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Influencing air force logisticians' information seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of organizational meetings in an expanded PRISM framework
Authors: Roberts Matthew D. , Price Christopher T. , Joo Seong-Jong 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThis research aims to understand how organizational workplace meetings surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic impacted logistics Airmen across the United States Air Force and how these meetings impacted their risk seeking behavior on social media.Design/methodology/approachThis survey research tested an extended Planned Risk Information Risk Seeking Model (PRISM) with organizational meetings as an antecedent to determine if current meetings influenced an Airman's perceived behavioral control, attitude toward seeking, subjective norms, knowledge sufficiency and intention to seek information regarding COVID-19.FindingsResults of the CFA showed that the expanded PRISM model had good model fit. Additionally, using a custom dialog PROCESS macro in SPSS, it was found that perceptions of existing meetings were directly, positively related to attitude toward seeking, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, and indirectly related to knowledge sufficiency threshold and information seeking. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.Originality/valueThis research adds to the limited body of knowledge of crisis communication and effectively expands the PRISM model to include an antecedent that helps explain information seeking during times of uncertainty.
The moderating effect of environmental uncertainty on the relationship between budgetary participation and budget quality
Authors: Hassan Ali Falaah , Basiruddin Rohaida 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the influence of budgetary participation on budget quality on top of the moderating role of environmental uncertainty on the said relationship.

Design/methodology/approach
The objectives of the current study were achieved through a survey conducted in 15 Iraqi states. Each state contains several municipalities. In total, 180 survey forms were disseminated to the heads of the municipalities, where ultimately 155 questionnaires proceeded to the data analysis stage. In this stage, statistical package for social sciences, analysis of moment structure and structural equation modelling were used to solve the research problem and achieve the objectives.

Findings
Through the results of the statistical analysis, this study concluded the significant and positive effect of budgetary participation on budget quality. In addition, the study confirmed the moderating role of environmental uncertainty in weakening the positive relationship between budgetary participation and budget quality.

Originality/value
The findings can be used to encourage municipal institutions and local governments to expand on the factor of employee participation in affecting the process of budget determination, hence mitigating budget failure.
Resource-based view theory perspective of information technology capabilities on organizational performance in hospitality firms: a time-lagged investigation
Authors: Mehmood Khalid , Zia Adil , Alkatheeri Haseena Bader , Jabeen Fauzia , Zhang Hui 
Published: September 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the link between information technology capabilities (ITC) and organizational performance (OP) in the hospitality industry by focusing on the indirect effect of sustainability practices, service innovation (SINO), service improvement (SIMP) and the moderating role of top management support (TMS).

Design/methodology/approach
Time-lagged survey data from 488 hotel managers in the United Arab Emirates was used in this study to examine the hypotheses by the PROCESS Macro.

Findings
The authors found significant support for our framework, demonstrating that ITC are linked with OP. The study found that ITC and OP are sequentially mediated by sustainability practices, SINO and SIMP. Additionally, the influence of information technology (IT) capabilities on OP is moderated by TMS, whereas TMS also enhances the sequential mediating effect of sustainability practices, SINO and improvement, such that the sequential mediating effect is stronger when TMS is at a high level.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to examine the sequentially moderated mediating effect of sustainability practices and then SINO and SIMP between ITC and OP using a time-lagged design in the hospitality industry.
Examining the efficiency of stock markets using multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis. Empirical evidence from OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) countries during the GFC and COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Rehan Muhammad , Gül Mustafa 
Published: September 2023

PurposeThis study aimed to examine the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) for the stock markets of 12 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), such as Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), during the global financial crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 (CV-19) epidemic. The objective was to classify the effects on individual indices.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) on daily returns. After calculation and analysis, the data were then divided into two significant events: the GFC and the CV-19 pandemic. Additionally, the market deficiency measure (MDM) was utilized to assess and rank market efficiency.FindingsThe findings indicate that the average returns series exhibited persistent and non-persistent patterns during the GFC and the CV-19 pandemic, respectively. The study employed MF-DFA to analyze the sequence of normal returns. The results suggest that the average returns series displayed persistent and non-persistent patterns during the GFC and the CV-19 pandemic, respectively. Furthermore, all markets demonstrated efficiency during the two crisis periods, with Turkey and Tunisia exhibiting the highest and deepest levels of efficiency, respectively. The multifractal properties were influenced by long-range correlations and fat-tailed distributions, with the latter being the primary contributor. Moreover, the impact of the fat-tailed distribution on multifractality was found to be more pronounced for indices with lower market efficiency. In conclusion, this study categorizes indices with low market efficiency during both crisis periods, which subsequently affect the distribution of assets among shareholders in the stock markets of OIC member countries.Practical implicationsMultifractal patterns, especially the long memory property observed in stock markets, can assist investors in formulating profitable investment strategies. Additionally, this study will contribute to a better understanding of market trends during similar events should they occur in the future.Originality/valueThis research marks the initial effort to assess the impact of the GFC and the CV19 pandemic on the efficiency of stock markets in OIC countries. This undertaking is of paramount importance due to the potential destabilizing and harmful effects of these events on global financial markets and societal well-being. Furthermore, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study represents the first investigation utilizing the MFDFA method to analyze the primary stock markets of OIC countries, encompassing both the GFC and CV19 crises.
Revised guidelines for sustainability reporting: readability and assurance
Authors: Bakry Ahmed Elsayed Awad , Azhar Zubir , Kishan K. 
Published: September 2023

