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Sustainability orientation, CSR implementation and new venture growth
Authors: Danso Albert , Adomako Samuel , Amankwah-Amoah Joseph , Lartey Theophilus 
Published: April 2022

PurposeBuilding on the upper echelons theory and sustainability orientation (SO) literature, this paper aims to examine the possibility that the relationship between chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) SO and venture growth might be mediated by levels of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used data obtained from 211 new ventures operating in Ghana. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe authors found that CSR implementation mediates the relationship between SO and venture growth. In addition, the authors found that, at higher levels of financial slack, the effect of SO on CSR implementation is attenuated. However, the results show that, at higher levels of CEO power, the influence of SO on CSR implementation is amplified.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first to examine the mediating role of CSR implementation in the relationship between SO and venture growth and also examines two internal contingency factors (i.e. CEO power and financial slack) on this association.
A practical discrete sizing optimization methodology for the design of high-rise concrete buildings
Authors: Lou Haopeng , Xiao Zhibin , Wan Yinyuan , Jin Fengling , Gao Boqing , Li Chao 
Published: April 2022

PurposeIn this article, a practical design methodology is proposed for discrete sizing optimization of high-rise concrete buildings with a focus on large-scale and real-life structures.Design/methodology/approachThis framework relies on a computationally efficient approximation of the constraint and objective functions using a radial basis function model with a linear tail, also called the combined response surface methodology (RSM) in this article. Considering both the code-stipulated constraints and other construction requirements, three sub-optimization problems were constructed based on the relaxation model of the original problem, and then the structural weight could be automatically minimized under multiple constraints and loading scenarios. After modulization, the obtained results could meet the discretization requirements. By integrating the commercially available ETABS, a dedicated optimization software program with an independent interface was developed and details for practical software development were also presented in this paper.FindingsThe proposed framework was used to optimize different high-rise concrete buildings, and case studies showed that material usage could be saved by up to 12.8% compared to the conventional design, and the over-limit constraints could be adjusted, which proved the feasibility and effectiveness.Originality/valueThis methodology can therefore be applied by engineers to explore the optimal distribution of dimensions for high-rise buildings and to reduce material usage for a more sustainable design.
System dynamics tool for entropy-based risk control on sleeve grouting in prefabricated buildings
Authors: Wang Chen , Zou Fengqiu , Yap Jeffrey Boon Hui , Wood Lincoln C. , Li Heng , Ding Linghua 
Published: April 2022

PurposeThe production of sleeve grouting in prefabricated construction is routinely plagued by a variety of factors, and lack of mass data and complex environmental conditions over time make problems inevitable. Thus, a dynamic risk control system is a valuable support for the successful completion of the sleeve grouting process. This study aims to develop an entropy-based sleeve grouting risk dynamic control system.Design/methodology/approachFirst, static risk assessment was conducted through the structured interview survey using the entropy weight method, followed by a dynamic risk control technique, where indicators were simulated through system dynamics containing causal loop diagrams and stock-and-flow diagrams.FindingsFinally, three types of risk control models, namely, “tortuous type”, “stable type” and “peak loop type”, were developed in the entropy-based sleeve grouting risk dynamic control system and simulated using system dynamics in a real case.Originality/valueCompared to traditional sleeve grouting risk management, the developed system enabled dynamic control over time.
Regaining partner trust in the food delivery business: case of Zomato
Authors: Yadav Nidhi , Goyal Sonu 
Published: April 2022

Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes are as follows: to understand and examine the strategies that help platforms fight competition and manage networks; to analyse the role of platform governance in the management of the networks and partners’ trust; and to evaluate the strategic risks of disintermediation and multi-homing firms face while trying to sustain profits and capture value.

Case overview/synopsis
The case presents the dilemma faced by Deepinder Goyal, the young founder and CEO of Zomato in formulating the growth strategy for its food delivery platform, struggling to retain its market leadership position amid intensifying competition and other challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zomato has become a public company with an IPO announced in mid of July 2021. Therefore, there is growing expectation for profitability among its shareholders and investors considering tailwinds of COVID-19 crisis, which have given the push towards adoption of food delivery among the customers. This has also resulted in increased competition in the industry. On other hand, there is growing dissatisfaction among its restaurant partners who have been hit hard by COVID-19 and struggling for survival. CEO Deepinder has to find how he will ensure the long-term growth for Zomato to tap the growing food delivery market in India and regain its restaurant partner’s trust.

Complexity Academic Level
The case is intended for post-graduate courses (MBA, PGDM) on digital business strategy or strategic management of technology-oriented businesses. The case can be used to understand the nature of competition and different strategies for platform-based businesses in the digital world. The case can also be used to study the role governance can play in efficient value creation and capture on the platform by the partner entities. Finally, the case also highlights how are platform businesses are coping with the Covid challenge. There are no specific prerequisites but knowledge on basic strategy concepts and platform business concepts will be good for better understanding. Level of difficulty is medium.

