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Fun at work and employees’ communication behavior: a serial mediation mechanism
Authors: Ahmed Ishfaq 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
Building on evolutionary emancipation theory, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of workplace fun on employees’ scouting behavior through the serial mediation of employees’ psychological empowerment and megaphoning.

Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire survey technique is used to elicit the responses of 445 employees from service organizations.

Findings
The statistical results revealed that fun at work influences employees scouting behavior through the serial mediation of psychological empowerment and megaphoning. The direction relationship between fun and scouting was not statistically significant, thus a full mediation mechanism was proved.

Originality/value
The value of employees’ communication behavior has increased in the recent past, and it overweighs the conventional mediums (e.g. TV, radio and newspaper). But the antecedents and mechanisms through which communication behavior can be influenced are an area that has not gained researchers’ attention. This study proposes such a conceptual model and empirically tests it.
The influence of diversity management initiatives on firm-level diversity: evidence from the restaurant and foodservice industry
Authors: Tracey J. Bruce , Le Vinh , Brannon David W. , Crystal-Mansour Sue , Golubovskaya Maria , Robinson Richard N.S. 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to extend the findings from a very limited number of studies that have focused on the potential antecedents of firm diversity. Specifically, the authors examined the extent to which a set of firm-level diversity management initiatives, which included diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) policies and oversight structures, senior leader values and utility perceptions about DE&I and DE&I dissemination strategies, may be related to firm-level reported diversity – overall, and that which is specific to gender, ethnicity, race and disability.

Design/methodology/approach
The data for this study were gathered from a national sample of 200 US restaurant and foodservice companies during the third quarter of 2021 by an independent data collection firm.

Findings
After controlling for firm size, age, ownership structure and chain affiliation, the results from a series of regression analyses showed that formal diversity management policies and procedures (e.g. policies beyond those legally mandated), structural oversight of diversity management initiatives (e.g. designated diversity leader) and beliefs among senior leaders regarding the utility of diversity management initiatives, were positively related to firm-level diversity. There were also several notable differences in the significance of the findings across the four diversity groups, indicating support for a contingency explanation.

