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Fiscal policy, institutions and inclusive growth: evidence from the developing Asian countries
Authors: Sabir Samina , Qamar Meshal 
Published: June 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of fiscal policy and institutional quality on the inclusive growth process of the selected developing Asian countries. Inclusive growth is a growth process which ensures that everyone is participating and benefited by growth process.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses system generalized method of moment to address the problem of endogeneity and omitted variable bias.

Findings
Empirical results showed that both fiscal policy and institutions have positive effects on inclusive growth. Our empirical results confirmed that fiscal policy can work more efficiently in the presence of good quality institutions in the developing Asian countries.

Research limitations/implications
Government should take measures to improve infrastructure, roads and transport system, and main share of government expenditures should be allocated to development, education and health projects. There is a need to transform the tax structure of the countries with the huge emphasis on the progressive tax system and this is likely to benefit the lower segment of the population. There is a need to develop institutions as they serve as a road map for the development of a country. There should be coordination between government policies and institutions. Supervision of fiscal policy through good institutions is needed for the proper allocation and utilization of public resources.

Practical implications
By restructuring the taxation system subject to the provision of quality institutions, government can incentivize entrepreneurs to make significant investments. This creates jobs for lower segment of a society, brings down poverty and increases the income level of a country. This increases the individual and collective welfare of an economy that ensures the inclusive growth within a country.

Originality/value
In this study, proxies used for fiscal policy are government expenditures and tax revenues as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) to examine its impact on the certain measures of inclusive growth such as employment, income inequality and GDP per capita. This study provides useful insights for the policy makers using fiscal policy to achieve the goal of inclusive growth in developing countries.
The importance of policy to effective IM use and improved performance
Authors: Jia Lin , Huang Lijuan , Yan Zhijun , Hall Dianne , Song Jiahe , Paradice David 
Published: June 2019

PurposeAlthough the use of instant messaging (IM) at work has been studied in the IS field, its effective use and impact on performance have not been adequately addressed. The purpose of this paper is to explore the antecedents and consequences of the effective use of IM at work by adapting Burton-Jones and Grange’s theory of effective use.Design/methodology/approachThe authors introduce “Comprehensive IM policy” as a facilitator of adaptation and learning actions to improve the effective use of IM, which will improve communication quality and productivity. The impact of IM competence on effective use is also discussed. Based on a survey of 215 managers, this study applies the partial least square technique to test the research model.FindingsThe results indicate that comprehensive IM policy encourages adaptation and learning actions, which improve the effective use of IM and thereafter improve communication quality and productivity. Meanwhile, IM competence has a substitutive interaction effect with IM reconfiguration and self-learning on effective use.Originality/valueThe results refine the general theory of effective use and provide managers with an approach to leverage IM use at work for performance gains.
Omni-channel banking integration quality and perceived value as drivers of consumers’ satisfaction and loyalty
Authors: Hamouda Manel 
Published: June 2019

Purpose
This research aims to enrich the literature related to the emerging topic of omni-channel. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship between omni-channel integration quality (IQ), omni-channel perceived value (PV), customer satisfaction and loyalty in the banking context.

Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative study was conducted to collect data. A web-based questionnaire was sent by an e-mail to a sample of 395 bank customers. Exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used for the statistical analysis of the data.

Findings
The results reveal that a high quality of omni-channel banking integration increases the PV of the omni-channel by the customer. There is also a positive relationship between PV and customer satisfaction, as well as customer loyalty, in the omni-channel banking context. A positive relationship between omni-channel IQ and customer satisfaction was also highlighted. Furthermore, customer loyalty can be increased through enhancing customer satisfaction within omni-channel banking.

Practical implications
Bank managers should provide a consistent omni-channel integration of their omni-channels, as it leads to a higher level of customers’ perception of value and it increases their satisfaction. A high IQ and PV of omni-channel could also be an efficient tool to promote customers’ long-term relationships, as it enhances satisfaction and loyalty towards the bank.

