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Consumer resistance to mobile health consultation: the role of IT affordances and IT identity
Authors: Zhang Wenjing , Wang Mengdi , Li Dong 
Published: September 2024

PurposeAs the new frontier in online healthcare innovation, mobile health consultation (MHC) is transforming how traditional healthcare is delivered. Despite being known on a large scale for its benefits, MHC still faces consumer resistance. MHC is a technology-enabled service, so an in-depth analysis of consumer resistance from the perspective of technology is crucial to enhance service adoption. This study sought to determine the mechanism by which two information technology (IT)-specific traits – IT affordance and IT identity – influence consumer resistance to MHC during consumer–platform interactions.Design/methodology/approachWe used the Credamo platform to gather data from 786 users with medical consulting experience to validate the resulting relationships.FindingsBased on partial least squares structural equation modeling, three of the six IT affordances (visibility, searching and guidance shopping) exerted a significant positive influence on IT identity, while trigger attending and association affordance had no significant effect on IT identity. Persistence affordance was negatively associated with IT identity, and IT identity negatively influenced consumer resistance to MHC.Originality/valueAcademically, this empirical paper primarily contributes to the MHC literature and the theory of IT affordance and IT identity. Practically, several valuable guidance for MHC platforms is provided.
Project-oriented strategic management of UK construction firms – towards corporate diversification: critical literature review
Authors: Siamuzwe-Manase Valentah , Halcro Keith R. , Kumar Bimal , Skitmore Martin 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThe paper analyses the strategic management strategies of UK Construction Contracting Firms (CCFs) and their impact on the industry, highlighting their fragmentation, high-risk, low-profit nature and low profit returns. It suggests proactive strategies for sustainable growth and explores the potential of corporate diversification.Design/methodology/approachUtilising a thematic critical literature review, specific inclusion/exclusion criteria are used to select relevant literature together with a thematic qualitative synthesis data analysis approach to identify trends and challenges.FindingsUK CCFs primarily use reactive and project-based strategic management, which may not align with long-term success due to market volatility, reactive supply, fragmentation, high competition and lack of differentiation. The short-term business cycle makes medium- to long-term strategy development difficult. It is recommended that CCFs adopt proactive strategic management and consider corporate diversification for enhanced competitiveness, stability and performance. Although there are conflicting findings on the impact of diversification on firm performance, this research suggests that it is a viable strategy for achieving enhanced firm performance and competitive advantage.Research limitations/implicationsThe importance of proactive corporate strategies for CCFs is emphasised to overcome industry challenges, promote sustainable growth and enhance competitiveness. Corporate diversification, cultural transformation, management qualifications promotion and talent development collaboration are advocated, providing valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers and researchers.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of this research involve fostering a shift towards proactive and dynamic strategic management in the UK construction industry, addressing the historical neglect of broader strategic perspectives and empowering practitioners and academics to drive positive change and innovation within the sector.Social implicationsThe social implications of this research encompass the potential to enhance the overall efficiency, sustainability and collaborative dynamics within the UK construction industry, which can ultimately contribute to improved infrastructure development and the well-being of communities.Originality/valueProject-driven strategic management in the UK construction industry is explored, questioning the reactive approach used by CCFs. It provides insights, best practices and improvement areas, emphasising diversification, proactive corporate strategies, cultural shifts and industry improvement, spanning theory, practice and theory.
Impact pathways: digital product passport for embedding circularity in electronics supply chains
Authors: Chaudhuri Atanu , Wæhrens Brian Vejrum , Treiblmaier Horst , Jensen Steffen Foldager 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThis impact pathways paper identifies drivers and barriers for digital product passport (DPP) applications in electronics supply chains and to derive future research pathways.Design/methodology/approachAround39 interviews were conducted with three Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers, customers, recycling partners, DPP service providers and an international standards organisation.FindingsThe results show the four key drivers for DPP adoption: improved decision-making to transition towards a circular economy, ensuring regulatory compliance, improving transparency across the supply chain and enhancing customer engagement. Four main barriers exist: developing and communicating the business case for DPP adoption, increased need for data, data standards and ensuring interoperability between systems, the extent of implementation effort needed and ensuring data security and integrity.Originality/valueThis is one of the earliest papers to concisely summarise the main drivers and barriers of DPP adoption and present a comprehensive research agenda for operations and supply chain management.
Analyzing factors influencing competitiveness of Indian tech start-ups: modified total interpretive structural model (m-TISM) approach
Authors: Wasi Khushnuma , Hasan Zuby , Parameswar Nakul , Patnaik Jayshree , Ganesh M.P. 
Published: September 2024

