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Moderating effects of Covid-19-related psychological distress on the cognitive process of entrepreneurship among higher education students in Vietnam
Authors: Duong Cong Doanh , Ha Ngoc Thang , Le Thi Loan , Nguyen Thi Lan Phuong , Nguyen Thi Hong Tham , Pham Thanh Van 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThis study aims to achieve two objectives: First, to investigate the moderating influences of Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19)-related psychological distress on the process of entrepreneurial cognition; and second, to close the gap between entrepreneurial intention and behavior of higher education institutions students.Design/methodology/approachScales from previous studies have been adopted to develop a questionnaire survey. An online survey questionnaire then is carried out to collect the data; the final sample includes 405 university students. The validity and reliability of scales are tested throughout Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. Hypothesized correlations were then tested via structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results confirm the important roles of perceived behavioral control and entrepreneurial intention in encouraging entrepreneurial behavior, whereas attitude toward entrepreneurship is strongly and positively related to intention to engage in a business venture. Yet, subjective norms are not found to have an impact on entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial attitude-intention link has been negatively moderated by Covid-19-related psychological distress. Also, Covid-19-related psychological distress can lessen the entrepreneurial intention–behavior linkage of higher education institutions students.Practical implicationsThe study provides useful recommendations for practitioners such as educators and policymakers to promote higher education institutions students' entrepreneurship, especially in the global crisis context of the spread of Covid-19.Social implicationsBeing aware of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the entrepreneurship process and translations from intention into behavior to become entrepreneurs provide useful insights to nascent entrepreneurs, community and our society to limit the negative influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and help us overcome this crisis.Originality/valueAddressing the entrepreneurial intention–behavior gap is considered as the biggest contribution of this study. Moreover, the association between perceived behavioral control and entrepreneurial behavior, overlooked by previous studies, is also tested in this study. Furthermore, the findings confirm that psychological distress caused by Covid-19 can inhibit the cognitive process of entrepreneurship.
Fashionable sportswear working as a body measurement collecting tool
Authors: Li Jiayin , Xia Sibei , West Andre J. , Istook Cynthia L. 
Published: March 2022

PurposeA two-dimensional (2D) body measurement system was implemented to study the application of sportswear design in measurement garment development. A total of 50 participants were recruited. The basic demographic information and sportswear preference data were collected through a survey to understand consumer preferences and acceptance of the new designs. The body measurements were collected through both the selected 2D measurement system and a commercial three-dimensional scanning booth to evaluate measurement accuracy.Design/methodology/approachFinding the right size has been a long-existing problem for clothing consumers. Size problem is the most common reason for e-commerce returns and adds a high cost for retailers. One possible solution is to offer consumers an easy-to-use method that extracts accurate body measurements to be used for clothing size selection. The purpose of this research is to apply sportswear design elements on measurement garments to see if consumers’ interest in using the 2D measurement system can be increased without influencing the measurement accuracy.FindingsThe results showed that the added design features increased consumers’ interest in using 2D body measuring technology without significantly influencing measurement accuracy.Originality/valueThis research applied sportswear elements to convert a 2D measurement bodysuit to a fashionable clothing product. The solution resolved users’ privacy concerns and increased their acceptance and use of the technology. Other studies have not focused on using aesthetic features to improve the 2D measurement technology.
COVID-19 responses, human rights and the cultural context of Global South
Authors: Uddin Md. Kamal , Chy Muhammad Tareq , Ahmmed Helal Uddin 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
This paper focuses on COVID-19 and human rights in the Global South. Controlling COVID-19 has become very challenging to the courtiers in the Global South and the Global North. Various restrictive measures, mainly lockdown, home quarantine, travel restrictions and social distancing have been taken in both Global North and South to control COVID-19. However, the lower-middle and poor class people of the Global South have suffered from these restrictive measures. Thus, this paper aims to explore the human rights issues of the Global South during COVID-19.

Design/methodology/approach
This study is a qualitative research based on secondary materials. It includes relevant scholarly articles, news reports and various reports from different national and international organizations. It critically reviews the current literature related to the topic to develop a theoretical understanding of human rights and public health in general and human rights challenges in COVID-19 in the Global South in particular. Existing international human rights principles in the case of public health were reviewed and discussed to identify the links between human rights laws in public health perspectives. Contents analysis was carried out to identify the relevant themes on the issues of human rights in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Findings
This paper finds that universal guidelines to control COVID-19 challenged the human rights norms, which impacts the enjoyment of human rights in the Global South. The human rights of the people in the Global South were undermined in the response to the control of COVID-19.

