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Unlocking retention: a prescriptive framework for retaining trained staff in critical care units
Authors: Singh Jagroop , Mohamed Sahar Gaffar Elhag Ahmed , Mishra Vinaytosh , Rana Sudhir 
Published: August 2024

PurposeNurse turnover in critical care units (CCU) significantly affects patient outcomes and health systems worldwide. To safeguard patient care quality, hospitals must address the underlying reasons for turnover and strategize to retain their skilled nursing workforce. The study proposes a prescriptive framework to reduce nurse turnover in CCUs.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the integrated methodology of Delphi-AHP-Entropy was used for the comparative prioritization of factors and subfactors that influence nursing staff turnover in CCUs.FindingsStudy findings reveal that “Organizational factors” and “Individual factors” dictate critical care nurse attrition rate. At the subfactor level, staffing policy, chronic fatigue, and perceived career are the leading concerns for the decision of nurses whether to work or leave.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is valuable for both researchers and healthcare professionals. It examines whether actions related to nurse retention align with existing theory and identifies areas requiring further theoretical or applied studies to enhance understanding in this area. This insight can bolster the field’s knowledge base and integrate theoretical and applied knowledge effectively. Additionally, for healthcare professionals, the study provides an overview of key factors conducive to retaining nursing staff in the CCU, offering valuable guidance for implementing effective strategies.Originality/valueThis study uniquely positions itself by presenting a comprehensive and prescriptive framework for critical care nurse retention in the UAE.
A nexus among high performance work systems, employee engagement, perspective-taking, trust in leader and organisational innovation: an insight from developing country
Authors: Jatoi Shazia Aman , Shah Sobia Shafaq , Shah Abdul Sattar , Channar Sajjad Hyder 
Published: August 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between high- performance work systems (HPWS) and organisational innovation in hospital settings, examining the role of employee engagement as a mediator in this relationship. Additionally, the study aims to investigate the moderating role of perspective-taking between HPWS and employee engagement as well as the moderating effect of trust in leader on the connection between employee engagement and organisational innovation.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative-deductive causal method, along with a cross-sectional approach, was utilized. Structural equation modelling was applied to analyse data from a sample of 530 doctors employed in hospitals, practicing human resources management in the public and private sectors of Sindh province, Pakistan.FindingsThe findings show positive effects of HPWS on employee engagement and organisational innovation. Additionally, employee’s engagement partially mediates the relationship between HPWS and organisational innovation, while the moderating role of perspective-taking significantly influences the link between HPWS and employee engagement.Originality/valueWhile HPWS are recognized for enhancing organisational innovation, this study confirms their positive effects on individual and organisational outcomes, particularly within the healthcare sector in Pakistan. This study suggests that when HPWS are effectively perceived and implemented, these integrated practices can be beneficial for both employees and organizations, even in challenging situations.
Impact of knowledge management infrastructure and processes on automobile manufacturing firm innovative performance through the mediating role of agile project management practice
Authors: Idrees Hisham , Xu Jin , Haider Syed Arslan 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine knowledge management (KM) infrastructure and processes on automobile manufacturing firm innovative performance through the mediating role of agile project management (APM) practice.

Design/methodology/approach
The data collection involved purposive and convenience sampling techniques to gather information from 692 employees employed in various public and private automobile manufacturing firms operating in Pakistan. To test the hypothesis, data analysis was conducted using Smart PLS software version 4, using the partial least squares and structural equation modeling technique.

Findings
The result revealed that knowledge management infrastructure and processes has a positive and significant effect on firm innovative performance. Moreover, agile project management practices positively and significantly mediate the relationship between knowledge management infrastructure and processes and firm innovative performance.

Practical implications
The performance of high-tech automobile manufacturing firms can be enhanced by implementing agile project management practices, especially when stimulated by external factors such as innovation. In an increasingly dynamic environment, innovation acts as a favorable factor that amplifies the positive impact of agile methodologies on firm performance.

Originality/value
Researchers can use these findings to identify knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in future studies and understand how strategies relate to processes within the KM-APM framework. This study provides practitioners with insights on applying KM practices in an APM context to enhance knowledge performance. Practitioners can use the framework to plan KM activities that support corporate strategy across all organizational layers, ensuring the appropriate knowledge is conveyed at each level.
“I am afflicted with the evil eye!” How Islamic cultural beliefs influence college students’ perceptions of their academic experience
Authors: Alrashidi Alanoud , Alnufaishan Sara 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
Islamic culture believes the evil eye can cause distress, mental illness, physical illness and even death through envious glances. However, the gap was highlighted about the influence of college students’ religious beliefs, particularly those of the evil eyes, on their academic failures. Based on this notion, this study aims to explore how evil eye beliefs affect students’ academic experiences with failures in a culturally diverse educational environment.