Originality/value
There are two unique contributions to this study. First, by considering a more support-based (vs compliance and control) approach to managing DE&I that is authenticated by senior leadership’s beliefs about the utility of DE&I, the findings advance the understanding of the nature and scope of diversity management initiatives that may influence firm-level diversity – in general, as well as that which may be specific to restaurant and foodservice settings. Additionally, the findings offer industry-specific insights regarding the extent and relevance of DE&I policies and practices that have been adopted by restaurants and foodservice organizations and prescriptive guidance for future inquiry on this topic.
Developing and validating a training package of self-development and determining its effectiveness on job performance and human capital agility in secondary school principals
Authors: Taji Maryam , Siadat Ali , Moghtadaie Leila 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThe present study aimed at developing and validating a self-development training package and determining self-development's effectiveness on job variables and human capital agility among secondary school principals in Isfahan.Design/methodology/approachIn the first phase, the researcher conceived a full version of the self-development training package by studying the theoretical evidence of research and interviewing experts as well as using content analysis. The questionnaire was presented to several experts (n = 8) in that field of study for evaluation after compiling the initial version of the self-development training package, with the aim of determining the face and content validity. In the second phase of the study, the effectiveness of the self-development training package was experimented on secondary school principals using a quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test design and follow-up with a control group.FindingsThe evaluation results were suitable for the training package based on the proposed Lawshe method. The results also indicated that the implementation of a self-development training package in the experimental group had a significant effect on job performance and its dimensions, as well as human capital agility. The effect of the training package on increasing job performance in the post-test stage was 55.3% and was 50.2% in the follow-up stage. Also, the effect of this package on increasing the agility of human capital in the post-test phase was equal to 34.8% and was equal to 28.9% in the follow-up stage.Originality/valueQuestion 1: What are the components of a self-development training package? Question 2: What is the credibility of the developed training package from the experts' point of view? Question 3: Does the self-development training package have an effect on job performance and its dimensions? Question 4: Does the self-development training package have an effect on human capital agility?.
Carbon neutral announcements and Chinese stock market reaction: a supply chain network-based perspective
Authors: Liu Weihua , Chen Zhixuan , Choi Tsan-Ming , Lee Paul Tae-Woo , Chan Hing Kai , Gao Yongzheng 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThis study aims to explore the impact of carbon neutral announcements on “stock market value” of publicly listed companies in China.Design/methodology/approachThe event study approach is adopted. Market, market-adjusted, Carhart four-factor model and a cross-sectional regression model are employed to examine the impacts of carbon neutral announcements on “stock market value” of Chinese companies based on data from 188 carbon neutral announcements.FindingsCarbon neutral announcements positively impact Chinese shareholder value. Carbon neutral announcements at the strategic level have a more positive and significant impact on Chinese stock market value. Innovative carbon neutral announcements do not significantly cause Chinese stock market reactions. Companies have more positive and significant stock market reactions when the companies make carbon neutral announcements that reflect high supply chain network resilience and heterogeneity and strong supply chain network relationships.Practical implicationsThe findings uncover the business value of carbon neutral activities and provide operations managers in developing countries insights into how to improve enterprises' market value by actively implementing carbon neutral activities.Originality/valueThis paper is the first trial to apply an event study to examine the relationship between carbon neutral announcements and Chinese stock market value from the perspective of announcement level and type and supply chain networks. This paper introduces corporate reputation theory and enriches the application of corporate reputation theory in the field of low-carbon environmental protections and supply chains.
Dental tourism: factors influencing travelers’ revisit intention to the Mexican border
Authors: Ramos Karen , Cuamea Onesimo 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to find out the factors that influence dental travelers’ revisit intention (RI) to Tijuana, Mexico.Design/methodology/approachBased on the push and pull model, five constructs were included: quality service, price, supporting services, cultural proximity and quality information. The information was obtained by applying an online survey to a sample of 384 dental tourists in Tijuana, Mexico, who were repeat patients of a dental clinic in Tijuana after the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploratory factor analysis, average variance explained and composite reliability were conducted to ensure the validity of each construct. Multiple regression analysis was done to identify predictors of travelers’ RI.FindingsThe results obtained show that cultural proximity, quality service, price and supporting services influenced the travelers’ revisit behavior after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the body of knowledge on travel behavior in dental tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, which has been scarcely studied. Also, RI was analyzed, focusing on repeated travelers to propose a model mainly for borders or frontiers where developed and developing countries co-exist and interact.
Content characteristics of key audit matters reported by auditors in Bangladesh and their implications for audit quality
Authors: Bepari Md Khokan , Nahar Shamsun , Mollik Abu Taher , Azim Mohammad Istiaq 
Published: September 2023

PurposeIn this study the authors examine the nature and contents of key audit matters (KAMs), and the consequences of KAMs reporting on audit quality in the context of a developing country, Bangladesh. The authors’ proxies of audit qualities are discretionary accruals, small positive earnings surprise, audit report lag, earnings management via below the line items and audit fees.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use content analysis of the KAMs for the period 2018–2021 to understand the nature and extent of KAMs reported by auditors in Bangladesh. The authors then use multivariate regression analysis to examine the effect of the number and content characteristics of KAMs on audit quality by using multivariate regression analysis.FindingsAuditors in Bangladesh disclose a higher number of KAMs compared to other countries, disclose short descriptions of KAMs and industry generic KAMs. The authors document significant cross-sectional variations in the number and content characteristics of KAMs reported by auditors in Bangladesh. The authors’ pre-post analysis suggest that audit quality has improved after the adoption of KAMs. Cross-sectional analysis suggests that KAMs number and content characteristics are related to audit quality.Practical implicationsThe authors’ findings imply that the KAMs reporting has the potential to play significant monitoring role in reducing the opportunistic behavior of managers. Hence, KAMs reporting can play a significant role in reducing the agency problem. For regulators, shareholders and corporate managers, the authors’ findings imply that if the audit quality is to be increased, the audit effort should be supported by an appropriate amount of audit fee.Social implicationsThe content characteristics of KAMs significantly influence managerial reporting behavior and affect the level of audit efforts.Originality/valueUnlike developed countries (Gutierrez et al., 2018; Lennox et al. 2022), this study supports that KAMs reporting improves audit quality and control opportunistic behavior of managers in developing countries. The authors show that even though the KAMs disclosure quality is poor, it has the potential to improve financial reporting quality.
Age, entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions: the mediating role of individual entrepreneurial orientation
Authors: Aydin Šejma , Knezović Emil , Bičo Azra , Smajić Hamza 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the relationship between age and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions considering the mediating role of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) dimensions (risk-taking, innovativeness and proactiveness).

Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected from 782 individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s working-age population using a cross-sectional survey design. Hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling.

Findings
Younger individuals have significantly higher intentions for entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship than older individuals. The mediating role of IEO was partially supported in the case of the relationship between age and entrepreneurial intention as well as age and intrapreneurial intention. While risk-taking and innovativeness partially mediate the relationship, proactiveness does not.

Originality/value
This study takes a comprehensive approach when examining the relationship between age and entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial intentions in a developing economy while considering the indirect effects of IEO dimensions.
Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries
Authors: Barreto Tyler W. , Taylor Melina K. , Goldstein Jessica Taylor , Eden Aimee R. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo inform policy supporting the retention of family physicians (FPs) in the perinatal care workforce by identifying physician characteristics that are associated with retention.Data Sources and Study SettingWe surveyed FPs who had been in practice for at least 11 years and reported attending deliveries as part of their practice.Study DesignWe compared the characteristics of FPs who continue to provide perinatal care to those who have ceased and explored their reasons for no longer attending deliveries.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsWe estimated a probit regression with the dependent variable: whether the physician currently delivers babies. Open‐ended survey responses were analyzed and close‐coded using a conceptual content analysis approach.Principle FindingsOf the FPs who received a survey, 1505 (37%) responded. Those who continue attending deliveries were more likely to receive a stipend or be paid per hour/shift in addition to their salary versus those paid a salary (percentage point difference = 13), and less likely to work part‐time versus full‐time (percentage point difference = −20). Those who ceased attending deliveries cite lifestyle (n = 208), call structure (n = 113), and delivery volume (n = 89) among the reasons for doing so.ConclusionsEvidence‐based policies aimed at preventing attrition from the perinatal care workforce, which might include targeting compensation models and work–life balance.
Hip dysplasia hiding in plain sight: A retrospective analysis of radiology reports
Authors: Woodward Rebecca M , Lightfoot Nicholas J , Vesey Renuka M , van Dijck Stephanie A , Munro Jacob T , Boyle Matthew J 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIntroductionTimely recognition of dysplastic hip morphology is critical to facilitate appropriate management before significant joint damage has developed. It is likely that radiologist under reporting contributes to delays in diagnosis. This study aimed to assess how often adult hip dysplasia goes undetected in radiological reports and to identify clinical and radiological variables that impact the likelihood of detection of dysplasia by radiologists.MethodsReferral details and radiology reports of patients who underwent periacetabular osteotomy by a single surgeon for symptomatic hip dysplasia between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2020 were reviewed. Four assessors measured the lateral centre edge angle from the pelvic radiograph performed at time of referral. Film quality and other radiographic parameters were also assessed.ResultsSixty‐eight patients were included, 84% were female and the median age was 28.1 years. Dysplasia was not documented in the radiology report in 49% of cases. Dysplasia was more likely to be reported with no history of injury, an aspherical femoral head, lower lateral centre edge angle, higher acetabular index, increased femoral head shaft angle, higher femoro‐epiphyseal acetabular roof index, or if there was disruption of Shenton's line, with the first three variables being independent predictors of radiologist detection.ConclusionHip dysplasia should be considered in all adolescents/young adults presenting with hip pain. Causes of radiologist under reporting are likely multifactorial. Clinical information can cause cognitive biases and result in selective looking. A systematic approach to pelvis radiographs should include assessment of acetabular coverage and active search for evidence of femoral head migration.
Spiral drawing deficits in children with prenatal alcohol exposure
Authors: Simmons Roger W. , Thomas Jennifer D. , Taggart Tenille , Ward Quentin J. , Ashrafi Ashkan , Mattson Sarah N. , Riley Edward P. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractAimsEmpirical investigations reveal that, in comparison to their typically developing peers, children with histories of prenatal alcohol exposure experience deficits in writing but not drawing skills, both of which require fine motor control. This study examines drawing skills in this clinical group by assessing simple free‐form spiral drawings with indices of spectral features and structural organization.MethodsChildren with (n = 15) and without (n = 24) prenatal alcohol exposure used their dominant and nondominant hands to draw a series of spirals using a wireless pen stylus that either provided concurrent visual feedback in the form of a black ink trace or left no visible ink trace of each drawing. Spirals were drawn on a sheet of paper placed on a digitizing table, which facilitated online data acquisition. The data were assessed by power spectral density function analysis and sample entropy analysis.ResultsIn comparison to their typically developing peers, children with prenatal alcohol exposure produced spirals with a lower mean frequency and less spectral variability. Spirals in the prenatally exposed group were also lower in complexity and structural organization than in the control group. These results occurred independently of hand dominance or the availability of visual feedback.ConclusionsThe drawing skills of children with prenatal alcohol exposure have inherent signal characteristics that differ significantly from those produced by typically developing peers. Simple tasks requiring fine motor control may be useful in identifying individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Modalities of Conjunctural Analysis: “Seeing the Present Differently” through Global Lenses
Authors: Hart Gillian 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe sub‐title of this essay refers to Antonio Gramsci's concept of “prevision”—understood as neither foresight nor prediction, but a method of political work that enables intervention in the present in order to change it. Prevision forms part of conjunctural analysis, which remains powerfully salient and urgent in our own time. Over the past decade attention to conjunctural analysis has surged across a number of disciplines. Yet some distinctly different modalities of conjunctural analysis are at play in this burgeoning work. The first two sections of this essay offer close readings of the conjunctural analyses of Gramsci and Stuart Hall; their respective relationships to the work of Louis Althusser; and the political work that conjunctural analysis was doing for each of them in relation to fascism and Thatcherism. Building on but moving beyond these analyses, the third section focuses on what it might mean to “globalise” conjunctural analysis in relation to the urgent challenges of the current conjuncture, in a way that sheds light on articulations of racist, gendered, sexualised, and other exclusionary and oppressive forms of difference in relation to class and capitalism.
Letter: the combination of histologic remission and Mayo endoscopic score 1 as a suitable therapeutic target in ulcerative colitis
Authors: Maeda Yasuharu , Kudo Shin‐Ei , Takishima Kazumi , Misawa Masashi , Ogata Noriyuki , Ohtsuka Kazuo 
Published: September 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Jangi et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16026 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16316
Letter: increased incidence of tissue anti‐transglutaminase antibody in Israel—is it always related to coeliac disease?
Authors: Beenet Linda , Tonesi Diego 
Published: September 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Lechtman et al and Ben Tov papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16282 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16343
Systematic review with meta‐analysis: bariatric surgery reduces the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Ramai Daryl , Singh Jameel , Lester Janice , Khan Shahab R. , Chandan Saurabh , Tartaglia Nicola , Ambrosi Antonio , Serviddio Gaetano , Facciorusso Antonio 
Published: September 2023

