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Managerial competencies and business performance: innovation as a mediator in Rwandan SMEs
Authors: Byukusenge Eugenie , Munene John C. , Orobia Laura A. 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of innovation on the relationship between managerial competencies and business performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Rwanda.

Design/methodology/approach
A cross-sectional survey and quantitative methodological approach were used to collect the data. The bootstrap method was used to test mediation effects.

Findings
The findings revealed that innovation is a significant mediator in the association between managerial competencies and business performance. This study, therefore, adds new knowledge by stating that innovation toward business performance is a partial mediator in the relationship between managerial competencies and business performance of SMEs in Rwanda.

Research limitations/implications
Only a single research methodological approach was used. Qualitative studies through interviews could be undertaken to triangulate. Furthermore, the findings from the present study are cross-sectional. Longitudinal studies ought to be undertaken to examine the mediation effects studied to investigate any possibility of variations in the results.

Practical implications
The results may help owners-managers of SMEs to develop policies and strategies that could enable them to take advantage of new opportunities in relation to updated technology and cope with changes that may take place in the business environment to boost their business performance level.

Originality/value
To the authors’ knowledge, no research has ever been carried out on the mediating role of innovation in the relationship between managerial competencies and business performance of SMEs in Rwanda.
Unbanked to banked: reintermediation role of banks in e-government services for financial inclusion in an Indian context
Authors: Nair Jessy , Jain Mohith Kumar 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to develop a framework to implement electronic delivery systems for connecting federal government with rural citizens using banking infrastructure as a reintermediation platform; and second, to understand the challenges faced by banks in reintermediation for financial inclusion (FI).

Design/methodology/approach
This exploratory research adopts case study method to gain insights of the challenges faced by banks in e-government services for FI. In-depth structured interviews are conducted with key respondents: branch managers heading banks in rural areas.

Findings
Preliminary results based on in-depth interviews with branch managers of banks suggest that banks leverage facilitators called Bank Mitras (BM) (friends from bank as per the local language) to disseminate services offered by the banks to rural customers at each village. However, a key challenge faced by banks is the increased dependency on bank employees to complete the process of e-government transactions by the beneficiaries because of trust factor.

Research limitations/implications
This exploratory research builds on the case study approach using in-depth interviews with the branch managers of five banks as key respondents to develop the preliminary research framework for FI.

Practical implications
Policymakers can design banking systems to enhance transparency by implementing technologies and decentralizing routine transactions to citizens by enhancing the role of facilitators (BM).

Social implications
FI aims to reach out and empower citizens with banking facilities for disbursing e-government services. This process needs to be refined for the rural population of India to understand and better use the e-government services and schemes.

Originality/value
Insights from in-depth interviews with key respondents of the banks were collated and augmented with literature to enhance the rigor of the exploratory research.
The impact of resiliency on mental health and quality of life among older adults in Thailand
Authors: Ratanasiripong Paul , Ratanasiripong Nop , Khamwong Monpanee , Jingmark Sarinya , Thaniwattananon Ploenpit , Pisaipan Pennapa , Sanseeha Ladda , Rungnoei Nongnaphat , Songprakun Wallapa , Tonkuriman Asawinee , Bunyapakorn Suchart 
Published: June 2021

PurposeThe aim of this study was to examine the impact of resiliency and associated factors on the mental health and quality of life among older adults in Thailand.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,800 older adults (M = 69.3, SD = 7.2) from nine provinces across all regions of Thailand. Each participant completed an anonymous paper-based survey that included demographic data, work activities, health behaviors, social support, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment for Older Adults (WHOQOL-OLD).FindingsThrough hierarchical multiple regression, resiliency, social support, exercise and work hours per week were found to be significant predictors of mental health: depression (F (6, 520) = 19.38, p < 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.17); anxiety (F (6, 520) = 18.64, p < 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.17); stress (F (6, 521) = 12.91, p < .001, adjusted R2 = 0.12). Five predictors of quality of life were identified through hierarchical multiple regression: resiliency, social support, exercise, age and family economic status. These predictors explained 35% of the variance, F (5, 1655) = 178.44, p < 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.35.Originality/valueBased on the results of this study, a comprehensive Wellness Program was designed to improve the mental health and quality of life of older adults in Thailand. This Wellness Program included five components: Volunteer Program, Resiliency Building Program, Social Support Program, Exercise Program, and Financial Education Program.
Evaluation of fog warning system on driving under heavy fog condition based on driving simulator
Authors: Zhao Xiaohua , Li Xuewei , Chen Yufei , Li Haijian , Ding Yang 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
Heavy fog results in low visibility, which increases the probability and severity of traffic crashes, and fog warning system is conducive to the reduction of crashes by conveying warning messages to drivers. This paper aims at exploring the effects of dynamic message sign (DMS) of fog warning system on driver performance.

