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INSIGHT: A Tool for Fit-for-Purpose Evaluation and Quality Assessment of Observational Data Sources for Real World Evidence on Medicine and Vaccine Safety
Authors: Hoxhaj Vjola , Andaur Navarro Constanza L. , Riera-Arnau Judit , Elbers Roel JHJ , Alsina Ema , Dodd Caitlin , Sturkenboom Miriam CJM 
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo describe the development of INSIGHT, a real-world data quality tool to assess completeness, consistency, and fitness-for-purpose of observational health data sources.Material and MethodsWe designed a three-level pipeline with data quality assessments (DQAs) to be performed in ConcePTION Common Data Model (CDM) instances. The pipeline has been coded using R.ResultsINSIGHT is an open-source tool that identifies potential data quality issues in CDM-standardized instances through the systematic execution and summary of over 588 configurable DQAs. Level 1 focuses on compliance with the ConcePTION CDM specifications. Level 2 evaluates the temporal plausibility of events and uniqueness of records. Level 3 provides an overview of distributions, outliers, and trends over time. The DQAs are run locally and assessed centrally by a data quality revisor together with the data access provider’s representatives.DiscussionNSIGHT aligns with recent conceptual frameworks that identify five dimensions of data quality: reliability, extensiveness, coherence, timeliness, and relevance. Data quality is the sum of several internal and external features of the data and while DQAs provide reassurance about fitness-for-purpose for secondary-use data sources, improvements in data collection and generation stages are essential to reduce bias, misclassification, and measurement errors, thereby enhance overall data quality for Real World Evidence.ConclusionINSIGHT aims to support clinical and regulatory decision-making for medicines and vaccines by evaluating the quality of observational health data sources to support fit for purpose assessment. Assessing and improving data quality will enhance the reliability and quality of the generated evidence.
Trade unions and mental health during an employment crisis. Evidence from the UK before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Kromydas Theocharis , Demou Evangelia , Leyland Alastair H , Katikireddi Srinivasa Vittal , Wels Jacques 
Published: October 2023

AbstractBackgroundTrade union presence within a workplace could potentially affect employees’ working conditions and in turn health. We assessed the relationship between union (presence and membership) at the individual level and mental health in the context of COVID-19 employment disruptions.MethodsWe analysed panel data from Understanding Society collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (49,915 observations across 5,988 respondents) to assess the relationship between union presence and membership and a validated epidemiological measure of common mental disorders (CMD), the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire with a score of >/4 indicating probable anxiety/depression, referred to as caseness. A mixed-effect log-linear model assessed effect heterogeneity across time and industries, with average marginal effects (AME) indicating effect differences between groups.FindingsIn our sample, 49.1% worked in a unionised workplace, among which 53.8% were union members. Caseness prevalence was higher during the pandemic (25.4%) compared to pre-pandemic (18.4%). Working in a workplace with a trade union was associated with modest protection against CMD risk; (AMEpre-pandemic:0.010, 95%CI:-0.007; 0.027), (AME-pandemic:-0.002, 95%CI:-0.019; 0.016)]. Similarly, for union membership [(AMEpre-pandemic:0.016, 95%CI:-0.007; 0.039), (AMEpandemic:-0.010, 95%CI:-0.023; 0.020)]. Industry level heterogeneity exists in the relationship between union presence and membership and mental health.InterpretationTrade union presence may have a protective effect on workers mental health in periods of crisis, such as during a pandemic. Within unionised workplaces, trade union membership further mitigated the negative effects of the pandemic on mental health. Collective negotiation within workplaces may be protective in periods of uncertainty, benefiting all workers and not only those unionised.FundingMedical Research Council, Chief Scientist Office, European Research Council, Belgian National Scientific Fund (FNRS).
Online travel reviews and tourist trust: a SOR perspective
Authors: Anubha Anubha , Narang Daviender , Jain Mukesh Kumar 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
This study aims to examine the impact of online travel reviews (OTR) on tourists’ intention to travel based on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) model. Further, it explored the mediating effects of tourist trust in OTR.

Design/methodology/approach
In this direction, this study proposes and empirically validates a conceptual model after collecting data from 299 Indian consumers. Proposed hypotheses were tested by applying the structural equation modelling technique. Bootstrapping method was used for mediation testing.

Findings
The findings revealed that various attributes of OTR exert differential impacts on travel intention. The study also confirmed the mediating role of tourist trust in OTR.

