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Engaging users in the sharing economy: individual and collective psychological ownership as antecedents to actor engagement
Authors: Baker Jonathan J. , Kearney Treasa , Laud Gaurangi , Holmlund Maria 
Published: May 2021

PurposeThis conceptual study explicates the dynamic, interlinked relationship between two of the most popular theories in marketing today: psychological ownership (PO) and engagement. The study is set in the sharing economy (SE), where platform business success depends on high levels of engagement by users, both individuals and collectives. The study argues individual PO (iPO) acts as the antecedent to engagement within a dyad of brand and user, and collective PO (cPO) as the antecedent to collective engagement by communities of users.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual study synthesizes PO theory and engagement theory to produce a PO–engagement framework. The authors adopt a dual-level perspective encompassing individual- and group-level phenomena in the SE and employ examples from practice to illustrate their arguments.FindingsPO acts as the antecedent to the positively valenced disposition and engagement activities of actors in the SE. iPO manifests as engagement within a dyad of brand and user. Outcomes include brand love and contributions to brand reputation and service offerings. Collective PO manifests as engagement within a community or collective. Outcomes include community-oriented peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing for the benefit of others.Originality/valueThis study offers a dynamic framework of PO and engagement in the SE, the PO–engagement framework. The authors contribute to PO and engagement literature studies in marketing by illustrating how a platform user's attachment to targets in the SE motivates emergence of PO, and how different types of engagement manifest from different types of PO.
Performance management problem of four small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): towards a performance resolution
Authors: Mendy John 
Published: May 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the underperformance problem of four UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from management's and employees' perspectives in order to advance knowledge on a neglected area in small business and management studies.Design/methodology/approachBased on performance management's theoretical frame of managerial/entrepreneurial, market shaping and system-wide resource (re)organisation and the microstories obtained from 85 surveyed employees and managers, the data are analysed using an interpretivist paradigm.FindingsThe key findings of the study highlighted the adoption of tough performance implementation measures by management, the development of learning initiatives, the adaptation of roles, the redefinition of what a performing employee meant and three areas for performance improving in all four SMEs. This study reveals the crucial role of personal, conversational agency and implementation attributes, which are neglected aspects in current performance management in small firms.Research limitations/implicationsThe drawbacks of the study centre on the limited nature of the survey sample and the fact that it is solely based within the UK. This suggests that the findings are not to be generalised to other contexts.Practical implicationsThe study identifies key employee and management behaviours, attitudes and lived experiences that need to fundamentally change in order to resolve the four SMEs' underperformance. In addition, an innovative environment encouraging inter-departmental agency collaborations and grassroots implementation are needed to effectively and holistically revive the four companies' performance.Social implicationsThe study's results highlight the impact of manager/entrepreneur/employee relations on the social aspects that could either facilitate or hamper micro- and macro-level performance. It is therefore critical that owner entrepreneurs are mindful of the impact that their actions/activities and practices could have on the social lives of their employees and partners and on the ultimate bottom line of business success or failure.Originality/valueStudies focussing on small businesses' underperformance in the UK are a rarity. The paper advances the traditional performance management literature by proposing employee learning and skills' developmental as non-tangible resources to complement managerial attempts. In addition, a “can do” attitude and a more holistic, organisational and individual approach to performance resolution is proposed to fill the performance implementation and theoretical gap faced by academics, employees, managers and owner entrepreneurs.
Bridging employee curiosity and service creativity: a new lens
Authors: Tsai Kuen-Hung , Zheng Li-li 
Published: May 2021

PurposeThis study develops a framework to examine how, why and when different traits of employee curiosity affect service creativity by considering the roles of knowledge sharing and task autonomy.Design/methodology/approachTo reduce common method bias, this work separated the variables investigated into three parts, each of which was randomly used to collect data at three different periods. A total of 822 matched questionnaires obtained from frontline employees of service firms provided useable data for hypothesis tests. A moderated mediation approach was employed to analyse the data.FindingsResults are as follows: (1) Deprivation sensitivity, joyous exploration and social curiosity have positive effects on knowledge collecting (KC) and knowledge donating (KD). (2) KD mediates the relationships between the three curiosity traits and service creativity. (3) Task autonomy enhances and suppresses the mediating effects of KC and KD, respectively, on the curiosity–service creativity relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has two main research implications: First, as different types (traits) of employee curiosity have different effects on service creativity, a single-dimensional view of employee curiosity may mask the differences of individual dimension and lead to a oversimplified conclusion. Second, lifting the vein from employee curiosity to service creativity has to consider the roles of knowledge sharing and task autonomy.Originality/valueThis research is the first to contribute to the service innovation literature by revealing the underlying mechanisms through which different types of employee curiosity affect service creativity and uncovering the moderating roles of task autonomy in the process mechanisms.
Analyzing a community worker’s stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in China
Authors: Gui Ping , Ji Xiaotong , Mei Yanlan , Quan Zhicheng 
Published: May 2021

