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Quantum accountability: when does enough become too much in top pay decision-making?
Authors: Shortland Susan , Perkins Stephen J. 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how and why individuals involved in executive remuneration (top pay) decision-making consider quantum as being appropriate rather than excessive, theorised under the rubric of accountability.Design/methodology/approachIn-depth interviews were conducted with non-executive directors (NEDs) serving on remuneration committees (Remcos), institutional investors, their external advisers and internal HR reward experts. Transcripts were analysed using NVivo and the Gioia qualitative methodology.FindingsDefining, measuring and applying performance conditionality in the determination of top pay quantum such that it aligns with company strategy/culture and values, as well as individual recipient motivations, is difficult. While creative approaches to setting top pay so as to attract, retain and motivate key personnel are welcomed, these risk Remco members' personal/organisational reputations. Members recognise disconnection between top pay quantum and general pay levels and how the media highlights social inequality leading to public distrust. They believe they can contribute to more socially acceptable quantum by applying their own values in top pay decision-making.Originality/valueSanctions-based, trust-based and selection/peer networks/felt-based accountability theory is used to explain decision-makers’ actions when determining top pay quantum. This paper extends felt accountability theory to encompass public/societal accountability in the context of the appropriateness of top pay quantum decisions.
Executive perceptions of course and educator performance on flipped classroom
Authors: Pereira Bueno Ricardo Luiz , Ribeiro Serra Fernando Antonio , Scafuto Isabel Cristina 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThis article aims to examine the related effects between out-of-class activities, mediated by in-class activities, on the perception of course and teacher performance in a flipped classroom institutionalized setting.Design/methodology/approachThe authors argue that institutionalized out-of-class (content) and in-class (learning) activities positively impact course and teaching quality perception. This study used a sample of 978 responses from MBA students to conduct a path model analysis to test four hypotheses developed from literature from flipped classroom proposing the positive relationship of out-of-class activities in in-class activities and its influence on the course and teaching performance.FindingsThe findings reported that out-class and in-class activities and educator performance influenced course performance perception. In-class activities mediated the out-of-class activities’ impact and directly impacted educator’s and course performance. Educator performance is positively correlated with course performance. Overall, executives have a positive perception on institutionalized flipped classroom for MBA courses as an effective provision form. The flipped classroom is able to mobilize their experiences and enrich learners’ educational experience.Research limitations/implicationsOnly one unit of the higher education organization was studied, and the authors do not consider indirect effects of the environment on variable’s relationships nor the indirect effects whose would be a suggested for future studies.Originality/valueThe present study provides new insights on flipped classroom. This study evidenced that flipped classroom planned and standardized in an institutional level positively impacts the outcome within the context of executive education.
A 30-year journey of hospitality and tourism research: a comprehensive topic modeling analysis
Authors: Kurt Senol , Assefa Feven Zewdie , Tuzlukaya Sule Erdem , Karatepe Osman M. 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the research conducted on hospitality and tourism articles published in Q1 category journals from 1990 to 2023. This study also aims to measure the topic prevalence in selected journals throughout the years, their change over time and similarities of journals.

Design/methodology/approach
Latent dirichlet allocation algorithm is used as a topic modeling method to identify and analyze topics in hospitality and tourism research over the past 30 years.

Findings
The results of the study indicate that hospitality and tourism research has recently focused on topics such as employee behavior, customer satisfaction, online reviews, medical tourism and tourist experience. However, the results also indicate a negative trend in topics such as hotel management, sustainability, profession, economic growth and tourist destination.

Practical implications
This study can be used to examine the evolution of research patterns over time, find hot and cold themes and uncover untapped or understudied areas. This can aid academics in their investigations and practitioners in making sound strategic decisions.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the existing literature by providing a new approach and comprehensive analysis of hospitality and tourism research topics. It delineates an overview of the progression of hospitality and tourism research over the past 30 years, identifies the trending topics and explores the potential impacts that these identified topics may have on future studies.
Understanding coordination in humanitarian action: insights from the activities–resources–actors model
Authors: Tosi Laetitia , Marty Justine 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
This study aims to propose an analytical tool based on the activities–resources–actors (ARA) model to understand the coordination mechanisms in humanitarian action. The tool identifies the phases of humanitarian action and analyzes the underlying mechanisms that facilitate coordination among organizations.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses a literature review to develop analytical grids and theoretical propositions based on the ARA model.

Findings
The ARA model is a useful tool for understanding coordination mechanisms in humanitarian action. The study identifies key elements of interaction systems and characterizes the phases of humanitarian action. Effective coordination among organizations is essential for successful aid delivery. The study provides four theoretical propositions.

Research limitations/implications
Future research could validate the propositions formulated in this study through case studies.

