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Secular education and religious values in the formation of human capital
Authors: Autiero Giuseppina 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the causal link between religion and the formation of human capital. It takes into consideration that, though religion may transmit a system of values that positively affect children’s education, it can also be characterized by a traditionalist dimension. The latter may hamper children’s self-determination and their educational achievements. Nevertheless, religious values may adapt to the cultural changes due to economic development and modernization and become less conservative.Design/methodology/approachThe above aspects are investigated through an overlapping generations model with human capital where parents’ human capital and the religion in which individuals have been raised, characterize family background.FindingsThe model’s predictions point to the crucial role that development may play in promoting education. For instance, if a moderate responsiveness of religious institutions to economic and cultural changes is associated with low development, conservative attitudes prevail in society. This undermines individual confidence in improving one’s socio-economic status through education and negatively affects children’s education. Whereas, a development level sufficiently high counterbalances the effects of a low ability of religious institutions to adjust to changes and fosters education.Originality/valueThough the empirical literature widely acknowledges that religion affects economic growth, the hypothesis that the link between religion and economic performance may also pass through education has been overlooked. In this respect, the paper investigates on this relationship by taking religion as a force reactive to economic processes.
Dynamics of the formal and informal labour in Brazil: occupational and earnings mobility
Authors: Maciel Francieli Tonet , Oliveira Ana Maria Hermeto C. 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent dynamics of the Brazilian labour market, by analysing occupational mobility patterns, specially the transitions between formal and informal labour, and verify the earnings mobility resulting from these transitions, separately by gender.

Design/methodology/approach
The changes in the mobility patterns are analysed by performing an estimation of the transition probabilities between different occupational status between 2002 and 2012, using a multinomial logit model and the microdata from the Monthly Employment Survey (PME). The earnings mobility is analysed by using quantile regressions.

Findings
The results indicate a high degree of mobility from unemployment to formal employment in the period but suggest the persistence of mobility patterns. Women are better off in the period, but only among individuals with better attributes. The earnings mobility results, for women and men, suggest an increase in valuation of the formal labour relatively to informality (informal salaried employment and self-employment), especially at the bottom of the earnings distribution.

Originality/value
The paper contributes to a better understanding of recent changes in occupational mobility patterns between formal and informal labour and the earnings mobility underlying these patterns, accounting for the differences along the earnings distribution and gender issues. That is, it allows identify which groups of workers benefited more from the formalisation process to infer about trends in formal–informal dynamics over the period and discuss the challenges in conducting policies to promote inclusive and quality employment.
Dividing network externality into the number of peers and users
Authors: Kim Hana , Lee Daeho , Hwang Jun-Seok 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
Even though network externality plays an important role in users’ motivations to use services or products, the implications of this are not clear because previous studies did not distinguish between the number of peers and the number of total users. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that there is a difference between the two network externalities, i.e., the number of peers and the total number of users. To accomplish this, the perception of quality of life is considered to have an impact on the effects of the two different network externalities.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from a survey that covered 508 online game players in South Korea, and the two hypotheses of “player experience of need satisfaction” from self-determination theory as well as user gratification theory (UGT) were assessed using structural equation modeling.

Findings
The results indicate that people consider the total number of users and the number of peers differently. In addition, the effects of the total number of users and the number of peers vary according to respondents’ perceived life quality in four dimensions: loneliness, happiness, satisfaction with life (SWL), and escapism. In particular, people’s offline tendencies are reflected online in terms of loneliness, whereas online life compensates for a lack of enjoyment offline.

Originality/value
The authors verify that UGT can affect the network externality by considering perceived quality of life (loneliness, SWL, happiness, and escapism) as a moderating effect.
What social media activities reveal about election results? The use of Facebook during the 2015 general election campaign in Croatia
Authors: Bagić Babac Marina , Podobnik Vedran 
Published: February 2018