Design/methodology/approach
First, a testing platform was established based on driving simulator and driver performance data under DMS were collected. The experiment route was consisted of three different zones (i.e. warning zone, transition zone and heavy fog zone), and mean speed, mean acceleration, mean jerk in the whole zone, ending speed in the warning zone and transition zone, maximum deceleration rate and mean speed reduction proportion in the transition zone and heavy fog zone were selected. Next, the one-way analysis of variance was applied to test the significant difference between the metrics. Besides, drivers’ subjective perception was also considered.

Findings
The results indicated that DMS is beneficial to reduce speed before drivers enter the heavy fog zone. Besides, when drivers enter a heavy fog zone, DMS can reduce the tension of drivers and make drivers operate more smoothly.

Originality/value
This paper provides a comprehensive approach for evaluating the effectiveness of the warning system in adverse conditions based on the driving simulation test platform. The method can be extended to the evaluation of vehicle-to-infrastructure technology in other special scenarios.
Past, present and future of empirical research on employee-owned firms: a structured literature review over 1970–2019
Authors: Mirabel Thibault 
Published: June 2021

PurposeThis paper reviews the evolution, current state and ongoing trends of the empirical literature on employee-owned firms (EOFs).Design/methodology/approachUsing a structured literature review methodology, I analyze 280 empirical publications on EOFs published in English peer-reviewed academic journals over the 1970–2019 period.FindingsTwo generations (before and after 2001) of the EOF empirical literature are identified and characterized in terms of authors, journals, topics, methods, targets, relations to theoretical modeling and countries studied. Two research trends are structuring the current generation: one investigating diverse research questions engaging EOFs as emblematic forms of social economy, and the other comparing EOFs to conventional firms to offer insights mainly into the seminal question of the EOF relative rarity.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample studied does not take into account articles written in languages other than English and does not include books.Originality/valueThis article displays the first structured literature review of the EOF empirical literature.
Mobile phone library service: seat management system based on WeChat
Authors: Liu Yan , Ye Hui , Sun Hua 
Published: June 2021

PurposeThis paper proposes a systematic method to manage students to use limited seat resources in Chinese university libraries, with the aid of mobile phone app, at the same time, its use is being investigated.Design/methodology/approachUse mixed research methods, quantitative and qualitative research. Through observation, questionnaire and interview to achieve research purpose. The survey was conducted in the library of Nanjing agricultural university.FindingsThe result shows system can offer convenient, accurate, more personalized, mobility service to each user. Actual average seat usage rate is over 51.7% in a day, most of users are satisfied with the seat management system, students' satisfaction degree are 94.8%. It is also an extension of mobile phone library service.Originality/valueSeat management system innovate traditional people-oriented service mode of study room into smart, readers can browse usage information of seats anytime and anywhere, get what they want, service become fast and convenient. In period of COVID-19, the seat system also plays an important role, it is easy for librarians to control the number of students to enter, the trajectory of readers in the library can be tracked and the possible epidemic risk can be accurately prevented and controlled.
Visual disclosure through integrated reporting
Authors: Nicolò Giuseppe , Ricciardelli Alessandra , Raimo Nicola , Vitolla Filippo 
Published: June 2021

PurposeThis study, based on stakeholder theory, aims to analyse the factors that can affect the level of visual disclosure in the context of integrated reporting (IR), which represents the last frontier of corporate disclosure.Design/methodology/approachThis study develops an innovative measure to measure the level of visual disclosure of integrated reports that takes into account the use and degree of integration of images and graphs. Furthermore, to test the hypotheses, this study uses a regression model on a sample of 134 international companies that published an integrated report in 2018.FindingsThe results show that firm size, firm profitability and industry environmental sensitivity positively affect the level of visual disclosure of the integrated reports.Originality/valueTo our knowledge, this is the first study that examines visual disclosure in the IR context. It also extends the field of application of the stakeholder theory, still little used to explain visual disclosure strategies, and increases knowledge on the determinants of IR.
Reconciling the effects of positive and negative electronic word of mouth: roles of confirmation bias and involvement
Authors: Tang Muh-Chyun , Wu Pei-Min 
Published: June 2021

