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Knowledge sharing through WhatsApp: does it promote EFL teachers' reflective practice?
Authors: Farahian Majid , Parhamnia Farshad 
Published: February 2021

PurposeReflective practice can greatly improve teachers' professional development, and various studies have demonstrated that teachers' knowledge sharing has a positive impact on their reflection. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to examine the effect of knowledge sharing in a popular online forum – WhatsApp – on English as foreign language (EFL) teachers' reflective practice. It was also aimed to probe the challenges the teachers faced to share information in their daily practice.Design/methodology/approachThe experimental study was pretest and posttest. To do so, 60 available EFL teachers were chosen as the participants. They were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Both groups received the English language teaching (ELT) reflection inventory as the pretest and posttest. In addition, to find the difficulties EFL teachers encounter to share information in their daily practice, a week after the treatment, a semi-structured interview with 21 volunteer EFL teachers from the experimental group was carried out. As the treatment, the online discussion among the teachers regarding their daily practice took around 1 h and lasted two weeks.FindingsThe result of the posttest revealed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in their reflective practice. The results of the interview revealed that among other factors, the EFL teachers' lack of awareness regarding the importance of knowledge sharing, sticking to conventional methods of teaching and considering authorities' views as more trustworthy were the barriers which impede their knowledge sharing.Social implicationsThe findings could inspire reconsideration of the role social media plays in Iranian EFL teacher education and its role in contributing to teachers' professional development as well as their social interaction with colleagues. The results also call for taking measures to eliminate barriers to EFL teachers' knowledge sharing, which are partly rooted in the socio-educational context.Originality/valueSome studies have argued that knowledge sharing may contribute to the promotion of EFL teachers' reflectivity. There are also studies that have reported that teachers' involvement in sharing of knowledge does not have a significant effect on their reflective practice. Accordingly, contradictory results have been reported regarding the effectiveness of knowledge sharing in promoting teachers' reflection. In addition, exploring the impact of knowledge sharing on EFL teachers' reflectivity via WhatsApp deserves more attention.
Developing management policies and analyzing impact of change orders on labor productivity in construction projects
Authors: Kermanshachi Sharareh , Rouhanizadeh Behzad , Govan Paul 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
The inevitable change orders in construction projects have either direct or indirect impacts on a project’s duration. Reduced productivity is one of the indirect consequences that lead to major delays in the completion of the project. The purpose of this study is to develop a model that could quantify the impact of change orders on labor productivity and result in the establishment of policies to lessen their effects.

Design/methodology/approach
A model was developed to analyze the effects of change orders on labor productivity, then policies for managing their impacts on productivity and project duration were established. A water treatment case study was selected to serve as the scenario in which to implement and evaluate the model and policies.

Findings
The results of this study indicated that pressure to adhere to a schedule initially leads to an increase in labor productivity, but it is often followed by a significant drop that is a result of employee frustration. It was concluded that the pressure can be positive if it is applied for a short period of time; however, it continues for a significant length of time, the duration of the project will increase appreciably.

Originality/value
The proposed model can be implemented to identify the factors that affect labor productivity in a construction project. Its utilization will also help project managers assess when change orders occur and determine, which policies will be most effective in optimizing labor productivity.
The ILVA disaster: a study of environmental liability in Italy
Authors: Marcatajo Gabriella 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose a reflection on the importance of individual environmental protection, which recognizes the right of every citizen to take action to obtain compensation for environmental damage, as a damage to his or her existential condition. One of the most discussed environmental issues in Italy today is the lack of personal protection because the European legislator has provided for a public protection of environmental damage.

Design/methodology/approach
Design/methodology/approach based on the analysis of a well-known environmental disaster, the case of ex Ilva, the author shows how in Italy there is a dangerous lack of protection in environmental matters that contrasts with the consideration of the environment as a fundamental constitutional value of Italian and European law and the affirmation of the principle of sustainable development.

Findings
Findings the reconstruction of the environment as a common good aimed at realizing the fundamental needs of the person according to the theory of common goods and damage to the environment as an existential damage finds in the pronouncement of the European Court relevant confirmations. As a result of an individual legitimation alternative to the choice of the European legislator to confine the protection in the public sector.

Originality/value
This work will examine recent Italian cases concerning environmental disaster, the case of ex Ilva. This paper is the original work of the author and has not been submitted elsewhere for publication.
Consumer financial fraud in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Dempere Juan , Malik Sabir 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to study the explanatory power of demographics, financial behaviors and financial literacy on instances of consumer financial fraud (CFF) among Emirati households.

Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on a survey applied to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) largest federal higher education institution. The authors analyzed the data using generalized linear models, specifically generalized regressions based on both the logit and the probit models. Independent sample tests were also applied to compare the different subgroups considered in this study.

Findings
The authors found that the CFF victims seem to be older with more years of post-secondary education and high monthly credit card balances. When analyzing the probability of Emirati students becoming CFF victims, the authors found that only age, instances of lack of monthly income to cover living costs, and average monthly credit card balance, all have significant and positive explanatory power on the probability of becoming a CFF victim. However, when analyzing the aggregate subsample of all Emirati respondents, only the credit card balance has a positive and significant relationship with such a probability.

Research limitations/implications
The authors used a non-probability sampling method that produced some biases, including a gender bias and an age-related bias. These biases preclude us from making valid inferences and generalizations about the Emirati population.

Originality/value
To the best of authors’ knowledge, no previous research article has studied CFF in the UAE, which constitutes this study’s original contribution.
Understanding intentions and actual use of mobile wallets by millennial: an extended TAM model perspective
Authors: Sarmah Roktim , Dhiman Neeraj , Kanojia Honey 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
The present study aims to probe into the determinants of mobile wallet adoption by millennials with the assistance of extended technology acceptance model.

Design/methodology/approach
The data was collected from the students studying professional courses in leading private universities in the north region of India. Keeping in view of the objective and hypotheses, the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS -SEM) technique was used to test the proposed model.

Findings
The tested model brings into notice the imperative observation, which clearly outlines that there are all significant relationships, which can be observed herein. To explicitly state: perceived ease of use (PEOU) has a significant positive relationship with the perceived usefulness followed by PEOU also shares a significant positive relationship with the behavioral intention, and lastly trust as a variable under study establishes a significant positive relationship with actual use (AU).

Research limitations/implications
Implications for the banking industry are to ensure the safety and privacy (financial information) confidential.

Originality/value
The present study contributes to the literature of mobile wallet in the developing nations.
Brand hate and retaliation in Muslim consumers: does offensive advertising matter?
Authors: Noor Uzma , Mansoor Mahnaz , Rabbani Sajeela 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the generation of negative emotions and behavior in Muslim consumers from their attitude toward offensive advertising. Mediation of brand hate between attitude toward offensive advertising and brand retaliation was examined. The conditional indirect impact of religiosity on attitude toward offensive advertising and brand retaliation through brand hate was also realized.

Design/methodology/approach
A cross-sectional research design was used using the mall intercept survey technique. Data were collected from 380 respondents visiting the malls in the areas of Pakistan’s twin cities (Rawalpindi and Islamabad) after ensuring appropriateness for the study. Partial least square–structural equation modeling through SmartPLS software was used as a statistical technique to test the hypotheses.

Findings
The findings confirm that attitude toward offensive advertising affects brand hate and brand retaliation positively. The conditional indirect effect of religiosity on the relationship of attitude toward offensive advertising and brand retaliation has also proved significant.

Originality/value
The present study has filled a significant gap in the literature of brand hate by introducing brand hate as a mediator in the relationship of attitude toward offensive advertising and brand retaliation. It further added in the body of knowledge of brand hate by a moderated mediation mechanism of religiosity on the relationship of attitude toward offensive advertising and brand retaliation through brand hate. The present study has considered the non-offensive product being promoted through offensive advertising and explored the impact of attitude toward offensive advertising on brand hate and brand retaliation in Muslim consumers.
Banking technology and cashless economy in selected Sub-Saharan African countries: does education matter?
Authors: Urhie Ese , Amonu Ogechi Chiagozie , Mbah Chiderah , Ewetan Olabanji Olukayode , Matthew Oluwatoyin Augustina , Adediran Oluwasogo , Adesanya Oreoluwa , Adekeye Adeleke 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
This study aims to analyze the effect of banking technology [automated teller machine (ATM) and mobile cellular devices (MOBs)] and other traditional factors on the level of currency in circulation for a sample of 21 selected sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. It also assessed the mitigating effect of education on the relationship between banking technology and the cashless economy.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used a panel data approach to design a cashless economy model with banking technology – ATM and MOBs – as well as their interaction with education as regressors.

