Financial and economic behavior

• Nyhus, Ellen Katrine & Seldal, Mette Marie Næser (2025). Finansiell kunnskap og pensjonsatferd. Magma forskning og viten. ISSN 1500-0788. 28(2), p. 65–74. doi: 10.23865/magma.v28.1495. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In recent decades, the Norwegian pension system has changed in a way that requires employees to make more decisions affecting their own pensions than before. Particularly important are choices related to the management of occupational pensions and personal pension savings. This article examines whether all employees can be assumed to have the necessary knowledge to handle this responsibility. We analyze data collected from a representative sample of the adult Norwegian population to highlight the importance of financial knowledge in making good decisions about saving and management of pension wealth. The findings show that differences in knowledge can lead to significant disparities in pension savings and returns. Employees with low financial knowledge are less likely to check how much they should save for retirement, to save for retirement themselves, and to invest in the stock market.

• Folwarczny, Michał; Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Menon, R.G. Vishnu & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). Consumer susceptibility to front-of-package (FOP) food labeling: Scale development and validation. Appetite. ISSN 0195-6663. 192, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107097. Full text in Research Archive
• Otterbring, Tobias & Folwarczny, Michał (2024). Social validation, reciprocation, and sustainable orientation: Cultivating “clean” codes of conduct through social influence. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. ISSN 0969-6989. 76, p. 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103612. Full text in Research Archive
• McNair, Simon; Nyhus, Ellen K. & Ranyard, Rob (2024). Propensity to spend and borrow at a time of high pressure: the role of the meaning of Christmas and other psychological factors. Frontiers in Behavioral Economics. 3. doi: 10.3389/frbhe.2024.1385609. Full text in Research Archive
• Malodia, Suresh; Otterbring, Tobias; Taheri, Babak & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). How Negative Framing Affects VR Tourism Adoption: Exploring the Role of Travel Anxiety During Crisis Events. Journal of Travel Research. ISSN 0047-2875. p. 1–20. doi: 10.1177/00472875241234387. Full text in Research Archive
• Ares, Gastón; Antúnez, Lucía; Alcaire, Florencia; Natero, Virginia & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). Is this advertisement designed to appeal to you? Adolescents' views about Instagram advertisements promoting ultra-processed products. Public Health Nutrition (PHN). ISSN 1368-9800. 27(1), p. 1–13. doi: 10.1017/S1368980024000533. Full text in Research Archive
• Dhir, Amandeep; Madanaguli, Arun; Jabeen, Fauzia; Yahiaoui, Dorra & Quaglia, Roberto (2024). Consumer response to the new normal: examining the role of anticipated recovery, smart governance and prosocial behavior in driving satisfaction. International Marketing Review. ISSN 0265-1335. 41(2), p. 333–357. doi: 10.1108/IMR-12-2021-0386. Full text in Research Archive
• R., Kiarash Sadeghi; Ojha, Divesh; Kaur, Puneet; Mahto, Raj V. & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Explainable artificial intelligence and agile decision-making in supply chain cyber resilience. Decision Support Systems. ISSN 0167-9236. 180. doi: 10.1016/j.dss.2024.114194. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Although artificial intelligence can contribute to decision-making processes, many industry players lag behind pioneering companies in utilizing artificial intelligence-driven technologies, which is a significant problem. Explainable artificial intelligence can be a viable solution to mitigate this problem. This paper proposes a research model to address how explainable artificial intelligence can impact decision-making processes. Using an experimental design, empirical data is collected to test the research model. This paper is one of the pioneer papers providing empirical evidence about the impact of explainable artificial intelligence on supply chain decision-making processes. We propose a serial mediation path, which includes transparency and agile decision-making. Findings reveal that explainable artificial intelligence enhances transparency, thereby significantly contributing to agile decision-making for improving cyber resilience during supply chain cyberattacks. Moreover, we conduct a post hoc analysis using text analysis to explore the themes present in tweets discussing explainable artificial intelligence in decision support systems. The results indicate a predominantly positive attitude towards explainable artificial intelligence within these systems. Furthermore, the text analysis reveals two main themes that emphasize the importance of transparency, explainability, and interpretability in explainable artificial intelligence.

• Dhir, Amandeep; Talwar, Shalini; Raj, Sahil; Sampat, Brinda & Nicolau, Juan Luis (2024). A Time-lagged Examination of Voluntary and Task-related Green Behavior in the Travel Industry. Journal of Travel Research. ISSN 0047-2875. 64(4), p. 1–23. doi: 10.1177/00472875241230008. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  With climate change continuing to threaten the earth’s ecosystems, the travel industry is under increased pressure to adopt green policies. The effective implementation of these policies is largely dependent on employee commitment, but research offering insights into employees’ green behavior in the travel industry is sparse. We addressed this gap using the value-belief-norm theory to conceptualize the drivers of employees’ task-related and voluntary green behaviors. We examined the impact of values (biospheric, altruistic, and egoistic), beliefs (the new environmental paradigm, awareness of consequences, and ascription of responsibility), and pro-environmental personal norms on these outcomes. Analyzing time-lagged data collected in three waves from 186 hotel employees, we found a positive sequential association of biospheric values with beliefs, norms, and green behaviors. From a theoretical viewpoint, our study grounds hotel employees’ green behaviors in a prosocial theory, thereby offering a relatively new yet pertinent explanation of these behaviors.

• Bhatia, Meena; Meenakshi, N.; Kaur, Puneet & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Digital technologies and carbon neutrality goals: An in-depth investigation of drivers, barriers, and risk mitigation strategies. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 451. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141946. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Prior research has primarily concentrated on non-digital and process-oriented methods for achieving carbon neutrality (CN) in the context of mitigating climate change (CC), while the potential of digital technology (DT) has hardly been investigated. This study addresses this gap by answering four research questions: How are firms utilizing DT to achieve CN? What drives the adoption of DT for achieving CN? What are the barriers that prevent the adoption of DT for achieving CN? What risk mitigation strategies can be adopted by firms to overcome these barriers? An inductive method using open-ended essays has been adopted to gather data from firms that have already implemented DT for CN. The findings revealed four distinct dimensions. Utilization of DT for CN includes enhancing business value, managing one's carbon footprint, enabling smart solutions, and enhancing efficiency. The drivers for adopting DT for CN included driving business growth, external pressures, competitive advantage, and environmental consciousness. Key barriers included financial barriers, technological barriers, human resource barriers, and external barriers. Risk mitigation strategies included pre-implementation strategies, detailed planning and evaluation, ensuring employees' buy-in and readiness, and external stakeholder engagement. This study offers a broad-based foundation for designing DT strategies for achieving CN.