PurposeThe study explored users' tendency of confirmation bias when processing congenial vs. uncongenial electronic-word-of-mouth (e-WOM) about mystery fictions, a hedonic product category with strong experience and hedonic characters.Design/methodology/approachA two-stage judgment approach was employed where the participants were asked to judge a set of mystery novels twice: one before, and another after they were exposed to positive and negative e-WOM. The first-stage judgment established two favored and two disfavored titles by each participant. They were then asked to read six consumer reviews – three positive and three negative – for each of the four titles. The procedures created four review evaluation situations: two congruent and two incongruent, which allowed the authors to assess the participants' perceptions of congenial and uncongenial reviews and their rating adjustments of the titles. Participants' involvement in mystery novels was also measured to test its moderating effect on confirmation bias.FindingsConfirmation bias in the evaluation of e-WOM was observed and reinforced by the user's involvement in the genre. Congenial reviews were perceived to be significantly more credible, better reflect the intrinsic value of a title and less subjectively motivated than uncongenial reviews. Furthermore, after exposure to equal amount of positive and negative e-WOM, an asymmetrical adjustment of final rating of the titles was observed. A significantly greater downward adjustment was observed for disfavored than favored titles. Stronger positive confirmation bias was also observed in the evaluation of WOM.Research limitations/implicationsPrevious studies on e-WOM have shown conflicting findings on the relative efficacy of positive vs. negative reviews. By introducing the factor of prior attitudes, the study demonstrated that whether WOM is consistent with an individual's prior attitude, rather than the valences of WOM in itself, determines its persuasiveness. Thus, it established the confirmation bias in users' processing of e-WOM. The finding highlights the importance for marketers to establish a positive initial impression, which, as the findings demonstrated, helps alleviate the damages caused by negative WOM.Originality/valueThis is the first study that has ever attempted to study the effect of confirmation bias during the users' processing of e-WOM in an experimental setting. By having the participants judge the books before and after exposure to congenial and uncongenial e-WOM, the authors were able to establish the link between the users' prior commitment to a book and their subsequent judgment of both the titles and the e-WOM.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-01-2020-0026
Trauma by‐pass guideline: A data‐driven conformance analysis for road trauma cases in Queensland
Authors: Andrews Robert , Wynn Moe T , Vallmuur Kirsten , Elcock Mark , Rashford Stephen , Bosley Emma , ter Hofstede Arthur HM 
Published: June 2021

AbstractObjectiveStudy objectives were to (i) develop and test a whole‐of‐system method for identifying patients who meet a major trauma by‐pass guideline definition; (ii) apply this method to assess conformance to the current 2006 guideline for a road trauma cohort; and (iii) leverage relevant findings to propose improvements to the guideline.MethodsRetrospective analysis of existing, routinely collected data relating to Queensland road trauma patients July 2015 to June 2017. Data from ambulance, aero‐medical retrievals, ED, hospital and death registers were linked and used for analysis. Processes of care measured included: frequency of pre‐hospital triage criteria, distribution of destination (trauma service level), compliance with guideline (recommended vs actual destination), trauma service level by threat to life (injury severity) (all modes of transport and aero‐medical in particular), proportion of patients requiring only ED, transport pathway (direct vs inter‐hospital transfer).Results3847 cases were identified from data as meeting criteria for major trauma by‐pass. The top five most frequently used criteria for qualifying patients as meeting the major trauma by‐pass guideline were pulse rate, vehicle rollover, possible spinal cord injury, respiration rate and entrapment. The study demonstrates a 65% conformance to the clinical guideline. Overtriaged patients (transported to higher trauma service than recommended) generally reveal International Classification of Disease Injury Severity Score representing a high threat to life.ConclusionOverall, the present study found good conformance, with overtriage rate as expected by clinicians. It is recommended to include data values to capture paramedics assessment of trauma level to enable more accurate assessment of conformance to guideline and future revision of the thresholds.
The effects of latent withdrawal profiles on employee turnover, destinations and job performance
Authors: Liu Xiangmin , Raghuram Sumita 
Published: June 2021

AbstractDrawing on the theory of proximal withdrawal states (Hom et al., 2012), we propose and examine the presence and effects of latent withdrawal profiles (LWPs) that characterize employees’ participation in, or withdrawal from, an employing organization. Drawing upon survey and archival data of IT employees over a 30‐month period, we found evidence of four distinct LWPs: enthusiastic stayers, reluctant stayers, reluctant leavers, and enthusiastic leavers. We examined the differential effects of LWPs on an expanded set of turnover outcomes, including actual turnover of all participants, post‐exit destinations among those who left, and more importantly, on job performance of those who did not act upon their desire to leave. We found that among those who stayed, performance outcomes of enthusiastic stayers and enthusiastic leavers were higher than those of reluctant stayers and reluctant leavers.
Can the CT by‐product Time to threshold be a prognostic factor in patients with acute pulmonary embolism?
Authors: Meyer Hans‐Jonas , Bailis Nikolaos , Surov Alexey 
Published: June 2021

