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Isabelle Kocher – can she lead a historic turnaround at ENGIE?
Authors: Kumar K.B.S. 
Published: March 2021

Study level/applicability
MS / MBA / Executive Education

Subject area
Leadership

Case overview
In 2019, French multinational electric utility company, ENGIE SA (ENGIE) was on the verge of zero carbon transition. Under the leadership of Isabelle Kocher (Kocher) who became the CEO in 2016, ENGIE embarked on an arduous journey toward re-profiling ENGIE toward renewable, low-carbon energies, such as solar, green gases and digital. Kocher inherited a loss-making company and took in on a path of transformation toward a company with business lines for future. This meant ENGIE would slowly move out of energy generation through non-renewable sources, toward renewables along with storage and digital technologies. This case chronicles Kocher’s turnaround plans and investments, and explains how she went about making ENGIE a forerunner in energy revolution. While the turnaround was on track, ENGIE was unable to give returns as expected. With mounting pressure Kocher announced a strategic plan in 2019, which reemphasized ENGIE’s focus on renewables and technology. But several major shareholders including the Government of France were not impressed with the plan. It is time Kocher proves that transformation of ENGIE into a clean power company also means returns for the shareholders.

Expected learning outcomes
The outcomes are as follows: First, to illustrate how leaders bring in change and innovation in large well-established companies. It shows the role of leaders in leading the innovation process and in molding the companies according to the opportunities and threats presented by the macro environment. Second, to analyze the role of a leader in bringing changes in the organization. Third, to understand the strategies used by energy companies as they position their businesses in the context of a changing energy landscape.

Supplementary materials
Teaching Note

Social implications
Renewable Energy – Growing cocnern about the impact of climate change on the world at large, has brought to the fore the importance of renewable energy.

Subject code
CSS 4: Environmental management
Bio-inspired circuitry of bee-bootstrap and Spider-latch comparator for ultra-low power SAR-ADC
Authors: Faheem Muhammad Yasir , Zhong Shun'an , Wang Xinghua , Azeem Muhammad Basit 
Published: March 2021

Purpose
There are many types of the ADCs implemented in the mobile and wireless devices. Most of these devices are battery operated and operational at low input voltage. SAR ADC is popular for its low power operations and simple architecture. Scientists are still working to make its working faster under the same low power area. There are many SAR-ADC implemented in the past two decades, but still, there is a big room for dual SAR-ADC.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors are presenting a dual SAR-ADC with a smaller number of components and blocks. The proposed ultra-low-power circuit of the SAR-ADC consists of four major blocks, which include Bee-bootstrap, Spider-Latch dual comparator, dual SAR-logic and dual digital to analog converter. The authors have used the 90-nm CMOS library for the construction of the design.

Findings
The power breaks down of the comparator are dramatically improved from 0.006 to 0.003 uW. The ultimate design has 5 MHz operating frequency with 25 KS/s sampling frequency. The supply voltage is 1.2 V with 35.724 uW power consumption. Signal-to-noise and distortion ratio and spurious-free dynamic range are 65 and 84 dB, respectively. The Walden's figure of merits calculated 7.08 fj/step.

Originality/value
The authors are proposing two-in-one circuit for SAR-ADC named as “dual SAR-ADC”, which obeys the basic equation of duality, derived and proved under the heading of proposed solution. It shows a clear difference between the performance of two circuit-based ADC and one dual circuit ADC. The number of components is reduced by sharing the work load of some key components.
Internationalization of culture and soft power
Authors: Rabêlo Neto Alexandre , Sousa-Filho José Milton de , Carneiro Lima Afonso 
Published: March 2021

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of soft power on the relationships between affinity toward country, country image, cosmopolitanism and preference on the internationalization of Brazilian cultural products.

Design/methodology/approach
This survey used data collected from a non-probabilistic sample of 478 Portuguese respondents, which was further analyzed using the partial least squares technique.