Originality/value
This paper is a significant study on the issues of human rights in public health emergencies. It addresses how the human rights of the vulnerable people in the Global South are undermined in the global pandemic response, which can be useful for the countries in the Global South for ensuring better human rights-based responses in the future.
How big data analytics use improves supply chain performance: considering the role of supply chain and information system strategies
Authors: Wei Shaobo , Yin Jinmei , Chen Wei 
Published: March 2022

PurposeDrawing on the dynamic capabilities theory, this paper proposes that supply chain (SC) strategies (i.e. the lean SC and agile SC strategies) will mediate the relationship between big data analytics (BDA) and SC performance. Furthermore, from the perspective of strategic alignment, this study hypothesizes that the effect of the SC strategy on SC performance is differently moderated by the information system (IS) strategy (i.e. the IS innovator and IS conservative strategies).Design/methodology/approachThis study used 159 match-paired questionnaires collected from Chinese firms to empirically test the hypotheses.FindingsResults show the positive direct and indirect impact of BDA on SC performance. Specifically, the lean and agile SC strategies mediate the relationship between BDA and SC performance. Furthermore, the results indicate that the IS innovator and IS conservative strategies differentially moderate the effect of the lean and agile SC strategies on SC performance. Specifically, the IS innovator strategy positively moderates the effect of the agile SC strategy on SC performance. By contrast, the IS conservative strategy positively moderates the effect of the lean SC strategy on SC performance but negatively moderates the effect of the agile SC strategy on SC performance.Originality/valueThis study provides a comprehensive understanding of how SC and IS strategies can help firms leverage BDA to improve SC performance.
The locational and gendered impacts of Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) on children education in Ghana
Authors: Mabe Franklin N. , Konja Dominic Tasila , Addo Maame Dokua D. , Awuni Joseph A. 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThis study seeks to identify locational and gendered determinants of inclusion of households in Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and estimate the respective impacts of LEAP on children education enrolment of beneficiary households in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachThe study used secondary data of the Ghana Living Standard Survey Round 7 and employed the propensity score matching (PSM) model for the analysis of the objectives.FindingsThe PSM results established that different factors determine the inclusion of households in LEAP in rural and urban areas. Similarly, different factors determine the inclusion of male-headed and female-headed households in the programme. The impact of LEAP on children education is higher in urban areas compared to rural areas. The impact of LEAP on children's education is 10.4% higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Lastly, female-headed households are better at using the cash received from LEAP to take care of their wards' education relative to male-headed households.Practical implicationsThe study recommends that different selection criteria should be used in selecting male-headed and female-headed as well as urban and rural poor households for inclusion in the LEAP programme. Female-headed households should be prioritised for benefiting from LEAP. The social welfare department disbursing the LEAP funds in rural areas should intensify education on the need for LEAP beneficiary households to enrol their wards in schools.Originality/valueIn this paper, the authors demonstrate that household inclusiveness of LEAP is influenced by locational and gendered factors. Also, the impact of LEAP on children education enrolment is relatively higher in urban areas than rural areas. Lastly, female-headed households relatively educate their wards with LEAP benefits than male-headed households.
Putting participation into praxis: the struggle with Karol Wojtyla's Laborem Exercens
Authors: Santillan Noe Montaño 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThis paper scrutinizes the relevance of Karol Wojtyla's Laborem Exercens.Design/methodology/approachIn doing so, the endeavor employs participatory method for workers to do the following: identify problems experienced or observed in unionism, determine what/who causes hindrance in achieving the union's aim, describe the future of unionism if the problems are not addressed and draw possible solutions.FindingsEven though the Catholic Church had issued encyclicals that deal with workers' rights and had maintained in its social teachings affirmative arguments for workers, these must be seen yet in the Philippines where unionists are vilified and red-tagged, needing the prophetic role of Church leaders affirming workers' rights. Human work is not only personal but also social, political and economic; it is a collective act.Originality/valueThough Wojtyla affirmed workers' rights, the workers can hardly feel the presence of the Church. AMA Sugbo – KMU (Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo – Kilusang Mayo Uno/Workers' Alliance in Cebu – May 1 Movement), a Cebu-based labor group, needs the role of the Church in asserting rights to unionize and launch strikes, but, as Marx maintained, relies on the workers' dedication to arouse, organize and mobilize because many of the workers, as Althusser argued, view social institutions as state apparatuses; hence, there's a need to review the participation of the Church with Wojtyla's Laborem vis-à-vis neoliberal mode of production.
