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Disentangling the performance implications of new venture status: competitive vulnerability, resource scarcity or strategic flexibility?
Authors: Wang Lucas Liang , Dai Qing , Gao Yan 
Published: December 2022

PurposeNew venture status is the most prominent feature of entrepreneurial startups, but its performance implications have remained under-studied. This study aims to bridge this knowledge void and offer precise guidelines for startup managers in boosting performance.Design/methodology/approachThe study develops and tests a multi-perspective model on the linkage between new venture status and firm performance by integrating I/O economics, resource-based view and dynamic capability perspective. The arguments from the first two perspectives point to an adverse effect of new venture status, which is contingent, respectively, on business differentiation and resource endowments. The third perspective grounds a positive relationship between new venture status and performance, which is more pronounced for firms with weaker dynamic capabilities.FindingsQuantitative evidence from a sample of new and established firms in China shows that the direct effect of new venture status is negative but insignificant. Neither business differentiation nor dynamic capabilities moderate the relationship. Low resource endowments, however, reinforce the negative influence of new venture status. New venture status, thus, shapes firm performance through resource scarcity from resource-based view rather than competitive vulnerability from I/O economics or strategic flexibility from dynamic capability perspective.Originality/valueNewness and new venture performance have both been extensively examined in literature. But the relationship between them has remained largely omitted. The multi-perspective model and the findings in this study help clarify the confusion as to whether newness is good or bad in the context of an emerging market and reveals the subtle mechanism the effect of newness unfolds.
Reconsidering learning in a socio-material world. A response to Fischer et al.'s contribution
Authors: Cerratto Pargman Teresa 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this commentary is to comment on Fischer's et al. (2022)Design/methodology/approachThis commentary responds to Fischer's et al. (2022) call on envisioning alternate conceptualizations of learning for the digital era. In doing so, the author argues for reconsidering learning in its socio-material condition, situated and made of a web of social and technological relations. In this context, the author takes a relational lens on learning to interrogate taken-for-granted views of (1) personalizing data increasingly used for student learning, (2) emerging educational infrastructures for higher education and (3) the student–teacher relationship mediated by data and algorithms.FindingsIn this commentary, the author suggested unpacking assumptions about learning that get reflected in the design and discourses about socio-technical arrangements and transformations in education. Taking the example of personalized learning, the author has illustrated a relational mode of thinking that leads the author to argue that, renewed definitions of learning must be discussed multidimensionally and, most importantly, situated in the material world that learning is already part of.Research limitations/implicationsFollowing Fischer et al. (2022, this issue), the author agrees that the focus should be on finding “new ways of organizing learning by exploring opportunities for radically new conceptualizations and practices.” In order to do that it is of utmost importance to problematize the social and material conditions that actively configure learning today and infrastructure tomorrow's learning. Hopefully, these observations will entice others to discuss further the educational transformations at stake in the age of datafication and algorithmic decision-making.Originality/valueThe author argues for reconsidering learning in its socio-material condition, which is situated and made of a web of social and technological relations. In this context, the author argues that any attempt to reconceptualize learning from a transformational perspective in the 21st century, as mentioned by Fischer et al. (2022), needs to interrogate views and assumptions about the socio-technical relationships researchers, practitioners and educators are contributing to via their practices and discourses.
A case study for surgical mask production during the COVID-19 pandemic: continuous improvement with Kaizen and 5S applications
Authors: Aktar Demirtas Ezgi , Gultekin Ozgul Sevval , Uskup Cigdem 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as surgical masks, has become increasingly significant. It is vital to quickly provide high-quality, hygienic PPE during pandemic periods. This comprehensive case study aims to confirm that Kaizen and 5S applications reduce wastage rates and stoppages, which as a result, created a more efficient and sustainable workplace in a small–mediumenterprise (SME) producing PPE in Turkey.

Design/methodology/approach
The method for this case is discussed with the help of a flowchart using the DMAIC cycle: D-define, M-measure, A-analyse, I-improve and C-control.

Findings
The total stoppages due to fishing line, gripper, piston and yarn welding have decreased by approximately 42.4%. As a result of eliminating wasted time and reduced changeovers, a total of 5,502 min have been saved per month. This increased production of approximately 10.55% per month, led to an addition of 506,184 units.

