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Impact of customer relationship management, financial literacy and social influence on online banking adoption: the moderating role of personal innovativeness
Authors: Asif Muhammad , Sarwar Farhan 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis research used the technology acceptance model (TAM) to explore the effect of customer relationship management, financial literacy and social influence on users’ intentions to adopt online banking. Furthermore, it explores the moderating role of personal innovativeness in technology in this context.Design/methodology/approachThe measuring scale in this study was refined iteratively through talks with domain experts. A digital survey was used to gather data from 524 respondents, and PLS-SEM was used for analysis.FindingsThe findings reveal that customer relationship management and financial literacy significantly impact perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use but not the intention to adopt online banking. Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use significantly influence intention, whereas personal innovativeness and social influence do not. Additionally, the moderation effects of personal innovativeness between customer relationship management, financial literacy, social influence and intention are insignificant.Originality/valueThis innovative study introduces personal innovativeness in technology as a moderator in the perspective of online banking adoption, setting new standards in the field. This important point has not been covered in previous studies.
Daily vulnerability and disaster resilience: a case study of preferred community assets and social capital for Latinx coastal residents
Authors: Blockstein Joshua , Tilt Jenna H. , Botello Salgado Beatriz 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis study explores how marginalized populations in high-hazard-risk areas on the Oregon coast utilize valued locations and social networks to adapt to daily challenges and natural hazards.Design/methodology/approachWe hypothesize that locations most valued for their associated resources (community assets) also support the most social capital. Focus group discussions and a novel conceptual mapping activity were employed to identify preferred community assets and associated social capital for Latinx residents.FindingsCommunity-based organizations, churches and schools are the preferred community assets found to enable strong social capital, although differences existed in which forms of structural social capital were identified. Mechanisms by which relationships are formed in this case study and implications for disaster resilience are discussed and theoretically linked to other relevant contexts.Research limitations/implicationsWe provide policy recommendations to utilize community assets and social capital to support disaster resilience for marginalized populations.Originality/valueRecruitment of participants through a community-engaged process developed trust with Latinx community members. Focus group design addressed barriers to participation to create space for diverse perspectives. By applying social capital theory to this data, actionable insights are identified to better incorporate the values and needs of marginalized groups into disaster risk reduction efforts.
Who came first, the egg or the chicken? What comes first, psychological contract breach or perceived job insecurity?
Authors: Junça Silva Ana , López Sergio 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis study uses a job-demand resource perspective to test a conceptual model in which psychological contract breach has a negative relation with job performance (adaptivity and proficiency) through perceived job insecurity. Further, it has also been proposed that higher levels of role conflict will strengthen the impact of psychological contract breaches on job performance through job insecurity.Design/methodology/approachTwo-wave data were collected from 449 working adults from the retail sector with managerial occupations in Chile. The moderated mediation models were tested through SPSS macro (developed by Preacher and Hayes, 2004).FindingsThe findings supported the hypotheses; first, psychological contract breach negatively influences job performance through job insecurity; and second, role conflict moderates the indirect relationship in a way that lower levels of role conflict buffer the relationship between psychological contract breach and job performance through job insecurity (versus higher levels of role conflict).Originality/valueThis study has practical and theoretical implications. On the one hand, it establishes how and when psychological contract breaches might harm individual job performance. On the other hand, it can be a guide to managers and employees who can find evidence about how harmful a breach of employees’ psychological contract can be.
Images as data – modelling data interactions in social science and humanities research
Authors: Late Elina , Matres Inés , Sendra Anna , Kumpulainen Sanna 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe expanded reuse of images as research data in the social sciences and humanities necessitates the understanding of scholars’ real-life interactions with the type of data. The aim of this study is to analyse activities constituting image data interactions in social science and humanities research and to provide a model describing the data interaction process.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on interviews with 21 scholars from various academic backgrounds utilising digital and print images collected from external sources as empirical research data. Qualitative content analyses were executed to analyse image data interactions throughout the research process in three task types: contemporary, historical and computational research.FindingsThe findings further develop the task-based information interaction model (Järvelin et al., 2015) originally created to explain the information interaction process. The enhanced model presents five main image data interaction activities: Data gathering, Forming dataset, Working with data, Synthesizing and reporting and Concluding, with various sub-activities. The findings show the variety of image data interactions in different task types.Originality/valueThe developed model contributes to understanding critical points in image data interactions and provides a model for future research analysing research data interactions. The model may also be used, for example, in designing better research services and infrastructures by identifying support needs throughout the research process.
There is nothing like staying at home: Japanese employees’ dispositional resistance to change and their expatriation willingness
Authors: Yamao Sachiko , Sekiguchi Tomoki 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis study examines how dispositional resistance to change (DRTC) – a change-specific personality trait – affects the expatriation willingness of Japanese employees in multinational corporations (MNCs) headquartered in Japan. We theorize that DRTC affects expatriation willingness through two situationally relevant mediators (motivational cultural intelligence (CQ) and foreign language anxiety) to discover ways in which organizations can change their employees’ attitudes for them to be willing to expatriate.Design/methodology/approachWe tested mediation hypotheses using a two-wave survey of 693 Japanese MNC employees in various industries. Data were analyzed with structural equation modeling using Mplus 8.FindingsThe results indicate that motivational CQ and foreign language anxiety fully mediate the negative relationship between DRTC and willingness to expatriate.Originality/valueThe current study offers insights into expatriation willingness by revealing that DRTC is a personality trait relevant to be studied in the expatriation context. Second, and more importantly, the study finds that motivational CQ and foreign language anxiety are crucial mechanisms through which DRTC influences expatriation willingness. This is important because the study reveals that MNCs can influence their employees’ career choices even if they cannot directly change their personality traits (i.e. DRTC).
Investigation of the effectiveness of the implementation of gender equality strategies: a case study of an Australian public sector organization in a male-dominated industry
Authors: Safari Maryam , Gekara Victor 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate, through the application of a decoupling conceptual framework, why seemingly appropriate workplace gender strategies may not yield the desired results. In doing so, the authors address two key questions: how and why have seemingly comprehensive gender equality–related strategies failed to eradicate workplace gender inequality, and how can implementing these strategies be more effective?

