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AI-driven competitive advantage: the role of personality traits and organizational culture in key account management
Authors: Mehta Prashant , Chakraborty Debarun , Rana Nripendra P. , Mishra Anubhav , Khorana Sangeeta , Kooli Kaouther 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
The importance of key account management (KAM) as a management technique in business-to-business markets has grown in recent years. The success of KAM programmes is highly dependent on the efforts of individual employees, specifically key account managers. Research on KAM at an individual level is important but lacking in the academic domain. This study aims to fill this gap by developing and evaluating a model of key account manager personality traits and how they impact the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The study also depicts the effect of the adoption of AI technologies on competitive advantage and firm performance.

Design/methodology/approach
The study examines how the adoption of AI technologies impacts firms’ competitive advantage and performance. The study used competitive advantage as a mediator and organisational culture as a moderator. A mixed-method analysis was used to conduct the study. In the first phase, an exploratory study was conducted using interviews with 26 key account managers from the automobile industry and thematic analysis to establish 9 constructs. In the second phase, which is a confirmatory study, 496 respondents finally responded to the questionnaire.

Findings
All constructs are used for confirmatory analysis and validate the data. Our research shows that key account managers’ adoption of AI technologies is influenced significantly by personality traits. Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness have substantial links to adopting AI technologies, which impacts firms’ competitive advantage and performance. Organisational culture significantly moderates the association between agreeableness and the adoption of AI technologies.

Practical implications
The findings of this research allow organisations to optimise team composition, customise training programs based on individual traits and incorporate personality assessments into recruitment processes for streamlined technology adoption and improved competitiveness. Overall, these actions aim to enhance AI integration, driving competitive advantage and client satisfaction.

Originality/value
This study stands out as one of the limited inquiries examining how the Big-five personality traits of key account managers influence the integration of AI technologies and its resulting impact on company performance. Therefore, this research makes notable contributions to the realms of organisational psychology and technology adoption studies.
The synergistic effects of remittances, savings, education and digital financial technology on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Baafi Joseph Antwi , Kwame Asiedu Michael 
Published: January 2025

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the impact of remittances, savings and education on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study focuses on understanding how these factors independently and interactively contribute to growth, with a specific emphasis on their potential to drive sustainable economic development in the region.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs a panel dataset comprising 23 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period from 1974 to 2020. The system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation technique is utilized to address potential endogeneity issues and also explore the interactions between these variables to assess their combined influence on growth.FindingsThe findings reveal that remittances, savings and education have a significantly positive effect on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, the study finds that the interactions between remittances and both savings and education are positively and significantly associated with economic growth.Practical implicationsThe results indicate that Sub-Saharan African countries could harness the full potential of remittances to drive economic growth by implementing policies that encourage a savings culture and improve educational outcomes.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive analysis of the independent and interactive effects of remittances, savings and education on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study's use of the System GMM approach allows for robust estimation, accounting for potential endogeneity, and offers new insights into how these factors work together to influence economic development in the region.
Promoting organizational learning in nursing: examining the influence of participatory leadership, psychological ownership and motivation
Authors: Agaoglu Ferhat Onur , Baş Murat , Tarsuslu Sinan 
Published: January 2025

PurposeThe study was designed to investigate the moderating role of employee motivation as a mediator of psychological ownership in the relationship between nurses’ perception of participatory leadership and their organizational learning behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThe study included 476 nurses working in a training and research hospital in the east of Turkey. This study, prepared in accordance with the Strobe checklist, was designed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. Data were collected using a demographic information form, a participative leadership scale, an organizational learning scale, a psychological ownership scale and a motivation scale. Correlation analyses and mediator model tests were performed to examine the relationship between these variables.FindingsAs a result, it was found that nurses’ perceptions of participative leadership positively and significantly affected organizational learning (r = 0.74; p < 0.01), participative leadership positively affected psychological ownership (r = 0.29; p < 0.01) and nurses’ psychological ownership positively and significantly affected organizational learning (r = 0.41; p < 0.01). In addition, it was found that nurses’ psychological ownership had a mediating role in the effect of participatory leadership perceptions on organizational learning (CI [0.030, 0.089]) and nurse motivation had a moderating role between psychological ownership and organizational learning (β = 0.168, 95% CI [0.064, 0.271]).Originality/valueThe study’s findings have practical implications for the Turkish health system and healthcare administrators. Administrators can significantly enhance organizational learning by implementing participative leadership training and fostering a sense of ownership among nurses. Empowering nurses to take charge of their learning and emphasizing the role of motivation can further drive organizational growth.
The nonlinear relationship between institutional quality and bank liquidity creation: evidence from a panel threshold model
Authors: Elmahjoub Selma , Zaiane Sedki , Bahloul Slah 
Published: January 2025

