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Post-acquisition integration of emerging market multinational corporations: a research agenda
Authors: Zhang Ying , Enang Etieno , Sminia Harry 
Published: December 2018

PurposeMergers and acquisitions being done by emerging market multinational corporations (EMNCs) increasingly attract scholarly attention. However, conclusions concerning the nature and the theoretical underpinnings of EMNCs’ post-acquisition integration vary significantly, calling for an assessment of the state of affairs in this field. This paper aims to critically review the extant studies on EMNCs’ post-acquisition integration and to make a comparison with advanced economy multinational corporations’ (AMNCs’) post-acquisition integration, in order to formulate an agenda for future research.Design/methodology/approachA sample of papers from 21 leading journals in the fields of international business, management, human resource management and strategy published between 1991 and March 2018 are included in the literature review. Qualitative content analysis was conducted.FindingsThe topics are clustered into the four themes of strategies and processes, influencing factors, acquisition performance and antecedents of post-acquisition integration of EMNCs. The literature on EMNCs and AMNCs converges with regard to the broad methodological and theoretical approaches that have been adopted. Yet, EMNCs and AMNCs diverge on the detailed strategies and behavioral patterns of post-acquisition integration, mostly as a consequence of country of origin factors.Originality/valueThe paper identifies a number of deficiencies within existing research and suggests how they can be addressed in future research. By doing so, the paper deepens the argumentation of the third camp in the “Goldilocks debate” (Cuervo-Cazurra, 2012) arguing that the phenomenon of post-acquisition of EMNCs is “just right” for theory extension and development.
Lies, brands and social media
Authors: Tuten Tracy , Perotti Victor 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to illustrate the influence of media coverage and sentiment about brands on user-generated content amplification and opinions expressed in social media.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used a mixed-method approach, using a brand situation as a case example, including sentiment analysis of social media conversations and sentiment analysis of media coverage. This study tracks the diffusion of a false claim about the brand via online media coverage, subsequent spreading of the false claim via social media and the resulting impact on sentiment toward the brand.

Findings
The findings illustrate the influence of digital mass communication sources on the subsequent spread of information about a brand via social media channels and the impact of the social spread of false claims on brand sentiment. This study illustrates the value of social media listening and sentiment analysis for brands as an ongoing business practice.

Research limitations/implications
While it has long been known that media coverage is in part subsequently diffused through individual sharing, this study reveals the potential for media sentiment to influence sentiment toward a brand. It also illustrates the potential harm brands face when false information is spread via media coverage and subsequently through social media posts and conversations. How brands can most effectively correct false brand beliefs and recover from negative sentiment related to false claims is an area for future research.

Practical implications
This study suggests that brands are wise to use sentiment analysis as part of their evaluation of earned media coverage from news organizations and to use social listening as an alert system and sentiment analysis to assess impact on attitudes toward the brand. These steps should become part of a brand’s social media management process.

Social implications
Media are presumed to be impartial reporters of news and information. However, this study illustrated that the sentiment expressed in media coverage about a brand can be measured and diffused beyond the publications’ initial reach via social media. Advertising positioned as news must be labeled as “advertorial” to ensure that those exposed to the message understand that the message is not impartial. News organizations may inadvertently publish false claims and relay information with sentiment that is then carried via social media along with the information itself. Negative information about a brand may be more sensational and, thus, prone to social sharing, no matter how well the findings are researched or sourced.

