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Leading as sensing: connecting within to navigate through chaos
Authors: Yeo Roland K. 
Published: September 2021

Purpose
The aim of the paper is to explore leadership behavior as a process of sensing through the connection of various aspects of the self to external dynamics.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on an in-depth study of an international technology firm where 36 managers were interviewed. Content analysis was used to interpret the data.

Findings
If leaders learn to be more authentic in the way they think, feel, and act, they will be more connected to who they are and what they stand for in the face of uncertainty.

Practical implications
Leaders should embrace adversity as an opportunity to connect more deeply to their inner senses by breaking away from their comfort zones and acting courageously through their decisions.

Originality/value
The paper offers a different understanding of adaptive leadership from the sensing perspective. The firsthand experience of managers challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic offers fresh insights into the study of leadership behavior.
Stakeholder identification methods used in private organisations’ projects in Nigeria
Authors: Olatunde Nathaniel Ayinde , Awodele Imoleayo Abraham , Odeyinka Henry Agboola 
Published: September 2021

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to examine the stakeholder identification (SI) methods used in building projects procured by private corporate organisations in Southwestern Nigeria to draw a correlation between methods used for SI and project performance in the study area, thereby enhancing project performance.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a census survey to purposively select 30 projects managers (who indicated from a first-stage questionnaire) that they have participated in structured stakeholder management (SM) from a list of 106 project managers and client representatives who have been involved in SM of building projects procured by private corporate organisations between 2008 and 2017 in the study area. A second-stage questionnaire was designed to elicit information from the respondents. The quantitative data that were collected were analysed using mean score (MS) analysis and Analysis of variance (ANOVA).FindingsThe study found that brainstorming in group meetings (MS = 4.33), interviews with the expert (MS = 3.20) and identification by other stakeholders (MS = 3.00) are the most frequently used SI methods in the study area. It was also found that the use of a questionnaire (MS = 0.87), Delphi method (MS = 0.80) and public hearing (MS = 0.57) was rare for SI in the study area. A further result showed that there was no significant difference in the opinion of project managers on 85% of methods used for SI in the study area irrespective of the procurement method employed.Practical implicationsThe study examined the methods project managers used for SI on building projects procured by private corporate organisations to advocate for more robust and all-inclusive SI methods.Originality/valueThe study empirically examined methods used for SI and correlated them to project performance.
The interrelationships among the formal, semiformal and informal credit demands of farm households in Vietnam
Authors: Tuan Anh Nguyen , Gan Christopher , Anh Dao Le Trang 
Published: September 2021

PurposeThis study simultaneously explores the nexus among formal, semiformal and informal credit markets and farm households' credit demand determinants in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a multistage stratified random sampling process for a survey of 648 smallholder farmers in the Red River Delta (RRD), Vietnam. The trivariate probit model (TVPM) is used to address the interdependence of farm households' credit demands in different credit markets.FindingsThe results reveal complementary relationships among two pairs of credit markets (formal versus informal and semiformal versus informal). There are dissimilarities among the determinants (household characteristics, household head's characteristics, credit history and geographic factors) of farm households' credit demands in different markets, reflecting segmentation of Vietnam credit markets.Practical implicationsThe study's empirical findings are important for policymakers and credit providers to enhance farm households' access to credit for agriculture and to improve the operations of the three credit markets.Originality/valueThis is the first empirical study in Vietnam and one of few in other developing countries simultaneously exploring the determinants of credit demand in and interrelationships among all three credit markets to provide more comprehensive and accurate results.
Patents and small business risk: longitudinal evidence from the global financial crisis
Authors: Barontini Roberto , Taglialatela Jonathan 
Published: September 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to shed light on the relationship between patent applications and long-term risk for small firms across the global financial crisis of 2008. During a crisis, firm risk often skyrockets, and small and medium enterprises face significant dangers to their business continuity. However, managers have a set of strategies that could be implemented to increase a firm’s resilience, sustaining competitive advantages and improving access to financial resource. The authors focused on the investigating the impact of patenting activities on small business risk in a time of crisis.Design/methodology/approachThis is a quantitative study based on a sample of Italian firms that applied for a patent in 2005. The changes in corporate credit ratings over a five-year period are related to different proxies of patent activity using multivariate regression analysis.FindingsFirms that filed for a patent were more resilient, compared to the control sample, during the financial crisis. Innovative activities resulting in patent application seem to deliver strategic resources useful to tackle the crisis rather than increase riskiness. The moderating effect of patents on risk sensitivity is stronger for small firms and when the number of patents or the patent intensity is larger.Originality/valueLimited evidence is available on how patent applications are related to risks for small firms during an economic crisis. The authors highlight that the innovative efforts resulting in patent applications can support small business resilience. The authors also point out that the implementation of patent information in small firms' credit score modeling is still an uncommon practice, while it is useful in estimating firm risk in a way more robust to exogenous credit shocks.
Optimizing the multiple trip vehicle routing plan for a licensee green tea dealer in Sri Lanka
Authors: Samarakkody Thakshila , Alagalla Heshan 
Published: September 2021