Purpose
Community governance plays an important role in the prevention and control of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China. Community workers, the main executors in community governance, experience a huge amount of stress, which affects their physical and mental health. Thus, it is crucial to pay more attention to the stressors and stress responses of community workers and propose strategies to alleviate such responses. This paper aims to analyze the work stress of community workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on a questionnaire survey of 602 community workers during COVID-19 in China, the four main stressors and 14 stress factors of community workers were identified and six factors at three levels of stress responses were defined. A stress analysis model is proposed that tests the mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of organizational climate.

Findings
The results show that stressors influence stress responses through the moderating role of psychological capital, organizational climate plays a negative mediator role between stressors and psychological capital and the main stressors for community workers are work, safety and performance stress.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to existing research because it offers suggestions for reducing the impact of stress on the community workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, it can promote the control and prevention of the COVID-19.
What drives people's intention toward live stream broadcasting
Authors: Lin Guan-Yu , Wang Yi-Shun , Wang Yu-Min , Lee Meng-Hsuan 
Published: May 2021

PurposeThe study aims to examine the relationships among personality traits (i.e. the Big Five personality traits and locus of control), self-perceived facial attractiveness, motivations (i.e. intrinsic and extrinsic motivation) and intention toward live stream broadcasting. It also investigates the moderating role of perceived behavioral control in the relationship between motivations and intention.Design/methodology/approachData collected from a sample of 637 participants are used to examine the research model and test the hypotheses with the employment of partial least squares structural equation modeling.FindingsThe study shows that motivations and perceived behavioral control are significant predictors of intention. Perceived behavioral control has a significant moderating effect between motivations and intention. Intrinsic motivation is positively influenced by self-perceived facial attractiveness, agreeableness, extraversion and internal locus of control, while extrinsic motivation is positively predicted by self-perceived facial attractiveness, conscientiousness and extraversion.Originality/valueThis study enhances our understanding of the determinants of intention toward live stream broadcasting by exploring its relationships with motivations, self-perceived facial attractiveness and personality, as well as the moderating effects of perceived behavioral control.
Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda
Authors: Lohmann Gui , Lobo Heros Augusto Santos , Trigo Luiz Gonzaga Godoi , Valduga Vander , Castro Rafael , Coelho Mariana de Freitas , Cyrillo Marina Wöhlke , Dalonso Yoná , Gimenes-Minasse Maria Henriqueta , Gosling Marlusa de Sevilha , Lanzarini Ricardo , Leal Sergio Rodrigues , Marques Osiris , Mayer Verônica Feder , Moreira Jasmine Cardozo , de Moraes Lauro Almeida , Panosso Netto Alexandre , Perinotto André Riani Costa , Queiroz Neto Ambrozio , Trentin Fabia , Raimundo Sidnei 
Published: May 2021

Purpose
Different from most academic publications about tourism in Brazil, this paper provides an overarching and comprehensive perspective. Analysing key developments, and focusing on the period 2000–2019, this paper also considers long-standing structural issues that hinder tourism development. Although this viewpoint paper deals with Brazil, very similar issues can be identified for many countries worldwide.

Design/methodology/approach
This viewpoint paper is a combination of reflections by leading Brazilian tourism academics; most are members of ABRATUR, the International Academy for the Development of Tourism Research in Brazil. This paper uses secondary data from the grey (e.g. government reports) and academic literature to support this opinion paper. The tourism-related topics covered in this paper include economics, policy and planning, marketing, transport, nature-based tourism, gastronomy, hospitality and education, amongst others.

Findings
Brazil has missed several unique opportunities to place it as a destination of international renown. Since the 1990s, efforts to support regional tourism development have achieved only moderate success as political instability, violence and corruption have impacted tourism. A lack of a coordinated approach between the various levels of government, a shortage of tourism data and a long-term supra-government marketing campaign, among other factors, have meant Brazil has missed several critical opportunities in the 2010s to establish itself as a leading tourism destination in the global market.