Supplementary materials
Teaching notes are available for educators only.

Subject code
CSS 11: Strategy.
Risk factors of long‐term alopecia after pulsed‐dye laser treatment for infantile scalp hemangiomas: A retrospective study
Authors: Yang Liu , Zhou Nuoya , Alamgir Mahin , Wang Zhen , Gao Yaoying , Li Yan , An Xiangjie , Dong Liyun , Zhang Yamin , Yang Jing , Tao Juan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractPulsed‐dye laser (PDL), as an effective and frequently‐used treatment modality for infantile hemangiomas (IH), could render patients at risk of developing long‐term alopecia. Data on alopecia caused by PDL treatment remain scant and the contributing factors are not clear. Our objective was to identify the risk factors associated with long‐term alopecia resulting from PDL treatment for scalp IH. We conducted a retrospective study incorporating patients with IH diagnosis and PDL intervention via thoroughly reviewing the clinical database of the dermatology department. Scalp IH patients were further screened and their medical records were collected. Long‐term alopecia was defined as no signs of terminal hair regrowth for at least 2 years in this study. Of the 1293 IH patients, 47 (14 boys and 33 girls) with a mean age of 4.5 months (standard deviation, 3.2) were diagnosed as scalp IH and had subsequently undergone PDL treatments. Hair growth in the treatment area of 18 patients (38.3%) nearly returned to normal, 22 patients (46.8%) had varying degrees of hair loss, and seven patients (14.9%) had no hair regrowth (long‐term alopecia). Compared with the older patients receiving treatment, IH patients younger than 3 months who started PDL treatment had a higher risk of developing long‐term alopecia (odds ratio, 30.833; 95% confidence interval, 4.079–232.025; p = 0.01). The total number of PDL sessions, post‐treatment blisters, and location of IH were not shown to be significantly associated with the development of long‐term alopecia. Collectively, our study provides an important insight into curating treatments for IH in infants younger than 3 months. PDL treatments for scalp IH may perhaps be avoided or delayed to prevent the development of treatment‐associated long‐term alopecia.
MaNsdD regulates conidiation negatively by inhibiting the AbaA expression required for normal conidiation in Metarhizium acridum
Authors: Song Dongxu , Cao Yueqing , Xia Yuxian 
Published: April 2022

SummaryConidiation necessary for filamentous fungal survival and dispersal proceeds in two fashions, namely, normal conidiation through conidiophores differentiated from hyphae and microcycle conidiation through conidial budding. Normal conidiation has been well studied, whereas mechanisms underlying microcycle conidiation are still largely unknown. Here, we report that a gene (MaNsdD) homologous to NsdD in Aspergillus nidulans serves as a suppressor of normal conidiation but a positive regulator of hyphal development in Metarhizium acridum. Disruption of MaNsdD (ΔMaNsdD) resulted in microcycle conidiation and significantly descended in conidial resistance to heat while improved to UV irradiation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that many genes involved in conidiation, cell division and cell wall formation were differentially expressed in ΔMaNsdD, and likely associated with the conidiation process. We found that a gene (MaAbaA) homologous to the core asexual development regulator AbaA in A. nidulans was negatively controlled by MaNsdD. Disruption of MaAbaA led to the abolition of the conidiation process of M. acridum. These findings unravel a novel regulatory mechanism of microcycle conidiation and add knowledge to the asexual conidiation pathway of filamentous fungi.
Prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine exposure and offspring externalizing disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Haan Elis , Westmoreland Kirsten E. , Schellhas Laura , Sallis Hannah M. , Taylor Gemma , Zuccolo Luisa , Munafò Marcus R. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackground and aimsSeveral studies have indicated an association between maternal prenatal substance use and offspring externalizing disorders; however, it is uncertain whether this relationship is causal. We conducted a systematic review to determine: (1) if the literature supports a causal role of maternal prenatal substance use on offspring externalizing disorders diagnosis and (2) whether these associations differ across externalizing disorders.MethodsWe searched Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO and Medline databases. Risk of bias assessment was conducted using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS), and where possible meta‐analysis was conducted for studies classed as low risk of bias. We included studies of any design that examined prenatal smoking, alcohol or caffeine use. Studies in non‐English language, fetal alcohol syndrome and comorbid autism spectrum disorders were excluded. Participants in the included studies were mothers and their offspring. Measurements included prenatal smoking, alcohol or caffeine use as an exposure, and diagnosis of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in offspring as an outcome.ResultsWe included 63 studies, 46 of which investigated smoking and ADHD. All studies were narratively synthesized, and seven studies on smoking and ADHD were meta‐analysed. The largest meta‐analysis based on genetically sensitive design included 1 011 546 participants and did not find evidence for an association [odds ratio (OR)1–9 cigarettes = 0.90, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.83–1.11; OR > 10 cigarettes = 1.04, 95% CI = 0.79–1.36). Studies on alcohol exposure in all the outcomes reported inconsistent findings and no strong conclusions on causality can be made. Studies on caffeine exposure were mainly limited to ADHD and these studies do not support a causal effect.ConclusionsThere appears to be no clear evidence to support a causal relationship between maternal prenatal smoking and offspring attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder. Findings with alcohol and caffeine exposures and conduct disorder and oppositional–defiant disorder need more research, using more genetically sensitive designs.
Buprenorphine treatment retention and comorbidities among patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting
Authors: Sweeney Mary M. , Prichett Laura , Fingerhood Michael I. , Antoine Denis , Umbricht Annie , Dunn Kelly E. , Buresh Megan E. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackground and ObjectivesMore information is needed about comorbidities among patients receiving buprenorphine maintenance treatment and their relationship with retention.MethodsRetrospective electronic health record data over a 5‐year period from primary care patients receiving buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder were examined (N = 899). The present analysis determined the prevalence of comorbidities and examined associations with treatment retention as defined by cumulative duration of buprenorphine prescription.ResultsTobacco use and comorbidities including hypertension were prevalent but did not predict retention according to survival analyses controlling for demographic characteristics. Retention was poorer among patients testing positive for cocaine (HR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.09–1.74, p = .007) and patients with hepatitis C virus (HR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.01–1.37, p = .04).Conclusion and Scientific SignificanceThis study provides new knowledge of previously unexamined associations between comorbidities (e.g., hypertension) and buprenorphine treatment retention. The robust association between cocaine use and poorer buprenorphine retention serves to resolve prior conflicting data in the literature.
From liminal spaces to the spatialities of liminality
Authors: Banfield Janet 
Published: April 2022