Practical implications
This study offers significant practical implications for travel marketers. To capitalize on OTR, travel marketers are recommended to develop an effective and efficient online reviews management system. This will improve the quality, valence, quantity and consistency of OTR, which in turn will enhance tourist trust in OTR, leading to improved travel intention.

Originality/value
No empirical evidence has been traced on how OTR enhances tourist trust in OTR and their travel intention. In support of this, the present study proposes and empirically validates an extensive model to comprehend the role of various drivers of OTR in improving tourist trust in OTR, leading to enhanced travel intention based on the SOR model.
The impacts of leadership behaviours on the mental well-being of public safety communicators
Authors: Leduc Nadine Anik , Czarnuch Stephen , Ricciardelli Rosemary 
Published: October 2023

PurposePublic safety (communicators; e.g. 9-1-1, police, fire and ambulance call-takers and dispatchers), like many other public safety personnel (e.g. police, paramedics), (re)suffer operational stress injuries (OSIs) that are too often hidden and at a prevalence higher than the general population. Unfortunately, there are very little data for OSI rates in Canadian communicators. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the only pan-Canadian study focusing on organizational culture, and its potential influence on OSIs, within the communicator context.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a 179-item online survey of Canadian communicators comprising 17 validated screenings for occupational stress injuries and symptoms and four open-ended questions relating to their agency's organizational culture. The authors thematically analysed participants' open-ended responses and their screening scores.FindingsA semi-grounded thematic approach revealed that managers and supervisors were significant contributors to negative perceptions (n = 165) of organizational culture, potentially resulting in or worsening existing OSIs. Specifically, leadership was viewed as ineffective, inconsistent, unsupportive, abusive and toxic, with limited understanding of communicator roles. Communicators described feeling devalued, particularly when leaders fail to recognize communicator OSIs, which can perpetuate stigma. Conversely, positive leaders (n = 24) were described as supportive, communicative and encouraging.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that while leadership behaviours are a key factor in employee well-being, it varies considerably across agencies, impacting treatment-seeking behaviours. The authors’ new understandings of leaders' roles in OSIs may help reduce the frequency and severity of communicator OSIs, helping ensure that emergency services are delivered to Canadians.
Understanding retail supply chain during COVID-19: a systematic review
Authors: Jum'a Luay , Abushaikha Ismail , Towers Neil , Al-Masa'fah Wasan 
Published: October 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the themes that emerged from retail supply chain (RSC) literature during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that inform future mitigation and recovery strategies.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyses contributions in the RSC literature using four databases: Emerald, Elsevier (Science Direct), Wiley and Taylor & Francis. The systematic review approach resulted in identifying 74 articles covering 2020 to 2022.FindingsFour themes emerged from the RSC literature on COVID-19. The first theme highlighted the factors that exacerbated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the RSC. The second theme focussed on the types of disruptions that occurred in the RSC during the pandemic. The third theme demonstrated the recovery strategies used to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the RSC. The fourth theme identified proposed mitigation strategies for the RSC post-COVID-19 outbreak.Practical implicationsThe study provides a deeper understanding of how RSC managers could successfully reduce the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by dealing with interruptions. Based on the reviewed studies and the four themes that evolved from RSC literature on COVID-19 throughout 2020–2022, 11 key RSC strategies and lessons have been recommended to decision-makers in the retail industry.Originality/valueThis is the first study to identify the themes that emerged from RSC literature during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform future mitigation and recovery strategies. The resulting themes add to the existing body of knowledge and establish the need for further research into other sectors that might be affected by future pandemics.
Good for business: towards a management control research agenda relating to the employment of workers with intellectual disability
Authors: Tucker Basil P. , Nash Elaine 
Published: October 2023

PurposeThe paper presents the initial groundwork for the development of a research agenda around the management control implications of employing workers with intellectual disability.Design/methodology/approachThe point of departure of this foundational enquiry is primarily prior analyses and critiques of empirical research into the employment of workers with intellectual disabilities.FindingsThe authors extend the management control framework advanced by Tessier and Otley (2012) by offering insights relating to the benefits and costs of both compliance as well as performance roles of management control systems (MCS). As such, the authors advocate potential avenues for further empirical investigation and also offer four broad ways in which the use of MCS is implicated in the employment of individuals with an intellectual disability by recognising that achieving compliance outcomes or achieving performance outcomes both carry associated benefits and costs.Research limitations/implicationsThe extent to which management control research has engaged with the context of workers with intellectual disability is limited. However, this paper identifies some of the salient considerations underlying an agenda for further research in this area.Social implicationsThe employment of workers with intellectual disabilities is by no means unprecedented. In many Western economies, there have in recent times been significant disability policy shifts, recognising the key role of employment in the financial security and social participation of people with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities. A key performance indicator stated in these policy positions is an increase in workforce participation for this group of people. However, an increase in the employment of such individuals is likely to represent significant implications in terms of prevailing conditions as well as new management control configurations that may be required.Originality/valueThe paper overviews existing knowledge about the employment of workers living with an intellectual disability and identifies areas relating to the management control implications of such arrangements within which more research is required.
Big data analytics and market performance: the roles of customization and personalization strategies and competitive intensity
Authors: Kamel Mahmoud Abdelrahman 
Published: October 2023