Practical implications
The analytical grids proposed in this study can be used by humanitarian organizations to improve their coordination mechanisms and aid delivery processes.

Social implications
Effective humanitarian action can help alleviate the suffering of individuals affected by crises and contribute to the overall well-being of communities. The analytical tool proposed in this study can improve the effectiveness of humanitarian action and ultimately benefit society.

Originality/value
This paper presents an original approach by leveraging the ARA model to develop an analytical tool for humanitarian action, which is useful for both practitioners and researchers. In addition, the paper attempts to overcome the siloed vision of humanitarian action by highlighting “emergency-development” aspect.
Role of job satisfaction in microfinance institutions' performance: considering performance appraisal, training and development
Authors: Ohene Afriyie Emelia , Jin Yan , Yakubu Mariama , Awudu Iddrisu 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThis study aims to examine the influence of training and development (TAD), including performance appraisal (PFA), on the performance of microfinance institutions in a developing economy.Design/methodology/approachA random sampling drew 100 microfinance institutions in Ghana's Greater Accra Region. Then, a purposive sampling approach selected a cross-section of employees in these institutions. Finally, the data were collected from a sample of 367 respondents, such as managers, utilizing a survey questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test hypothesized relationships.FindingsThe study results indicate that PFA has a statistically significant positive relationship with organizational performance, and this relationship is partially mediated by job satisfaction (JBS). Interestingly, the TAD process does not have a statistically significant positive relationship with organizational performance when JBS is present in the model. In fact, JBS fully mediates the relationship between TAD and organizational performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to microfinance in tiers two and three in Greater Accra city of Ghana and did not include the entire country. Although the city of Accra provides a generalized representation of the research, which can be replicated, some variables and results may be impacted if other tiers of microfinance organizations are incorporated.Practical implicationsTAD, as well as PFA, enhance the performance of microfinance and can be utilized as tools for competitive advantage in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (e.g. microfinance institutions). The study accentuates the value of TAD, PFA and JBS in microfinance in a developing country like Ghana.Originality/valueThis is an original study investigating the effect of TAD and PFA practices on the performance of SMEs in a developing country like Ghana. Also, the study analyses JBS as a mediation variable to performance using SEM, which advances the research methodology in this research field.
Does practicing healthy lifestyles improve the technical efficiency of farms?
Authors: Adebisi Oluwaremilekun Ayobami , Muhammad-Lawal Abdulazeez , Adebisi Luke Oloruntoba 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to ascertain if practising healthy lifestyles improves the technical efficiency of farms in Kwara state, Nigeria. In theory, all deviations from the optimum level of output are due to random effects and inefficiency of producers in which their health plays a key part and is dependent on the kind of lifestyle practiced whether healthy or unhealthy.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional data were employed through a three-staged sampling technique to pick 320 arable crop farmers across the state using a well-defined questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, healthy lifestyles index (HLI), stochastic production frontier (SPF) and propensity score matching (PSM).FindingsFirst, the analysis showed that about one-third of the sampled arable crop farmers practised healthy lifestyles. Second, the average technical efficiency of arable crop production for farmers who practised a healthy lifestyle was 0.893, and the level of technical inefficiency of the farms was determined by health-related lifestyle status, number of day's illness and educational level. Third, technical efficiency was improved by 0.00431067 for farms whose farmers practised a healthy lifestyle.Originality/valueRather than seeing that technical efficiencies of farms are attributed to farm characteristics, inputs used and socioeconomic characteristics alone, the findings suggest that technical inefficiencies of arable crop farmers were also due to the kind of lifestyle practised, which was evidenced in the increased efficiency for farmers who practised healthy lifestyle.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2023-0353
A replication and extension of wine retail consumer purchase patterns: double jeopardy and duplication of purchase laws
Authors: Wilson Damien , Winchester Maxwell , Visser Michael S. 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
This study aims to understand the degree of predictability and value in analyzing consumer purchase patterns in the US wine retail market. The study considers whether brands in US wine retailing follow the well-established Duplication of Purchase Law and Double Jeopardy Law.

Design/methodology/approach
Over 20,000 customer panel wine purchases were analyzed from a number of locations within a supermarket chain based on the West Coast of the USA. Cross-purchasing behavior for the top 20 wine brands by market penetration was analyzed to assess whether the well-established Duplication of Purchase Law and Double Jeopardy Law hold up in this wine retail setting in the USA. The degree of predictability and the existence of anomalies in expected cross-purchasing behavior were identified in the analysis.

Findings
Results confirmed a Double Jeopardy pattern and that wine cross-purchasing patterns for the most part followed the Duplication of Purchase Law. However, exceptions to these patterns were found, which indicated areas in need of managerial attention due to the potential to remedy, develop or monitor the most prominent variations between predicted and realized cross-purchasing behavior. Repeated identification of variations has been identified in other product categories, known as market partitions.

