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Producing liminal spaces for change interventions: the case of LEGO serious play workshops
Authors: Piironen Siiri 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to advance spatial studies of change interventions by conceptualizing them as liminal spaces and examining how these spaces are conceived, perceived and lived during the intervention process.Design/methodology/approachThe paper explores change interventions as liminal spaces in the empirical context of LEGO serious play workshops through participant observations and interviews.FindingsThe study shows that in change interventions an abstract, conceived liminal space is created, maintained and closed down to enable the planned change to take place. While practicing the space, the change participants may indeed perceive this space as liminal, but the space is less manageable because of their both prescribed and unprescribed interpretations. Furthermore, as subjectively experienced, the space may hold a spectrum of liminal, liminoid and everyday (business as usual) notions.Research limitations/implicationsThe study contributes to the research on (1) the spatiality of change interventions and (2) artificially created liminal spaces of organizing.Practical implicationsThe paper reminds consultants and organizations embarking on change interventions to pay attention to the spatiality of such interventions. The study shows that it is not enough to plan how these spaces are to be used, but also it is equally important to consider how the participants use and experience them.Originality/valueThe study provides a novel insight into change interventions by examining them as liminal spaces that are simultaneously conceived, perceived and lived during the intervention process.
Emotional closeness and emotional distance among schoolteachers: the case of Arab teachers who teach in Jewish schools
Authors: Oplatka Izhar , Elmalak-Watted Alaa Afif 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThe aim of the current study was to explore emotional closeness and emotional distance between Arab teachers who teach in the Jewish State Educational System and their Jewish counterparts in the school.Design/methodology/approachThe research used semi-structured interviews with 16 Arab and Jewish teachers in Israel.FindingsThe authors identified patterns of emotional closeness and emotional distance among Arab and Jewish teachers, perception gaps among Jewish and Arab teachers and the factors affecting emotional closeness/distance among them. Empirical and practical implications are suggested.Originality/valueThe study sheds light on the emotional aspects of multicultural educational teams and workplaces and increases our understanding of the complexity of teacher emotion in multi-ethnic and multi-religious staffrooms.
Enacting safe places – a study of (im)balancing acts in everyday city centre management
Authors: Cassinger Cecilia , Thufvesson Ola 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThe aim of this study is to outline a practice approach towards safety in public places whereby safety and place is understood as simultaneously produced in everyday work practice. Hence, the focus is shifted from place safety as a manageable asset to safe places as ongoing accomplishments.Design/methodology/approachThis study focuses on practices of enacting safe places on the municipal level in Sweden. Thus, the focus of analysis is on the meanings of safety. The empirical material was collected during the period 2017–2019 in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Helsingborg and Malmö. In different ways, these cities struggle with navigating safety issues in public places.FindingsThe study demonstrates how urban places are enacted as safe in and through practice. The findings include some of the ways in which safe places are accomplished, such as maintaining and caring for places, countering negative rumours and news reports and forming collaboration across sectors and actors. To gain a better understanding of safety in city centres, the study illuminates competing meaning-making processes in management work practice whereby places are negotiated as safe.Originality/valueThe existing research on safety in public places is scattered across disciplinary fields and dominated by a fortress approach to safe places. By contrast to the top-down view of safety as a measure of control, this study generates knowledge of how safe places are continuously construed in the junction of management practices and practices of everyday life.
Food safety knowledge and changes in practices and concerns of Indian families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Thakur Sunaina , Mathur Pulkit 
Published: May 2022

Purpose
Unsafe food can lead to various foodborne diseases and even death, especially among children. This paper aims to assess food safety knowledge and changes in practices and concerns among adults ≥ 18 years during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach
A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted among 325 adults living in Northern India. Demographic data and information regarding their knowledge, practices and concerns about various food safety issues were collected to see if there were any changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Findings
The results showed that the participants had slightly higher than average knowledge and good food safety practices with mean scores of 9.75 ± 2.23 and 24.87 ± 2.28, respectively. Contracting COVID-19 from food and food packaging materials was of high concern for more than 70% of the participants. Majority (> 80%) of them reported an increase in the frequency of handwashing. About 16% of the participants used chemical disinfectants for washing fruits and vegetables. An increase (57.5%) in the frequency of food label reading was also noted during the pandemic. Freshness and the general quality of food items (49.5%), safety of food (30.8%) and cost (18.2%) were the top drivers that influenced the purchase decision.