PurposeBig data analytics (BDA) plays a crucial role in understanding customer behavior through Customer Relationship Management (CRM), especially in a rapidly changing business environment. This paper investigates the direct effect of BDA use on market performance, besides the mediating effect through Big Data-enabled CRM strategies adoption (e.g. customization and personalization). The paper also examines the moderating role of competitive intensity in these effects.Design/methodology/approachDrawing from a knowledge-based view (KBV) and Organizational Information Processing Theory (OIPT), the authors formulated the research model. Subsequently, the measurement model and hypotheses were tested through PLS-SEM on online survey data of 229 managers from 167 companies out of Egypt's top 500.FindingsThe results indicated that BDA use does not directly affect the market performance, but this effect was significant through customization and personalization strategies adoption. The results also revealed a positive association between BDA use and the adoption of these strategies. Furthermore, competitive intensity only moderates the relationship between BDA use and personalization strategy adoption.Research limitations/implicationsCompanies can use BDA to improve customer knowledge and experience through customization and personalization, leading to better market performance and moving towards becoming a Big Data-driven organization. This study is limited to companies in the Egyptian context, which restricts the generalizability of the results.Originality/valueThis study conceptually and empirically explores how BDA usage, customization and personalization strategies impact market performance under competitive intensity situations, especially in the context of emerging markets.
Exploring consumer segments defined by affective responses to naturalness in logo design
Authors: Torres Anna , de Carvalho Leonor Vacas , Machado Joana Cesar , van de Velden Michel , Costa Patrício 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
Focusing on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are characterized by resource restrictions, this paper aims to explore consumer segment profiles by considering demographic, personality and creativity traits to determine whether consumers with different profiles exhibit distinct affective reactions to different logo design types (organic, cultural and abstract).

Design/methodology/approach
This exploratory study incorporates recent methodological developments, such as the novel response style correction method, to account for response style effects in evaluations of affect toward logo design. In separate analyses, respondents are segmented according to response style–corrected logo affect and personality and creativity items. The segmentation analysis relies on reduced k-means, a joint dimension and cluster analysis method, which accounts for dependencies between items while maximizing between-cluster variability. A total of 866 respondents from the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal: n = 543; Spain: n = 323) participated.

Findings
Based on a study using unknown logos (proxy for lower levels of budget communication, characteristics of SMEs), results reveal that there are three segments of consumers based on their affective response toward logo design: logo design insensitives, cultural logo dislikers and organic logo lovers. These segments are associated with different personality traits, creativity and biological sex (although biological sex is not a discriminant variable).

Research limitations/implications
The decision not to control logos by color, to increase external validity, could limit the study’s internal validity if this aspect interacts with relevant study variables. Nevertheless, the empirical evidence can be used to further test associations between consumer profiles and responses to logo design.

Practical implications
Findings highlight the relevance of considering complex profile segments, combining demographics, psychographics and creativity to predict affective consumer responses to brand logo design. This research provides guidelines for SMEs when choosing or modifying their logo design to appeal to different consumer segments.

Originality/value
This study provides managers of SMEs (less present nowadays in empirical studies) with evidence suggesting that complex customer profiles help to understand differences in affective responses to natural logo designs. Furthermore, it relies on the use of a novel methodological development that improves the accuracy of the exploratory study developed.
Mediation of knowledge management processes in enabling strategic HR practices to achieve differentiation and cost-effectiveness
Authors: Trivedi Karishma , Srivastava Kailash B.L. 
Published: October 2023

