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“When” and “why” employees resort to remain silent at work? A moderated mediation model of social undermining
Authors: Xu Aidi , Ayub Arslan , Iqbal Shahid 
Published: March 2022

PurposeTo date, few empirical studies have explored the boundary conditions under which employees may choose to observe silence at work. Drawing on the conservation of resource (COR) theory, the present study bridges this gap by examining the interaction effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) on the relationship between social undermining and employee silence while considering the mediating role of emotional exhaustion.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 327 employees working in Pakistan's service sector through the purposive sampling technique and analyzed using PLS path modeling.FindingsThe findings support the authors’ projections such that social undermining, i.e., supervisor undermining, coworker undermining and customer undermining, are positively related to emotional exhaustion. Besides, emotional exhaustion partially mediates the associations between supervisor undermining and employee silence, coworker undermining and employee silence, and customer undermining and employee silence. Further, the results confirm the interaction effect of LMX. The harmful impact of social undermining is exacerbated in high-quality LMX relationships compared to those at low LMX relationships.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few efforts to understand the conditions under which employee silence is more likely or less likely to occur. The authors’ findings draw the attention of researchers and practitioners to understand the uniqueness of this linkage such that variations in leaders' behavior are more detrimental for “in-group” members than their counterparts (i.e. “out-group” members).
Refugee awareness of a transformative intervention to increase blood donations
Authors: Polonsky Michael Jay , Ferdous Ahmed , Robertson Nichola , Jones Sandra , Renzaho Andre , Telenta Joanne 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
This study aims to test the efficacy of the awareness of a transformative health service communication intervention targeted to African refugees in Australia, designed to increase their intentions to participate in blood donation and reduce any identified barriers.

Design/methodology/approach
Following the intervention launch, a survey was administered to African refugees. The data were analysed with structural equation modelling.

Findings
Intervention awareness increases refugees’ blood donation knowledge and intentions. Although it has no direct effect on refugees’ medical mistrust or perceived discrimination, intervention awareness indirectly reduces medical mistrust. The findings, thus, suggest that the intervention was transformative: it directly and indirectly reduced barriers to refugee participation in blood donation services.

Research limitations/implications
Limitations include a relatively small sample size, single-country context and measures that address blood donation intentions versus behaviours.

Social implications
Addressing health service inequities through intervention awareness, via the mere exposure effect, can facilitate refugees’ health service participation and inclusion.

Originality/value
This study contributes to transformative service research and responds to calls to improve individual and community well-being by testing a transformative intervention targeted towards vulnerable consumers. Not all targeted refugees donated blood, but being encouraged to participate in this health service within the host society can foster their greater inclusion.
Libraries breaking barriers through TikTok: enhancing access and visibility
Authors: Mashiyane Dina Mokgadi 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the usage of TikTok by libraries in enhancing access and visibility of services, facilities and resources.

Design/methodology/approach
This is a review paper of literature related to the usage of TikTok in libraries

Findings
The literature revealed that TikTok is being used mostly for library marketing and advocacy. Though there is scant literature on TikTok for information literacy, this platform is being used for teaching and learning purposes.

Originality/value
This is a welcome contribution to the utilization of TikTok for enhancing library services and reaching out to users beyond the library walls.
Marine energy transition with LNG and electric batteries: a technological adoption analysis of Norwegian ferries
Authors: Laribi Sofiane , Guy Emmanuel 
Published: March 2022

Purpose The article investigates factors associated with the relative success in adopting two specific alternative marine energies (liquefied natural gas [LNG] and electric batteries) in the Norwegian ferry market. This specific market segment is an interesting case study as its national-flagged fleet boasting the largest number of ships using alternative marine energies in comparison with the other countries of the region and the world.Design/methodology/approach A database tracking the yearly deployment of ships using a different combination of LNG and electric batteries was built from shipping lines’ online information and grey literature. The technological adoption approach was used to categorize different groups of users at each step of the adoption process and identify which factors separate the early adopters from the other groups of end-users. The compiled data allow tracing the changing distribution of Norwegian ferry operators along the conceptualized technology adoption curve.Findings Results indicated that the Norwegian ferry market matches required conditions to pass the “chasm” of uncertainties associated with transitioning to new technology. Some disparities between the adoption of LNG and the electric batteries in the Norwegian ferry markets are observed.Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, no study has explored the adoption of new energies in the maritime industry based on the technology adoption process through a similar perspective. The analysis is helpful to shed light on the barriers associated with a high level of uncertainties when it comes to adopting new marine energies.
Socio-economic development through self-help groups in rural India – a qualitative study
Authors: Kandpal Vinay 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
Through a thematic analysis, this research study aims to examine the role of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and self-help groups (SHGs) in empowering rural women and their contribution to financial inclusion in India. Sustainable development can be achieved when resources are equally available and accessible for all, irrespective of gender differences.

