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Sustainable organizational performance management: deciphering the role of emotional capital in e-commerce industry
Authors: Gupta Parul , Bakhru Kanupriya Misra , Shankar Amit 
Published: April 2022

PurposeThis study aims to understand role employee emotional capital in e-commerce organizations for implementing a sustainability-oriented approach. It explores two research questions: First, what role does emotional capital play in creating a sustainability-oriented functioning in an e-commerce organization? Second, how the emotional capital of employees and leaders can be molded and aligned to the desired behavioral approach toward sustainability.Design/methodology/approachThe authors’ methodology involves literature review undertaken to appropriately position the understanding of sustainability and its relationship with emotional capital in the e-commerce industry. The paper is based on the review of articles published between the year 1990 and 2020. Academic and peer-reviewed journal articles, which have contributed to enrich the concept of emotional capital and sustainability, were collected from various data sources like SCOPUS, ERIC, Science Direct and Emerald.FindingsThe findings indicate that the organizational emotional capital can help in designing and pursuing sustainability-oriented practices in a more “engaged” manner. This can further stimulate a new approach for determining the dimensions, goals and measurement criteria for organizational performance management in the e-commerce industry.Originality/valueThis is a first of its kind study that connects the dots between sustainable organization performance and emotional capital establishing groundwork for future research pursuits in the direction. This study presents strong futuristic managerial implications and focuses on how e-commerce organizations can achieve long-term sustainability performance by harnessing the resource of emotional capital, which is inherently present with them at individual and collective levels.
The value of expertise: how chief executive officer and board corporate social responsibility expertise enhance the financial effects of firms’ corporate social responsibility initiatives
Authors: Al-Shammari Marwan Ahmad , Banerjee Soumendra , Shah Tushar R. , Doty Harold , Al-Shammari Hussam 
Published: April 2022

Purpose
In light of the conflict between scholarly findings supporting corporate social responsibility’s positive impact on corporate financial performance (CFP) versus findings showing negative impact on CFP, the academic literature has reoriented toward determining the contingency conditions that affect the underlying relationships. This paper aims to investigate two potential contingency factors, the chief executive officer’s (CEO) corporate social responsibility (CSR) expertise and board members’ CSR expertise.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses an unbalanced panel of archival data of 168 firms from the S&P 500 index for the period 2006–2013. The analytic model is estimated using the feasible generalized least squares regression method with heteroscedasticity and panel-specific AR1 autocorrelation.

Findings
The findings reinforce the perspective that CSR positively affects the firm’s financial performance. The authors find that firms realize optimal results from their CSR investments when both the board and the CEO have greater CSR expertise. In other words, both, CEO CSR expertise and board CSR expertise positively impact the CSR–CFP relationship.

Research limitations/implications
The findings of this study advance the literature in three important areas, namely, the social responsibility–financial responsibility relationship, the governance literature and upper echelons theory. First, the theoretical arguments and the empirical evidence highlight that CSR–CFP relationship is at least partly contingent upon the CEO’s and board members’ CSR expertise. Second, this study introduces two important variables: the CEO and board’s CSR experience as proxies for their CSR expertise. Future researchers may consider decomposing the various components of CSR to study the differential impact of each component on financial performance.

Practical implications
First, this study finds that while the CEO CSR expertise may be of value for the firm, such value can only be realized under a capable and effective board that has adequate knowledge in the field of CSR. Second, this study shows that the best-case scenario for firms occurs when both its board members and CEO have had greater prior CSR involvement that contributed to their knowledge inventory and skills. Greater knowledge and skills enhance the quality of the decisions that comprise the firm’s CSR strategy.

Originality/value
While it seems intuitive that prior CSR knowledge and expertise should lead to more and better CSR initiatives, there are few if any studies that empirically examine the effects of this premise on a firm’s financial performance. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study appears to be the first that directly tests the relationship between executives’ CSR experience and firm performance.
Encouraging social innovation for combating poverty: master’s students’ gendered experiences with a service-learning intervention in Kenya and Uganda
Authors: Wao Hesborn , Otendo Clement Oduor , Syonguvi Jackline , Muriithi Petronilla , Kadengye Damazo T. , Brodin Eva M. 
Published: April 2022

Purpose
This study aims to understand master’s students’ experiences of service-learning, following their participation in a workshop with local social innovators whose activities had contributed to combating poverty in East Africa and to determine how this participation affected work on the students’ theses. The authors also explored possible gender differences in this context.