• Talwar, Shalini; Nawaz, Rabiya; Sithipolvanichgul, Juthamon; Gupta, Bhumika & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Strategic and Serendipitous Knowledge Arbitrage: What We Know and What Remains Underexplored? IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 12764–12776. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3293170. Full text in Research Archive
• Corazza, Laura; Truant, Elisa; Cottafava, Dario & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Higher Education Institutions and Multistakeholders' Engagement: A Longitudinal Study of an Anchor Institution's Legitimacy and Dynamism. IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 13572–13585. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3265263. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Higher education institutions (HEIs) often serve as the social glue of a community. They are place-bound institutions with strong regional ties that typically play a crucial role in shaping the socioeconomic development of local ecosystems. Although their role as anchor institutions—large institutions that impact community life and economies over generations—is clear, there are few studies on how these universities actually evolve. How do their structures change over time? And what, if any, are their strategies for maintaining their status as an anchor institution? This research presents a longitudinal case study spanning a seven-year period in the life of the University of Turin (UniTo), a large generalist university in Northern Italy. During this period, UniTo successfully transitioned from an ivory tower into an entrepreneurial university and a civically engaged institution embedded in its local region. Our analysis identifies the main challenges in evolving from one model to the other, along with the strategies used by UniTo to both face these challenges and maintain its status as an anchor institution. Our findings show that, in the HEI sector, an institution's organizational structures need to be dynamic. Structured, top-down relationships, such as those between the institution and the municipality, need to work in tandem with spontaneous, bottom-up one-to-one relationships. Overall, what emerges from this research is a new concept of legitimacy, called anchored legitimacy , that is built on both spontaneity and structuralism and persists over decades and centuries.

• Chaudhary, Sanjay; Kaur, Puneet; Ferraris, Alberto; Bresciani, Stefano & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Connecting entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation. Grasping at straws or hitting a home run? Technovation. ISSN 0166-4972. 130. doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102942. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Why do some regions continuously exhibit productive entrepreneurship while others stagnate? The entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation are buzzwords within academic research, representing the cultural, economic, social, and political environment supporting productive entrepreneurship. Scholars have examined the linkage between ecosystems and innovation in the past few years, and there is an agreement that the interaction of entrepreneurial actors, institutions, and cultures facilitates new venture development and productive entrepreneurship. However, despite burgeoning research, the entrepreneurial ecosystem still represents a metaphor lacking clarity. There is little agreement on the causal mechanisms driving the entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation outcomes as the research at the current stage involves diverse views and is currently fragmented. We present a review of ninety-eight articles to synthesize existing research evidence on entrepreneurial ecosystems by identifying the ecosystem aspects maximizing innovative capacity. The content analysis reveals three predominant themes: (1) the role of universities, (2) the role of entrepreneurial actors, and (3) innovation as an outcome of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The findings highlight scholarly attention on the interactions between elements of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and reveal the crucial role of entrepreneurial actors as drivers of innovation. We contribute to the prior research by offering an overview of predominant themes and proposing a conceptual framework. Shedding light on the intersection between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation is a potential pathway for future ecosystem research.

• Malodia, Suresh; Islam, Nazrul; Kaur, Puneet & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Why Do People Use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Enabled Voice Assistants? IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 491–505. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2021.3117884. Full text in Research Archive
• Luqman, Adeel; Zhang, Qingyu; Talwar, Shalini; Bhatia, Meena & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Artificial intelligence and corporate carbon neutrality: A qualitative exploration. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. p. 1–18. doi: 10.1002/bse.3689. Full text in Research Archive
• Konuk, Faruk Anıl & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). The dark side of going green: Dark triad traits predict organic consumption through virtue signaling, status signaling, and praise from others. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. ISSN 0969-6989. 76. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103531. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The current study sought to test whether the dark triad personality traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy can be indirectly linked to organic food consumption through consumers’ levels of virtue signaling, status consumption, and praise from others. Based on a survey (N = 337) and structural equation modeling, we found consistent evidence for the notion that the links between each dark triad trait and (a) organic food purchase intentions, and (b) willingness to pay (WTP) for organic foods are mediated by status consumption and praise from others. Additionally, virtue signaling mediated this interplay for people who exhibit high (vs. low) degrees of narcissism and Machiavellianism, but not those who exhibit high (vs. low) degrees of psychopathy. Given that sustainability-related responses are typically portrayed as prosocial and positive, these results paint a more complex picture, with our findings linking organic consumption to a set of dark personality traits.

• Sharma, Shavneet; Singh, Gurmeet; Islam, Nazrul & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Why Do SMEs Adopt Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbots? IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 1773–1786. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3203469. Full text in Research Archive
• Sharma, Shavneet; Islam, Nazrul; Singh, Gurmeet & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Why Do Retail Customers Adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Autonomous Decision-Making Systems? IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 1846–1861. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3157976. Full text in Research Archive
• Sithipolvanichgul, Juthamon; Dhir, Amandeep; Talwar, Shalini; Srivastava, Pallavi & Kaur, Puneet (2024). Knowledge arbitrage: what are the risks, and do they matter? Journal of Knowledge Management. ISSN 1367-3270. doi: 10.1108/JKM-05-2023-0411. Full text in Research Archive
• Petit, Olivia & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). The Impact of Fusion Metaphors in Health Appeals on Consumer Attitudes Tasty but Unhealthy, Healthy but Not Tasty: Duality Considerations in Health Messaging. Journal of Advertising Research. ISSN 0021-8499. 64(1), p. 4–17. doi: 10.2501/JAR-2024-005. Full text in Research Archive
• Hasni, Muhammad Junaid Shahid; Konuk, Faruk Anıl & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). Anxious Altruism: Virtue Signaling Mediates the Impact of Attachment Style on Consumers’ Green Purchase Behavior and Prosocial Responses. Journal of Business Ethics. ISSN 0167-4544. doi: 10.1007/s10551-024-05734-8. Full text in Research Archive
• Issac, Abraham Cyril; Dhir, Amandeep & Christofi, Michael (2024). True knowledge vs empowering knowledge: conceptualizing a theory of mindfulness and knowledge transfer (TMKT). Journal of Managerial Psychology. ISSN 0268-3946. 39(3), p. 264–286. doi: 10.1108/JMP-05-2022-0217. Full text in Research Archive
• Dhir, Amandeep; Kaur, Puneet; Hassan, Sharfa & Vrontis, Demetris (2024). Reimagining our futures together: An early bird's-eye view of inclusive organizational behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior. ISSN 0894-3796. 45(9). doi: 10.1002/job.2776. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The world has witnessed high-intensity and low-occurrence crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic that have radically changed not only the discourses of health and safety but also permanently changed the realities of the workplace. The COVID-19 pandemic-related new normal has resulted in the exponential increase in the acceptance of “homeplace” or “work from home” in work-related domains. With this sudden dramatic shift in the way the present and future work is being conceptualized, there is every reason to believe that employees struggle with a plethora of intertwined thoughts and emotions, particularly a heightened sense of social isolation and exclusion from their work environment. The present study is an attempt to address this concern in the broader ambit of inclusive organizational behavior. Using an interpretivist research approach, we dwell on the genesis of organizational behavior in changing times, particularly digitalization and social isolation. We employ inductive analysis of the employee data generated over two waves and use grounded theory to explain how inclusive behavior could be fostered within organizations. Our study provides an early conceptualization of inclusive organizational behavior by identifying four factors, namely, inclusive support, inclusive work design, inclusive culture, and inclusive mindset. Furthermore, based on the findings of the study, a three-tier model of inclusive organizational behavior is proposed that links individual, group, and system-level dynamics in the organizations.