Originality/value
From leading tourism academic experts in Brazil, a unique opinion paper offers an overview of the critical development issues in 2000–2019. The paper presents matters that have hindered potential tourism contributions to the largest nation in South America. While these matters may be specific to Brazil, many of these challenges are not dissimilar to those in other emerging (democratic) nations. The authors offer several public policies and technical recommendations to scaffold tourism development towards the 2030 agenda.
Predictors of use of digital technology for communication among older adults: analysis of data from the health and retirement study
Authors: Lund Brady 
Published: May 2021

PurposeThis study aims to examine the potential impact of eleven social and psychological factors – anxiety, closeness with family and friends, intellectual curiosity, life control, life satisfaction, physical health, religiosity, self-esteem, sociability, socioeconomic status and works status and demands – on the use of digital technology by older adults for the purpose of communicating with family and friends.Design/methodology/approachA path analysis, which uses ordinary least squares regression to examine relationships among variables, is used to perform a secondary analysis of data from the 2018 Health and Retirement Study. A correlation matrix, which displays the direct relationships among variables, is also incorporated.FindingsStatistically significant direct influences are revealed between the use of digital technology for communication and three factors: intellectual curiosity, self-esteem, and sociability. These three factors are themselves moderated by the influences of the remaining eight factors. While most factors relate to an increase in the adoption of social uses of digital technology, increased anxiety and increased work demands (for those who are employed) are related to decreased adoption, while increased religiosity has a mixed effect (reduced intellectual curiosity but increased sociability). These findings suggest a few avenues for identifying and intervening in the lives of physically and socially isolated older adults, by illuminating correlates of technology adoption.Originality/valueWhile many studies have examined factors that correlate to increased technology adoption, this study is original in that it focuses specifically on the use of digital technology for communication with family and friends (i.e. use of email, messaging, social media) while also focusing on social and psychological factors (many of which can be changed through intervention) rather than innate and uncontrollable factors like age, gender and ethnicity.
The presence of Tularemia infection in patients with Japanese spotted fever
Authors: Kondo Makoto , Matsushima Yoshiaki , Umaoka Ai , Iida Shohei , Nakanishi Takehisa , Habe Koji , Yamanaka Keiichi 
Published: May 2021

AbstractIn our previous study, by measuring serum cytokine levels in the acute and recovery stage of Japanese spotted fever (JSF), IFN‐ɤ and IL‐6 were proved to be the critical immunological cytokines against Rickettsia japonica (R. japonica) infection. Tularemia is an infectious disorder caused by tick biting or contact with infected animals, and is also known as rabbit fever. There have been no confirmed cases in the recent two decades in Japan. We measured serum anti Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis) IgG titer using indirect enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit in the acute and recovery stage of three patients with JSF. The result of the IgG titer was compared with the cytokine concentrations of IFN‐ɤ, IL‐6, IL‐4, IL‐5, IL‐9, and IL‐33, eosinophil count, and CRP quoted from our previous report. Two of three cases have anti F. tularensis IgG, and the IgG levels between acute and recovery stage were unchanged. These two cases showed low IFN‐ɤ concentration and CRP, but IL‐4, IL‐5, IL‐9, IL‐33 levels and eosinophils were high compared to those in the F. tularensis IgG‐negative patient. IL‐6 concentration was unchanged between the three patients. Residents living in the endemic area of JSF in Mie prefecture, Japan, may have antibodies against F. tularensis, although tularemia has never been reported. The cases of having the F. tularensis antibody showed a mild inflammatory response of JSF and might skew to type 2 immunological condition even in the acute phase of JSF.
Semi‐supervised deep autoencoder for seismic facies classification
Authors: Liu Xingye , Li Bin , Li Jingye , Chen Xiaohong , Li Qingchun , Chen Yangkang 
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACTFacies boundaries are critical for flow performance in a reservoir and are significant for lithofacies identification in well interpretation and reservoir prediction. Facies identification based on supervised machine learning methods usually requires a large amount of labelled data, which are sometimes difficult to obtain. Here, we introduce the deep autoencoder to learn the hidden features and conduct facies classification from elastic attributes. Both labelled and unlabelled data are involved in the training process. Then, we develop a semi‐supervised deep autoencoder by taking the mean of intra‐class and the whole population of facies into account to construct a classification regularization term, thereby improving the classification accuracy and reducing the uncertainty. The new method inherits the profits of deep autoencoder and absorbs the information provided by labelled data. The proposed method performs well and produces promising results when it is used to address problems of reservoir prediction and facies identification. The new method is evaluated on both well and seismic data and compared with the conventional deep autoencoder method, which demonstrates its feasibility and superiority with respect to classification accuracy.
Activist Hedge Funds and Takeovers: Their Effects on Employment and Performance
Authors: Kuvandikov Azimjon , Pendleton Andrew , Goergen Marc 
Published: May 2021

