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A neurogenetic toolkit to decodeAnopheles gambiaeolfaction
Authors: Giraldo Diego , Hammond Andrew M. , Wu Jinling , Feole Brandon , Al-Saloum Noor , McMeniman Conor J. 
Published: August 2023

SummaryThe African malaria mosquitoAnopheles gambiaeexhibits a strong innate sensory drive to seek out human scent. To detect human odorants,An. gambiaeuses olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) that can be divided into different classes by unique repertoires of chemoreceptor gene expression. We applied CRISPR-Cas9-mediated T2A-In Frame Fusions and theQF2/QUASsystem to gain genetic access to specific OSN subsets inAn. gambiaeexpressing the chemoreceptor genesIr25a,Ir76b,Gr22andorco. We first optimized methods to generate cell-type specificQF2driver andQUASresponder lines to map expression patterns of these chemoreceptors across mosquito sensory appendages. We next applied transcuticular calcium imaging to record neurophysiological responses to select human-related odorants for each OSN class. This neurogenetic toolkit tiling OSN subsets inAn. gambiae, including those responsive to CO2, stands to support systematic efforts to decode olfaction in this prolific disease vector at high-resolution to combat malaria.
The role of knowledge management processes in leveraging competitive strategies to achieve firm innovativeness
Authors: Trivedi Karishma , Srivastava Kailash B.L. 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the role of knowledge management (KM) processes in enhancing competitive strategies of differentiation and cost-effectiveness and its impact on innovativeness in knowledge-intensive service organizations (KISOs) in India.

Design/methodology/approach
This study collected data from 293 employees working in Indian KISOs through a questionnaire survey. After checking for reliability and validity of data, this study tested the hypotheses by structural equation modeling using AMOS 26.

Findings
The results show that KM processes have a significant and positive relationship with competitive strategy and innovativeness. Competitive strategy partially mediates the relationship between KM processes and innovativeness. These KM processes promote differentiation and cost-effectiveness, which in turn enhances innovativeness. A differentiation strategy has a stronger positive relationship with KM processes and innovativeness than a cost-effective strategy.

Research limitations/implications
This study's cross-sectional design limits its ability to establish a general cause–effect relationship. Even so, theoretically, the results corroborate the contingent view of KM in emerging economies such as India. The findings show the mediating role of competitive strategy on the relationship between KM and its processes with innovation and competitiveness – providing a better cost-effectiveness relationship and organizational differentiation capacity.

Practical implications
This study suggests managers to adopt KM processes such as creation-sharing, acquisition and knowledge base enabling firms to be different and cost-effective than their competitors. This study provides evidence on how KISOs can leverage their innovativeness by using KM processes in congruence with its competitive strategy and gain competitive advantage.

Social implications
This study emphasizes the development of KM processes in the management of KISOs, which contributes substantially to India’s economic growth via Gross domestic product and employment. On the social side, this study suggests to manage cultural issues in KM processes, arising because of presence of multi-cultural workforce and a high-power distance society.

Originality/value
This study bridges a research gap of previous studies providing empirical evidence regarding the mediating effect of competitive strategies in the relationship between KM processes and innovativeness. This study adds proof to the KM contingency view of firms, suggesting when KM processes are formulated to achieve competitive strategy; substantial benefits such as innovativeness can be realized. This study adds evidence from the emerging economy of India, where KISOs are increasingly creating value and employment.
The development model of sustainable campus based on green buildings: a systematic comparative study between Japan and China
Authors: Zhu Bifeng , Liu Gebing 
Published: August 2023

PurposeThe research on sustainable campus is related to environmental protection and the realization of global sustainable development goals (SDGs). Because the sustainable campus development in China and Japan is carried out around buildings, this paper takes Kitakyushu Science and Research Park as a case to study the characteristics and typical model of sustainable campus in Japan by combined with the characteristics of Chinese sustainable campus.Design/methodology/approachThis study compares the evaluation standards of green buildings between China and Japan, then compares the assessment results of the same typical green building case and finally summarizes the development mode and main realization path by discussing the implications of green buildings on campus sustainability.FindingsThe results show that (1) the sustainable campus evaluation in Japan mainly pays attention to the indoor environment, energy utilization and environmental problems. (2) Buildings mainly affect the sustainability of the campus in three aspects: construction, transportation and local. (3) The sustainable campus development model of Science and Research Park can be summarized as follows: taking green building as the core; SDGs as the goals; education as the guarantee; and the integration of industry, education and research as the characteristics.Practical implicationsIt mainly provides construction experience for other campuses around the world to coordinate the contradictions between campus buildings and the environment based on sustainable principles in their own construction. It proposes a new sustainable campus construction path of “building–region–environment” integrated development.Originality/valueThis study provides theoretical framework for the development of sustainable campuses that includes long-term construction ideas and current technological support greatly improving the operability of practical applications. It not only enriches the sample cases of global sustainable campuses but also provides new ideas and perspectives for the sustainable development research of the overall campus through quantitative evaluation of building and environmental impacts.
Human resource development practices and procurement effectiveness: implications from public procurement professionals in Tanzania
Authors: Jaffu Richard , Changalima Ismail Abdi 
Published: August 2023