Design/methodology/approach
The authors use a qualitative approach to examine a case study organization within the public sector. This involves a combination of document analysis, semistructured interviews and focus groups. The authors use a unique data set to investigate the effectiveness of implementing a socially oriented strategy related to gender equality.

Findings
The findings highlight different approaches in the implementation of gender equality strategies compared to those aligned with core business objectives. This study also identifies techniques for bridging the gender equality strategy–practice gap, offering significant implications for both policy and practice.

Research limitations/implications
This research is subject to common limitations associated with case studies, interviews and focus groups.

Originality/value
Despite the growing awareness and increased focus on eliminating workplace gender inequality, it remains a “wicked problem” due to its global pervasiveness and the complexity of its causes, manifestations and implications. This issue continues to present itself in various forms across numerous sectors and organizations, despite decades of concerted efforts by multiple stakeholders, including governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses and society at large. In this paper, the authors investigate the reasons for such slow progress and argue that this issue is less related to the appropriateness of existing gender strategies and more a result of the ineffective implementation of these strategies.
Space‐for‐time substitutions exaggerate urban bird–habitat ecological relationships
Authors: Eyster Harold N. , Chan Kai M. A. , Fletcher Morgan E. , Beckage Brian 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

North American bird abundance has declined by 29% over the last 50 years. These continental population dynamics interact with local landscape changes to affect local bird diversity. Mitigating local declines in cities is particularly significant because (a) such declines greatly impact human–bird relationships since most people live in cities and (b) cities provide levers to create bird‐friendly habitat, such as managing yards and gardens, street trees, and urban parks.

Yet, the potential for cities to modify habitats to mitigate broader bird declines remains unclear. Studies have been stymied by the difficulty of assembling mutidecadal habitat–bird population datasets. Instead, studies have substituted space for time (e.g. used habitat associations across space at one time point to project future species abundance due to changing land use), but this method may fail amidst nonstationary environments of the Anthropocene.

Here, we test the validity of space‐for‐time substitutions for explaining changes in bird abundance in a North American city over the past two decades by examining the degree to which these changes are explainable by changes in local landcover at multiple spatial scales. Specifically, we use longitudinal urban bird surveys of Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada from 1997 and 2020; deep learning models of remote sensing data to classify contemporaneous landcover; out‐of‐sample prediction and boosted regression trees to identify multiple spatial scales of landcover that best explained bird abundance (i.e. optimal scale of effect for each species by each habitat); and Bayesian multispecies abundance models in Stan to determine relationships between changes in landcover and bird abundance.

We found that total bird abundance declined by 26% over the last two decades. Landcover measured at both 50 m and optimal scales explained spatial variation in bird abundance, but only landcover at the optimal scale explained temporal changes, and only partially.