Design/methodology/approach
For qualitative research, the response was collected through focused group discussion and gathered responses from members working in SHGs in Uttarakhand in India. Thematic analysis was done to analyse the data till the saturation level was reached.

Findings
Despite several socio-economic developments worldwide, women still fall among some of the most vulnerable communities, unable to access resources at par with men. Thus, women’s empowerment emerges as a theme central to sustainable development. MFIs are looking to empower women by increasing their savings habits. There are consistent efforts on the part of the government to formalize the system of SHGs and give them additional financial support by creating a proper link between the banking system and SHGs. We also need technology and innovation for creating financial literacy among women. Women’s empowerment cannot be achieved unless they are involved in financial inclusion by creating awareness.

Originality/value
The research focuses on people’s socio-economic development, especially women living in hilly and rural areas within the specific context of Uttarakhand in India. This research will provide an opportunity for strategic approaches and reveal the areas where government needs to focus for sustainable development.
PhD graduates in non-academic roles: harnessing communication knowledge to meet organizational goals
Authors: McAlpine Lynn , Inouye Kelsey 
Published: March 2022

PurposePhD graduates are increasingly taking non-academic roles outside and inside universities. While effective communication is a frequently mentioned concern among employers, little is known about what actual communication PhD graduates do as part of their work. The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of work-related communication activities by PhDs in non-academic sectors.Design/methodology/approachThe conceptual framework presented in this paper focused on the intersection between individual day-to-day experience and work structures through the analytic lens of genre knowledge. Using a narrative approach, attending to both individual experience and cross-case patterns, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 PhD holders in non-academic careers. Interviews and related documents were analyzed inductively for emerging themes and deductively for cross-case patterns.FindingsIn pursuing organizational goals, PhD graduates undertook diverse writing and other communication work and developed a rich tapestry of genre knowledge. This knowledge enabled them to negotiate different encounters with specific genres, undertake new genres and mediate among different genres.Originality/valueThis study highlighted the value of framing future research around a) the intersection between individual communication experience and organizational factors; and b) the analytic lens of genre knowledge to understand how organizational roles and goals lead to diverse communication practices. As for practical implications, the organizationally bounded roles and goals influencing participants’ communication practices also hold true for those doing PhDs where success requires mastering a limited academic set of genres. While the authors cannot prepare PhD graduates for all the genres they may need, the authors could explicitly teach how genres work in the PhD context.
Cross-cultural electronic word-of-mouth: a systematic literature review
Authors: Kusawat Poompak , Teerakapibal Surat 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
Global adoption of the internet and mobile usage results in a huge variation in the cultural backgrounds of consumers who generate and consume electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM). Unsurprisingly, a research trend on cross-cultural eWOM has emerged. However, there has not been an attempt to synthesize this research topic. This paper aims to bridge this gap.

Methodology
This research paper conducts a systematic literature review of the current research findings on cross-cultural eWOM. Journal articles published from 2006 to 2021 are included. This study then presents the key issues in the extant literature and suggests potential future research.

Findings
The findings show that there has been an upward trend in the number of publications on cross-cultural eWOM since the early 2010s, with a relatively steeper increase toward 2020. The findings also synthesize cross-cultural eWOM research into four elements and suggest potential future research avenues.

Value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is currently no exhaustive/integrated review of cross-cultural eWOM research. This research fills the need to summarize the current state of cross-cultural eWOM literature and identifies research questions to be addressed in the future.
Organisational learning in complex epistemic environments: reflections from studies of professional work in Norway
Authors: Nerland Monika 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
The aim of this invited paper is to explore how more complex epistemic environments generate opportunities and challenges for organizational learning in professional realms. Based on these explorations, a second aim is to discuss whether there are specific conditions in Nordic working life that facilitates or restricts such learning opportunities.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper discusses conditions for organizational learning in terms of changing knowledge practices and relations. Examples from studies of knowledge work in the Norwegian education and health sectors are provided to illustrate how professionals become involved in epistemic practices as part of their work and how these practices are changing in relation to evolving knowledge cultures.

