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What support do care leavers want after the COVID-19 pandemic? Key messages to services and their peers
Authors: Drew Helen , Dunn Valerie 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
UK care leavers are among society’s most vulnerable groups and were badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the crisis on thier daily functioning, relationships and mental health. The primary focus was the coproduction of key messages from care leavers: to services, to facilitate the provision of relevant, accessible post-lockdown support and to their peers, to encourage positive post-lockdown readjustment.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 134 UK care leavers, aged 18–25, responded to an online survey, then 14 care leavers, recruited via local authorities in the South of England, participated in online care leaver expert working groups (CLEWGs) to build on survey findings, draft messages and outputs and disseminate findings at local and national events. The care-experienced Young Person’s Advisory Group of a UK national charity for care leavers (Become) was involved throughout.

Findings
Survey results and CLEWG discussions showed major impacts on care leavers’ well-being, daily lives and connectedness. Mental health was identified as the primary post-lockdown support need. CLEWGs recommended peer support to help rebuild confidence and encourage help-seeking post-lockdown. Participants called for social care professionals, especially personal advisors, to be proactive and to offer personalised, flexible, genuine support. The primary message to peers was to “ask for help if you need it”, but several barriers were identified.

Originality/value
The messages to services and care leavers come directly from care leavers, based on personal experience, and should provide valuable building blocks for the development of relevant and accessible post-pandemic support.
Why social work needs to embrace data linkage research
Authors: Hodges Helen Ruth , Griffiths Lucy J. , Cowley Laura Elizabeth , Childs Michael Jeanne , Scourfield Jonathan 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
Linked data can provide unique insights into both the need for social care services and the outcomes of intervention. Crucially, these insights will be based on much more representative coverage of the population of people receiving social care than is achieved by surveys and they are not subject to the reporting bias that can arise in relation to stigmatised services.

Design/methodology/approach
The opportunities are expanding for linking together routine administrative data from different public services, e.g. health care, social care, education and criminal justice. These linked data can be used for research in trusted research environments which are very secure and where no researcher can identify individuals. Work is rapidly developing using children’s social care data.

Findings
Much of the data linkage research using children’s social care data is being conducted by data scientists and medical researchers without knowledge of the sector, and very few social care or social work specialists who have that knowledge are involved in these studies.

Originality/value
This viewpoint piece argues the need for social care and social work research to embrace data linkage. What is needed is an integration of methods expertise in linked data and substantive knowledge of children’s social care work. The arguments are illustrated with reference to some recent research in Wales.
The impact of audit quality on timeliness of financial reporting: evidence from GCC market
Authors: Bahrawe Seraj 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the correlation between four major indicators of auditor quality: audit fees, auditor size, non-audit services, auditor tenure, financial reporting timeliness and publicly traded firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Design/methodology/approach
Total report latency (TRL) is a metric used to assess the efficiency of financial reporting. It depicts the number of days between a firm’s fiscal year-end and the date on which its annual reports are made available on the capital market website. A total of 312 observations were identified from data collected over six years (2011–2016) from non-financial companies listed on UAE capital markets, such as the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The statistical methods that were implemented included descriptive statistics and multiple regressions.

Findings
The UAE data revealed that audit fees, leverage and profitability affect ARL. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical evidence to substantiate the impact of audit firm size, non-audit services or auditor tenure on TRL.

Practical implications
Based on the results, TRL is significantly reduced by audit fees alone. The substantial effort exerted by auditors to complete audit work on time, particularly when high audit fees are paid, may account for this outcome. Despite this, the scale of the audit firm, non-audit services and audit tenure could not further reduce the TRL.

