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Effect of repair patch nature on J-integral reduction in notched plates
Authors: Houari Amin , Kouider Madani , Polat Alper , Amroune Salah , Mohamad Barhm Abdullah , Chellil Ahmed , Campilho Raul 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of different repair patch materials in reducing the stresses at the crack tip of a 2024-T3 aluminum plate. This involves a numerical analysis using the finite element method (FEM) to estimate the reduction in the J-integral value, with the goal of identifying how various parameters related to the patch materials, adhesive properties and loading conditions influence the structural integrity of the repaired plate.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology of this research involves conducting a numerical analysis using the FEM to estimate the reduction in the J-integral value at the crack tip of a 2024-T3 aluminum plate. Three types of patches – metal, composite and functionally graded material (FGM) – were examined under tensile loading conditions, and Adekit-A140 adhesive was used to bond these repair patches to the aluminum plate.FindingsThe analysis considered various parameters, including crack length, the nature of fibers in the composite material, the gradation exponent for FGM patches and the nature of the face in contact with the adhesive for the FGM patch. Additionally, stress analysis was conducted, examining the J-integral values for the plate, shear stress in the adhesive layer and peel stress in the composite patch. The findings highlight that modifying the nature of the repair patch used can significantly enhance the structural integrity of the repaired plate.Originality/valueThe study analyzed J-integral values, shear stress in the adhesive and peel stress in the composite patch. Various parameters, including crack length, fiber type, gradation exponent and adhesive contact face nature, were considered. Results demonstrate that the J-integral value can be significantly reduced by altering the repair patch type, highlighting the effectiveness of customized patch materials in enhancing structural integrity.
Impact of behavioral factors on the investor’s intention in peer-to-peer lending
Authors: Ritika  , Khanna Ashu 
Published: September 2024

PurposePeer-to-peer lending has emerged as a promising alternative investment avenue globally. This study explores the variables influencing investors' intention in peer-to-peer lending. Studying these factors is crucial for inspiring investor motivation, which leads to the growth of peer-to-peer lending platforms in India.Design/methodology/approachThe research utilizes information gathered from 293 investors of the Rang de platform through a questionnaire. It employs ordinal logistic regression to assess how demographic characteristics, investor experience, social projects and investment factors influence the study’s outcomes.FindingsThe research indicates that the education qualification and income level of the investors are significant demographic variables in their investment decisions. Moreover, social projects, the experience of the investors and investment factors affect their intent to invest more in peer-to-peer lending projects.Research limitations/implicationsIt helps stakeholders and borrowers of crowdfunding platforms think about these aspects when creating plans to bring in and keep investors. This approach also enhances the openness and dependability of lending processes.Originality/valueThis research sheds light on Indian investors' behavior toward peer-to-peer lending platforms and includes new investment factors like project categories and impact partners that other researchers did not identify.
How digital collaboration capability affects incremental and radical service innovation in manufacturing firms: the mediating role of organizational agility
Authors: Zhang Yao , Hao Shengbin 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
Despite a growing number of manufacturing firms actively collaborating with ecosystem members aiming for advanced service solutions, it remains unclear how digital collaboration capability (DCC) affects incremental service innovation (ISI) and radical service innovation (RSI) in the context of ecosystems. Drawing on dynamic capabilities theory and resource orchestration theory, this study aims to investigate the impacts of DCC on ISI/RSI and examine the mediating role of organizational agility (OA).

Design/methodology/approach
In this empirical paper, the authors obtained questionnaire data from 238 Chinese manufacturing firms embedded in the ecosystems. Then, the authors examined all the hypotheses through hierarchical regression analyses.

Findings
The empirical evidence indicates that DCC has a distinct effect on ISI and RSI. DCC positively affects ISI, whereas DCC shows an inverted U-shaped effect on RSI. In addition, OA mediates the positive effect of DCC on ISI within a certain range, whereas OA always mediates the inverted U-shaped effect of DCC on RSI.

Originality/value
This study enriches and extends existing research on DCC and service innovation by elucidating the heterogeneous effects of DCC on ISI/RSI and the complicated mediating role of OA. This study also has practical implications for manufacturing firms to revisit their collaboration capability and agility to boost ISI/RSI in the context of ecosystems.
Entrepreneurial ecosystem pillars and performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Uganda
Authors: Birungi Hajira , Mbidde Cathy Ikiror , Mutunzi Ahmed Kitunzi , Kiwaala Yusuf 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to determine which entrepreneurial ecosystem pillars matter most in enhancing the performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Uganda.

