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Private pension fund flow, performance and cost relationship under frequent regulatory change
Authors: Erzurumlu Yaman Omer , Ucardag Idris 
Published: February 2021

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate private pension fund investor sentiment against fund performance and cost in an environment of frequent regulatory changes. The analyses are conducted in a low return, high-cost private pension fund market environment, which makes it easier to observe the relationship between investor sentiment to return and cost.Design/methodology/approachThis paper conducts fixed effect, random effect and random effect within between effect panel data analyses of all Turkish private pension funds from 2011 to 2019. This paper conducts the analyses using aggregate data and subsets based on fund characteristics and pre-post regulation periods.FindingsWhen regulations provide compensation and improve market efficiency in a pension fund market, investor focus shifted from performance to cost. Investors allocated assets with respect to return realization when adequately compensated for risk or had favorable cost contract clauses. Consequently, investors in pension funds with lower expected returns and no special fee reduction clauses tended to adopt the strategy of cost minimization.Research limitations/implicationsThe overlap of regulatory change periods could complicate the ability to distinguish the impact of any one specific change. The findings therefore cannot be generalized to differently structured markets.Practical implicationsRegulatory changes could lead to a switch of investor objectives. When regulatory changes compensate investors and increase market efficiency, investors objective could switch from performance to cost.Originality/valueThis study investigates investor sentiment in a relatively young private pension fund market, in which the relevant regulatory body ambitiously implements frequent changes in regulation. The selected market is unique in the sense that it has negative real returns and high costs, which make investor focus to return and cost more readily apparent.
Coronavirus disease 2019: the second wave in Italy
Authors: Chirico Francesco , Sacco Angelo , Nucera Gabriella , Magnavita Nicola 
Published: February 2021

PurposeThis paper describes how Italy addressed the first Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave and analyzes the possible causes of the current second wave.Design/methodology/approachDescriptive analysis of critical points and differences in the containment strategies between the first and the second waves in Italy.FindingsItaly's strict lockdown has been credited with getting the initial major outbreak under control. Furthermore, the way Italy handled the first wave was considered a lesson for other countries. On the contrary, a decentralized and highly bureaucratic political system with low coordination and political conflicts between government, regions and stakeholders led to a relaxation of individual health behaviors, poor and conflicting communication to the general public, poor management of the public transport and the reopening of schools and companies after the summer, that in turn generated the second wave, which is showing signs of becoming worse than the first.Originality/valueThis is a commentary piece.
The bidirectional complementarity between market orientation and launch proficiency affecting new product performance
Authors: Fakhreddin Farbod , Foroudi Pantea , Rasouli Ghahroudi Mehdi 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
Based on the resource-based view and dynamic capabilities theory, this study aims to examine the complementarity between market orientations and launch proficiency as a driver of new product performance.

Design/methodology/approach
In this research, an on-site survey of Iranian, research and development- intensive, manufacturing firms was carried out to examine the proposed hypotheses. Based on the 179 workable survey responses, a covariance-based structural equation modeling was applied to verify the proposed theoretical model.

Findings
The empirical findings reveal that the effects of market orientation or launch proficiency alone are not significant while the complementarity between them significantly influences new product performance. These research outcomes suggest that this complementarity leads to a bidirectional co-specialization relationship in firms, promoting both market intelligence generation processes and product-launch capabilities, and therefore resulting in superior new product performance.

Originality/value
The current characterization of the resource-based theory signifies that strategic resources merely have potential value and actualizing this value needs complementary organizational capabilities. Furthermore, the literature notably lacks empirical findings supporting these complementarities. Therefore, the findings concerning the bidirectional co-specialization between market orientation and launch proficiency not only provide empirical support for the dynamic capabilities theory but also address recent research calls to identify and calibrate the importance of dynamic capabilities for leveraging market orientation on new product performance.
We’re more alike than different: comparing Western and mainland Chinese women’s journeys to the C-Suite and the emotional components of their successes
Authors: Brock Sabra E. , Ma Chunhui 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
This study aims to document the emotions experienced by women achieving high levels of organizational success and investigate what differences, if any, existed between C-Suite women in the West* and China** in this regard.

Design/methodology/approach
In total, 105 senior female leaders in Mainland China and the West participated in an in-depth electronic survey about their leadership journeys.

Findings
The emotional associations with the pathway to high-level positions were generally positive with gratitude, hope, excitement and pride standing out, but Western female leaders were significantly more likely to express fear and feeling overwhelmed than their counterparts, whereas significantly more Chinese female leaders reported feeling inadequate than the Western women. The Chinese sample reported directionally more positive emotions than Western ones. The Chinese women cited curiosity, joy and relief, but Western female leaders made no mention of these emotions in their leadership journeys.