Findings
The paper conceptualises and discusses how knowledge practices are changing in relation to specific and increasingly complex epistemic environments. It is argued that features such as low power distance, high levels of higher education participation, well-developed digital infrastructures and a general trust in professionals are conducive to learning. At the same time, taking advantage of learning opportunities are increasingly depending on individuals’ agency and capacities to cope with new demands.

Originality/value
To better account for the complexity of epistemic environments, organisational learning can be seen as a matter of connecting epistemic practices in the local work organisation to wider knowledge circuits.
Prioritization of critical success factors for sustainable Lean Six Sigma implementation in Indian healthcare organizations using best-worst-method
Authors: Swarnakar Vikas , Bagherian Anthony , Singh A.R. 
Published: March 2022

PurposeRecent years have seen an increased demand for healthcare services, presenting a need to improve service quality through the deployment of sustainable Lean Six Sigma (LSS). This study aims to identify critical success factors (CSFs) of sustainable LSS and prioritize them based on their intensity of importance for the effective implementation of sustainable LSS in the healthcare environment.Design/methodology/approachThe present study identified 33 leading CSFs through a comprehensive literature review and expert experience and classified them into six major categories based on organizational functions. The primacy of these CSFs is established using the best-worst-method (BWM) approach. The significant advantage of this approach is that the decision-maker identifies both the best and worst criteria among alternatives prior to pairwise comparisons, leading to fewer pairwise comparisons and saving time, energy and resources. It also provides more reliable and consistent rankings.FindingsThe findings of the present study highlight the economic and managerial (E&M) CSFs as the most significant CSFs among the major category criteria of sustainable LSS-CSFs, followed by organizational (O), knowledge and learning (K&L), technological (T), social and environmental (S&E), and external factors (EF). Similarly, management involvement and leadership to implement sustainable LSS (E&M1), structured LSS deployment training and education (K&L2), and availability of required resources and their efficient utilization (O2) are ranked as the topmost CSFs among sub-category criteria of sustainable LSS-CSFs.Practical implicationsThe prioritization of sustainable LSS-CSFs determined in this study can provide healthcare managers, researchers and decision-makers with a better understanding of the influence on effective deployment of sustainable LSS, resulting in improved service quality in hospitals.Originality/valueThis paper is an original contribution to the analysis of CSFs in an Indian healthcare institute, utilizing the BMW method for ranking the sustainable LSS-CSFs. The advantage of utilizing and distinguishing the performance of this approach compared to other MCDA approaches in terms of (1) least pairwise comparison and violation, (2) consistency (3) slightest deviation and (4) conformity.
Tree species mixing can amplify microclimate offsets in young forest plantations
Authors: Zhang Shengmin , Landuyt Dries , Verheyen Kris , De Frenne Pieter 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

Macroclimate warming is affecting ecosystems world‐wide. Tree canopies, however, can significantly buffer temperature fluctuations, giving rise to lower maximum temperatures, higher minimum temperatures and enhanced water availability at the forest floor. Forests, therefore, can act as refugia for heat‐sensitive species with important implications for climate‐change responses in the understorey of forests. These forest microclimate offsets have been well‐studied, but far less is known about how microclimate offsets are modulated by tree species mixing.

We installed temperature and air humidity loggers in a multisite tree diversity experiment to quantify the role of tree species richness and composition on below‐canopy offsets and investigate mechanisms underlying these effects.

Microclimate offsets highly depended on tree species identity and mixing. Not only monocultures of larch Larix × eurolepis and Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii had a high performance for thermal buffering, but also mixtures with species such as birch Betula pendula and pine Pinus sylvestris. Indirect effects brought about by tree species mixing were found to amplify microclimate offsets, mostly via increased canopy cover.