Originality/value
The value of the study is its illustration of how false information and media sentiment spread via social media can ultimately affect consumer sentiment and attitude toward the brand. This study also explains the research process for social scraping and sentiment analysis.
Customer satisfaction and ISO 9001 improvement requirements in the supply chain
Authors: Tomic Branislav , Spasojevic Brkic Vesna K. 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of ISO 9001 quality improvement requirements in ISO 9001:2008, i.e. the corrective and preventive actions and internal audit, on customer satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachFor the purposes of the study, data were collected via a survey on 200 aerospace and transportation companies that belong to a Canadian multinational company supply chain. The relationships between the corrective and preventive actions and internal auditing, on the one hand, and customer satisfaction, on the other, were examined via the structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe major contribution of this study is that it has identified internal audit as the most influential continual improvement ISO 9001 requirement prior to the ISO 9001 transition phase, along with the corrective actions, while the preventive actions in the present formulation do not significantly influence customer satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is based on a cross-sectional survey conducted on the supply chain level in the aerospace and transportation sector; hence, a longitudinal study is possible as a future research avenue. The generalizability of this study’s findings is limited to similar supply chains around a multinational company consisted of companies that have at least ISO 9001 standard, but also fulfill other industry-specific requirements. Also, findings are based mainly on quality managers’ attitudes, so future studies are recommended to examine other positions’ views, too.Practical implicationsThis research contributes to the literature and bridges the gap between theory and practice. It could be of value to both the certification bodies and the organizations that are interested in improving customer satisfaction by implementing ISO 9001 in the multinational supply chains context such as the aerospace and transportation sector.Originality/valueWhile the influence of the ISO 9001 standard on customer satisfaction has been the subject of prior research, this is the first time that the simultaneous effect of the corrective and preventive actions and internal auditing on customer satisfaction has been studied. The validity of the removal of preventive actions from ISO 9001:2015 has also been analyzed.
Eco‐evolutionary dynamics of sexual selection and sexual conflict
Authors: Svensson Erik I. 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe research framework of eco‐evolutionary dynamics is increasing in popularity, as revealed by a steady stream of review articles and a recent and influential book, but primary empirical research is lagging behind. Moreover, the few empirical case studies demonstrating eco‐evolutionary dynamics might not be entirely representative.Much current research on eco‐evolutionary dynamics is focused on how ecological interactions lead to natural selection on phenotypic traits (“eco‐evo”), and in turn how the evolutionary change in such traits feed back on ecological dynamics (“evo‐eco”). A key feature of eco‐evolutionary dynamics is thus a feedback loop between ecology (e.g., population dynamics) and evolution (i.e., genetic change).In contrast to previous research on eco‐evolutionary dynamics driven by natural selection, the role of eco‐evolutionary feedbacks in sexual selection and sexual conflict is largely unknown. Here, I review theory and the limited empirical evidence in this area and identify some promising future lines of research.I update a past review on contemporary evolution of secondary sexual traits in natural populations and formulate six explicit and rigorous criteria for contemporary evolution of secondary sexual traits by natural or sexual selection or sexual conflict. I then discuss the other key prediction of eco‐evolutionary dynamics (i.e., evolution by sexual selection or sexual conflict shapes ecological dynamics). My overview reveals that our current knowledge in this area is limited and mainly come from theoretical models and laboratory experiments.A major challenge in eco‐evolutionary dynamics is therefore to link ecological and population dynamics with sexual selection and sexual conflict. This is not an easy task but might be possible with carefully chosen study systems and methods.Aplain language summaryis available for this article.
Houses of Uist: memory and dwelling in the Outer Hebrides
Authors: Course Magnus 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThis article constitutes an ethnographic exploration of the salience of houses – both ruined and lived in – on the Outer Hebridean island of South Uist. While I describe houses as both sites of memory and sites of dwelling, my argument is that the latter – dwelling – encompasses and subsumes the former – memory. This argument is situated in a historical and political context where, despite over 4,000 years of human habitation, dwelling cannot be taken for granted. Current pressures of depopulation, unemployment, poverty, and ever‐tighter conservation legislation are perceived as continuous with the tragedies of the Clearances and beyond. The ethical and political claim for Uist as a place of human dwelling is made, both implicitly and explicitly, through a continuity of human occupation indexed by the material presence of houses.
Playing a Chinese remote‐associated game: The correlation among flow, self‐efficacy, collective self‐esteem and competitive anxiety
Authors: Hong Jon‐Chao , Tai Kai‐Hsin , Ye Jian‐Hong 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThis study adapted a Chinese remote‐associated game for team competition, and explored the correlates between self‐efficacy in Chinese word learning, competitive anxiety, collective self‐esteem in gameplay and flow experience. A total of 206 valid data was collected from fifth‐grade students. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling showed that while self‐efficacy in Chinese word learning was positively related to collective self‐esteem, it was negatively related to competitive anxiety. It was also found that collective self‐esteem in gameplay was positively related to flow experience, but that competitive anxiety was negatively related to flow experience. The findings of this study imply that group competition can enhance the participants’ flow experience and collective self‐esteem, and will decrease the level of gameplay anxiety in general.
Practitioner NotesWhat is already known about this topic

Educational application (app) games could be considered as an effective way of providing a more interesting learning environment for acquiring knowledge.
Learning with educational games is beneficial.
What this paper adds

Self‐efficacy in Chinese word learning was positively related to collective self‐esteem but negatively related to gameplay anxiety.
Collective self‐esteem in gameplay was positively related to flow experience, and gameplay anxiety was negatively related to flow experience.
Implications for practice and/or policy

Flow experience makes the students’ learning experience more memorable.
The advantage of a remote‐associated game in Chinese learning is obvious.
An integrated mobile game for group competition can enhance the participants’ flow experience and collective self‐esteem, and will decrease the level of gameplay anxiety in general.
Antitumor effect of palmitic acid‐conjugated DsiRNAfor colon cancer in a mouse subcutaneous tumor model
Authors: Kubo Takanori , Nishimura Yoshio , Hatori Yuta , Akagi Reiko , Mihara Keichiro , Yanagihara Kazuyoshi , Seyama Toshio 
Published: December 2018