Design/methodology/approach
This study included 18 female Sunni-Muslim students from Kuwait University by using Heidegger’s phenomenological framework. The study conducted 18 face-to-face interviews over four weeks and analyzed the data using NVivo 14 with thematic analysis and phenomenological assumptions.

Findings
This in-depth study shows how the pervasive belief in the evil eye in academic settings challenges students. The study found how this cultural belief affects students’ mental health, academic performance and social interactions. The study also explored cultural sensitivity’s wider implications, how educational institutions face the psychological stress this belief causes, cultural effects on academic failure and student coping mechanisms.

Research limitations/implications
Because the study was qualitative and exploratory, the findings provide depth rather than breadth of understanding about students’ evil eye perceptions. The study does not consider the possibility that “evil eye” beliefs might be psychological delusions, complicating cultural beliefs and mental health symptoms. This oversight makes it challenging to select participants who have genuinely experienced evil eye effects. Teachers interviewed students who might withhold private information or alter their responses due to power dynamics or a desire to appear positive. This setting might bias data, reducing its authenticity and depth.

Practical implications
The study suggests that academic institutions should address cultural beliefs to support students’ education and academic performance rather than promoting hate, evil eye and oppression.

Originality/value
This study highlights the need for academic environments to address and mitigate the evil eye belief’s unique challenges, creating a more inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.
Comprehending roles of virtual service assistant’s warmth and competence for service co-creation versus service recovery
Authors: Dandotiya Gunjan , Gahlot Sarkar Juhi , Sarkar Abhigyan 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
Based on the stereotype content model (SCM), this study aims to enrich comprehension of virtual service assistant (VSA)-enabled service delivery through two pivotal avenues. Firstly, it aims to conceptualize and test the fundamental mechanism underlying how businesses deploy services using VSAs. Secondly, this study explores whether the paradigms of service co-creation versus service recovery differentially impact customers’ perceptions of warmth and competence in VSA-enabled service delivery.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used a one-factorial (service paradigm: service co-creation vs service recovery) field experiment. Covariance-based structural equation modelling was used to analyze the data.

Findings
The results show that VSA service quality dimensions impact satisfaction for service co-creation and both trust and satisfaction for service recovery. The stronger link that mediates this effect is competence for service co-creation and warmth for service recovery.

Originality/value
This research extends the understanding of SCM to VSA-enabled services and shows the asymmetries of mediation between the paradigms of service co-creation versus service recovery to suggest the most effective approach for VSAs to successfully meet customer requirements for establishing trust and satisfaction.
Research on the motivation for viewer addiction to live streaming: a cross-cultural investigation of China and the USA
Authors: Wang David , Wang Li 
Published: August 2024

PurposeWith the increasing popularity of live streaming, the exploration of online behaviors on live streaming platforms has become a research hot spot in academia. However, the literature lacks cross-cultural investigations into live streaming addictive (LSA) behaviors among viewers. To address this gap, based on stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory and motivation theory, this study investigates how information seeking, sensation seeking and community commitment (stimulus) affect hedonic and utilitarian motivation (organism), which in turn influence viewers’ LSA behaviors (response). This study also compares American and Chinese viewers to understand how LSA behaviors differ across national cultures.Design/methodology/approachWe surveyed live stream viewers in both nations, collecting 758 valid samples including 377 Chinese respondents and 381 American respondents for use with the research model. A partial least squares (PLS) approach is employed for data analysis.FindingsThe results show that information seeking increases utilitarian motivation, sensation seeking increases hedonic motivation, and community commitment strengthens both hedonic and utilitarian motivation. Both hedonic motivation and utilitarian motivation positively affect LSA behaviors. In addition, based on cross-cultural analysis, we found that there was a significant mediating path common to the respondents in China and the USA (i.e. sensation seeking ? Hedonic motivation ? LSA).Originality/valueThe findings of this study make theoretical contributions to live streaming research and offer practical guidance for live streaming firms to formulate proper marketing strategies. Last, this study outlines several limitations and possible directions for future research.
It is time for HR business partner 2.0
Authors: Enderes Kathi 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
In the rapidly evolving landscape of HR, the role of the HR business partner (HRBP) has significantly changed. This paper shares some of the latest research on how it is changing for the worse, and how it now sorely needs to evolve further.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper includes reference to two studies, an analysis of 55,000 comments from HR professionals and a self-assessment of 7,100 HR professionals across 96 different HR capabilities and five capability levels. Otherwise, the paper includes insight and expertise from across the Josh Bersin Company.

