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Matching conflict profiles with contractual and relational governance to enhance cooperation in construction projects: evidence from China
Authors: Zhang Lihan , Liu Bo , Ding Tianhuan , Zhang Sujuan , Fu Yongcheng 
Published: January 2025

PurposeConflicts frequently occur in construction projects. Matching appropriate contractual and relational governance with conflict features to promote cooperation and thus minimize the negative influences of conflict is an issue that deserves attention. Our study classifies conflict types into task, process and relationship conflict and defines their combinations as conflict profiles. By conceptualizing contractual governance as the complexity of contract provisions and the strictness of contract enforcement and relational governance as trust, our study aims to explore the configurational impacts of conflict profiles and these governance mechanisms on parties’ cooperative behaviors.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was conducted, and 238 valid questionnaires were received. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis was performed.FindingsFour configurations produce cooperative behaviors. The combined use of detailed contracts, rigid enforcement and high trust enhances cooperation and such a governance arrangement is not subject to any conflict profile. A relatively low level of conflict requires detailed contracts and high levels of trust. For the conflict profile characterized by high task and process conflict and low relationship conflict, parties can select contractual governance-dominant or relational governance-dominant approaches.Originality/valueTheoretically, our study reveals the matching relationships between conflict profiles and governance mechanisms, enriching the research on conflict profiles in construction projects and the interrelation between contractual and relational governance. Practically, the findings provide project managers guidance for conflict management and selecting governance mechanisms.
The mediating effect of employee’s ability, motivation, and opportunity to participate (AMO) on the relationship between investment in Lean Six Sigma training and service recovery performance
Authors: Torno Eduardo 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine mediating effect of employee’s ability, motivation and opportunity to participate (AMO) between the investment in lean six sigma training and service recovery performance of an IT service support organization. Moreover, this research examines which among the AMO model components significantly and positively influence service recovery performance. This study also intends to analyze the moderating role of manager support and peer support, leading to improved service recovery performance in the organization.

Design/methodology/approach
The research design explored the relationship among the variables as illustrated by the operational framework of the study. This study used a quantitative approach to analyzing data through descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive part focused on demographic information such as age, gender, education, role in the company and tenure. A graphical summary is used to describe and summarize the demographic data and highlight the measures of central tendency, such as the calculation of mean, median and mode, and the measures of dispersion, such as standard deviation and variation. A correlational design enables the research to determine the relationship among the variables, identify the effect through variability, and the coefficient of determination in identifying patterns in providing empirical evidence for the research objectives.

Findings
The findings of the study revealed that investment in lean six sigma training would significantly and positively influence service recovery performance. The result confirmed the previous empirical research on the correlation between lean six sigma initiatives and the economic benefits achieved by the business, with high-cost recovery rates (Swink and Jacobs (2012) and Shafer and Moeller (2012). It supported the research conducted by Al-Ababneh et al. (2021) and Samer et al. (2017) on the impact of the quality program on service recovery performance improvement. The organization may consider investing in human capital and considers the employees as human assets. Investing in human capital is one of the significant investments an organization can make and the organization can also see a bottom-line benefit from strategically designed training activities according to Mello (2019).

Originality/value
This paper fulfills an identified need to study how AMO model affects the relationship between investment in lean six sigma training and service recovery performance.
Quality of higher education mission statements and relevance to SDGs: the case of African business schools
Authors: Akoto Edward , Akoto Eunice V. 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of African business schools (ABSs) mission statements (MSs) based on the number and types of elements and the relevance of the elements to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). MSs are ubiquitous in higher education, but research on ABSs MSs quality and relevance to SDG is non-existent.

Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative approach with content analysis was used to systematically examine ABSs MSs retrieved from institutional websites. The MSs were analyzed based on an adopted ten-element framework of MSs for quality and relevance to sustainability.

Findings
This study revealed that only 39.4% of the MSs of the top 200 ABSs reviewed were publicly accessible via institutional websites. The examined MS shows a moderate quality (number of elements used) that varied partly by the institutional structural characteristics. On sustainability, six elements of the MS framework were found to be conceptually relevant to SDGs 4, 5, 8, 13 and 17. However, the analysis of ABSs MSs revealed a weak contribution to the SDGs.

Research limitations/implications
Data on some ABSs MSs may have been missed because they are inaccessible, and this study did not measure actual but potential contributions to SDGs via MS elements. A qualitative follow-up study with interviews is necessary to assess how institutions implement the MS elements relevant to the SDGs.