PurposeIn 2015, Bursa Malaysia Berhad (BMB) issued the first edition of the Sustainability Reporting Guide (SRG 1.0) to aid Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs) in preparing corporate social responsibility reporting (CSRR). After receiving users' commentaries, BMB issued the second edition of SRG (SRG 2.0) in 2018. Given the major amendments in CSRR regulatory guidelines, there is a need to analyze the readability of CSRR in light of the new guide and to investigate the combined effects of SRG 2.0 and the assurance of CSR information on the readability of CSRR.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs two readability indices to compare the readability of CSRR ex-ante and ex-post the implementation of SRG 2.0 across a sample of Malaysian PLCs that maintained their market capitalization among the top 100 companies.FindingsThe practical findings of the multivariate regression revealed that the readability of CSRR is reduced after the introduction of SRG 2.0. Meanwhile, the readability of CSRR is positively influenced by combining the effect of SRG 2.0 and CSRR assurance.Practical implicationsThis study provides empirical evidence that the amendment to CSRR has made CSR reports more challenging to read and thus reduces their communicative value. Therefore, in their quest to mandate more CSRR information from companies, regulators might need to consider advocating that such data is reported in a readable manner. This study also shows the influential role of CSR information assurance in enhancing the readability of CSRR.Originality/valueThis study helps assess the readability of CSRR among Malaysian companies after the adoption of SRG 2.0. It also contributes to the literature on CSRR, as the readability of such reporting within the context of Malaysia has not been widely examined in previous studies.
Factors influencing the intention to use co-working spaces in emerging markets: an analytic hierarchy process approach
Authors: Girija Smitha , Sharma Devika Rani , Yeediballi Thorani , Sriramneni Chudamani 
Published: September 2023

PurposeCo-working spaces bundle all real estate services into a package and leverage shared economy trend to create new opportunities for growth. This sector is anticipated to expand significantly due to changes in mobility and office design driven by the development of remote or hybrid work settings. The current study attempts to identify key motivating factors for users in emerging economies in choosing co-working spaces.Design/methodology/approachUsing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodology and the self-determination theory framework, a total of 4 criteria-level factors, along with 13 sub-criteria level factors were identified as key motivators for adapting to co-working spaces.FindingsThe study highlights a few factors and their relative importance, which could help firms/organizations to start or offer co-working spaces within emerging economies.Originality/valueThe study contributes to literature by advancing the understanding of key motivators for users of co-working spaces within the ambits of emerging economies. In the process, the authors enlist a few factors vis-à-vis their relative importance, which could help firms/organizations to start or offer co-working spaces within emerging markets.
National culture has an impact on antecedents of engagement. Or does it?
Authors: Weeratunga Vindhya , Blackman Deborah , Buick Fiona , Cotton Anthony 
Published: September 2023

