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Entrepreneurship and internationalisation: to what extent do the perceptions of male and female entrepreneurs differ on success factors
Authors: Damoah Obi Berko Obeng 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to explore gender variations in entrepreneurship and internationalisation from the perspective of the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm; in particular, the paper explores how differences in the personal idiosyncrasies of both males and females in part account for the variations in export internationalisation.Design/methodology/approachThe study draws on extant literature on the critical success factors in entrepreneurship and internationalisation research (e.g. foreign market knowledge, firm-level technology and firm age) as the conceptual framework to explore the issue. The study is based on 21 male and 17 female export entrepreneurs from Ghana and uses a descriptive research design (i.e. frequencies and chi-square test) to analyse the results.FindingsThe results show that the perceptions of male and female exporters differ on key internationalisation success factors based on extant literature. Implicitly, whilst both groups shared a similar degree of basic knowledge on a few export success factors, across most of the other key export success factors, the male counterparts demonstrated a more expanded view compared to the females. The results support the assumption of the RBV theory applied in this study to argue that to account properly for the internationalisation outcomes of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the personality characteristics of the owner entrepreneurs are critical resources which cannot be ignored.Research limitations/implicationsIn terms of limitation, the study is exploratory study based on non-probability sampling methods using descriptive frequencies tables and analysis of chi-square test and so readers must bear this limitation in mind in interpreting the results to improve on future studies.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the empirical literature by offering a unique perspective regarding how women and men perceive and interpret export success factors and how that impacts on the internationalisation outcomes of women and men. The paper responds to calls by researchers (e.g. Terjesenet al., 2011; Ratten and Tajeddini, 2018; Kuschel and Labra, 2018; Javadian and Richards, 2020) to populate studies on the topic to deepen the present understanding. By using data from Ghana, West Africa, the study sheds a fresh insight on the topic from an under-studied and under-researched geographical context.
Economic growth, inflation and unemployment in Africa: an autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing approach, 1991–2019
Authors: Gómez Mario , Irewole Oluwasefunmi Eunice 
Published: July 2023

PurposeUnemployment is one of the major challenges facing most countries, including Africa as a continent. Seeking how to reduce unemployment, debt, inflation and increase gross domestic product (GDP), foreign direct investment (FDI) and gross capital formation in the continent has been an agenda of governments, policy makers and economists to. This study examines the relationship between economic growth, inflation, debt, FDI, gross capital formation, labor force, population and unemployment in Africa.Design/methodology/approachAn updated panel dataset of 29 African countries was selected from different regions from 1991 to 2019. These countries were selected based on their unemployment, population growth and inflation rates. The Pesaran cross-sectional dependence and panel unit root test (the Dickey–Fuller cross-sectional supplemented and the Im-Pesaran-Shin cross-sectional) were applied. Further, the panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model (Bounds test) and pooled mean group (PMG) estimator were utilized in this work.FindingsThis shows that economic growth, debt, labor force and population have a positive relationship with unemployment in the long run. Therefore, an increase in these variables generates an increase in the selected African countries' unemployment growth. In contrast, inflation, FDI and gross capital formation have a negative relationship with unemployment in the long run, which implies that an increase in these variables reduces unemployment in the selected African countries.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has potential limitations because some data from the countries are not up to date and some years are missing from the data.Practical implicationsThis study contributes to understanding unemployment and Okun's law in the African economy. This study shows that an increase in economic growth leads to a rise in unemployment, while an increase in inflation leads to a decrease in unemployment.Originality/valueThis paper provides an insight into the major factors that increase and reduces unemployment for government and policy marker to take the adequate measure.
Metaverse changing realm of human resource learning – a viewpoint
Authors: Mehta Mita 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the potential of metaverse in human resource (HR) learning as a new paradigm postpandemic scenario. This article highlights the use of the metaverse as a training tool for today’s organizations.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper offers the author’s opinion based on experience with the application of Metaverse into HR learning for the transformative learning experience.

Findings
Research and trends in metaverse hold strong potential to be implemented as a transformative learning experience across organizations. The article then presents the metaverse learning application with the TL concept.