PurposeHuman resource development (HRD) has been considered in enhancing organisational operations as human resources are vital for organisational performance. This study aims to examine the role of HRD on the effectiveness of public procurement in Tanzania.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed a cross-sectional research design under which data was collected from 168 procurement professionals in Dodoma city, Tanzania. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to analyse the collected data and examine the structural relationships between HRD and the effectiveness of public procurement in Tanzania.FindingsThe findings revealed that all the variables of human resource development; career development, training and performance appraisal, are statistically significant and positively related to the effectiveness of public procurement. Therefore, the findings reveal that career development, training and performance appraisal as HRD practices play an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of public procurement in the surveyed public procuring organisations in Tanzania.Research limitations/implicationsThis current study divides HRD into three main practices: career development, training and performance appraisal. This limits the study's applicability to other HRD practices that organisations may institutionalize to public procurement professionals who work in various public organisations in Tanzania.Originality/valueThis paper integrates the concept of HRD and public procurement effectiveness. Therefore, the study adds value to the literature on human resource management and public procurement management.
High commitment HRM and well-being of frontline food service employees: the mediating roles of job demands and psychological conditions
Authors: Hameli Kujtim , Bela Bujamin 
Published: August 2023

PurposeThis study aims to examine the relationship between high commitment human resource management (HCHRM) practices and employee well-being in the food service industry, with a focus on the mediating roles of job demands and psychological conditions.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted among 296 frontline employees in the food service industry, and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS ver26.FindingsThe results showed that HCHRM practices do not directly affect employee well-being. However, psychological conditions play a crucial role in mediating the relationship between HCHRM practices and employee well-being. Specifically, the psychological conditions of meaningfulness and availability significantly predicted work engagement and mediated the relationship between HCHRM practices and employee well-being. On the other hand, job demands did not mediate the relationship between HCHRM practices and employee well-being.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the study addressed common method variance, the cross-sectional nature of the data limits the ability to infer causal relationships among variables. Future studies could adopt a longitudinal research design to investigate the causal relationships among variables. In addition, the study recommends that managers in the food service industry adopt HCHRM practices and provide necessary psychological conditions to promote employee well-being.Originality/valueThis study extends the current literature on HCHRM and employee well-being in the food service industry by providing new insights into the mediating role of psychological conditions. The findings suggest that HCHRM practices can indirectly promote employee well-being through the enhancement of psychological conditions. These insights could help managers in the food service industry to design effective HRM strategies that foster employee well-being and reduce turnover.
How can a buying company develop a Toyota-style supplier network while its lean capabilities are still evolving?
Authors: dos Santos Leandro , Holmen Elsebeth , Pedersen Ann-Charlott , Mogos Maria Flavia , Lodgaard Eirin , Powell Daryl John 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Toyota had mature lean capabilities when developing its supplier network. This paper aims to explore how companies can develop a Toyota-style supplier network (TSN) while their lean capabilities are still evolving.

Design/methodology/approach
Theoretically, this paper relies on the literature on lean maturity levels and lean supplier network development. Empirically, the paper portrays a Toyota-style initiative, detailing the buyer’s efforts to develop internal lean capabilities concurrently with developing lean in its supplier network. It compares the Network for supplier innovation (NSI) initiative with TSN development regarding activities, organizations and knowledge-sharing routines.

Findings
Unlike the sequential development in the case of Toyota, NSI improved performance and capabilities in the buyer’s supplier network by implementing lean in the firm and its supplier network concurrently. Third-party involvement was the key to the initiative’s success.