These results suggest that space‐for‐time substitutions overemphasize habitat–bird ecological relationships, urban habitats only partially determine bird abundance, and measuring habitat at the appropriate scale is important for capturing the most relevant changes in landscapes.
The diagnostic utility of prehospital hyperglycaemia in major trauma patients: An observational study
Authors: Shahab Jordi , Noonan Michael , Cox Shelley , Nehme Ziad , Shepherd Matthew , Meadley Ben , Mitra Biswadev , Olaussen Alexander 
Published: November 2024

AbstractObjectivesStress‐induced hyperglycaemia (SIH) is an elevated blood glucose level (≥11.1 mmol/L) in patients experiencing physiological stress, in the absence of diabetes mellitus. Although early in‐hospital SIH has been associated with worse outcomes following major trauma, the predictive value of SIH in the prehospital setting has not been established. To investigate the role of prehospital SIH as a predictor of in‐hospital mortality following major trauma.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of non‐diabetic, adult major trauma patients was undertaken to determine the association between prehospital SIH and in‐hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included ED disposition and ED length of stay.ResultsOf 1179 trauma patients included, 89 (8%) had SIH. Prehospital SIH was associated with higher Injury Severity Scores (median (interquartile range): 25 (17–33) vs 17 (14–25)), lower GCS (GCS 3–7: 48.3% vs 10.9%, P < 0.001), lower systolic BP (mean (SD): 122 (44.0) vs 133 (30.3)), lower oxygen saturations (mean (SD): 88% (16) vs 96% (7)) and abnormal heart and respiratory rate. The in‐hospital mortality rate was 9.9% in non‐SIH patients and 42.7% among patients with SIH (odds ratio (OR): 6.8; 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.3–10.8, P < 0.001). The area under the receiver operating curve for blood glucose alone in predicting mortality was 0.65 (95% CI: 0.60–0.70). Prehospital blood glucose was an independent predictor of mortality after adjustment for age, sex, GCS and vital signs (adjusted OR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.5–5.5, P = 0.001).ConclusionThe present study demonstrated an association between prehospital SIH and in‐hospital mortality following major trauma. Further prospective research is warranted to examine the utility and integration of prehospital SIH into predicting models of trauma care.
Disposable e‐cigarettes: Prevalence of use in Germany from 2016 to 2023 and associated user characteristics
Authors: Klosterhalfen Stephanie , Viechtbauer Wolfgang , Kotz Daniel 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAimsTo provide data on prevalence and trends in the use of different types of e‐cigarettes (disposable, pod, tank) in Germany (a country with high smoking prevalence of approximately 30%) from 2016 to 2023, and to analyse the characteristics and smoking behaviours of users of these types.DesignA series of nationally representative cross‐sectional face‐to‐face household surveys.SettingGeneral population of Germany, 2016–2023.ParticipantsA total of 92 327 people (aged ≥14 years) of which 1398 reported current use of e‐cigarettes.MeasurementsType of e‐cigarette usually used (single choice: disposable, pod, or tank), person characteristics, and smoking/vaping behaviour.FindingsE‐cigarette use in the population of Germany has increased from 1.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.1,2.2) in 2016 to 2.2% (95% CI = 1.6,3.0) at the end of 2023. Disposable e‐cigarette use has increased in this period from 0.1% (95% CI = 0.0,0.3) to 0.8% (95% CI = 0.4,1.8). Pod type use exhibited the most stable trend, with a steady rise to 0.6% (95% CI = 0.4,0.9) in 2023. Tank e‐cigarette use peaked at 1.6% (95% CI = 1.3,1.9) in November 2017, declined to 0.7% (95% CI = 0.6,0.9) in December 2020, and has since remained constant at 0.8% (95% CI = 0.6,1.0). Disposable e‐cigarette users were on average 3.5 and 4.1 years younger than tank and pod users, respectively. They were more likely than tank users to be female, non‐daily users, and dual users of tobacco. In the subgroup of dual users, there were no significant differences with regard to urges to smoke, cigarettes smoked per day, motivation to stop, and attempts to stop smoking between users of disposables and other types.ConclusionsThe use of e‐cigarettes has increased in Germany from 2016 to 2023, especially that of disposable e‐cigarettes, which are now the most commonly used type with a prevalence rate of 0.8%. However, the use of e‐cigarettes is still much lower compared with tobacco smoking.
Putting Big Tech in its place: A view of the virtual from Los Angeles
Authors: Messeri Lisa 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis article considers how ideas about technology take on distinct and divergent meanings in different centers of power. Through a study of the virtual reality (VR) community in Los Angeles, I identify concepts and ideas that seem to immutably travel between LA and San Francisco's Silicon Valley but that through ethnographic examination reveal flexible, local meanings. VR's charismatic identification as an empathy machine, connections between storytelling and innovation, and appeals to workforce diversity all travel widely through networks occupied by tech elites. While these common concerns were discussed in multiple places, attention to local differences revealed the flexible meanings attached to these conversations. This, in turn, surfaced overlooked narratives and understudied networks of power that expand the terrain upon which VR in specific and tech in general can be critiqued and understood.