Findings
This paper and report it references highlights the emergence of the role in the 90s, and how it is expectations have changed to the present day: with the rise of digital technology, globalization and changing workforce expectations, HRBPs have had to acquire a broader skill set, focusing not on personnel management but on strategic initiatives, such as people analytics, employee experience and organization design. However, far too many HRBPs have ended up in admin or tactical roles, rather than being used to their full potential with the above. This paper includes actionable guidance for how companies can develop the role to get them back on track, including case study examples from Mastercard and LEGO.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this report is unique, novel and the latest research from the Josh Bersin Company.
How does organisational culture affect agile projects? A competing values framework perspective
Authors: Rizi Minoo Salimian , Andargoli Amir Eslami , Malik Mohsin , Shahzad Asjad 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The literature has not yet delved sufficiently deeper into the holistic relationship between organisational culture and agile project management. This paper aims to address this literature gap by delineating the specifics of why and how organisational culture affects agile project management.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper addresses this literature gap by conducting a systematic literature review of empirical research investigating how organisational culture affects agile project management. This paper draws on the competing values framework to explain how various dimensions of organisational culture influence the technical and social streams of agile project management.

Findings
The findings underscored the detrimental effects of hierarchical culture, characterised by rigid organisational structures, formal communication with management and resistance to change acceptance, on both the technical and social aspects of agile projects. In contrast, the positive impact of group culture on the social aspect was evident through employee empowerment and teamwork. Moreover, the rational culture dimension demonstrated favourable effects on both streams, emphasising market knowledge, financial development and business opportunities. Finally, the developmental culture dimension supported customer collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation.

Originality/value
The focus on the “mutability” of organisational culture has led to four research propositions delineating specific ways of cultivating organisational culture to be more conducive to agile projects, marking a first in the academic literature.
Factors influencing intention to continue use of e-wallet: mediating role of perceived usefulness
Authors: Kumar Ajay , Haldar Piali , Chaturvedi Sharad 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The extensive use of digital payment methods has made financial ecosystems more open and effective. As technology develops, the future of commerce is significantly shaped by digital payments and e-wallets. This study aimed to examine the influencing factors on the intention to continue use (ICU) of e-wallets.

Design/methodology/approach
A sample of 246 respondents was employed in the data analysis using Smart-PLS 4. Data were collected from e-wallet users using convenience sampling from India. Online survey was conducted for data collection.

Findings
This study found that consumers’ intention to continue use of e-wallets is positively influenced by perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and rewards. Also, perceived usefulness (PU) shows a significant partial mediating role between perceived ease of use (PEOU), rewards (RW) and ICU. However, it shows a fully mediating role between perceived enjoyment (PEJ) and intention to continue use (ICU).

Originality/value
E-wallet providers should emphasize to provide easy to use e-wallet applications but with rewards. This study added knowledge to the existing literature focusing on the influence of perceived ease of use and rewards on intention to continue use of e-wallets through perceived usefulness, which was not previously tested empirically.
Coincidence of acral peeling skin syndrome and Nagashima‐type palmoplantar keratosis in a Japanese pedigree with acral skin peeling
Authors: Higashino Toshihide , Konomi Mayu , Kubo Akiharu , Horinosono Hiroshi , Miura Yoshinori 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAcral peeling skin syndrome (APSS; MIM 609796) is a rare genodermatosis characterized by painless focal cutaneous exfoliation of the dorsal hands and feet, typically displaying autosomal recessive inheritance. While cases associated with a founder mutation in TGM5 are relatively common in European Caucasian populations, no APSS cases have been reported from Japan or other East Asian countries. In contrast, Nagashima‐type palmoplantar keratosis (NPPK; MIM 615598), caused by variants in SERPINB7, is relatively common in East Asia due to founder mutations. We describe a 27‐year‐old Japanese woman with spontaneous focal cutaneous exfoliation of the dorsal hand following prolonged glove use, indicative of APSS. Histopathological examination revealed a cleft between the stratum corneum and stratum granulosum and within the horny layer of the epidermis, supporting this diagnosis. However, her mother and maternal uncle exhibited similar symptoms, and there was no reported consanguinity in the patient's parents or grandparents, prompting suspicion of an autosomal dominant genodermatosis. Whole‐genome sequencing (WGS) revealed compound heterozygous variants in TGM5 (c.1037G>A and c.684 + 1G>A) as suspected causative variants in the patient, leading to an APSS diagnosis, the first reported in East Asia. On the other hand, her mother and maternal uncle were diagnosed with NPPK due to compound heterozygous pathogenic variants in SERPINB7 (c.796C>T and c.455‐1G>A). This case highlights the complexity of diagnosing skin disorders when multiple genodermatoses with similar phenotypes exist within a pedigree. Comprehensive genetic analyses, such as whole‐exome sequencing and WGS, are invaluable for identifying causative variants in such complex cases.
Cattle and nurse trees shape subtropical forest–grassland ecotones
Authors: Holmgren Milena , Bargeman Edwin , Bernardi Rafael , Blok Alice , Buijs Jasper , Hernández‐Salmerón Ivan Raniero , Martínez‐Cillero Rocío , Mazzeo Nestor , Verdijck Bart 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