Research limitations/implications
The findings are based on an in-depth single-case study which allows theoretical generalization but not statistical generalization. Furthermore, the case study concerns an initiative with Norwegian firms during a financial recession. Future studies should consider these limitations on how firms with evolving lean capabilities can develop a TSN-style supplier network and the importance of involving third parties operating in the role of lean master.

Practical implications
This study suggests what buying firms should consider when designing a TSN initiative, enrolling suppliers and engaging third parties that can take on the role of lean master.

Originality/value
Previous research has focused on how mature lean firms develop lean suppliers and networks. This paper extends this to firms whose lean capabilities are still evolving.
Determining factors to foster educators' pedagogical resilience: test of servant leadership and social cognitive theories in post-pandemic era
Authors: Qamar Faisal , Soomro Sanam , Syed Obed Rashdi 
Published: August 2023

PurposeRoles and responsibilities of higher education academics (educators) have dramatically changed since COVID-19 outbreak. Considering this, the present study applies servant leadership and social cognitive theories to test three determinants of pedagogical resilience, i.e. servant leadership, professional self-efficacy and workplace thriving. The study also tests moderation of professional self-efficacy between servant leadership and pedagogical resilience.Design/methodology/approachApplying snowball sampling, time-lagged data were collected on T1 and T2 through survey questionnaire from 205 employees of six higher education institutes (HEIs) in Sindh, Pakistan. For data analysis, the study employed structural equation modeling using SmartPLS.FindingsResults indicate that servant leadership and professional self-efficacy predict pedagogical resilience of educators. Moreover, professional self-efficacy moderates the relationship between servant leadership and pedagogical resilience.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has a few limitations. The study was conducted in HEIs of Pakistan, which are non-profit organizations. Given this, generalizability of findings in profit-making organizations is suggested with caution. Cross-cultural and cross-regional generalizability may also be challenging.Practical implicationsTraining, coaching and role modeling may improve efficacy of educators, which is vital to pedagogical resilience. Furthermore, servant leadership attributes (i.e. emotional support and empathy) may also enhance resilience. Rolling-out tailored training programs for boosting professional efficacy of existing faculty could be helpful in building pedagogical resilience. Fostering a culture of teamwork through adopting collaborative and state of the art educational technologies could also enhance self-efficacy, which is vital to resilience. This could be done when vice chancellors, rectors, HODs, etc., adopt servant leadership attributes to play their role by navigating a paradigm shift from traditional teaching platforms and physical meetings to digital educational tools.Originality/valuePost-pandemic educational management necessitates resilient workforce to handle any uncertain situation. Given this, the authors apply servant leadership and social cognitive theory and introduce a novel construct of “pedagogical resilience”. This paper offers unique theoretical contributions and suggests universities/HEIs to adopt servant leadership model and foster professional self-efficacy of educators for boosting their pedagogical resilience in times of uncertainty. Pedagogically resilient educators may be well equipped to adopt venerable pedagogical competencies, and could contribute significantly to the quality of higher education.
Digital financial inclusion (DFI) can improve the economic growth: a study of India
Authors: Sreenu Nenavath 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Can digital financial inclusion (DFI) as an emerging and innovative financial service encourage economic development?

Design/methodology/approach
Based on a Bayesian macroeconomic investigation framework, this research study presents the level of internet growth as a threshold variable and examines the influence of DFI on economic development based on state panel data from 2008 to 2021 in India.

Findings
The outcome of DFI on economic development through various mediation models. The results illustrate that DFI growth substantially contributes to economic development.

Originality/value
Encouraging small and medium-sized enterprise entrepreneurship and motivating populations’ utilization are two significant networks through which DFI progress affects economic growth.
The moderating effects of corporate governance and investment efficiency on the nexus between financial flexibility and firm performance
Authors: Wu Wei , Alkaraan Fadi , Le Chau 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Financial flexibility, investment efficiency and effective corporate governance mechanisms have been issues of concern to stakeholders. Yet, little empirical evidence on the combined moderating effects investment efficiency and corporate governance mechanisms on the nexus between financial flexibility and firm performance. This study aims to address this gap and extend the extant literature by examining the moderating effects of corporate governance and investment efficiency on the nexus between financial flexibility and financial performance.

Design/methodology/approach
The empirical study is based on progression analysis using a sample of 13,865 US listed companies selected from BoardEx (WRDS) for the period (2010–2022) with 89,198 firm-year observations.