Findings
Affinity related to Brazil, the image of Brazil and cosmopolitanism influenced preference, and this, in turn, influenced the internationalization of Brazilian cultural products. Soft power moderated the relationships between cosmopolitanism and preference, country image and preference and preference and internationalization of cultural products.

Research limitations/implications
This study focuses on the internationalization of a cultural product from one particular emerging economy (Brazil) to a specific developed economy (Portugal). Thus, the findings are bound to this specific context. However, it contributes to the field of international marketing research by concentrating on the moderating effects of soft power in the relationship between the investigated constructs.

Practical implications
In the case of Brazilian cultural products, i.e. music, emphases on Brazilian unique resources, i.e. the beauty, excitement, fantasy, mystique, prestige, etc. of natural resources, may be important features to be taken into consideration in national cultural policies.

Originality/value
The study contributes to the international marketing and consumer behavior literature by showing that consumer preference, affinity toward country and cosmopolitanism are important antecedents of the internationalization of cultural products.
Lean thinking in service digital transformation
Authors: Julião Jorge , Gaspar Marcelo Calvete 
Published: March 2021

Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic situation has imposed changes in the way many services are being provided. The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of lean thinking and digital transformation on services redesign of a higher education institution. The aim is to improve efficiency and incorporate new health and safety recommendations because of the pandemic situation.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper follows a case study approach to explore how lean thinking contributes to the digital transformation of services. The data was collected through student surveys from a Portuguese University, where three different academic services were selected.

Findings
This paper identifies important requirements for new and improved online alternatives to face-to-face interactions of the students with the academic services. It also shows that lean thinking is a driver for digital transformation of services.

Practical implications
This paper presents a dedicated roadmap to aid the implementation of a digital transformation process within student academic services of higher education institutions.

Originality/value
This paper addresses the digital transformation of services through a lean thinking perspective and considering four dimensions: quality, efficiency, cost reduction and health and safety.
Market-oriented extension and farming efficiency in small-scale maize farmers: evidence from Northern Vietnam
Authors: To-The Nguyen , Nguyen-Anh Tuan 
Published: March 2021

PurposeNorthern Vietnam is a mountainous area where most farmers' livelihoods depend on maize production. Beside training in farming techniques, since 2013 extension courses on market access have been gradually delivered to maize farmers to help them save production costs and increase earnings.Design/methodology/approachBy applying robust regression and Tobit models to estimate technical efficiency (TE), the difference-in-difference (DID) technique is used in this study to determine the change in the TE of 1,035 farmers in the period 2013–2015 in Northern Vietnam.FindingsThe DID estimator indicated the initial success of extension courses by showing a faster increase in the TE of the receivers compared to that of non-receivers. However, co-operation in production and marketing by maize farmers and access to micro-credit resulted in an insignificant impact on the TE of maize farmers in 2015. These low impact results highlighted the inefficiency of the extension and micro-credit programmes and that raised the concern of policymakers. The distance to local market signifies the determination of farmers on their crops affected by how close their location to their input/output marketplaces.Research limitations/implicationsThe Land Policy of the government should take into careful consideration measures to exploit all potential production and to mitigate poverty as well as foster the development of the region.Originality/valueThe expansion of extension courses on access to market has been recognised as an effective method to increase farmer's efficiency.
Identifying the optimal safety leader: a person-centered approach
Authors: Willis Sara , Clarke Sharon , O'Connor Elinor 
Published: March 2021