Gift of fantasy: investigating how fantasy in digital game impacts game brand immersion
Authors: Sarkar Abhigyan , Sarkar Juhi Gahlot 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThis research aims to extend brand relationship theory to the domain of online gaming by augmenting the understanding of the role played by fantasy state in digital game in impacting gamers' immersive relationships with digital game brands. In this quest, the research examines how fantasy state in game (FSG) creates game brand immersion (GBI) through the mediation of emotional game brand attachment (EGBA) and the roles of individual's need for escapism (NE) and anxious attachment style (AAS) in moderating the aforementioned relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe research employs a pre-test followed by two quantitative studies. Quantitative data were analyzed using the PROCESS macro.FindingsResults from Study 1 illustrate that perceived fantasy in game generates EGBA, which, in turn, predicts GBI. Further, Study 2 establishes that the effect of fantasy in game on EGBA is moderated by gamer's NE. The moderating effect of NE is moderated by individual's AAS.Originality/valueValue of the study lies in extending consumer–brand relationship theory to digital gaming domain which enhances the understanding of how fantasy state in digital game can lead to GBI and the roles played by individual personality characteristics like escapism motivation and AAS in the process.
Servant leadership and customer OCB: moderation effect of altruistic values amongst family hotels employees
Authors: Azila-Gbettor Edem Maxwell 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThe paper investigates the moderating model of servant leadership (SL), customer citizenship behaviour (CCB) and Altruistic Work Value (AWV) among employees of 1-star and 2-star rated family hotels in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachFour hundred and fifty-two (452) respondents took part in the study. The respondents were selected using a convenient sampling technique and completed a self-reported questionnaire. Data were analysed using Partial Least Square Based Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM).FindingsResults of the study reveal that SL positively predicts customers’ Organisational Citizenship Behaviours (OCB). In addition, AWVs (1) directly influence customer OCB and (2) further moderate the nexus of SL and customer OCB.Practical implicationsManagement of 1-star and 2-star family hotels should continuously monitor and evaluate employees' AWVs so that such behaviours can be constantly reinforced to retain them within their enterprise.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the pioneers to have tested a model including SL, OCB-C and AWVs in a family hotel context.
Theory of planned behavior in predicting the construction of eco-friendly houses
Authors: Jose K Alphonsa , Sia Surendra Kumar 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThe present study aimed to explore the applicability of theory of planned behavior in construction of eco-friendly houses.Design/methodology/approachStudy utilized cross-sectional correlational research design, collected data from 269 adult house owners of Kerala, India, with the help of a self-report measures namely, attitude towards eco-friendly house construction, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention to build eco-friendly houses, check list of eco-friendly house and socio-demographic data sheet. Descriptive statistics, Karl Pearson product moment correlation, confirmatory factor analysis and mediation analysis with the help of AMOS were used to describe the distribution of study variables and to test the research hypotheses and proposed model.FindingsStudy revealed that behavioral intention to build eco-friendly house was the immediate and strongest predictor of actual behavior of constructing an eco-friendly house. Behavioral intention mediated the relationship of attitudinal variables, normative variables and control variables with the behavior of constructing eco-friendly houses.Research limitations/implicationsThe results vouched the applicability of theory of planned behavior as a comprehensive model in explaining the behavior of eco-friendly house construction.Practical implicationsResults of the study iterates the utility of attitudinal, normative and control factors in enhancing the choice of constructing eco-friendly houses. The results can be applied to develop a marketing tool to enhance the behavior of choosing or constructing eco-friendly houses in the population.Originality/valueRole of conventional concrete construction in climate crisis is unquestioned, and adopting eco-friendly architecture is a potential solution to the impending doom of climate crisis. Behavioral changes play a significant role in the success of global actions to curb the climate crisis. Present study discusses the role of psychological variables in constructing eco-friendly houses.
A meta-analysis on the effects of caffeine ingestion on swimming performance
Authors: Grgic J. 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
Caffeine is a popular ergogenic aid, but its effects on swimming performance are not yet fully clear. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of caffeine on swimming performance.