PurposeThis study explores how strategic human resource practices enhance the competitive capability of differentiation and cost-effectiveness by leveraging knowledge resources in Indian IT/software organizations. It examines the mediating effect of knowledge management (KM) processes in the relationship between strategic HR practices, competitive differentiation and cost-effectiveness capabilities.Design/methodology/approachAn online questionnaire survey collected data from 380 knowledge workers in 25 IT/software and consultancy firms. The authors checked data reliability and validity by conducting exploratory factor analysis in SPSS and confirmatory factor analysis in AMOS. The authors evaluated hypotheses using path analysis in structural equational modeling in AMOS.FindingsStrategic HR practices significantly and positively affect KM processes and competitive capabilities-differentiation and cost-efficiency. Both strategic HR practices and KM processes have a closer association with differentiation than cost-effectiveness. Knowledge management processes significantly and positively mediate between strategic HR practices and competitive capabilities. The mediation is more substantial in predicting differentiation than cost-effectiveness.Research limitations/implicationsIt is a cross-sectional study with a constrained capacity to predict accurate causal inferences; The authors call for future studies with longitudinal design and objective measures. Further studies are required to explore the impact of various strategic HR configurations on KMP to understand how different routes stimulate a particular competitive strategy. This conceptual framework can be validated across different industry types and sizes.Practical implicationsThis study provides practical insights to HR and knowledge managers regarding devising HR and KM processes to accomplish the goals of differentiation and cost-effective, competitive strategies. This study highlights that leveraging human capital for effective KM is crucial for gaining a competitive advantage.Originality/valueThe paper adds to the strategic HR and KM literature by exploring the mediating role of KM processes in enabling strategic HR processes to enhance differentiation and cost-effective, competitive strategies. It provides original empirical evidence from knowledge-intensive IT/software consultancies, particularly in India's emerging economy. It indicates the current state of HR practices adopted for optimum utilization of knowledge resources and the importance of differentiation strategy for Indian knowledge-intensive IT/software firms.
Changing culture: An intervention to improve blood culture quality in the emergency department
Authors: Williams Julian , Hills Angela , Ray Mercedes , Greenslade Jaimi 
Published: October 2023

AbstractObjectiveBlood cultures (BCs) remain a key investigation in ED patients at risk of bacteraemia. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a multi‐modal, nursing‐led intervention to improve the quality of BCs in the ED, in terms of single culture, underfilling and contamination rates.MethodThe present study was conducted in the ED of a large urban tertiary referral hospital. The study included four phases: pre‐intervention, intervention, post‐intervention and sustainability periods. A multi‐modal intervention to improve BC quality consisting small group education, posters, brief educational videos, social media presence, quality feedback, small group/individual mentoring and availability of BC collection kits was designed and delivered by two senior ED nurses over 7 weeks. Study data comprised rates of single, underfilled and contaminated cultures in each of three 18‐week periods: pre‐intervention (baseline), post‐intervention and sustainability.ResultsOver the study period 4908 BC sets were collected during 2347 episodes of care in the ED. Single culture sets reduced from 56.2% in the pre‐intervention period to 22.8% post‐intervention (P < 0.01) and 18.8% in the sustainability period (P < 0.01). Underfilled bottle rates were also significantly reduced (aerobic 52.8% pre‐intervention to 19.2% post‐intervention, 18.8% sustainability, anaerobic 46.8% pre‐intervention to 23.3% post‐intervention, 23.8% sustainability). Skin contaminants were grown from 3.7% of BC sets in the pre‐intervention period, improving to 1.5% in the post‐intervention period (P < 0.001) and 2.1% in the sustainability period (P = 0.03). Total volume of blood cultured was significantly associated with diagnosis of bacteraemia.ConclusionSignificant improvements in BC quality are possible with nursing‐based interventions in the ED.
Prevalence and anatomic associations of middle mesial canals and isthmi in mandibular first molars: A CBCT‐based study in a Northern Chinese population
Authors: Liu Jiaojiao , Zhao Xiangyu , Liu Ying , Dong Nannan , Zhang Xiaodong 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis study investigated the prevalence of the middle mesial canal (MMC) and isthmus in a northern Chinese subpopulation using cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT images of 1060 mandibular first molars (MFMs) were analysed. Data analysis was performed using the chi‐square test, t‐test, and multiple logistic regression analysis (p < 0.05). The prevalence of MMC and isthmus was 15.2% and 40.6%, respectively. The average dentinal thickness in the danger zone was 1.61 ± 0.14 mm. Patients younger than 40 years were two times more likely to have MMC (odds ratio [OR] = 2.204). Additionally, for every 1 mm reduction in the MB‐ML orifice distance, the likelihood of detection of MMC in MFM nearly doubled (OR = 1.738). Furthermore, MFMs with MB‐ML isthmus were five times more likely to exhibit MMC than those without it (OR = 4.756). The findings revealed that the prevalence of MMC and isthmus in MFMs is high and suggested that anatomical and demographic variables can serve as valuable indicators for clinicians in anticipating their presence.