• Folwarczny, Michał; Menon, R.G. Vishnu & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). Plate, glass, and social class: How dominance and prestige orientation shape food preferences. Personality and Individual Differences. ISSN 0191-8869. 225. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2024.112666. Full text in Research Archive
• Meenakshi, N.; Dhir, Amandeep; Kaur, Puneet; Mahto, Raj V. & Nicolau, Juan Luis (2024). Is Travel Resurgence in the Post-Global Health Emergency a Form of Revenge Travel? A Multi-phase Qualitative Study. Journal of Travel Research. ISSN 0047-2875. p. 1–24. doi: 10.1177/00472875241234388. Full text in Research Archive
• Dhir, Amandeep; N., Meenakshi; Nawaz, Rabiya & Kaur, Puneet (2024). How do we pivot? Facilitators, inhibitors, and strategies of tech healthcare startups before, during, and after a crisis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN 0040-1625. 207. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123606. Full text in Research Archive
• Jain, Monika; Talwar, Shalini; Rastogi, Rashmi; Kaur, Puneet & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Policy stimulation for the electric vehicle industry: An analysis of mainstream media discourse. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. 33(6). doi: 10.1002/bse.3750. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Motivated by the indisputable relevance of comprehensively understanding and portraying multiple facets of ongoing conversations on electric vehicles (EVs), we employ critical discourse analysis (CDA) to go beyond the how and why of these discussions and fathom the complex interplays and subtleties. Operationally, we inductively analyze 718 popular media articles published from 2020 through 2023 to distill four cumulative dimensions of the discourse on EVs: industry-level enabling cues for EV adoption, economy-level motivations and motivators, impediments to diffusion, and harbingers of change. These four dimensions are further unpacked into 16 themes to provide a more granular interpretation of media discourse on EVs. We provide an exhaustive perspective, navigating several macro and micro aspects to offer tangible theoretical and practical outcomes. In addition to creating a comprehensive point of reference for future research, the study offers substantial inputs for driving the policy agenda in terms of subsidies, start-ups, and buy-side barriers. Abbreviations CDA critical discourse analysis CO2 carbon dioxide EU European Union EV electric vehicles R&D research and development

• Tandon, Anushree; Dhir, Amandeep & Islam, Nazrul (2024). Mobile Health Interventions for Cancer Care and Support: The Next Level of Digitalization in Healthcare? IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 6173–6189. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3243724. Full text in Research Archive
• Tan, Lynn K.L.; Folwarczny, Michał; Otterbring, Tobias & Li, Norman P. (2024). Hot at the top: The influence of self-rated attractiveness on self-perceived status. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology (CRESP). 7, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.cresp.2024.100205. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Beautism reflects the phenomenon of a widespread positivity bias that physically attractive people enjoy. This bias results in more attractive people receiving more positive social judgments, interactions, and economic outcomes. However, the literature has largely focused on third-party judgments of physical attractiveness, neglecting examinations of how self-rated attractiveness may predict self-evaluations. We sought to address this gap by examining how self-rated attractiveness predicts self-inferred social status, which is related to a myriad of psychosocial outcomes. Across one pilot test, one cross-sectional study, and a between-subjects experiment, we find converging evidence for the notion that self-rated physical attractiveness positively predicts higher self-inferred status. We discuss how this finding may have implications for status-navigating strategies in light of the malleability of self-rated attractiveness in a variety of social and occupational contexts.

• Otterbring, Tobias & Folwarczny, Michał (2024). From WEIRD to worldwide: Auditing authors’ affiliation countries over time across three leading journals publishing food-related research. Food Quality and Preference. ISSN 0950-3293. 117. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105175. Full text in Research Archive
• Frank, Darius-Aurel; Peschel, Anne Odile; Otterbring, Tobias; DiPalma, Jason & Steinmann, Sascha (2024). Does metaverse fidelity matter? Testing the impact of fidelity on consumer responses in virtual retail stores. International Review of Retail Distribution & Consumer Research. ISSN 0959-3969. 34(2), p. 251–284. doi: 10.1080/09593969.2024.2304810. Full text in Research Archive
• Tandon, Anushree; Laato, Samuli; Islam, Najmul & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Social comparisons at social networking sites: how social Media-induced fear of missing out and envy drive compulsive use. Internet Research. ISSN 1066-2243. doi: 10.1108/INTR-10-2022-0770. Full text in Research Archive
• Folwarczny, Michał; Gasiorowska, Agata; Sigurdsson, Valdimar & Otterbring, Tobias (2024). Conspicuous consumption and conscientious conservation: Testing for a status-prosociality link through need for uniqueness and variety seeking. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. 14. doi: 10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100219. Full text in Research Archive
• Malodia, Suresh; Filieri, Raffaele; Otterbring, Tobias & Dhir, Amandeep (2024). Unlocking Social Media Success: How Prosumers Drive Brand Engagement through Authentic Conversations with Consumers. British Journal of Management. ISSN 1045-3172. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12823. Full text in Research Archive
• Befus, Eva-Grethe; Mølland, Eirin; Helseth, Sølvi; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Stea, Tonje Holte & Nolte, Sandra [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). The use of youth healthcare services and its association with health-related quality of life, physical and mental health and over-the-counter analgesics use in 13–19-year-old adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 24. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17544-0. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Youth healthcare services in Norway include a public health nurse (PHN) at school and local youth health centres (YHCs). They provide health services for all adolescents free of charge, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. The present study aimed to assess possible associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical and mental health, over-the-counter analgesics (OTCA) use and use of youth healthcare services among 13–19-year-old adolescents. Methods This study was based on national, cross-sectional data from the Ungdata Survey conducted in 2022. The sample was comprised of 16 482 adolescents. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyse the associations between HRQoL, headaches, selected physical symptoms, psychological distress, use of OTCA, PHN availability, sociodemographic variables, and use of the PHN at school or at a YHC. The KIDSCREEN-10 was used to measure HRQoL, and the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist 10 was used to measure symptoms of psychological distress. Results Girls used the youth healthcare services more frequently than boys. Better HRQoL was significantly associated with fewer visits to the PHN at school. Girls reported lower HRQoL and mental health, and more pain and frequent OTCA use than boys. When having symptoms of psychological distress, boys had greater odds of visiting the PHN at school than girls. For girls in senior high school, headaches and OTCA use were strongly associated with visiting the PHN at school and the YHC. In senior high school, boys with an immigration background had greater odds of visiting the YHC than native Norwegian boys, while girls with an immigration background were less likely to visit the YHC than native Norwegian girls. Conclusions Our results show that more girls than boys use youth healthcare services. When adolescents experience pain, have mental problems, use OTCA, or report low levels of HRQoL, they have greater odds of using youth healthcare services. Youth healthcare services offer excellent opportunities to support and follow up with adolescents. The findings provide important insights into youth healthcare services used by adolescents for various stakeholders, including PHNs and policy makers, with potential implications for future public health efforts.