PurposeTech start-ups (TSs) functioning in different domains have a responsibility of ensuring that domestic knowledge and capabilities are leveraged to minimize dependence on foreign organizations. Despite the growth of the ecosystem, while numerous TSs emerge, very few of them are able to survive, and of those that survive, very few scale up. The aim of this study is to identify the factors influencing the competitiveness of technological start-ups and to study the interrelationship and interdependence of these factors.Design/methodology/approachModified total interpretative structural modeling (m-TISM) was employed for the current research. The analysis of what factors have an effect on competitiveness, how they affect it and why they affect it should be explored. The study begins by developing the list of factors through literature search, and further it is validated by expert opinion. A hierarchical model has been developed using m-TISM and MICMAC analysis to analyze the driving and dependency power of factors at each level.FindingsResults show that the competitiveness of TSs is affected by organizational agility and internationalization. Factors present at the bottom level, namely entrepreneurial intensity, act as a strong driver for TSs. Team member commitment, transformational leadership, strategic alliances, knowledge sharing and organizational ambidexterity are middle-level factors.Originality/valueThis study is among the few articles that have explored competitiveness of TSs in the Indian context.
Assessing competition in the Turkish cement industry: insights from the Boone indicator
Authors: Yıldız Hakan , Köprücü Yılmaz , Şengül Serkan 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThis paper investigates the degree of competitiveness within the Turkish cement industry, employing firm-level quarterly data spanning from 2008 to 2016.Design/methodology/approachTo assess the level and trajectory of competition among Turkish cement firms, we employ the Boone indicator (β) as formulated by Boone (2008). This indicator, rooted in the concept of relative profit differences (RPD), serves as a robust metric for gauging competitive dynamics. According to the ß indicator, firms exhibiting higher relative efficiency are expected to secure greater profits and market shares in a fiercely competitive market. Additionally, we utilize concentration indices for the purpose of revealing comparable findings.FindingsEmpirical findings reveal that an enhancement in firms' efficiency corresponds to a proportionally modest increase in either market share or profits, implying a lower degree of competition within the Turkish cement industry. Although the specific magnitudes of ß estimates exhibit temporal fluctuations, we may conclude that the Turkish cement industry does not conform to the ideals of perfect competition. The concentration indices calculated on the sample also support this result.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is limited to the Turkish cement companies over the period 2008–2016.Originality/valueThe studies measuring the level of competition in the Turkish cement sector are generally based on concentration ratios. In this study, we assess the competition level by using a different methodology based on parametric procedures.
Workplace envy as an inhibitor of change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior: the role of sustainable leadership
Authors: Piwowar-Sulej Katarzyna , Iqbal Qaisar 
Published: September 2024

PurposeDrawing on social exchange and social comparison theories, the current work aims to examine the direct and indirect effect of sustainable leadership (SL) on employees’ change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) through workplace envy (WE).Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected data from multiple sources (311 employees and respective supervisors) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia. Partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was conducted to verify the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe current empirical results confirmed that SL positively influences change-oriented OCB – both directly and indirectly (through WE). The negative impact of WE on change-oriented OCB is also concluded in this study.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this is among pioneer studies which introduced inhibitor as a mediator in the “SL-employee behavioral outcomes” relationship. Limitations and implications have been elaborated at the end of the study.
Unlocking the secrets of expat employees: the role of diversity leadership, work adjustment and self-esteem in inhibiting psychological withdrawal behaviour
Authors: Bani-Melhem Shaker , Mohd-Shamsudin Faridahwati , Khassawneh Osama , Hamouche Salima , Koleva Petya 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
Adjusting professionally to new work roles in a foreign work environment can be a challenging and stressful experience for expatriates. However, whether this experience translates into counterproductive behaviour remains to be examined. Hence, drawing on organisational support theory (OST; Eisenberger et al., 1986), this study aims to investigate whether work adjustment mediates the effect of diversity-oriented leadership on psychological withdrawal behaviour. The authors also propose that the relationship between diversity-oriented leadership and psychological withdrawal behaviour (via work adjustment) is moderated by organisational-based self-esteem.

Design/methodology/approach
Dyadic data from 148 paired surveys of full-time expatriate employees and direct supervisors working in hotels were collected. Smart-PLS procedures with SEM were used to assess the research hypotheses.

Findings
Overall, the authors received empirical support for the mediation and moderated model. Contrary to the expectations, the authors demonstrate that diversity-oriented leadership has no significant direct effect on expatriate employees’ psychological withdrawal behaviours; however, this effect is significant only via the full mediation of work adjustment. This relationship appears stronger among expatriate employees who feel important and valued by their organisation (i.e. organisational-based self-esteem).