Originality/value
Little has been published on the emotions that women experience on their way to very high-level positions. Many of these studies used other people’s perceptions of female leaders to understand their reactions to the biases and challenges facing them. This study elicited direct responses from female organizational leaders. Research comparing the journeys of Western and Chinese C-Suite women is limited. These results can be useful for educators and human resource professionals in supporting female career advancement in Mainland China and the West.
Fault-tolerant content list management for media servers in the smart robot domain
Authors: Chen Chi-Chun , Wang Jian-Hong , Wang Hsing-Wen , Zhang Jie 
Published: February 2021

PurposeThis research proposes an innovative fault-tolerant media content list management technology applied to the smart robot domain.Design/methodology/approachA fault tolerant Content List Management Unit (CLMU) for real-time streaming systems focusing on smart robot claw machines is proposed to synchronize and manage the hyperlink stored on media servers. The fault-tolerant mechanism is realized by the self-healing method. A media server allows exchanging the hyperlink within the network through the CLMU mechanism.FindingsInternet users can access the current multimedia information, and the multimedia information list can be rearranged appropriately. Furthermore, the service of the proposed multimedia system should be uninterrupted even when the master media server fails. Therefore, one of the slave media servers enables the Content List Service (CLS) of the proposed CLMU and replaces the defunct master media server.Originality/valueThe recovery time is less than 1.5 seconds. The multimedia transmission is not interrupted while any one of the media servers keeps functioning. The proposed method can serve to stabilize the system of media servers in a smart robot domain.
Bridging employee advocacy in anonymous social media and internal corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Authors: Lee Yeunjae 
Published: February 2021

PurposeThis study explores the link between internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee advocacy intention in the anonymous online environment, viewing the positive behavior of employees in anonymous social media as discretionary and altruistic efforts for their organization. Guided by social exchange theory (SET) and relationship management theory, the role of a communal relationship and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is likewise explored.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was conducted with 405 full-time employees in the US.FindingsResults showed that internal CSR positively influences the organization–employee communal relationship as well as OCB. Results further show that the employee-oriented communal relationship plays an important role in increasing OCB, which in turn enhances employee advocacy intention in anonymous social media.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first attempts to conceptualize employees' advocative behaviors in anonymous websites (e.g. Glassdoor) and to explore the antecedents of advocative behaviors, drawing insights from human resources management and internal relations.
Development and characterisation of multifunctional composite coatings using bio-based additives
Authors: Ong Gerard , Shafaamri Ammar , Wonnie Ma Iling Aema , Kasi Ramesh , Subramaniam Ramesh 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop the bio-composite organic coatings by adding the bio-based additives that are extracted from banana peels and henna leaves as the organic corrosion inhibitors.

Design/methodology/approach
Bioactive constituents with inhibition properties are extracted from banana peels and henna leaves by using ethanol to form the ethanolic extract. The inhibiting efficiency of these bioactive constituents on mild steel corrosion in 3.5% sodium hydroxide (NaCl) solution is investigated. The investigation is performed using electrochemical impedance studies for 30 days. The optical and adhesive properties of the bio-composite coating systems have also been studied.

Findings
The best protection is obtained as the loading ratio of the banana peels ethanolic extract (BPEE) and henna leaves ethanolic extract (HLEE) are 10 Wt.% and 30 Wt.%, respectively. Overall, the results obtained show that the BPEE and HLEE not only enhance the optical properties but also can serve as an effective inhibitor for corrosion without affecting the adhesiveness of the neat acrylic properties.

Originality/value
Banana peels and henna leaves consist of bioactive constituents that have anti-corrosion properties which could inhibit corrosion.
Imag(in)ing Colombian post-conflict in corporate sustainability reports
Authors: Cabrera-Narváez Andrés , Quinche-Martín Fabián Leonardo 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to study the use of photos in corporate sustainability reports (CSRs) as a means to gain legitimacy concerning Colombian post-conflict representations.

Design/methodology/approach
From a critical perspective based on legitimacy theory and political economy theory, and using visual semiotics and critical discourse analysis, this paper examines the use of photographs in sustainability reports as a mechanism to account for corporate actions regarding peace in Colombia. This paper relies on 121 pictures from 30 CSRs.

Findings
The analysis shows that companies are gaining legitimacy by referring to post-conflict through visual forms. Nonetheless, the structural conditions that caused the Colombian conflict are still present. Sustainability reporting that includes peace action representations becomes a control and subordination mechanism to reproduce existing power relations in the Colombian social order. Indeed, the generation of opportunities for civilians and ex-combatants, victims reparation, security and reconciliation remains unresolved structural issues. Hence, the use of corporate economic resources and their strategic visual representation in reports is just one business way of representing firms as aligned with government initiatives to obtain tax incentives.