• Talwar, Shalini; Dhir, Amandeep; Madanaguli, Arun Thirumalesh & Ractham, Peter (2024). SDG-Embeddedness in Business School Operations: State-of-the-Art Literature, Ground Realities, and Measurement Parameters. IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. 71, p. 13428–13445. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3236609. Full text in Research Archive
• Ares, Gastón; Alcaire, Florencia; Antúnez, Lucía; Natero, Virginia; León, Carolina de & Gugliucci, Vanessa [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Exposure effects to unfamiliar food advertisements on YouTube: A randomized controlled trial among adolescents. Food Quality and Preference. ISSN 0950-3293. 111. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.104983. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Despite the societal relevance of the topic, experimental evidence on the effects of digital food marketing on adolescents' food attitudes and choice behavior remains relatively scarce. Drawing on the logic model explaining the influence of marketing on health-related responses, the current between-subjects experiment sought to (i) evaluate the effects of exposure to unfamiliar food advertisements on YouTube with respect to adolescents' advertisement and brand recall, brand recognition, attitudes, and food choice in a hypothetical scenario; and (ii) compare the effect of exposure to advertisements promoting healthy (vs. unhealthy) food. Uruguayan adolescents (N = 433; 51% female) were randomly assigned to one of four experimental groups: a control group not exposed to any advertisement, a non-food group exposed to a clothing advertisement, an unhealthy food group exposed to an advertisement promoting a burger, and a healthy food group exposed to an advertisement promoting a salad. Following exposure to the advertisement, participants provided responses linked to advertisement and brand recall, brand recognition, attitudes, and food choice. The findings revealed that the largest effects of exposure to food advertisements emerged for advertisement recall and brand recognition (i.e., the most proximal steps in the logic model). Further, the burger advertisement was more easily recalled than the salad and the non-food advertisements, presumably due to its higher reward value. The effects of the food advertisements on brand attitudes and food choices were more inconclusive, although participants’ sex and frequency of burger consumption consistently moderated the impact of ad exposure on these outcomes, through mainly influencing males and adolescents who consumed burgers more frequently. Together, these results contribute to the literature on the effects of digital marketing by providing causal evidence for the role of advertisement exposure on adolescents’ advertisement and brand recall, brand recognition, brand attitudes, and choice behavior.

• Skjølberg, Katja Haaversen-Westhassel; Trysnes, Irene & Furrebøe, Elise Frølich (2023). Is the coronavirus created by the government to control us? Critical thinking and conspiracy beliefs among Norwegian youth in upper secondary schools. Journal of Social Science Education. ISSN 1611-9665. 22(4), p. 1–27. doi: 10.11576/jsse-6295. Full text in Research Archive
• Rasheed, Muhammad Imran; Hameed, Zahid; Kaur, Puneet & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Too sleepy to be innovative? Ethical leadership and employee service innovation behavior: A dual-path model moderated by sleep quality. Human Relations. ISSN 0018-7267. 77(6). doi: 10.1177/00187267231163040. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This research explores the association of ethical leadership with employee service innovation behavior through a moderated mediation model. Theorizing on uncertainty reduction theory, we explore psychological ownership and creative self-efficacy as the underlying psychological mechanisms in the association between ethical leadership and employee service innovation behavior while considering the moderating role of sleep quality. We tested our theoretical model in two studies involving hospitality sector employees in the United States. Study 1 employed a three-wave (two-week period) time-lagged design (N = 237), and Study 2 used a two-wave (four-week period) survey design (N = 313). The findings suggest that workers’ psychological ownership and creative self-efficacy mediate the association between ethical leadership and employee service innovation behavior. In addition, sleep quality functions as an important boundary condition of the association between creative self-efficacy and service innovation behavior. Our research has important implications for understanding the impact of ethical leadership on important employee outcomes while considering the boundary condition role of employee sleep quality. The limitations of the study and future research directions are discussed.

• Deshpande, Bilwa; Kaur, Puneet; Ferraris, Alberto; Yahiaoui, Dorra & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). The dark side of advertising: promoting unhealthy food consumption. European Journal of Marketing. ISSN 0309-0566. doi: 10.1108/EJM-08-2021-0659. Full text in Research Archive
• Mäkivierikko, Aram; Siepelmeyer, Henrik; Shahrokni, Hossein; Enarsson, David & Kordas, Olga (2023). Reducing electricity peak loads through ‘pause hours’ - a community-based behavioural demand response approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 408. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137064. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Households can provide demand-side flexibility by changing their consumption behaviour and shifting energy-intensive activities – such as vacuuming, cooking or charging electric cars – to off-peak hours. Such behaviour-based demand response management could balance out consumption peaks without the need for costly smart home devices or automation technologies. However, existing research has struggled to motivate consumers to adapt their behaviour or maintain behaviour change over extended periods of time. This field study explored a scalable and cost-effective behavioural demand response tool and investigated its short- and long-term impacts on average and peak hour electricity consumption under realistic conditions: A smartphone app provided users with social comparison feedback on their electricity consumption and invited them to participate in “pause hours” by avoiding energy-intensive activities during peak hours. To appeal even to hard-to-reach energy users and elicit longer-term engagement, the app also contained a neighbourhood newsfeed and was framed as a local social network. In a 15-month trial with 550 student apartments in Sweden, more than half of the residents voluntarily installed the app, many app users stayed engaged over an extended period of time and pause hour participants achieved substantial peak-load consumption reductions of 46% on average. These results indicate that smartphone apps can achieve peak load consumption reduction and long-term engagement, although they may be particularly attractive to already energy efficient households. Avenues for future research are discussed.