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the nonlinear relationship between institutional quality and bank liquidity creation and to analyze whether the impact of institutional quality on liquidity creation depends on the level of institutional quality or not.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a sample of 126 Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region banks for the period extending from 2006 to 2020. To deal with the nonlinearity, we apply a dynamic panel threshold method.FindingsUsing six different indicators of institutional quality, the results reveal that the impact of the institutional quality on liquidity creation depends on the level and the indicator of institutional quality. While control of corruption, government effectiveness and regulatory quality have positive (negative) effects below (above) the threshold value, political stability has a positive impact below and above the threshold value. Regarding the role of law and voice and accounting, only significant negative impact above the threshold value is found.Research limitations/implicationsThe research findings have important implications for policymaking. It suggests that institutional quality may have the potential to reduce liquidity creation rather than increase it. As a result, policymakers should work on providing an optimal level of institutional quality that promotes bank liquidity creation as a means to stimulate economic growth.Originality/valueThis paper is among the first studies, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to examine the nonlinear relationship between institutional quality and bank liquidity creation using a dynamic panel threshold model.
Effect of fiber steering and drilling in notched continuous fiber 3D-printed composites
Authors: Vattathurvalappil Suhail Hyder , Najam Taha , Aves Mohammed , Baluch Abrar H. , Ali Usman , Nazir Aamer 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
Continuous fiber thermoplastics are recyclable and have excellent specific strength and stiffness, making them desirable materials for use in structural components. Recent advancements in continuous fiber additive manufacturing processes allow designers to make notches or perforations during printing, eliminating the need for labor-intensive and long drilling processes, which cause delaminations and premature failure. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of continuous fiber 3D printing in creating notches for structural composites.

Design/methodology/approach
This study evaluates the notching process in nylon-based continuous-glass fiber thermoplastic composites through mechanical drilling and three-dimensional (3D) printing. Three different sample configurations were tested for tensile and fracture characteristics: Un-notched; with notches drilled mechanically; and with notches printed using a 3D printer, with the fibers routed around the notch. Further, finite element models were used to understand the stress concentration around the notches.

Findings
The tensile strength of notched samples was lower than that of unnotched samples in both 3D-printed and mechanically drilled cases. The presence of substantial delamination in mechanically drilled samples led to a 15% decrease in strength compared to 3D-printed samples. The increase in notch size resulted in a decrease in strength, as anticipated.

Practical implications
The techniques developed in this study may be easily applied to comparable situations involving several types of continuous fiber thermoplastic composites.

Originality/value
Both experimental and computational modeling results indicate that delamination because of the drilling process is the prime factor responsible for the significant decrease in residual strength. Furthermore, it also showed that the steering of the fiber around the notch had a minimal impact, and augmenting the stiffness in proximity to the notch can alleviate stress concentration.
Habitat engineering by an apex predator generates spatial trophic dynamics across a temporal environmental stress gradient
Authors: Flood Peter J. , Strickland Bradley A. , Kline Jeffrey L. , Trexler Joel C. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Ecosystem engineering is a facilitative interaction that generates bottom‐up extrinsic variability that may increase species coexistence, particularly along a stress/disturbance gradient. American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) create and maintain ‘alligator ponds’ that serve as dry‐season refuges for other animals. During seasonal water recession, these ponds present an opportunity to examine predictions of the stress‐gradient (SGH) and intermediate disturbance hypotheses (IDH).

To test the assumption that engineering would facilitate species coexistence in ponds along a stress gradient (seasonal drying), we modelled fish catch‐per‐unit‐effort (CPUE) in ponds and marshes using a long‐term dataset (1997–2022). Stomach contents (n = 1677 from 46 species) and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen (n = 3978 representing 91 taxa) from 2018 to 2019 were used to evaluate effects of engineering on trophic dynamics. We quantified diets, trophic niche areas, trophic positions and basal‐resource use among habitats and between seasons. As environmental stress increases, we used seasonal changes in trophic niche areas as a proxy for competition to examine SGH and IDH.