AbstractIn this study, we synthesized Dicer‐substrate siRNAconjugated with palmitic acid at the 5′‐end of the sense strand (C16‐DsiRNA), and examined itsRNAi effect on β‐catenin as a target gene in a colon cancer cell line,HT29Luc, both in vitro and in vivo. We examined the in vitroRNAi effect inHT29Luc cells and found that C16‐DsiRNAstrongly inhibited expression of the β‐catenin gene in comparison with non‐modified DsiRNA. Also, high membrane permeability of C16‐DsiRNAwas exhibited, and it was confirmed that most of the C16‐DsiRNAwas localized in cytoplasm ofHT29Luc cells. In regard to the in vivoRNAi effect, C16‐DsiRNAcomplexed with Invivofectamine targeting the β‐catenin gene was locally administered to a subcutaneous tumor formed by implantation ofHT29Luc cells into the subcutis of nude mice; we evaluated the effect by measuring the bioluminescence increase, which reflects tumor growth, using an in vivo imaging system. As a result, C16‐DsiRNAstrongly inhibited the growth of tumors formed in subcutis of nude mice compared with non‐modified DsiRNA, and this in vivoRNAi effect lasted up to 15 days. Our results suggest that C16‐DsiRNAshould be vigorously pursued as a novel nucleic acid medicine for clinical treatment of cancer.
Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on primate density at the landscape scale
Authors: Cavada Nathalie , Tenan Simone , Barelli Claudia , Rovero Francesco 
Published: December 2018

AbstractAccurate estimations of the abundance of threatened animal populations are required for assessment of species’ status and vulnerability and conservation planning. However, density estimation is usually difficult and resource demanding, so researchers often collect data at local scales. However, anthropogenic pressures most often have landscape‐level effects, for example, through habitat loss and fragmentation. We applied hierarchical distance sampling (HDS) to transect count data to determine the effect of habitat and anthropogenic factors on the density of 3 arboreal primate species inhabiting 5 distinct tropical forests across a landscape of 19,000 km2in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. We developed a novel, multiregion extension of HDS that allowed us to model density and detectability jointly across forests without losing site‐specific information. For all species, the effect of anthropogenic disturbance on density was overwhelmingly negative among metapopulations: −0.63 Angolan colobus(Colobus angolensis palliatus)(95% Bayesian CI −1.03 to −0.27), −0.54 Udzungwa red colobus(Procolobus gordonorum)(−0.89 to −0.22), and −0.33 Sykes' monkey(Cercopithecus mitis monoides)(−0.63 to −0.07). Some responses to habitat factors were shared, notably the negative effect of elevation and the positive effect of climber coverage. These results are important for conservation science and practice because: the among‐populations negative responses to anthropogenic disturbance provides a foundation for development of conservation plans that hold at the landscape scale, which is a comprehensive and cost‐efficient approach; the among‐species consistency in responses suggests conservation measures may be generalized at the guild level, which is especially relevant given the functional importance of primates in tropical rainforests; and the greater primate densities in areas at low elevation, which are closer to human settlements, point to specific management recommendations, such as the creation of buffer zones and prioritization of areas for protection.
Regeneration of the acorn worm pygochord with the implication for its convergent evolution with the notochord
Authors: Yoshimura Koji , Morino Yoshiaki , Wada Hiroshi 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe origin of the notochord is a central issue in chordate evolution. This study examined the development of the acorn worm pygochord, a putative homologue of the notochord. Because the pygochord differentiates only after metamorphosis, the developmental was followed process by inducing regeneration after artificial amputation in Ptychodera flava. It was found that although the regeneration of the posterior part of the body did not proceed via formation of an obvious regeneration bud, pygochord regeneration was observed within a few weeks, possibly via trans‐differentiation of endoderm cells. The expression of the fibrillary collagen gene (Fcol) and elav in the pygochord during regeneration was detected. This indicates that pygochord cells are not part of gut epithelial cells, but that they differentiated as a distinct cell type. Our gene expression analyses do not provide supporting evidence for the homology between the pygochord and notochord, but rather favored the convergent evolution between them.
C4 anatomy can evolve via a single developmental change
Authors: Lundgren Marjorie R. , Dunning Luke T. , Olofsson Jill K. , Moreno‐Villena Jose J. , Bouvier Jacques W. , Sage Tammy L. , Khoshravesh Roxana , Sultmanis Stefanie , Stata Matt , Ripley Brad S. , Vorontsova Maria S. , Besnard Guillaume , Adams Claire , Cuff Nicholas , Mapaura Anthony , Bianconi Matheus E. , Long Christine M. , Christin Pascal‐Antoine , Osborne Colin P. 
Published: December 2018