Originality/value
This is a viewpoint article and opens threads of the plethora of future directions in the application of the metaverse as a learning and development tool through empirical research work.
Challenges for skills creation in legal education: an analysis of the Mexican context in line with global trends
Authors: Zorrilla Noriega Ana María , Sánchez Arias Marco 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThe paper enriches the understanding of the principal challenges faced in future lawyers' education in Mexico considering global trends, particularly from the perspective of skills creation in diverse areas of legal practice.Design/methodology/approachThe framework used draws on trends identified within an international collaborative research study in which both authors participated, titled “Developing a Blueprint for Global Legal Education”. This current paper stems from the premise that these recommendations can be further developed and better utilised if explored within a specific context. The methodology designed for this research consisted of two main components: a thorough analysis of the norms that regulate the education system and the professional practice in Mexico, and an extensive literature review that provided insights into the state of global trends in legal education.FindingsThis paper reveals that in Mexico having a well-designed and comprehensive legal framework is the first step to promote the creation of high-quality educational models.Practical implicationsThe study analyses the current situation in Mexico within four global trends: (1) regulation of legal education and access to the profession; (2) building professional practice skills; (3) internationalisation of education and (4) incorporation of technology and responsible innovation.Originality/valueThe reflections are intended to promote better training of law students in the skills required to face the various challenges that the legal profession currently involves. This is under an approach that analyses global challenges and identifies the best practices to connect learning processes with in-demand professional skills.
Relationship between market share and rent level: understanding supply structure in the Japanese private rental housing market
Authors: Suzuki Masatomo , Shimizu Chihiro 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the relationship between market share and rent levels to understand the supply structure in the Japanese private rental housing market.

Design/methodology/approach
The study calculates the municipal-level market share of a dominant rental housing operator in Japan and ascertained the overall market rent and the dominant operator’s rent premium at the municipal level by using a major web portal’s listing data of rental houses.

Findings
The study shows that, as market share increased, overall market rent tends to decrease, and analyzed by market share, there is no significant difference between the rent of the dominant operator and the overall market rent.

Practical implications
The results of the study suggest that dominant operators may have lowered the rent of their own property to prioritize filling vacancies, which, in turn, causes the overall level of market rent to decline. This is an outcome of rental housing operators’ strategy to maximize long-term rental income under sublease contracts with individual owners, which ensures stable rental income for owners regardless of the occupation status of the apartments.

Originality/value
Previous research on regional monopolies in mortgage sales and brokerage businesses in the USA implies that rental housing operators in a position of great influence over the market can control and keep the market rents at high levels, that is, at large costs for consumers. The findings of the study are novel in showing the inverse relationship in the Japanese private rental market.
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in Indonesian households
Authors: Amrullah Eka Rastiyanto , Tokuda Hiromi , Rusyiana Aris , Ishida Akira 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected access to adequate and nutritious food, resulting in hunger, malnutrition and increased food insecurity. The purpose of this study was to identify the households in Indonesia that were most likely to experience the pandemic's effects.Design/methodology/approachUsing raw data from nationwide Indonesian household socioeconomic and expenditure surveys (SUSENAS 2020 and SUSENAS 2021), food insecurity was measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). A multinomial logistic regression model was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe prevalence of mild, moderate and severe food insecurity increased from 20.61% to 21.67% and from 1.28% to 1.37%, respectively, between 2020 (the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic) and 2021 (the period during which the infection rapidly spread nationwide). The estimation results of the multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that urban households, which may have had more difficulties with income generation and access to food due to behavioral constraints, were more likely to be affected by the pandemic. Additionally, economically vulnerable poor households, households with low levels of education or unemployed heads were more likely to be affected by the pandemic.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first study to access the impact of economic downturn and social restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic on household food insecurity in Indonesia, using the nationwide household survey data.
Rearing cost, endowment insurance and fertility desire
Authors: Zhang Qingjie , Cao Xinbang 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThis research studies the influence and mechanism of rearing cost and endowment insurance on family fertility desire from the micro perspective.Design/methodology/approachThrough the construction of overlapping generations (OLG) model and on the basis of this research purpose, the research hypothesis proposed by the theoretical model is tested by using the data of China household tracking survey (CFPS).Findings(1) Endowment insurance has an inhibitory effect on family fertility desire. The marginal effects of participating in old-age insurance on total fertility desire and boy fertility desire are – 3.2% and – 3.6% respectively. (2) The cost of rearing has a significant negative impact on family fertility desire. (3) There is regional heterogeneity in the impact of endowment insurance and rearing cost on fertility desire. (4) There is no significant difference in the impact of endowment insurance on fertility desire between urban and rural areas.Originality/valueThis research tries to fill the gap existing in the international literature by analyzing the micro mechanism of the influence degree of upbringing cost on fertility desire by introducing the rearing cost and fertility rate into the OLG, providing a micro basis for relevant quantitative calculation.
Between remediating and participating: visuals of the Ford–Kavanaugh controversy on Instagram
Authors: Irom Bimbisar 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThe study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationship between remediations and participation in new media. By lending some transparency, the analysis hopes to contribute toward generating a critical optics aware of the potentials and pitfalls of emergent media.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology is visual semiotic analysis. The author make no claim for one, true interpretation or critical judgment about the images.FindingsIn demonstrating some shortfalls of Instagram affordances, the analysis shows how social media sites can develop tools that encourage users to engage in civic consciousness and respectful political debate. The study makes clear that new media tools can hamper or aid participatory logics.Originality/valueTo author’s knowledge, no other study that has analyzed remediated images related to the controversial confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. It is also important to place these images in the contexts of “iconicity” in emergent media (a concept increasingly being eroded in new media environment).
A literature review on industry 4.0 implementation and performance: a contingency perspective
Authors: Alsheyadi Anwar Khamis 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThis paper aims to review the literature on the relationship between the implementation and performance of 4.0 industrial revolution (IR) technologies and explores the extent to which the effects of several internal and external contingency factors on these relationships have been considered by the existing empirical studies.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve its purposes, this study follows a systematic review of the literature and explores the published empirical research on implementation and performance links of 4.0 IR technologies and the effects of contingency factors on these links in mainly three main databases.FindingsThe findings of this study reveal that in general several contingency factors tend to have significant effects on the implementation and performance links of 4.0 IR in several contexts. This study also shows that the effects of these contingencies the effects of contingency factors on the implementation and performance links of 4.0 IR technologies are receiving growing attention from researchers and have been studied in different approaches but the moderation approach was the highest.Research limitations/implicationsThe review of the literature conducted in this study refers to those studies published mostly by three main databases (i.e. Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Science Direct), and only those papers published in English, and thus does not contain publications out of these restrictions.Originality/valueThis is one of the early literature review studies to explore and discuss the current state of research on the effects of contingency factors on the relationships between the implementation and performance of 4.0 IR technologies in the contexts of logistics and supply chain management.
Financial development, institutions and industrialization in sub‐Saharan Africa
Authors: Lo Serigne Bassirou , Cissokho Lassana 
Published: July 2023

