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An integrated model to study workplace passion and job satisfaction among hotel employees: an emerging market perspective
Authors: Pathak Deepti , Srivastava Shalini , Tripathi Prasoon M. , Gugnani Ritika 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThe present study is intended to examine the association between work passion (WP) (obsessive and harmonious) and job satisfaction (JS) of hotel employees in India. It further examines the mediating influence of psychological empowerment (PE) and organizational identification (OI) on the relationship. The study has taken conservation of resources (COR) perspectives to support the association.Design/methodology/approachThis research work has used a time lag survey on a sample of 290 employees belonging to hotels located in four states of India. Structural equation modeling was utilized to test the hypothesized relationship.FindingsResults derived from path analysis proved the hypothesized relationships. OI and PE were found to be the complementary mediators between workplace passion and JS.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was conducted on hotels, the research can be further expanded to other industries. Future research might examine the effect of increased WP, strong organizational identity and increased JS on some of the citizenship behaviors. The present study data were collected using self-report questionnaires; no data were collected to find out whether the passion for work or stronger OI with the hotel is an outcome of some unique initiative taken by their respective hotels.Practical implicationsTop officials can promote entrepreneurial culture, form employee-friendly policies, develop a climate of trust which in return will facilitate the cognitive as well as emotional satisfaction with the organization fostering WP and JS.Originality/valueThe researchers in past have mostly studied the harmonious passion and JS association but there is a dearth of studies exploring the obsessive passion and JS relationship in the Indian context. In addition, associating OI and PE in predicting JS can also add as a unique contribution to the literature.
Co-creation of value in smart ecosystems: past trends and future directions in tourism literature
Authors: Díaz Estrella , Esteban Águeda , Koutra Christina , Almeida Sofia , Carranza Rocío 
Published: February 2023

Purpose
This study aims to present a general approach for understanding and analyzing the thematic evolution of the concept of co-creation in smart environments within the tourism context.

Design/methodology/approach
This study performs a co-word analysis with a longitudinal framework that produces strategic diagrams to categorize the detected themes and concepts related to co-creation.

Findings
By combining the performance analysis of science mapping, the following clusters are distinguished: information technology, social media and behavior; tourism organizations, management and innovation; co-creation, technology and sharing economy; co-production and hospitality; and Smart tourism, destinations, sustainability and residents.

Originality/value
This study provides a valuable tool for tourism scholars and managers to effectively analyze the importance of different themes linked to co-creation in the concept of the smart environment. This research outlines the evolving issues in and around the touchpoints and associated emerging research topics for future research.
A research on users' behavioral intention to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the logistics industry: the case of Cainiao Logistics Network
Authors: Zhang Xin Yue , Lee Sang Yoon 
Published: February 2023

