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Leader–member exchange congruence and feedback seeking behavior: a role theory perspective
Authors: Khan Tamania , Iqbal Muhammad Zahid 
Published: August 2022

PurposeWhile studying the association between leader–member exchange (LMX) quality and employee work outcomes, the existing scholarship has generally focused on employee perspectives of LMX quality. Being more inclusive, this study utilizes role theory to incorporate the dyadic (in)congruence in LMX quality and their effects on ratee feedback seeking behavior.Design/methodology/approachData elicited from N = 156 matched rater–ratee dyads comprising engineers working with telecommunication organizations of Pakistan. Purposive sampling was done to ensure that rater–ratee dyads were in continuous contact by their customized employee portals.FindingsResults of polynomial regression analysis revealed that leader–member congruence in their perceptions of LMX quality enhanced member's feedback seeking behavior. Asymmetrical incongruence, i.e. the member perceived higher LMX quality than the leader, is found to predict member's feedback seeking behavior, even higher than both levels of congruence (high- and low-quality LMX).Research limitations/implicationsThe scope of this study was members' reactions to performance appraisal. However, other performance appraisal outcomes are plausible such as, leader performance. This study explored the objective incongruence, yet subjective congruence can be more conclusive about the results of the present study.Practical implicationsLMX incongruence is more detrimental to members in high interaction situations. When the member perceives lower quality LMX than the leader, expectations regarding resource exchanges and behaviors are more likely to be unfulfilled for the member. Feedback seeking behavior being a member related outcome is likely to be affected more negatively in such conditions of incongruence. Second, it is likely that when there is a high degree of incongruence among the dyads, LMX congruence may become more critical to the members which in turn may give them a sense of belongingness within the dyad. Third, the relationship between leader–member dyads is affected by the social interactions facilitating the members' opinion sharing.Originality/valueThe study suggests that to fully grasp the implications of LMX theory, we need to consider the viewpoints of both the dyadic members at the same time.
Planned or unplanned purchases? The effects of perceived values on omnichannel continuance intention
Authors: Chang Yaping , Geng Lixiao 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThis study explores customers' omnichannel continuance intention from the perceived value perspective and examines the differences between planned and unplanned purchases.Design/methodology/approachA survey method was used to collect data from 311 omnichannel customers. The research model was tested by employing structural equation modelling.FindingsThe results indicate that perceived values, namely, utilitarian, hedonic and social value, positively affect customers' omnichannel continuance intention through attitude. Hedonic value is the main demand of omnichannel customers. Purchase plan plays a moderating role in the relationships between perceived values and attitude. Specifically, the effect of utilitarian value on attitude is greater for unplanned purchases than for planned purchases, whilst the effects of hedonic and social value have no difference between planned and unplanned purchases.Practical implicationsThe findings provide guidelines for omnichannel retailers' channel integration and customer value proposition. Retailers should provide more hedonic and social value in customers' entire shopping process through channel integration and consider customers' purchase plan when providing utilitarian value.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature on omnichannel customer behaviour by identifying new influential factors that impact customers' omnichannel choice. It also extends the application of the theory of consumption values to omnichannel shopping and identifies the role of purchase plan in value offerings.
Deepening students' experiences with problem identification and definition in an empathetic approach: lessons from a university design-thinking program
Authors: Kim Hye Jeong , Yi Pilnam , Ko Byung Wook 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThis study explored students' experiences of creative problem-solving using a design thinking approach in higher education, mainly focusing on the importance of empathetic approach in the problem identification and definition phase.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a descriptive qualitative research design and thematic analysis, in which observation and 27 semi-structured reports were used to reveal the impact of design thinking on undergraduate students' experience of creative problem-solving.FindingsThe authors found multiple themes in students' responses concerning problem identification and definition in design thinking, which could be described as a systematic innovation process. Four major themes were identified. They included identifying and defining problems in a real-world context, empathizing with people from the target beneficiary group as a process of problem identification and definition, working with a team to expand the empathizing view, and perceiving the need for deep exploration in the empathetic process and defining a problem.Research limitations/implicationsThis study examined the perceived role of empathy in students' creative problem-solving process. However, the main limitation of this study was the small sample size, which can limit the generalizability of the results of the study. Nonetheless, this study provides valuable insights into understanding the role of empathy and problem identification as an essential process in creative problem-solving.Practical implicationsIt is worthwhile to integrate design thinking as an effective teaching and learning strategy in university education, particularly for fostering empathy and creative problem-solving skills in students. Among the processes of design thinking, empathy is critical in the problem identification and definition phase.Originality/valueThis study adds to existing knowledge by examining the role and ways of perceiving real-world problems in a human-centered mindset in university programs.
Mapping the nomological network of change fatigue: identifying predictors, mediators and consequences
Authors: Cox Cody B. , Gallegos Emily , Pool Gregory J. , Gilley K. Matthew , Haight Natasha 
Published: August 2022