Design/methodology/approach
Descriptive cross-sectional survey of 310 SMEs in manufacturing sector were sampled. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed because of the population’s homogenous characteristics. Data was collected using a Self-Administered Questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS version 23.

Findings
The results indicate both institutional arrangements and resource endowments significantly influence performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector of Uganda. However, institutional arrangements have a stronger predictive power on performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector of Uganda as compared to resource endowments.

Research limitations/implications
The data was cross-sectional in nature thus limiting monitoring changes in the performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector over a long period of time. Besides, the study concentrated on SMEs in the manufacturing sector which is just subset of the industrial sector leaving other sectors like trade and services.

Originality/value
An empirical study on entrepreneurial ecosystem pillars in a strategic and important sector – SMEs manufacturing sector, at a micro-level, and being done in Uganda is a contribution to existing literature. This is because, most entrepreneurial ecosystem studies are largely conceptual and are normally done at macro and meso-levels targeting SMEs generally and mostly in developed countries which have completely different business environment compared with developing countries.
How do knowledge-intensive business services improve innovation? A resource-based model for antecedents of innovation in a developing country
Authors: Bhatti Sabeen Hussain , Jabeen Fauzia , Ahmed Adeel , Romano Marco , Pascucci Federica 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
Firms strive to find new ways of boosting value creation through integrating knowledge for innovation. Open innovation has altered this quest for excellence and, accordingly, this study aims to investigate the antecedents and enablers of innovation performance in firms belonging to a knowledge-intensive service sector of a developing country.

Design/methodology/approach
As such, data were gathered through a survey approach, targeting telecom service firms in Pakistan. Hypotheses were tested using the partial least squares technique. Measurement and structural models were assessed following the recommended two-stage procedure.

Findings
Results showed that knowledge sourcing and customer engagement impact the innovation performance of firms, whereas transformational leadership, knowledge sourcing and customer engagement are linked to innovation with the mediating effect of absorptive capacity.

Practical implications
This research helps to improve the innovation management practices of the firms belonging to this important sector and thus enables them to achieve sustainable competitive advantage through building their absorptive capabilities.

Originality/value
Knowledge-intensive business services are largely excluded from the great debate on open innovation so far, with a few exceptions. This research proposes and tests a model of enablers of open innovation that contributes toward improving the innovation performance of telecom firms in a developing country.
The dark side revealed: insights and implications from online brand communities
Authors: Behl Abhishek , Bhutani Chitrakshi , Jayawardena Nirma Sadamali , Balaji M.S. 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
This study aims to present a comprehensive review of the literature on the dark side of online brand communities, identifying the dominant themes [determinants of the dark side in online brand communities (OBCs)] in the literature and proposing ways to advance the literature in this area.

Design/methodology/approach
This study reviewed 72 scholarly articles published between 2009 and 2024 in peer-reviewed journals. A descriptive and thematic analysis of dark-side literature is presented.

Findings
The contribution of this scoping review lies in identifying the dominant themes in the literature on the determinants of the dark side of online brand communities, proposing management strategies and identifying future research directions for advancing the literature. Six main themes of the dark side of online communities were extracted: information dynamics, group dynamics, unethical practices and brand transgression, provocation and schadenfreude, brand activism and hate and disengagement.

Practical implications
Firstly, this study highlights the need for brands to engage in the active moderation of OBCs to maintain information credibility and manage information overload. Secondly, to ensure an inclusive community environment for all members, brands need to foster a balanced forum culture and moderation that discourages heterogeneity.

Originality/value
This study is unique in conducting an in-depth analysis of the literature on the dark side of online brand communities, an area that has received little attention. This review offers new insights that would help brands effectively manage negative aspects of customer behaviours in online brand communities. For managers, this review enables brands to improve their image, reputation and customer value.
The effect of service concept on customer acquisition: the moderating role of manager’s experience on Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Tanzania
Authors: Antony Flora , Makuya Victoria , Elias Ruth 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the influence of the service concept on customer acquisition and when the relationship is moderated with manager’s experience in Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) within Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a cross-sectional research design and utilizes simple random sampling to select 226 respondents, all of whom are managers of SACCOS in Tanzania. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using a partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe findings indicate that service concept have a highly statistically significant impact on customer acquisition, with a p-value of less than 0.05. Conversely, managers’ experience also influences customer acquisition by the p-value of less than 0.05. The result also confirms the significance influence of positive moderating effect of manager’s experience on the relationship between service concept and customer acquisition, with a p-value of less than 0.05, therefore it shows that manager’s experience facilitate the influence of service concept to customer acquisition.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study provide valuable insights for SACCOS aiming to thrive and attract more customers. By understanding the nuances of service concepts, these institutions can refine their strategies for customer acquisition effectively.Originality/valueThe study’s insights into the composite effect of service concepts hold significance for SACCOS seeking to enhance their customer acquisition strategies enhanced by manager’s experience. These findings contribute new perspectives to the SACCOS and other related financial services sector, offering fresh insights into innovation and customer-centric approaches.
Analysis of good practices of social impact measurement: the social balance sheet developed by the Spanish network of the social and solidarity economy
Authors: Guzmán Carmen , Correa Irene , Valiente Lidia 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
This study aims to analyse the good practices developed by the Spanish Social and Solidarity Network (one of the leading networks in the country) regarding its social balance sheet, created under the perspective of social and solidarity principles. This social balance sheet is implemented by its members for their self-evaluation.