Practical implications
Guidelines for developing and enhancing MSs of African higher education institutions are prescribed to ensure quality and relevance to the current societal needs and for sustainable quality education.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine the quality of the ABSs MSs and their comparability across Africa. This study is also the first to operationalize a ten-element framework of MSs and conceptualize how MS elements are linked to the SDGs.
Going green in road races: enhancing runners’ green brand loyalty – the roles of green brand positioning, attitude and identification
Authors: Chen Jin-Long 
Published: January 2025

PurposeThis study develops a theoretical framework to explore the influence of green brand positioning on green brand loyalty, examining the mediating effects of green brand attitude and identification.Design/methodology/approachEmploying an empirical approach, the study administers a questionnaire survey to 546 runners at a road race conducted in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Structural equation modeling is employed to validate the research framework.FindingsThe empirical results demonstrate that green brand positioning directly enhances green brand attitude and identification. High green brand attitude and identification lead to favorable green brand loyalty. Thus, the relationship between green brand loyalty and positioning is mediated by green brand attitude and identification.Practical implicationsTo foster green brand loyalty, road race organizations can undertake efforts to enhance the brand positioning of their events.Originality/valueFew studies have assessed green branding from the perspective of sports participants. This study develops a research framework of green brand loyalty through the lens of runners to address this research gap. The findings show that effective market segmentation strategies are crucial for attracting participants in highly competitive event markets. The findings advance the research field by considering green brand positioning, attitude and identification as factors for improving green brand loyalty.
Bridging the gap between green mindfulness and new green product success: the role of green adaptive ability and green human capital
Authors: Özgül Burcu 
Published: January 2025

PurposeThe purpose of the present study is to reveal the antecedents of the new green product success (NGPS) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that manufacture in Türkiye with a middle-income economy. To this end, a research model for the serial mediating role of green human capital (GHC) and green adaptive ability (GAA) in the relationship between green mindfulness (GM) and NGPS was developed and tested. Determining the driving forces of NGPS is essential due to the contributions of SMEs manufacturing, especially in middle-income economies, such as Türkiye, to the national economy.Design/methodology/approachThe present study used partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypothesized relationships. The study hypotheses were tested in a sample of 396 manufacturing enterprises, qualified as SMEs in Türkiye with ISO 14001 certificates.FindingsEmpirical evidence indicates that GM, GHC and GAA act as significant antecedents of NGPS. Furthermore, empirical evidence demonstrates that GHC and GAA, in turn, mediate the relationship between GM and NGPS.Research limitations/implicationsManagers, especially in manufacturing SMEs, should be aware that they need to develop intangible resources to improve NGPS. Increased investment in GM results in higher levels of GHC and GAA, which collectively leads to improved NGPS.Originality/valueThe current literature has not previously explained the mechanism of the relationship between GM and NGPS. The originality of the present study, which discusses the relevant research gap, is to develop an integrated framework to investigate how GM impacts NGPS, specifically for SMEs, and to test it empirically.
The role of social community in influencing purchase intention in live-streaming E-commerce: a social learning theory perspective
Authors: Yin Yuan , Bai Bingfeng , Xu Sihua 
Published: January 2025

PurposeLive-streaming platforms emphasize dynamic social interaction and fan engagement. Users integrate into the live-streaming community through continuous social learning activities, such as sending bullet comments, reviewing comments and interacting with celebrities. However, comprehensive research on the transactional intricacies of live-streaming e-commerce from the perspectives of community and learning is still lacking.Design/methodology/approachFocusing on the behavior characteristics of the reference group represented by online celebrities and fans in the live-streaming environment, this study utilized social learning as the theoretical basis to examine how reference groups affect consumer purchase intention through a series of intermediary effects. An empirical investigation and machine learning algorithms were utilized to explore and verify the hypothesized model.FindingsThe results show that: (1) reference groups’ behavior positively stimulated social presence and enhanced consumer purchase intention through the chain-mediating effect of social presence and trust in online celebrities; (2) celebrity characteristics (professionalism, attractiveness and interactivity) positively impacted consumer trust; (3) in addition, machine learning algorithms substantiated that reference groups’ behavior, social presence, trust and celebrity characteristics had a remarkably robust predictive effect on purchase intention.Originality/valueThese findings hold theoretical implications for understanding how the social community affects consumers’ purchase intention in the live-streaming context and practical significance for marketing strategies toward live-streaming e-commerce.
URBICIDAL ECONOMICS AND THE RACIAL GEOGRAPHIES OF TRIAGE
Authors: Ferrer Alexander , Kirk Richard 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThe contemporary urban system in the United States is characterized by the historic dominance of a few metropolitan regions often termed ‘superstar cities’, while the national political environment is increasingly polarized along urban–rural lines. Furthermore, both inter‐urban and intra‐urban difference in the US are deeply racialized, a fact that suffuses both critical and reactionary discourses which seek to explain and address differences in the conditions of cities and neighborhoods. We contend the dominant urban economic paradigm in the US concerned with the level of the urban system seems primed to produce recommendations that exacerbate, rather than ameliorate, these issues. Undertaking a critical discourse analysis of national urban economic policy recommendations, with a particular focus on the work of prominent economist Ed Glaeser, we argue economists abuse the spatial equilibrium models dominant within this field in service of constructing recommendations for urban triage that betray an urbicidal logic. Facially dispassionate and racially neutral recommendations that conclude the state should not invest in improving life conditions for residents of declining urban regions, other than to facilitate their outmigration, both rely on and reproduce latent racialized and stigmatizing discourses about the viability of subordinated and racialized urban places.
Living in a bubble with profound difficulties—parents' experiences of extremely preterm survivors
Authors: Hansson Malin , Pivodic Aldina , Löfqvist Chatarina , Sävman Karin , Hallberg Boubou , Ley David , Morsing Eva , Lundgren Pia , Gyllén Jenny , Pfeiffer‐Mosesson Carola , Hellström Ann 
Published: January 2025