Originality/value
This study highlighted the need to send out clear messages on safe food handling practices and keeping the tempo up for sustaining good hygienic practices. This will help in reducing the risk of foodborne diseases.
The effects of concession timing, perceived fairness and aggressiveness on tax negotiation offers
Authors: Voon Yuen Hoong , Che Azmi Anna , Jayasingam Sharmila 
Published: May 2022

Purpose
This study aims to examine the consequences of tax authorities’ use of concession-timing negotiation strategies on tax practitioners and their final proposed offers.

Design/methodology/approach
This is an experimental study conducted on tax practitioners using a design of 2 × 1, varying the tax authorities’ negotiation strategy (i.e. concession-gradual and concession-end strategies) across two levels.

Findings
The concessionary negotiation strategies adopted by tax authorities influence tax practitioners’ final proposed offers, their perceptions of fairness (i.e. distributive justice and procedural justice) and their aggressiveness of stance in tax audit negotiations.

Originality/value
This experimental study contributes to existing research on tax authority-tax practitioner negotiation models used during tax audits by providing the first evidence that concession timing matters. The study extends the negotiation model to include tax aggressiveness as a new variable and examines the indirect roles of fairness and offers in tax audit negotiations.
Personnel Review at age 50: a retrospective using bibliometric analysis
Authors: Varma Arup , Kumar Satish , Lim Weng Marc , Pandey Nitesh 
Published: May 2022

PurposePersonnel Review (PR) is a leading human resource management journal. The article endeavors to provide a retrospective of the journal to commemorate the journal's 50th anniversary.Design/methodology/approachThe article employs a variety of bibliometric analysis techniques such as performance analysis, co-authorship analysis, bibliographic coupling, and negative binomial regression to provide a retrospective of PR.FindingsThe performance analysis suggests that PR has grown steadily in PR's publications and citations. Though most of PR's contributions originate from Europe, a geographical shift toward global contributions has been witnessed in recent years. Besides that, a culture of collaboration among PR authors has manifested and proliferated over time. Though a third of European studies are qualitative and more than 90% of Asian studies are quantitative, PR studies, as a whole, are moving away from conceptual and qualitative to empirical and quantitative research. Next, the bibliographic coupling of the PR corpus indicates five major themes—namely, human resource management policies and practices; personnel competency, experience, and well-being; career management and employee engagement; strategic human resource management; and organizational culture and workplace environment. Finally, the negative binomial regression reveals that article age, abstract and article length and number of keywords and references significantly drive PR citations.Originality/valueThe article represents the inaugural retrospective of PR.
Extended contextual validation of stakeholder approach to firm technology adoption: moderating and mediating relationships in an innovation eco-system
Authors: Doe Joshua Kofi , Van de Wetering Rogier , Honyenuga Ben , Versendaal Johan 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThe need for context-specific adoption models led to the development of the firm technology adoption model (F-TAM) model. Among small to medium-scale enterprises (SMEs); however, firm-level factors were rather insignificant in engendering SME level adoption of technological innovation. This study aims to examine the effect of firm size and other moderating and mediating factors on the relationships between personal, firm, societal and technological factors proposed in the stakeholder-oriented F-TAM among SMEs.Design/methodology/approachA research instrument was developed, reviewed by experts, and pilot tested with a sample of 25 respondents. Data were purposively collected from four hundred (400) SMEs and analyzed with partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe study discovered that employees, societal and technological factors moderate the relationship between firm factors of adoption and firm adoption. Without these moderating effects, firm factors of adoption would have been insignificant at the SMEs’ level of organizational technology adoption. The study further discovered that firm size, as well as risk propensity, also affect the relationships proposed in the model.Research limitations/implicationsData was collected on voluntary adoption from the most cosmopolitan area of a developing country. It, therefore, needs further contextual validation across the country and different countries.Practical implicationsThe engagement of innovations in firms must be planned with employees and society as major stakeholders.Originality/valueThe significance of this finding is the study’s emphasis on an eco-system approach for examining the phenomenon of innovation adoption. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine the effect of firm characteristics on is proposed eco-system of stakeholders.
Below‐ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem
Authors: Bugnot Ana B. , Gribben Paul E. , O'Connor Wayne A. , Erickson Katherine , Coleman Ross A. , Dafforn Katherine A. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractMany important ecosystem functions are underpinned by below‐ground biodiversity and processes. Marine sediments, one of the most abundant habitats on earth, are essential to the mineralisation of organic matter. However, they are increasingly polluted by urban activities leading to the loss of biodiversity and the functions they provide. While traditional sediment remediation strategies are focussed on microbial and engineering solutions, we propose that the reintroduction of below‐ground ecosystem engineers (bioturbators) is important to rehabilitate polluted sediments and drive recovery of their functions in urban coastal ecosystems.We tested this notion by introducing bioturbators to nutrient polluted sediments to assess their survival, as well as their capacity to drive biodiversity and oxygenation and their potential to remediate nutrient pollution. Polychaete wormsDiopatra aciculataand clamsKatelysiasp. were added to mesocosms (ex‐situ), and the worms also added to experimental plots in‐situ. Potential for remediation was assessed with measures of nutrient content.All animals survived when introduced to polluted sediments and showed no evidence of sub‐lethal effects. Worms oxygenated sediments and reduced organic matter content by up to 50% in‐situ. The worms also drove shifts in the receiving communities at all locations and increased the number of taxa at one location. On the other hand, the effects of clams were variable, showing opposite effects in organic matter content at different sites and levels of pollution.Synthesis and applications. Global seafloor habitats are becoming increasingly degraded and novel strategies that combine biodiversity restoration with remediation are urgently needed to return function. Tube‐building bioturbators can stimulate nutrient processing in sediments proving multiple functional outcomes, but these effects are dependent on the receiving environment. In areas with medium levels of pollution, they can kick‐start recovery in a feedback loop whereby bioturbation increases oxygenation and nutrient remediation, shifting sediment biodiversity and contributing to further recovery. This can drive long‐term changes in sediment communities, particularly in urban areas where unvegetated sediments are conspicuous.
Recent insights into oceanic dimethylsulfoniopropionate biosynthesis and catabolism
Authors: Shaw Deepak Kumar , Sekar Jegan , Ramalingam Prabavathy Vaiyapuri 
Published: May 2022

SummaryDimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), a globally important organosulfur compound is produced in prodigious amounts (2.0 Pg sulfur) annually in the marine environment by phytoplankton, macroalgae, heterotrophic bacteria, some corals and certain higher plants. It is an important marine osmolyte and a major precursor molecule for the production of climate‐active volatile gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS). DMSP synthesis take place via three pathways: a transamination ‘pathway‐’ in some marine bacteria and algae, a Met‐methylation ‘pathway‐’ in angiosperms and bacteria and a decarboxylation ‘pathway‐’ in the dinoflagellate, Crypthecodinium. The enzymes DSYB and TpMMT are involved in the DMSP biosynthesis in eukaryotes while marine heterotrophic bacteria engage key enzymes such as DsyB and MmtN. Several marine bacterial communities import DMSP and degrade it via cleavage or demethylation pathways or oxidation pathway, thereby generating DMS, methanethiol, and dimethylsulfoxonium propionate, respectively. DMSP is cleaved through diverse DMSP lyase enzymes in bacteria and via Alma1 enzyme in phytoplankton. The demethylation pathway involves four different enzymes, namely DmdA, DmdB, DmdC and DmdD/AcuH. However, enzymes involved in the oxidation pathway have not been yet identified. We reviewed the recent advances on the synthesis and catabolism of DMSP and enzymes that are involved in these processes.
Did “Trumpists” Perform Worse in US Senate Election Polls?
Authors: Chen Sina , Körtner John 
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Support for Donald Trump was underestimated by pre-election polls in 2016 and 2020. In a new analysis, Sina Chen and John Körtner examine Senate pre-election polls and results for the years 2018 and 2020 to see how Trump-endorsed candidates fared compared to other Republican candidates
Governing extension and extending governance for Pacific organic farming
Authors: Carter Jennifer , Hollinsworth David 
Published: May 2022

AbstractOrganic farming in the Pacific region could provide higher‐than‐average premiums to small‐scale farmers. Thus, many farmers seek specific information on market access and internationally recognised global standards and third‐party certification. Agricultural extension work has changed in terms of formal and informal understanding and expression. Concomitantly, pluralist extension networks and innovation have replaced singular, publicly‐delivered extension services because of an increase in private commercial interests under prevailing neoliberal logics. Nevertheless, there are socio‐spatial barriers to farmers accessing extension and establishing relations with certifying bodies and some extension partners. Thus, agricultural extension experts will need to create new governance arrangements with local farmer groups as nodes within pluralist public–private–producer networks and regional information flows to support these groups and their accountability and trust with local constituents. In this article, we argue that geographically disparate local farmer groups should be supported by flatter governance of agricultural extension to better link local farmer nodes in comparable growing regions with other transnational local nodes, and with regional certification bodies. Aided by powerful supporting partners in such a plural extension network, this type of flat governance would build trans‐local connections that better situate small‐scale farming and food security as responsive to future uncertainties.
AntiV‐SGN: a universal antiviral strategy to combat both RNA and DNA viruses by destroying their nucleic acids without sequence limitation
Authors: Tian Kun , Qi Zhen , Chi Ying , Qiang Huanran , Wang Pei , Liu Yu , Zhou Guohua , Zhu Fengcai , Guo Qinglong , Xu Shu 
Published: May 2022