• Malodia, Suresh; Chauhan, Chetna; Jabeen, Fauzia & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Antecedents and consequences of open innovation: a conceptual framework. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. ISSN 1355-2554. doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-03-2022-0235. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Purpose – Entrepreneurship across sectors has been impacted by the paradigm of open innovation in the last few decades. Although Open Innovation is argued to impact firm performance the strategic building blocks of open innovation are not discussed in the prior literature. This study aims to conceptualize open innovation and identify the antecedents and outcomes of open innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Using a qualitative study based on open-ended essays solicited from 47 SMEs and startups based out in Europe and the USA, the authors propose an overarching conceptual framework using a theoretical sampling approach adopted to establish data saturation and data analysis was carried out using thematic coding. Market place evidence was used for triangulation of the authors’ research framework and to establish the validity of the constructs. Findings – Building on the entrepreneurial bricolage theory, this study proposes bricolage and Platformization of innovations as antecedents to open innovation. The study also conceptualizes open innovation by identifying three underlying dimensions for open innovation. Next, the study proposes a positive association between open innovation and firm performance. Finally, the authors discuss relevant implications with future research directions of the study. Practical implications – The practical implication is the development of a sustained competitive advantage enhancing framework for entrepreneurial ventures with the help of open innovation. Originality/value – With the application of the developed framework for the entrepreneurial ventures, a set of strategic activities related to open innovation can be proposed that would help these ventures to enhance their innovation and marketing capabilities, thereby helping them with a sustained competitive advantage. The present study would also help the policymakers to frame policies that help the firms with a shift toward open innovation.

• Tandon, Anushree; Dhir, Amandeep; Madan, Poornima; Srivastava, Shalini & Nicolau, Juan Luis (2023). Green and non-green outcomes of green human resource management (GHRM) in the tourism context. Tourism Management. ISSN 0261-5177. 98. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104765. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Globally, organizational espousal of green and sustainable operations has been critically facilitated by green human resource management (GHRM) initiatives, especially in the tourism and hospitality sector. This research is an effort to examine the nuances of employees' responses to GHRM and contribute to this field by examining how narcissism, an individual trait and boundary condition, influences GHRM's relationship with employees' green (voluntary and task-related practices) and non-green outcomes (task performance and job satisfaction). Our hypotheses, grounded in social identity and trait activation theories, were tested with data obtained through a time-lagged two-wave survey of 219 UK-based hotel employees via the Prolific Academic platform. Analysis revealed significant associations between GHRM and all employee outcomes. Narcissism was shown to have a significant moderating effect on GHRM's associations with both green and non-green (task performance) behaviors. Our results imply important understandings for the advancement of theoretical knowledge and practical implementation of GHRM.

• Christofi, Michael; Hadjielias, Elias; Mahto, Raj V.; Tarba, Shlomo & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Owner-manager emotions and strategic responses of small family businesses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Small Business Management. ISSN 0047-2778. doi: 10.1080/00472778.2023.2193230. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  COVID-19 pandemic, a consensus crisis that has had a profound effect on societies and economies globally, compelled family businesses to respond strategically in order to remain afloat. We examine the role of their owner-managers’ emotions in the strategic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on 38 in-depth interviews with owner-managers of small family businesses in Cyprus. Our findings reveal that owner-managers have experienced mainly negative emotions during the pandemic, including higher levels of stress, insecurity, fear, and doubt. By reflecting on these emotions, owner-managers can activate affective mechanisms and apply a stewardship logic to respond strategically. We contribute to the family business literature by conceptualizing key processes at the intersection between owner-manager emotions and strategic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing on individual (that is, owner-manager) emotional processes and stewardship attitudes, our study provides a microfoundational explanation of strategic responses during external crises and offers both theoretical and practical implications.

• Haraldstad, Kristin; Abildsnes, Eirik; Bøe, Tormod; Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Wilson, Philip & Mølland, Eirin (2023). Health-related quality of life of children from low-income families: the new patterns study. BMC Public Health. 23(1). doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17335-7. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Child poverty has been gradually rising, and about 12% of all Norwegian children are living in a state of relative poverty. This study was part of the New Patterns project, which recruits low-income families requiring long-term welfare services. Included families receive integrated welfare services, with the help of a family coordinator. The current study objectives were to explore the associations between HRQoL, demographic variables (age, gender, immigration status) and leisure activities in children and adolescents in low-income families. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among low-income families. Participating families had children (N = 214) aged 8–18 years.The family had a household income below 60% of the equivalized median population income for three consecutive years and needed long-term welfare services. HRQoL was measured using the KIDSCREEN-27 self-report instrument. Descriptive statistics, including means, standard deviations, and proportions, were calculated, and ordinary least squares regressions were performed, clustering standard errors at the family level. Results Compared with boys, girls reported lower HRQoL on only one out of five dimensions, physical wellbeing. In the regression analysis we found statistically significant positive associations between migrant status and HRQoL on all five dimensions: physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, parents and autonomy, peers and social support, and school environment. In addition, age was associated with school environment, and age, gender and participation in leisure activities was associated with better physical wellbeing. Conclusions Baseline results regarding HRQoL among children and adolescents in low-income families indicate that they have overall good HRQoL, though some participants had low HRQoL scores, especially on the physical and social support dimensions. Children with an immigrant background report higher HRQoL than do children without an immigrant background.

• Anwar, Muhammad Azfar; Dhir, Amandeep; Jabeen, Fauzia; Zhang, Qingyu & Siddiquei, Ahmad Nabeel (2023). Unconventional green transport innovations in the post-COVID-19 era. A trade-off between green actions and personal health protection. Journal of Business Research. ISSN 0148-2963. 155. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113442. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Irrefutable evidence attributes environmental challenges, such as air and noise pollution, to unsustainable transportation, especially in urban settings. In this context, urban public transport is a sustainable mobility system with ecological benefits. However, limited research focuses on understanding the factors that promote urban public transport adoption in the face of disruptive events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study integrates the push-pull-mooring (PPM) model and institutional theory to examine urban commuters' intentions to switch to urban public transport in the post-COVID-19 era. This study is the first to investigate the trade-offs consumers perceive between green actions and personal health protection in the COVID-19 context. Our results indicate that regulative and normative environments, public transport's economic viability and commuters’ pro-environmental concerns and identities significantly influence their intentions to switch to public transportation. Furthermore, hygiene concerns and choice uncertainty partially moderate the tested associations. The study thus provides unique insights into the nuances of individual decision-making regarding public transport use. Leveraging our findings, we present implications for theory and practice. We also offer a possible framework for classifying consumers of green urban public transport, which can be used to create targeted communication to encourage commuters to switch to routine public transport use for sustainability and environmental protection.

• Perotti, Francesco Antonio; Dhir, Amandeep; Ferraris, Alberto & Kliestik, Tomas (2023). Investigating digital technologies' implementation in circular businesses: Evidence from the going circular path. Journal of Management & Organization. ISSN 1833-3672. doi: 10.1017/jmo.2023.60. Full text in Research Archive
• Meenakshi, N.; Dhir, Amandeep; Mahto, Raj V.; Nicolau, Juan Luis & Kaur, Puneet (2023). Travelers’ Coping Strategies in the Backdrop of Revenge Tourism. Journal of Travel Research. ISSN 0047-2875. doi: 10.1177/00472875231193596. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The recent COVID-19 pandemic was a large-scale, prolonged crisis for the tourism industry. However, there has been an unprecedented surge in travel in the post-pandemic period. This study explores the motivation and coping strategies employed by travelers in the post-pandemic period. A multi-stage qualitative study was undertaken using three waves of data collection with travelers who engaged in revenge tourism in the post-pandemic period. Findings revealed that disengagement was the main motivation to travel during this period. Three coping strategies were employed by travelers to overcome the crisis—engaging in growth, seeking strength, and hope and cautious optimism. Coping strategies employed by travelers enabled them to overcome the tensions experienced during the pandemic lockdown. These findings present a clear delineation of how travelers recover from the adversities of a pandemic crisis to travel again in its aftermath, thus contributing significantly to the tourism literature.