Design/methodology/approach
By using a qualitative methodology based on triangulation, which includes a semi-structured interview with the manager of the social audit commission, the main good practices associated with this initiative of social impact measurement are attained. Moreover, two organisations implementing the social balance sheet have been analysed to obtain a complete perspective of the tool and the process developed by the network.

Findings
The main findings include: the social balance sheet dimensions are based on the social and solidarity principles, which enable companies to analyse the compliance of their activity with their philosophy; cooperation is crucial for the success of the tool; the efforts made by the network involve a range of different behaviours, all shared and published on social networks and the internet for free to diffuse the good practices of social impact measurement.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the literature on social entrepreneurship and social impact measurement by analysing the good practices regarding a social balance sheet, designed under the social and solidarity philosophy, whose procedure can serve as a reference for any other representative institutions or practitioners. From this view, this initiative can be considered a social innovation itself since it constitutes a step towards transforming society through the quantification of business activity from a more social perspective and through a process of participative governance by all the stakeholders involved.
Lionel Munby, Marxism, and Local History
Authors: GOLDIE MARK 
Published: September 2024

AbstractA member of the Communist Party for thirty‐four years, and a key participant in the post‐War Communist Party Historians’ Group, Lionel Munby (1918–2009) is not among that Group's best‐known historians. Yet arguably he was more typical of its membership and outlook. A prolific author, an extra‐mural department lecturer, he was committed to bringing history to a wide public, and helping ordinary people become architects of their own histories. He struggled to persuade the Group to take local and regional history seriously, and to overcome disdain for a type of history regarded as antiquarian and reactionary. Munby converted to socialism when he was a schoolboy and saw Nazi Germany at first hand. As an Oxford undergraduate, he organised the Oxford Left in the momentous appeasement by‐election of 1938. This article draws on interviews with Munby, on his writings, and on the archives of the Communist Party Historians’ Group. The investigation allows us to recalibrate the preoccupations of the Group, to explore its interface with what today we call ‘public history’, and to show how one historian fused socialist theory with histories of regions, landscapes, and local communities.
Intercolonial Cinnamon: Fashioning Connections from the Eighteenth to Mid‐Nineteenth Centuries
Authors: COSTA DANIEL 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIt is well known that the quest for spices fuelled navigational endeavours during early modern history, acting as a gateway to conquest. Historians from the field have often focused on the relations between the colonies and the colonised, but what role did this play in the forging of intercolonial connections? By delving into the allure of one spice, the current article argues that, more than merely a source of profit, a ceremonial means or an item of consumption, the quest for cinnamon revealed the pursuit of botanical knowledge, which reflected the use of alternative commercial routes. Rivalry between the colonisers prompted significant intercolonial connections rather than merely between them and the colonised, while prompting transimperial relations when these belonged to different empires. These connections resulted in nuanced practical outcomes that conveyed the intellectual stances and political hierarchy inherent in imperial networks.
When and Why Does Platform Leadership Drive Employee Intrapreneurship? Moderating Role of Innovation‐Oriented Human Resource Management
Authors: Zhou Shenbei , Zhang Guiqing , Liu Longjun , Li Yibin 
Published: September 2024

