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AMO-enhancing practices, open innovation and organizations’ innovation in the European context: testing a mediation model
Authors: Ferrarini Filippo , Curzi Ylenia 
Published: June 2022

PurposeThe literature has recognized the key role of the human resource management (HRM) practices for enhancing firms’ innovative performance. At the same time, scholars have consistently demonstrated open innovation (OI) to be an effective approach for boosting companies’ innovative outcome. Nevertheless, academics have largely overlooked to investigate the complex relationship between HRM practices, OI and organizations’ innovativeness, while claiming further research on organizational antecedents on OI. Using the ability, motivation and opportunity (AMO) framework as analytical lens, this study investigates the direct and indirect relationship between AMO-enhancing practices and firms’ innovation capacity, hypothesizing a potential mediating role of OI.Design/methodology/approachDrawing from the European Company Survey 2019, a large-scale representative dataset of more than 20,000 establishments at European level and building on the “human-side” of OI, the study proposes two hypotheses regarding the relationship between AMO-enhancing practices and OI in fostering product and process innovation in European firms.FindingsThe results show that companies that invest in AMO-enhancing practices not only have higher probability to innovate, but also are more inclined to collaborate with external partners. Moreover, OI not only enhances the innovation capacity of the firm but also partially mediates the relationship between HRM and organizations’ innovativeness.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies which empirically investigate how the AMO framework increases the likelihood of engaging in an OI process by firms, thereby, increasing their innovation capacity. The results shed further lights on both “the human side” of OI, as well as in the mechanisms linking HRM practices with innovation. Moreover, the analysis provides a deeper understanding about the organizational antecedents of the OI process, as well as corroborating the recent theoretical contributions on HRM and OI.
Supplier absorptive capacity: learning via boundary objects in sustainability-oriented supplier development initiatives
Authors: Jia Meng , Hendry Linda Caroline , Stevenson Mark 
Published: June 2022

PurposeTo study the learning processes and mechanisms involved in sustainability-oriented supplier development (SSD), including how knowledge is transmitted by the buyer and how it is received, understood and internalised by the supplier.Design/methodology/approachAn exploratory longitudinal multi-case study approach is adopted. The research context is a social SSD project focusing on occupational health and safety (OHS) management at four supplier factories. The paper draws on the constructs of absorptive capacity and boundary objects.FindingsThe development of a supplier's absorptive capacity for OHS management is triggered by the transfer of boundary objects that are created by the buyer. Findings suggest that each supplier starts explorative learning in a similar and passive way in order to accept the knowledge, but then each supplier proactively transforms and exploits the knowledge through continuous sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring loops that develop the boundary objects in a way that fits their own needs and contexts, incorporating the objects into organisational structures and routines.Research limitations/implicationsThe research furthers the understanding of the development of supplier absorptive capacity for sustainability via SSD projects, including how it is triggered and sustained. The impact of ostensive and performative aspects of boundary objects on knowledge transfer is presented. Finally, insight is provided into how absorptive capacity and dynamic capabilities are linked in the context of SSD.Practical implicationsBuying firms should seek to develop boundary objects that can trigger and maintain learning momentum for sustainability at supplier organisations in addition to effectively transferring SSD-related sustainability knowledge. There is also a need to allow for sufficient flexibility in the design of the boundary objects, and to pay sufficient attention to how suppliers contextualise and embed them into their own organisations, providing support for this process where necessary. For the supplier, establishing structures and routines for OHS management can help to prepare for future audits, thereby reducing audit fatigue.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the supply chain learning literature by exploring the development of supplier absorptive capacity for sustainability triggered by the focal buying firm. It sheds new light on the role of boundary objects for facilitating knowledge transfer and learning between supply chain members in the context of SSD projects.
Fostering firms' ability to cascade sustainability through multi-tier supply chains: an investigation of power sources
Authors: Marttinen Kati , Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa 
Published: June 2022