Design/methodology/approach
The study was based on pretest–posttest mixed methods research design. Data were collected from master’s students within the social sciences and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, respectively, in Kenya and Uganda, via surveys and interviews before the workshop, immediately afterwards and six months later.

Findings
Students’ immediate experience was that the workshop contributed to increased critical awareness, adoption of transdisciplinary community-serving approaches and strengthened self-confidence. Six months later, most had related their projects to social problems (e.g. poverty) in their communities. Moreover, the results motivated integration of gender-sensitive curricula based on service-learning in East Africa.

Practical implications
Based on the results, the authors suggest a framework for gender-sensitive curriculum development that can stimulate service-learning in master’s students. Implementation of such a curriculum could eventually contribute to community development, including, e.g. poverty reduction.

Originality/value
Studies on service-learning are rare in Africa, especially in postgraduate education. Gender-sensitive studies on service-learning are generally scarce and the same holds for studies on encouraging STEM students to integrate social innovation into their thesis work. By combining these aspects, this study presents an original contribution to existing research.
Efficiency of digital business transformation in the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Rejman Petrovic Dragana , Krstic Ana , Nedeljković Ivana , Mimovic Predrag 
Published: April 2022

Purpose
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the intensity and success of the digitalization process, by measuring the efficiency of the use of information and communication technologies in business in the Republic of Serbia (RS) in the period from 2006 to 2019.

Design/methodology/approach
The data envelopment analysis method is applied and due to the sensitivity of the results to measurement errors, the robustness analysis of the obtained values of average efficiency is performed, using the bootstrapping method.

Findings
The results show an intensive, expansive and relatively efficient process of digital business transformation in the RS. The results indicate inefficient use of software packages, While the efficiency of e-commerce in companies in most years is over 80%.

Research limitations/implications
The research is limited to the RS, so the conclusions cannot be generalized in a broader context.

Practical implications
The biggest problem in the implementation of digital business transformation in the RS is the understanding of management and employees in organizations that digital business transformation will take place only if software solutions are purchased and installed, with less attention paid to their proper application and low use of their maximum capabilities.

Originality/value
Digital transformation measurement is the subject of a very small number of studies. Through a review of the literature, the authors of this paper do not find the use of data envelopment analysis to measure the efficiency of digital business transformation in the way they present it in this paper.
What is the relationship between sustainability, corporate social responsibility and quality of life applications at work?
Authors: Haarpaintner Étienne 
Published: April 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to look at the current and future role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to see how it could be used more effectively by hospitality companies. The article examines the “Food with Integrity” initiative of Chipotle Mexican Grills Inc. and similar approaches being implemented by Club Med resorts and the LIFT program, composed of multiple grants aimed at empowering underserved youth interested in aviation, at Alaska Airlines to illustrate the importance of both large- and small-scale strategies in achieving quality of life (QoL).Design/methodology/approachThis paper opens with a review of the historical, current and future context of CSR and its application in hospitality industry settings. Additionally, three case study examples are used to portray the evolving role of CSR in hospitality companies.FindingsThe findings of this paper show that CSR initiatives in hospitality settings must advance in order to embrace the concept of social justice for all employees and other company stakeholders. This is a challenging objective to set but it would enable CSR initiatives and QoL outcomes to improve.Originality/valueIt is the first time that the three features case studies (Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Club Med and Alaska Airlines) are considered together, analyzed and compared in order to demonstrate the different aspects of effective CSR in hospitality settings.
‘It's not just to treat everybody the same’: A social justice framework for caring for larger patients in healthcare practice
Authors: Kanagasingam Deana , Norman Moss , Hurd Laura 
Published: April 2022