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of the applicability of employee engagement theories in a South Asian country, Sri Lanka, and determine whether engagement theories are universally applicable beyond the Western countries in which they have been developed and tested.Design/methodology/approachA heterogeneous sample of 451 private-sector employees in Sri Lanka was used. A mixed-method design was adopted; quantitative findings were compared with previous studies conducted in Western countries, and qualitative findings enabled a more nuanced understanding of employee engagement in the Sri Lankan context.FindingsDespite cultural differences between Sri Lanka and Western countries, the antecedents of engagement did not manifest differently in a consistent way. Combined results suggest that the different manifestations of engagement in Sri Lanka cannot be attributed solely to cultural variance.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors used cross-sectional data and tested only four antecedents of engagement.Practical implicationsThis study highlights the importance of multinational organisations' awareness of how employee engagement manifests across different contexts and going beyond cultural adaptation when developing context-specific engagement strategies.Originality/valueThis is among the first studies on an Asian country to examine whether cultural differences impact the antecedents of engagement to empirically test Kahn's (1990) theory of engagement and the motivational process of the job demands-resources theory in a single study and to use a heterogeneous sample and mixed-methods design. The authors challenge the centrality of national culture as a determinant of employee engagement and highlight the importance of considering other contextual factors when examining employee engagement in different countries.
Mesoscale oceanographic meanders influence protist community function and structure in the southern Indian Ocean
Authors: Sturm Daniela , de Vries Joost , Balch William M. , Wheeler Glen , Brownlee Colin 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe interface between the nutrient‐rich Southern Ocean and oligotrophic Indian Ocean creates unique environmental conditions that can strongly influence biological processes. We investigated protist communities across a mesoscale meander of the Subtropical Front within the Southern Indian Ocean. 18S V9 rDNA metabarcoding suggests a diverse protist community in which the dinoflagellates and parasitic Syndiniales were abundant. Diversity was highest in frontal waters of the mesoscale meander, with differences in community structure inside and outside the meander. While the overall community was dominated by mixotrophic taxa, the frontal boundary of the meander had increased abundances of heterotrophic taxa, with potential implications for net atmospheric CO2 drawdown. Pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorimetry revealed significant differences in the photophysiology of phytoplankton communities inside and outside the meander. By using single‐cell PAM microscopy, we identified physiological differences between dinoflagellate and coccolithophore taxa, which may have contributed to changes in photophysiology observed at community level. Overall, our results demonstrate that frontal areas have a strong impact on the composition of protist communities in the Southern Ocean with important implications for understanding biological processes in this region.
IL‐21‐IgFc immunotherapy alters transcriptional landscape of lymph node cells leading to enhanced flu vaccine response in aging and SIV infection
Authors: Pallikkuth Suresh , Kvistad Daniel , Sirupangi Tirupataiah , Kizhner Alexander , Pahwa Rajendra , Cameron Mark J. , Richardson Brian , Williams Sion , Ayupe Ana , Brooks Marissa , Petrovas Constantinos , Villinger Francois , Pahwa Savita 
Published: September 2023

AbstractAging people living with HIV (PWH) frequently manifest impaired antibody (Ab) responses to seasonal flu vaccination which has been attributed to ongoing inflammation and immune activation. We have recently reported a similar scenario in old simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infected rhesus macaques (RM) with controlled viremia and have been able to compensate for this deficiency by immunotherapy with interleukin (IL)‐21‐IgFc. To understand the underlying mechanisms of IL‐21‐induced immunomodulation leading to enhanced flu vaccine response in aging and SIV, we have investigated draining lymph node (LN) cells of IL‐21‐treated and ‐untreated animals at postvaccination. We observed IL‐21‐induced proliferation of flu‐specific LN memory CD4 T cells, expansion of B cells expressing IL‐21 receptor (IL‐21R), and modest expansion of T follicular helper cells (Tfh) co‐expressing T‐cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) and DNAX accessory molecule (DNAM‐1). Transcriptional analysis of LN cells of IL‐21‐treated animals revealed significant inhibition of germinal center (GC) Tfh and B‐cell interferon signaling pathways along with enhanced B‐cell development and antigen presentation pathways. We conclude that IL‐21 treatment at the time of flu vaccination in aging SIV‐infected animals modulates the inductive LN GC activity, to reverse SIV‐associated LN Tfh and B‐cell dysfunction. IL‐21 is a potential candidate molecule for immunotherapy to enhance flu vaccine responses in aging PWH who have deficient antibody responses.
Dysregulated glial genes in Alzheimer's disease are essential for homeostatic plasticity: Evidence from integrative epigenetic and single cell analyses
Authors: Cai Yimei , Cui Tao , Yin Pengqi , Paganelli Paxton , Vicini Stefano , Wang Tingting 
Published: September 2023