PurposeDue to the significant rise in the use of social media in recent years, the purpose of this paper is to investigate who, how and why participates in creating content at political social networking websites utilising a content analysis of posts and comments published on Facebook during the 2015 general election campaign in Croatia. It shows consequences of a transition from traditional to social media campaigns and the effectiveness of social media at activating and moving public opinion during the general election campaign.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a data collection through a social media website, a classification of data set items by content attributes and a statistical analysis of the classified data.FindingsBuilding on an empirical data set from Croatia, this study reveals that different political parties implement different election campaign strategies on social media to influence citizens who, consequently, respond differently to each of them. The results indicate that political messages with positive emotions evocate positive response from citizens, while neutral content is more likely to invoke negative comments and criticism, and support to the opponent. Another implication of the results is that two-way and tolerant communication of political actors increases citizen engagement, whereas unidirectional communication decreases it.Originality/valueThis paper provides an original insight into qualitative content analysis of posts and user comments published on Facebook during the 2015 general election campaign in Croatia.
Unpacking open innovation neighborhoods:le milieuof the lean smart city
Authors: Dezi Luca , Pisano Paola , Pironti Marco , Papa Armando 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to satisfy a clear gap in the main field of open innovation research whereabouts a very little scholarship try to analyze the mechanisms of innovativemilieudown smart cities environments by applying through innovative projects that seem to support efficiently the entry of private firms and citizens in public collaborations.Design/methodology/approachThe research performed an exploratory and qualitative evaluation based on the case study method built on the evaluation of organizational behavior and urban boosting innovation through smart city initiatives. In doing so, after a literature review in smart city as well in lean methodology fields, the case of Turin Smart City follows.FindingsAs acknowledged by international literature, the paper shows how a lean approach enables local government to define and realize smart projects and initiatives in a faster and more effective way. Particularly, the government in one of the main cities in Italy, id est Turin, combines a lean methodology with the job-to-be done approach, according a new concept of smart initiatives involving a startup mentality for the lead users which enables interesting predictions relating the human aspects of open collaborations.Research limitations/implicationsThe specificity of this inquiry highlights valuable insights from double-gate smart cities’ innovation, social and urban as well. The research is largely interpretative and exploratory and while this provides a solid scientific foundation for further research, it does not, itself, subject any hypothesis to statistical testing and validation.Originality/valueSince the city approached the smart city subject in a lean way, it was able to realize some projects in a faster way. Through specific initiatives, the city acquires the ability to involve more and better all its stakeholders such as citizens, companies, and public employees, among others. In this regard, the paper invigorates managerial debates concerning the urban and social aspects of open innovation ecosystems which represent in our minds a superior level of open innovation, testbeds of positive knowledge, and stimulus of knowledge dissemination process around the city.
Antecedents of consumers’ Halal brand purchase intention: an integrated approach
Authors: Ali Afzaal , Xiaoling Guo , Sherwani Mehkar , Ali Adnan 
Published: February 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to apply the concept of traditional branding constructs – brand image, brand satisfaction, brand trust and brand loyalty to an unexplored field of Halal products – Halal brand image, Halal brand satisfaction, Halal brand trust and Halal brand loyalty. In addition, this study seeks to elaborate the relationships among brand perceived quality, Halal brand image, Halal brand satisfaction, and Halal brand trust, Halal brand loyalty and consumer purchase intention.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical model with hypothesised relationships is developed and tested with the help of structural equation modelling procedure in AMOS. This research used the questionnaire survey method to collect data from 347 consumers in Pakistan who had the experience of purchasing Halal milk brand.FindingsThe empirical results suggest that perceived brand quality has a significant and positive influence on the Halal brand image, Halal brand satisfaction, Halal brand trust, Halal brand loyalty and purchase intention. Similarly, the Halal brand image, Halal brand satisfaction, Halal brand trust and Halal brand loyalty significantly influence consumer Halal brand purchase intention.Research limitations/implicationsThe Muslim population is growing in many parts of the world, including non-Muslim countries. Although this study’s focus is limited to Pakistani Muslims, findings related to the effects of brand perceived quality, Halal brand image, Halal brand satisfaction, and Halal brand trust and Halal brand loyalty on intentions may not be equally valid for Muslim consumers in others Muslim and non-Muslim countries and for other types of products.Practical implicationsThe findings indicate that ignoring the important quality elements of a brand could be costly to marketers who failed to realise the importance of traditional brand attributes whilst embracing Halal brand marketing initiatives. In addition, Halal branding can allow the businesses to access to new markets, to enjoy more competitive advantages and to increase their profitability by selling at higher prices with higher profit margins.Originality/valueAlthough previous research has explored the relevant issues about brand image, brand satisfaction, brand trust and brand loyalty, none highlights these traditional constructs to an unexplored field of Halal products.
The complexity of Spivak’s project: a Marxist interpretation
Authors: Scatamburlo-D’Annibale Valerie , McLaren Peter , Monzó Lilia 
Published: February 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to engage some of the central themes of Gayatri Spivak’s seminal essay, “Can the Subaltern Speak? (CSS)” In particular, her criticisms of post-structuralism’s treatment of the “subject” as well as its privileging of “discourse” and micrological analyses of power vis-à-vis her discussion of Foucault and Deleuze.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper also draws on a historical materialist approach to examine how Spivak’s own work often reinscribes the discursive and politically pusillanimous tendencies of both post-structuralist and post-colonialist thought.