PurposeA firm's ability to cascade sustainability requirements further down to lower-tier suppliers might be affected by inter-firm power relations. This study aimed to identify the power sources of focal firms and first- and lower-tier suppliers and to investigate how they may affect their ability to cascade sustainability requirements along multi-tier supply chains.Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study of 24 companies was conducted to investigate the sources of power in multi-tier supply chains. In total, 42 informants from five focal companies, ten first-tier suppliers and nine lower-tier suppliers were interviewed.FindingsDifferences were found between the sources from which focal firms and first- and lower-tier suppliers drew power. Findings revealed that firms' power sources may increase or impair their ability to cascade sustainability requirements to lower supply chain tiers. Furthermore, multi-tier supply chain-level power sources constitute a significant determinant of firms' ability to disseminate sustainability requirements to lower-tier suppliers.Practical implicationsThe results can help companies and purchasing managers understand how their own and suppliers' power may affect their ability to cascade sustainability agendas to lower-tier suppliers. In particular, the results can be useful for supplier selection and the development of supplier relationship management strategies for fostering sustainability in multi-tier supply chains.Originality/valueThis study places traditional power perspectives in the context of multi-tier sustainable supply chain management, broadening the view beyond dyadic relationships that have traditionally been the focus of the supply management literature.
Determinant factor of crowdfunders’ behavior in using crowdfunding waqf model in Indonesia: two competing models
Authors: Masrizal Masrizal , Sukmana Raditya , Trianto Budi , Zaimsyah Annisa Masruri 
Published: June 2022

Purpose
The potential of waqf is so great in Indonesia but has not been optimized. This paper aims to offer a model for waqf institutions to adopt financial technology for developing productive and social waqf. The authors cunduct an assesment of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM3), Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) in seeing to the crowdfunders’ behavior.

Design/methodology/approach
This study adopted a structural equation using the partial least square approach to test the hypotheses. Based on purposive sampling, the spread of questionnaires through online surveys throughout Indonesia consists of all islands. A total of 297 respondents collected the questionnaires.

Findings
Based on the findings, acceptance models have a positive and significant impact on the behavioral intentions of crowdfunders, while Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology have no significant effect.

Research limitations/implications
The sample of this study involved potential crowdfunders from all over the islands in Indonesia, but these results cannot be generalized because of limitations in terms of the sampling technique used. However, the results of this study can be used as an illustration of how crowdfunders behave in donating money using financial technology.

Practical implications
The results of this study provide a comprehensive perspective for policymakers, especially the Indonesian Waqf Board as the waqf authority that regulates waqf nazir to improve quality by adopting crowdfunding financial technology in collecting waqf funds. In addition, in terms of implications for the government, this waqf crowdfunding model will reduce spending and increase economic growth.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first in looking at the waqf crowdfunding in Indonesia by looking at two reliable technology determinant models. Studies on cash waqf in Indonesia are many, but they do not look at the issue of crowdfunding, which has gained more attention recently. This paper aims to fill this gap, and this becomes the novelty.
Linking environmental scanning and organizational innovation with competitive advantage: evidence from Egyptian SMEs
Authors: YahiaMarzouk Yasmine , Jin Jiafei 
Published: June 2022

PurposeCOVID-19 and its economic consequences have provoked critical views on worldwide sustainable management, especially in the Arab world. Post-COVID-19, sustainability becomes important because the pandemic taught humanity to set aside differences and work together to support the global sustainability agenda. On the organizational level, sustaining an organization's competitive advantage is a key to surviving a crisis. Therefore, this study explores the impact of environmental scanning on sustaining Egyptian manufacturing SMEs' competitive advantage through organizational innovation.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a cross-sectional design to collect data. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 249 Egyptian SMEs. The smart partial least square structural equation modeling technique (PLS-SEM) was employed to test hypotheses.FindingsOrganizational innovation has an effect on competitive advantage. There is no direct effect of environmental scanning on competitive advantage. However, organizational innovation fully mediates the relationship between environmental scanning and competitive advantage.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample size was small, covering only Egyptian manufacturing SMEs. The results may differ in the service sector and in other countries. The study was cross-sectional and could not trace long-term effects of environmental scanning and organizational innovation on competitive advantage.Practical implicationsIn the face of crises, Egyptian SMEs' managers should regularly scan their environments to build organizational innovation and in turn sustain their competitive position.Originality/valueThis study is amongst the first to investigate the role played by environmental scanning in sustaining Egyptian SMEs competitive advantage through the mediation of organizational innovation amidst the COVID-19 epidemic.
Re-considering core housing: transformations by aided self-help residents in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Authors: Indris Dawod Abdie 
Published: June 2022