Research limitations/implications
This study is centered on Colombian CSRs for the period 2016-2017; however, 2017 reports by some companies have not yet been published. This study also explored the messages contained in the images that include people. Images that do not depict persons were not examined.

Originality/value
This study provides evidence on visual representations of corporate peace actions aimed at gaining corporate legitimacy. Furthermore, this research examines a unique scenario that promoted more significant corporate social participation, following the signing of the peace agreements between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, Ejército del Pueblo).
Organizational learning and unlearning capabilities for resilience during COVID-19
Authors: Orth Daniel , Schuldis Philipa Maria 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to empirically validate the positive effect of learning on organizational resilience and, within this relationship, understand the role of unlearning in the COVID-19 crisis context and progress the current knowledge about these concepts.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses online survey data from German and Austrian organizations’ employees to test hypotheses derived from frameworks by Duchek (2019), Stephenson (2010) and Fiol and O’Connor (2017). The used questionnaire is built out of three pre-tested questionnaires to increase reliability. Conceptually, this paper takes a capability approach and a process perspective.

Findings
The results support the positive effect of organizational learning on resilience, while rejecting the hypothesized moderating effect of unlearning on this relationship. Organizational learning showed to have a particularly strong positive effect on the adaptive capacity of resilience, compared to organizational resilience overall.

Practical implications
To build a learning capability for organizational resilience, managers should foster an open system culture in their organization, which aims to be generally open to learn and adapt to be able to withstand adversity. During an organizational crisis, managers have the chance to rebuild organizational structures for better information flow, e.g. implementing formal knowledge management structures.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to empirically test the causal connection between organizational learning and resilience in the Central European context during the COVID-19 crisis. The inclusion of unlearning enriches the discourse about its conceptualizations and fosters future research.
Kicking Off the Corporate Governance Lifecycle: Seed Funding, Venture Capital and the Nascent Board
Authors: Lang Nils K. , Wirtz Peter 
Published: February 2021

AbstractStudying the creation of venture boards in a hand‐collected sample of 296 VC investment rounds in 132 German high‐tech ventures, we find that risk exposure and investor syndication are strong predictors of whether a formal board is created or not. Our setup allows to study the creation of the nascent board in a legal context where its existence is voluntary and at the same time imposes a strong cost on its members through personal liability. We find that the probability of board creation strongly increases with the amount invested and with conflicting interests among multiple investors. The need for a formalized corporate governance in form of a board is most amplified in seed rounds with three or more syndicating investors, in follow‐on rounds with the entrance of any additional institutional investor, and in the presence of pre‐planned exit. Hence, a venture board is most required when the stakes are high and when the divergence of interests among principals is amplified.
Increasing Medicaid enrollment among formerly incarcerated adults
Authors: Burns Marguerite E. , Cook Steven T. , Brown Lars , Tyska Steve , Westergaard Ryan P. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the incremental associations between the implementation of expanded Medicaid eligibility and prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance on Medicaid enrollment for recently incarcerated adults.Data Sources/Study SettingData include person‐level merged, longitudinal data from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and the Wisconsin Medicaid program from 2013 to 2015.Study DesignWe use an interrupted time series design to estimate the association between each of two natural experiments and Medicaid enrollment for recently incarcerated adults. First, in April 2014 the Wisconsin Medicaid program expanded eligibility to include all adults with income at or below 100% of the federal poverty level. Second, in January 2015, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections implemented prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance at all state correctional facilities.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsWe collected Medicaid enrollment, and state prison administrative and risk assessment data for all nonelderly adults incarcerated by the state who were released between January 2013 and December 2015. The full sample includes 24 235 individuals. Adults with a history of substance use comprise our secondary sample. This sample includes 12 877 individuals. The primary study outcome is Medicaid enrollment within the month of release.Principal FindingsMedicaid enrollment in the month of release from state prison grew from 8 percent of adults at baseline to 36 percent after the eligibility expansion (P‐value < .01) and to 61 percent (P‐value < .01) after the introduction of enrollment assistance. Results were similar for adults with a history of substance use. Black adults were 3.5 percentage points more likely to be enrolled in Medicaid in the month of release than White adults (P‐value < .01).ConclusionsMedicaid eligibility and prerelease enrollment assistance are associated with increased Medicaid enrollment upon release from prison. States should consider these two policies as potential tools for improving access to timely health care as individuals transition from prison to community.
Telehealth practice in surgery: Ethical and medico‐legal considerations
Authors: Lee Danny W. H. , Tong Kar‐Wai , Lai Paul B.S. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThere was rapid growth of telehealth practice during the COVID‐19 outbreak in 2020. In surgery, there were beneficial effects in terms of saving time and avoiding physical contact between healthcare professionals and patients when using telehealth in the delivery of perioperative care. As telehealth is gaining momentum, the evolving ethical and medico‐legal challenges arising from this alternative mode of doctor–patient interaction cannot be underestimated. With reference to the “Ethical Guidelines on Practice of Telemedicine” issued by the Medical Council of Hong Kong and some published court and disciplinary cases from other common law jurisdictions, this article discusses relevant ethical and medico‐legal issues in telehealth practice with emphasis on the following areas: duty of care; communication and contingency; patient‐centred care and informed consent; limitations and standard of care; keeping medical records, privacy, and confidentiality; and cross‐territory practice. Whilst existing ethical and legal obligations of practicing medicine are not changed when telehealth is used as opposed to in‐person care, telehealth practitioners are advised to familiarize themselves with the ethical guidelines, to keep abreast of the medico‐legal developments in this area, and to observe the licensure requirements and regulatory regimes of both the jurisdiction where they practice and where their patients are located.
Purification, identification, and computational analysis of xanthine oxidase inhibitory peptides from kidney bean
Authors: Wu Yuqun , He Hui , Hou Tao 
Published: February 2021

