Karen Burnell, Adrian Needs and Kim Gordon
Informal social support is often sought by veterans to support reminiscence or cope with traumatic memories. However, it can also encourage unhelpful ways of coping, such as…
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Purpose
Informal social support is often sought by veterans to support reminiscence or cope with traumatic memories. However, it can also encourage unhelpful ways of coping, such as avoidance, or may be absent altogether. This project is borrowed from the growing peer support literature. The purpose of this paper is to explore the suitability of peer support services to enhance the wellbeing for older veterans, when naturally occurring support is absent or unhelpful.
Design/methodology/approach
This was a sequentially staged research programme involving a scoping review of current practice and evidence, and a consultation with veterans. In total, ten veterans (nine male, one female) took part in the consultation (M=66 years).
Findings
Peer support was considered suitable, particularly in addressing loneliness and social isolation. There was an understandable concern regarding its use with more complex issues such as trauma. An added issue was the implicit assumption that this consultation concerned transition; supporting younger veteran as they move from military to civilian life. This mirrored the focus of current UK policy and affected the focus of the consultation. Issues were also raised around the sustainability of services more broadly.
Social implications
Peer support is appropriate in supporting older veterans, but must be implemented in a sustainable way. Raising awareness of the needs of older veterans in older adult services is an important implication for service development and delivery.
Originality/value
There is a considerable lack of research concerning older veterans, particularly concerning their formal and informal social support needs. This paper addresses the current gap in the literature.
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Leire Elgarresta-Ugartemendia, Mariangélica Martínez Chávez and Nerea González-Eguía
This paper aims to identify the variables to measure the impact of the joint venture (JV) on the performance of its partner companies, considering all performance dimensions…
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Purpose
This paper aims to identify the variables to measure the impact of the joint venture (JV) on the performance of its partner companies, considering all performance dimensions studied in the literature.
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol guidelines. The study identified 27 articles published between 2000 and 2023 in research areas of business economics, business, management and accounting and economics, econometrics and finance that discuss the effect of JVs on their partners firm performance. The term JV was defined in accordance with the definition of the author Paul Beamish, a renowned author in numerous academic journals, applying in the field of joint venture and performance.
Findings
The results show that the effect of JVs on the performance of their partner companies has been studied in companies around the world, from multiple perspectives and indicators, and mainly through the application of statistical methods such as regression analysis.
Originality/value
The current study contributes significantly to the existing and understudied body of knowledge in the literature on the effects of JV development on its partner firm’s performance.
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Mirae Kim and Cleopatra Charles
The DataArts dataset, although it covers mostly arts organizations, has emerged as an alternative source of data for nonprofit research. Most existing studies use the IRS 990…
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The DataArts dataset, although it covers mostly arts organizations, has emerged as an alternative source of data for nonprofit research. Most existing studies use the IRS 990 data, which is considered a reliable source for research. We evaluate the reliability of the DataArts dataset by comparing the consistency of the values reported to the DataArts Cultural Data Profile (CDP) and to the 990 forms. We: 1) examine correlations between the same measures in each dataset, 2) assess the cumulative distribution of differences between the two datasets and 3) compare the results of the same empirical model conducted with the DataArts dataset and 990 data, respectively. We conclude that the DataArts dataset is an adequate and reliable source of financial and performance information, but researchers should be aware of a few limitations.
