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Rapid urbanization and the widening disparity between household income and housing costs have made co-living a practical alternative that significantly lowers living costs through economic sharing. This study aims to examine the determinants influencing millennials' motivations to rent co-living housing, including economic, locational, physical and psychological factors.

An online self-administered questionnaire was used to examine these determinants using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), with a purposive sampling of 208 millennial tenants. In addition, a focus group was organized to capture the opinions of ten participants in depth.

The results revealed that physical, economic and locational attributes significantly impact millennials' motivations to rent co-living housing. While psychological flexibility may not directly predict motivations, it does exhibit an indirect relationship with co-living motivations through the mediating influence of locational and economic factors.

This study provides valuable insights to co-living service providers on how to design suitable living arrangements that cater to the demands of millennials in urban areas.

The field of co-living receives less attention compared to traditional home purchasing in developing countries. This study aims to provide insights into millennial tenants’ preferences for co-living, shedding light on their perceptions of this emerging housing trend in Malaysia.

The purpose of this essay is to explore the opportunities and challenges that early-career researchers (ECRs) face when they seek to contribute to academic knowledge production through research activities “other than” those directly focused on making progress with their own, to-be-published, research papers in a context associated with the “publish or perish” (PoP) mentality.

Drawing broadly on the notion of technologies of humility (Jasanoff, 2003), this reflective essay develops upon the experiences of the authors in organizing and participating in a series of nine workshops undertaken between June 2013 and April 2021, as well as the arduous process of writing this paper itself. Retrospective accounts, workshop materials, email exchanges and surveys of workshop participants provide the key data sources for the analysis presented in the paper.

The paper shows how the organization of the workshops is intertwined with the building of a small community of ECRs and exploration of how to address the perceived limitations of a “gap-spotting” approach to developing research ideas and questions. The analysis foregrounds how the workshops provide a seemingly valuable research experience that is not without contradictions. Workshop participation reveals tensions between engagement in activities “other than” working on papers for publication and institutionalized pressures to produce publication outputs, between the (weak) perceived status of ECRs in the field and the aspiration to make a scholarly contribution, and between the desire to develop a personally satisfying intellectual journey and the pressure to respond to requirements that allow access to a wider community of scholars.

Our analysis contributes to debates about the ways in which seemingly valuable outputs are produced in academia despite a pervasive “publish or perish” mentality. The analysis also shows how reflexive writing can help to better understand the opportunities and challenges of pursuing activities that might be considered “unproductive” because they are not directly related to to-be-published papers.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between different hedonic (e.g. enjoyment and escapism) and utilitarian (e.g. achievement and challenge) gratifications and continuous intention to play eSports, considering the mediating role of gamer’s satisfaction. Uses and Gratification theory (U&G) has been employed as the study’s theoretical framework.

The present study used a survey research method and a self-administered questionnaire to collect the data. The data was gathered on-site from students of three universities in Pakistan’s Islamabad and Rawalpindi regions. Study respondents involved people from Gen Z and Gen Y aged between 18 to 25 and 26 to 40. A total of 401 responses were evaluated using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and necessary condition analysis (NCA).

The PLS-SEM findings evidence that eSports players’ hedonic (e.g. enjoyment and escapism) and utilitarian (e.g. challenge) gratification positively impact gamers’ satisfaction, which subsequently drives eSports gamers’ continuance intention behavior. Furthermore, gamers’ satisfaction positively mediated the relationship between gratifications (e.g. enjoyment and escapism refer to hedonic, whereas achievement and challenge represent utilitarian) and continuance intentions. NCA on eSports gamers’ satisfaction and continuance intention identified critical predictive factors. The analysis revealed that only enjoyment is necessary for predicting satisfaction. Interestingly, NCA results also indicated that enjoyment, achievement, escapism, challenge and satisfaction are all necessary for predicting eSports gamers’ continuance intention.

This study investigates the mediating role of eSports gamers’ satisfaction between gamers’ perceived gratifications (i.e. enjoyment, escapism, achievement, challenge) and their continuous intention to play in the Pakistani context. More importantly, we employ a multi-method approach (e.g. a combined approach of PLS-SEM with NCA) to determine the sufficient and necessary conditions of the outcome variable comprising satisfaction and continuous intention.