PurposeThis research is designed to optimize the business process of a green tea dealer, who is a key supply chain partner of the Sri Lankan tea industry. The most appropriate trips for each vehicle in multiple trip routing systems are identified to minimize the total cost by considering the traveling distance.Design/methodology/approachThe study has followed the concepts in vehicle routing problems and mixed-integer programming mathematical techniques. The model was coded with the Python programming language and was solved with the CPLEX Optimization solver version 12.10. In total, 20 data instances were used from the subjected green tea dealer for the validation of the model.FindingsThe result of the numerical experiment showed the ability to access supply over the full capacity of the available fleet. The model achieved optimal traveling distance for all the instances, with the capability of saving 17% of daily transpiration cost as an average.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the three index mixed-integer programing model formulation through in-depth analysis and combination of several extensions of vehicle routing problem.Practical implicationsThis study contributes to the three index mixed-integer programming model formulation through in-depth analysis and combination of several extensions of the vehicle routing problem.Social implicationsThe proposed model provides a cost-effective optimal routing plan to the green tea dealer, which satisfies all the practical situations by following the multiple trip vehicle routing problems. Licensee green tea dealer is able to have an optimal fleet size, which is always less than the original fleet size. Elimination of a vehicle from the fleet has the capability of reducing the workforce. Hence, this provides managerial implication for the optimal fleet sizing and route designing.Originality/valueDeveloping an optimization model for a tea dealer in Sri Lankan context is important, as this a complex real world case which has a significant importance in export economy of the country and which has not been analyzed or optimized through any previous research effort.
The History of the Data Economy: Part III: The New Kings and Queens of Data
Authors: Harkness Timandra 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Data is now the fuel that drives business – identifying potential markets, shaping new products and targeting consumers. To understand where we may be heading next, Significance has partnered with Impact, the magazine of the Market Research Society, to jointly publish a series exploring the past, present and future of the data economy. This third part tells the story of the evolution of social media, which created rich and detailed data sources and positioned tech giants as data economies in their own right. By Timandra Harkness
Surgical treatment for synchronous multiple primary lung cancer: Is it possible to achieve both curability and preservation of the pulmonary function?
Authors: Watanabe Takuya , Tanahashi Masayuki , Suzuki Eriko , Yoshii Naoko , Tsuchida Hiroyuki , Yobita Shogo , Iguchi Kensuke , Uchiyama Suiha , Nakamura Minori 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBackgroundWith the advent of high‐resolution chest imaging, the number of patients diagnosed with multiple primary lung cancers is increasing. For the treatment of multiple lung cancers, a surgical procedure that preserves pulmonary function while ensuring curability is required.MethodsThe study population included 85 patients with synchronous multiple primary lung cancer who received surgical resection between January 2010 and September 2020. Patients with synchronous lung cancer within the same lobe were excluded, and only patients with ≥2 involved lobes were included. The postoperative pulmonary function was examined at 3–6 months after the surgery.ResultsSixty‐seven patients had cancers within the ipsilateral lobe, and 18 patients had cancers in bilateral lobes. Seventy‐six patients (89.4%) underwent combination surgery with limited resection (e.g., segmentectomy and wedge resection). The preoperative pulmonary functions (mean VC/%VC, mean FEV1/%FEV1, and mean %DLCO) were 3.06 L/100.2%, 2.23 L/96.1%, and 117.2%, respectively, and the postoperative pulmonary functions were 2.45 L/81.4%, 1.87 L/81.2%, and 102.6%. In each parameter, the predicted reductions of pulmonary function were almost the same as the predicted values. The 5‐year survival rate was 85.0%. The 5‐year survival rate according to the most advanced pathological stage was 94.9% for stage I disease, and 62.6% for stage ≥II, which was a significant difference (p < 0.001).ConclusionsSurgical treatment including limited resection, especially segmentectomy and wedge resection, for synchronous multiple primary lung cancer can preserve pulmonary function while ensuring curability.
Is information really efficient for the market? Evidence of confirmatory bias in China
Authors: Chen Qingchong , Xiong Xiong , Gao Ya 
Published: September 2021