AbstractAimTo analyse the challenges faced by parents of extremely preterm infants born before 24 weeks of gestation and the potential buffering effect of perceived resources on the family's health continuum.MethodsThe qualitative data were obtained from 70 parents of 70 infants born before 24 weeks of gestation, through open‐ended questions in a survey. An inductive content analysis was conducted to identify themes and patterns in the parents' experiences. To enhance the understanding of the findings, salutogenic theory was incorporated to contextualise the emerging patterns of resources and deficits.ResultsParents described the neonatal care as exemplary. However, the integrated results showed that parents reported profound difficulties characterised as ‘living in a bubble’ with comprehensive neonatal care and varied access to support and participation. In addition, the parents had to manage a preterm born child with medical complexities and encountered significant barriers between care levels.ConclusionThe findings highlight the need to improve support systems and address challenges for families of preterm born children. Enhancing collaboration between healthcare providers and families, identifying and overcoming barriers during care, and providing comprehensive support services are crucial. Addressing the parents' experienced deficits may mitigate potential adverse effects on family health outcomes.
To move or not to move? The effect of active versus passive pre‐training on cognitive load and in‐game performance in an AR game
Authors: Arztmann Michaela , Alfaro Jessica Lizeth Domínguez , Hornstra Lisette , Wong Jacqueline , Jeuring Johan , Kester Liesbeth 
Published: January 2025

AbstractA distinct feature of educational games using augmented reality (AR) is that the game is played through physically interacting with the environment, whereas physical interaction is typically rather limited in other digital games. Understanding and performing the interactive game mechanics can be cognitively demanding. Adding pre‐training could help students manage cognitive load during in‐game performance. However, traditional approaches of pre‐training (eg, paper‐based or video sequences) might not be sufficient, given the crucial role of physical interactions in educational AR games. In the present study, primary and early secondary school students (N = 255) were randomly assigned to an active pre‐training, which involved students practising the movements needed in the game or a passive pre‐training, where students watched a video explaining the game. The aim was to investigate whether active pre‐training reduces students' cognitive load and improves in‐game performance. It was also examined whether these effects were dependent on students' visuospatial working memory capacity (WMC). Results showed no significant differences between the conditions regarding students' cognitive load and in‐game performance. However, visuospatial WMC predicted students' dropout of the game. This suggests that observing the movements in the passive pre‐training might be similarly effective as enacting the movements. Nevertheless, more research is needed to gain a better understanding of how different levels of WMC impact learning with educational AR games and how students with low visuospatial WMC can be efficiently supported.
Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic

Working memory capacity influences students' ability to successfully perform complex tasks.
Not every learning medium is equally effective for students with different levels of working memory capacity.
Pre‐training in educational games can support learning and increases the academic performance of students.
Educational games with AR can be cognitively demanding, since students need to understand the interactions with the used device in addition to the game content and mechanics.
It is unclear how to sufficiently support students in AR environments.
What this paper adds

Both active and passive pre‐training are equally effective.
Students with lower working memory capacity were more likely to drop out during the educational AR game than students with high working memory capacity.
Implications for practice and/or policy