Originality/value
Although it is commonly believed that wine is a unique product category, the results of this study demonstrate that consumer behavior toward wine is similar to other fast-moving consumer goods. The exceptions suggest that while similar consumer purchase patterns are evident, consumers are more likely to cross purchase wine brands and grape types more than would be expected given Duplication of Purchase Law benchmarks.
Sales forecasting of selected fresh vegetables in multiple channels for marginal and small-scale farmers in Kerala, India
Authors: Sreerag R.S. , Shanmugam Prasanna Venkatesan 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThe choice of a sales channel for fresh vegetables is an important decision a farmer can make. Typically, the farmers rely on their personal experience in directing the produce to a sales channel. This study examines how sales forecasting of fresh vegetables along multiple channels enables marginal and small-scale farmers to maximize their revenue by proportionately allocating the produce considering their short shelf life.Design/methodology/approachMachine learning models, namely long short-term memory (LSTM), convolution neural network (CNN) and traditional methods such as autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and weighted moving average (WMA) are developed and tested for demand forecasting of vegetables through three different channels, namely direct (Jaivasree), regulated (World market) and cooperative (Horticorp).FindingsThe results show that machine learning methods (LSTM/CNN) provide better forecasts for regulated (World market) and cooperative (Horticorp) channels, while traditional moving average yields a better result for direct (Jaivasree) channel where the sales volume is less as compared to the remaining two channels.Research limitations/implicationsThe price of vegetables is not considered as the government sets the base price for the vegetables.Originality/valueThe existing literature lacks models and approaches to predict the sales of fresh vegetables for marginal and small-scale farmers of developing economies like India. In this research, the authors forecast the sales of commonly used fresh vegetables for small-scale farmers of Kerala in India based on a set of 130 weekly time series data obtained from the Kerala Horticorp.
Identifying online purchasing intention in Egypt: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative approach
Authors: Aref Mayada 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThe diffusion of electronic commerce has a notable impact on the economy's prosperity. This paper embraces complexity theory principles to examine the factors affecting Internet users' acceptance and use of electronic retailers. It is essential for the sustainability of electronic retailers to understand the motivations impacting online consumer behaviour. Symmetrical and asymmetrical methods are combined to examine the relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, web characteristics, online consumer reviews (OCRs) and online purchase intention. Further, symmetry and differences between males and females were examined.Design/methodology/approachData collected from 425 online consumers using an online structured survey was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The net effects and causal configurations of the four proposed variables and online purchase intention were examined.FindingsThe SEM findings confirmed the significance of perceived enjoyment, website characteristics and OCRs on online purchase intention. Perceived enjoyment mediated the relationship between perceived ease of use and online purchase intention. The multi-group analysis confirmed the difference in antecedent impacts between males and females. The fsQCA findings revealed that multiple recipes lead to the occurrence of online purchase intention; in addition, the recipes leading to its absence do not mirror the previous ones.Originality/valueThe present study embraces complexity theory concepts in understanding online purchase intention using fsQCA methodology; further, the role of gender in online consumer behaviour was highlighted in the result discussion.
CircMAP3K5 promotes cardiomyocyte apoptosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy by regulating miR‐22‐3p/DAPK2 Axis
Authors: Shen Ming , Wu Yuanbin , Li Libing , Zhang Liyue , Liu Gang , Wang Rong 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackgroundDiabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the serious complications of the accumulated cardiovascular system in the long course of diabetes. To date, there is no effective treatment available for DCM. Circular RNA (circRNA) is a novel r2egulatory RNA that participates in a variety of cardiac pathological processes. However, the regulatory role of circular RNA MAP3K5 (circMAP3K5) in DCM is largely unclear.Methods and ResultsMicroarray analysis of DCM rats' heart circular RNAs was performed and the highly species‐conserved circRNA mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 (circMAP3K5) was identified, which participates in DCM processes. High glucose‐provoked cardiotoxicity leads to the up‐regulation of circMAP3K5, which mechanistically contributes to cardiomyocyte cell death. Also, in high glucose‐induced H9c2 cardiomyocytes, the level of apoptosis was significantly increased, as well as the expression of circMAP3K5. In contrast, the depletion of circMAP3K5 could reduce high glucose‐induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. In terms of mechanism, circMAP3K5 acts as a miR‐22‐3p sponge and miR‐22‐3p directly target death‐associated protein kinase 2 (DAPK2) in H9c2 cardiomyocytes, where in circMAP3K5 upregulates DAPK2 expression by targeting miR‐22‐3p. Moreover, we also found that miR‐22‐3p inhibitor and pcDNA DAPK2 could antagonize the protective effects brought by the depletion of circMAP3K5.ConclusionCircMAP3K5 is a highly conserved noncoding RNA that is upregulated during DCM process. We concluded that circMAP3K5 promotes high glucose‐induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis by regulating the miR‐22‐3p/DAPK2 axis. The results of this study highlight a novel and translationally important circMAP3K5‐based therapeutic approach for DCM.
Do patient characteristics affect EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment outcomes? A network meta‐analysis of real‐world survival outcomes of East Asian patients with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer treated with first‐line EGFR‐TKIs
Authors: Chang Huang‐Chih , Wang Chin‐Chou , Tseng Chia‐Cheng , Huang Kuo‐Tung , Chen Yu‐Mu , Chang Yu‐Ping , Lai Chien‐Hao , Fang Wen‐Feng , Lin Meng‐Chih , Chuang Hung‐Yi 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackgroundDespite the well‐established efficacies of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)‐mutated non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is limited real‐world evidence comparing their effectiveness according to patients’ clinical characteristics. This network meta‐analysis (NMA) compared survival outcomes among first‐line EGFR‐TKIs in different subgroups of East Asian patients with advanced NSCLC.MethodsThis NMA included real‐world observational studies reporting outcomes with TKIs in patients aged >65 years, with baseline brain metastasis, with different Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) statuses, or with different common EGFR mutation types.ResultsIn patients with the EGFR L858R mutation, afatinib resulted in significantly longer progression‐free survival (PFS) than erlotinib (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.46–0.75) and gefitinib (HR: 0.41, 95% CI: 0.32–0.53). Similarly, in patients with the EGFR Del19 mutation, afatinib and erlotinib resulted in significantly longer PFS than gefitinib (HR: 0.48 with 95% CI: 0.33–0.71 and HR: 0.54 with 95% CI: 0.36–0.80, respectively). Moreover, afatinib resulted in significantly longer PFS than gefitinib in patients with brain metastasis (HR: 0.53, 95% CI: 0.33–0.87) or ECOG status 0–1 (HR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.23–0.59).ConclusionThis NMA suggests that afatinib results in similar PFS to erlotinib and superior PFS than gefitinib in patients with Del19 mutant NSCLC, aged ≥65 years, with ECOG scores of 0–1, and with baseline brain metastasis.
Increasing incidence of endometrial cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand: Health professionals' perspective
Authors: Williams Linda , Henry Claire , Simcock Bryony , Filoche Sara 
Published: September 2023

