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Post-crisis response by Chinese stakeholders to Canadian international education programs: a case study with community-based survey evidence
Authors: Liu Yun 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThis article examines education diplomacy as a specific application of public diplomacy in stabilizing Canada–China relations, which have worsened over the last few years. It conducts a case study analysing post-crisis responses of Chinese stakeholders in Canadian university international programs. The survey results provide policymaking insight for restoring post-crisis global learning activities.Design/methodology/approachIt applies conceptual analysis, comparative methods and historical reflection to design a community-based survey. It treated Chinese university students and scholars as stakeholders of education diplomacy. Utilizing an established network of Chinese intuitional partners by the host institute, this case study analyses questionnaires on the online survey platform Qualtrics.FindingsThe survey indicates concerns about diplomatic tension by Chinese stakeholders in Canadian university international programs. However, their responses are still favourable for resuming global learning activities with more flexibility, mobility and personal safety facilitation.Originality/valueThe paper assesses the post-crisis response of Chinese stakeholders concerning the Canada–China education collaboration while interpreting Education Diplomacy as a specific form of Public Diplomacy for normalizing China–Canada relations still subject to growing bilateral tension.
Resilience through operational flexibility for crisis response: an international investigation of firm responses during COVID-19
Authors: Shekarian Naser , Ramirez Ronald , Khuntia Jiban 
Published: November 2022

PurposeCrisis response has emerged as a salient concern for firms in the onset of COVID-19. While research suggests that resilience is critical during such disruptions, there remains a need to examine how firms build resilience during evolving situations. This study focuses on resiliency created through operational flexibility and examines how firms developed resiliency to COVID-19 through an adaptation of three technology-based levers of flexibility: change in a firm's product and service offerings, the channel it uses for sales and the location of a firm's workforce.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a unique cross-sectional dataset generated from a survey administered by a reputable financial institution, from March 20 to June 20, during the inception of COVID crisis. This study uses ordinary least squares to analyze data from 6,076 firms across 20 countries.FindingsResults indicate that flexibility through a combination of a change in a firm's product and service offerings, with movement to selling through a digital channel, had a positive impact on firm sales. However, flexibility through a combination of change in product and service offerings with workforce location changes had negative impacts. Robustness analysis indicates that negative impacts worsen in countries with higher digitization and in manufacturing and retail firms as compared to service firms, indicating the inflexibility of physical goods–based business models. Results highlight dimensions through which technology-based flexibility can take place and the benefits of flexibility on firm performance.Originality/valueThis study provides managerial insights into technology-based operational flexibility mechanisms that can be employed for building performance resilience during unexpected disruptions. Research findings inform firms facing supply chain challenges and inflation pressures of business today.
Prost with craft beer! Do customer experience and price sensitivity affect product price image, perceived value and repurchase intention?
Authors: Rizzon Fernanda , De Toni Deonir , Graciola Ana Paula , Milan Gabriel Sperandio 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the effect of product price image (PPI) on perceived value (PV) and repurchase intention (RI) of Brazilian customers' craft beer. Moreover, this research also verifies the moderating effect of customer experience (CE) and price sensitivity.Design/methodology/approachThe survey data analysis was performed using Smart-PLS 3.3.9 and Process 4.1 software with 329 customers.FindingsThe results show that PV is a full mediation variable in the relationship between PPI and RI. As a mediated moderation, lower CE and price sensitivity better explain the indirect effect of PPI on RI via PV.Practical implicationsThus, managers may reinforce the PV of low price sensitivity and low CE. These customers learn about companies' prices compared with higher price-sensitive customers and higher CE that already PV.Originality/valueThe article discusses the implications of PV as a mediator, low price sensitivity and low CE as moderators for craft beer.Highlights The world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, following water and tea, the third-most-popular drink on earth is beer;Managers should create strategies to reinforce the PV and consequently the RI by offering PPI and benefits (PV) for customers with low experience and low-price sensitivity about craft beer;Low customer experience and low-price sensitive's customers are learning about companies' prices compared to higher price sensitive, and higher customer experience that already PV, PL, PF, and PEs and NEs;Small producers craft beer that connotated the product's high quality and benefits; the higher may be the level of RI and consumption from customers.