Han Sun, JaeHo Lee, Hyoung-Goo Kang and Zengrui Fan
This study investigates the impact of ESG rating disagreements on stock performance in the Chinese A-share market, focusing on immediate and short-term market reactions and the…
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This study investigates the impact of ESG rating disagreements on stock performance in the Chinese A-share market, focusing on immediate and short-term market reactions and the risk of future stock price crashes. Using data from the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, we analyze 17,006 firm-year observations from 2010 to 2021. Stock return data are sourced from the Wind database, while additional financial metrics are obtained from the China Stock Market and Accounting Research (CSMAR) database. Corporate governance information is drawn from the China National Research Data Service (CNRDS) database. Our findings indicate that higher levels of ESG divergence significantly increase the risk of future stock price crashes. Furthermore, the presence of independent directors moderates this relationship, reducing the likelihood of such crashes. Immediate market reactions to ESG rating disagreements are also significant, underscoring the need for transparency and alignment among rating agencies. The study highlights the importance of robust corporate governance and standardized ESG rating methodologies to mitigate associated risks. Policy recommendations include promoting transparency in ESG rating processes and enhancing the role of independent directors in corporate governance.
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Prior to e‐commerce, tourists could only purchase souvenirs at a destination. The goal of this research is to develop and test a theory to explain how adding a retail web site…
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Purpose
Prior to e‐commerce, tourists could only purchase souvenirs at a destination. The goal of this research is to develop and test a theory to explain how adding a retail web site affects tourists' decision‐making for souvenir purchases.
Design/methodology/approach
The researcher conducts two experiments using scenarios to simulate a souvenir purchase. The researcher manipulates item type and web site availability, and then measures purchase intent, attitudes toward the souvenir, and regret.
Findings
Purchase limitation increases initial purchase intent by increasing the souvenir's reminder value, regardless of item type. Non‐purchase regrets are greater than purchase regrets, which in turn increases purchase intent at a later time.
Research limitations
The stimuli are necklaces, and although the findings do not show gender effects, the stimuli could limit the generalizability to other souvenir types. The research tests hypotheses using scenarios and less‐experienced travelers. Future research should examine different types of souvenirs in a naturalistic setting.
Practical implications
Retailers should not mention web sites until after a tourist decides not to buy in‐store and should do so subtly.
Originality/value
This research contributes to souvenir research by identifying a purchase limitation, available in‐store only, as a new determinant of a souvenir's reminder value. The research also contributes to scarcity research by identifying reminder value as a new and qualitatively different type of valuation affected by scarcity. Lastly, the research extends the regret literature by reversing inaction inertia at a later purchase opportunity while maintaining a regret minimization goal.
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Keedong Yoo, Euiho Suh and Kyoung‐Yun Kim
The aim of this paper is to suggest a method to redesign business processes from the viewpoint of knowledge flows using a knowledge map.
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Purpose
The aim of this paper is to suggest a method to redesign business processes from the viewpoint of knowledge flows using a knowledge map.
Design/methodology/approach
Knowledge flows and business processes cannot be separated because knowledge is inputted and outputted through business processes. Knowledge flows inherit the feature and appearance of corresponding business processes; therefore, one can identify problems within business processes by analyzing corresponding knowledge flows. The methodology is composed of the following sections: knowledge mapping, knowledge profiling, knowledge flow identification, knowledge flow optimization and TO‐BE process visualization.
Findings
This paper provides a methodology for knowledge flow‐based business process redesign and ten guidelines for knowledge flow optimization. The case study demonstrates that the proposed ideas constitute knowledge‐intensified business processes.
Research limitations/implications
A more formal validation method that is based on the statistical analysis must be provided to assert the proposed guidelines for knowledge flow optimization as the truly optimized ones.
Practical implications
This paper's idea provides the practical methodology and guidelines that can be directly applicable to performing business process redesign by introducing a real case.
Originality/value
This paper's ideas not only provide present companies with a practical way to enhance their business process to be more knowledge‐focused, but also promote the current economy to be more knowledge‐intensive.