Originality/value
The use of lean manufacturing (LM), Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies are not common in textile SMEs. Based on the current literature reviewed, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first comprehensive case study that combines statistical tools, such as hypothesis tests and LM practices, in the production process for a PPE company operating as a textile SME.
Female directors and corporate innovation in family firms in India. Do leverage ratios and mandatory CSR expenditure matter?
Authors: Oware Kofi Mintah , Appiah Kingsley 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
Based on data collected using the purposive sampling technique extracted from a secondary data source, this paper aims to examine the relationship between female directors and firm innovation. The paper also examines the impact of leverage ratios and corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure on the association between female directors and firms’ innovation.

Design/methodology/approach
The feasible general least regression technique was applied to overcome potential endogeneity issues associated with female directors and corporate innovation spending.

Findings
With subsequent control of individual and firm variables, the first findings of this study indicate that female directors significantly decrease firms’ innovation spending. The second outcomes of this study show that the leverage ratio considerably improves corporate innovation spending. The third findings show that the leverage ratio positively moderates the association between female directors and corporate innovation spending. The fourth findings show that CSR expenditure significantly improves firm innovation spending but does not moderate the association between female directors and corporate innovation spending.

Research limitations/implications
Based on dependency theory, robust and reliable conclusions suggest that female directors’ engagement on the Indian board needs more than biological sex, that is, the required expertise. The paper also provides policy implications for female expertise in minority engagement on the board of listed firms in India, especially when the firm desires to increase its corporate innovation spending.

Originality/value
This study is among the first, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to comment on mandatory CSR expenditure as an independent variable on innovation or a moderating variable between female directors and corporate innovation. Similarly, the family-controlled management perspective in this study deepens the debate on gender diversity and corporate innovation.
AI-powered touch points in the customer journey: a systematic literature review and research agenda
Authors: He Ai-Zhong , Zhang Yu 
Published: December 2022

PurposeVarious consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) applications are used to interact with consumers at all purchase stages, and related research has sharply increased. This study aims to synthesize the literature related to consumer–AI interaction using the customer journey framework, identify the factors affecting AI's effectiveness in interactive marketing and offer an agenda for future research.Design/methodology/approachThis study undertakes a framework-based systematic review of 239 articles on AI in marketing from the consumer perspective published in peer-reviewed journals from 2007 to 2021.FindingsThis review identifies the roles of AI touch points and factors affecting the acceptance and effectiveness of consumer–AI interaction in each stage of the customer journey.Originality/valueThis study is the first to review the existing literature using a customer journey framework to identify the factors that influence customer interactions with AI touch points at each purchase stage and pave the way for future research.
The role of uncertainties on sustainable stocks and green bonds
Authors: Cagli Efe Caglar , Taşkin Dilvin , Evrim Mandaci Pınar 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the relationship between sustainable investments and a series of uncertainties from January 2014 to December 2021, including many economic and political turbulences and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors use Rényi’s transfer entropy method, a nonparametric flexible tool that considers both the center distribution and lower quantiles, capturing extreme rare events that give additional insights to analysis.

Findings
The authors’ results indicate significant bidirectional information transmissions between the crude oil volatility and sustainability indices. The authors report information flows between the cryptocurrency uncertainty and sustainability indices considering tail events. The results are essential for market participants making decisions during turbulent times.

Originality/value
This paper is carried out for a variety of uncertainty measures and environmental, social and governance (ESG) portfolios of both developed and developing markets. It adds to literature in terms of methodology used. Rényi’s transfer entropy methodology is first used to measure the relationship between uncertainties and ESG investments.
Contribution of sustainable investment to sustainable development within the framework of the SDGS: the role of the asset management industry
Authors: Folqué María , Escrig-Olmedo Elena , Corzo Santamaría María Teresa 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
This study aims to understand how scholarly research addresses sustainable investments’ contribution to sustainable development (SD) within the sustainable development goals (SDG) framework. This is achieved by focusing on how the asset management industry, through the practice of advanced sustainable investment strategies, can contribute more efficiently to SD.