AbstractDrawing on semi‐structured interviews with larger bodied patients (n = 20) and their healthcare practitioners (n = 22) in Canada, this paper combines micro and macro approaches in outlining a social justice approach to caring for larger patients in healthcare practice. Theoretically, we draw upon structural competency and critical consciousness to address the question of how social justice is enacted, experienced, and understood in interactions between clinicians and larger patients. Our findings highlight four key themes that provide a framework for integrating social justice into healthcare practice: (1) an awareness of one's simultaneous experience of marginalisation and privilege in the clinical interaction; (2) navigating between additive and interactive understandings of intersectionality; (3) micro and macro approaches to change; and (4) straddling the line between equity and equality. The synergies in participants' perspectives across social identities suggests that the cultivation of social justice awareness potentially mitigates some blinders of privilege. Furthermore, practitioners' social justice orientation positively impacted patient experience, with most patients expressing appreciation for having their various histories of trauma and social challenges handled compassionately during appointments.
Efficacy of blood flow measurement using intraoperative color flow Doppler ultrasound as a predictor of autologous arteriovenous fistula maturation
Authors: Yun Sang Seob , Mok Sangkyun , Park Sun Cheol , Park Young Jun , Kim Jang Yong 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIntroductionHemodialysis vascular access parameters of intraoperative Color flow Doppler ultrasound remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the optimal cut‐off value and efficacy of intraoperative arteriovenous fistula parameters identified by Color flow Doppler ultrasound for arteriovenous fistula maturation success.MethodsThis retrospective study consisted of a review of the medical records of 137 consecutive patients who underwent their first autologous arteriovenous fistula formation under local anesthesia for end‐stage renal disease from April 9, 2020 to March 19, 2021.ResultsThe receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the optimal cut‐off for intraoperative cephalic vein flow volume for brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula maturation at the 4‐week follow‐up was 349.53 ml/min (area under the curve, 0.792; p, 0.036; Youden index, 0.514).ConclusionIntraoperative color Doppler ultrasound outflow cephalic vein flow volume is a useful factor in predicting arteriovenous fistula maturation. Intraoperative Color flow Doppler ultrasound should be performed.
Identification of genome integration sites for developing a CRISPR‐based gene expression toolkit in Yarrowia lipolytica
Authors: Liu Xiaoqin , Cui Zhiyong , Su Tianyuan , Lu Xuemei , Hou Jin , Qi Qingsheng 
Published: April 2022

SummaryWith the rapid development of synthetic biology, the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica has become an attractive microorganism for chemical production. To better optimize and reroute metabolic pathways, we have expanded the CRISPR‐based gene expression toolkit of Y. lipolytica. By sorting the integration sites associated with high expression, new neutral integration sites associated with high expression and high integration efficiency were identified. Diverse genetic components, including promoters and terminators, were also characterized to expand the expression range. We found that in addition to promoters, the newly characterized terminators exhibited large variations in gene expression. These genetic components and integration sites were then used to regulate genes involved in the lycopene biosynthesis pathway, and different levels of lycopene production were achieved. The CRISPR‐based gene expression toolkit developed in this study will facilitate the genetic engineering of Y. lipolytica.
Current gaps in management and timely referral of cardiorenal complications among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Middle East and African countries: Expert recommendations
Authors: Sonmez Alper , Sabbour Hani , Echtay Akram , Rahmah Abbas Mahdi , Alhozali Amani Matook , al Sabaan Fahad Sulman , Haddad Fares H. , Iraqi Hinde , Elebrashy Ibrahim , Assaad Samir N. , Bayat Zaheer , Osar Siva Zeynep , Hassanein Mohamed 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe upsurge of type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major public health concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Africa (AFR) region, with cardiorenal complications (CRCs) being the predominant cause of premature morbidity and mortality. High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors, lack of awareness among patients and physicians, deficient infrastructure, and economic constraints lead to a cascade of CRCs at a significantly earlier age in MENA and AFR. In this review, we present consensus recommendations by experts in MENA and AFR, highlighting region‐specific challenges and potential solutions for management of CRCs. Health professionals who understand sociocultural barriers can significantly increase patient awareness and encourage health‐seeking behavior through simple educational tools. Increasing physician knowledge on early identification of CRCs and personalized treatment based on risk stratification, alongside optimum glycemic control, can mitigate therapeutic inertia. Early diagnosis of high‐risk people with regular and systematic monitoring of cardiorenal parameters, development of region‐specific care pathways for timely referral to specialists, followed by guideline‐recommended care with novel antidiabetics are imperative. Adherence to guideline‐recommended care can catalyze utilization of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonists with demonstrated cardiorenal benefits—thus paving the way for overcoming care gaps in a cost‐effective manner. Leveraging digital technology like electronic medical records can help generate real‐world data and provide insights on voids in adoption of newer antidiabetic medications. A patient‐centric approach, collaborative care among physicians from different specialties, alongside involvement of policy makers are key for improving patient outcomes and quality of care in MENA and AFR.
Determination of Fe2+/Fe3+ Ratios of Magnetite using Different Methods: A Case Study from the Qimantag Metallogenic Belt
Authors: YI Liwen , LI Qiuping , LU Anhuai , GU Xiangping , CHI Guoxiang 
Published: April 2022

