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Framing stress and associated behaviours at work
Authors: Hampton Paul , Chinyio Ezekiel A. , Riva Silvia 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand more precisely the culture and interpersonal behaviours associated with stress.

Design/methodology/approach
The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through an ethnographic methodology in relation to three companies. The greater part of the data collection period was structured into observations that ranged between 2 and 4 hr per day, 1–3 days per week, for a period of six months. A total of ten sites were explored; and on each site, the observations involved activities by 5–20 people.

Findings
The results showed the pivotal importance of interpersonal relationships in coping with the uncertainty of working conditions, the coordination of teamwork and managing responsibilities and power interactions. It was found that the impact of stress is multifaceted, affecting the physical status, interpersonal relationships, work performance and emotional well-being of construction workers. The workers who were studied emphasised five sources of support that help moderate work-related stress: additional tools such as communication systems and software, a facilitated access to professional help (e.g. psychological services), organisational changes in leadership, provision of resources for the well-being of personnel (e.g. job training) and better teamwork.

Practical implications
The study underlines the importance of dedicated services for stress management and specific training-related abilities devoted to reinforcing positive person–organisation dynamics. In particular, the abilities should relate to managing the impact of stress in terms of physique, interpersonal relationships, work performance and emotional well-being.

Originality/value
This is one of the first studies to adopt a psychological perspective for understanding construction scenarios and phenomena and was conducted by a qualified psychologist.
The contribution of board of directors’ roles to ambidextrous innovation
Authors: Ben Rejeb Wajdi , Berraies Sarra , Talbi Dorra 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the link between board of directors’ roles namely strategy, service and control roles and ambidextrous innovation. This study also aims to determine whether the independence and gender diversity of boards have mediating effects in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachOn the basis of a quantitative approach, the authors conducted a survey on all Tunisian-listed firms. A partial least square method was used to analyze the quantitative data. The authors also conducted semi-structured interviews with a sample of boards’ members of the surveyed firms followed by a thematic analysis of the discourses to discuss the results.FindingsResults revealed that ambidextrous innovation is negatively linked to board’s control role. The outcomes of this research show also that ambidextrous innovation is positively associated with board’s service role and that the gender diversity moderates positively this link. Findings do not indicate a significant relationship between board’s strategy role and ambidextrous innovation but show evidence that the relationship is negatively moderated by independent directors, while positively moderated by gender diversity.Originality/valueThis research sheds light on the effects of Boards’ roles on ambidextrous innovation and the moderating effect of board’s gender diversity and independence as well. This paper addresses the gap in the literature as this thematic has not been studied, offering key insights with regard to corporate governance of companies looking to achieve ambidextrous innovation.
Exploring millennial psychological contract expectations across talent segments
Authors: Pant Jyoti Joshi , Venkateswaran Vijaya 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify talent segments within the millennial generation based on performance and intention to stay and differentiate them in terms of their expectations. Based on results, the paper proposes a customized approach to talent management.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses a mixed methodology, including 11 exploratory focus group discussions, followed by a survey involving 1,065 employees from nine information technology and business process management companies.

Findings
The paper creates a framework of talent segments (performing loyals, performing movers, developing loyals and developing movers) that have different values for the organization. Significant differences are observed in their PC expectations from the manager, PC expectations related to career growth and development and PC expectations related to job and work environment.

Research limitations/implications
Researchers faced constraints in obtaining actual performance data from the organizations; therefore, a self-perception report of performance was used.

Practical implications
Organizations’ talent-management strategy must acknowledge and understand the differences in PC expectations of talent segments and offer tailored TM programs for maximum impact.

Social implications
The paper challenges the old assumption of a uniform psychological contract (PC) that has guided the talent management strategy. Every talent segment has value and must be viewed on continuum rather than a binary construct of “Talent or no talent.”

Originality/value
This is one of the few studies which explores how the perception of PC expectations differs between talent segments. It contributes to literature on talent segments, PC and the millennial generation.
Co-workers’ perceptions of and reactions to employee’s involuntary demotion
Authors: Hennekam Sophie , Ananthram Subramaniam , McKenna Steve 
Published: May 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how individuals perceive and react to the involuntary demotion of a co-worker in their organisation.Design/methodology/approachThe authors draw on 46 semi-structured in-depth interviews (23 dyads) with co-workers of demoted individuals.FindingsThe findings suggest that an individual’s observation of the demotion of a co-worker has three stages: their perception of fairness, their emotional reaction and their behavioural reaction. The perception of fairness concerned issues of distributive, procedural, interpersonal and informational justice. The emotional responses identified were feelings of disappointment/disillusion, uncertainty, vulnerability and anger. Finally, the behavioural reactions triggered by their emotional responses included expressions of voice, loyalty, exit and adaptation.Originality/valuePerceptions of (in)justice perpetrated on others stimulate emotional and behavioural responses, which impacts organisational functioning. Managers should therefore pay attention to the way a demotion is perceived, not only by those directly concerned, but also by co-workers as observers.
Human capital routines and sustainability trade-offs
Authors: Longoni Annachiara , Pagell Mark , Shevchenko Anton , Klassen Robert 
Published: May 2019