South American subtropical landscapes are dominated by open grasslands and mosaics of forest–grassland formations. Forests are often restricted to riverine margins with sharp forest–grassland ecotones. Understanding the mechanisms maintaining forest–grassland ecotones is important to anticipate the effects of changing climate and disturbance regimes on the extent of these biomes and the ecosystem services they provide.

We used a combination of field surveys and long‐term field experiments to explore the mechanisms that explain tree cover expansion at the ecotone of riverine forests and grasslands in central Uruguay, within the South American Campos. We assessed the role of tree seed dispersal and seedling establishment limitations, and experimentally tested for the effects of cattle, nurse tree cover and grasses on the recruitment of forest and grassland tree species at the forest–grassland ecotone.

We found that forest expansion depends on the interplay between cattle and nurse trees. Vachellia caven trees colonize the grassland successfully and facilitate the formation of forest patches by enhancing seed accumulation and seedling establishment of forest tree species. Surprisingly, grass cover had mostly positive effects on early seedling survival of forest tree seedlings. However, cattle limits tree seedling growth and survival, especially of forest tree species. This results in a nucleated vegetation pattern of tree patches that ultimately limits forest expansion.

Synthesis and applications. Tree cover can potentially expand on the subtropical South American grasslands. Reductions in cattle densities and increases in rainfall levels associated with climate change could facilitate forest expansion in this region.
Spatial heterogeneity of fire and flooding patterns can support higher diversity of floral functional traits in an indigenous‐managed landscape
Authors: dos Santos Ferreira Bruno Henrique , da Rosa Oliveira Maxwell , de Souza Evaldo Benedito , Souza Camila Silveira , Sigrist Maria Rosângela , Pott Arnildo , Damasceno Junior Geraldo Alves , Ribeiro Danilo Bandini , Garcia Letícia Couto 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn tropical wetlands, in addition to flooding, fire also contributes to the structure of biodiversity across environmental gradients. In fire‐prone ecosystems, flower‐rich fire refuges can be maintained by a seasonal patch‐burning mosaic. Here, we evaluate how a set of floral traits that influence and are related to the pollination systems of tree and non‐tree species varies in response to spatial patterns of fire frequency in a landscape with floodable and flood‐free areas. We classified the sampled species according to flower size, color, shape, symmetry, floral resource, type of pollination units, flowering duration, and anthesis time and compared them between floodable and flood‐free areas with high, moderate, or low fire frequency. We analyzed the functional richness in response to landscape metrics related to spatial patterns of fire frequency. The composition of floral traits of non‐tree species was stable, while tree species differed among fire frequency classes, especially in floodable areas. Many floral traits of tree species are ecological indicators, especially in floodable areas with high fire frequency. In contrast, among non‐tree species, only floral tissues as resources for pollinator were related to flood‐free areas with moderate/high fire frequency. The floral functional richness of the tree species positively linked with the modified Simpson diversity index, and for both trees and non‐trees, it negatively associated with the homogenization of the fire frequency (e.g., connectance based on probability that two adjacent sites belong to the same fire frequency class was negatively related to the functional richness of floral traits). These results demonstrate that homogenization of fire frequency in the landscape decreases the functional richness. Patches with different combinations of fire frequency and flood regime can support a shared set of floral traits besides those specifically related to a particular regime. The spatial heterogeneity of fire and flood patterns in wetlands needs to be preserved to support a higher diversity of pollination systems mediated by functional complementarity between the flowers of the tree and non‐tree species.