Originality/value
After being studied in a multi-channel context, this study extends the use of the concepts of IQ and PV on omni-channel. This research is among the few studies that empirically test nearly all the relationships of the research model in an omni-channel environment, in general, and in omni-channel banking, in particular. Furthermore, this research offers a comprehension of the omni-channel system from customer’s point of view, which is an insufficiently explored topic.
Moving from value sensitive design to virtuous practice design
Authors: Reijers Wessel , Gordijn Bert 
Published: June 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a critique of value sensitive design (VSD) and to propose an alternative approach that does not depart from a heuristic of value(s), but from virtue ethics, called virtuous practice design (VPD).Design/methodology/approachThis paper develops a philosophical argument, draws from a philosophical method (i.e. virtue ethics) and applies this method to a particular case study that draws from a narrative interview.FindingsIn this paper, authors show how an approach that takes virtue instead of value as the central notion for aiming at a design that is sensitive to ethical concerns can be fruitful both in theory and in practice.Originality/valueThis paper presents the first attempt to ground an approach aimed at ethical technology design on the tradition of virtue ethics. As such, it presents VPD as a potentially fruitful alternative to VSD.
Cybersecurity in health – disentangling value tensions
Authors: Loi Michele , Christen Markus , Kleine Nadine , Weber Karsten 
Published: June 2019

Purpose
Cybersecurity in healthcare has become an urgent matter in recent years due to various malicious attacks on hospitals and other parts of the healthcare infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to provide an outline of how core values of the health systems, such as the principles of biomedical ethics, are in a supportive or conflicting relation to cybersecurity.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper claims that it is possible to map the desiderata relevant to cybersecurity onto the four principles of medical ethics, i.e. beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice, and explore value conflicts in that way.

Findings
With respect to the question of how these principles should be balanced, there are reasons to think that the priority of autonomy relative to beneficence and non-maleficence in contemporary medical ethics could be extended to value conflicts in health-related cybersecurity.

Research limitations/implications
However, the tension between autonomy and justice, which relates to the desideratum of usability of information and communication technology systems, cannot be ignored even if one assumes that respect for autonomy should take priority over other moral concerns.

Originality/value
In terms of value conflicts, most discussions in healthcare deal with the conflict of balancing efficiency and privacy given the sensible nature of health information. In this paper, the authors provide a broader and more detailed outline.
Exploring the strategic variety of socially responsible investment
Authors: Ivanisevic Hernaus Ana 
Published: June 2019

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to segment and profile socially responsible investment (SRI) funds based on investment strategies they use. Specifically, the paper investigates how different SRI strategies are applied and how they are related to fund-level characteristics, with the goal of recognising their potential dominant combinations in SRI practice.

Design/methodology/approach
Cluster analysis was complemented with one-way ANOVA to classify 147 SRI funds from 11 European countries into different groups based on the diversification (number and type) and application (intensity of usage) of the investment strategies. Discriminant analysis and chi-square tests were conducted to profile the clusters. Financial performance was examined by running multiple hierarchical regression and dominance analyses to determine meaningfulness of particular investment strategies within each of the SRI fund clusters.

Findings
Three basic SRI fund clusters were recognised: strong-intensity strategic heterogeneity, weak-intensity strategic heterogeneity and weak-intensity strategic homogeneity. The combination of SRI strategies used in the weak-intensity strategic homogeneity cluster significantly explained the variance in mid-term financial returns.

Practical implications
Fund managers may use these results to make more informed investment decisions on the selection and the application of SRI strategies.

Social implications
Financial industry has significant and broad and not only economic but also social implications. This research effort results in better understanding of the SRI universe, potentially leading to a broader consideration of the societal impact of financial investment.

Originality/value
The author provided useful insights into existing bundles of SRI strategies used in the European SRI market, recognised dominant investment strategies within SRI strategy portfolios and reported how strategic variety is related to fund-level characteristics.
Teaching change and continuity with historical analogies
Authors: Jay Lightning , Reisman Abby 
Published: June 2019

Purpose
Historical analogies are everywhere in political discourse, but history teachers know to tread carefully. Even with relentless pressure to make history relevant, analogies can be as dangerous as they are appealing. On the one hand, cognitive research has showcased the usefulness of analogies in helping students distinguish between essential and superficial features of a phenomenon. On the other hand, historical knowledge does not easily boil down to core theorems or conceptual truths that hold constant across time and place. Comparing two moments in history does not expose an immutable law; rather, it creates a space to appreciate both what has changed and what has stayed the same. This paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the authors draw upon the research on document-based lessons to craft an academically rigorous, intellectually authentic and practical tool for teachers to address the connections between past and present in their classrooms. In the process of doing so, the authors scrutinize comparisons between the fascism of the 1930s and the contemporary populism of President Trump as presented in today’s media.