PurposeThe research aimed to uncover leader profiles based on combinations of transformational (TFL), transactional (TAL) and passive leadership (PAL) and to examine how such constellations affect safety. Leader adaptability was tested as an antecedent of leader profiles.Design/methodology/approachUsing latent profile analysis, the effect of different leader profiles on workplace safety was investigated in two survey studies.FindingsIn total, four leader profiles emerged: “active,” “stable-moderate,” “passive-avoidant” and “inconsistent” leader. A stable-moderate leader profile was identified as the optimal leader profile for safety performance. Leader adaptability was identified as a predictor of leader profile membership.Practical implicationsSafety leadership development should focus on training managers in optimal combinations of leadership practices.Originality/valueThe research calls into question the existence of a transformational or transactional leader. The findings suggest that higher frequency of leadership practices is not always more beneficial for workplace safety.
Managing voluntary collective turnover: the impact of a cynical workplace climate
Authors: Brown Michelle , Cregan Christina , Kulik Carol T. , Metz Isabel 
Published: March 2021

PurposeVoluntary collective turnover can be costly for workplaces. The authors investigate the effectiveness of high-performance work system (HPWS) intensity as a tool to manage voluntary collective turnover. Further, the authors investigate a cynical workplace climate (CWC) as a boundary condition on the HPWS intensity–voluntary collective turnover relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe unit of analysis is the workplace, with human resource (HR) managers providing data on HPWS practices in Time 1 (T1) and voluntary collective turnover two years later. Aggregated employee data were used to assess the cynical workplace climate. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThis study’s results demonstrate a negative relationship between HPWS intensity and voluntary collective turnover when there is a low cynical workplace climate. The authors find that in a high cynical workplace climate, HPWS intensity is ineffective at managing voluntary collective turnover.Research limitations/implicationsThis study’s results show that HPWS intensity needs to be well received by the workforce to be effective in reducing voluntary collective turnover.Practical implicationsTo increase the chances of HPWS intensity reducing voluntary collective turnover, workplaces need to assess the level of employee cynicism in their workplace climates. When the climate is assessed as low in cynicism, the workplace can then consider implementing an HPWS.Originality/valueThe authors explain why the HPWS intensity–voluntary collective turnover relationship varies across workplaces. As HR practices are subject to interpretation, workplaces need to look beyond the practices in their HPWS and focus on employee receptivity to HR practices.
Extent of sustainability disclosure by Australian public universities: Inclusive analysis of key reporting media
Authors: Trireksani Terri , Zeng Yun‐Ting , Djajadikerta Hadrian Geri 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThis paper measures and inclusively analyses the extent of Australian public universities’ sustainability disclosures on three key reporting media, that is annual reports, stand‐alone sustainability reports, and websites. The study also compares the extent of the disclosures across university groupings. Content analysis was used to analyse the data by utilising the updated Graphical Assessment of Sustainability in Universities (GASU) indicators together with a weighted scoring scheme. Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests were applied in the comparison tests. The results of this study indicate that the extent of sustainability disclosures made by Australian public universities is overall fairly low, and the evaluation and comparison of the extent of sustainability disclosures among different university groupings overall show no significant difference. Overall, the findings suggest that there is a need to increase both the level of awareness and recognition of benefits resulted from performing sustainable development activities and the way these performances are better communicated to stakeholders.
From liberal to neoliberal citizenship: A commentary on Marion Fourcade
Authors: Joppke Christian 
Published: March 2021

AbstractI argue that Marion Fourcade`s “ordinal citizenship”, which is an obsession with scoring and ranking, is part of a larger change of citizenship, from liberal to neoliberal. This is a citizenship whose equality promise has been hollowed‐out by the inequalities of global capitalism, and in which not only redistributive benefits (once called “social rights”) but even the access to citizenship itself (qua naturalization) are tied to individual merit and performance. If T.H. Marshall had hailed the evolution of liberal citizenship, with its social rights crown, as one from “contract to status”, thus reversing H.S. Maine`s famous “movement of the progressive societies”, the arrival of neoliberal citizenship marks the “reverse reverse”, back from status to capitalism`s original position of contract.
A collaborative approach to meeting oncology challenges in island communities in the Asia‐Pacific region
Authors: Ward Iain Gordon , Mel Alfred , Soma Andrew , Atalifo‐Veu Ane , Karapetis Christos S , Yip Desmond 
Published: March 2021