AbstractHyperuricemia is related to plenty of diseases, seriously damaging human health. Current clinical drugs used to treat hyperuricemia have many adverse effects. In this study, kidney bean hydrolysate (KBH) was found to exert high xanthine oxidase inhibitory (XOI) activity. Compared to KBH (50.31 ± 2.73%), XOI activities of three fractions (Mw <5 kDa, Mw<3 kDa, Mw < 1 kDa) by ultrafiltration were higher and increased to 58.58 ± 3.57%, 59.34 ± 1.78%, and 55.05 ± 5.00%, respectively (P < 0.05). A total of 69 peptides were identified by HPLC‐ESI‐MS/MS and analyzed binding affinities with XO with the help of molecular docking. AVDSLVPIGR, DWYDIK, LDNLLR, ISPIPVLK, ISSLEMTR showed well binding affinities with XO and DWYDIK presented the highest XOI activity (68.63 ± 5.07%) among five synthetic peptides (P < 0.05). Additionally, visual analysis results indicated that DWYDIK was pushed into the hydrophobic channel and formed hydrogen bonds with pivotal amino acids of xanthine oxidase. Overall, KBH could be a promising candidate as anti‐ hyperuricemia functional food.Practical ApplicationThis research initially revealed that kidney bean peptides could significantly inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase, indicating kidney bean peptides could be a treatment for hyperuricemia. Kidney bean peptides may have commercial potentials as a safer alternative with few side effects to drugs.
Resistance mechanisms of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non‐small cell lung cancer patients: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Kobayashi Nobuaki , Katakura Seigo , Kamimaki Chisato , Somekawa Kohei , Fukuda Nobuhiko , Tanaka Katsushi , Watanabe Keisuke , Horita Nobuyuki , Hara Yu , Piao Hongmei , Kaneko Takeshi 
Published: February 2021

AbstractBackgroundDifferences in the resistance mechanisms of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor mutations are unknown. This meta‐analysis aimed to clarify the differences in resistance mechanisms after treatment with various epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science on July 29, 2020, for relevant studies on acquired resistance mechanisms against epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The primary outcome measure was differences in the resistance mechanism between individual or generations of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.ResultsIn total, 33 trials involving 2418 individuals were included and analyzed. T790M was significantly less frequent after afatinib treatment (40.2%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 31.7%–48.7%) than after gefitinib and erlotinib treatments (52.5%, 95% CI: 48.7%–56.3%, p = 0.005). There were no significant differences between Asian and non‐Asian patients in the incidence of T790M after gefitinib, erlotinib, and afatinib treatments. Regarding epidermal growth factor receptor pathway‐independent resistant mechanisms, the incidences of small cell lung cancer transformation (osimertinib: 7.9%, 95% CI: 3.6%–12.2%, others: 2.3%, 95% CI: 0.8%–3.8%) and Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) viral oncogene homolog mutation (osimertinib: 4.6%, 95% CI: 1.5%–7.7%, others: 0.2%, 95% CI: 0.0%–1.7%) were significantly higher following osimertinib treatment than with others.ConclusionsSignificant differences in the incidence of resistance mechanisms among epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors exist, which should be taken into consideration when choosing the treatment strategy.