PurposeChange fatigue refers to the state when excessive change has led workers to feel exhausted and unable to further adapt. While the concept of change fatigue has been discussed, research exploring predictors, mediators and consequences of change fatigue is limited. The purpose of this study was to empirically demonstrate that organizational change frequency predicts change fatigue, and that change fatigue predicts important outcomes (e.g. reduced performance) via mediators such as reduced commitment and satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachIn two cross-sectional studies, the authors explored predictors, mediators and outcomes of change fatigue.FindingsIn study one, participants from organizations experiencing more change reported greater change fatigue, and change fatigue predicted increased strain, burnout, intention to turnover and decreased engagement. In study two, change fatigue had significant indirect effects on teamwork, turnover intention and performance via reduced job satisfaction and organizational commitment.Research limitations/implicationsBoth studies were cross-sectional; future studies should explore the predictors and consequences of change fatigue longitudinally.Practical implicationsChange managers need to be aware that frequent organizational changes predict change fatigue, which reduces both job satisfaction and organizational commitment and leads to worse performance.Originality/valueThis is the first study demonstrating that change frequency predicts change fatigue, and that fatigue impacts performance outcomes via reduced satisfaction and commitment.
Rehabilitation of abandoned housing projects in peninsular Malaysia: reaching out to rescue mechanisms in the companies act 2016
Authors: Chen Thim Wai , Azmi Ruzita , Abdul Rahman Rohana 
Published: August 2022

Purpose
In response to the housing needs of its people, Malaysia has allowed private housing developer companies to build houses on a sell-then-build basis. Despite having legislation designed to protect the interests of purchasers, insolvent housing developers have left behind many uncompleted housing projects with their land charged to financial institutions. Consequently, the affected purchasers will lose their houses when those financial institutions foreclose on the land in the housing projects. In addition, those purchasers remain legally obligated to repay loans taken to finance their house purchase. The housing development laws lack provisions to rehabilitate abandoned housing projects. The purpose of this paper is to explore the viability of rescue mechanisms in the Companies Act 2016, being corporate voluntary arrangement (CVA), judicial management (JM) and schemes of arrangement (SOA), to aid in the rehabilitation of abandoned housing projects in Peninsular Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach
Doctrinal research is adopted in this paper.

Findings
This research highlights the flexibility of the SOA as a tool to rehabilitate abandoned housing projects. This research also reveals the potential of CVA and in particular, JM with its “public interest” feature, as useful rehabilitation mechanisms once the proposed reforms are adopted.

Originality/value
The authors are hopeful that the suggested reforms will enhance the value of all three rescue mechanisms as rehabilitation tools for abandoned housing projects so as to alleviate the plight of house purchasers.
Do career adaptability and employee–employer fit relate to career resilience? A collaborative effort to depart from the state of “silos” to “mutuality” in academia
Authors: Ahmad Bilal , Nasir Sobia , Hai Mahnoor , Bilal Saba 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between career adaptability and career resilience. Alongside, the mediating role of career-management fit was also tested on the relationship between career adaptability and career resilience.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional data were collected from the employees of higher-education institutes via an online survey questionnaire. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique using the SmartPLS application was employed for the data analyses.FindingsResults showed that career-management fit positively mediates the relationship between career adaptability and career resilience. Further, a direct positive relationship between career adaptability and career resilience was also substantiated.Research limitations/implicationsTheoretical implications, managerial implications, study limitations and future research directions are also discussed.Originality/valueThe authors put forward the field by probing the developmental strategy for career resilience. This is because, in academics, career-resilient individuals can better contribute towards academic growth and can also maintain a good life balance (Mishra and McDonald, 2017). Hence, this study, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, is the first to investigate the career-management fit as a pathway bridging career adaptability and career resilience.
Impact factors to reduce carbon emissions. Evidences from Latin America
Authors: Panait Mirela , Janjua Laeeq Razzak , Apostu Simona Andreea , Mihăescu Constanta 
Published: August 2022