Originality/value
This research is valuable in various ways, including adding to the emerging literature on expatriate employees in the UAE, which heavily relies on such employees for economic growth. Furthermore, as many organisations are hiring a diverse workforce, diversity-oriented leadership is crucial in ensuring that culturally and demographically diverse employees remain productive and become valuable and significant members of the organisation.
Measuring and managing organizational performance based on organizational capitals, service quality and BSC performance outcomes
Authors: Abd-Elrahman Abd-Elrahman Hassanein , Kamel Mahmoud Abdelrahman , Said Sameh Mohamed 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop and test empirically a new holistic performance measurement model that integrates the best of current performance measurement frameworks and methodologies and builds upon the resource-based view to strategic management.

Design/methodology/approach
A survey collected responses from 379 top-, middle- and supervisory-level managers from 3 telecommunications service providers in Egypt. The hypothesized direct relationships were tested through multiple linear regression (using SPSS software), and the mediating effect was tested using the structural equation modeling technique (using AMOS software).

Findings
The results reveal that the proposed model is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring and managing holistic organizational performance. The results also reveal that Egyptian telecommunications companies have primarily emphasized the use of structural and relational capital to enhance their service quality (SQ) and performance outcomes (POs). Moreover, SQ was found to significantly and partially mediate the effect of organizational capitals (OCs) on POs.

Research limitations/implications
The proposed model is a novel model that needs further investigation using various research designs and multiple research methods to assure its reliability and validity as a holistic performance measurement system.

Practical implications
The Egyptian telecommunications companies should efficiently manage and leverage all four components of OCs, especially the components of intellectual capital to improve their SQ and consequently enhance their POs.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first research to study the relationships among OCs, SQ and POs, merge them in an integrated performance measurement model and test this model empirically in the Egyptian telecommunications setting.
URBAN PLANNING PARADOXES AND SOCIOSPATIAL FRAGMENTATION: The Superblock Barcelona Case (2016–2023)
Authors: Frago Lluís , Morcuende Alejandro 
Published: September 2024

AbstractBarcelona is an interesting living laboratory for studying the role of the local scale in urban planning. Since the early stages of what is known as the Barcelona Model (1979–1994), analysis of Barcelona's urban planning based on the creation of public spaces at a local scale has become a priority. More recently, micro‐scale urban planning has become dominant in addressing global challenges such as climate change within the framework of the New Urban Age paradigm. In this article we analyse the paradoxes between the ideology (local‐centrism) and practices (tactical urbanism) of this paradigm, based on an original perspective of the Superblock Barcelona project, contrary to the criticisms levelled against this project so far, which emanate mainly from economic lobbies in Barcelona. While cities seek to tackle global‐scale climate change, urban planning is being increasingly restricted to acting at local or micro scales. These paradoxes lead to sociospatial fragmentation and denial of other urban‐phenomenon scales, such as the metropolitan/regional one. We frame this article within the critical urban studies perspective, following the planetary urbanization hypothesis. The analysis of the Superblock Barcelona project is based on the logic of ‘making cities by making less city’ and focuses on how the local scale, the districts and neighbourhoods ‘burst against the city’, questioning the very right to the city.
Hydrophobic ZIF‐8 nanoparticles loaded on chitosan for improved methanol adsorption from fermented wine
Authors: Lin Mibin , Sha Jia , Zhu Zhonghao , Ye Penghui , Zhao Kai , Xiao Kaijun 
Published: September 2024

AbstractMetal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have great potential for the adsorption of minor molecular alcohols in the vapor phase. However, the drawbacks of powdered MOFs, including low recyclability and problematic separation, limit their application in fermented wine. Chitosan (CS) is a low‐cost, eco‐friendly, moldable matrix used in the food industry. In this study, a novel CS@ZIF‐8 adsorbent with excellent microporous surface area was successfully synthesized by incorporating hydrophobic ZIF‐8 into CS. The results showed that CS@ZIF‐8 beads had a high adsorption affinity for methanol at a Zn2+/2‐methylimidazole molar ratio of 1:5. The adsorption mechanism of methanol on CS@ZIF‐8 beads was systematically studied by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, isotherms, and kinetics. The Langmuir model calculated the maximum adsorption of methanol to 56.8 mg/g. Adsorption kinetics are consistent with pseudo‐second‐order models. Furthermore, CS@ZIF‐8 beads presented excellent recyclability for removing methanol for five consecutive cycles. It could treat 60 bed volumes of Chinese yellow wine in column filtration experiments to make the concentration below 50 mg/L. In summary, the highly efficient CS@ZIF‐8 adsorbent has great potential for methanol adsorption from fermented wines.Practical ApplicationMethanol will exhibit adverse symptoms such as weakness and headaches after it is ingested. Therefore, methanol control is an important safety factor in the production of fermented wine. The adsorption method is recognized as a widely used technique due to its high efficiency and selectivity. The CS@ZIF‐8 adsorbent synthesized in this paper provides a new idea for methanol removal.
Effect of the addition of cocoa sweatings and time of fermentation on flavor compounds and sensory perception of 100% roasted cocoa liquor
Authors: Meneses‐Marentes Nixon , Bharath Sarah M. , Hopfer Helene 
Published: September 2024