AbstractTreatment of cancer in small island communities is frequently challenged by the isolation and scattered nature of target populations, limited economic resources and overburdened healthcare systems. Strategies that have been successful in improving access to nonsurgical treatment in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and West Timor include balancing centralised location of scarce resources (particularly health professionals) with minimisation of patient travel, in‐country training by teams of oncology professionals from high‐income countries (HICs), sending health professionals to train in HICs, sharing and adaptation of treatment protocols, and telehealth initiatives. A common feature of successful initiatives is a collaborative approach. Cancer service design and implementation needs to be led by local health professionals with the collaboration of local health authorities and government. There is greater scope for collaboration between low‐ and middle‐income countries and for the use of virtual meetings, distance learning, and remote technical support.
Multi‐scale biogeographic controls over plant communities on granite outcrops in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region
Authors: Clark‐Ioannou Sophia M. , Wardell‐Johnson Grant W. , Millett Jonathan 
Published: March 2021

AbstractGranite outcrops are globally widespread habitat islands that harbour naturally fragmented areas of vegetation in ‘pockets’ of soil. These habitats are ideal for investigating the drivers of biogeographic patterns at different scales. However, beyond the tropics, understanding of the environmental drivers of community composition within and between these ‘island on islands’ is limited. In this study, we determined within‐ and between‐outcrop patterns of plant biodiversity in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region – a global biodiversity hotspot. We measured plant community composition of soil‐patches on nine granite outcrops. Outcrop floristic composition was mostly controlled by geographic location and outcrop topography (slope and aspect‐northness), whereas plant community diversity (richness, abundance, evenness and Simpson diversity) was strongly controlled by soil‐patch size, regardless of outcrop location or size. Outcrops with larger soil‐patches hosted greater plant diversity on those soil‐patches. Effective conservation of outcrops should focus on protecting the fragile soil communities on multiple rock outcrops at a regional scale to allow for the continuing persistence of extraordinary biodiversity in these regions.
Hate Crimes and Gender Imbalances: Fears over Mate Competition and Violence against Refugees
Authors: Dancygier Rafaela , Egami Naoki , Jamal Amaney , Rischke Ramona 
Published: March 2021

AbstractAs the number of refugees rises across the world, anti‐refugee violence has become a pressing concern. What explains the incidence and support of such hate crime? We argue that fears among native men that refugees pose a threat in the competition for female partners are a critical but understudied factor driving hate crime. Employing a comprehensive data set on the incidence of hate crime across Germany, we first demonstrate that hate crime rises where men face disadvantages in local mating markets. Next, we complement this ecological evidence with original survey measures and confirm that individual‐level support for hate crime increases when men fear that the inflow of refugees makes it more difficult to find female partners. Mate competition concerns remain a robust predictor even when controlling for anti‐refugee views, perceived job competition, general frustration, and aggressiveness. We conclude that a more complete understanding of hate crime and immigrant conflict must incorporate marriage markets and mate competition.
No links between genetic variation and developing theory of mind: A preregistered replication attempt of candidate gene studies
Authors: Opitz Timm , Schuwerk Tobias , Paulus Markus , Kloo Daniela , Osterhaus Christopher , Lesch Klaus‐Peter , Sodian Beate 
Published: March 2021