Originality/value
The UAE capital markets are relatively recent developments. Thus, corporations might adopt a more lax approach to enforcing regulatory obligations. Local and international investors require timely audited financial statements to facilitate decision-making and dispel speculation. Determining audit quality attributes that decrease TRL is advantageous for UAE markets, investors and publicly traded companies.
Retaining acquired executives through action
Authors: Parola Heather R. 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis study explores the effects of relative size on target executive turnover, and how acquiring managers can promote the retention of key employees through procedural justice, informational justice and corporate commitment.Design/methodology/approachMultiple regression analysis is used to analyze relationships across 113 domestic acquisitions from 2008 to 2014 using both primary and secondary data.FindingsResults indicate that target executives are more likely to depart the combined firm in deals of greater relative size, but that acquiring executives can initiate actions to minimize turnover. Results show that acquiring executives that demonstrate procedural justice and informational justice can minimize turnover in deals of larger relative size while acquiring executives that demonstrate corporate commitment to the acquisition can minimize turnover regardless of firm size.Originality/valueLiterature on target executive turnover currently examines why such turnover occurs and the consequences of turnover. Building upon the theory of relative standing, this study provides evidence that target executive turnover is increased in deals of larger relative size, but that acquiring managers can initiate actions to prevent such turnover. Specifically, procedural justice, informational justice and corporate commitment during integration are found to have minimizing effects on target executive turnover.
Empowering Generation Z in manufacturing organizations: a 6-factor self-determination extension
Authors: Salvadorinho Juliana , Hines Peter , Kumar Maneesh , Ferreira Carlos , Teixeira Leonor 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis article seeks to explore the key motivational factors driving Generation Z (Gen Z), within the context of the significant influence of the digital paradigm, employing the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as a content motivational framework.Design/methodology/approachUtilizing an abductive methodology, the study combines deductive insights from a systematic literature review on Gen Z’s motivational predictors with inductive findings from a workshop involving six medium and large - scale global manufacturing companies. The synthesis of these results contributes to the creation of a matrix that highlights the relationship between motivational predictors and the psychological needs stemming from intrinsic motivation.FindingsThis paper suggests an extension of SDT tailored for Gen Z, identifying six motivational factors—autonomy, competence, relatedness, purpose, flow state, and achievement.Practical implicationsThis research emphasizes the need for a modern leadership approach capable of effectively overseeing remote teams, fostering a balanced integration of personal and professional aspects, and nurturing individual purpose. This approach goes beyond fulfilling the basic needs of Maslow’s pyramid to focus on elevating the significance of work, training, and employee engagement to satisfy higher levels of self-actualization and transcendence.Originality/valueThe study delves into the motivations of Gen Z, a demographics that has received limited attention in the existing literature. The integration of the six factors with SDT reflects a synthesis tailored to the distinctive characteristics of Gen Z and aligns with the principles of the PERMA model within positive psychology.
Dep-capsule: capsule network for depression detection of Chinese microblog users
Authors: Li Ran , Wang Simin , Sun Zhe , Zhang Aohai , Luo Yuxuan , Peng Xingyi , Li Chao 
Published: November 2024

PurposeDepression has become one of the most serious and prevalent mental health problems worldwide. The rise and popularity of social networks such as microblogs provides a wealth of psychological data for early depression detection. Language use patterns reflect emotional states and psychological traits. Differences in language use between depressed and general users may help predict and diagnose early depression. Existing work focuses on depression detection using users' social textual emotion expressions, with less psychology-related knowledge.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, we propose an RNN-capsule-based depression detection method for microblog users that improves depression detection accuracy in social texts by combining textual emotional information with knowledge related to depression pathology. Specifically, we design a multi-classification RNN capsule that enhances emotion expression features in utterances and improves classification performance of depression-related emotional features. Based on user emotion annotations over time, we use integrated learning to detect depression in a user’s social text by combining the analysis results with components such as emotion change vector, emotion causality analysis, depression lexicon and the presence of surprising emotions.FindingsIn our experiments, we test the accuracy of RNN capsules for emotion classification tasks and then validate the effectiveness of different depression detection components. Finally, we achieved 83% depression detection accuracy on real datasets.Originality/valueThe paper overcomes the limitations of social text-based depression detection by incorporating more psychological background knowledge to enhance the early detection success rate of depression.
Fueling the circular transition: an empirical exploration of sustainable development goal performance in the oil and gas industry
Authors: L'Abate Vitiana , Esposito Benedetta , Sica Daniela , Supino Stefania 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This study aims to analyze the determinants of circular economy (CE) initiatives based on the performance related to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of firms operating in the Oil and Gas (O&G) sector. In detail, adopting a stakeholder–agency theory lens, this study explores the relationship between corporate governance and CE performance measured through SDGs. Specifically, the research aims to highlight how corporate governance attributes could affect firms’ ability to implement CE practices and – in turn – reach a higher SDG performance.

Design/methodology/approach
A global sample of firms operating in the O&G sector has been selected from the Thomson Reuters Refinitiv Eikon database. To test the research hypotheses, an SDG-based CE performance index has been developed. Subsequently, an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model is carried out to explore the impact of the following variables on the CE performance index: board size, board gender diversity, board independence and corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee.