PurposeHousing transformation is not part of the Ethiopian urban housing policy, but it is a reality for city dwellers. The objective of this study was to find out what, why, and how aided self-help residents transformed their core house in Bahir Dar city. The focus was specifically on the transformations that resulted in changes to the floor area.Design/methodology/approachThe case study research design is ideal for empirically examining socio-physical dynamics. The study employed three aided self-help housing cooperatives as case studies in Bahir Dar city. Information was gathered from cooperative members, committees, relevant government bodies, and the physical environment through field observations, interviews, photographic surveys, and questionnaires.FindingsThe findings showed three types of housing transformations that resulted in a change in floor area and are influenced by the building features of the original core house, motivation, and participation of residents. As a result of the housing transformation, residents became housing producers and suppliers, and their neighbourhood changed into a more socially and functionally diversified settlement.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study have practical implications for policy makers to institute mechanisms that help planners and architects in preparing plots of land for residential use and in designing housing typologies. The findings will have an impact on the housing policy of Ethiopia.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study will impact planners and architects when it comes to preparing plots for residential land use and designing housing typologies. In addition, the finding will have an impact on housing policy of Ethiopia.Originality/valueThe study of the resident’s housing transformation that brought floor area change provides further insights on the consideration of housing transformation as a housing production and supply strategy.
Numerical evaluation of pedestrian-level wind and indoor thermal comfort of a historical monument, Muğla, Turkey
Authors: Gençer Funda , Karadağ İlker 
Published: June 2022

PurposeThe study aims to analyze both thermal and wind comfort conditions of a historical mosque's interior and outdoor spaces for the planning of further conservation decisions.Design/methodology/approachThe method is composed of two steps. First, thermal comfort analyses are conducted via Design-Builder Software. The predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percentage of dissatisfied indices were calculated and evaluated using the ASHRAE 55–2010 standard. Thermal comfort conditions are analyzed with the proposed three operations. Second, wind comfort analyses are conducted via computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Outdoor thermal comfort conditions are predicted by air temperature, mean radiant temperature, wind speed and relative humidity.FindingsThe (PMV) in the harim was calculated as −1.83 (cool) which corresponds to a predicted percentage of dissatisfaction (PPD) equal to 68.54%. Thermal comfort was provided by daytime and continuous operations; however, intermittent operations did not provide thermal comfort. The wind velocities around the mosque are well below the 5 m/s limit value for standing defined by NEN 8100 wind nuisance standard. Moreover, the limit value of 2.5 m/s for sitting was also satisfied with more than 80% of the semi-enclosed area around the entrance of the mosque. Last comer's hall remains in a slight cold stress range, the rest of the areas have no thermal stress.Originality/valueThis two-stage study creates a base for further improvements to provide comfort conditions in a historical building without interfering with its original features.
Relation of acoustic impedance to stiffness and porosity of Maastrichtian chalk in Dan field, Danish North Sea
Authors: Meireles Leonardo T. P. , Welch Michael J. , Fabricius Ida L. 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACTIn seismic data analysis, acoustic impedance may be used for predicting the porosity of a sedimentary layer with known lithology, where the influence on impedance from pore fluid is known. This method typically assumes that the stiffness of the rock frame is solely a function of porosity and that there is no variation in stiffness between rocks with the same composition and porosity. However, contact cementation can cause an increase in rock frame stiffness with no significant reduction in porosity. This means that rocks with similar porosities and varying degrees of cementation would have significantly different elastic moduli; thus, attempting to derive porosity from seismic impedance alone would incur errors. The primary goal of this study is to assess how significant this error is for porosity prediction. The secondary goal is to calculate the dry rock frame stiffness across the field and evaluate to what extent the time of hydrocarbon placement affects the lithification of the rock. To fulfill these objectives, we studied petrophysical logs and core data from the Dan field and derived seismic impedance, porosity and stiffness expressed in terms of Biot's coefficient for 14 wells across the field. Trends defined between acoustic impedance, porosity, and Biot's coefficient in the Maastrichtian unit of the Dan field showed that, for a given porosity and water saturation in the oil zone, the chalk located at the crest of the reservoir is softer than the chalk located at the flanks of the field. We also found that chalk is stiffer in the down‐faulted north‐western part of the field for a given porosity and water saturation in the oil zone. In the water zone, no difference was found. We speculate that contact cementation downflank in the northwest block caused an increase in the chalk stiffness without reducing the porosity, while earlier hydrocarbon filling of the south‐eastern block and the crest of the structure delayed contact cementation between the chalk particles. This difference in contact cementation between rocks of the same porosity causes porosity prediction from acoustic impedance to vary by up to six porosity units.
The high‐resolution seismic deconvolution method based on joint sparse representation using logging–seismic data
Authors: Wang Yaojun , Zhang Guiqian , Li Haishan , Yang Wuyang , Wang Wanli 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACTSeismic high‐resolution processing is an essential part of seismic processing. Sparse‐spike deconvolution is a widely used method for improving the resolution of seismic data. However, the stratigraphic reflection coefficients do not fully satisfy the hypothesis of sparse‐spike deconvolution, and this method does not make full use of prior information, such as well‐logging data. In this paper, we have developed a high‐resolution processing method based on joint sparse representation using logging and seismic data. This method can extract stratigraphic information from well‐logging reflection coefficients and observational seismic data at the same location by joint dictionary learning. Through joint sparse representation, the relationship between observed seismic data and the reflection coefficient is established. Under the framework of joint sparse representation, the deconvolution of seismic data is realized. The synthetic data and field data tests show that our method can reveal thin layers and can invert reflection coefficients from strongly noisy seismic data accurately. Moreover, the deconvolution results of our method match well with the well‐logging data. The tests demonstrate that the improvement of accuracy of deconvolution results with our method, compared to sparse‐spike deconvolution.
Immunotherapy, radiation oncology and radiology: An alliance into the future
Authors: Hau Eric , Clements Warren , Sia Joseph 
Published: June 2022