PurposeSustainable operations management is characterized by environmental, social and operational goals. The implementation of routines to protect and direct the effective use of human capital is proposed to potentially improve all three dimensions. However, functional managers with overlapping responsibilities at the plant-level might implement human capital routines based on their individual functional schemas. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether functional managers have conflicting perceptions of human capital routines, due to narrow perceptions benefiting their own functional domain, and thus generate trade-offs.Design/methodology/approachA combination of matched survey and archival data from 198 manufacturing plants is used to explore the degree to which functional managers have conflicting perceptions of human capital routines and the effects of these perceptions on sustainability outcomes.FindingsThe results indicate that on average functional managers have conflicting perceptions that generate trade-offs between sustainability dimensions. However, when functional managers had a shared perception better outcomes on all sustainability dimensions are shown. Thus, human capital routines can be a powerful tool for sustainability only if senior management can promote a shared schema across functional managers.Originality/valueDifferently than most previous studies assuming shared sustainability goals within an organization, this study considers a multiplicity of functional actors with potentially varying perceptions about sustainability goals and links these to organizational routine implementation and outcomes. Additionally, the dynamic and subjective nature of organizational routines, such as human capital routines, is proposed to explain contradictory impacts in a multi-objective setting such as sustainable operations management.
Integrating theories to predict clothing purchase on SNS
Authors: Pujadas-Hostench Jordi , Palau-Saumell Ramon , Forgas-Coll Santiago , Matute Jorge 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to design and test a conceptual model integrating uses and gratifications (UGT), self-image congruity (SIC), and theory of planned behavior (TPB) theories to identify the drivers that lead users to develop intentions to purchase clothing products through social networking sites (SNS).

Design/methodology/approach
Using an online questionnaire, data were collected from customers of clothing products who visit the SNS of their preferred clothing brands (n=1,003). Empirical results, using partial least squares regressions, were used to test the conceptual model.

Findings
The results supported the model and showed, as the main result, that purchase intention through the use of SNS is positively affected by intentions to use SNS and SNS use. SNS use is influenced by intentions to use SNS and by UGT. Intentions to use SNS are positively affected by UGT, attitude and perceived behavioral control (PBC). Attitude is positively influenced by UGT, SIC, PBC and subjective norm.

Social implications
These findings reveal that the critical elements in achieving purchase intentions in users through SNS include obtaining their participation by managing the SNS according to users’ self-image and offering useful gratifications.

Originality/value
This paper integrates theories of SIC, UGT and the TPB in a context of technology post-adoption to understand users’ purchase intentions through SNS. By establishing this novel theoretical integration approach, this paper furthers insight into purchase intentions through SNS.
Beyond words and rhetoric – small voluntary organisations and effective refugee integration in the communities
Authors: Hack-Polay Dieu , Igwe Paul Agu 
Published: May 2019

PurposeIntegration is a complex, contested and multidimensional concept. This paper aims to examine the impact of small voluntary agencies (SVA) in the integration of refugees into social, economic and citizenship structures in the UK.Design/methodology/approachThis study is rooted in in-depth interviews with 20 participants and a case study (ethnography research) that focuses on a refugee-assisting organisation in Southeast England.FindingsThe findings reveal cases of exemplary leadership in actions and social solidarity exhibited by SVA through innovative actions aimed at helping individuals and communities which may be particularly disadvantaged. It revealed the mixed embeddedness that these agencies create that enable refugees to pursue a new life, employment and citizenship.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations of the study is the focus on one case study. However, this provided an opportunity to conduct in-depth interviews and examination of the research objectives.Practical implicationsWith the ever-decreasing government revenues, there is evidence of the tremendous achievement of the voluntary sector in many endeavours in the community. This provides an opportunity for a more strategic partnership between public and private actors.Social implicationsThe activities of the SVA are the catalyst to refugees’ integration as policies that enable regaining self-esteem, seeking employment or starting a business.Originality/valueThis study provides the opportunity to explore the relatively under-research and under-publicized role of SVA in the migrants and refugee literature.
Carbonation of concrete containing mussel (Perna viridis) shell ash
Authors: Hussin Muhamad Hasif , Othman Nor Hazurina , Wan Ibrahim Mohd. Haziman 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the use of calcined mussel shell (CMS) ash–cement mix in concrete that is found to increase the concrete resistance against carbonation.