Across long‐term data, fish CPUE increased by a factor of 12 in alligator ponds as the marsh dried. This validates the assumption that ponds are an important dry‐season refuge. We found that 73% of diet shifts occurred during the dry season but that diets differed among habitats in only 11% of comparisons. From wet season to dry season, both stomach contents and stable isotopes revealed changes in niche areas. Direction of change depended on trophic guild but was opposite between stable‐isotope and stomach‐content niches, except for detritivores.

Stomach‐content niches generally increased suggesting decreased competition in the dry season consistent with existing theory, but stable‐isotope niches yielded the opposite. This may result from a temporal mismatch with stomach contents reflecting diets over hours, while stable isotopes integrate diet over weeks. Consumptive effects may have a stronger effect than competition on niche areas over longer time intervals.

Overall, our results demonstrated that alligators ameliorated dry‐season stress by engineering deep‐water habitats and altering food‐web dynamics. We propose that ecosystem engineers facilitate coexistence at intermediate values of stress/disturbance consistent with predictions of both the SGH and IDH.
Learning spellings and meanings: Longitudinal relations to reading
Authors: Mimeau Catherine , Ricketts Jessie , Deacon S. Hélène 
Published: January 2025

BackgroundProminent theories of reading make the prediction that individual differences in children's word learning capacity determine the pace of their acquisition of reading skill. Despite the developmental nature of some of these theories, most empirical research to date has explored the relation between word learning capacity and reading at a single time point. The present study extends this research base by investigating whether earlier learning of the spelling and meaning of words is associated with later core aspects of reading: orthographic representations, word reading and reading comprehension.MethodsParticipants were 120 English‐speaking children followed longitudinally from Grade 3 to Grade 4 (i.e., from 8 to 9 years of age on average). At Grade 3, children read stories containing new words and answered questions about the spelling and meaning of these new words, evaluating orthographic and semantic learning, respectively. Children also completed outcome measures of orthographic representations (with a choice task targeting the spelling of existing words), word reading and reading comprehension (with standardised tasks) at Grades 3 and 4. We conducted regression analyses controlling for age, nonverbal reasoning, working memory, vocabulary and phonological awareness.ResultsWe found that each of orthographic and semantic learning predicted gains in orthographic representations from Grade 3 to Grade 4. Furthermore, orthographic learning at Grade 3 predicted word reading at Grade 4, while semantic learning at Grade 3 predicted reading comprehension at Grade 4.ConclusionsThese longitudinal associations between orthographic and semantic learning and core aspects of reading strengthen the evidence in support of the hypothesis that children's word learning capacity plays a key role in reading development.
Implementation science (IS)—A game changer for criminology and criminal justice
Authors: Taxman Faye S. 
Published: January 2025

AbstractResearch summaryImplementation science (IS) is an emerging field that is infrequently used in criminology and criminal justice. IS offers criminology and criminal justice new methods to describe and measure innovations, and new and rigorous research designs that include measuring the implementation of innovations, examining implementation or change strategies, and pursuing a myriad of implementation outcomes. Most important is that the emphasis is on the organizations and/or systems themselves, instead of a focus on individuals. A science of implementation will help to advance reform efforts in justice/legal organizations, whether the reforms are at the policy or practice level. Criminologists’ use of IS methods and techniques should enlarge our knowledge about “what works” to include answers to contextual questions regarding “what works under what circumstances” or “how does it works.” Further, IS can help identify the processes needed to ensure reform efforts are successful and to build capacity for long‐term change.Policy implicationsIS is a field that is growing in importance in medicine and health‐related disciplines and is relevant to criminology/criminal justice. Receptivity to reforming police, judicial, prosecutorial, institutional corrections, and community corrections organizations is typically met with a bit of a cold shoulder, often because researchers do not understand or address the operational issues that affect reform. Of particular importance is understanding which change procedures are useful for what types of reforms—an understudied and underappreciated feature of the implementation conundrum. Policy makers and practitioners will benefit from more information on effective change procedures. IS can be used to understand strategies to define innovations, to master change processes, to study implementation, and to expand outcomes to include organizational and system measures to benefit all stakeholders.
The adverse effects with ibuprofen after major orthopedic surgeries: A protocol for the PERISAFE randomized clinical trial
Authors: Laursen Christina Cleveland Westerdahl , Lunn Troels Haxholdt , Hägi‐Pedersen Daniel , Therkelsen Anne Sofie Nautrup , Varnum Claus , Lange Kai Henrik Wiborg , Yilmaz Müjgan , Pedersen Niels Anker , Kappel Andreas , Jakobsen Thomas , Eljaja Salamah Belal , Thougaard Thomas , Graungaard Ben Kristian , Bjerno Thomas , Beck Jacob , Runge Charlotte , Steiness Joakim , Gasbjerg Kasper Smidt , Thybo Kasper Højgaard , Brorson Stig , Lindberg‐Larsen Martin , Overgaard Søren , Jakobsen Janus Christian , Mathiesen Ole 
Published: January 2025