Both practising and watching movements may be helpful for students to learn the relevant game mechanics to interact with the AR environment.
There are students who do not optimally benefit when AR games are implemented in education and may need additional support.
Deciphering recent transposition patterns in plants through comparison of 811 genome assemblies
Authors: Huang Yan , Sahu Sunil Kumar , Liu Xin 
Published: January 2025

SummaryTransposable elements (TEs) are significant drivers of genome evolution, yet their recent dynamics and impacts within and among species, as well as the roles of host genes and non‐coding RNAs in the transposition process, remain elusive. With advancements in large‐scale pan‐genome sequencing and the development of open data sharing, large‐scale comparative genomics studies have become feasible. Here, we performed complete de novo TE annotations and identified active TEs in 310 plant genome assemblies across 119 species and seven crop populations. Using 811 high‐quality genomes, we detected 13 844 553 TE‐induced structural variants (TE‐SVs), providing unprecedented resolution in delineating recent TE activities. Our integrative analysis revealed a mutual evolutionary relationship between TEs and host genomes. On one hand, host genes and ncRNAs are involved in the transposition process, as evidenced by their colocalization and coactivation with TEs, and may play a role in chromatin regulation. On the other hand, TEs drive genetic innovation by promoting the duplication of host genes and inserting into regulatory regions. Moreover, genes influenced by active TEs are linked to plant growth, nutrient absorption, storage metabolism and environmental adaptation, aiding in crop domestication and adaptation. This TE dynamics atlas not only reveals evolutionary and functional features linked to transposition activity but also highlights the role of TEs in crop domestication and adaptation, paving the way for future exploration of TE‐mediated genome evolution and crop improvement strategies.
Astrocyte proliferation in the hippocampal dentate gyrus is suppressed across the lifespan of dystrophin‐deficient mdx mice
Authors: Stephenson Kimberley A. , Peters Polly , Rae Mark G. , O'Malley Dervla 
Published: January 2025

AbstractAbsence of the structural protein, dystrophin, results in the neuromuscular disorder Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). In addition to progressive skeletal muscle dysfunction, this multisystemic disorder can also result in cognitive deficits and behavioural changes that are likely to be consequences of dystrophin loss from central neurons and astrocytes. Dystrophin‐deficient mdx mice exhibit decreases in grey matter volume in the hippocampus, the brain region that encodes and consolidates memories, and this is exacerbated with ageing. To understand changes in cellular composition that might underpin these age‐related developments, we have compared neurogenesis and the prevalence of immunofluorescently identified newly born and mature neurons, astrocytes and microglia in the dentate gyrus of mdx and wild‐type mice at 2, 4, 8 and 16 months of age. The number of adult‐born neurons was suppressed in the dentate gyrus subgranular zone of 2‐month‐old mdx mice. However, the numbers of granule cells and GABAA receptor, alpha 1‐expressing cells were similar in wild‐type and mdx mice at all ages. Strikingly, the numbers of astrocytes, particularly in the dentate gyrus molecular layer, were suppressed in mdx mice at all time points. Thus, dystrophin loss was associated with reduced hippocampal neurogenesis in early life but did not impact the prevalence of mature neurons across the lifespan of mdx mice. In contrast, normal age‐related dentate gyrus astrocyte proliferation was suppressed in dystrophic mice. Astrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the brain and are crucial in supporting neuronal function, such that loss of these cells is likely to contribute to hippocampal dysfunction reported in mdx mice.
Nanostructured Gd2O3:Yb Micropowder for Antibacterial Hyperthermia
Authors: Shcherbinin D. P. , Bulyga D. V. , Saraeva I. N. , Tolordava E. R. , Peunkov A. A. , Dolgintsev D. M. , Babkina A. N. , Ivanov A. V. , Kudryashov S. I. 
Published: January 2025

A method has been proposed for photoinduced hyperthermia of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria P. aeruginosa using Gd2O3:Yb micropowder. It is based on the possibility of laser excitation of anti-Stokes luminescence on ytterbium ions in the gadolinium oxide micropowder, which allows us, on the one hand, to heat the powder to the required temperature and, on the other hand, to accurately control the powder temperature using remote luminescent thermometry. It has been demonstrated that the long-term irradiation of the Gd2O3:Yb micropowder with 1035-nm nanosecond laser radiation changes the shape of anti-Stokes luminescence spectra associated with micropowder heating in the range from 27 to 63°C. The application of the proposed photoinduced hyperthermia method to a mixture of solutions of the Gd2O3:Yb micropowder and P. aeruginosa bacteria demonstrates a decrease in the bacterial population by 90%.