AbstractIntroductionBolus tracking is applied in computed tomography pulmonary angiography. The time that it takes for contrast to reach a predefined threshold in the pulmonary artery is called time to threshold (TTT). Our purpose was to analyse possible associations between TTT and circulatory state and prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).MethodsIn a single‐centre, retrospective study 138 patients with PE and contrast administration via peripheral venous line were included. Clinical parameters of circulatory state were arterial pH, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, sPESI score, Wells score and GENEVA score. Survival was defined as surviving the following 30 days after the PE diagnosis.ResultsTime to threshold was only weakly correlated with Fi02 (r = 0.26, P = 0.04), pH (r = −0.22, P = 0.009), venous base excess (r = −0.18, P = 0.04) and venous lactate (r = 0.21, P = 0.01). TTT did not correlate with clinical parameters/scores and mortality. There were weak associations between TTT and blood gas analysis parameters. There were no associations with clinically relevant prognosis scores and overall survival.ConclusionTherefore, albeit TTT is an easily assessable parameter of CTPA, the potential use in clinical routine is limited for prognosis stratification in patients with PE.
Divergent and overlapping hippocampal and cerebellar transcriptome responses following developmental ethanol exposure during the secondary neurogenic period
Authors: Pinson Marisa R. , Holloway Kalee N. , Douglas James C. , Kane Cynthia J. M. , Miranda Rajesh C. , Drew Paul D. 
Published: June 2021

AbstractBackgroundThe developing hippocampus and cerebellum, unique among brain regions, exhibit a secondary surge in neurogenesis during the third trimester of pregnancy. Ethanol (EtOH) exposure during this period is results in a loss of tissue volume and associated neurobehavioral deficits. However, mechanisms that link EtOH exposure to teratology in these regions are not well understood. We therefore analyzed transcriptomic adaptations to EtOH exposure to identify mechanistic linkages.MethodsHippocampi and cerebella were microdissected at postnatal day (P)10, from control C57BL/6J mouse pups, and pups treated with 4 g/kg of EtOH from P4 to P9. RNA was isolated and RNA‐seq analysis was performed. We compared gene expression in EtOH‐ and vehicle‐treated control neonates and performed biological pathway‐overrepresentation analysis.ResultsWhile EtOH exposure resulted in the general induction of genes associated with the S‐phase of mitosis in both cerebellum and hippocampus, overall there was little overlap in differentially regulated genes and associated biological pathways between these regions. In cerebellum, EtOH additionally induced gene expression associated with the G2/M‐phases of the cell cycle and sonic hedgehog signaling, while in hippocampus, EtOH‐induced the pathways for ribosome biogenesis and protein translation. Moreover, EtOH inhibited the transcriptomic identities associated with inhibitory interneuron subpopulations in the hippocampus, while in the cerebellum there was a more pronounced inhibition of transcripts across multiple oligodendrocyte maturation stages.ConclusionsThese data indicate that during the delayed neurogenic period, EtOH may stimulate the cell cycle, but it otherwise results in widely divergent molecular effects in the hippocampus and cerebellum. Moreover, these data provide evidence for region‐ and cell‐type‐specific vulnerability, which may contribute to the pathogenic effects of developmental EtOH exposure.
Predictive factors of the need to morcellate in total laparoscopic hysterectomy
Authors: Asgari Zahra , Enzevaei Anahita , Hosseini Reihaneh , Behnia‐Willison Fariba 
Published: June 2021

BackgroundSpecimen extraction is a major challenge in total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) and tissue morcellation may be needed to extract a large uterus.AimsThe study aims to determine preoperative factors that could predict the need for uterine morcellation in TLH, and also find the best cut‐off values of each measured parameter leading to optimum sensitivity and specificity.Materials and MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional study of women from August 2019 to May 2020 who underwent TLH, with or without salpingo‐oophorectomy in our department. We performed bimanual exams preoperatively to estimate the uterine size and recorded the uterine ultrasonographic dimensions and myoma size in myomatous uteri. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) were used to establish cut‐offs that maximised the sensitivity and specificity of each factor in predicting the need for morcellation. Poisson regression was used to calculate the relative risks (RR) of each cut‐off.ResultsOne hundred and sixty‐two women were recruited in the study. ROC curves demonstrated maximum sensitivities and specificities with a cross‐sectional area of 36.5 cm2, the largest leiomyoma dimension of 40 mm, uterine length of 10 cm, and bimanual uterine size of 13 weeks. Multiple modified Poisson regression revealed that the strongest predictors of morcellation were the largest leiomyoma diameter of >40 mm (RR: 3.58), the uterine cross‐sectional area of >36.5 cm2 (RR: 6.38), and uterine size in the bimanual exam of >13 weeks pregnancy (RR: 3.57).ConclusionThe largest leiomyoma diameter, uterine cross‐sectional area, and size on a bimanual exam can all be used to predict needing morcellation preoperatively in TLH.