Findings
In this paper, the authors offer an instructional tool to support teachers in transforming pat and reductive analogies into opportunities for rich historical learning. The historical analogy lesson template revolves around a central question, engages students in careful document analysis and includes instructional scaffolds that assist students in assessing the similarities and differences between both sides of the analogy. Using this tool can help students better decipher political discourse and map current events onto historical processes of continuity and change.

Originality/value
Few tools exist to support teachers in facilitating rich learning about the connections between the past and present. As historical analogies are part of the language of political discourse, it is incumbent upon teachers to prepare students to understand and evaluate analogies in rich ways as part of the preparation for citizenship. The paper outlines a structure for teachers to approach these topics.
Systematic review of ultrasound visual biofeedback in intervention for speech sound disorders
Authors: Sugden Eleanor , Lloyd Susan , Lam Jenny , Cleland Joanne 
Published: June 2019

AbstractBackgroundAs cost and access barriers to ultrasound technology have decreased, interest in using ultrasound visual biofeedback (U‐VBF) as a tool for remediating speech sound disorders (SSD) has increased. A growing body of research has investigated U‐VBF in intervention for developmental SSD; however, diversity in study design, participant characteristics, clinical methods and outcomes complicate the interpretation of this literature. Thus, there is a need for a synthesis and review of the evidence base for using U‐VBF in intervention for SSD.AimsTo synthesise and evaluate the research evidence for U‐VBF in intervention for developmental SSD.MethodsA systematic review was conducted. Eight electronic databases were searched for peer‐reviewed articles published before 2018. Details about study design, participants, intervention procedures, service delivery, intervention intensity and outcomes were extracted from each study that met the inclusion criteria. The included studies were rated using both a critical appraisal tool and for their reporting of intervention detail.Main ContributionsTwenty‐eight papers, comprising 29 studies, met the inclusion criteria. The most common research design was single‐case experimental design (44.8% of studies). The studies included between one and 13 participants (mean = 4.1) who had a mean age of approximately 11 years (range = 4;0–27 years). Within the research evidence, U‐VBF intervention was typically provided as part of, or as an adjunct to, other articulatory‐based therapy approaches. A range of lingual sounds were targeted in intervention, with 80.6% of participants across all reviewed studies receiving intervention targeting rhotics. Outcomes following therapy were generally positive with the majority of studies reporting that U‐VBF facilitated acquisition of targets, with effect sizes ranging from no effect to a large effect. Difficulties with generalisation were observed for some participants. Most studies (79.3%) were categorised as efficacy rather than effectiveness studies and represented lower levels of evidence. Overall, the reviewed studies scored more highly on measures of external validity than internal validity.ConclusionsThe evidence base for U‐VBF is developing; however, most studies used small sample sizes and lower strength designs. Current evidence indicates that U‐VBF may be an effective adjunct to intervention for some individuals whose speech errors persist despite previous intervention. The results of this systematic review underscore the need for more high‐quality and large‐scale research exploring the use of this intervention in both controlled and community contexts.
Conditions Governing Food Protein Amyloid Fibril Formation—Part I: Egg and Cereal Proteins
Authors: Jansens Koen J.A. , Lambrecht Marlies A. , Rombouts Ine , Monge Morera Margarita , Brijs Kristof , Rousseau Frederic , Schymkowitz Joost , Delcour Jan A. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractConditions including heating mode, time, temperature, pH, moisture and protein concentration, shear, and the presence of alcohols, chaotropic/reducing agents, enzymes, and/or salt influence amyloid fibril (AF) formation as they can affect the accessibility of amino acid sequences prone to aggregate. As some conditions applied on model protein resemble conditions in food processing unit operations, we here hypothesize that food processing can lead to formation of protein AFs with a compact cross β‐sheet structure. This paper reviews conditions and food constituents that affect amyloid fibrillation of egg and cereal proteins. While egg and cereal proteins often coexist in food products, their impact on each other's fibrillation remains unknown. Hen egg ovalbumin and lysozyme form AFs when subjected to moderate heating at acidic pH separately. AFs can also be formed at higher pH, especially in the presence of alcohols or chaotropic/reducing agents. Tryptic wheat gluten digests can form fibrillar structures at neutral pH and maize and rice proteins do so in aqueous ethanol or at acidic pH, respectively.
Cold‐pressed Canola Oil Reduces Hepatic Steatosis by Modulating Oxidative Stress and Lipid Metabolism in KM Mice Compared with Refined Bleached Deodorized Canola Oil
Authors: Zhou Ying‐Jun , Chang Ya‐Ning , You Jia‐Qi , Li Sui‐Zi , Zhuang Wei , Cao Cheng‐Jia 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe quality of canola oil is affected by different extraction methods. The effect of cold‐pressed canola oil (CPCO) diet and traditional refined bleached deodorized canola oil (RBDCO) diet on lipid accumulation and hepatic steatosis in mice were investigated. The body weight, peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐α concentration, serum lipid profile, insulin sensitivity, and oxidative stress were increased in mice fed with CPCO diet, which had higher unsaturated fatty acid, tocopherols, phytosterols, and phospholipids but lower saturated fatty acid than RBDCO, after 12 weeks,. Moreover, CPCO significantly increased tocopherols and phytosterols content in liver and reduced liver cholesterol contents and lipid vacuoles accumulation than RBDCO. Also, serum proinflammatory cytokines, 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutary coenzyme A reductase expression level, lipogenic enzymes, and transcriptional factors such as sterol regulatory element‐binding proteins 1c, acetyl‐CoA carboxylase, and fatty acid synthase in the liver were also markedly downregulated from CPCO diet mice. Overall, CPCO can reduce lipid accumulation and hepatic steatosis by regulating oxidative stress and lipid metabolism in Kun Ming mice compared with RBDCO.Practical ApplicationThe results suggested that more bioactive components were contained in cold‐pressed canola oil (CPCO) rather than refined bleached deodorized canola oil (RBDCO). CPCO could lower the risk of obesity and hyperlipidemia, reduce lipid accumulation, and prevent hepatic steatosis. It could be considered as a kind of better edible oil than RBDCO.
Retrospective analysis of 1‐year mortality after gastric cancer surgery: Total intravenous anesthesia versus volatile anesthesia
Authors: Oh Tak Kyu , Kim Hyung‐Ho , Jeon Young‐Tae 
Published: June 2019