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIESA/Prof Eric Hau is a clinician‐scientist with interest in lung and CNS tumours. His clinical and laboratory research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of radiation resistance and investigating drugs which may be utilised for radiation sensitisation to improve outcomes for patients.Associate Professor Warren Clements is an Interventional Radiologist at Alfred Health and has an Adjunct appointment with the Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University. A/Prof Clements completed post‐fellowship subspecialty training in Interventional Radiology, consolidated by completion of the EBIR certification. A/Prof Clements is actively involved in medical research with over 80 peer‐reviewed publications, and has presented his research at national and international conferences. He is an Associate Editor for JMIRO and editorial board member of both CVIR and CVIR Endovascular. He volunteers his time for RANZCR as a member of the Interventional Radiology Committee and as an editorial board member for RANZCR’s Inside Radiology website. A/Prof Clements has a keen interest in education and training, and is the supervisor of Intern Training in the Radiology Department.Dr. Joseph (Joe) Sia is a Consultant Radiation Oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Otago, New Zealand and completed his radiation oncology training in Melbourne in 2017. He then undertook a laboratory‐based PhD in tumour immunology at the University of Melbourne, which was awarded in 2020.
Has Global Financial Reporting Comparability Improved?*
Authors: Conaway Jenelle K. 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACTMotivated by ongoing worldwide efforts to improve the comparability of accounting information, I examine the temporal trend in global financial reporting comparability. Regulators have made serious efforts to improve comparability, but numerous frictions may have limited their effectiveness. Accordingly, I examine the time‐series properties of comparability measures for a sample of the 36 largest economies and provide two key empirical insights consistent with expectations. First, I confirm comparability is increasing over 2002–2018. Second, I document that this increase primarily occurs in firms applying local accounting standards, as opposed to those applying global standards (defined as either US GAAP or IFRS). Additional analyses reveal that: (i) firms applying local standards are becoming more comparable to firms applying IFRS but not to those applying US GAAP, and (ii) comparability within global‐standards firms is not changing. I also document that certain market liquidity benefits of comparability are sustained in the long term, as firms increasing comparability over the sample period experience greater reductions in bid‐ask spread and zero‐return trading days relative to those decreasing comparability. Overall, the results reveal that comparability has increased—consistent with systematic regulatory efforts—but that this increase arises heterogeneously across firms, with the primary effects in recent years occurring among those applying local standards.
Exercise increases the release of NAMPT in extracellular vesicles and alters NAD+ activity in recipient cells
Authors: Chong Mee Chee , Silva Anabel , James Patrick F. , Wu Sam Shi Xuan , Howitt Jason 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAging is associated with a loss of metabolic homeostasis, with cofactors such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) declining over time. The decrease in NAD+ production has been linked to the age‐related loss of circulating extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT), the rate‐limiting enzyme in the NAD+ biosynthetic pathway. eNAMPT is found almost exclusively in extracellular vesicles (EVs), providing a mechanism for the distribution of the enzyme in different tissues. Currently, the physiological cause for the release of eNAMPT is unknown, and how it may be affected by age and physical exercise. Here, we show that release of small EVs into the bloodstream is stimulated following moderate intensity exercise in humans. Exercise also increased the eNAMPT content in EVs, most prominently in young individuals with higher aerobic fitness. Both mature fit and young unfit individuals exhibited a limited increase in EV‐eNAMPT release following exercise, indicating that this mechanism is related to both the age and physical fitness of a person. Notably, unfit mature individuals were unable to increase the release of eNAMPT in EVs after exercise, suggesting that lower fitness levels and aging attenuate this important signalling mechanism in the body. EVs isolated from exercising humans containing eNAMPT were able to alter the abundance of NAD+ and SIRT1 activity in recipient cells compared to pre‐exercise EVs, indicating a pathway for inter‐tissue signalling promoted through exercise. Our results suggest a mechanism to limit age‐related NAD+ decline, through the systemic delivery of eNAMPT via EVs released during exercise.