PurposeCarbon dioxide emissions affect the environment, presenting major implications for sustainable development and consequently model climate change policies. The main aim of the paper is to highlight the factors leading to CO2 emissions in Latin America.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis was performed using data for 1990–2020 and panel regression and STATA software.FindingsThe results highlighted that the variables have significantly influence CO2 emissions in case of the countries in the sample.Originality/valueThe novelty of the paper consists in using all financial inflows of together (foreign direct investment, official development assistance and remittences), Latin America heavily in-flowed with remittances from the USA. Since Latin America is enriched with forest areas, the authors also covered this variable in the estimations. Urbanization and transportation are induced by remittance inflows, thus wellbeing was incorporated in the model. The conclusion of the study demonstrates the need for complex measures involving public-private partnerships, public awareness of the need for energy transition and the involvement of foreign-owned companies that must not only pursue their own interests but also generate positive economic, environmental, and social externalities in host countries.
Women in leadership positions in universities: are they really queen bees?
Authors: da Rocha Grangeiro Rebeca , Bastos Gomes Neto Manoel , Esnard Catherine 
Published: August 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess the adherence to the traits of the queen bee phenomenon (QBP) for women who hold leadership positions in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs) and to compare their responses with those of women without leadership positions and of men on the same dimensions.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 703 academics from 88 HEIs participated in this study. The data were analyzed using a statistical package to calculate descriptive and inferential statistics. For these, 2 × 2 analysis of variance tests were performed to compare leader women vs nonleader women and leader women vs leader men.

Findings
The results indicate that leader women do not fit to all dimensions of the QBP. They report high averages to commitment, agency traits and personal sacrifices to career (Male self-description) and to meritocratic discourse. However, leader women assess their junior counterparts with higher averages to commitment and agency traits than women without leadership positions and leader men assess their junior counterparts. Women in leadership positions report superior identification with same gender colleagues and declare to be more supportive with affirmative policies for women's professional development than nonleader women and leader men.

Practical implications
This study reinforces that same gender conflict in the work environment is not a female characteristic and also promotes reflections on the influence of organizational culture, men hostility toward quotas and gender stereotypes for female progression in the academic context.

Originality/value
This study provides an empirical analysis of the QBP to academic women in Brazilian HEIs and compares its dimensions to nonleader women and leader men. The analysis of a sexist culture enabled original results, as nondistancing of the self-group, even if leader women presented some QB traits.
HyFlex model of higher education: understanding the promise of flexibility
Authors: Howell Emily 
Published: August 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this paper aims to answer the research question: How is the HyFlex model being implemented in higher education, and is it leading to greater access and equity?.Design/methodology/approachThis comprehensive literature review covers 19 sources, 11 studies and 8 practitioner or literature reflections, studying HyFlex.FindingsSeven focused codes formed from 23 initial codes: definition and alignment, implementation, successes, challenges, research, theory, and access and equity.Originality/valueThe HyFlex model arose to address the need of both leaner budgets in higher education and increased demands from students for varied learning options, and this paper addresses the status of this mode and a gap in the research on hybrid forms of higher education.
Analysis of barriers for implementation of integrated Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 using interpretive ranking process
Authors: Vinodh S. , Shimray Somishang A. 
Published: August 2022

PurposeLean Six Sigma (LSS) is a continuous improvement procedure that helps in improving the performance, decreasing variations, reducing lead time and increasing profit. Industry 4.0 (I4.0) portrays a new phase in the enterprise and aims at digitalization of the enterprise. The basis of I4.0 is a cyber-physical system, leading to product networking and complete coordination of process, value enhancement and further optimization. Integrating LSS methodology with I4.0 will give an edge in competitiveness to an enterprise. The aim of this study is to identify and analyze barriers to have an obstacle free implementation.Design/methodology/approachLSS and I4.0 barriers are identified through literature review. In this paper 18 barriers of LSS and I4.0 that hinder the implementation of integrated LSS and I4.0 are collected. Analysis of barriers was done using interpretive ranking process (IRP).FindingsFrom the results, it is observed that lack of top management attitude, commitment and involvement are the most dominant barriers.Practical implicationsThe study is done by gathering inputs from industry practitioners and derived inferences have practical relevance.Originality/valueThe study of barriers for integrated LSS and I4.0 is the original contribution of the authors.
Relative refractoriness of breast cancer cells to tumour necrosis factor‐α induced necroptosis
Authors: Thakur Banita , Saha Lekha , Bhatia Alka 
Published: August 2022