Findings
The results highlight that the board size and the presence of a CSR committee positively influenced SDG-based CE performance. However, board gender diversity does not have a significant impact on CE performance in relation to the SDGs, whereas board independence appears to exert a negative effect.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study represents the first research that systematically addresses CE performance based on SDGs in the O&G industry, providing implications for the sector from both theoretical and managerial points of view.
Losing and grieving: an approach toward understanding the consequences of brand grief and typology of grieving consumers
Authors: Khatoon Sajira , Rehman Varisha 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the consequences of brand grief resulting from the loss of strong consumer-brand relationships (CBR) and devise a typology of grieving consumers. The paper specifically attempts to understand the effect of brand grief stemming from the termination of CBR due to brand death and brand transgression in the context of product and human brand.Design/methodology/approachConsidering the exploratory nature of this study, qualitative research methodology employing in-depth interviews from consumers of global products and human brands is employed. To derive further insights, the artifacts shared by the consumers were also analyzed.FindingsThe research identifies several notable consequences of brand grief, encompassing switching, avoidance, hoarding and diminution of trust. Furthermore, a typology is developed to better understand the diverse reactions to brand grief. This model categorizes grieving consumers into four distinct groups – switchers, evaders, amassers and skeptics – across the three stages of grief: onset, experience and acceptance. These findings are consistent across both product and human brands.Originality/valueGrounded in theories of possessions, loss and recovery and symbolic interactionism across the salient stages from onset to the experiences and eventual acceptance of brand grief, this research delves into the under-examined consequences of brand grief within the marketing literature. Further, the proposed typologies illuminate the scantly understood behaviors of grieving consumers as they navigate the grieving process following CBR loss due to brand death and transgression.
Linking social capital and knowledge sharing: the moderating role of meaningful work with the mediation of emotional energy
Authors: Tran Pham Toan Khanh 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
Knowledge sharing contributes to the success of an organization in various ways. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of social capital on knowledge sharing through employees’ emotional energy. In addition, this study investigates the moderating effect of meaningful work in the relationship.

Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative and cross-sectional approach was performed to collect the data from 403 employees working in information technology (IT) enterprises in Vietnam. This study applies partial least squares structural equation modeling to access the impact of social capital on knowledge sharing, the mediating effect of emotional energy and moderating role of meaningful work on this relationship.

Findings
The results show that social capital has a significant positive effect on knowledge sharing. Moreover, employees’ emotional energy has a complementary effect on this relationship. Moreover, meaningful work has moderating effect on the relationship between social capital and knowledge sharing.

Practical implications
The findings of this study provide valuable evidence and implications for the executive of IT enterprise in boosting knowledge sharing among the employees, in improving their emotional energy, perception of the meaningfulness of their jobs. This is particularly important due to the significant role of knowledge sharing in innovation, development.

Originality/value
Based on a social perspective of knowledge management, this study pioneers the exploration of the mediating effect of employees’ emotional energy in the relationship between social capital and knowledge sharing and the moderating role of meaningful work.
The interface between economic growth, carbon emissions, and health in the Asia‐Pacific region: Analysis of unobserved distributional heterogeneity
Authors: Behera Deepak Kumar , Viswanathan P. K. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe increasing nexus between economic growth and the resultant environmental and health challenges are of particular concern for developing countries. However, there is less evidence on the net effect of economic growth (EG) on air pollution, health spending, or vice‐versa in the Asia‐Pacific region. Therefore, this study explores important research questions: (a) Whether there exists any simultaneous relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita (a proxy for EG), carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita, and health expenditure (HE) per capita?; and (b) Does there exist any unobserved distributional heterogeneity across the Asia‐Pacific region that influence the elasticity? To address these questions, we examine the interface between GDP per capita, CO2 emissions per capita, and HE per capita in 52 countries from the Asia‐Pacific region for the period 2000–2014 using bootstrapping fixed‐effects (FEs) quantile regression model. Our results show that there is a variation in distributional effects between HE, EG, and CO2 emissions. By and large, there is a positive relationship between HE, EG, and CO2 emission across quantiles, though the coefficient values differ, and elasticity could be greater or lesser than one. It is also observed that growth raises health spending and increases pollution in lower‐income countries. On the contrary, income growth also promotes the adoption of green technology, reduces pollution, improves population health, and reduces healthcare spending in higher income countries. The study brings out some important suggestions from public policy perspectives to streamline the healthcare and sanitation sectors, and environmental quality across countries as integral aspects of sustainable growth strategies and the achievement of the United Nations SDG Agenda 2030. The findings and suggestions assume added significance in the post‐pandemic COVID‐19 scenario, as it calls for revamping the healthcare management systems across countries.
Geopolitical risk and natural resources: A comparative analysis of trade integration in the African and European Unions
Authors: Nazir Sidra , Mariev Oleg , Sohag Kazi 
Published: November 2024