Findings
This study finds that MOB is significant for promoting a cashless economy, whereas ATM is insignificant in sample SSA countries. The level of education and the number of bank branches were also found to be significant in promoting a cashless economy. The interaction between education and ATM was insignificant but negatively signed, whereas that between education and MOB was significant but had a positive sign.

Research limitations/implications
Non-availability of data restricted this work to a panel study of selected SSA countries. Subsequent studies should consider single-country case studies.

Practical implications
Findings from the study imply that for banking technology to drive a cashless economy effectively, education has to be improved.

Originality/value
The ratio of cash in circulation to total money supply was used as a measure of the cashless economy. The study also evaluated the moderating effect of education on banking technology.
Investor reaction to the audit engagement partner disclosure rule
Authors: Park Hyungshin 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to examine whether investors perceive the adoption of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Rule 3211, which mandates disclosure of the identity of audit engagement partners for the US-listed companies, as providing net benefits to the companies.

Design/methodology/approach
This study identifies 33 events leading up to the adoption of the PCAOB rule and examines the market reaction around these events.

Findings
The author finds positive abnormal market-wide returns in response to events that increase the likelihood of adopting the mandate. These positive returns are relatively stronger among companies with higher audit risk and companies with high-quality auditors.

Practical implications
The results of this study indicate that market participants expect that the overall benefits from the audit engagement partner disclosure rule outweigh the associated costs for average firms and in particular for firms with high audit risk and high-quality auditors.

Originality/value
Prior studies document mixed evidence on the net effects of PCAOB Rule 3211 on audit quality and audit fees, potentially because of the short post-rule adoption period and the weak effect of the rule on audit quality and audit fees during the transition period. The author complements these studies by providing the first evidence on the way that the stock market reacts to events that change the likelihood of the adoption of the audit engagement partner disclosure mandate.
Why do some social enterprises flourish in Vietnam? A comparison of human and ecosystem partnerships
Authors: Nguyen Minh Hieu Thi , Carr Stuart C. , Hodgetts Darrin , Fauchart Emmanuelle 
Published: February 2021

Purpose
Social enterprises can be found across Vietnam. However, little is known about how these organizations contribute to the country’s broader efforts to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper aims to explore whether and to what extent differences in social impacts by social enterprises may be explained by the psychological characteristics of social entrepreneurs and cross-sector “ecosystem” partnerships in training, networking, consultation and funding.

Design/methodology/approach
A survey of N ≈ 352 Vietnamese social entrepreneurs explored relationships between individual entrepreneurial orientation (EO), social identity, self-construal and personality, with elements of ecosystem partnerships (access to training, networking, consultation and funding) and social impacts over the previous three years (growth/jobs created and people helped, termed efficiency and generosity, respectively).

Findings
Ecosystem partnerships factored into frequency and quality of partnerships. Frequency predicted social enterprise efficiency (p < 0.05) and quality predicted generosity (p < 0.01). Frequency of partnerships further moderated (boosted) significant links between EO (risk innovation, p < 0.05) and efficiency; and between social identity (communitarianism, p < 0.01) to efficiency; plus, quality of partnerships moderated a link between EO (risk innovation) and efficiency (p < 0.05).

Practical implications
Ecosystem partnerships may foster social enterprise development through at least two pathways (equifinality), i.e. frequency and quality. The former is linked to efficiency and the latter to generosity, signaling interrelates but distinguishable outcomes. Direct links between EO and communitarian social identity leading to social enterprise development were additionally boosted (p < 0.05) by the frequency and quality of partnerships. Thus, ecosystem partnerships brought about both direct and indirect benefits to social enterprises in Vietnam.

Social implications
Social impacts of efficiency and generosity support both decent work (SDG-8) and poverty eradication (SDG-1), through ecosystem partnerships in development (SDG-17).

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirical study to show that social enterprises in Vietnam may enhance social impacts through a combination of effects from social entrepreneurs and ecosystem partnerships. Current models of social enterprises in low-income countries like Vietnam can be expanded to include ecosystem partnerships and social outcomes relating to SDGs 1 and 8, and especially the multiple path benefits that ecosystem partnerships (under SDG-17) bring to social enterprise development.
Identification of serum interleukin‐13 and interleukin‐13 receptor subunit expressions: Rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease
Authors: Hussein Manal Shawky , El‐Barbary Amal Mohamad , Nada Doaa Waseem , Gaber Rasha Ahmad , Elkolaly Reham Mohamed , Aboelhawa Marwa Ahmed 
Published: February 2021

