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Do Hofstede’s cultural dimensions moderate the CSR-firm performance relationship before and during the COVID-19 crisis?
Authors: Lajnef Karima , Ellouz Siwar 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the impact of varying cultural dimensions, according to Hofstede, on corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance before and during the COVID-19 crisis.

Design/methodology/approach
This study examines the moderating impact of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions on the relationship between CSR and firm performance. The database comprises 36,295 firm-year observations from 2,135 firms operating in civil law countries.

Findings
The findings confirm that CSR investments have a positive impact on firm performance both before and after the COVID-19 crisis. Furthermore, it becomes evident that cultural dimensions play a moderating role in the CSR–firm performance relationship. The crisis has generated a shift in perspective, emphasizing the advantages of CSR in terms of reputation and financial well-being in the post-crisis environment.

Originality/value
The significance of this study lies in its examination of the relationship between CSR and firm performance within the framework of Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory, before and during the COVID-19 crisis.
Using survey methods to understand how environment is associated with river jetty at Sungai Batu archaeological complex (SBAC), Kedah, Malaysia
Authors: Abd Halim Mohd Hasfarisham , Talib Nor Khairunnisa , Masnan Shyeh Sahibul Karamah , Saidin Mokhtar 
Published: April 2024

PurposeThis study was conducted with the main purpose of recording primary data related to environmental factors, which has become the main criteria in the selection of the Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex (SBAC) as the center of the iron smelting industry and trade in ancient Kedah.Design/methodology/approachTo fulfill this purpose, field studies involving drone photogrammetry mapping, augering, core drilling and geophysical mapping methods were carried out.FindingsThe results obtained through the application of the method have shown that SBAC has a good environment, which has a wide and deep river flow, the existence of Mount Jerai and the abundance of iron ores, mangrove Merbok and clay.Research limitations/implicationsResources did not allow for environment studies of the by-products tourism sites as part of the current study.Practical implicationsThe study also included a survey and mapping to obtain potential primary data around SBAC in the process of developing it as the center of the world iron industry.Social implicationsOne finding is that attention to heritage policy and protection must be ongoing at all levels of government and the local community to ensure that the survey and mapping data carried out can be developed as a sustainable heritage tourism product.Originality/valueThis study reveals primary data related to the suitability of paleoenvironment in the SBAC development process as a world iron smelting industry area.
The antecedents and consequences of task–technology fit of facial recognition payment systems in the restaurant industry: cultural differences
Authors: Kim Jinkyung Jenny , Kim Jungsun (Sunny) , Joo Kyu-Hyeon , Hwang Jinsoo 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the key predictors and outcomes of task–technology fit (TTF) of facial recognition payment systems with the moderating role of cultural differences in the restaurant industry.

Design/methodology/approach
The survey responses were collected from 336 South Korean and 336 US restaurant customers.

Findings
The results revealed that function significantly affected TTF in both groups. Unique to the Korean sample, emotion was found to be a significant determinant of TTF, whereas convenience and social influence were key predictors of TTF only for the US sample. TTF had significant and positive effects on the three dimensions of behavioral intentions in both groups. The result of multi-group analysis showed that cultural differences moderated the effect of convenience on TTF and the effect of emotion on TTF.

Originality/value
The authors provided recommendations for restaurant operators and technology companies seeking to improve customer TTF and acceptance of facial recognition payment systems for the first time.
Collective effort to enhance the quality of research evidence in intellectual and developmental disabilities: a case study of an academic-practice network
Authors: Grindle Corinna , Denne Louise D. , Roberts-Tyler Emily J. , Sapiets Suzi Jayne , Apanasionok Magda M. , Hughes J. Carl , Hastings Richard P. , Gore Nick , Baker Peter , McDowell Claire 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
With a historic lack of attention to synthesis methods such as systematic review and meta-analysis and a lack of randomised controlled trials, the evidence base for behavioural interventions for children and adults who are autistic or are diagnosed with developmental disabilities is patchy. The Sharland Foundation Developmental Disabilities Applied Behavioural Research and Impact Network (SF-DDARIN), a network of like-minded researchers and practitioners across the UK, aims to address this. The purpose of this paper is to describe the network’s work and provide the context for the remaining articles in the special issue that exemplify network projects.

Design/methodology/approach
In this case study paper, the authors describe how the SF-DDARIN works and is resourced, detailing the process used to maximise research opportunities by facilitating network members working together. The authors outline the progressive research steps that the SF-DDARIN has identified are needed to develop and improve the evidence base for behavioural interventions systematically and, with examples, describe how the network delivers these steps.