In prosperity and adversity? The value of high-performance work practices for SMEs under conditions of environmental hostility and social embeddedness
Authors: Martínez-del-Río Javier , Perez-Luño Ana , Bojica Ana Maria 
Published: November 2022

PurposeTaking a resource-based view, the authors analyse the effect of high-performance work practices (HPWPs) on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under conditions of environmental hostility, and consider how this relationship is influenced by managers' embeddedness in social networks. The authors argue that high perceived levels of environmental hostility strengthen the strategic value of HPWPs in SMEs, whereas high levels of manager embeddedness in social networks weaken this contingent relationship.Design/methodology/approachThese hypotheses were tested in a sample of 249 SMEs, from two Spanish industries related to food production, using linear regression with two- and three-way interaction effects.FindingsThe study results show that the implementation of HPWPs benefits SMEs' performance in hostile environments. However, the dark side of managers' social capital could undermine any such benefit, especially if there is a high degree of network closure. In hostile contexts, such closure appears to limit managers' willingness to depart from the common practice of reducing investment in human resources.Practical implicationsContrary to predominant beliefs that managers facing economic adversity should reduce costs by cutting investment in personnel development, this study indicates that supporting HPWPs enhances a firm's objective financial performance.Originality/valueThis study advances our understanding of the specific conditions under which HPWPs sustain SME performance. It also introduces the dark side of managers' social capital into considerations of this relationship. The study findings provide new insights that are counterintuitive to business practice.
The role of management in lean implementation: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
Authors: Januszek Sven , Macuvele Julian , Friedli Thomas , Netland Torbjørn H. 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate how soft lean practices moderate the performance effects of hard lean practices. The authors provide new evidence from the pharmaceutical industry, which is characterized by a highly regulated and technical environment and has been largely uncharted in the lean literature.Design/methodology/approachBased on a review of the literature, the authors define a set of soft and hard lean practices. The authors test the hypotheses using factor analysis and moderated hierarchical linear regression on a unique dataset containing survey data and real performance measures of 351 pharmaceutical plants.FindingsThe results show that soft lean practices can be both enabling and constraining. When management engages in performance measurement, visualisation and employee empowerment the relationship between hard lean practices and performance is positively moderated. On the other hand, when managers emphasise goal setting and work standardisation the performance outcomes are reduced.Practical implicationsEffective lean managers build organisational commitment by motivating other employees to implement lean. They use performance measurement, visualisation and employee empowerment to focus on the “why”. Less effective managers engage in commanding and micro-management. Such managers focus on the “what” by using practices like goal setting and work standardisation.Originality/valueThis article contributes to the literature on lean management by empirically testing the moderator-variable interaction effects between soft and hard lean practices. In addition, it adds new evidence from the important pharmaceutical industry.
Carelessness in preserving manuscripts as a heritage: cases of local treatment in Indonesia
Authors: Fakhriati Fakhriati , Kalsum Nyimas Umi , Sugiarti Sugiarti , Ilyas Husnul Fahimah 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThis paper aims at examining the current condition of ancient manuscripts owned by locals in remote areas of Indonesia, which are mostly in poor condition. It is to describe the factors of these manuscript damages and the implications of the damage.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed qualitative design with philological, codicological and anthropological approaches. The participants are manuscript owners and keepers in Western, Central and Eastern parts of Indonesia. Data were collected by direct observations and interviews with the participants.FindingsThis paper provides empirical insights on how manuscripts were damaged due to human and environmental factors. These factors have caused the loss of part or whole information in the manuscripts, hence causing disconnected knowledge linkage from past to present.Research limitations/implicationsDue to the selected scope and area of study, this study may lack generalizability. Further studies can be conducted to examine the physical aspect and the content of the manuscripts.Practical implicationsThis study suggests the urgency for stakeholders and local governments to preserve the manuscripts by taking specific measures that include preservation training to the locals and conducting a program for digitizing these manuscripts.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils an identified need to study how the damages suffered by the local manuscripts.