Design/methodology/approach
The deposited ash from the calcination of the mussel shells at 1000°C was used to replace the ordinary Portland cement at 5 and 7 per cent of the cement weight. The test results from the control concrete specimens were compared to the test results from the experimental concrete specimens to analyse the effects due to the said replacements. Carbonation was carried out naturally in the environment where the concentration of the carbon dioxide gas was at 0.03 per cent, the relative humidity of 65 per cent and the temperature of 27°C for a maximum period of 120 days. Measurement of carbonation depth was taken in accordance to the BS EN 13295: 2004. The carbonation resistance of the concrete was assessed based on the degree of compliance with the common design life requirement of 50 years. The filler effect from the CMS was verified using the capillary absorption test (ASTM C1585: 2013) and the electron microscope.

Findings
Experimental concrete specimens containing 5 and 7 per cent of the CMS ash demonstrated better carbonation resistance compared to the control concrete specimens with a minimum attainable design life of 56 years which can reach a maximum of 62 years. Capillary absorption test results indicated that the concrete pores have been effected by the said filler effect and visual observation from the electron microscope confirmed, solidifying the statement.

Originality/value
The CMS ash is proven to contribute to the concrete’s resistance against carbonation. Also, the CMS ash is synthesized from waste materials which have contributed to the application of the green material in the concrete technology.
Seeing or believing? Cross-listing and the earnings response
Authors: Bhattacharyay Madhurima , Jiao Feng 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine two contrasting mechanisms of information asymmetry for cross-listed firms with respect to the information environment and its impact on earnings response.

Design/methodology/approach
The study empirically assesses two mechanisms of information asymmetry (“seeing” and/or “believing”) by looking at abnormal returns and volume reactions to international firms’ earnings announcements pre- and post-listing in the USA from 1990 to 2012.

Findings
The authors’ findings indicate that investors “seeing” more (media and analyst coverage) decrease the earnings response; however, “believing” more or gaining more credibility has the opposite effects. Based on the results, both mechanisms of information asymmetry can take effect simultaneously.

Research limitations/implications
The study sheds light on the multi-dimensional impact of the improved information environment that non-US firms face when they list their securities on US exchanges.

Originality/value
This study identifies and reconciles these two mechanisms of information asymmetry (visibility and credibility) under one setting and estimates the magnitude of each effect empirically.
Lease vs buy: clarifying the impact of tax and borrowing rates
Authors: Musumeci Jim , O’Brien Thomas 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to survey the lease vs buy coverage in leading managerial finance textbooks and to clarify the impact of tax rates and borrowing rates.

Design/methodology/approach
The survey uses “plain vanilla” lease vs buy scenarios to critique and clarify particular issues in the textbook presentations.

Findings
The survey finds: a lone text shows that there can be a gain from leasing if the lessee’s tax rate is higher than the lessor’s, which challenges the “conventional wisdom” maintained in all the other texts; some textbook examples attribute an overall benefit to leasing to the tax rate difference, but the benefit is actually due to a borrowing rate difference, and borrowing rate differences may be a more important source of leasing benefits than tax rate differences.

Originality/value
The survey provides insights that are not well known and should be useful to instructors and practitioners.
On their own terms
Authors: Kocevar-Weidinger Elizabeth , Cox Emily , Lenker Mark , Pashkova-Balkenhol Tatiana , Kinman Virginia 
Published: May 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate how first-year students conduct everyday life research and how, if possible, their everyday research skills can inform information literacy instruction in higher education. Very few studies in information literacy emphasize existing knowledge that students bring with them to college; instead, the emphasis tends to fall on deficits in students’ academic research skills. Strengths-based approaches or asset-based approaches as found in the literature of psychology and education provide a basis for exploring this direction in information literacy education.

Design/methodology/approach
The research used a phenomenographic methodology, interviewing 40 first-year students from two large universities, a medium-sized university and a community college.

Findings
The qualitative study suggests that first-year students are capable of using information purposefully to learn or research interests that have sparked their curiosities. They are also capable of reflecting on the ways that their investigations fulfilled their purposes, resulted in unexpected outcomes or made them consider their issue in a new light. These existing capacities provide promising starting points for strengths-based approaches to information literacy instruction.