BackgroundThe incidence of endometrial cancer is globally increasing. Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception with a 59% increase in cases over that last ten years.AimsWe report a sub‐set of themes which pertain to provider reflections of rising endometrioid‐type endometrial cancer incidence in individuals with high weight.Materials and MethodsFifteen semi‐structured interviews with healthcare professionals experienced in providing care to women with endometrial cancer were audio‐recorded and transcribed. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsTwo main themes emerged: (1) concerns for the future; and (2) impact on fertility and treatment options. Healthcare professionals discussed rising incidence in younger people and a need for increased awareness about the association of excess weight as a risk factor for developing the disease. The concern extended to workforce and equipment shortfalls of meeting the needs of individuals with higher weight, which subsequently influenced treatment options, health outcomes and survivorship.ConclusionsRising incidence of endometrial cancer in individuals with high weight presents multiple chances for inequitable access and health outcomes over the care continuum for endometrial cancer. Action is required to address incidence, awareness, access to equitable and inclusive treatment, and survivorship.
Strengthening the social information processing skills of third graders in rural China: Findings of ‘Let's Be Friends (Shaanxi), Trial 2’
Authors: Peng Jin , Li Na , Sun Xiaodong , Guo Shenyang 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis study presents the findings of Let's Be Friends (Shaanxi), Trial 2 (LBF2), which is a second test of the school‐based intervention. Let's Be Friends (LBF) is designed to promote social competence and prevent maladaptive behaviour by strengthening the social information processing (SIP) skills of third‐grade children in rural China. A cluster‐matched design with random sampling was used in LBF2. Two rural counties in China were selected by purposive sampling (one is the treatment site, and another is the control site). Nine treatment schools (n = 343) were selected by random sampling. Fifteen control schools (n = 369) were selected by using vector‐norm matching. All children of the third grade, ages 8–10, in the treatment schools received 12 sessions of LBF2 intervention. Skill‐level Activity Scale and the Carolina Child Checklist–Teacher Form were employed to measure children's SIP skills and aggressive behaviour. LBF2 promoted the improvement of study children's SIP skills and effectively improved children's authority acceptance. LBF has the potential to be applied in China.