AbstractThis paper analyses the impact of activist hedge funds (AHFs) on post‐merger workforce downsizing and operating performance. AHFs have been widely criticized for achieving short‐term gains at the expense of other stakeholders, such as employees. The results show that AHF ownership and presence in acquiring firms is a significant determinant of post‐merger employment reductions. There is little evidence that these mergers and acquisitions have better operating performance relative to other takeovers. However, there is a negative effect of AHF ownership on labour productivity. Overall, the results are consistent with the view that AHF involvement in takeovers does not lead to sustained gains in performance.
‘Reopen the Coal Mines’? Deindustrialisation and the Labour Party
Authors: Sutcliffe‐Braithwaite Florence 
Published: May 2021

AbstractDifferent groups on the left have invested a variety of cultural meanings in the image of the British miner and the mining community. Tracing these over time, this article suggests that mythologised images of the solidaristic miner and the ‘traditional’ mining community flatten and simplify our understanding of the past, and of change over time in Britain's coalfields in the era of deindustrialisation since the mid‐1950s. Oral history interviews conducted in the coalfields suggest that while much has been lost—most importantly, decent jobs, strong local economies and certain community ties—there have also been gains, such as growing egalitarianism in gender roles. Finally, the article suggests that an industrial strategy, but more importantly, a raft of policies such as community wealth building and Foundational Economy strategies are needed to bring back some of what has been lost while also working with the grain of more positive social changes.
Forensic soil provenancing in an urban/suburban setting: A sequential multivariate approach
Authors: de Caritat Patrice , Woods Brenda , Simpson Timothy , Nichols Christopher , Hoogenboom Lissy , Ilheo Adriana , Aberle Michael G. , Hoogewerff Jurian 
Published: May 2021

AbstractCompositional data from a soil survey over North Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, are used to develop and test an empirical soil provenancing method. Mineralogical data from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and magnetic susceptibility (MS), and geochemical data from X‐ray fluorescence (XRF; for total major oxides) and inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS; for both total and aqua regia‐soluble trace elements) are performed on the survey's 268 topsoil samples (0–5 cm depth; 1 sample per km2). Principal components (PCs) are calculated after imputation of censored data and centered log‐ratio transformation. The sequential provenancing approach is underpinned by (i) the preparation of interpolated raster grids of the soil properties (including PCs); (ii) the explicit quantification and propagation of uncertainty; (iii) the intersection of the soil property rasters with the values of the evidentiary sample (± uncertainty); and (iv) the computation of cumulative provenance rasters (“heat maps”) for the various analytical techniques. The sequential provenancing method is tested on the North Canberra soil survey with three “blind” samples representing simulated evidentiary samples. Performance metrics of precision and accuracy indicate that the FTIR and MS (mineralogy), as well as XRF and total ICP‐MS (geochemistry) analytical methods, offer the most precise and accurate provenance predictions. Inclusion of PCs in provenancing adds marginally to the performance. Maximizing the number of analytes/analytical techniques is advantageous in soil provenancing. Despite acknowledged limitations and gaps, it is concluded that the empirical soil provenancing approach can play an important role in forensic and intelligence applications.
Sarcopenia as a predictor of initial administration dose of afatinib in patients with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer
Authors: Nie Xin , Zhang Ping , Gao Jia‐Yin , Cheng Gang , Liu Wei , Li Lin 
Published: May 2021

AbstractBackgroundSarcopenia has recently emerged as a new condition with increasing importance in lung cancer patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of sarcopenia on tolerance and efficacy of afatinib.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated 35 patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant advanced non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with first‐line afatinib. Skeletal muscle area (SMA) was measured at the third lumbar vertebra using routine conducted computed tomography (CT) images for evaluation of disease burden. Sarcopenia was defined as skeletal muscle index (SMI = SMA/height2) ≤38.5 cm2/m2 for women and ≤52.4 cm2/m2 for men based on previous criteria. Fisher's exact tests, Kaplan–Meier method, and logistic regression modeling were used.ResultsThe median age at diagnosis was 65 years (range,39–84 years). A total of 24 (68.6%) patients were diagnosed with sarcopenia. The most frequent adverse events (AEs) related to afatinib were diarrhea (94.3%) followed by rash (77.1%) and paronychia (60%). Overall, 19 (54.3%) patients had dose reduction. Sarcopenic patients had a significantly higher rate of grade ≥ 2 diarrhea (75.0 vs. 27.3%, p = 0.011) and toxicity‐related dose reduction (75.0 vs. 9.1%, p = 0.001). Multivariate analysis also showed that sarcopenia (odds ratio [OR] 51.7, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.4–1081.3, p = 0.01) was an independent risk factor for dose reduction of afatinib. The median progression‐free survival (PFS) for afatinib was 12.0 months (95% CI: 10.6–13.4). Both dose reduction and sarcopenia did not affect therapeutic efficacy.ConclusionsToxicity‐related dose reduction is common with initiation of afatinib 40 mg/day. Sarcopenic patients might begin treatment with a low dose of afatinib according to tolerance.