PurposeIn the current dynamic business environment, Internet of Things (IoT) is employed by a number of companies in the logistics industry to achieve intelligent sorting, network optimization, real-time tracking and simplifying last-mile service. Although logistics entities are trying to introduce IoT into their business areas, users' perception of this new technology is still limited. This paper aims to develop a research model for the factors influencing the user adoption of IoT technology in the logistics industry.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, based on the major theories on the application of new technologies such as technology acceptance model (TAM), technology–organization–environment (TOE) and innovation diffusion theory (IDT), a new research model was established to identify factors affecting customers' behavioral intention (BI) to adopt IoT technology provided by logistics companies. In addition, the authors surveyed unspecified customers of Cainiao Logistics Network, which is in charge of the logistics operation of Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, and tested the causality between the latent variables presented in the model using the structural equation model (SEM).FindingsThis empirical study shows that the support system of a logistics company and users' innovative propensity significantly affect perceived ease of use (PEOU) and BI for logistics services to which IoT technology is applied. It also presents that users' perceived security and enjoyment significantly affect perceived usefulness (PU) and BI. In addition, it was possible to confirm that the causal structure between variables suggested by TAM that PEOU has a significant effect on PU and BI, and PU has a substantial effect on BI.Practical implicationsLogistics companies should expand and upgrade technical support systems so that customers can flexibly accept logistics services with IoT technology and make efforts to alleviate customers' concerns about personal information leakage. In addition, it is necessary to find customers with an inclusive attitude toward using new technologies, to induce them to become leading users of logistics devices with IoT technology and to find various ways to amplify their enjoyment. Through a strategic approach to these technical and individual factors, it will be possible to boost customers' intention to use IoT logistics services.Originality/valueAs far as the authors know, this paper is the first study to set significant factors that affect users' BI to use IoT technology-applied logistics services provided by logistics companies and empirically analyze the causal relationships between proposed latent variables.
Social networks in Iranian academic libraries: complementary or antagonistic tools?
Authors: Parhamnia Farshad 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThe present study aimed to investigate the impact of social networks on the use of academic libraries by university students.Design/methodology/approachThe method used in the present study was a survey. The statistical population included 461 university students. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The result of the Cronbach test was equal to 0.726 indicating the acceptable reliability of the questionnaire. For data analysis, descriptive statistical methods and inferential statistical methods using SPSS 21 software were employed.FindingsThe findings showed that 243 of the participants used social networks for 4–6 h a day, 192 students never used university libraries and 229 used the university library only once in a month. Communication with friends was also reported to be one of the main goals in using social networks. The results of regression analysis also indicated that four predictor variables including information retrieval, social influence, trust and attractiveness of social networking environment were statistically able to explain the variance of reluctance to use university libraries.Originality/valueThe present study is one of the few studies that has examined the negative impact of social networks on visiting university libraries.
Assessment of facilities management sourcing approaches in hotels in Ghana: a study of selected hotels in Wa
Authors: Alhassan Tahiru , Kidido Joseph Kwaku , Tannor Oliver 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThe study aims to assess the sourcing approaches used in providing facilities management (FM) services in hotels. It further explores the factors that influence hotels' choice of sourcing approach and the challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a case study design. Simple random, census and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the hotels and respondents. Data were collected using interviews and analysed thematically. The data were presented in narration and direct quotes from the respondents. The critical factors influencing outsourcing decisions were ranked using the relative importance index. This study is based on a single case. Therefore, further research should be conducted to expand the scope of study nationwide as a step toward making the results more robust.FindingsBoth in-house and outsourcing sourcing approaches were used to provide FM services. In-house FM services mainly focused on cleaning, security and aspects of maintenance. Internet and information technology related services and other maintenance activities were also outsourced. Outsourcing decisions in the various hotel categories were mostly guided by the cost of outsourcing, core business, lack of in-house skills and hotel size.Practical implicationsFM strategy can be developed to guide the management of FM activities in hotels. An approach that adds value and enhances the activities of hotels and provides convenience to customers must be adopted by hotels. Further studies should be conducted on the cost implications of the two main sourcing approaches, as well as the impact of sourcing approaches on customer satisfaction. An additional study should focus on the driving factors influencing the cost and quality of outsourced FM services in hotels. This will help provide comprehensive information on effective FM sourcing approaches and the operations of hotels.Originality/valueThe study focused on the sourcing approaches used by hotels to provide FM services. It also explored the influencing factors and challenges of FM practices in hotels.
Discursive interactions shaping online brand communities’ social dynamics
Authors: Lima Vitor Moura , Pessôa Luís Alexandre 
Published: February 2023

Purpose
Based on Landowski’s sociosemiotics theory, this paper aims to propose an alternative outlining of online brand communities’ social dynamics, not for their collective behaviors but for their discursive interactions.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected during a three-year netnographic immersion into a Disney-related Facebook group and authors’ trips to Walt Disney World.

Findings
The findings point to four styles of discursive interactions that shape an online brand community’s social dynamic. On the one hand, utterances based on the guiding and following styles of discursive interactions inform desired behaviors, which subsequently become tacitly routinized. On the other hand, utterances based on the adapting and venturing styles of discursive interactions mark random and unusual communicational situations.

Originality/value
This work expands current theoretical discussions on online brand communities by unveiling an unexplored linguistic dimension of them.
Environmental risk and foreign direct investment: the role of financial deepening, access and efficiency
Authors: Yiadom Eric B. , Mensah Lord , Bokpin Godfred A. 
Published: February 2023

Purpose
This study aims to decompose financial development into its three key components (depth, access and efficiency) to investigate whether they can help to overturn the negative impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the environment.

Design/methodology/approach
The study uses a dynamic panel of 43 economies from 1982 to 2018 and decomposed financial development into its three key components: depth, access and efficiency.

Findings
The results from the various estimations indicate that financial deepening and efficiency reduce environmental risk and can overturn the negative impact of FDI on the environment. In addition, the study finds that low levels of financial access worsen environmental risk but doubling financial access is likely to reduce it which makes the relationship between access and environmental risk non-monotonic. After splitting the data set into high and low financially developed economies, the study reports that FDI is more environmentally depressive among low financially developed economies.