AbstractGenetic variability is being discussed as a source of inter‐individual differences in Theory of Mind development. Previous studies documented an association between variations in DRD4 VNTR 48 bp, OXTR rs53576, COMT rs4680, and Theory of Mind task performance. As empirical evidence on these associations is sparse, we conducted a preregistered replication attempt of a study reporting a link between DRD4 VNTR 48 bp and false belief understanding in 50‐month‐old children [Lackner, C., Sabbagh, M. A., Hallinan, E., Liu, X., & Holden, J. J. (2012). Developmental Science, 15(2), 272–280.]. Additionally, we attempted a replication of studies on the role of OXTR rs53576 and COMT rs4680 in Theory of Mind. In both replication attempts, we did not find any evidence for associations between the sampled genetic markers and Theory of Mind ability in a series of analyses. Extending the replication attempt of Lackner et al., we employed longitudinal data from several tasks and measurement points, which allowed us to run follow‐up robustness checks with more reliable scores. These extensive analyses corroborated our null finding. This comprehensive non‐replication is important to balance current research on genetic markers of Theory of Mind. In a combined evaluation of our own and previous studies, we point to substantial methodological issues that research on the genetic basis of Theory of Mind development faces. We conclude that these limitations currently prevent firm conclusions on genetic influences on Theory of Mind development.
Perampanel and pregnancy
Authors: Vazquez Blanca , Tomson Torbjörn , Dobrinsky Cindy , Schuck Edgar , O’Brien Terence J. 
Published: March 2021

AbstractObjectiveThe objective was to summarize pregnancy and fetal/postnatal outcomes following maternal perampanel exposure using preclinical and clinical data, and to use physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling to improve understanding of perampanel pharmacokinetics (PK) during pregnancy.MethodsPreclinical developmental studies with perampanel were conducted in pregnant rats and rabbits. Clinical data were collated from the Eisai global perampanel safety database, comprising reports of perampanel exposure during pregnancy from routine clinical settings, interventional studies, and non‐interventional post‐marketing studies, searched for events coded to Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) high‐level group terms of Pregnancy, Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Conditions and/or the Standardized MedDRA Query terms of Congenital, Familiar, and Genetic Disorders. A PBPK model was used to predict clinical perampanel PK throughout pregnancy.ResultsPreclinical studies indicated that perampanel may be linked with post‐implantation loss and/or some specific physical development delays but not fertility and early embryonic development. As of August 31, 2018, 96 pregnancies in 90 women receiving perampanel had been reported. No concomitant medications were reported in 26 (28.9%) women taking perampanel. Overall, 43 pregnancies reached full term (all normal live births), 28 did not reach term (induced abortion, n = 18; spontaneous miscarriage, n = 6; incomplete spontaneous miscarriage, n = 2; premature delivery, n = 1; stillbirth [Fallot’s tetralogy], n = 1), 18 were lost to follow‐up, and seven were ongoing at data cut‐off. Adverse events were reported in five full‐term neonates (low Apgar score, n = 2; fatal neonatal aspiration, n = 1; cystic fibrosis and congenital deafness, n = 1; poor sucking reflex and shallow breathing, n = 1). PK simulations predicted perampanel exposure decreases throughout pregnancy and is up to four‐ and three‐fold lower towards the end of pregnancy compared with non‐pregnant women for total and unbound perampanel, respectively.SignificanceThese data provide preliminary information on perampanel use during pregnancy and should be interpreted with caution. Further outcome data are required to estimate the prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes with perampanel exposure.
Power and conflict in inter‐organisational information systems development
Authors: Hekkala Riitta , Stein Mari‐Klara , Sarker Suprateek 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThe need for inter‐organisational information systems projects, which are complex undertakings often riddled with poorly understood power struggles and conflicts that hinder project success, has increased in previous decades. Through the lenses of systemic and episodic power, together with an organisational conflict model, this longitudinal, qualitative case study explores the dynamics of power and conflict and their effects in an inter‐organisational information systems development project. This study highlights that the bureaucratic, social and technical setup of the project forms a foundational system from which specific power practices emerge, in this case, the practices of hiding, storytelling and bargaining. The power practices have both restrictive and productive effects on conflict, but the practices cannot easily escape the confines of the foundational system and continue to cause the resurfacing of different manifestations of latent conflict inherent in the system. As a result, both ‘power to’ (systemic power) and ‘power over’ (episodic power) can escalate project conflict, and rational conflict management for gaining ‘win‐win’ resolutions may not be in the stakeholders' interests. Thus, strategies for openly managing political conflicts should be considered.