Practical implications
Dialogue with students about prior research experiences enables teaching librarians to plan engaging, authentic information literacy curriculum that acknowledges existing strengths.

Originality/value
This study provides a valuable contribution to empirical evidence of student research skills prior to entering higher education and suggests connections between those skills and the ACRL Information Literacy Framework. In addition, the study provides a case for strengths-based education, activating students’ prior knowledge to learn and create new knowledge. Authors have presented at Library Instruction West, July 2018.
Vaginal progesterone is associated with decreased group B streptococcus colonisation at term: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Ma'ayeh M , Rood KM , Walker HC , Oliver EA , Gee SE , Iams JD 
Published: May 2019

ObjectiveTo investigate whether women using intravaginal progesterone suppositories for preterm birth prevention during pregnancy will have lower rates of group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation at term, compared with women receiving intramuscular 17‐alpha‐hydroxyprogesterone caproate.DesignThis was a retrospective observational cohort study of women who were prescribed a progestogen during their pregnancy for preterm birth prevention, and who delivered at term.SettingA tertiary referral hospital in central Ohio.PopulationPatients who were prescribed a progestogen during their pregnancy for preterm birth prevention between 2004 and 2017 were included in the study. Patients who delivered at <37 weeks of pregnancy, switched progestogen type during the pregnancy, or had a pessary or cerclage placed were excluded.MethodsBaseline characteristics were compared using Mann–Whitney U‐test or Chi‐square test as appropriate. The association between type of progestogen and GBS colonisation was assessed using bivariate and multivariable analyses.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was GBS colonisation.ResultsIn all, 565 patients were included in the study, of whom 173 received intravaginal progesterone, and 392 17‐alpha‐hydroxyprogesterone caproate. Patients receiving intravaginal progesterone were less likely to be colonised with GBS (19.7 versus 28.1%). After adjustments for potential confounders were made in a multivariable logistic regression analysis, receiving intravaginal progesterone suppositories (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.61, 95% CI 0.39–0.95) was associated with reduced GBS colonisation.ConclusionsIntravaginal progesterone is associated with a decreased prevalence of rectovaginal GBS colonisation at term.Tweetable abstractVaginal progesterone is associated with a lower incidence of rectovaginal GBS colonisation, compared with 17α‐hydroxyprogesterone caproate.
Efficacy and safety of lixisenatide as add‐on therapy to basal insulin in older adults with type 2 diabetes in the GetGoal‐O Study
Authors: Dailey George E. , Dex Terry A. , Roberts Michelle , Liu Minzhi , Meneilly Graydon S. 
Published: May 2019

AbstractBackgroundThis study compared the efficacy and safety of lixisenatide with placebo as add‐on therapy to basal insulin (BI) in adults aged ≥70 years with type 2 diabetes (T2D), with or without moderate renal insufficiency.MethodsThis post hoc analysis evaluated data from non‐frail patients with T2D inadequately controlled on BI with or without oral antidiabetic drugs (n = 108), randomized to once‐daily lixisenatide 20 μg or placebo for 24 weeks (GetGoal‐O Study). The primary endpoint was the change in HbA1c from baseline to Week 24. Secondary endpoints included changes from baseline in fasting plasma glucose, 2‐hour postprandial plasma glucose (PPG), average seven‐point self‐monitored plasma glucose (SMPG), area under the curve for SMPG, daily BI dose, body weight, proportion of patients achieving HbA1c > 0.5%, and composite endpoints. Safety outcomes included the incidence of documented symptomatic hypoglycemia (plasma glucose <60 mg/dL) and gastrointestinal treatment‐emergent adverse events (TEAEs). Outcomes were also analyzed by the occurrence of moderate renal insufficiency.ResultsCompared with placebo, lixisenatide‐treated patients had significantly greater reductions in HbA1c, 2‐hour PPG, average seven‐point SMPG, and body weight. Documented symptomatic hypoglycemia was approximately two‐fold higher in patients treated with placebo than lixisenatide (12.7% vs 5.7%). GI TEAEs occurred more frequently in the lixisenatide‐ than placebo‐treated group (34% vs 9.1%). Moderate renal insufficiency (estimated glomerular filtration rate between ≥30 and <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) did not negatively affect lixisenatide efficacy or safety. A greater proportion of patients treated with lixisenatide than placebo achieved composite endpoints.ConclusionsAdd‐on therapy with lixisenatide in non‐frail patients aged ≥70 years with T2D uncontrolled with BI is effective, safe, and well tolerated and should be considered in this population.