BackgroundIt remains controversial whether propofol‐based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) or inhalation anesthesia is associated with better outcomes after cancer surgery. We investigated whether there is a difference in the 1‐year overall or cancer‐related mortality between propofol‐based TIVA and inhalation anesthesia in patients who underwent gastric cancer surgery.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was based on medical records of ll patients aged ≥18 years who underwent elective gastric cancer surgery with curative intent between January 2005 and December 2015 at a single tertiary academic hospital. Propensity score (PS) matching and Cox proportional hazard models were used for analyses.ResultsAfter PS matching, 1538 patients (769 patients in each group) were included in the final analysis. The 1‐year overall mortality risk was not significantly different between the TIVA and inhalation groups in either the PS‐matched analysis [hazard ratio (HR): 0.92, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.52‐1.64; P = 0.774] or entire cohorts (HR: 0.82 95% CI: 0.52‐1.33; P = 0.417) after multivariable adjustment. The 1‐year cancer‐related mortality risk was similar between the groups in both the PS‐matched cohort (HR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.50‐1.67; P = 0.764) and the entire cohort after multivariable adjustment (HR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.50‐1.33; P = 0.406).ConclusionsWe show that propofol‐based TIVA was not significantly associated with a decrease in the 1‐year overall or cancer‐related mortality after gastric cancer surgery, as compared with inhalation anesthesia. Further studies are required to ascertain the optimal anesthetic choice for gastric cancer surgery.
Qualitative accounting research: special issue introduction
Authors: Dumay John , de Villiers Charl 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThis special issue dedicated to qualitative accounting research shows the commitment of Accounting & Finance to support and publish qualitative research. This introductory piece explains the rationale behind this commitment and recounts the process followed with this special issue, before introducing the papers published in it. The first paper in the special issue, co‐authored by De Villiers, Dumay and Maroun, will be of interest to a large cross‐section of accounting researchers, even those with a quantitative bent, because it dispels some myths around qualitative research, and it sets a research agenda that others may pursue.
The real effects of stock prices: learning, disclosure and corporate social responsibility
Authors: Ji Yucheng , Xu Weijun , Zhao Qi 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThis paper develops a tractable model to study the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on real decisions (i.e., production and disclosure decisions) of a firm which can learn from the stock price. Firms with high CSR disclose more precise information, improving the stock liquidity and price efficiency, which also benefit liquidity traders and consumers. Interventions by regulators in firms’ disclosure decisions, such as mandatory disclosure, can improve social welfare, but their effectiveness depends on the degree of CSR. We also discuss the implications of learning from the price.