Practical implications
The practical implications are that improvement in financial efficiency guarantees high returns on savings and investment and can reduce environmental risk. So, central governments should invest in financial technologies and formulate financial regulations through monetary and fiscal policies to enhance financial efficiency and depth.

Social implications
If inward FDI to Africa continues the business-as-usual trend, the environmental risk in the region may continue to rise, environmental conditionalities for FDI must be strengthened.

Originality/value
The study uses a comprehensive measure of financial sector development and decomposes financial development indicators to assess their efficacy in mitigating the relationship between FDI and environmental quality.
Exploring partnerships with justice-involved children in Hong Kong: the role of social workers and barriers towards transformation
Authors: Burns Samantha 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThis study aims to explore adult professional’s role using the conceptual framework of co-production. It proposes that when adult professionals recognise children’s expertise, they can form equal, interdependent partnerships as co-constructors of knowledge which are integral to co-production practice, but structural and cultural barriers persist when working with justice involved children. This study investigates the sociocultural context of Hong Kong to expand critical knowledge of co-production in youth justice.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative approach and reports on data gathered from participant observation and interviews with social workers in a local children’s service.FindingsThis paper empirically uncovers how missed opportunities for social workers to transform their role when working with justice involved children. Partnerships were highly valued as an important part of social workers role, but in practice, equal partnerships were met with institutional and cultural barriers, whereas interdependency formed but social workers still navigated tensions of regulating children’s behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsDeeper theoretical understanding of the structural and cultural impact on co-production across youth justice in the Hong Kong context remains to be explored, though focusing on the repositing of adult professional roles supports a greater understanding of the conflicting practice within youth justice.Practical implicationsProfessionals can reflect critically on how their role as co-constructors of knowledge can be achieved to expand children’s meaningful participation into the planning and design of programmes to co-create objectives and share power.Originality/valueThis paper combines theory of co-production with local Asian practices, identifying how barriers towards transformation play out through relationships between children and front-line professionals.
The impact of supply chain quality integration on a firm’s sustainable performance
Authors: Huma Sehrish , Ahmed Waqar , Zaman Sohaib Uz 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThe objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of supply chain quality integration (SCQI) and green supply chain practices and their impact on the Triple bottom line (TBL) in driving sustainability performance.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modeling of partial least squares was used to study the relationships between SCQI and green supply chain practices (GSCPs) in driving sustainable performance and is empirically tested using data from 167 manufacturing firms.FindingsThis study reveals that supply chain quality integration (SCQI) enhances the green purchasing activity as well as the implementation of internal environmental management (IEM) of the firm. However, IEM is a crucial factor that contributes to sustainability performance.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few relevant researches that would benefit manufacturing organizations to further improve their triple bottom line by integrating supply chain quality with green practices.
Young consumers influence by older generations: developing the construct and scale to measure intergenerational brand influence
Authors: Sotelo-Duarte Manuel , Gónzalez-Cavazos Beatriz 
Published: February 2023

Purpose
This study aims to propose increasing the number of dimensions around current intergenerational influence (IGI) construct and renaming it to intergenerational brand influence (IGBI). This research describes the development and validation of the items comprising the dimensions of this new construct.

Design/methodology/approach
This study performed a literature review to identify potential dimensions for IGBI based on previous research about IGI. Analysis of items used to measure IGI was conducted to establish a set for each dimension. A structured, self-administered survey was used. Item reduction, measure validation and regression analysis were conducted to measure the predictive validity of the instrument. Moreover, three separate studies were conducted to develop and validate IGBI construct.

Findings
IGBI quantifies the various interactions that contribute to intergenerational brand transfer. The interactions could be classified according to one of the five IGBI dimensions: communication, recommendation, observed behavior, good impression and co-shopping with parents.

Practical implications
IGBI recognizes the relevance of influence behaviors such as children observing their parents buy a brand, children participating in shopping and children attempting to develop a good impression through brand loyalty. The first two behaviors indicate the importance of brands advocating purchase behavior as a family activity. The measure of good impression suggests that consumers use brands to maintain family connections, which should be considered a pertinent brand strategy.