Findings
Findings of this study indicate that financial flexibility improves firm value as well as accounting performance. Furthermore, the results reveal that both investment efficiency and corporate governance moderate the effect of financial flexibility on firm performance. The authors complement and extend the literature on the optimal investment strategies domain by showing that the combined impact of corporate governance mechanisms and investment efficiency strengthens the nexus between financial flexibility and firm performance.

Research limitations/implications
Key limitations of this study due to the characteristics of the sample selection: country-specific context and proxies used by this study.

Practical implications
Findings of this study have managerial and theoretical implications for firms’ boardrooms, institutional and individual investors, regulators, academics and other stakeholders regarding behavioural aspects of investment decision-making.

Originality/value
The authors’ novel contribution to the extant literature is articulated by the conceptual framework underlying this study and by the new evidence regarding exploring the combined effect of corporate governance mechanisms on nexus between financial flexibility and companies’ performance.
Dynamic recommendation algorithms for a COVID-19 restrictions scenario in the restaurant industry
Authors: Glukhov Gleb , Derevitskii Ivan , Severiukhina Oksana , Bochenina Klavdiya 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Using the data set about the restaurants from different countries and their customer's feedback, the purpose of this paper is to address the following issues: in the restaurant industry, how have user behavior and preferences changed during the COVID-19 restrictions period, how did these changes influence the performance of recommendation algorithms and which methods can be proposed to improve the quality of restaurant recommendations in a lockdown scenario.

Design/methodology/approach
To assess changes in user behavior and preferences, quantitative and qualitative data analysis was performed to assess the changes in user behavior and preferences. The authors compared the situation before and during the COVID-19 restrictions period. To evaluate the performance of restaurant recommendation systems in a non-stationary setting, the authors tested state-of-the-art collaborative filtering algorithms. This study proposes and investigates a filtering-based approach to improve the quality of recommendation algorithms for a lockdown scenario.

Findings
This study revealed that during the COVID-19 restrictions period, the average rating values and the number of reviews have changed. The experimental study confirmed that: the performance of all state-of-the-art recommender systems for the restaurant industry has significantly degraded during the COVID-19 restrictions period; and the accuracy and the stability of restaurant recommendations in non-stationary settings may be improved using the sliding window and post-filtering methods.

Practical implications
The authors propose two novel methods: the sliding window and closed restaurants post-filtering method based on the CatBoost classification model. These methods can be applied to classical collaborative recommender algorithms and increase the value of metrics under non-stationary conditions. These methods can be helpful for developers of recommender systems and massive aggregators of restaurants and hotels. Thus, it benefits both the app end-user and business owners because users honestly rate restaurants when they receive good recommendations and do not downgrade because of external factors.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper provides the first extensive and multifaceted experimental study of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the effectiveness of restaurant recommendation systems in different countries. Two novel methods to tackle restaurant recommendations' performance degradation are proposed and validated.
The impact of banks’ capital buffer on equity return: evidence from Islamic and conventional banks of GCC countries
Authors: Farooq Mohammad Omar , Miah Mohammad Dulal , Kabir Md Nurul , Hassan M. Kabir 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the impact of bank’s capital buffer on return on equity (ROE) in the context of Islamic and conventional banks in GCC countries.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors collect data from 83 commercial banks comprising of 49 conventional banks and 34 Islamic banks for the period 2010–2019. The final data set comprises of 744 bank-year observations. The authors apply generalized methods of moments estimation technique and panel least square to analyze the data.

Findings
The authors document that Tier-1 capital, total regulatory capital (TRC) and equity to asset ratio (EAR) negatively affect banks’ ROE. However, the impact disappears for conventional banks and sustains for Islamic banks if these two clusters of banks are treated separately. Furthermore, the negative impact of equity capital on earning is more pronounced for large and listed commercial banks.

Practical implications
Findings of this research imply that Islamic banks in GCC countries has scope to manage equity capital more efficiently. Hence, they should concentrate on using banks equity wisely to successfully compete with the conventional banks.

Originality/value
Since the global financial crisis of 2009, Islamic banks of GCC countries have been reporting lower ROE compared to their conventional counterparts. On the other hand, Islamic banks maintain higher level of Tier-1 capital, TRC and EAR. This evidence hypothetically suggests that Islamic banks are overly cautious in managing their capital buffer that results in lower ROE. To the best of the author’s/authors’ knowledge, no other study in the literature tests this hypothesis in the GCC context.