Consumers' intention towards the use of smart technologies in tourism and hospitality (T&H) industry: a deeper insight into the integration of TAM, TPB and trust
Authors: Sujood  , Bano Naseem , Siddiqui Samiha 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThis study used an integrated framework that incorporates the technology acceptance model (TAM) (Davis, 1989), the theory of planned behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) and trust to examine factors that mainly influence consumers' intention towards the use of smart technologies in tourism and hospitality (T&H) industry. The Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality systems, augmented reality systems, etc. are the Smart 4.0 technologies generally used in T&H industry these days.Design/methodology/approachConvenience sampling approach was employed in this study. Data were collected over the Internet using a survey instrument by posting the questionnaire link on social network web pages of travel agencies from November 10, 2021, to December 30, 2021. In the opening statement of the questionnaire, we have explained about the Smart 4.0 technologies so that every respondent could understand what we mean by Smart 4.0 technologies.FindingsThe findings show that conjoining the TAM and the TPB with trust resulted in a robust model for explaining customers' intention toward using smart technologies in the T&H industry.Research limitations/implicationsSmart technologies have become one of the most profitable e-commerce applications. This study examines and integrates the various advantages of smart technologies for the consumers in T&H industry, as well as providing insight into the intentions of Indian consumers. Hence, this study gives significant information to IT companies, online travel agencies, tour operators, travel agents, T&H planners and other stakeholders on Indian consumers' behavioral intentions (BIs).Originality/valueThis study tested the utility of the extended model in predicting consumers' intention towards the use of smart technologies in T&H industry. As far as the authors' knowledge is concerned, this is the first study that predicted intention of Indian consumers towards the use of smart technologies in T&H industry by integrating TAM, TPB and trust.
Gig worker organizing: toward an adapted Attraction-Selection-Attrition framework
Authors: Schmidt Gordon B. , Philip Jestine , Van Dellen Stephanie A. , Islam Sayeedul 
Published: November 2022

PurposeAs conventional practices of working continue to be modified in the gig economy, more theoretical work examining the experiences of gig workers is needed. Relying on person-based fit and levels of analysis literature, this paper proposes an adaptation to the traditional Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) framework to the gig economy.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the ASA framework, this conceptual paper explores how gig workers join, leave and could be retained by gig employers.FindingsThe authors recognize an intermediary “organizing” phase within the ASA framework for gig workers. Using examples of appwork and crowdwork, the authors show that workers tend to self-organize through third-party websites to help gig work become economically sustainable, avoid being exploited and enhance gig workers' sense of community and identity.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of this research lie in gig employers understanding how workers experience gig employment and in helping employers be successful in attracting, selecting and retaining quality workers and thereby lowering permanent attrition.Originality/valueThe authors propose a novel adaptation to the conventional ASA framework to include organizing as a phase in gig worker employment. This research defines gig attraction and attrition at the individual-level, selection at the individual- and task-levels based in person-job (PJ)-fit and the various aspects of gig organizing as encompassing fit with one's job, organization, and environmental (i.e., PJ-, PO-, PE-fit) at the individual-, task-, and network-levels.
News-based sentiment: can it explain market performance before and after the Russia–Ukraine conflict?
Authors: Le Viet Hoang , von Mettenheim Hans-Jörg , Goutte Stéphane , Liu Fei 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the market response of the aerospace and defense industry and the airline industry to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia based on the sentiments from war-related news articles over the period from October 2021 to June 2022.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses the news article database of Global Database of Events, Languages and Tone (GDELT) to create a new set of variables that reflect the news sentiment regarding war and conflict. By investigating the newly created sentiment variables in combination with traditional event study methodology, the authors seek to find out whether sentiment indicators can be helpful to rationalize the evolution of the different stock markets before and after the conflict.FindingsThe authors' results point out a significant negative impact of the war on the airline market and a positive impact on the defense market. The authors' study also introduces a new set of war-related news-based sentiment variables that is significant to explain the evolution of the two markets before and after the war. The relationships between this study's new set of variables and the performance of the two markets are also proven to be significantly impacted by the invasion.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first research to use the news sentiment related to the topic of war and conflict to explain the market movement of different industries during the Ukraine invasion.