AbstractGeopolitically induced energy insecurity can impede trade integration among different economic blocs. This study employs a novel, sophisticated Fourier‐augmented ARDL methodology to explore the relationship between energy commodity prices, geopolitical risks, and trade integration within the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) from January 2000 to December 2023. Amid increasing geopolitical tensions, this analysis uncovers distinct impacts on the trade dynamics of the AU and EU, highlighting the complex interplay between natural resource abundance and geopolitical risk. The empirical findings reveal that energy resource prices generally impede trade integration in both regions, supporting the natural resource curse hypothesis. However, geopolitical risk has a divergent effect, facilitating trade integration in the AU while hindering it in the EU. One of the novelties of this study is the use of the Fourier‐augmented ARDL approach, which accounts for multiple structural breaks in the data, providing robust results. Additionally, the study comparative analysis of AU and EU regional trade dynamics in the context of geopolitical risks is another significant contribution. The inclusion of precious metals and global supply chain variables provides deeper insights into regional trade dynamics, emphasizing the importance of proactive geopolitical risk management. The findings suggest that tailored policy measures aimed at leveraging natural resources effectively while mitigating geopolitical risks can pave the way for sustainable economic growth and integration in both the AU and EU.
Circ‐ADAM9 Knockdown Reduces Insulin Resistance and Placental Injury in Diabetic Mice via MAPK Pathway Inactivation
Authors: Zhao Ai , Yang Yawen , Yang Yijun , Chi Zhenjing , Sun Yanlan 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) significantly risks maternal and neonatal health. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) regulate various diseases but their role in GDM is unclear. We investigated the involvement of circ‐ADAM9 in GDM.MethodsWe analyzed circ‐ADAM9 expression in GDM‐related microarray data (GSE182737) and measured its levels in the blood of GDM patients. In a high‐fat diet‐induced GDM mouse model, we inhibited circ‐ADAM9 expression and tracked blood glucose levels, serum insulin, lipid levels, placental apoptosis, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Pathological changes in pancreatic tissues and fetal outcomes were also examined. Molecular interactions were explored using bioinformatics tools and validated through luciferase assays, real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‐qPCR), and Western blotting in high glucose (HG)‐induced human trophoblast cells (HTR‐8/SVneo). We further investigated the involvement of circ‐ADAM9/miR‐375/FPR2 axis in HG‐induced injury in HTR‐8/SVneo cells by assessing cell viability, apoptosis, ROS production, and antioxidant levels.ResultsBoth GDM patients and GDM‐induced mice exhibited a substantial upregulation of circ‐ADAM9. Knockdown of circ‐ADAM9 lowered blood glucose, alleviated insulin resistance, improved lipid metabolism, decreased placental apoptosis and ROS levels, and reduced pancreatic lesions in GDM mice. Circ‐ADAM9 downregulation also improved fetal viability, weight, and crown‐rump length. In HG‐induced HTR‐8/SVneo cells, circ‐ADAM9 overexpression and miR‐375 downregulation were evident. Overexpression of miR‐375 inhibited circ‐ADAM9 activity, substantiating their binding interaction. In GDM mice, circ‐ADAM9 deficiency restored miR‐375 expression. TargetScanHuman predicted and luciferase assays confirmed the miR‐375‐FPR2 interaction and elevated FPR2 levels in GDM mice were reduced by circ‐ADAM9 silencing. In HG‐induced HTR‐8/SVneo cells, circ‐ADAM9 knockdown restored cell viability, suppressed apoptosis and ROS levels, and enhanced antioxidant enzyme levels. These effects were reversed by miR‐375 inhibition or FPR2 overexpression, suggesting circ‐ADAM9 upregulates FPR2 expression by sponging miR‐375 and modulating the MAPK pathway.ConclusionThis study is the first to demonstrate the expression and function of circ‐ADAM9 in the progression of GDM. Circ‐ADAM9 downregulation ameliorates insulin resistance and placental injury in GDM by modulating the miR‐375/FPR2 axis and inactivating the MAPK pathway, which may offer a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of GDM.