Design/methodology/approach
For this purpose, a systematic literature review using the content analysis method and comprised between the years 2015 and 2021 is carried out.

Findings
A systematic literature review shows that the asset management industry is critical to integrating SDGs in financial markets, through their influence on investee companies or their investment products. The findings also indicate that SDGs are integrated into investment portfolios, particularly those managed according to the impact investment strategy and those that practice active ownership. However, the integration is not homogeneous.

Research limitations/implications
This review has limitations derived from search engineering. In addition, research goals have conditioned the exclusion of articles that merely refer to the SDGs. Moreover, since SDGs were launched in 2015, not enough time has elapsed to analyze the total contribution of sustainable investment to achieving the SDGs.

Practical implications
This study provides the basis for a multidisciplinary debate related to developing a good integration of SDGs in the asset management industry under new global challenges.

Social implications
Given the disconnection between the expansion of sustainable investment and sustainability achievements, this research aims to deepen the understanding of how sustainable investment can contribute more efficiently to SD within the framework of SDGs.

Originality/value
This analysis advances previous academic research by providing insights into new pathways for future studies on how to approach the asset management industry's challenges to contribute to sustainable development efficiently in the current context.
Examining online learning platform characteristics and employee engagement relationship during Covid-19
Authors: Ghosh Vinit , Bharadwaja Manaswita , Mukherjee Hory 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
As work-from-home policies were being implemented during Covid-19, organizations have been migrating their learning and development programs to digital platforms. This study aims to understand the role of employees’ perceptions about four key attributes of online learning platforms (OLPs), namely, online environment, ease of use, online content (OC) and online engagement anchors in their levels of work engagement (WE). Further, it also investigates how the personality attributes of the employees and financial incentives for online learning influence this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach
Using the snowball sampling technique, online questionnaires were distributed to about 350 employees in four IT firms in India who were working from home during the Covid-19 period. The total number of valid responses was 306 and consisted of software developers, technical leads, process specialists, testers and managers. The analysis was done using Python software (V.3.7.4) packages and Process Macro (pyprocessmacro V.1.0.8) developed for Python.

Findings
Perceived OLP features significantly influence employee WE. OC and ease of use are significant influencers of employee WE. The perception of OLP features indirectly affects WE through the learner’s personality characteristics. Moreover, the financial incentive to learn online shares a negative interaction effect with OLP features to influence WE.

Originality/value
The paper contributes to the existing literature on virtual knowledge management by identifying the driving factors that reinforce the acceptance of OLPs. Moreover, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first attempt to link online learning management system key characteristics with employee outcome as engagement. Most of the previous work has ignored exploring such a relationship in an organizational setting.
Analyzing the effect of inoculant addition on the solidification of ductile cast irons using thermal analysis
Authors: Sangame Bahubali Babanrao , Reddy Y. Prasannatha , Shinde Vasudev D. 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
The final properties of ductile iron are decided by the inoculant processing while pouring the melt. The shape and size of nodules generated during solidification are of paramount importance in solidification of ductile cast iron. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of different inoculant addition on the solidification of ductile cast iron melt through thermal analysis.

Design/methodology/approach
Thermal analysis has recently grown as a tool for modeling the solidification behavior of ductile cast irons. Iron properties will be predicted by analyzing the cooling curve patterns of the melts and predicting the related effectiveness of inoculant processing. In this study, thermal analysis is used to evaluate the need for inoculation.

Findings
The amount and type of inoculation will affect the amount of undercooling during the solidification of ductile cast iron. It is found that the addition of 0.1 to 0.4 Wt.% inoculant lowers the austenite dendrite formation starting temperature while increasing the eutectic freezing temperature. Microstructure analysis revealed that the addition of inoculation increases the nodule count from 103 to 242 nodules. The beneficial effects of inoculation are sustained by an improved graphitization factor, which shows the formation of graphite nodules in the second phase of the eutectic reaction.