Synthesis and applications. Our findings show that microclimate offsetting highly depends on tree species identity and diversity, and that buffered forest microclimates can be achieved rapidly in young plantations, depending on the species being planted. Based on our findings, we recommend planting mixtures instead of monocultures. Not only because species mixing was found to amplify microclimate offsets in some of the investigated stands, but also because tree species mixing is likely to increase the resilience of forests to climate change. Hence, we expect that also on the long‐term species mixing might be beneficial for microclimate buffering. Forest managers and policy makers can use our finding to optimise the design of tree plantations to minimise climate‐change impacts on below‐canopy biodiversity and functioning.
Sperm mitochondrial DNA copy number in relation to semen quality: A cross‐sectional study of 1164 potential sperm donors
Authors: Sun Bin , Hou Jian , Ye Yi‐Xiang , Chen Heng‐Gui , Duan Peng , Chen Ying‐Jun , Xiong Cheng‐Liang , Wang Yi‐Xin , Pan An 
Published: March 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association between mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) and semen quality.DesignA cross‐sectional study.SettingHubei Province Human Sperm Bank of China (from April 2017 to July 2018).PopulationA total of 1164 healthy male sperm donors with 5739 specimens.Main outcome measuresReal‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) was used to measure sperm mtDNAcn. We also determined semen volume, concentration and motility parameters (progressive motility, nonprogressive motility and immotility).MethodsMixed‐effect models and general linear models were uses.ResultsAfter adjusting for relevant confounding factors, mixed‐effect models revealed diminished sperm motility (progressive and total), concentration, and total count across the quartiles of mtDNAcn (all P < 0.05). Compared with men in the lowest quartile, men in the highest quartile of mtDNAcn had lower progressive sperm motility, total motility, concentration and total count of −8.9% (95% CI −12.7% to −5.0%), −8.0% (95% CI −11.6% to −4.4%), −42.8% (95% CI −47.7% to −37.4%), and − 44.3% (95% CI −50.1% to −37.7%), respectively. These inverse dose–response relationships were further confirmed in the cubic spline models, where mtDNAcn was modelled as a continuous variable.ConclusionsWe found that mtDNAcn was inversely associated with semen quality in a dose‐dependent manner. Our results provide novel clues that sperm mtDNAcn may serve as a useful predictor of human semen characteristics.Tweetable abstractSperm mitochondrial DNA copy number was markedly associated with diminished sperm motility (progressive and total), concentration and total count.
Perspectives of certified nursing assistants and administrators on staffing the nursing home frontline during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors: Franzosa Emily , Mak Wingyun , R. Burack Orah , Hokenstad Alene , Wiggins Faith , Boockvar Kenneth S. , Reinhardt Joann P. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo identify best practices to support and grow the frontline nursing home workforce based on the lived experience of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and administrators during COVID‐19.Study settingPrimary data collection with CNAs and administrators in six New York metro area nursing homes during fall 2020.Study designSemi‐structured interviews and focus groups exploring staffing challenges during COVID‐19, strategies used to address them, and recommendations moving forward.Data collectionWe conducted interviews with 6 administrators and held 10 focus groups with day and evening shift CNAs (n = 56) at 6 nursing homes. Data were recorded and transcribed verbatim and analyzed through directed content analysis using a combined inductive and deductive approach to compare perceptions across sites and roles.Principal findingsCNAs and administrators identified chronic staffing shortages that affected resident care and staff burnout as a primary concern moving forward. CNAs who felt most supported and confident in their continued ability to manage their work and the pandemic described leadership efforts to support workers' emotional health and work–life balance, teamwork across staff and management, and accessible and responsive leadership. However, not all CNAs felt these strategies were in place.ConclusionsBased on priorities identified by CNAs and administrators, we recommend several organizational/industry and policy‐level practices to support retention for this workforce. Practices to stabilize the workforce should include 1) teamwork and person‐centered operational practices including transparent communication; 2) increasing permanent staff to avoid shortages; and 3) evaluating and building on successful COVID‐related innovations (self‐managed teams and flexible benefits). Policy and regulatory changes to promote these efforts are necessary to developing industry‐wide structural practices that target CNA recruitment and retention.
Sociodemographic features and outcomes of peritonitis episodes in children on peritoneal dialysis
Authors: Pınarbaşı Ayşe Seda , Akbalık Kara Mehtap 
Published: March 2022

AbstractIntroductionPeritoneal dialysis (PD) is one of the most preferred kidney replacement therapies in children. However, it has an important complication such as peritonitis. This study was planned to investigate the causes and frequency of peritonitis in children with PD.MethodsThe demographic features, peritonitis episodes, and microbiological characteristics of PD patients followed up for 5 years.ResultsOverall, 50 pediatric PD patients who met the study criteria in a 5‐year period were included in the study. Consanguineous marriage was 64% and 44% of the mothers was illiterate. A total of 19 patients had no peritonitis episode, and a total of 54 peritonitis episode were experienced. The overall peritonitis rate was one episode per 24.4 patient‐months. Culture negativity rate was 44%.ConclusionEven though factors such as the education level of the parents, the number of people or rooms in the house, dialysis modality were thought to influence peritonitis episodes, they could not be shown statistically.