Findings
Since its establishment in 2016, the SF-DDARIN network members have collectively worked on more than 53 projects involving over 50 researchers, had over 120 special schools contribute to projects and have recruited over 500 participants. This has been achieved through funding from the Sharland Foundation, primarily to cover the staffing costs of a small support team and internship partnerships with external organisations. Some projects have attracted external funding.

Originality/value
SF-DDARIN may provide an innovative, effective and resource-efficient model for other groups seeking to develop and extend their evidence base in developmental disability research.
Country image and medical tourist’s trust impact on intention to revisit India
Authors: Dash Ajitabh 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the influence of cognitive and affective trust on the revisit intention of medical tourists to a developing country like India, focusing on the role of country image as a moderator.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used partial least square-based structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses using data from 297 medical tourists visiting India from abroad for treatment.

Findings
The findings of this study confirmed that all the dimensions of cognitive trust, namely, perceived expertise, performance and reputation of the health-care service providers, have a positive and significant impact on the revisit intention of medical tourists to India. In contrast, none of the two dimensions of affective trust have a significant effect on the revisit intention of medical tourists to India. This study also confirmed that country image significantly moderates the relationship between performance dimensions of cognitive trust and medical tourists’ revisit intention to India.

Originality/value
The study’s findings have significant theoretical and managerial implications as they explore the effect of cognitive and affective trust on medical tourists’ the revisit intention to visit an emerging economy, considering the country’s image as a moderator.
Diversity Washing
Authors: BAKER ANDREW C. , LARCKER DAVID F. , McCLURE CHARLES G. , SARAPH DURGESH , WATTS EDWARD M. 
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACTWe provide large‐sample evidence on whether U.S. publicly traded corporations use voluntary disclosures about their commitments to employee diversity opportunistically. We document significant discrepancies between companies' external stances on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and their hiring practices. Firms that discuss DEI excessively relative to their actual employee gender and racial diversity (“diversity washers”) obtain superior scores from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rating organizations and attract more investment from institutional investors with an ESG focus. These outcomes occur even though diversity‐washing firms are more likely to incur discrimination violations and have negative human‐capital‐related news events. Our study provides evidence consistent with growing allegations of misleading statements from firms about their DEI initiatives and highlights the potential consequences of selective ESG disclosures.
Central sensitivity syndrome affects the disease activity index and treatment satisfaction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Seki Kazushige , Imagama Takashi , Seki Toshihiro , Okazaki Tomoya , Sakai Takashi 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAimMany rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients prioritize pain improvement in treatment. As pain can result from various causes, including noninflammatory factors such as central sensitivity syndrome (CSS), we hypothesized that CSS might impact treatment satisfaction. In this cross‐sectional study, we assessed the CSS effects on clinical disease activity and treatment satisfaction in RA patients.MethodsIn total, 220 consecutive RA patients receiving long‐term follow‐up were evaluated for clinical disease activity and treatment satisfaction. CSS was evaluated using the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI). An overall score of ≥40 indicates the presence of CSS. We queried “How satisfied are you with your treatment?”; answers included (a) very satisfied, (b) satisfied, (c) not satisfied, or (d) very dissatisfied. For univariate analysis, we condensed these answers into “dissatisfied” or “satisfied.” We also evaluated treatment satisfaction using the visual analog scale (VAS), with scores ranging from 0 mm (very dissatisfied) to 100 mm (very satisfied).ResultsOf the 220 patients, 17 (7.7%) were classified as having CSS. CSI score was significantly correlated with the clinical disease activity index (CDAI; r = .322, p < .01) and treatment satisfaction (r = −.336, p < .01). Regarding treatment satisfaction, univariate analysis revealed that patient global assessment (PtGA), pain VAS, Health Assessment Questionnaire‐Disability Index (HAQ‐DI), Disease Activity Score in 28 joints with C‐reactive protein, CDAI, and CSI scores of patients who were satisfied with treatment differed significantly from those of dissatisfied patients. Multivariate analysis revealed that CSI, PtGA, and HAQ‐DI scores were associated with treatment satisfaction.ConclusionIn RA patients, CSS may affect the disease activity index and reduce treatment satisfaction.
Historical trends of breast cancer burden attributable to metabolic factors among Chinese women, 1990–2019: A population‐based epidemiological study
Authors: Zhang Liang‐Zi , Sun Qi‐Cheng , Luan Hang‐Hang , Yuan Qian‐Qian , Deng Tong , Luo Li‐Sha , Tan Xiao‐Lin 
Published: April 2024