Originality/value
This study develops the aforementioned five IGBI dimensions that describe the interactions between parent–child consumers that result in brand transfer.
Clinical features of pagetoid spread: Analysis of perianal lesions associated with anal canal adenocarcinoma and perianal primary extramammary Paget disease
Authors: Kosano Megumi , Kiniwa Yukiko , Mikoshiba Asuka , Iwaya Mai , Okuyama Ryuhei 
Published: February 2023

AbstractSecondary extramammary Paget disease (s‐EMPD) represents anal canal and rectal, bladder, and gynecological cancers, which horizontally extend within the epidermis of the anal and vulvar skin. It is necessary to distinguish this condition from primary extramammary Paget disease (p‐EMPD), which occurs primarily in genital and perianal areas. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and histopathological features of these two conditions in the perianal skin and to identify useful features for differentiation. We retrospectively analyzed 16 patients who visited Shinshu University Hospital from 2009 to 2022 and presented with perianal skin lesions and suspected EMPD. Six patients had p‐EMPD and 10 had s‐EMPD derived from anal canal adenocarcinoma. Regarding clinical features, nine of 10 (90%) of the s‐EMPD cases had symmetric skin lesions, whereas all of the p‐EMPD cases had asymmetrical lesions (p = 0.0004). Furthermore, assessment of symmetry around the anus showed that s‐EMPD had a significantly smaller coefficient of variation than p‐EMPD (0.35 and 0.62, respectively; p = 0.048), suggesting that s‐EMPD was more symmetric around the anus. The frequency of raised lesions, such as foci or nodules, was nine of 10 (90%) for s‐EMPD and one of six (16%) for p‐EMPD (p = 0.003). Well‐defined tumor borders on the lateral margins were identified in s‐EMPD (5/10, 50%); however, they were not identified in p‐EMPD (0/6, 0%). The borders tended to be clearer in s‐EMPD; however, the difference was not significant (p = 0.078). Based on these findings, we recommend consideration of s‐EMPD when anal skin lesions are symmetrical, well‐defined, or raised.
Too Much of a Good Thing? Australian Cash Transfer Replacement Rates During the Pandemic
Authors: Breunig Robert , Sainsbury Tristram 
Published: February 2023

AbstractDuring the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic in 2020 the Australian federal government temporarily expanded the level of cash relief available to the working‐age population through supplemental benefit payments, a wage subsidy and allowing lump sum withdrawals from private pensions. Here we examine the scope and direct distributional consequences of these measures. Two in five working‐age Australians received at least one of these three forms of transfer over a 12‐month window. The median recipient had close to half their pre‐COVID‐19 income ‘replaced’ by transfers. The programs interacted to create a two‐tier welfare safety net that put in place a poverty‐alleviating income floor for workers in low‐earning occupations and those on unemployment benefits, and provided job certainty and greater direct income support to those with higher incomes. Aggregate weekly incomes were higher during the initial period of COVID‐19 than they were pre‐COVID‐19. Descriptive exercises, such as this, do not provide information about the ‘impact’ of pandemic policies and are limited to what they directly measure. That noted, we raise an important question for decision‐makers facing future shocks: at what point is there ‘too much of a good thing’ with crisis cash transfers?
Elemental and spectral chemometric analyses of Octopus vulgaris beaks as reliable markers of capture location
Authors: Duarte Bernardo , Mamede Renato , Duarte Irina A. , Caçador Isabel , Reis‐Santos Patrick , Vasconcelos Rita P. , Gameiro Carla , Rosa Rui , Tanner Susanne E. , Fonseca Vanessa F. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe high demand and economic relevance of cephalopods make them prone to food fraud, including related to harvest location. Therefore, there is a growing need to develop tools to unequivocally confirm their capture location. Cephalopod beaks are nonedible, making this material ideal for traceability studies as it can also be removed without a loss of commodity economic value. Within this context, common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) specimens were captured in five fishing areas along the Portuguese coast. Untargeted multi‐elemental total X‐ray fluorescence analysis of the octopus beaks revealed a high abundance of Ca, Cl, K, Na, S, and P, concomitant with the keratin and calcium phosphate nature of the material. We tested a suite of discrimination models on both elemental and spectral data, where the elements contributing most to discriminate capture location were typically associated with diet (As), human‐related pressures (Zn, Se, and Mn), or geological features (P, S, Mn, and Zn). Among the six different chemometrics approaches used to classify individuals to their capture location according to their beaks’ element concentration, classification trees attained a classification accuracy of 76.7%, whilst reducing the number of explanatory variables for sample classification and highlighting variable importance for group discrimination. However, using X‐ray spectral features of the octopus beaks further improved classification accuracy, with the highest classification of 87.3% found with partial least‐squares discriminant analysis. Ultimately, element and spectral analyses of nonedible structures such as octopus beaks can provide an important, complementary, and easily accessible means to support seafood provenance and traceability, whilst integrating anthropogenic and/or geological gradients.