SummaryNumerous viral outbreaks have threatened us throughout history. Here, we demonstrated a nucleic acid‐based antiviral strategy named AntiV‐SGN. Unlike those CRISPR‐mediated methods, AntiV‐SGN has advantages of no targets' sequence limitation, such as protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) or protospacer flanking sequence (PFS), being universal for both DNA and RNA viruses. AntiV‐SGN was composed of a FEN1 protein and specific hpDNAs targeting viruses' nucleic acid. Its antiviral ability was tested on SARS‐CoV‐2 and HBV respectively. Reporter assays in human cells first illustrated the feasibility of AntiV‐SGN. Then, it was verified that AntiV‐SGN destroyed about 50% of live RNAs of SARS‐CoV‐2 in Vero cells and 90% cccDNA of HBV in HepG2.2.15 cells. It was also able to remove viral DNA integrated into the host's genome. In the mouse model, AntiV‐SGN can be used to significantly reduce HBV expression at a level of 90%. Actually, in some cases, when viruses mutate to eliminate PAM/PFS or hosts were infected by both DNA and RNA viruses, AntiV‐SGN could be a choice. Collectively, this study provided a proof‐of‐concept antiviral strategy of AntiV‐SGN, which has potential clinical value for targeting a wide variety of human pathogens, both known and newly identified.
Toward a Robust Land Suitability Framework for Manure Management: Modeling Impacts and Evaluating Biophysical Characteristics
Authors: Saha Gourab K. , Cibin Raj , Elliott Herschel A. , Preisendanz Heather E. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractManure application at the right place, time, and rate is critical for sustainable manure management. A land suitability framework (LSF) was previously developed for identifying suitable areas for manure utilization considering landscape vulnerability. This study aimed to evaluate the developed LSF and provide insights to build a new robust LSF for manure utilization. The study (1) evaluates the potential environmental impacts of manure application compared to inorganic fertilization, (2) evaluates the robustness of the previously developed LSF, and (3) identifies landscape biophysical attributes driving manure nutrient loss. The fertilization scenarios were evaluated using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in a case study watershed located in Pennsylvania, USA. SWAT‐simulated results showed 80% higher organic nitrogen loss and 44% lower nitrate loss with manure fertilization compared to inorganic fertilization scenarios. The previously developed LSF was a useful screening tool for identifying vulnerable areas for manure application. However, the simulation results indicated limitations in the LSF in representing the combined effect of multiple landscape biophysical attributes. The decision tree model using the landscape biophysical characteristics and nutrient loading simulations implied the LSF can be improved by considering soil biophysical characteristics. The study results provide critical insights toward developing a robust LSF for sustainable manure utilization.
Assessing the predictive power of step selection functions: How social and environmental interactions affect animal space use
Authors: Potts Jonathan R. , Börger Luca , Strickland Bronson K. , Street Garrett M. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

The ability to predict animal space use patterns is a fundamental concern in changing environments. Such predictions require a detailed understanding of the movement mechanisms from which spatial distributions emerge. However, these are typically complex, multifaceted, and therefore difficult to uncover.

Here, we provide a methodological framework for uncovering the movement mechanisms necessary for building predictive models of animal space use. Our procedure begins by parametrising a movement model of each individual in a population using step selection analysis, from which we build an individual‐based model (IBM) of interacting individuals, derive predicted broad‐scale space use patterns from the IBM and then compare the predicted and empirical patterns. Importantly, discrepancies between these predicted and empirical patterns are used to formulate new hypotheses about the drivers of animal movement decisions and thus iteratively improve the model's predictive power. We demonstrate our method on a population of feral pigs in Mississippi, USA.

Our technique incorporates both social interactions between individuals and environmental drivers of movement. At each iteration of model construction, we were able to identify missing features to improve model prediction by analysing the IBM output. These include overuse‐avoidance effects of self‐attractive mechanisms (i.e. attraction to previously visited sites becomes repulsion if there have been multiple visits in quick succession), which were vital for ensuring predicted occurrence distributions do not become vanishingly small.

Overall, we have provided a general method for iteratively improving the predictive power of step selection models. This will enable future researchers to maximise the information obtained from step selection analyses and to highlight potentially missing data for uncovering the drivers of movement decisions and emergent space use patterns. Ultimately, this provides a fundamental step towards the general aim of constructing predictive models of animal space use.