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Social cognition of humanoid robots on customer tolerance of service failure
Authors: Chang Ying , Zhang Chubing , Li Tiange , Li Yina 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
This study aims to examine the effects of the perceived warmth and competence of humanoid robots on customer tolerance of service failure through the affective response and the boundary condition of relationship norms.

Design/methodology/approach
Two experimental studies were conducted to investigate the effects of perceived warmth and competence of humanoid robots’ physical appearances on tolerance of service failure and the mediating role of anger. The boundary influence of relationship norms is also explored.

Findings
The results reveal that the perception of warmth (vs. competence) robot leads to less (more) anger, which significantly results in tolerance of service failure. However, customer tolerance is insignificant under exchange norms, as the undelivered service violates the expectations of both warm and competent robots.

Practical implications
This study provides practical guidance for hospitality managers to implement humanoid robots in a way that minimizes the negative outcomes of service failure. Managers should also think about the appropriate match of different types of humanoid robots and relationship norms in which robots will be deployed.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the tolerance literature by taking a social cognition perspective to investigate the effect of humanoid robots’ physical appearances on customers’ reactions to service failure. The findings also reveal that its affective mechanism lies in the effect of expectancy violations of service failure on tolerance. Furthermore, this study extends the literature on relationship norms to the influence of company factors on effective humanoid robot implementation.
Management accounting and control, supply chain resilience and healthcare performance under disruptive impact
Authors: Nartey Edward 
Published: October 2023

PurposeBuilding supply chain (SC) resilience has become a priority for many organizations, following a global increase in disruptive events. While management accounting and control (MAC) systems play a supportive role in supply chain management (SCM) decisions, little is known about the contributions offered to resilience decisions in service organizations. The purpose of this study is to examine the performance implications of MCS's impact on proactive and reactive resilience of healthcare supply chains.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducted a survey of 127 public health managers via structural equation modeling. The partial least squares version 3.3.3 was used.FindingsThe results show a statistically positive impact of MAC dimensions on proactive and reactive resilience, which in turn impacts the quality, delivery speed and cost effectiveness of the health SC. However, the integration dimension had an insignificant effect on reactive resilience but a positive effect on proactive resilience.Research limitations/implicationsThis study examined the performance implications of MAC system dimensions and proactive and reactive resilience on operational performance in health SCs, using empirical data from only one country. Thus, generalizing the findings to include other jurisdictions may be impossible.Practical implicationsHealthcare managers in public health facilities should embrace the four MAC dimensions (except the integrated dimension in reactive resilience) to support information generation in SC resilience decisions.Originality/valuePerhaps, the first to provide preliminary empirical evidence on the interactive effect of proactive and reactive resilience and MAC dimensions in terms of broad scope, timeliness, integration and aggregation on health SC operational performance under disruption, in the context of an emerging economy.
Exploring sustainable entrepreneurial intentions through the lens of theory of planned behaviour: a PLS-SEM approach
Authors: Sharma Latika , Bulsara Hemantkumar P. , Bagdi Himanshu , Trivedi Mridul 
Published: October 2023

PurposeThis research aims to forecast university students' intentions to contribute to sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) in an emerging market. The study observed the factors influencing students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intentions (SEI) using an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB).Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted utilising an online questionnaire with a total of 332 college students in Gujarat, India. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data.FindingsThe outcome of the present research sanctions that university support strongly impacts perceived behavioural control (PBC) and negatively affects attitudes towards sustainable entrepreneurship (ATT). The findings revealed that environmental concern positively influences students' attitudes and perceived behavioural control towards sustainable entrepreneurship. Whereas sustainable development goals knowledge (SDGK) negatively impacts attitude and PBC. Out of the three key factors of TPB used in the study, only the subjective norm negatively affects SEI among the respondents.Research limitations/implicationsThis research may be valuable to academicians and environmental strategists in determining the most essential elements that drive students to create sustainable firms. The findings of this study back up the assumption that TPB adaptation is required when assessing entrepreneurship-specific intents.Originality/valueThe current research aimed to regulate students' entrepreneurial intention (EI) in Gujarat, India, concerning a sustainable enterprise. This research appears to be one of the extremely scarce studies that utilise the extended TPB model to investigate the effect of university support (US), environmental concern (EC) and SDGK in the context of India.
“Their home companion for us to share”; the rehabilitative value of staff bringing their dogs into a UK prison
Authors: Wilson Kirsten 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
Whilst a growing body of support exists for the use of prison animal programmes (PAPs), research within UK prisons is sparse. Opportunity to add to this body of literature is also limited due to the practical barriers around safely embedding animals within forensic settings. This study aims to capitalise on an opportunity to explore a visitation model of a prison-based dog programme (PBDP), recently implemented within a UK prison. The intervention requires staff members to volunteer to bring their pets into the prison on a weekly basis and to accompany them as they complete their normal day-to-day prison roles.