• Bøe, Tormod; Ostojic, Helene Angelica; Haraldstad, Kristin; Abildsnes, Eirik; Wilson, Philip & Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Self-reported and parent-reported mental health in children from low-income families in Agder, Norway: results from baseline measurements of New Patterns project participants. BMJ Open. 13(11). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076400. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Poverty may pose risks to child and adolescent mental health, but few studies have reported on this association among children and adolescents in low-income families in Norway. Methods Based on a sample participating in an intervention for low-income families in Norway, we report data from the survey administered at the start of the intervention. Mental health problems were measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; self-report (SR) n = 148; parent/proxy-report (PR) n = 153, mean age = 10.8). Demographic and family characteristics were obtained from parent reported data. Results are presented by gender and migration background. Regression analysis was used to investigate the relative contribution of background factors to mental health symptoms. The distribution of scores is compared to UK norms. Results Participants reported relatively high scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties Scale (parent/proxy-report, PR mean=10.7; self-report, SR mean=10.1). Participants with non-immigrant backgrounds scored considerably higher on the Total Difficulties Scale (PR mean difference=2.9; SR 5.3) and on most other domains measured with the SDQ compared with their peers with immigration backgrounds. Participants generally scored higher than or equal to UK norms. Conclusion Participants in the current study had many symptoms of mental health problems, with large differences between those with and without a migrant background. Interventions for low-income families should be based on detailed knowledge about differences in family risks, resources and needs.

• Swami, Viren; Tran, Ulrich S; Stieger, Stefan; Aavik, Toivo; Ranjbar, Hamed Abdollahpour & abedayo, sulaiman [Show all 51 contributors for this article] (2023). Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body image. ISSN 1740-1445. 46, p. 449–466. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations remains limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset – with data collected between 2020 and 2022 – to assess measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that full scalar invariance was upheld across all nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups, suggesting that the unidimensional BAS-2 model has widespread applicability. There were large differences across nations and languages in latent body appreciation, while differences across gender identities and age groups were negligible-to-small. Additionally, greater body appreciation was significantly associated with higher life satisfaction, being single (versus being married or in a committed relationship), and greater rurality (versus urbanicity). Across a subset of nations where nation-level data were available, greater body appreciation was also significantly associated with greater cultural distance from the United States and greater relative income inequality. These findings suggest that the BAS-2 likely captures a near-universal conceptualisation of the body appreciation construct, which should facilitate further cross-cultural research.

• Andersen, Cecilie; Engeset, Marit Gundersen & Nyhus, Ellen K. (2023). Tourist involvement in vacation planning and booking: impact on word of mouth and loyalty. Tourism Review. ISSN 1660-5373. doi: 10.1108/TR-08-2022-0398. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Purpose This paper aims to explore how different levels of involvement in the prevacation phase affect vacationers’ subsequent satisfaction, word of mouth (WOM) recommendations and loyal behavior with regard to the planning/booking process. Design/methodology/approach Data from a field study (N = 5,158) in a travel planning context are used to investigate the differences in WOM recommendations and loyalty between self-packagers (higher involvement) and package buyers (lower involvement). Findings Tourists who are less involved in the prevacation phase are more likely to recommend the planning/booking process, while more involved tourists are more likely to repeat the same planning/booking process than package buyers. Practical implications The findings have implications for tourist agencies, tour operators, tourism suppliers and tourism marketers in terms of customer retention and WOM communication. These findings also have theoretical implications for the WOM and loyalty literature. Originality/value This paper reveals how involvement in travel planning may affect satisfaction, WOM recommendation and loyalty behavior. These relationships have not been investigated before.

• Ares, Gaston; Alcaire, Florencia; Gugliucci, Vanessa; Machín, Leandro; León, Carolina de & Natero, Virginia [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Colorful candy, teen vibes and cool memes: prevalence and content of Instagram posts featuring ultra-processed products targeted at adolescents. European Journal of Marketing. ISSN 0309-0566. doi: 10.1108/EJM-12-2022-0899. Full text in Research Archive
• Chaudhary, Sanjay; Dhir, Amandeep; Farronato, Nicola; Nicotra, Melita & Pironti, Marco (2023). Nexus between entrepreneurial orientation and intellectual capital. Journal of Intellectual Capital. ISSN 1469-1930. 24(1), p. 70–114. doi: 10.1108/JIC-09-2021-0256. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Purpose –The importance of knowledge-based assets and the capability to leverage them has been the subject of scholarly interest in entrepreneurial orientation literature. The authors attempt to understand the dominant themes in the prior literature and propose directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach – The authors performed a systematic review of 79 studies to answer the research questions: (1) What are the predominant themes in the literature on the role of intellectual capital and entrepreneurial orientation? (2) What are the potential fields of future research? Findings – The findings suggest that current research engages the topics of intellectual capital, the capability to leverage knowledge assets and entrepreneurial orientation. The thematic analysis reveals the role of knowledge management, organizational learning, intellectual capital and absorptive capacity in entrepreneurial firms. The authors propose a theoretical model to explain how intellectual capital and its management influence firm-level entrepreneurial behavior. Originality/value – Understanding the association between intellectual capital and the capability to leverage knowledge assets is crucial in a dynamic business environment. Effective deployment of knowledge is vital while searching for new entrepreneurial opportunities.