Achieving sustainability goals for manufacturing firms depends on green human resource management practices and green intellectual capital. This study explores how sustainable approaches, such as green human resource management practices, green intellectual capital, sustainable leadership and green innovation, enhance sustainable performance. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether green intellectual capital and innovation mediate between green human resources management practices and sustainable performance in Pakistan’s manufacturing industry.

The data were collected from 458 executives representing 155 (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in Pakistan using a self-administered questionnaire. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was employed for the data analysis.

The results indicated that green human resource management practices positively impact green intellectual capital, green innovation and sustainable performance. Additionally, green intellectual capital significantly affects both green innovation and sustainable performance. Furthermore, green intellectual capital and innovation mediate the relationship between green human resource management practices and sustainable performance. Results also reveal that sustainable leadership significantly moderates the relationships between green human resource management practices, green intellectual capital and green innovation.

The results of this study assist practitioners in appreciating and assessing the significance of green intellectual capital and green human resource management techniques. It also emphasizes the importance of green innovation and sustainable leadership in fostering sustainable performance.

This study guides managers and policymakers on how green human resource management practices, intellectual capital, innovation and sustainable leadership enable firms to achieve sustainable performance goals.

This article is based on the hypothesis that distributed and ecological leadership by the school institution and agents involved contributes to the creation, further development and sustainability of learning ecosystems. With this premise in mind, the main research question was: What are the main dimensions for developing learning ecosystems from an ecological perspective focused on school leadership? Thus, the purpose of this article is to identify and analyze school leadership dimensions from an ecological perspective within the context of flourishing learning ecosystems. The specific aims are to test the significance of and empirically illustrate those dimensions and/or conditions considered to nurture learning ecosystems.

Drawing on notions of system, distributed and ecological leadership, the article presents a theoretical approach for examining ecological leadership. The framework is tested and illustrated in two case studies developed in Reggio Emilia (Italy) and El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia (Spain), respectively. The data consist of semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews involving school principals, educators and program coordinators from the two municipalities.

Based on the literature review and empirical work carried out, three conditions are suggested and illustrated for creating, developing and sustaining learning ecosystems: (1) cultural conditions (shared purpose and view, ecosystem engagement, shared knowledge and organizational changes); (2) social conditions (social capital, trust and interdependence-collaborative culture) and (3) material conditions (time, infrastructure and sustainability).

The findings have practical implications for understanding the conditions needed for an ecological leadership that nurtures thriving learning ecosystems throughout the school and local communities.

This article adopts an ecological perspective on school leadership that challenges more traditional perspectives emphasizing individual leadership (school leaders) and identifies three core dimensions that characterize school leadership in the context of socio-educational ecosystems connecting school and local community. This approach is illustrated through two cases carried out in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and Catalonia, Spain, respectively.

The aim was not to perform a systematic review but firstly to search in PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science databases on the papers published in the last five years using tools for reviewing the statement of preferred information item for systematic reviews without focusing on a randomized analysis and secondly to perform a bibliometric analysis on the properties of films and coatings added of tocopherol for food packaging.

On January 24, 2022, information was sought on the properties of films and coatings added of tocopherol for use as food packaging published in PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Further analysis was performed using bibliometric indicators with the VOSviewer tool.

The searches returned 33 studies concerning the properties of films and coatings added of tocopherol for food packaging, which were analyzed together for a better understanding of the results. Data analysis using the VOSviewer tool allowed a better visualization and exploration of these words and the development of maps that showed the main links between the publications.

In the area of food science and technology, the development of polymers capable of promoting the extension of the shelf life of food products is sought, so the knowledge of the properties is vital for this research area since combining a biodegradable polymeric material with a natural antioxidant active is of great interest for modern society since they associate environmental preservation with food preservation.

To meet an ever - increasing urbanization demand, urban complex projects have evolved to form the development type of HOPSCA (an acronym for Hotel, Office, Park, Shopping mall, Convention and Apartment, representing a new type of urban complex). Its integrated functions, complex structures and superior siting expose HOPSCA’s construction phase to higher and more uncertain safety risks. Despite this, research on construction safety risks of large urban complexes is scarce. This study addresses this by introducing the interval ordinal priority approach (Interval-OPA) method to build a safety risk assessment model for HOPSCA, targeting its construction safety risk management.

This study initially identifies risk factors via literature review, field survey and three Delphi method rounds, forming a construction safety risk list of HOPSCA projects. Then, Interval-OPA is employed to create a safety risk assessment model, and its validity confirmed through a representative case study of an ongoing project. Lastly, uncertainty and weighting analyses of the model results identify the most probable major construction accidents, safety risk factors and targeted prevention strategies for the urban complex projects construction phase.