AbstractGeographical engagement with liminality to explore and conceptualise threshold and ambiguous experience is growing, with calls being issued to attend to its spatial qualities, yet it seems difficult to move beyond the application of liminality as an umbrella term to an ever‐increasing array of spaces and places despite disciplinary uses of liminality diverging from its conceptual origins as it is applied to broader contexts. My interest is in how we can progress from identifying more and more spaces as liminal to spatialising liminality itself. Here, I engage critically yet constructively with three themes that commonly feature in work on liminality: its reliance on binary thinking, the common association of this binary thinking with hybridity, and the in/discernibility of thresholds. I propose that if we distinguish between liminality arising from a singular binary, multiple binaries and multiple (non‐binary) states, we can start to appreciate the diversity and complexity within supposedly singular liminal situations and experiences. Subsequently, by applying such thinking to three previously published papers on liminality by other authors, I propose that we can visualise multiple spatialities of liminality that can be characterised as nested, staggered, scattered and mobile. Overall, I argue that we should be more specific as to how our engagements with liminality differ from its original formulation as a productive step in moving beyond singular ideas of liminal spaces to examine liminality as both multiply spatial and actively spatialising.
How do they add up? The interaction between the placebo and treatment effect: A systematic review
Authors: Boussageon Rémy , Howick Jeremy , Baron Raphael , Naudet Florian , Falissard Bruno , Harika‐Germaneau Ghina , Wassouf Issa , Gueyffier François , Jaafari Nemat , Blanchard Clara 
Published: April 2022

AimThe placebo effect and the specific effect are often thought to add up (additive model). Whether additivity holds can dramatically influence the external validity of a trial. This assumption of additivity was tested by Kleijnen et al in 1994 but the data produced since then have not been synthetized. In this review, we aimed to systematically review the literature to determine whether additivity held.MethodsWe searched Medline and PsychInfo up to 10 January 2019. Studies using the balanced placebo design (BPD), testing two different strengths of placebos, were included. The presence of interaction was evaluated by comparing each group in the BPD with analysis of variance or covariance.ResultsThirty studies were included and the overall risk of bias was high: four found evidence of additivity and 16 studies found evidence of interaction (seven had evidence of positive additivity).ConclusionEvidence of additivity between placebo and specific features of treatments was rare in included studies. We suggest interventions for placebo‐sensitive ailments should be tested in trials designed to take interactions seriously once an exploratory RCTs has proven their efficacy with sufficient internal validity.
The answer is (not only) technological: Considering student data privacy in learning analytics
Authors: Prinsloo Paul , Slade Sharon , Khalil Mohammad 
Published: April 2022