AbstractNecroptosis, a recently identified programmed cell death pathway, has attracted attention as an alternative route to target apoptosis‐resistant cancer cells. The status of the necroptosis pathway in different subtypes of breast cancer has not been well explored. Stimulating the cells by TNF‐α can trigger cell survival or death depending on the combination of downstream players involved. In this work, we attempted to induce necroptosis in them using a combination of TNF‐α and Z‐VAD‐FMK with and without chemotherapy. Cell viability, apoptosis, and necroptosis were assessed using MTT and Annexin‐V/PI assays, respectively. Gene and protein expression was analysed by qPCR and immunophenotyping. Both the cell lines were resistant to induction of cell death by necroptosis. There was no enhancement in cell death when chemotherapeutic drugs were combined with necroptosis induction. Expression studies showed reduced translational expression of key necroptosis molecules like RIP kinases and MLKL in breast cancer cells compared to positive control cell line L929. Also, cell survival molecules were expressed more in MDA‐MB‐231 in contrast to death pathway molecules which were expressed more in T47D cells. In this work, the two breast cancer cell lines were observed to be resistant to TNF‐α induced necroptosis with or without chemotherapy. Expression of key necroptosis players revealed relative insufficiency of the molecular machinery involved in the above pathway. In our opinion this may be the cause for resistance to necroptosis and novel strategies to upregulate these molecules need to be developed to sensitize the breast cancer cells towards cell death by necroptosis.
Clinicopathological characteristics of signet‐ring cell carcinoma derived from gastric fovelar epithelium
Authors: Zhang Zhi Shang , Deng Wei Yi , Huang Si Lin , Yang Bin Feng , Zhu Fang Heng , Jiang Bo , Wang Su Nan , Wang Yang Kun 
Published: August 2022

ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the immunophenotype, differential diagnosis, and clinicopathological characteristics of signet‐ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) derived from gastric foveolar epithelium.MethodsClinical characteristics, endoscopic findings, histopathological features, and follow‐up data of seven cases of SRCC derived from gastric foveolar epithelium with small intramucosal lesions were analyzed.ResultsSeven patients with a mean age of 38.3 years were diagnosed with SRCC derived from gastric foveolar epithelium and small intramucosal lesions, all of them were negative for CDH‐1 germline mutation. The glands proliferated and expanded, and then morphologically transformed into signet‐ring cells and formed clonal hyperplastic SRCC, which expanded laterally along the gastric foveolar cells to a length of 3–6 mm. Periodic acid Schiff staining was positive, while CK7 and MUC6 were negative, in all cases. Ki‐67‐positive cells ranged 37%–60%. During a follow‐up period of 6–30 months, no patients experienced tumor recurrence or metastasis.ConclusionsSRCC derived from gastric foveolar epithelium is originated from the proliferative region of the bottom of the gastric pit and gland neck. It is easily missed diagnosed or misdiagnosed as it grows laterally along the gastric foveolar cells. Biological behavior, genetics, and etiology of such SRCC, as well as the clinicopathological characteristics, need to be further studied.
Exploration of “Zhang” in functional gastrointestinal disorders: A cross‐cultural challenge in Chinese clinical setting
Authors: Zeng Hao Yu , Bai Tao , Li Sai Er , Zhang Lei , Song Jun , Liu Jin Song , Hou Xiao Hua 
Published: August 2022

ObjectivesIn China, four symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorders, postprandial fullness, early satiety, bloating, and abdominal distension are commonly and interchangeably expressed as a single chief complaint, “Zhang”. In this study we aimed to explore the most efficient method of determining the characteristics of symptoms in such patients.MethodsConsecutive patients with the chief complaint of abdominal “Zhang” from December 2017 to June 2018 were included. Their symptom patterns were determined by face‐to‐face interviews. Patients with a single symptom (postprandial fullness, early satiety, bloating, or abdominal distension) completed the questionnaire assessing their understanding of the symptoms using three methods including concept terms, pictograms, and verbal descriptions.ResultsA total of 230 patients (121 men, 109 women; mean age 43.7 ± 12.6 y) were included. Verbal descriptions were most applicable to identify patients’ symptom patterns, followed by concept terms and pictograms. Early satiety was the most difficult to identify (20.9% agreement between patient's understanding and doctor's diagnosis by using concept term), whereas fullness and bloating had apparently higher recognition (70.7% and 72.1% by concept terms). Elder patients (>60 y) and those with more frequent symptom attacks (≥once daily) showed relatively poorer understanding of the symptoms.ConclusionsEarly satiety is poorly identified by patients. Existing pictograms fail to show comprehension‐improving features in a Chinese cultural setting. Verbal descriptions may be the best option for diagnosing abdominal “Zhang”. More caution is required during the inquiry of medical history from elder patients with frequent symptom attacks.