The findings reveal that (1) there are 33 construction safety risks in HOPSCA’s construction phase across 4 aspects: “man-machine-environment-management”; (2) object strikes are the most prominent of accidents and need to be prioritized for prevention, especially when managerial risks are arising; (3) falls from heights are evaluated with the highest level of uncertainty, which represents an ambiguous area for safety management and (4) the result of the risk evaluation shows that there are nine critical construction safety risk factors for the HOPSCA project and that most of the management-level risk factors have high uncertainty. This study explores and provides effective measures to combat these factors.

This study innovatively applies the Interval-OPA method to risk assessment, offering a fitting method for evaluating the HOPSCA project’s construction safety risks and accidents. The model aids decision-makers in appropriate risk classification and selection of scientific risk prevention strategies, enhances HOPSCA’s construction safety management system and even benefits all under-construction projects, promoting the construction industry’s sustainable development.

This study aims to explore the relationship between facilities managers’ human values, organizational pride and work outcomes, with the aim of discovering ways to boost their work outcomes.

A two-pronged research design comprising an online survey followed by in-depth interviews was adopted. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to model the data.

All 18 human values and 7 organizational pride emotions are present to a significant extent in facilities managers. The PLS-SEM showed that human values positively affect work outcomes of facilities managers significantly. In addition, work outcomes are further boosted when organizational pride is present.

The degree of human values that an individual possesses may not be easily measured using a five-point Likert scale as there might be social desirability bias.

The implication is that organizations should select and hire facilities managers with high human values and introduce programs and initiatives to improve facilities managers’ organizational pride as these lead to higher work outcomes. Some recommendations on how to achieve these are provided.

The findings extend existing knowledge by empirically showing the mediating influence of organizational pride on the relationship between human values and facilities managers’ work outcomes. When organizational pride is present, work outcomes of facilities managers is boosted.

This study aims to systematically review the literature on how various factors influence investor sentiment and affect financial markets. This study also sought to present an overview of explored contexts and research foci, identifying gaps in the literature and setting an agenda for future research.

The systematic literature investigation yielded 555 journal articles, with few other exceptional inclusions. The data have been extracted from the two databases, i.e. Scopus and Web of Science. For bibliometric analysis, VOSviewer and Biblioshiny by R have been used. The period of investigation is from 1985 to July 2023.

This systematic literature review helped us identify factors influencing investor sentiment and financial markets. This study has broadly classified these factors into two categories: rational and irrational. Rational factors include – economics and monetary policy, exchange rate, interest rates, inflation, government mandatory regulations, earning announcements, stock-split, dividend decisions, audit quality, environmental, social and governance aspects and ratings. Irrational factors include – behavioural and psychological factors, social media and online talk, news and entertainment, geopolitical and war events, calendar anomalies, environmental, natural disasters, religious events and festivals, irrationality caused due to government/supervisory body regulations, and corporate events. Using these factors, this study has developed an investor sentiment model. In addition, this review identified research trends, methodology, data and techniques used by researchers.

This review comprehensively explains how various factors affect investor sentiment and the stock market using the investor sentiment model. It further proposes an extensive future research agenda. This study has implications for stock market participants.

The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of social media in supporting the psychological well-being of young expatriates.

The study adopts a qualitative research design based on semi-structured interviews with Gen Z expatriates who are active social media users.

This study reveals social media’s pivotal role in enhancing Gen Z expatriates’ psychological well-being. It fosters virtual connections to their home country, validating their distinctive international experiences, facilitating integration into the host culture and challenging stereotypes. By developing bonding and bridging social capital, social media mitigates cultural distance, strengthens social support and ultimately contributes to positive expatriate well-being.

This research responds to the growing call for studies on the intersection of digitalization and expatriation, offering insights into how digital tools can enhance the well-being of expatriates. By developing a conceptual model grounded in social media and expatriate support literature, this research highlights the specific mechanisms through which social media impacts the psychological well-being of Gen Z expatriates, a previously under-researched area. While physical support is limited by geographical proximity and shared experiences, digital support can transcend these boundaries, providing access to a wider range of resources and perspectives. By focusing on Gen Z, a generation known for its digital fluency and reliance on social media, we provide insights that can inform targeted interventions and support strategies specifically tailored to this demographic.