Design/methodology/approach
Data was collected within a Category B adult prison for males convicted of a sexual offence. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with six prisoners who had spent time with the visitation dogs and six staff members who had been part of those interactions. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data, and three themes were developed that focused specifically on the value of this model of PBDP (staff members bringing their pets into the prison).

Findings
Three themes (reconnecting men to their outside lives; legitimising pro-social narrative; and “a safe space for them to open up”) were developed from participants’ lived experience of the intervention and its perceived value.

Practical implications
The potential for a low-level PAP to contribute to a rehabilitative prison culture was supported.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study to explore the value of this particular model of PBDP within a UK prison.
Agile SHRM practices and employee-organisational outcomes during new normal: evidence from India and Thailand
Authors: Pathomphatthaphan Sarawut , Das Simanchala , Jena Lalatendu Kesari 
Published: October 2023

PurposeThe purpose of the cross-cultural study is three-fold – (1) to examine the effect of agile strategic human resource management (ASHRM) practices for each stage of the employee life-cycle on employee outcomes, (2) to investigate employee outcomes – organisational outcome linkage and (3) to explore the link between organisational outcomes and shared values to society.Design/methodology/approachThe research used random sampling to select 674 managers (358 from India and 316 from Thailand) who work in food processing firms. A structured questionnaire was administered to the respondents separately for collecting data. The authors used PLS-SEM to verify the study hypotheses and related research models.FindingsThe multi-group analysis (MGA) results indicated a significant difference in agile SHRM practices, employee outcomes, organisational outcomes and shared values in the Indian and Thai samples. However, the difference in the impact of the organisational outcome on shared values to society was found to be insignificant, suggesting that organisational outcome had a similar impact on shared values in both countries.Practical implicationsThe agile strategic HR practices, especially talent acquisition, learning and development, reward and recognition, must be aligned to suit country-specific culture for improving job satisfaction, employee engagement and employee productivity, which would result in improved organisational outcomes such as profitability and customer satisfaction, ultimately enhancing shared values to society. This comparative analysis would also help the Indian and Thai food sectors develop new strategies or alter existing ones in light of the ASHRM model.Originality/valueThe study provides an innovative ASHRM framework from a cross-cultural perspective, which may help organisations to adopt agile talent acquisition, career development and separation strategies to thrive in the turbulent international business environment.
System quality features and continuous usage intention of social network users: a multi-group analysis with gender
Authors: Doshi Parinda , Nigam Priti , Rishi Bikramjit 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to conceptualize a framework drawn upon the self-regulation theory to study the effect of system quality features on the continuous usage intention of social network users. The study explores the relationship among the selected variables and identifies the determinants of continuous usage intention of social networks.

Design/methodology/approach
A survey method was used to collect data from 301 male and 311 female social network users to test the research model with the help of the structural equation modelling technique.

Findings
The results show a difference between male and female social media users for the continuous usage intention of social networks. A substantial difference in the relationship was seen between the attitude and continuous usage intention, where female social network users had a more robust and significant relationship than their male counterparts.

Originality/value
This study uses the self-regulation theory to understand the continuous usage intention of social networks in the Indian context. This research study contributes to the existing literature on social networks/social media and the adoption intention.
Being transparent about pay transparency
Authors: Kirby Chris 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
Conceptually, pay transparency is in its infancy. But it is highly likely to stay – and organisations need to get their head around it before they are caught on the back foot. This study will advise organisations on their approach to total compensation and performance.

Design/methodology/approach
This study specifically focused on the following: There are many positives, not least saving time and effort, plus creating synchronicity between expectations from the moment a role is advertised to the moment someone leaves. The difficulty is the current cost of living crisis – for some employees, full pay transparency will show that they are already well paid, whereas others will feel frustrated with their pay, as well as any pay freezes. Transparency also needs to go deeper than the pay itself and should factor total compensation and “life” at the organisation. It needs to show flexible working, supporting employees as people – the employee value proposition.