• Otterbring, Tobias (2023). Stereotypes, same-sex struggles, and sustainable shopping: intrasexual competition mediates sex differences in green consumption values. Baltic Journal of Management. ISSN 1746-5265. 18(4), p. 450–473. doi: 10.1108/BJM-10-2022-0379. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Purpose The present study aimed to investigate whether male consumers report weaker green consumption values than their female counterparts, and whether such a presumed sex difference, at least in part, can be explained by different levels of intrasexual competition. In other words, the study tested the notion that intrasexual competition acts as a psychological mechanism explaining why male (vs female) consumers are sometimes less prone to prefer and purchase sustainable goods, with their higher tendency to compete with same-sex rivals making them less likely to engage in green consumption. Design/methodology/approach The study was based on a large cross-sectional survey, in which a final sample of 1,382 participants (823 female and 559 male) provided complete responses on well-validated scales measuring intrasexual competition and green consumption values. The large sample size implies that even small effect sizes could be detected with high statistical power. The data were analyzed using a series of Mann–Whitney U tests to compare the responses made by male and female participants. Subsequently, multiple linear regressions as well as regression-based mediation and moderation analyses were performed with control variables added to show robustness of the results, test the proposed chain of events, and demonstrate generalizability. Findings Male (vs female) participants expressed significantly higher levels of intrasexual competition both generally and on the two subdimensions corresponding to superiority striving and inferiority irritation. Further, they were slightly less inclined to express green consumption values. Importantly, the sex difference in green consumption values was mediated by inferiority irritation as well as the entire intrasexual competition scale but not by superiority striving. Thus, men's inferiority irritation, in particular, and their more pronounced propensity to compete with same-sex rivals, in general, drove them away from green consumption, whereas women's weaker willingness to compete with same-sex rivals instead increased their inclination of “going green.” Originality/value Drawing on findings from the domains of competitiveness and gender stereotypes, the current research demonstrates a novel mechanism through which green consumption responses can be understood. Specifically, this study provides empirical evidence for the mediating role of intrasexual competition, especially regarding the more negatively charged subdimension of inferiority irritation, in explaining why male and female consumers may differ in terms of their green consumption values. The present research also contributes to the literature by questioning the unidimensional structure of the intrasexual competition scale and showing that the negative (vs positive) subdimension of this scale is more influential in explaining sex-differentiated patterns in consumers' green consumption values, thereby supporting the notion that “bad is stronger than good.”

• Elbæk, Christian T.; Mitkidis, Panagiotis; Aarøe, Lene & Otterbring, Tobias (2023). Subjective socioeconomic status and income inequality are associated with self-reported morality across 67 countries. Nature Communications. 14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41007-0. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Individuals can experience a lack of economic resources compared to others, which we refer to as subjective experiences of economic scarcity. While such experiences have been shown to shift cognitive focus, attention, and decision-making, their association with human morality remains debated. We conduct a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between subjective experiences of economic scarcity, as indexed by low subjective socioeconomic status at the individual level, and income inequality at the national level, and various self-reported measures linked to morality. In a pre-registered study, we analyze data from a large, cross-national survey (N = 50,396 across 67 countries) allowing us to address limitations related to cross-cultural generalizability and measurement validity in prior research. Our findings demonstrate that low subjective socioeconomic status at the individual level, and income inequality at the national level, are associated with higher levels of moral identity, higher morality-as-cooperation, a larger moral circle, and increased prosocial intentions. These results appear robust to several advanced control analyses. Finally, exploratory analyses indicate that observed income inequality at the national level is not a statistically significant moderator of the associations between subjective socioeconomic status and the included measures of morality. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for understanding human morality under experiences of resource scarcity.

• Khan, Sher Jahan; Badghish, Saeed; Kaur, Puneet; Sharma, Rajat & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). What motivates the purchasing of green apparel products? A systematic review and future research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. 32(7). doi: 10.1002/bse.3360. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The contemporary business landscape is witnessing an ever-increasing concern for environmental sustainability, which has also surfaced in the apparel industry through the introduction of green apparel. Whether the adoption of green apparel is as a result of growing external pressures on firms to adopt green practices or due to deliberate strategies to incorporate sustainable orientation in the making of products, it remains a topical subject—making a comprehensive account of the existing academic literature indispensable. Furthermore, while academic research on green apparel is undoubtedly at an all-time high, the literature is largely disjointed, necessitating a robust synthesis of the exiting literature to illuminate the existing shortcomings and to provide direction to the future research efforts. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to gauge the existing literary work in this field and to identify research gaps. After the critical review of 90 selected studies, four major themes were extracted: consumer apparel purchase, circular economy, consumer awareness, and barriers. After we identified theme-based critical knowledge gaps in the existing literature, we posed corresponding research questions that provide avenues for future research. The study also constructed a framework with significant practical and theoretical implications. Researchers can obtain a comprehensive understanding of the broader contours of this academic field and, with our meticulously tabulated gaps and potential research questions, explore new dimensions and broaden the horizons of this field.

• Jabeen, Fauzia; Tandon, Anushree; Sithipolvanichgul, Juthamon; Srivastava, Shalini & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Social media-induced fear of missing out (FoMO) and social media fatigue: The role of narcissism, comparison and disclosure. Journal of Business Research. ISSN 0148-2963. 159. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113693. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The pervasiveness of social media platforms (SMP) has resulted in users experiencing feelings associated with the phenomena of fear of missing out (FoMO) and social media fatigue. However, little is known about how these phenomena relate to and influence the psychological state of SMP users. This is a significant gap as recent literature has emphasized the importance of examining the correlates of both these phenomena. The current study addresses this gap by examining the stimuli of FoMO and its influence on users’ experienced fatigue through a novel pathway that investigates the effect of narcissism (admiration and rivalry) on SMP behaviors of self-disclosure and social comparison. We collected data through a cross-sectional survey on Prolific Academic from 305 adult SMP users in the United States that were analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results show that FoMO is stimulated by time cost and anxiety. FoMO also positively influences users’ adoption of narcissistic admiration and rivalry processes, which influence SMP behaviors differently. Interestingly, we found that only social comparison positively influenced fatigue. The findings raise significant implications for theory and practice, particularly for managing negative emotional states while using SMPs and promoting a tempered use of these platforms.

• Frank, Darius-Aurel; Jacobsen, Lina Fogt; Søndergaard, Helle Alsted & Otterbring, Tobias (2023). In companies we trust: consumer adoption of artificial intelligence services and the role of trust in companies and AI autonomy. Information Technology and People. ISSN 0959-3845. 36(8), p. 155–173. doi: 10.1108/ITP-09-2022-0721. Full text in Research Archive
• Mølland, Eirin; Lundberg, Kjetil; Haraldstad, Kristin; Vigsnes, Kristine Løkås; Bøe, Tormod & Danielsen, Hilde [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). Economic composition and income volatility of Norwegian low-income families – a mixed method study of its implications. Nordic Journal of Social Research. 14(1), p. 1–22. doi: 10.18261/njsr.14.1.2. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: There is a growing amount of research literature documenting increasing social inequality and an increase in the number of children growing up in families with persistently low income in all Scandinavian countries. However, there is a research gap on the issue of income composition; what the main income sources of low-income families are in relation to the families’ position to the labour market and to the welfare state, and possible implications of this to the families’ potential to escape poverty. The aim of this study was to describe the complexity in income sources experienced by low-income families with and without immigrant backgrounds in Norway. Method: Families with children aged 0–17 years (N = 168 families) with low income and in need of long-standing welfare services participated in the New Patterns project. We used a parallel mixed-methods design with quantitative and qualitative research methods, using questionnaires, register data, individual and focus group interviews, workshops with family coordinators and ethnographic fieldwork. Results: Most parents included in the study had low education (51%) and a low proportion participated in the labour market (21%). Twenty different income sources or benefits that the families received were identified and no clear pattern of type of income sources that families received emerged. Families with immigrant background were more likely to receive basic subsistence benefits than non-immigrant background families, and there were corresponding small differences in employment status upon entering the New Patterns project. Several benefits are reduced if families receive other types of income and the interdependence between the various revenue sources increases the unpredictability of total family income. The families have varying degrees of economic literacy, practical finance skills and competence in managing bureaucracy. Conclusion: Income volatility and mechanisms in the Norwegian welfare system contribute to a poverty trap for low-income families who depend on benefits that are not work-related.