AbstractUsing a panel data covering more than 100 countries worldwide, we have estimated a dynamic panel model to investigate the relationship between financial development and manufacturing industries’ growth. More specifically, we have estimated the effect that institutional quality might have in this relationship in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The results show that lower quality institutions in SSA are a hindrance to the role financial development plays in the growth of the manufacturing industrial sector, as compared with developed countries. These findings are robust when a quantile regression model is used. Furthermore, the results confirm that the relationship between per capita GDP and industrialization is nonlinear. Finally, in SSA, the abundance of natural resources has an adverse effect on the manufacturing industrial value added, providing more evidence for the Dutch disease hypothesis.
Reproductive ecology of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar: the influence of density‐dependent and ‐independent effects
Authors: SCOBIE Kathryn , RAHELINIRINA Soanandrasana , SOARIMALALA Voahangy , ANDRIAMIARIMANANA Fehivola Mandanirina , RAHAINGOSOAMAMITIANA Corinne , RANDRIAMORIA Toky , RAHAJANDRAIBE Soloandry , LAMBIN Xavier , RAJERISON Minoarisoa , TELFER Sandra 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe black rat (Rattus rattus) poses a severe threat to food security and public health in Madagascar, where it is a major cause of pre‐ and post‐harvest crop losses and an important reservoir for many zoonotic diseases, including plague. Elsewhere, ecologically based rodent management (EBRM) strategies have been developed using ecological information to inform decisions on where and when to target control. EBRM could deliver improved health and well‐being outcomes in Madagascar if adapted to the local ecological context. Using data collected from removal studies, we explored spatio‐temporal patterns in the breeding activity of the black rat (R. rattus) in domestic and agricultural habitats across Madagascar and investigated to what extent these trends are influenced by rainfall and rat density. We identified clear spatio‐temporal variation in the seasonality of R. rattus reproduction. Reproduction was highly seasonal both inside and outside of houses, but seasonal trends varied between these two habitats. Seasonal trends were explained, in part, by variation in rainfall; however, the effect of rainfall on reproductive rates did itself vary by season and habitat type. A decline in breeding intensity with increasing rat density was recorded outside of houses. This has important implications for control, as populations may compensate for removal through increased reproduction. We recommend that sustained control initiated before the main breeding season, combined with improved hygiene and adequate rodent‐proofing in homes and grain stores, could curtail population growth and reduce pre‐ and post‐harvest losses provided that these measures overcome the compensatory response of rodent populations.
Does vitreous haemorrhage and calcification lead to increased risk of enucleation in advanced retinoblastoma?
Authors: He Mengjia , Yang Ludi , Jia Shichong , Yang Jie , Wen Xuyang , Fan Jiayan , Jia Renbing , Fan Xianqun 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPurposeTo explore whether varying degrees of vitreous haemorrhage (VH) and calcification act as risk factors for enucleation in patients with advanced retinoblastoma (RB).MethodsAdvanced RB was defined by the international classification of RB (Philadelphia version). Basic information for retinoblastoma patients diagnosed as groups D and E in our hospital between January 2017 and June 2022 was reviewed by logistics regression models. Additionally, a correlation analysis was performed, excluding variables with a VIF (variance inflation factor) >10 from the multivariate analysis.ResultsA total of 223 eyes diagnosed with RB were included in assessing VH and calcification; of these, 101 (45.3%) eyes experienced VH, and 182 (76.2%) eyes were found to have calcification within the tumour through computed tomography (CT) or B‐scan ultrasonography. Ninety‐two eyes (41.3%) were enucleated, of which 67 (72.8%) had VH and 68 (73.9%) calcification, both of which were significantly relevant to enucleation (p < 0.001*). Other clinical risk factors, such as corneal edema, anterior chamber haemorrhage, high intraocular pressure during treatment and iris neovascularization, correlated significantly with enucleation (p < 0.001*). Multivariate analysis included IIRC (intraocular international retinoblastoma classification), VH, calcification and high intraocular pressure during treatment as independent risk factors for enucleation.ConclusionsDespite identifying different potential risk factors for RB, there remains significant controversy concerning which patients require enucleation, and the degree of VH varies. Such eyes need to be evaluated carefully, and management with appropriate adjuvant therapy may improve the outcome of these patients.
Influenza A (H1N1) virus induced long‐term remission in a refractory acute myeloid leukaemia
Authors: Miladinovic Milica , Klusmann Jan‐Henning 
Published: July 2023