AbstractSynaptic homeostatic plasticity is a foundational regulatory mechanism that maintains the stability of synaptic and neural functions within the nervous system. Impairment of homeostatic regulation has been linked to synapse destabilization during the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent epigenetic and transcriptomic characterizations of the nervous system have revealed intricate molecular details about the aging brain and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Yet, how abnormal epigenetic and transcriptomic alterations in different cell types in AD affect synaptic homeostatic plasticity remains to be elucidated. Various glial cell types play critical roles in modulating synaptic functions both during the aging process and in the context of AD. Here, we investigated the impact of glial dysregulation of histone acetylation and transcriptome in AD on synaptic homeostatic plasticity, using computational analysis combined with electrophysiological methods in Drosophila. By integrating snRNA‐seq and H3K9ac ChIP‐seq data from the same AD patient cohort, we pinpointed cell type‐specific signature genes that were transcriptionally altered by histone acetylation. We subsequently investigated the role of these glial genes in regulating presynaptic homeostatic potentiation in Drosophila. Remarkably, nine glial‐specific genes, which were identified through our computational method as targets of H3K9ac and transcriptional dysregulation, were found to be crucial for the regulation of synaptic homeostatic plasticity in Drosophila. Our genetic evidence connects abnormal glial transcriptomic changes in AD with the impairment of homeostatic plasticity in the nervous system. In summary, our integrative computational and genetic studies highlight specific glial genes as potential key players in the homeostatic imbalance observed in AD.
Promoting regular parental supervised toothbrushing: An additive intervention design adopting the Health Action Process Approach
Authors: Smith Stephanie R. , Kroon Jeroen , Schwarzer Ralf , Hamilton Kyra 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe study aimed to test the efficacy of the core elements of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) in an intervention among parents to promote regular supervised toothbrushing of preschool‐aged children. The pre‐registered study (https://osf.io/fyzh3/) tested the effects of an intervention employing information provision, behavioural instruction, implementation intention and mental imagery techniques, adopting a randomised controlled design in a sample of Australian parents of preschoolers (N = 254). The intervention used an additive design with four conditions—education, self‐efficacy, planning and action control—progressively layered to show the cumulative impact of incorporating self‐efficacy, planning and action control strategies with a foundational education component. The intervention was delivered online, and participants completed self‐report measures of parental supervised toothbrushing and HAPA‐based social cognition constructs pre‐intervention and 4 weeks post‐intervention. Although no significant intervention effects on behaviour were observed, mixed‐model analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed an increase in intention and task self‐efficacy within the action control condition and an increase in action planning in both the action control and planning conditions from pre‐intervention to follow‐up. Despite no anticipated changes in behaviour, these findings endorse the use of theory‐ and evidence‐based behaviour change strategies to inspire change in HAPA‐based determinants of parental supervised toothbrushing: intention, action planning and task self‐efficacy.
A thorough examination of organizations from an ethical viewpoint: A bibliometric and content analysis of organizational virtuousness studies
Authors: Goyal Richa , Sharma Himani , Sharma Aarti 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe study comprehensively reviews previous research work in the domain of ‘Organizational Virtuousness’ (OV) using bibliometric and content analysis. It aims to provide insights into what is known about the field and where future research should be directed. As many as 193 published research articles during the last two decades (2004–2022) were retrieved from the Scopus database. These articles were thoroughly studied and then examined using VOSviewer and the Biblioshiny package of R software for bibliometric insights. The findings of the analysis have pinpointed the most influential journals, authors, and keywords and discovered seven research clusters. Notably, this study is one of the foremost attempts to review the extant research body on OV, and it inarguably helps and guides future research and practice.
Followers of the pied piper of pensioners
Authors: Cuevas Conrado , Bernhardt Dan , Sanclemente Mario 
Published: September 2023

AbstractUsing survey and administrative data, we study followers of H&L, a massively popular Chilean pension advisor, establishing that financial literacy is not a panacea for poor retirement decision‐making. We detail the dynamics of who followed H&L and why. H&L differentially drew financially sophisticated investors, and exposure to H&L causally increased financial sophistication. Nonetheless, followers earned mean annual returns below all buy‐and‐hold strategies and were aware of this underperformance. Moreover, performance did not materially affect renewal rates. Most followers renew, citing high returns, loss minimization and trust as reasons for following. We show followers gained information about financial matters that had clear, tangible value, and they acted on this information. We posit that followers attributed this to H&L's skill, thus continuing to follow despite the underperformance.
Dimensions of competition in urban cannabis markets
Authors: Childs Jason , MacDonald Calum 
Published: September 2023

AbstractWe report the results of a survey of legal cannabis retail operators in the two largest urban centres of a Canadian province that uses a fully private model to determine the dimensions of competition between retail outlets. We find that, in addition to expected price and location competition, customer loyalty is central in the opinion of retailers. Firms also did not see the illicit market as their primary competition, instead identifying nearby legal retailers as their main competitors. Restrictions on advertising loomed large in the minds of retailers as a policy‐based impediment to their success. These results are further supported by visual inspection of the exterior of all stores in one of the urban centres.