• Tandon, Anushree; Sithipolvanichgul, Juthamon; Asmi, Fahad; Anwar, Muhammad Azfar & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Drivers of green apparel consumption: Digging a little deeper into green apparel buying intentions. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. doi: 10.1002/bse.3350. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The apparel industry's sustainability is gaining scholars' attention amidst increasing concerns about its environmental impacts. However, to ensure that the industry's efforts in environmental preservation succeed, it is crucial to identify the factors that can positively influence consumers' purchase or buying intentions for green apparel. However, at present, this topic is relatively understudied. Assimilating the norm activation model (NAM) and the stimulus–organism–response (SOR), we investigate economic, cognitive and ecological factors as antecedents to consumers' green apparel buying intentions. Additionally, we adapt the model to consider consumers' knowledge about apparel production as a moderator. Empirically analysing data from 478 apparel consumers from the USA through structural equation modelling, we found significant roles for affordance, ecological concerns and ascription of responsibility as stimuli influencing an individual's cognitive state through green self-efficacy, green attitude and personal norms. The latter, in turn, affects the individual's buying intentions. Our findings entail several suggestions to help scholars, policymakers and business managers positively influence consumers to make green purchase decisions. We contribute significantly to the literature by explaining the nuances of driving factors that promote green apparel buying, and practitioners can leverage them to devise appropriate strategic tactics supporting such consumption practices.

• Befus, Eva-Grethe; Helseth, Sølvi; Mølland, Eirin; Westergren, Per Christer Thomas; Fegran, Liv & Haraldstad, Kristin (2023). Use of KIDSCREEN health-related quality of life instruments in the general population of children and adolescents: a scoping review. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 21. doi: 10.1186/s12955-023-02088-z. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Purpose Subjectively assessing health related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and adolescents is increasingly important in the public health feld. One valid and widely used generic HRQoL instrument is the KIDSCREEN question‑ naire. The aim of this study was to map all studies using KIDSCREEN instruments in the general population of children and adolescents aged 6–18 years. Methods A scoping review was conducted. The search strategy was formulated according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Scoping Reviews guidelines. The databases Cinahl, socINDEX, Medline, Embase, APA Psychinfo, Scopus, and Eric were searched in October 2021. Results In total, 1365 papers were eligible for screening, 1031 were excluded and 334 reports were read in full. 252 reports were included. KIDSCREEN studies in the general population was predominantly conducted in Europe (n=211). Most studies (n=179) had a cross sectional design, while few experimental studies (n=24) were found. The three KIDSCREEN versions comprising of 10, 27 and 52 items, were equally distributed between studies. The selfreported version (n=225) of the KIDSCREEN instrument was more prevalent than the proxy version, while few studies discussed a cut point. Study contexts refected international trends of public health challenges, commonly including mental- and psychosocial health, physical activity, socioeconomic status, and obesity. Conclusion KIDSCREEN is widely used in cross sectional studies assessing common public health challenges. Experi‑ mental and longitudinal assessments, possibly including relevant cut ofs remain mainly unexplored and are recom‑ mended for future research.

• Acharya, Chandan; Sigdyal, Pratigya; Ojha, Divesh; Patel, Pankaj C. & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Knowledge codifiability, common interests and knowledge transfer: the inhibiting role of system dependence under increasing novelty. Journal of Knowledge Management. ISSN 1367-3270. doi: 10.1108/JKM-10-2022-0775. Full text in Research Archive
• Talwar, Shalini; Dhir, Amandeep; Islam, Nazrul; Kaur, Puneet & Almusharraf, Ahlam (2023). Resistance of multiple stakeholders to e-health innovations: Integration of fundamental insights and guiding research paths. Journal of Business Research. ISSN 0148-2963. 166. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114135. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Consumer/user resistance is considered a key factor responsible for the failure of digital innovations. Yet, existing scholarship has not given it due attention while examining user responses to e-health innovations. The present study addressed this need by consolidating the existing findings to provide a platform to motivate future research. We used a systematic literature review (SLR) approach to identify and analyze the relevant literature. To execute the SLR, we first specified a stringent search protocol with specific inclusion and exclusion criteria to identify relevant studies. Thereafter, we undertook an in-depth analysis of 72 congruent studies, thus presenting a comprehensive structure of findings, gaps, and opportunities for future research. Specifically, we mapped the relevant literature to elucidate the nature and causes of resistance offered by three key constituent groups of the healthcare ecosystem—patients, healthcare organizational actors, and other stakeholders. Finally, based on the understanding acquired through our critical synthesis, we formulated a conceptual framework, classifying user resistance into micro, meso, and macro barriers which provide context to the interventions and strategies required to counter resistance and motivate adoption, continued usage, and positive recommendation intent. Being the first SLR in the area to present a multi-stakeholder perspective, our study offers fine-grained insights for hospital management, policymakers, and community leaders to develop an effective plan of action to overcome barriers that impede the diffusion of e-health innovations.

• Chaudhary, Sanjay; Kaur, Puneet; Alofysan, Hind; Halberstadt, Jantje & Dhir, Amandeep (2023). Connecting the dots? Entrepreneurial ecosystems and sustainable entrepreneurship as pathways to sustainability. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. 32(8). doi: 10.1002/bse.3466. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  While the exponential growth of entrepreneurial ecosystem research has dramatically increased our understanding of the role of context in entrepreneurial outcomes, our knowledge of entrepreneurial ecosystems and environmentally sustainable entrepreneurship is still fragmented. There is ambiguity on how entrepreneurial ecosystems influence sustainable entrepreneurship and what factors facilitate or constrain sustainable entrepreneurship. We attempt to take stock of the extant scholarship on entrepreneurial ecosystems and synthesize studies examining their linkages with sustainability. We systematically reviewed 77 articles identified in the World of Science and Scopus databases to discuss the main themes. The content analysis uncovered four key themes: (a) how entrepreneurial ecosystems become more sustainable, (b) the role of entrepreneurs, (c) the role of universities, and (d) the outcomes of sustainable ecosystems. The findings reveal that interactions between different actors, including customers, suppliers, institutions, governments, and universities, can result in a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. The novelty of our study arises from integrating extant studies on entrepreneurial ecosystem and sustainability in a systematic and replicable manner. We observed heightened attention to the environmental challenges in ecosystem literature and entrepreneurs' expanded roles in generating ecological and social value. Future studies can further evaluate the effectiveness of entrepreneurial ecosystems to examine whether creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem has a similar value while achieving sustainable development goals across varied contexts.

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