SummaryBackgroundObesity is a risk factor for non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and increases the risk of several cancer types including cancers of the liver. Bariatric surgery can provide durable weight loss, but little is known about the later development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after surgery.AimTo determine whether bariatric surgery reduces the risk of HCC.MethodsWe performed a comprehensive literature search of major databases (from inception to November 2020) to identify studies which assess the incidence and risk of HCC following bariatric surgery. Pooled data were assessed using a random‐effects model expressed in terms of odds ratio (OR), incidence rate ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI).ResultsNine studies (two abstracts and seven full texts) were included for meta‐analysis which involved 19 514 750 patients (18 423 546 controls and 1 091 204 bariatric patients). Pooled unadjusted odds ratio (OR) was 0.40 (95% CI: 0.28‐0.57) which favoured bariatric surgery, though with high heterogeneity (I2: 79%). Using an adjusted model derived from matched cohorts (five studies) yielded an OR of 0.63 (95% CI: 0.53‐0.75) with moderate heterogeneity (I2: 38%). The pooled rate/1000 person‐years was 0.05 (95% CI: 0.02‐0.07) in bariatric surgery patients and 0.34 (95% CI: 0.20‐0.49) in the control group with an incidence rate ratio of 0.28 (95% CI: 0.18‐0.42).ConclusionBariatric surgery is associated with a decreased risk of HCC.
Editorial: bariatric surgery to reduce the risk of liver cancer
Authors: Pirola Carlos J. , Sookoian Silvia 
Published: September 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Ramai et al and Ramai & Facciorusso papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16335 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16360
Letter: faecal microbiota transplant in Clostridioides difficile infection: learning from the common water hyacinth
Authors: Singh Anchit Raj , Sachan Anurag , Shankar Subramanian 
Published: September 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Rode et al paper. To view this article, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16309