Fermentation is critical for producing high‐quality cocoa, yet its kinetics and resulting chemical and sensory outcomes are poorly understood and thus difficult to manage. Cocoa sweatings (CS), the liquid runoff produced early during fermentation and typically drained off, may beneficially affect fermentation outcome when added back into the fermenting mass. Here, we report how back‐addition of CS affects composition and sensory perception of roasted cocoa liquor after 5, 6, and 7 days of fermentation. Cocoa liquor (= 100% chocolate) made from beans fermented for 5 days with the addition of CS were similar in sensory perception to those fermented for 7 days without added CS. Twenty‐one flavor compounds showed similar patterns to the sensory results: In the beans fermented with CS, these compounds remained at similar levels after 5, 6, and 7 days of fermentation, while the same compounds significantly changed in the samples fermented conventionally, without CS addition. These results suggest a link between changes in flavor composition and sensory differences in roasted cocoa. Future work is needed to reveal the mechanism of flavor stabilization throughout fermentation resulting from the back‐addition of CS.Practical ApplicationRoasted cocoa liquor fermented with cocoa sweating (CS) is sensorily similar when fermented for 5 or 7 days and produces cocoa that is sensorily similar to traditionally fermented cocoa in shorter time (5 days vs. 7 days). The addition of CS seems to stabilize 21 flavor compounds throughout fermentation mimicking changes in sensory perception. The back‐addition of CS could help standardize cocoa fermentation as indicated by more consistent temperature evolution.
Aspirations and weather shocks: Evidence from rural Zambia
Authors: Parlasca Martin C. , Martini Christina A. , Köster Maximilian , Ibañez Marcela 
Published: September 2024

AbstractAspirations defined as future‐oriented desires or ambitions, can determine agricultural investments and rural development. Aspirations are shaped by people's social, cultural, and physical environment and can be affected by external factors such as natural disasters. This article addresses the question of how weather shocks can influence individual and community aspirations. Using primary panel data from two survey rounds before and during a major drought in Zambia, we show that such extreme weather events can be associated with adverse impacts on individual aspirations. Further exploratory analyses suggest that aspirations towards assets that are particularly vulnerable to droughts are affected most. We do not find any significant effects of drought on community aspirations.
Effects of structured contraceptive counseling in young women: Secondary analyses of a cluster randomized controlled trial (the LOWE trial)
Authors: Iwarsson Karin Emtell , Podolskyi Volodymyr , Bizjak Isabella , Kallner Helena Kopp , Gemzell‐Danielsson Kristina , Envall Niklas 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIntroductionUnwanted pregnancy constitutes a huge health issue. Long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC) are the most effective methods for preventing unwanted pregnancy, especially among young women. This study evaluates the intervention effect of structured contraceptive counseling on the choice, initiation, and use of LARC in young women.Material and MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of women aged 18–25, enrolled in a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial performed in abortion, youth, and maternal health clinics across the Stockholm County in Sweden. Clinics were randomized (1:1) to provide structured contraceptive counseling (intervention) or standard counseling (control). Surveys were administered at the clinic visit and follow‐ups at 3, 6, and 12 months. Primary outcome focused on the choice of LARC among women 18–25 years of age. Secondary outcomes included initiation, and use of LARC at 3 and 12 months, satisfaction with the counseling received and information on extended use of combined hormonal contraceptives. The study was registered at Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03269357).ResultsFrom September 2017 to May 2019, 770 women aged 18–25 years from 28 clinics/clusters were recruited. There was a significant intervention effect on LARC choice (aOR 5.96, 95% CI 3.25–10.94), initiation (aOR 4.43, 95% CI 2.32–8.46), and use at 12 months (aOR 2.21, 95% CI 1.31–3.73). The odds of LARC choice at pre‐booked visits were higher and more women received information about extended‐use regimen for short‐acting reversible contraception in the intervention group compared to the control group. The intervention package was well received, but with higher satisfaction at pre‐booked compared to drop‐in visits.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that comprehensive structured contraceptive counseling significantly increases LARC choice, initiation and use, with high satisfaction among young participants, especially at pre‐booked visits. The results highlight an approach that merits implementation to increase quality of care in contraceptive services, to enhance reproductive health for adolescents and young adults.