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Understanding the effects of ubiquitous connectivity on employee well-being and job insecurity:A moderated mediation model
No full textIn the current hybrid work context, the significance of employee well-being and the enduring concern over job insecurity have become increasingly emphasised. However, our understanding of how the intricate interplay among the technology environment, individual behaviour, and personal characteristics impacts employee well-being and job insecurity remains incomplete. To bridge this knowledge gap, we have proposed a moderated mediation model grounded on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). This study delves into the impact of ubiquitous connectivity feature of technological environment (encompassing compatibility and presenteeism) on employee well-being and job insecurity. Additionally, we explore the mediating role of individual behaviour (i.e. Enterprise social media (ESM) enabled embeddedness), and the moderating role of personal characteristics (i.e. ESM self-efficacy) within these associations. By collaborating with a large biotechnology company in China, we conducted a two-wave survey. 189 responses from both study waves are used for final analysis using Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The results revealed noteworthy mediation effects of ESM-enabled embeddedness and significant moderated mediation effects of ESM self-efficacy. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed
Vincent of Lerins, Desiderius Erasmus and Henri de Lubac as guiding lights in appraising crucial texts on the diaconate:An assessment of Deacons and Diakonia in Late Antiquity: The Third Century Onwards’
No full textA cybersecurity strategy fit for purpose?:Introducing the special issue on EU cybersecurity: Collective resilience through regulation
No full textLoneliness and Radicalization
No full textIn this article we investigate experiences of loneliness in radicalization processes. The main aim is to develop an empirically grounded theory of loneliness in contemporary forms of radicalization. Starting from Hannah Arendt’s political theory, which posits loneliness as a breeding ground for terror, the analysis extends to a critical phenomenological approach that takes the viewpoint of subjective experience while asking how these experiences are embedded in specific social structures in contemporary societies. The article thus bridges the gap between theoretical debates on (the politics of) loneliness and empirical research on processes of radicalization, extremism, and terrorism. We focus specifically on two sets of cases: lone-actor terrorists and female Western affiliates of ISIS. Our analysis reveals that whereas in right-wing long-actor terrorists, the fear of one’s individual and collective extinction plays an important role, in the case of Islamist radicalization in Western countries, experiences of discrimination and marginalization are crucial
Invaren of Ingroeien in het Nieuwe Pensioenstelsel? Voorkeuren van Pensioendeelnemers in een Referendum
No full textIn dit paper is onderzocht hoe deelnemers van een pensioenfonds bij een referendum zouden stemmen over de keuze tussen invaren van hun pensioen (oude en nieuwe pensioenrechten samenvoegen onder de nieuwe regels) en het ingroeien van hun pensioen (scheiding van oude en nieuwe rechten op basis van de bijbehorende regels). Via een online enquête is nagegaan hoe verschillende antwoordopties deze keuzes beïnvloeden.Bij alle geteste varianten van het referendum hebben de pensioendeelnemers een voorkeur voor het ingroeien van hun pensioenrechten. Toch hebben veel deelnemers weinig vertrouwen in hun eigen oordeel over de aanstaande pensioentransitie. Zij vinden het pensioenstelsel te ingewikkeld om er een gefundeerde mening over te vormen. Een referendum vinden ze daarom niet zinvol. Ongeveer de helft van de deelnemers is voorstander van het nemen van beslissingen door deskundigen, terwijl slechts 17 procent hier tegen is
Brabant, mind your business:The new World Order puts everything at risk
No full textDe wereld orde verandert. Zeker Brabant als internationaal gericht regio moet daar snel een antwoord op hebben. Dat antwoord ligt in intensievere samenwerking, inzetten van alle kennis en kunde en diepgaande innovati
Defending knowledge abroad
No full textResearch SummaryThis article analyzes how innovation country-of-origin impacts the decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs) to defend their patents against infringement in foreign countries. We argue that MNCs have stronger incentives to defend their locally generated innovations (in foreign countries) than their home- or third-country generated innovations (that have been transferred to foreign countries) because of the higher risk for knowledge spillovers for locally generated innovations. We also explore whether a higher level of multimarket overlap in knowledge activities with industry rivals increases MNC decisions to defend their best innovations. We examine data on infringement cases brought by foreign firms operating in the United States and find results consistent with our expectations. Additionally, when split by patents' country-of-origin, our findings reveal several interesting differences.Managerial SummaryThis article examines how several characteristics of firm innovations influence knowledge spillover risks and the decisions of MNCs to defend their patents against infringement in foreign countries. We argue that locally generated patents and those patents that are more important (in terms of value and usage) or more exposed to rivals are more likely to be defended against infringement in foreign countries. Using data on firms in high tech industries and their patent infringement cases, we show support for our arguments while also revealing several interesting differences across the litigation decisions of MNCs when considering the patents' country-of-orign