Findings
This lends itself to the “complexification” of capitalism – a bourgeois form of mystification of capital’s essential workings and the underlying class structure of the globalized economy, inclusive of “postcolonial” societies.

Originality/value
The authors conclude that CSS – while an important question – is ultimately a misdirected one that, in effect, mistakes discursive empowerment for social and economic enablement.
Seismic attenuation, normal moveout stretch, and low‐frequency shadows underlying bottom simulating reflector events
Authors: Carcione José M. , Qadrouh Ayman N. , Perroud Hervé , Gei Davide , Ba Jing , Picotti Stefano 
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACTIn many cases, the seismic response of bottom‐simulating reflectors is characterised by low frequencies called “low‐frequency shadow”. Generally, this phenomenon is interpreted as attenuation due to partial saturation with free gas. Actually, this frequency loss may have multiple causes, with a normal moveout stretch as a possible candidate. To analyse this phenomenon, we compute synthetic seismograms by assuming a lossy bottom‐simulating layer, with varying quality factor and thickness, bounded by the upper hydrate‐brine/gas‐brine and lower gas‐brine/brine interfaces. First, we estimate the shift of the centroid frequency of the power spectrum as a function of the travelled distance of the seismic pulse. Then, we perform one‐dimensional numerical experiments to quantify the loss of frequency of the seismic event below the bottom‐simulating reflector as a function of the quality factor of the bottom‐simulating layer and its thickness (due to wave interference). Then, we compute shot gathers to obtain the stacked section, with and without the normal moveout stretch correction and with and without the presence of wave attenuation in the bottom‐simulating layer. The results indicate that the low‐frequency shadow due to the normal moveout stretch is stronger than that due to attenuation and may constitute a false indicator of the presence of gas. In fact, often, the low‐frequency shadow overlies events with higher frequencies, in contradiction with the physics of wave propagation. This is particularly evident when the low‐frequency shadow is so extensive that the presence of high frequencies below cannot be justified by the acquisition geometry.
Validating dispersal distances inferred from autoregressive occupancy models with genetic parentage assignments
Authors: Hall Laurie A. , Van Schmidt Nathan D. , Beissinger Steven R. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractDispersal distances are commonly inferred from occupancy data but have rarely been validated. Estimating dispersal from occupancy data is further complicated by imperfect detection and the presence of unsurveyed patches.We compared dispersal distances inferred from seven years of occupancy data for 212 wetlands in a metapopulation of the secretive and threatened California black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) to distances between parent‐offspring dyads identified with 16 microsatellites.We used a novel autoregressive multi‐season occupancy model that accounted for both unsurveyed patches and imperfect detection to quantify patch isolation using buffer radius (BRM) and incidence function (IFM) connectivity measures at 15 scales (1–10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 km). Connectivity measures were then fit as colonization covariates in occupancy models to estimate a model‐averaged dispersal distance.As predicted, colonization was more strongly related to connectivity at small spatial scales (<10 km).AICweights were greatest at 7 km forBRMand at 4 km forIFM.Model‐averaged dispersal distances (BRM = 7.46 km;IFM = 5.48 km) showed good agreement with the meanM(±SE) dispersal distance from 23 parent‐offspring dyads (5.58 ± 1.92 km), indicating reasonably accurate mean dispersal distances can be inferred from occupancy data when isolation strongly affects colonization.
Consistent shifts in pollinator‐relevant floral coloration along Rocky Mountain elevation gradients
Authors: Gray Michelle , Stansberry Marcus J. , Lynn Joshua S. , Williams Charles F. , White Thomas E. , Whitney Kenneth D. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractFloral colour is a fundamental signal that shapes plant–pollinator interactions. Despite theoretical reasons why floral colours might shift in representation along biotic and abiotic gradients, few studies have examined community‐level shifts in colour, and even fewer significant patterns have been detected.We examined floral colour on six replicated transects spanning 1,300 m in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado,USA. Along these transects, there is a hypothesized shift from bee‐dominated to fly‐dominated pollination with increasing elevation. The reflectance of flowers of 110 forb and shrub species was measured using a spectrophotometer, and was used to estimate three components of colour (hue, saturation and brightness) in relevant pollinator visual spaces. Percent cover data were collected from 67 sites and used to obtain community‐weighted mean (cwm) estimates of floral colour.We found strong patterns of elevational change in floral colour. Reflectancecwmof shorter wavelengths (UVBthrough human blue, 300–500 nm) generally decreased linearly with elevation, while reflectancecwmof longer wavelengths (human green through red, 500–700 nm) showed hump‐shaped patterns with highest reflectance at intermediate elevations. With respect to pollinators, saturationcwmincreased significantly with elevation in both bee and fly visual spaces, while brightness contrastcwmshowed a hump‐shaped pattern in bee space and a decline with elevation in fly visual space. For hue, cover of species perceived as bee‐blue declined with elevation, while cover of bee‐UV‐green species showed a hump‐shaped pattern. In comparison, we detected no elevational shifts in floral hues as perceived by flies.Synthesis. Hue patterns are consistent with the hypothesis that bee pollinators have shaped the geography of floral colour. The roles of fly pollinators and of abiotic drivers are more difficult to infer, although the drop in floral brightness at high elevations is consistent with predictions that low temperatures and more intense ultraviolet radiation should favour increased pigment concentrations there. Our results indicate that floral colour can be dynamic yet predictable across the landscape, a pattern that provides opportunities to tease apart the ecological and evolutionary drivers of this important plant trait.
Host genetic variation strongly influences the microbiome structure and function in fungal fruiting‐bodies
Authors: Pent Mari , Hiltunen Markus , Põldmaa Kadri , Furneaux Brendan , Hildebrand Falk , Johannesson Hanna , Ryberg Martin , Bahram Mohammad 
Published: February 2018