AbstractC4 photosynthesis is a complex trait that boosts productivity in warm environments. Paradoxically, it evolved independently in numerous plant lineages, despite requiring specialised leaf anatomy. The anatomical modifications underlying C4 evolution have previously been evaluated through interspecific comparisons, which capture numerous changes besides those needed for C4 functionality. Here, we quantify the anatomical changes accompanying the transition between non‐C4 and C4 phenotypes by sampling widely across the continuum of leaf anatomical traits in the grass Alloteropsis semialata. Within this species, the only trait that is shared among and specific to C4 individuals is an increase in vein density, driven specifically by minor vein development that yields multiple secondary effects facilitating C4 function. For species with the necessary anatomical preconditions, developmental proliferation of veins can therefore be sufficient to produce a functional C4 leaf anatomy, creating an evolutionary entry point to complex C4 syndromes that can become more specialised.
Certification of ERM‐EB400, the First Matrix Reference Material for Lead Isotope Amount Ratios, and ERM‐AE142, a Lead Solution Providing a Lead Isotopic Composition at the Edge of Natural Variation
Authors: Vogl Jochen , Yim Yong‐Hyeon , Lee Kyoung‐Seok , Goenaga‐Infante Heidi , Malinovskiy Dmitriy , Hill Sarah , Ren Tongxiang , Wang Jun , Vocke Robert D. , Murphy Karen E. , Nonose Naoko , Rienitz Olaf , Noordmann Janine 
Published: December 2018

Lead isotope amount ratios are commonly used in diverse fields such as archaeometry, geochemistry and forensic science. Currently, five reference materials with certified lead isotope amount ratios are available, namely NIST SRM 981, 982 and 983, GBW‐04442 and NMIJ 3681‐a. Only NIST SRM 981 and NMIJ 3681‐a have approximately natural isotopic compositions, and NIST SRM 981 is predominantly used for correcting mass discrimination/mass fractionation in the applied mass spectrometric procedures. Consequently, there is no other certified reference material available to be used for validation and/or quality control of the analytical procedures applied to lead isotope amount ratio measurements. To fill this gap, two new reference materials have been produced and certified for their lead isotope amount ratios. For both certified reference materials, complete uncertainty budgets have been calculated and SI traceability has been established. This provides the users with independent means for validating and verifying their analytical procedures and for conducting quality control measures. ERM‐EB400 is a bronze material with a nominal lead mass fraction of 45 mg kg−1 and certified lead isotope amount ratios of n(206Pb)/n(204Pb) = 18.072(17) mol mol−1, n(207Pb)/n(204Pb) = 15.578(18) mol mol−1 and n(208Pb)/n(204Pb) = 38.075(46) mol mol−1 with the associated expanded uncertainties (k = 2) given in brackets. ERM‐AE142 is a high‐purity solution of lead in 2% nitric acid with a nominal mass fraction of 100 mg kg−1 and certified Pb isotope amount ratios of n(206Pb)/n(204Pb) = 21.114(17) mol mol−1, n(207Pb)/n(204Pb) = 15.944(17) mol mol−1 and n(208Pb)/n(204Pb) = 39.850(44) mol mol−1 with the associated expanded uncertainties (k = 2) given in brackets. Both materials are specifically designed to fall within the natural lead isotopic variation and to assist users with the validation and verification of their analytical procedures. Note that while one of these reference materials requires the chemical separation of Pb from its matrix (ERM‐EB400), the other does not (ERM‐AE142). As additional information, δ208/206PbNIST SRM981 values are provided for both materials. For ERM‐AE142, a delta value of δ208/206PbNIST SRM981 = −28.21(30)‰ was obtained, and for ERM‐EB400, a delta value of δ208/206PbNIST SRM981= −129.47(38)‰ was obtained, with the associated expanded uncertainties (k = 2) given in brackets.
The Communist Transnational? Transnational studies and the history of the Comintern
Authors: Drachewych Oleksa 
Published: December 2018

AbstractIn the last decade, the historiography of international communism during the interwar period, organized by the Bolshevik‐led Communist International, or Comintern, which existed from 1919 to 1943, has undergone significant shifts with one prominent new trend in the field being transnational studies. With the transnational turn, scholars have been able to reconsider how communist ideas were transmitted throughout the world, moving past traditional histories that focused either on national communist parties or the bureaucracy of the Communist International. Though transnational studies of the Comintern are still relatively new to the field, they have provided more information about communist front organizations, the lives of individual communists, and the networks in which these individuals traveled. Transnationality has also helped shift communism away from being a peripheral subject in the histories of imperialism, diaspora communities and radical networks of the interwar period to being a prominent feature of studies on these topics. In this historiographical review of transnational studies of the Comintern, it may be better to colloquially refer to the Communist International as the Communist Transnational as a historiographical frame of reference, reflecting how significant these political or cultural exchanges were across borders.