AbstractEvidence shows that appropriate use of technology in education has the potential to increase the effectiveness of, eg, teaching, learning and student support. There is also evidence that technology can introduce new problems and ethical issues, eg, student privacy. This article maps some limitations of technological approaches that ensure student data privacy in learning analytics from a critical data studies (CDS) perspective. In this conceptual article, we map the claims, grounds and warrants of technological solutions to maintaining student data privacy in learning analytics. Our findings suggest that many technological solutions are based on assumptions, such as that individuals have control over their data (‘data as commodity’), which can be exchanged under agreed conditions, or that individuals embrace their personal data privacy as a human right to be respected and protected. Regulating student data privacy in the context of learning analytics through technology mostly depends on institutional data governance, consent, data security and accountability. We consider alternative approaches to viewing (student) data privacy, such as contextual integrity; data privacy as ontological; group privacy; and indigenous understandings of privacy. Such perspectives destabilise many assumptions informing technological solutions, including privacy enhancing technology (PET).
Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic

Various actors (including those in higher education) have access to and collect, use and analyse greater volumes of personal (student) data, with finer granularity, increasingly from multiplatforms and data sources.
There is growing awareness and concern about individual (student) privacy.
Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) offer a range of solutions to individuals to protect their data privacy.
What this paper adds

A review of the assumption that technology provides adequate or complete solutions for ensuring individual data privacy.
A mapping of five alternative understandings of personal data privacy and its implications for technological solutions.
Consideration of implications for the protection of student privacy in learning analytics.
Implications for practice and/or policy

Student data privacy is not only a technological problem to be solved but should also be understood as a social problem.
The use of PETs offers some solutions for data privacy in learning analytics.
Strategies to protect student data privacy should include student agency, literacy and a whole‐system approach.
Perceiving ingroup and outgroup faces within and across nations
Authors: Kawakami Kerry , Friesen Justin P. , Fang Xia 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe human face is arguably the most important of all social stimuli because it provides so much valuable information about others. Therefore, one critical factor for successful social communication is the ability to process faces. In general, a wide body of social cognitive research has demonstrated that perceivers are better at extracting information from their own‐race compared to other‐race faces and that these differences can be a barrier to positive cross‐race relationships. The primary objective of the present paper was to provide an overview of how people process faces in diverse contexts, focusing on racial ingroup and outgroup members within one nation and across nations. To achieve this goal, we first broadly describe social cognitive research on categorization processes related to ingroups vs. outgroups. Next, we briefly examine two prominent mechanisms (experience and motivation) that have been used to explain differences in recognizing facial identities and identifying emotions when processing ingroup and outgroup racial faces within nations. Then, we explore research in this domain across nations and cultural explanations, such as norms and practices, that supplement the two proposed mechanisms. Finally, we propose future cross‐cultural research that has the potential to help us better understand the role of these key mechanisms in processing ingroup and outgroup faces.
Does cronyism pay? Costly ingroup favoritism in the lab
Authors: Banuri Sheheryar , Eckel Catherine , Wilson Rick K. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractCronyism in firms arises when favoritism toward an ingroup affects personnel decisions. Two main motives underlie cronyism: profit, if an ingroup employee works harder; or altruism, if used to transfer resources. In a lab‐experiment trust game with naturally‐occurring groups, an employer (proposer) faces an employee (responder) who is or is not an ingroup member. We see that both motives play a role. Cronyism is more likely from employers who are more altruistic to the ingroup in a dictator game; and even low‐productivity (by design) ingroup members reciprocate trust generously. Cronyism pays for those who engage in it.
Comparative effectiveness of generic nifedipine versus Adalat long‐acting nifedipine for hypertension treatment: A multi‐institutional cohort study
Authors: Tung Ying‐Chang , Lin Chia‐Pin , Hsiao Fu‐Chih , Ho Chien‐Te , Tzyy‐Jer Hsu , Chu You‐Chia , Chen Wen‐Jone , Chu Pao‐Hsien 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis retrospective multi‐institutional database analysis aimed to evaluate the blood‐pressure‐lowering efficacy and clinical outcomes of a generic versus brand‐name nifedipine for hypertension management. A total of 12 693 patients who were prescribed a generic or brand‐name nifedipine between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2018, were identified from the Chang Gung Research Database of Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals, Taiwan. Among them, 2112 (21.4%) were prescribed generic nifedipine. After propensity score matching, both the generic and brand‐name groups consisted of 2102 patients. At a mean follow‐up of 3 years, the changes in office systolic (p for interaction = .791) and diastolic blood pressure (p for interaction = .689) did not differ significantly between the patients who received the generic and the brand‐name nifedipine. There was no significant difference between the two study groups regarding the composite of all‐cause mortality, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, or hospitalization for heart failure (hazard ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.85–1.13; p = .774). In conclusion, the generic nifedipine was comparable to its brand‐name counterpart regarding office blood pressure reduction and the composite cardiovascular outcome for the treatment of patients with hypertension.