AbstractWe use the earnings forecast revisions during the period 2005–2019 to study the performance of confirmatory bias in China. As we have found, analysts are less likely to make earnings forecast revisions when the latest two signals are opposite or different from their previous beliefs. In addition, we find confirmatory bias has a significantly positive influence on analysts' forecast dispersions, especially when new signals are negative. Finally, we extend the practical significance by combining confirmatory bias with pricing efficiency and find significant harms, especially in bull markets. Uninformed investors and market supervisors should take precautions to avoid this bias.
Effect of reductions in opioid prescribing on opioid use disorder and fatal overdose in the United States: a dynamic Markov model
Authors: Alexander G. Caleb , Ballreich Jeromie , Mansour Omar , Dowdy David W. 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBackground and aimsDespite prescribing declines between 2011 and 2019, opioid morbidity and mortality in the United States continued to rise during this period. We estimated the relationship between opioid prescribing, opioid use disorder (OUD) and fatal opioid overdose in the United States.DesignDynamic Markov model.SettingUnited States, using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions III.ParticipantsSimulated US individuals 12+ years of age from the general population or with prescription opioid medical use, prescription opioid non‐medical use, illicit opioid (e.g. heroin, illicit fentanyl) use, prescription OUD, illicit OUD with a history of prior prescription opioid non‐medical use or non‐fatal or fatal opioid overdose.MeasurementsActive OUD cases and fatal prescription opioid overdoses.FindingsBetween 2010 and 2019, opioid prescribing declined 42.5%. Although fatal opioid overdoses increased by 103.2%, these reductions in opioid prescribing averted an estimated 9600 [95% uncertainty interval (UI) = 7205, 15 478] deaths starting in 2011 relative to continued prescribing at 2010 levels—and are projected to avert another 50 918 (95% UI = 38 829, 79 795) overdose deaths between 2020 and 2029. The median time from initial opioid prescription to fatal opioid overdose was 5.2 years. Of the 2.4 million (95% UI = 2.2 million, 2.7 million) individuals in the United States with estimated active OUD in 2019, 65% (95% UI = 59%, 71%) were attributable to initial opioid use occurring prior to 2011, whereas 14% (95% UI = 12%, 17%) were attributable to initial opioid use occurring between 2017 and 2019. The impact, by 2029, of additional reductions in prescribing initiated in 2020 would be more than three times greater than that of similar reductions initiated in 2025.ConclusionsObserved reductions in opioid prescribing volume in the United States from 2010 to 2019 appear to have saved approximately 9600 lives by 2019 and are anticipated to avert more than 50 000 fatal overdoses by 2029.
Exploring the implementation of public involvement in local alcohol availability policy: the case of alcohol licensing decision‐making in England
Authors: David Genevieve , Cooper Richard , Dixon Simon , Holmes John 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBackground and AimsIn 2003, the UK government passed the Licensing Act for England and Wales. The Act provides a framework for regulating alcohol sale, including four licensing objectives with local governments having devolved responsibility for granting licences to sell alcohol. Members of the public can make representations of oppositions to licence applications. Applying the theories of the policy process, we explored the practices employed by licensing authorities when deciding on alcohol licences in situations of conflict between licence applicants and members of the public.DesignQualitative study comprising a framework analysis of in‐depth semi‐structured interviews and application of the theories of institutionalism, the advocacy coalition framework and role of ideas.SettingEleven local authorities in five regions in England in 2019.ParticipantsPurposive sample of 15 licensing officers, licensing subcommittee chairs, public health leads for licensing and police licensing officers.MeasurementsThe interview schedule included mechanisms of public involvement in licensing, parties involved, the subject of conflicts and how licensing authorities made decisions.FindingsWhen members of the public opposed licence applications, licensing authorities employed three key decision‐making practices: procedural fairness, partnership working and framing. The normativity of procedural fairness was an important institutional structure within which conflicts were resolved. Licensing authorities also worked in partnership with the involved parties, who often appeared as advocacy coalitions that shared beliefs and advanced specific issues to determine mutually acceptable solutions. At times, licensing authorities framed issues through ideational processes to solve problems.ConclusionLicensing decision‐making under the United Kingdom's Licensing Act for England and Wales appear in many cases to focus on resolution of conflicts between licence applicants and members of the public rather than on promotion of licensing objectives. This raises uncertainty regarding the impact of public involvement on reducing alcohol availability, but ultimately represents a pragmatic process that seeks to restore balance in powers, improve transparency in decision‐making and empower communities.
Comparison of the diagnostic predictability of serum amyloid A, white blood cell count and immunoglobulin G tests as indicators of early‐onset, acute‐phase morbidities in newborn foals
Authors: Nieman N. M. , Chan D. S. 
Published: September 2021