AbstractDetermination of Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios from metallogenic belts to explore controlling physical and chemical conditions of rock formation is of great significance. In order to explore magnetite Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios of the Qimantag metallogenic belt, part of the Eastern Kunlun orogenic belt in the northeastern margin of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau, western Central Orogenic Belt of China, and overcome the limitation of the traditional electronic probe, five different measurement methods are proposed and their respective advantages and disadvantages evaluated, with the composition data of the magnetite obtained using electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). The direct oxygen measurement method has a significant impact on the determination results of FeO and Fe2O3, but the accuracy and uniformity of the results are low. The valence method (Flank method) based on the spectral intensity ratio of Lα to Lβ for iron is also unreliable for FeO and Fe2O3 measurements because it is difficult to establish a relationship between Lβ/Lα, the spectral intensity ratio, and the Fe2+/Fe3+ content ratio. In comparison, the charge difference method, the surplus‐oxygen method and the Mössbauer spectrum method are still the most favorable. Mössbauer spectroscopy, with its isomer movement particularly sensitive to the oxidation state of iron, yields results closer to 0.5, which is relatively reliable. Earlier magnetite deposits are located in intrusions or contact zones and formed by magmatic fluids with high Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios, whereas later magnetite deposits are farther away from intrusions and have low Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios. The transformation mechanism of hematite and magnetite in the Qimantage metallogenic belt is also studied. No large volume changes, such as pore filling and shrinkage fracture, were detected in the metallogenic belt, and the transformation mechanism is more similar to a reoxidation and reduction mechanism.
Is intersexuality a mere difference or disorder?
Authors: Rehman Rashad 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIs intersexuality a mere difference or disorder? Since the 2006 Chicago consensus statement's disorder of sexual development (DSD) nomenclature, intersex scholars have criticized and repudiated the use of “disorder” by arguing that it is medically inaccurate, yields unwarranted surgical implications, unnecessarily pathologizes intersex individuals, and that, most importantly, intersex individuals do not prefer it. They argue for linguistic alternatives such as “difference” and other similar alternatives, for example, “variation,” “divergence,” and so forth. These criticisms of “disorder” have had significant uptake by scholars writing on intersexuality. While the motivation(s) for using “mere difference” is doubtless rooted in beneficence for intersex persons, medically inaccurate intersex terminology compromises optimal clinical care and should consequently be either abandoned or revised. This focus paper argues (moderately) for the thesis that some cases of intersex are disorders, and some mere differences. The upshot of my proposal is not only that it conceptually disambiguates disorder and mere difference, but by failing to generalize unique intersex individuals their care is prioritized.
Variability of response to early puberty induction demonstrated by transverse uterine diameter measurement and a novel method of 3D breast imaging
Authors: Burt Elizabeth , Yasmin Ephia , Davies Melanie C , Creighton Sarah , Brain Caroline , Ruff Clifford , Learner Hazel Isabella , Williams Louise , Cameron‐Pimblett Antoinette , Talaulikar Vikram , Conway Gerard 
Published: April 2022

AbstractObjectiveInduction of puberty with exogenous oestrogen results in considerable variability in final uterine and breast volumes. We set out to quantify the variability of these two outcome measures with a view to establishing monitoring methods that could be used to individualise treatment protocols.DesignA prospective observational study.ParticipantsSixteen participants with pubertal delay and primary amenorrhoea, due to hypogonadism were recruited from paediatric gynaecology and endocrinology clinics at University College London Hospital. A standardised protocol of transdermal 17β oestradiol (17βE) was used (Evorel™), with a starting dose of 12.5 mcg increasing to 25 mcg (patch changed twice weekly) after 4 months. Follow up was every 2 months for a total of 8 months.MeasurementsUterine dimensions using ultrasound, oestradiol concentrations and breast development assessed by both Tanner staging and 3D photographic imaging.ResultsAfter 8 months of treatment, the changes in oestradiol concentrations (0–174 pmol), uterine volume growth (4.4–16.4 ml) and breast volume (1.76–140.1 ml) varied greatly between individuals. Of uterine parameters, transverse uterine diameter was most closely associated with serum oestradiol levels at 8 months (beta standardised coefficient = 0.80, p = .001). Change in breast volume was associated with age of treatment initiation (beta standardised coefficient 0.55 p = .04).ConclusionsWe demonstrate variation in response to exogenous oestrogen, emphasising the necessity for individualised dose titration. In the absence of sensitive oestradiol assays, uterine transverse measurements may be used as a surrogate marker of oestrogen sensitivity to guide early dose adjustment. 3D breast imaging may provide a quantitative assessment of breast development to complement Tanner breast staging.