Design/methodology/approach
Crossover placebo-controlled studies that explored the effects of caffeine on swimming performance were included. Six databases were searched to find relevant studies with additional forward and backward citation tracking. The data were pooled in a random-effects meta-analysis.

Findings
Eight studies were included in the review. The main meta-analysis showed a significant ergogenic effect of caffeine ingestion on swimming performance (Cohen’s d: –0.20; 95% confidence interval: −0.32, −0.08; p = 0.0008; –1.7%). In the analysis for short-distance swimming events, caffeine ingestion had a significant ergogenic effect on swimming performance (Cohen’s d: –0.14; 95% confidence interval: –0.27, −0.01; p = 0.03; −1.4%). An ergogenic effect of caffeine was also found in the analysis for moderate-to-long swimming distance events (Cohen’s d: –0.36; 95% confidence interval: −0.67, −0.05; p = 0.02; −2.2%).

Originality/value
The present meta-analysis found that caffeine ingestion decreases the time needed to complete a given swimming event. While these ergogenic effects may be classified as small, they are likely important in swimming, where narrow margins commonly determine placings.
A qualitative examination of changing investment preferences, sentiments and behavioural tendencies in COVID-19: a special case of Indian individual investors
Authors: Misra Rupali , Prosad Jaya Mamta , Ashok Shruti , Goel Puneeta 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThis paper aims to identify changes in individual investors’ preferences, prominent sentiments in the market, behavioural tendencies and biases demonstrated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachAs the study is exploratory social research, the design is also structured as such. In total, 69 Securities and Exchange Board of India-registered investment advisors catering to investors of diverse profiles, experiences and locales are engaged through in-depth semi-structured interviews. The responses are categorised thematically using a data structure model.FindingsInvestors are guided by an inclination for safer and liquid asset classes and prefer fixed income securities. The authors observe various emotional reactions – inexperienced investors panic, experienced investors act maturely, while a few of both naïve and sophisticated investors are opportunistic contrarians. Lower valuations, ease of access to digital infrastructure for trading and social norms attract many first-time individual investors, causing a phenomenon identified as the “new investor boom”. Apart from the biases identified during the financial crisis, the authors also detect evidence of cognitive dissonance, bandwagon effect, fear-of-missing-out syndrome, disposition effect and others.Practical implicationsThe paper also discusses some noticeable behavioural tendencies displayed by the individual investors and compiles helpful strategies to successfully navigate any such financial crisis.Social implicationsAn individual investor is a least aware and most affected stakeholder in any crisis, so this study contributes newer insights to ensure their financial well-being.Originality/valueThe study’s originality lies in adopting a qualitative methodology that uses investment advisors’ professional experience to unveil the sub-structures of investor psychology and decision-making behaviour during COVID-19.
Life under COVID-19 lockdown: an experience of old age people in India
Authors: Kumar Anuj , Ayedee Nishu 
Published: March 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the pain and suffering of elderly age people during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was an unpleasant experience for old age people.

Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, primarily, the information has been collected through interviews and observation. The researchers interviewed the older people and discussed their experience during the lockdown, and they also observed their activities during that period.

Findings
The main results of this paper suggested that lockdown appeared as double-edge sword for old age and elderly people. They are not allowed to go outside to safeguard their lives, and inside the home, they are facing issues of anxiety, fear and mental trauma. They are not able to complete their daily routine, and it is hampering their mental strength.

Originality/value
The paper is based on firsthand information received from an old-age couple.
Parasite‐driven cascades or hydra effects: Susceptibility and foraging depression shape parasite–host–resource interactions
Authors: Walsman Jason Cosens , Strauss Alexander Thomas , Hall Spencer Ryan 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

Parasites kill hosts but also can indirectly increase the abundance of their resources. Given this resource feedback, how much will parasites decrease host density? Can they increase host density? Seeking answers, we integrate trait measurements, a resource–host–parasite model and experimental epidemics with plankton. This combination reveals how parasites may decrease or increase host density. This spectrum of outcomes reflects tension between parasite‐driven mortality (a density‐mediated effect) and foraging depression upon contact with parasite propagules (a trait‐mediated one).

In the model, mortality rises when higher susceptibility to infection increases infection prevalence. These large epidemics release resources while suppressing hosts (creating a trophic cascade). In contrast, when hosts are less susceptible and parasites depress host foraging, a resource feedback can elevate host density during epidemics (creating a hydra effect), particularly at higher carrying capacity of resources. This combination creates the hydra effect because it elevates primary production relative to per‐host consumption of resources (two key determinants of host density).

We test these predictions qualitatively with trait measurements and a mesocosm experiment. Clonal lines of zooplankton hosts differed in their foraging depression and susceptibility. Then, with these different host genotypes, we created epidemics in mesocosms supplied with either low or high nutrients (to manipulate carrying capacity). Hydra effects and trophic cascades both arose and in the trait–nutrient combinations predicted by the model.

Hence, we show how tension between trait‐ and density‐mediated effects of parasites can govern the fate of host density during epidemics—from trophic cascades to hydra effects.

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