attraction.