AbstractIntroductionNon‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are recommended for pain treatment after elective hip and knee arthroplasties. However, evidence regarding the incidence of adverse effects with short‐term NSAID treatment following surgery is limited. We, therefore, aim to assess the adverse effects with an eight‐day postoperative treatment with ibuprofen after elective hip and knee arthroplasties.Methods and AnalysisPERISAFE is a randomized, placebo‐controlled, blinded multicenter trial with 90‐day and one‐year follow‐up. Eligible patients undergoing elective hip or knee arthroplasty are allocated 1:1 to either ibuprofen 400 mg ×3/day or identical placebo ×3/day for eight days after surgery. The primary outcome is a composite of either death, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, renal failure, major bleeding, re‐operation, gastrointestinal ulcer, or readmission within 90 days postoperatively. Secondary outcomes are hospital‐free days within 90 days postoperatively, a composite of ibuprofen and opioid‐related adverse reactions based on eight‐day postoperative diary, and health related quality of life after 90 days postoperatively.A total of 2904 patients are needed to demonstrate a relative risk reduction of 33% in the placebo group, accepting a risk of type I error of 5% and type II error of 20% and a proportion of serious adverse events in the ibuprofen group of 8%. The primary analysis will be in the modified intention‐to‐treat population.Ethics and DisseminationThe trial is approved by the Danish Medicine Agency and the Research Ethics Committee (EU CT no. 2022‐502, 502‐32‐00). We plan to submit for publication in a major international peer‐reviewed journal and present results at scientific meetings.
Conus medullaris termination: Assessing safety of spinal anesthesia in the L2–L3 interspace
Authors: Paul James E. , Udovic Lisa A. , Oman Kathleen , Kim Thomas , Bernstein Leora , Matteliano Luigi , Singh Nina , Caldwell Alexa , Vanniyasingam Thuva , Thabane Lehana 
Published: January 2025

AbstractBackgroundClassic teaching is that spinal anesthesia is safe at or below the L2–L3 interspace. To evaluate this, we sought to determine the percentage of individuals with a conus medullaris termination (CMT) level at or below the L1–L2 interspace. Further, the relationship of CMT level to age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and spinal pathology was examined, as was the reliability of using Tuffier's line (TL) as an anatomical landmark.MethodsThis retrospective study evaluated magnetic resonance images of 944 adult patients to determine the CMT level. The relationship between age, sex, height, BMI, and spinal pathology and CMT level was explored by logistic regression. The correspondence of the TL line to the L4–L5 interspace and the presence of overlap with the CMT were examined using 720 lumbar x‐rays of the same patient cohort.ResultsOf 944 patients (mean age, 57.8 years; 49% male), 18.9% had CMT at or below the L1–L2 interspace, and spinal anesthesia at the L2–L3 interspace was found to carry a 0.7% incidence of neuraxial risk. Only the presence of congenital spinal abnormalities was found to be significantly predictive of having a CMT at or below the L1–L2 interspace. TL was found to correspond to the L4–L5 interspace in 99.8% of patients with lumbar x‐rays.ConclusionsSpinal anesthesia at the L2–L3 interspace, using TL as an anatomical landmark, is safe in >99% of patients. However, caution must be exercised in all patients as demographic variables were found to be limited in predicting a low CMT level.Editorial CommentUnlike previous smaller studies, this retrospective study included MRI data from a total of 944 patients. The present study confirms that spinal anesthesia at the L2–L3 interspace or below can be considered safe. The findings indicate that Tuffier's line can be used as a reliable anatomical landmark.