You et al. present an extraordinary case of a refractory acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patient who achieved long‐term complete remission after infection with Influenza A. Using mouse models, the researchers examined the underlying immunological mechanisms and discovered a decrease in leukaemia proliferation and improved survival in Influenza‐A virus‐infected mice. These results indicate the potential therapeutic relevance of Influenza A in the treatment of haematological cancers.Commentary on: You et al. Influenza A (H1N1) virus induced long‐term remission in a refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Br J Haematol 2023;202:745–748.
The immune‐related adverse events paradox in locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer after atezolizumab immunotherapy: analysis of individual patient data from IMvigor210 and IMvigor211 trials
Authors: Robesti Daniele , Nocera Luigi , Belladelli Federico , Schultz Julianne G. , Fallara Giuseppe , Marandino Laura , Raggi Daniele , Montorsi Francesco , Msaouel Pavlos , Necchi Andrea , Martini Alberto 
Published: July 2023

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between immune‐related adverse events (irAEs) and oncological outcomes in patients with advanced urothelial cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), and whether the administration of systemic corticosteroids diminishes therapeutic impact.Patients and MethodsThe association between irAEs occurrence and clinical progression‐free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and cancer‐specific survival (CSS) was tested by means of multivariable Cox or competing‐risks regression, when appropriate. Patients experiencing irAEs were further stratified based on systemic corticosteroids administration. A sensitivity analysis was conducted by repeating all the analyses with median time to irAE as landmark point.ResultsWe relied on individual participant data from two prospective trials for advanced urothelial cancer: IMvigor210 and IMvigor211. A total of 896 patients who received atezolizumab for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer were considered. Overall, irAEs were recorded in 195 patients and the median time to irAEs was 64 days. On multivariable analysis, irAEs were inversely associated with the risk of disease progression (hazard ratio [HR] 0.50, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.40–0.61; P < 0.001), overall mortality (HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.41–0.64; P < 0.001), and cancer‐specific mortality (subdistributional HR [sHR] 0.55, 95% CI 0.45–0.72; P < 0.001). Moreover, our results did not refute the supposition that the administration of systemic corticosteroids does not impact oncological outcomes (PFS: HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.62–1.34, P = 0.629; OS: HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.51–1.64, P = 0.613; CSS: sHR 0.90, 95% CI 0.60–1.36, P = 0.630). The sensitivity analysis confirmed our findings.ConclusionsThe development of irAEs while receiving atezolizumab treatment was associated with improved oncological outcomes, namely overall and cancer‐specific mortality, and PFS. These findings seem to not be substantially affected by administration of systemic corticosteroids.