Tweet for peace: Twitter as a medium for developing a peace discourse in the hands of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders
Authors: Karayianni Christiana , Psaltis Charis 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThe article examines how the two Cypriot leaders – the Greek-Cypriot community leader Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish-Cypriot community leader Mustafa Akinci – have used their Twitter accounts during the period leading to the intensification of the Cyprus peace process between 30 April 2015 and 31 October 2016.Design/methodology/approachThis article presents, using descriptive analysis and thematic analysis, how the two leaders have used Twitter in the negotiations' period.FindingsThe analysis shows that the leaders, during the time frame examined, developed both pro-peace discourses around the Cyprus problem and para-social and vicarious intergroup contact that contributed in what Hogg (2015) defines an intergroup relational identity that is an effective form of “bridging” leadership across communities.Originality/valueThe article argues that Twitter is a tool that, in the hands of political leaders in segregated public spheres caused by yet unresolved ethnic conflicts, can become a useful tool for constructing both a positive meaning around issues concerning the rival sides and transforming opposing social identities in the formation of an “extended sense of self that includes the collaboration partner” (Hogg, 2015, p. 191).Peer reviewThe peer-review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2022-0161
Development and validation of a nomogram for esophagogastric variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis: A cohort study in 1099 cases
Authors: Liu Chun Hua , Liu Shuang , Zhao Yong Bing , Liao Yu , Zhao Guo Che , Lin Hui , Yang Shi Ming , Xu Zheng Guo , Wu Hao , Liu En 
Published: November 2022

ObjectivesEsophagogastric variceal bleeding (EVB) is a catastrophic complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis. We aimed to establish a nomogram based on noninvasive clinical and imaging variables to predict the risk of EVB.MethodsThe cut‐off value of each variable was determined through univariate regression analysis. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine the risk factors and establish predictive models. The nomogram was established and validated using the calibration discrimination across different groups.ResultsSix indicators, including platelet count, hemoglobin, albumin to globulin ratio, fasting blood glucose, serum chloride, and computed tomography portal vein diameter (CTPD), were found to be related to the risk of EVB. Two models, with or without CTPD, were established and compared. Model 1 with CTPD had better discrimination than model 2 with C‐index of 0.893 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.872–0.915) and 0.862 (95% CI 0.837–0.887) in the primary cohort, respectively (Z = 2.027, P = 0.043). While the C‐index of the two models in the validation cohort was 0.878 (95% CI 0.838–0.919) and 0.810 (95% CI 0.757–0.863). Moreover, the clinical decision analysis curve and clinical impact curve showed that these models might confer a significant net benefit on patients and provide a reference threshold for clinicians.ConclusionA nomogram using routine clinical indicators was established to predict the risk of EVB in patients with liver cirrhosis, which was verified in an independent cohort and demonstrated a great consistency.
Utility of biomarkers and temporal artery biopsy length for investigating giant cell arteritis in Western Australia
Authors: Atlas Isabella S. , Colley Stephen M. , Chia Mark A. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractAimTo explore demographic characteristics, biopsy length, and blood biomarker performance in an Australian cohort of patients who have undergone temporal artery biopsy (TAB) for giant cell arteritis (GCA).MethodsWe extracted data on biopsies performed for GCA between January 2016 and December 2020 at public hospitals in Perth. Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) were calculated for blood results. We evaluated the proportion of biopsies with post‐fixation length less than 15 mm and explored several length associations.ResultsWe retrospectively reviewed biopsies of 360 patients (65.8% female, mean age 72.1 years). Biopsy‐positive patients were older (6.0 years, P < 0.01), and had higher C‐reactive protein (CRP) (44.5 mg/L, P < 0.01), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (18.9 mm/h, P < 0.01), and platelets (86.8 × 103/μL, P < 0.01) compared with biopsy‐negative patients. CRP and platelets had the highest AUCs at 0.76 and 0.71, respectively. Sensitivities for CRP and ESR were 96.2% and 91.5%, respectively. Specificities were comparatively low at 41.3% for CRP and 37.4% for ESR. The proportion of biopsies with sub‐optimal length was 55.9% and this varied significantly by site (P < 0.01). Smaller sites performed worse, with a sub‐optimal biopsy rate of 87% amongst the three smallest sites.ConclusionESR and CRP are helpful preliminary investigations, especially in identifying low‐risk patients, but their specificity is limited. Smaller centers had a higher proportion of biopsies with sub‐optimal length. Considering the importance of biopsy length for TAB diagnostic value, reviewing biopsy data may assist services in developing improvement strategies.
Clinical management of psychostimulant withdrawal: review of the evidence
Authors: Li Michael J. , Shoptaw Steven J. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractIt is estimated that a majority of people who use psychostimulants, particularly methamphetamine (MA) and cocaine, experience withdrawal upon abstinence from sustained use. This review of clinical research reports the evidence regarding biomedical and behavioral treatments for psychostimulant withdrawal symptoms. It provides a framework for clinicians and scientists to increase impact on attenuating MA and cocaine withdrawal during initial and sustained abstinence. Articles reviewed included reports of controlled clinical trials (randomized or non‐randomized) reporting at least one withdrawal symptom among the outcomes or specifically studying patients in withdrawal. Potential efficacy for MA withdrawal is noted for a few medications (mirtazapine, naltrexone, bupropion) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation during acute (first week), early protracted (weeks 2–4) and late protracted (> 4 weeks) withdrawal phases. Topiramate shows mixed evidence of efficacy for cocaine withdrawal. In general, there is inconsistent signal for biomedical and behavioral treatments on MA and cocaine withdrawal.