AbstractBackground This study aims to analyze breast cancer burden attributable to high body mass index (BMI) and high fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in China from 1990 to 2019.MethodsData were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019. Deaths and disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs) were used for attributable burden, and age‐period‐cohort (APC) model was used to evaluate the independent effects of age, period and birth cohort.ResultsIn 2019, the age‐standardized mortality and DALY rates of breast cancer attributable to high BMI were 1.107 (95% UI: 0.311, 2.327) and 29.990 (8.384, 60.713) per 100 000, and mortality and DALY rates attributable to high FPG were 0.519 (0.095, 1.226) and 13.662 (2.482, 32.425) per 100 000. From 1990 to 2019, the age‐standardized mortality and DALY rates of breast cancer attributable to high BMI increased by 1.192% and 1.180%, and the trends of high FPG were not statistically significant. The APC results showed that the age effects of high BMI and high FPG‐mortality and DALY rates increased, with the highest rates in the age group over 80 years. The birth cohort effects of high BMI showed “inverted V” shapes, while high FPG showed downward trends.ConclusionsAge was the main reason for the increase of attributable burden, and postmenopausal women were the high‐risk groups. Therefore, targeted prevention measures should be developed to improve postmenopausal women's awareness and effectively reduce the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, thereby reducing the breast cancer burden caused by metabolic factors in China.
Disclosure frequency of parent company financial reporting: Insights from analyst forecasting accuracy
Authors: Zhang Junsheng , Jing Xuefeng , Qi Yue 
Published: April 2024

AbstractPrior research predominantly concentrates on the comprehensive financial disclosures of consolidated statements, often overlooking the distinct informational value inherent in the financial statements from parent companies. The debate continues on whether the frequency of disclosures from parent companies should align with that of their consolidated counterparts. The periodic dissemination of a parent company's financials can significantly reduce information asymmetry, thus enabling analysts to promptly and accurately grasp the firm's financial health. Yet, this increased frequency may come at the cost of information reliability, leading to more errors and promoting myopic decision‐making among executives, which might lead to misguided analysis. Drawing on shifts in China's financial disclosure mandates – from obligatory to optional quarterly reporting by parent firms – we observe that analysts tend to generate more precise earnings forecasts for those publicly traded entities that refrain from quarterly disclosures of parent company reports. This enhancement in forecast precision is particularly marked in instances where corporate information quality is substandard or when analyst coverage is extensive. Supplementary findings suggest that this effect intensifies for annual reports audited by firms outside the Big 4 and when there is more coverage by other media. Consequently, our findings imply that easing the stringent quarterly reporting by parent companies and adopting a voluntary disclosure system does not diminish the informational richness available to investors.
Population dynamics and prey community of the invasive paper wasp Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand
Authors: Reason Aiden , Felden Antoine , Bulgarella Mariana , Lester Philip J. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe Asian paper wasp (Polistes chinensis) is an invasive species in New Zealand and a voracious arthropod predator, incorporating a wide range of prey into its diet. We examined the colony survival and prey community composition of these wasps in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand. Paper wasp colonies at this site were surveyed and monitored weekly over two summers. Our data showed that only ~20% of the monitored colonies each year survived until late summer, with high rates of colony mortality in late spring and early summer. We collected samples of wasp larval guts over a temporal gradient in one nesting season, and via DNA metabarcoding analysis, we identified the prey species consumed. The prey species most frequently identified in larval samples were endemic cicadas and several lepidopteran species. No native arthropod species of known conservation concern were identified in the analysis. However, 63% of the unique taxon sequences retrieved could not be identified by genus or species level, likely due to the absence of reference barcodes. These taxa may represent a group of understudied species, potentially highly endemic or localised. Our analysis indicates that these invasive wasps are opportunistic‐generalist predators with the potential to exert high predation pressure on native arthropods. P. chinensis may be preying on a range of understudied species, especially in remote, natural habitats across New Zealand. We recommend future studies continue to barcode native New Zealand arthropods in order to improve the taxonomic assignments of dietary studies.
Food security dynamics and measurement error
Authors: McDonough Ian K. , Millimet Daniel L. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe examine intra‐ and intergenerational food security dynamics in the United States using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) while accounting for measurement error. We apply recently developed methods on the partial identification of transition matrices and show that accounting for measurement error is crucial as even modest errors can dwarf the information contained in the data. Nonetheless, we find that much can be learned under fairly weak assumptions; the strongest and most informative assumption being that measurement errors are serially uncorrelated. In particular, although the evidence—both intragenerational and intergenerational—is consistent with significant mobility, we also find food security status to be persistent for at least some households in the tails of the distribution. We further document some heterogeneities in dynamics across households differentiated by race and education. Finally, the impact of measurement error in the context of underlying dynamics is widely applicable to other areas of applied microeconomics generally as well as to food security dynamics in less developed countries specifically.
Oligopoly and oligopsony in international trade
Authors: Macedoni Luca , Tyazhelnikov Vladimir 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe study the effects of international trade on the oligopsony power of firms in input markets. We build a theoretical model of international trade in which firms are oligopolists in the market for final goods and oligopsonists in the market for inputs. Consistent with evidence from the literature, firms' markups over unit costs rise with the level of oligopsony power and of oligopoly power. While trade liberalization decreases market power in one market, it has the opposite effect in the other. In particular, international competition between oligopolists in final goods markets causes oligopsony power to increase and oligopoly power to decline. In a simulation, we show that the increase in oligopsony power can more than offset the reduction in oligopoly power, resulting in a net increase in markups over unit costs.
Mothering and mother–child interactions in the unaffected siblings of autistic children
Authors: Chang Jane Pei‐Chen , Chou Wen‐Jiun , Chiu Yen‐Nan , Tsai Wen‐Che , Shang Chi‐Yung , Wu Yu‐Yu , Gau Susan Shur‐Fen 
Published: April 2024