Findings
Pay transparency is harder to unpick and reshape than it is to implement from the start. So, it is more common for start-ups than those with decades of legacy processes across countries, sites, entities or linked, perhaps, to length of service. However, that is out of line with the expectations of many in the modern workforce. Many organisations are being challenged, plus there is a risk that they are seemingly hiding something. There are, too, significant variations between industries, which creates complexities.

Originality/value
This paper is written exclusively for strategic HR review.
From smoke to sustainability: the role of socioeconomic factors in the continuous use of clean cooking technologies in Uganda
Authors: Katutsi Vincent Patsy , Kaberuka Will , Ngoma Muhammed , Yawe Bruno Lule , Atukunda Ronnett , Turyareba Dickson 
Published: October 2023

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the influence of specific socioeconomic factors, namely neighborhood, gender roles and affordability, on the continuous use of clean cooking technologies (CCTs) in households, using evidence from Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted an explanatory quantitative design. A questionnaire survey with 379 clean household responses was conducted. The data were analyzed using the Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS) software.FindingsThe results indicate that the sustained use of clean cooking technologies in households in Uganda is significantly associated with neighborhood influence, shared gender roles and affordability, collectively accounting for 27.7% of the variance.Research limitations/implicationsThe three dimensions of socioeconomic factors under study partially explain the sustained use of CCTs in Uganda. The study does not delve into other socioeconomic factors that could probably account for 72.2% of the variance not explained. The quantitative design may have overlooked the social reality perspectives inherent in qualitative studies that other researchers may endeavor to exploit.Originality/valueThe authors integrated three dimensions of socioeconomic factors – neighborhood influence, gender roles and affordability – with the diffusion of innovation theory (DIT) using Smart PLS to explain the continuous use of CCTs within households.
Stoichiometric imbalances between soil microorganisms and their resources regulate litter decomposition
Authors: Li Bing , Li Yingbin , Fanin Nicolas , Veen G. F. , Han Xu , Du Xiaofang , Li Yuhui , Sun Yixin , Li Qi 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

Litter decomposition is dependent on the requirements of decomposer communities and their ability to acquire energy and nutrients from their substrates (i.e. litter) and the surrounding environment (i.e. soil). However, knowledge about whether and how stoichiometric imbalance (i.e. the differences in C:N:P ratios between microorganisms and their substrates) regulate litter decomposition rates and whether it can be compensated by soil resources have rarely been evaluated, and even less across different decomposition stages over time.

In this study, we conducted a reciprocal litter transplantation experiment using a stoichiometric gradient along the forest‐steppe ecotone to evaluate mechanisms underlying litter‐microbe‐soil interactions at different moments during litter breakdown. We measured the C:N:P stoichiometry of litter, soil, microbes, enzyme ratios and soil microbial community composition (via metabarcoding) after 6 and 12 months of litter decomposition.

We found that the stoichiometric imbalances between soil microorganisms and litter substrate controlled decomposition rates directly during the early phase of decomposition. In contrast, the stoichiometric imbalances between soil microorganisms and soil substrate regulated decomposition rates during the later phase of decomposition, but this was an indirect effect mediated via shifts in the saprophytic fungal community composition and enzyme allocation.

These findings highlight that the stoichiometric imbalance between soil microorganisms and litter substrates can be partly compensated by the local soil resources over the course of the decomposition process. We conclude that the stoichiometric imbalance between soil microorganisms and their resources is a key mechanism that should not be ignored when predicting soil C and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

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Climate change accelerates ecosystem restoration in the mountain forests of Central Europe
Authors: Dollinger Christina , Rammer Werner , Seidl Rupert 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

Restoring degraded forest ecosystems is an important element in the ongoing challenge to sustain the integrity and functioning of the biosphere. However, the evaluation of restoration success is hampered by long lead times of management measures in forests. Moreover, forest change is accelerating also in the absence of management because of ongoing climate change. Yet, because a counterfactual is frequently missing, it remains unclear whether restoration measures are aided or impeded by climate change.

Here, we analysed the pace and success of forest restoration under climate change, combining field data and simulation modelling. We focused on the management zone of Berchtesgaden National Park (BGNP), Germany, where restoration aims to restore homogeneous Norway spruce (Picea abies) forests to structurally diverse mixed mountain forests. We evaluated three alternative restoration strategies: Two active strategies focused on planting the currently underrepresented silver fir (Abies alba) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) but differing in the creation of gap‐cuts, and a third passive restoration strategy without interventions. Strategies were simulated with the forest landscape model iLand from 2020 to 2100 under different climate scenarios (historic, RCP 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5).