SummaryBackgroundAcute‐phase proteins (APPs) have diagnostic value as nonspecific, early indicators of inflammation and infectious disease.ObjectivesTo assess the ability of serum amyloid A (SAA) testing to distinguish between healthy and nonhealthy newborn foals, and to compare the diagnostic predictability of SAA with white blood cell (WBC) counts and serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration.Study designThree‐year prospective clinical evaluation and diagnostic sample collection from newborn foals.MethodsFollowing an examination, a blood sample was obtained from each foal and tested for SAA and IgG concentrations, complete blood count (CBC) and standard biochemistry values. Foals were categorised as healthy or nonhealthy based on the clinical examination. The presence of clinical signs of infectious origin or certain noninfectious morbidities with a pro‐inflammatory component was sufficient for a nonhealthy designation. Serum amyloid A, IgG and WBC test results were determined and compared for healthy and nonhealthy foals.ResultsA total of 24 (13.7%) foals were diagnosed as clinically sick and 151 (86.3%) as normal based on physical examinations performed within 24 h after parturition. Mean SAA values were 27.7 ± 129.0 mg/L and 247.2 ± 454.8 mg/L for healthy and nonhealthy foals, respectively, a significant (p < 0.05) difference indicating that elevated SAA values are associated with a nonhealthy diagnosis. Using a positive threshold of 100 mg/L, the SAA test had a positive predictive value (PPV) of 55.6% and IgG had the lowest PPV (16.7%) followed by WBC count (23.3%).Main limitationsA larger number of clinically nonhealthy foals with SAA levels >100 would have given the study greater statistical power.ConclusionsEquine practitioners can consider SAA testing to be a reliable newborn examination diagnostic tool for detecting early‐onset, acute‐phase infection or noninfectious morbidities with an inflammatory component.
Structural characterisation, biological activities and pharmacological potential of glycosaminoglycans and oligosaccharides: a review
Authors: Sharma Rajan , Kataria Ankita , Sharma Savita , Singh Baljit 
Published: September 2021

AbstractCarbohydrates are the potential food components holding prime significance in biological functionality and technological performance of food products. They are predominant sources of energy requirement for human body and more recently, they have been explored for their nutraceutical properties and pharmacological effects. The objective of the present article was to critically examine and document up‐to‐date literature for biological activities and health benefits of two functional carbohydrates groups, that is, glycosaminoglycans and oligosaccharides. Glycosaminoglycans are polymeric forms of sulphated/non‐sulphated glycans while oligosaccharides studied in the present article were galacto‐oligosaccharides, fructo‐oligosaccharides and xylo‐oligosaccharides. These two carbohydrate classes have been classified on a structural basis which dictates their unique biological properties. Attributing to their compositional and structural features, they have been found to exhibit several pharmacological properties including prebiotic potential, wound healing, antioxidant potential, immunomodulatory effects and prevention against several other degenerative diseases. Significant emphasis has been given to the structural characterisation and bio‐functionality of these polysaccharides in addition to their sources and extraction mechanisms.
The ‘sleeping elephant’: The role of mentorship of critical care nurses in Zambia
Authors: Carter Chris , Mukonka Priscar Sakala , Sitwala Lilian Jere , Mulawisha Godwin , Notter Joy 
Published: September 2021

AbstractAimTo develop and evaluate a Zambian context‐specific mentorship model that supports registered nurses completing emergency, trauma and critical care programmes in Zambia.BackgroundIn Zambia, emergency and trauma and critical care nursing are relatively new specialties, with education and training programmes less than a decade old. A train the trainer mentorship programme was developed and delivered at two colleges of nursing. Ethics approval was gained in both Zambia and the UK.Sources of evidenceDocumentary data analysis and focus groups were used. Focus groups included stakeholders and nurses in practice who had completed the train the trainer programme and were using the mentorship model.DiscussionThe critical review of the literature revealed there was a paucity of evidence on the role of mentors in critical care. However, national documentation identified that most post basic education programmes are at Diploma Level with limited content that focuses on bedside teaching, mentorship and assessment content.ConclusionFeedback from representatives attending the stakeholder workshops and focus groups which included participants who had completed the training programme enabled the mentorship model and workshop to be developed and evaluated.Implications for nursing practiceNurses are the backbone of healthcare systems in Africa and the world. Mentorship and assessment in practice enables nurses to develop the competence and skills to lead practice, support peers and junior colleagues.Implications for nursing policyThis paper has identified the need for a context‐specific formalised mentorship model to support specialist practice and this project has provided the foundations for mentorship of emergency, trauma and critical care nurses in Zambia.