ABSTRACTPlatform leadership, a new concept in leadership, along with intrapreneurship, has garnered considerable attention in China. Despite scholarly efforts to establish a theoretical link between leadership and employee intrapreneurship, gaps persist in understanding when and why platform leadership influences intrapreneurship. This study seeks to fill in these gaps by proposing a new model exploring the theoretical relationship between these concepts. Based on social exchange theory, this research examines how platform leadership enhances intrapreneurship by boosting employees' perceived insider status. Moreover, this study investigates how innovation‐oriented human resource management (HRM) moderates this effect. Analysis of two‐stage data from 471 employees in 57 Chinese platform organizations supports the proposed hypotheses, revealing that platform leadership positively influences intrapreneurship, predominantly by enhancing perceived insider status. The effect of platform leadership on perceived insider status and intrapreneurship is also strengthened in the context of superior innovation‐oriented HRM. This study enriches the theoretical understanding of platform leadership and intrapreneurship through social exchange theory and highlights innovation‐oriented HRM as a critical boundary condition. Insights gained from this study offer valuable guidance for advancing leadership and HRM practices within platform organizations.
The phenotypic and demographic response to the combination of copper and thermal stressors strongly varies within the ciliate species, Tetrahymena thermophila
Authors: Koné Doufoungognon Carine Estelle , Jacob Staffan , Huet Michèle , Philippe Hervé , Legrand Delphine 
Published: September 2024

AbstractCopper pollution can alter biological and trophic functions. Organisms can utilise different tolerance strategies, including accumulation mechanisms (intracellular vacuoles, external chelation, etc.) to maintain themselves in copper‐polluted environments. Accumulation mechanisms can influence the expression of other phenotypic traits, allowing organisms to deal with copper stress. Whether copper effects on accumulation strategies interact with other environmental stressors such as temperature and how this may differ within species are still unsolved questions. Here, we tested experimentally whether the combined effect of copper and temperature modulates traits linked to demography, morphology, movement and accumulation in six strains of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila. We also explored whether copper accumulation might modulate environmental copper concentration effects on phenotypic and demographic traits. Results showed high intraspecific variability in the phenotypic and demographic response to copper, with interactive effects between temperature and copper. In addition, they suggested an attenuation effect of copper accumulation on the sensitivity of traits to copper, but with great variation between strains, temperatures and copper concentrations. Diversity of responses among strains and their thermal dependencies pleads for the integration of intraspecific variability and multiple stressors approaches in ecotoxicological studies, thus improving the reliability of assessments of the effects of pollutants on biodiversity.
Remarkable pathological response to neoadjuvant tepotinib in lung adenocarcinoma with MET exon 14 skipping mutation: A case report
Authors: Li Rongzhen , Liu Xiaoyan , Xu Yan , Zhao Jing , Zhong Wei , Gao Xiaoxing , Chen Minjiang , Wang Mengzhao 
Published: September 2024

AbstractMesenchymal–epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 (METex14) skipping mutation is a rare (3%–4%) driver mutation in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tepotinib, a selective MET inhibitor, has shown promise in treating METex14 skipping‐mutated NSCLC. However, its feasibility for perioperative application remains unclear. This report describes a 60‐year‐old man with stage IIIA (cT2N2M0) lung adenocarcinoma harboring a METex14 skipping mutation. After initial treatment with savolitinib was discontinued due to grade 4 transaminitis, the patient was switched to tepotinib, resulting in significant tumor regression. Six months later, further shrinkage was observed, and surgery revealed remarkable pathological response with no residual tumor in lymph nodes (ypT2N0M0, IB). Postoperative tepotinib continued, with no relapse at 6‐month follow‐up. This case highlights the potential of tepotinib as neoadjuvant therapy for resectable METex14 skipping‐mutated NSCLC, warranting further clinical trials.
Emerging signs of Alzheimer‐like tau hyperphosphorylation and neuroinflammation in the brain post recovery from COVID‐19
Authors: Qi Xuetao , Yuan Shulu , Ding Jiuyang , Sun Weiqi , Shi Yajiao , Xing Yuanwei , Liu Zilong , Yao Yun , Fu Su , Sun Baofei , Qi Xiaolan , Xia Bing , Liu Fengyu , Yi Ming , Mao Jian , Wan You , Zheng Jie 
Published: September 2024

AbstractCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has been suggested to increase the risk of memory decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD), the main cause of dementia in the elderly. However, direct evidence about whether COVID‐19 induces AD‐like neuropathological changes in the brain, especially post recovery from acute infection, is still lacking. Here, using postmortem human brain samples, we found abnormal accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein in the hippocampus and medial entorhinal cortex within 4–13 months post clinically recovery from acute COVID‐19, together with prolonged activation of glia cells and increases in inflammatory factors, even though no SARS‐COV‐2 invasion was detected in these regions. By contrast, COVID‐19 did not change beta‐amyloid deposition and hippocampal neuron number, and had limited effects on AD‐related pathological phenotypes in olfactory circuits including olfactory bulb, anterior olfactory nucleus, olfactory tubercle, piriform cortex and lateral entorhinal cortex. These results provide neuropathological evidences linking COVID‐19 with prognostic increase of risk for AD.