The forests of BGNP developed into structurally diverse and mixed forests under all evaluated management strategies, and differences between active and passive restoration were generally small. While restoration goals for forest structure were largely met by 2100, forest composition remained far from target in all strategies. Climate change aided restoration by significantly increasing the prevalence of silver fir and European beech (+104.2% to +258.6%). Field data on short‐term restoration effects were in line with simulated long‐term trajectories.

Synthesis and applications: We here show that forest restoration efforts in Central European mountain forests will likely be accelerated by climate change. Nonetheless, the slow pace of restoration underscores the need for taking action. Our study highlights that active restoration measures such as tree planting can bring the system closer to restoration targets. However, it also demonstrates that passive restoration (no intervention) is a viable option for management, highlighting the need to evaluate restoration measures against the counterfactual of a no intervention strategy.
Ten new paediatric emergency medicine commandments
Authors: Bellini Tommaso , Orfanos Ioannis 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAimWe suggest the top ten tips that any clinician working in a pediatric emergency department should always keep in mind.MethodsA literature review was conducted using, as a starting point, the previously published Ten Commandments for Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Perinatal Medicine.Results and ConclusionA standard curriculum for pediatric emergency physicians is lacking. These ten commandments should be considered as advice for physicians who practice this profession every day and not as unbreakable rules established from above.
Mothers used wider vocabulary and talked to their six‐month‐old infants more during shared book reading than when they played with toys
Authors: Wu Shu‐Chuan , Tzeng Ovid J. L. , Wang Shinmin 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAimWe compared mothers reading books to six‐month‐old infants or playing with toys and measured whether the maternal language input influenced the children's spoken vocabulary at 18 months of age.MethodThis Taiwanese study recruited 46 dyads and video recorded them while the mothers read books to their infants and played with them with toys at 6 months of age. The mothers' lexical diversity, which is the ratio of different unique words to the total number of words, was measured. We then assessed the children's spoken vocabulary at 18 months.ResultsThe mother used more diverse vocabulary and a higher number of words when they were reading books than playing with toys with their children (p = 0.001). Maternal lexical diversity at 6 months of age accounted for 14.4% of the unique variance in the number of different words used by the child at 18 months. We believe that this is a novel finding.ConclusionMothers used wider vocabulary and talked to their infants more during book reading than when they played with toys. Diverse maternal vocabulary at 6 months of age positively influenced the number of different words their children used at 18 months of age.
Exotic herbivores and fire energy drive standing herbaceous biomass but do not alter compositional patterns in a semiarid savanna ecosystem
Authors: Preiss Virginia D. , Wonkka Carissa L. , McGranahan Devan A. , Lodge Alexandra G. , Dickinson Matthew B. , Kavanagh Kathleen L. , Starns Heath D. , Tolleson Douglas R. , Treadwell Morgan L. , Twidwell Dirac , Rogers William E. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractQuestionsFire regime alterations are pushing open ecosystems worldwide past tipping points where alternative steady states characterized by woody dominance prevail. This reduces the frequency and intensity of surface fires, further limiting their effectiveness for controlling cover of woody plants. In addition, grazing pressure (exotic or native grazers) can reinforce woody encroachment by potentially reducing fine‐fuel loads. We investigated the effects of different fire energies on the herbaceous plant community, together with mammalian wildlife herbivory (exotic and native combined) exclusion, to inform best management practices.LocationTexas semi‐arid savanna, southern Great Plains, USA.MethodsWe conducted an experiment in which we manipulated fire intensity and herbivore access to herbaceous biomass in a split‐plot design. We altered fire energy via fuel addition rather than applying fire under different environmental conditions to control for differences in standing biomass and composition attributable to differential plant physiological status and fire season.ResultsHigh‐energy fire did not reduce herbaceous biomass or alter plant community composition, although it did increase among‐plot variability in composition and forb biomass relative to low‐energy fire and non‐burned controls. Grazing pressure from native and non‐native mammalian herbivores reduced above‐ground herbaceous biomass regardless of fire treatments, but did not alter community composition.ConclusionsManagers seeking to apply high‐intensity prescribed fire to reduce woody encroachment will not negatively impact herbaceous plant productivity or alter community composition. However, they should be cognizant that repeated fires necessary for greatly reducing woody plants in heavily invaded areas might be difficult to accomplish due to fine‐fuel reduction from wild herbivores. High fencing to restrict access by wildlife herbivores or culling might be necessary to build fuels sufficient to conduct high‐intensity burns for woody‐plant reduction.