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Harun Mirac Gunes and Leyla Ozer
While existing literature offers valuable insights into social media knowledge, absorptive capacity, and competitive intelligence, it does not fully address the integrated…
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Purpose
While existing literature offers valuable insights into social media knowledge, absorptive capacity, and competitive intelligence, it does not fully address the integrated activities involved in generating valuable knowledge. This study aims to address this gap by investigating how high-tech companies leverage knowledge acquired from social media, mediated through absorptive capacity, to generate valuable competitive intelligence.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 270 valid responses were collected from high-tech company managers through an online survey. PROCESS Model 4, employing 5,000 bootstrap samples and 95% confidence intervals, was used to assess the constructs of interest. Using the Knowledge-Based View, this approach tested the mediating role of companies' absorptive capacity in the association between knowledge acquisition from social media and competitive intelligence processes.
Findings
The results indicate that knowledge acquisition from social media, both directly and indirectly (through absorptive capacity), positively influences competitive intelligence processes, including collection and analysis.
Practical implications
Acquiring knowledge from social media does not necessarily lead to superior intelligence in companies. This study helps managers focus on enhancing companies' absorptive capacity for more effective competitive intelligence processes.
Originality/value
This study investigates the role of absorptive capacity in terms of the connection between acquiring knowledge from social media and competitive intelligence. The findings have significant theoretical and managerial implications, providing valuable insights that could help high-tech company managers improve intelligence generation in their companies.
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The purpose of this paper is to formulate a conceptually and empirically grounded new understanding of childcare arrangements for cross-national and longitudinal micro-level…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to formulate a conceptually and empirically grounded new understanding of childcare arrangements for cross-national and longitudinal micro-level empirical research by drawing on theoretical discussions about the social, spatial and temporal dimensions of embodied childcare and empirical data in the form of parental narratives from a Romanian qualitative study.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper builds on a critique of an extensive body of empirical literature on the micro-level organisation of childcare and the thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with Romanian parents. The paper combines a critical literature review with findings from a qualitative study on childcare.
Findings
The paper formulates a new understanding of household-level childcare arrangements that is context-insensitive, yet reflects the social, spatial and temporal concerns that the organisation of embodied childcare often raises. The paper expands on six real-life care arrangements in Romanian households represented as different combinations of care encounters.
Research limitations/implications
As the paper draws on parental narratives from a single country, Romania, the mapping of childcare arrangements in other jurisdictions and/or at different times would strengthen the case for the proposed understanding of care arrangements as a valuable tool to represent, compareand contrast household-level care routines.
Originality/value
The idea that parents (especially mothers) make work-care decisions in the light of what is best for their child has been widely documented. However, taxonomies of care arrangements have failed to reflect this. The proposed conceptualisation of childcare arrangements addresses this issue by articulating a conceptually coherent approach to developing empirically grounded childcare typologies that “travel well” cross-nationally and over time.
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Teddy Laksmana, Himanshu Shee and Vinh V. Thai
Building on the resource-based view (RBV) perspective of common resources, the objective of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of container terminals' common…
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Purpose
Building on the resource-based view (RBV) perspective of common resources, the objective of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of container terminals' common resources (i.e. government support and terminal resources) on resource bundling strategies and subsequent effect on service performance.
Design/methodology/approach
Using cross-sectional survey data collected from a sample of 216 respondents of Indonesia's container terminals, this study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothesised relationships between common resources, resource bundling strategies and service performance.
Findings
Government support and terminal resources (personnel and physical), both as sources of common resources when bundled effectively, are found to have positive and significant effect on terminal service performance. The resource bundling strategies fully mediate the relationship between container terminals' common resources and service performance.
Practical implications
The study introduces the notion of common resources to container terminal managers in contrast to the valuable, rare, inimitable and non-substitutable (VRIN) types. It is recommended that appropriate resource bundling strategies can turn the common resources into VRIN resources that can be used to obtain desired service performance.
Originality/value
RBV theorists suggest that resources that are VRIN types can be the source of competitive advantage. However, the resources can also be common, basic and valuable, a fact that is rarely investigated in the literature. These common resources can be bundled judiciously with other pre-existing resources to create VRIN resources. This research enriches the RBV by empirically validating that VRIN resources are embedded within various common resources bundling strategies.