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Linking Geo-Models for Geomorphological Classification Using Knowledge Graphs
No full textGeographic computation is an important process in geographic information systems to detect, predict, and simulate geographic entities, events, and phenomena, which is performed through a series of geographic models over geographic data. However, selecting and sequencing appropriate models is challenging for users with limited knowledge. To automate the process of linking models into workflows, a knowledge graph-based approach is proposed. In this approach, the first part is to construct a knowledge graph that integrates knowledge from geographic models and domain experts. Then, an algorithm is designed to assist the constructed knowledge graph in automating model linking. This paper takes the geomorphological classification of the Hengduan Mountains in China as a case study, which geomorphological classification maps are generated by performing querying and computing through the geomorphological classification knowledge graph. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed knowledge graph-based approach links the models into workflows automatically and generates reliable classification results
Silenced. The Role of «Experts by Experience» in Mental Health
No full textThe overarching aim of this paper is to discuss and promote Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) to advance the co-creation of models in mental health research and care practices. While this paper does not dispute the importance of scientific evidence from empirical research, it highlights how research models and mental health policies underestimate the role and importance of experts by experience. This contribution addresses this issue through two main lines of inquiry: first, by demonstrating how phenomenological methods provide a privileged approach to understanding psychopathological conditions, enabling individuals to articulate their lived experiences by analysing them through phenomenological categories that foster self-reflection; and second, by examining co-creation as a valuable resource for research and practice. In this framework, experts by experience are no longer viewed merely as clinical cases but rather as essential partners in generating evidence
The Bright Side of Labor Unions:Evidence from Working Capital Management
No full textThis study documents that unionization imposes a heterogeneous impact on working capital policies. We argue and demonstrate that the impact of unionization on working capital depends on financial performance. Specifically, the rent extraction effect incentivizes profitable firms to reduce working capital to gain bargaining advantages, whereas the operating risk effect motivates less profitable firms to increase working capital to hedge against risk. To establish causality, we employ instrumental variables based on the proportions of female and part-time workers, as well as a regression discontinuity design (RDD) based on union election outcomes. A difference-in-differences (DID) analysis exploiting the staggered adoption of right-to-work laws further confirms that unions influence firm behavior through their bargaining power. Additional mechanism analyzes validate the existence of both the rent extraction and operating risk effects. Moreover, we find that the impact of unionization on working capital is independent of firms’ cash policies, suggesting that cash and working capital are not perfect substitutes. Finally, we provide evidence that shareholders perceive unions’ influence on working capital as value-enhancing. Overall, the findings illuminate a bright side of union power and offer new insights into how labor relations shape corporate liquidity management
Building a local currency:Elaborating, maintaining and redirecting values through tensions
No full textBy documenting the lifecycle of a French local currency project, we explore the elaboration, maintenance, and rearrangement of values and the role played by tensions in such a process. We draw from a rich, 18-month ethnographic investigation that involved over 400 h of direct participant observation, conducting 23 formal interviews, attending dozens of meetings and events, and collecting emails and online exchanges on the server of the project. Through temporal bracketing, we identified three temporal phases in the development of the local currency: (i) Articulating and sketching out a value-driven organization (May 2013–November 2015); (ii) Framing values through tensions: Two visions at play (December 2015–May 2016); and (iii) Balancing out means and ends: Putting values to the test (June 2016–September 2018). We characterize three forms of values work – Positioning, Convincing, and Rearranging – associated with each of these phases. By examininng how each of this call upon various resources and techniques and are performed by various actors, we show how tensions act as catalysts for values work
Oral Histories of Sexual Health before HIV/AIDS
No full textAs part of my UKRI FLF, I am leading the development of an Oral History Collection in partnership with the British Library and National Life Stories. It contains interviews from consultants, nurses, contact tracers, activists, migrants, sex workers and service users. As the first Collection focused on sexual health before the AIDS crisis, it is a unique and significant research resource. The Collection is due for deposit with the British Library in 2027, after which it will become permanently accessible