AbstractAimTo investigate parenting and mother–child interactions in unaffected siblings of autistic children.MethodThis cross‐sectional study enrolled 274 probands with a DSM‐5 diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (87.4% male; mean [SD] age = 11 years 4 months [3 years 2 months]), their unaffected siblings (n = 274, 46.72% male; mean [SD] age = 11 years 3 months [3 years 4 months]), and 296 age‐balanced and sex‐balanced typically developing children (82.77% male; mean [SD] age = 11 years 3 months [2 years 8 months]). Maternal parenting styles and mother–child interactions were assessed using maternal reporting.ResultsRegardless of the child's age, maternal educational level, or presence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autistic children received more overprotective and controlling parental behaviour than unaffected children. Correlates for parenting, mother–child interactions, and behavioural problems in the home setting in children with ASD and typically developing children were autistic traits, maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms, and maternal autistic characteristics; those in unaffected siblings were age, autistic traits, maternal educational level, and maternal autistic characteristics.InterpretationThe diagnosis of ASD in a child can significantly influence maternal parenting behaviours, mother–child interactions, and the child's behavioural problems in the home setting. Furthermore, maternal anxiety or depressive symptoms, along with autistic characteristics in both mother and child, might shape parenting practices and exacerbate behavioural difficulties in autistic children.What this paper adds

Autistic children received more overprotective and controlling parenting.
In children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children, autistic traits, maternal anxiety and depression, and maternal autistic characteristics were correlated.
In unaffected siblings, age, autistic traits, maternal education, and maternal autistic characteristics were correlated.
Poling‐induced enhancement of piezocatalytic performance of 0.96K0.5Na0.5NbO3‐0.04Bi0.5Na0.5ZrO3 ceramic blocks
Authors: Xie Ziqian , Jiao Jiabin , Hu Meimin , Zhao Chunlin , Wu Xiao , Lin Tengfei , Gao Min , Lin Cong 
Published: April 2024

AbstractCompared with powder particles, ceramic block piezocatalyst possesses the advantages of high cycle stability, decreasing secondary pollution, and easy recovery. Herein, with a simple strategy of the poling procedure, the piezocatalytic activity of 0.96K0.5Na0.5NbO3‐0.04Bi0.5Na0.5ZrO3 (abbreviated as 0.96KNN‐0.04BNZ) ceramic blocks can be considerably improved. A reaction rate constant k value of 14.70×10−3 min−1 in the poled sample can be obtained to degrade Rhodamine B, which is 3.44 times that of the unpoled one. Meanwhile, the poled sample also has good degradation effects against methylene blue and amino black 10B. The improvement of piezocatalytic activities originates from the reduction of crystal symmetry and the enhancement of electron‐hole pair separation, which accelerates the generation of charge carriers. This research displays a unique lead‐free bulk piezocatalyst and a convenient method for enhancing its piezocatalytic activity.