Originality/value
The inoculation treatment has improved metallurgical occurrences such as carbide to graphite conversion, graphite microstructure control, graphite nodule count at the start of solidification and the last stage of solidification, which determines the soundness of casting. The foundry industry can follow these steps for monitoring the solidification of ductile iron castings.
Brain‐infecting parasites leave lasting effects on behaviour even in resistant hosts
Authors: Vindas Marco A. , Midttun Helene L. E. , Nadler Lauren E. , Fontaine Romain , Weltzien Finn‐Arne , Øverli Øyvind , Johansen Ida B. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Parasites can have profound effects on intra‐ and interspecific interactions at the population and community levels through their influence on host behaviour, physiology and fitness. While host phenotypic changes are typically thought of in terms of established infections, parasite encounters may be sufficient to induce behavioural changes, even when no viable infections are established.

Here, we use the Japanese rice fish medaka Oryzias latipes and the brain‐infecting microsporidan parasite Pseudoloma neurophilia to understand how parasite resistance influences behaviour.

Although a previous study suggested that medaka are a suitable host for P. neurophilia, an eight‐week parasite exposure regime resulted in no detectable infection in our study. Both parasite‐exposed and control (no parasite exposure) medaka were tested in behavioural assays that assessed boldness, activity and sociality. We detected considerable changes in medaka behaviour following parasite exposure, with parasite‐exposed fish being more active, less bold and more social when compared to control fish.

These data indicate that parasite encounters may induce behavioural alterations even in non‐susceptible hosts. In addition to established infection, individual differences in parasite exposure must also be considered in studies of host responses across ecological scales.

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Relocating the future: biographical objects, aspiration, and repair in urban Taipei
Authors: Tamburo Elisa 
Published: December 2022

AbstractHow might urban relocation unfold as a time of social reproduction? Taking the case of Zhongxin Village in Taipei, a military settlement that was relocated in 2016, I show in this article that while mainland Chinese veterans experienced the move with reluctance, their Taiwanese wives readily stepped up to bridge family histories. Offering new ethnography on ‘family repair’ and the arranging of ancestral altars, I suggest that loss is often not the only force at play when moving home. The Taiwanese wives of Zhongxin Village recount family stories that are elicited through their engagement with ‘biographical objects’. They transmit family lore through daily acts of care even as they project aspirations for the futures of their descendants onto the furnishing of new flats. This marriage of materiality, aspiration, repair, and affect shows that relocation can encourage the social reproduction of the family and, for some, a move from remembrance to aspiration.
Effects of hot‐air drying on the bioactive compounds, quality attributes, and drying and color change kinetics of coffee leaves
Authors: Huang Yuanyuan , Sun Yu , Lu Tingting , Chen Xiumin 
Published: December 2022

AbstractDrying is a key step that affects the chemical composition and quality of tea. In the present study, we reported the impacts of drying temperature and time on drying and color change kinetics, phytochemical composition, antioxidant activity, and surface microstructure of coffee leaves during hot‐air drying. The results showed that drying temperature was positively (p < 0.05) correlated with the drying rate (DR), color index a* and total color change ΔE, and total soluble sugar (TSS), while negatively correlated with color indexes b* and L*, soluble protein content, and the DPPH scavenging capacity. Drying time has similar impacts on the color indexes and soluble protein as drying temperature. The content of total free amino acid and TSS increased by 62.5% and 47.4%, respectively, when coffee leaves were dried at 160°C for 24 min, under which the total phenolic content and DPPH and ABTS scavenging capacities reached the maximum of 108.04 mg GAE/g, 515.07 µmol Trolox/g, and 606.70 µmol Trolox/g, respectively. Drying significantly decreased the contents of chlorogenic acids and mangiferin and antioxidant activity, while high‐temperature short‐time drying helped retain phenolic compounds in coffee leaves. The DR fitted Page kinetic model. The color changes fitted the first‐order kinetic models and the activation energies ranged from 16.00 to 31.06 kJ·mol−1. Prolonged drying time caused serious wrinkles on the surface of coffee leaves and the stomata closed.Practical ApplicationDrying decreased soluble protein while increasing free amino acid and soluble sugar. High‐temperature short‐time drying helps retain phenolics in the coffee leaves. The color change of coffee leaves during drying follows first‐order kinetic. Prolonged drying time resulted in loosened texture of coffee leaves. Our study suggested that drying coffee leaves at 160°C for 24 min results in the coffee leaf tea being of better quality.