SummaryDespite increasing knowledge on host‐associated microbiomes, little is known about mechanisms underlying fungus‐microbiome interactions. This study aimed to examine the relative importance of host genetic, geographic and environmental variations in structuring fungus‐associated microbiomes. We analyzed the taxonomic composition and function of microbiomes inhabiting fungal fruiting‐bodies in relation to host genetic variation, soil pH and geographic distance between samples. For this, we sequenced the metagenomes of 40 fruiting‐bodies collected from six fairy rings (i.e., genets) of a saprotrophic fungus Marasmius oreades. Our analyses revealed that fine genetic variations between host fungi could strongly affect their associated microbiome, explaining, respectively, 25% and 37% of the variation in microbiome structure and function, whereas geographic distance and soil pH remained of secondary importance. These results, together with the smaller genome size of fungi compared to other eukaryotes, suggest that fruiting‐bodies are suitable for further genome‐centric studies on host–microbiome interactions.
Analysing barriers to service improvement using a multi‐level theory of innovation: the case of glaucoma outpatient clinics
Authors: Turner Simon , Vasilakis Christos , Utley Martin , Foster Paul , Kotecha Aachal , Fulop Naomi J. 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThe development and implementation of innovation by healthcare providers is understood as a multi‐determinant and multi‐level process. Theories at different analytical levels (i.e. micro and organisational) are needed to capture the processes that influence innovation by providers. This article combines a micro theory of innovation, actor‐network theory, with organisational level processes using the ‘resource based view of the firm’. It examines the influence of, and interplay between, innovation‐seeking teams (micro) and underlying organisational capabilities (meso) during innovation processes. We used ethnographic methods to study service innovations in relation to ophthalmology services run by a specialist EnglishNHSTrust at multiple locations. Operational research techniques were used to support the ethnographic methods by mapping the care process in the existing and redesigned clinics. Deficiencies in organisational capabilities for supporting innovation were identified, including manager‐clinician relations and organisation‐wide resources. The article concludes that actor‐network theory can be combined with the resource‐based view to highlight the influence of organisational capabilities on the management of innovation. Equally, actor‐network theory helps to address the lack of theory in the resource‐based view on the micro practices of implementing change.
The economy of smiles: affect, labour and the contemporary deserving poor
Authors: Gerrard Jessica 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThis paper examines the affective dimensions of new forms of informal entrepreneurial work carried out in spaces of unemployment. Situating the analysis within contemporary scholarship on deservingness and on affect and labour, I shed light on the forms of entrepreneurial labour that rely upon affect‐driven economies of exchange underpinned by moral judgements of deservingness, value and worth. In particular, this paper draws on a multi‐city (Melbourne, London, San Francisco) study of homeless street press sellers (The Big Issue and Street Sheet) to explore the ways in which contemporary practices of charity and care are carried out through individualized market‐place exchanges. Sellers’ accounts of their work reveal how smiling and being (or looking) happy is a performative expectation that must be managed in the face of poverty and precarity.