Examining the impacts of school bus travel on students' academic performance in two major cities
Authors: Lutz Kerstyn L. , Rakowska Scarlett B. , Adams Matthew D. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractSchool buses are a prevalent mode of school travel that may negatively affect students’ academic performance due to numerous factors, including longer commutes. These extended travel times can introduce or exacerbate mental and physical stressors, including air pollution exposure and bullying, while reducing opportunities for health‐promoting activities like physical activity and sleep. While a few researchers have explored the effects of school bus transportation on academic achievement, the research is limited. In this study, we used data from two major Canadian cities, Toronto and Ottawa, to investigate the relationship between the proportion of students commuting by bus to and from school and the percentage meeting standards on standardized tests. We employed beta regression models to analyze performance in reading, writing, math, and literacy across Grades 3, 6, 9, and 10 while controlling for family and income variables that may influence school travel mode and student achievement. Our findings indicate a significant inverse correlation between school bus transportation and academic achievement for Grade 10 literacy. Longer commutes appear to impair academic performance, given that Grade 10 students presumably spend more time on the bus than younger students. Notably, the negative effects on literacy outcomes are greater than on math.
Vicarious death: Grief, politics, and identity after the flight PS752 tragedy
Authors: Bayatrizi Zohreh , Erfani Rezvaneh , Torabi Samira 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn January 2020, Ukrainian Flight PS752 was shot down shortly after take‐off from Tehran's IKA airport, killing all 176 passengers, the majority of whom were headed to Canada via connecting flights. In the aftermath of the tragedy, many among the Iranian diaspora in Canada, ourselves included, were stricken by an unexpectedly deep sense of shock and sorrow, to the point that some experienced what we term as “vicarious death.” Drawing on 49 in‐depth interviews with the Iranian diaspora in Edmonton, this study explores questions about how being an immigrant, being far from “Home,” and being a member of a racialized group might shape and deepen the experience of collective grief and how, conversely, collective grief might influence the meaning of “Home” and bring into question one's ethno‐national self‐identity. Our results present a multi‐dimensional, sociological understanding of grief as a collective, rather than individualistic, experience and highlight the complexity and depth of emotional experiences among immigrants.
Evaluation of Internal and External Hexagon Connections in Immediately Loaded Full‐Arch Rehabilitations: A Multicenter Randomized Split‐Mouth Controlled Trial With a 6‐Year Follow‐Up
Authors: Bagnasco Francesco , Menini Maria , Pesce Paolo , Gibello Umberto , Carossa Massimo , Pera Francesco 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundFull‐arch immediate loading rehabilitations are now a widely used rehabilitation method that guarantees predictable medium‐ and long‐term results. Numerous factors can influence its success and stability in the medium and long term. Among these the implant‐abutment connection seems to play an important role, however there is still little information on which is the most suitable in this type of treatment.PurposeThe aim of the present multicenter split‐mouth controlled trial is to evaluate whether external hexagonal connections (EHC) and internal hexagonal connections (IHC) can influence success, bone resorption and peri‐implant parameters in immediate‐load full‐arch rehabilitations.Materials and MethodsTwenty patients were rehabilitated with immediately loaded fixed full‐arch rehabilitations. All the implants presented the same macro‐ and micro‐topography but different implant‐abutment connection. IHC were used in one randomly selected side of the jaw and EHC was used in the other side. Outcome measures were implant survival rate, peri‐implant marginal bone loss (MBL), plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD), and bleeding on probing (BoP) evaluated at 3, 6, 12, 36, and 72‐month post‐loading. Technical and biological complications were recorded.ResultsIn 20 patients, 43 EHC and 40 IHC implants were placed. Between 32 and 72 months of follow‐up two patients withdrew (died) and no implants were lost. The cumulative survival rate (CSR) was 97.44% for EHC implants and 97.22% for IHC implants. The MBL presented a resorption of 2 mm in the EHC group and 1.9 mm in the IHC group. No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups for any of the parameters at any time. No biological or technical complications were detected between the 36th and 72nd month of follow‐up.ConclusionsAfter 72 months in function, both internal and external hexagon connections provided good clinical outcomes and were not associated with any significant difference in the clinical outcomes.