AbstractAim of the workTo identify the role of serum IL‐13, and its receptor subunit expressions as a serologic marker of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐associated ILD (RA‐ILD).Patients and MethodsFifty RA patients with ILD and 50 RA patients without ILD were examined, in addition to 50 controls. Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS‐28), the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), and medication history were evaluated. ESR, CRP, RF, Anti‐CCP, Serum Krebs von den Lungen‐6 (KL‐6), surfactant protein D (SP‐D) levels, Interleukin 13 and its receptors (IL‐13 Rα1 and L‐13 Rα2), and mRNA relative expression levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were measured. High‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scores were used with all RA patients with interstitial lung disease.ResultsMean age, percent of male affection, duration of the disease, DAS28 and MHAQ were significantly higher in the RA–ILD group than in the RA–no ILD group. ESR, CRP, RF, anti‐CCP, serum KL‐6, SP‐D, IL‐13 levels, IL‐13 Rα1and IL‐13 Rα2 mRNA expressions were significantly increased in RA patients compared to controls; in addition, their levels were significantly higher in the RA–ILD group than in the RA–no ILD group. Serum IL‐13 levels and IL‐13 Rα1and IL‐13 Rα2 were positively correlated with RF, Anti‐CCP, KL‐6, SP‐D, and the HRCT score (P < .001).ConclusionsSerum IL‐13 and its receptor subunit expressions are useful biomarkers which can be used in detecting severity of the interstitial lung disease in RA patients.
EU–Asian–American Partnership for a Third Industrial Revolution: Transitioning to High Productivity, Sustainable Infrastructures in the Age of COVID‐19
Authors: Mayor Vicente Lopez‐Ibor , Khalid Fazlun , Ahmed Nafeez Mosaddeq 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe COVID‐19 virus has caused a crisis for the world's economy and markets. The World Health Organization has declared the virus to be a global pandemic, meaning that it will have a sustained impact worldwide. In response to the shutdown of economies, governments across the world have implemented fiscal and monetary stimulus packages to counteract the disruption caused by the coronavirus. However, with many countries’ economies already slowing before the pandemic, the measures to combat the virus risk sending many countries into full scale recession for the first time since 2009, according to the European Commission. COVID‐19 has demonstrated the vulnerability of global supply chains and the need for more resilient infrastructures. Yet Europe cannot do this alone. The EU can only achieve this by strengthening ties and increasing trade cooperation with Asia and South America, in alignment with the values of sustainability. Prior to the COVID‐19 crisis, however, the EU has had major public disagreements around trade with both regions, essentially on environmental issues. By prioritising cooperation, the EU can work with developing countries in Asia and South America to take tangible steps towards environmentally sustainable production while boosting economic trade.
What factors influence the occurrence and abundance of midstorey Acacia in Mountain Ash forests?
Authors: Lindenmayer David , Blanchard Wade , McBurney Lachlan , Ashman Kita , Bowd Elle , Blair David 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe midstorey is a critical structural component of many forests globally. Using statistical models, we quantified the influence of two sets of variables on the percentage cover and basal area of two dominant Acacia spp. (Montane Wattle [Acacia frigescens] and Silver Wattle [Acacia dealbata]) in the midstorey of Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forests in mainland south‐eastern Australia. Specifically, we focused on the influence of (1) the age of the overstorey eucalypts (corresponding to the time since the last stand‐replacing disturbance), and (2) environmental drivers (aspect, topographic wetness index, slope, elevation). We found evidence for generally non‐linear relationships between stand age and the percentage cover and the basal area of both Silver Wattle and Montane Wattle. Silver Wattle had the highest values for percentage cover, and Montane Wattle the lowest, in stands regenerating from fire in 2009. The basal area of Silver Wattle was highest in stands that regenerated after the 2009 wildfires and after disturbance that occurred between 1960 and 1990s. For Montane Wattle, basal area was lowest in stands that regenerated in 2009 but values did not differ among stands of other ages. Both Acacia species were a midstorey component in old‐growth Mountain Ash forest. No environmental covariates influenced the percentage cover of Montane Wattle or Silver Wattle. However, our model for the basal area of Montane Wattle contained evidence of a positive relationship with topographic wetness. The general paucity of environmental drivers in most of the models we constructed is likely due to the fact that both tree species occur well beyond our study region. Hence, the set of environmental conditions modelled may not be limiting the percentage cover or basal area of these midstorey tree species. Disturbance appears to be the key driver of dynamics of Montane Wattle and Silver Wattle in Mountain Ash forests.