Opening the ‘black box” of building mass sport and physical activity participation from major sporting events:Developing a process model of event inspiration
No full textResearch questionThe paper examines the growing research interest in event inspiration, specifically the assumption of building mass sport and physical activity (SPA) participation through major sporting events (MSEs). It aims to clarify the processes through which inspiration can be cultivated as a first step to form SPA intention and behaviour from MSEs.Research methodsInsights from psychology, event management, health behaviour, and sport studies literature were integrated to develop a process model of event inspiration.Results and findingsThe study argues that ‘being inspired by’ is different from ‘being inspired to’; and MSEs are one of several sufficient but not necessary causes for building SPA participation. Personal characteristics at the micro level and contextual conditions at the macro/meso levels also influence the potential for event inspiration. A psycho-behavioural process model is subsequently proposed, highlighting the dynamic interplay between event inspiration, event leveraging, and behaviour change, emphasising that leveraging efforts should align with the timing of inspiration – either pre-, during, or post-event – and account for the multi-stage behaviour change process (willingness, intention, and action), rather than adhering to traditional event hosting phases. This model suggests that these processes should work in tandem to achieve the intended inspirational effects of MSEs.ImplicationsThe paper offers a significant conceptual contribution to understanding the potential of MSEs to promote more active lifestyles within the general population. The new theoretical model marks a step change in our understanding of ‘inspiration’ in the context of MSEs that contributes to future development in research and practice
Guayaquil de mis horrores:The Mangrove Gothic and Contemporary Literature in Ecuador’s Fear Capital
No full textThis article explores the relationship between violence in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, and two recent works of contemporary Ecuadorian literature. I introduce the term Mangrove Gothic to analyse how María Fernanda Ampuero’s short story collection Pelea de gallos (2018) and Mónica Ojeda’s novel Mandíbula (2018) appropriate Gothic tropes to depict the violent realities of twenty-first-century Guayaquil. The Mangrove Gothic encompasses the narrative strategies through which these authors inscribe fear into the experience of living in —or having lived in— Guayaquil, where oppressive humid heat, social hierarchies and violence haunt the urban space. At the same time, the term offers geographic, social and cultural specificity to the broader category of the New Latin American Female Gothic. In doing so, it counters the risk of homogenising Latin American literature under a single transnational trend tailored for global consumptio
Managerial job security and firm diversification
No full textWe analyze the effects of managerial job security on firm diversification. Our results indicate that enacting legal protection for managers’ employment is conducive to less corporate diversification. Our findings suggest that, in relation to managerial entrenchment and empire-building theories, hedging against employment risk is more likely to be the primary factor for managers when deciding to conduct firm diversification. Consistent with the explanation of agency theory in relation to firm diversification, we also document that refocusing firms increase firm value after enacting the implied-contract exception. The incremental firm value likely reflects the improved efficiency of capital allocation across divisions, as we find that firms increase the efficiency of their capital allocation after the adoption of the law
Rethinking operations and supply chain management in the blockchain era:Insights and research directions
No full textThis editorial introduces the Special Issue on “Rethinking Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Blockchain Era” published in the International Journal of Production Economics. The Special Issue brings together 15 papers that collectively advance theoretical, empirical, and practical understanding of blockchain's transformative role in operations and supply chain management. Drawing upon their contributions, the papers are clustered into three thematic areas: (1) blockchain for governance and coordination; (2) blockchain for digital capabilities and performance; and (3) blockchain for sustainability and institutional legitimacy. Building on these clusters, the editorial proposes an integrative framework and research agenda that calls for multi-level, longitudinal, and data-driven approaches connecting blockchain's technical, organizational, and institutional dimensions. The findings highlight blockchain's potential to enable more transparent, resilient, and sustainable operations systems and supply chains while recognizing the managerial, technological, and institutional challenges that accompany its widespread adoption.</p
Michael Apple is 'Serious Business':an interview with David Gillborn
No full textAn interview with David Gillborn, where he discusses Michael Apple's influence on his work
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