Review
Environmental Studies
Laurens M. Reumers, Marleen P. M. Bekker, Maria W. J. Jansen, Henk B. M. Hilderink, Jan-Kees Helderman, Dirk Ruwaard
Summary: Health initiatives are increasingly located outside the traditional public health sector, with most studies relying on simulation methods for quantitative health impact assessment. Health effect distribution and stakeholder participation are often mentioned but not frequently estimated or incorporated.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2021)
Editorial Material
Business
Jonathan P. Doh, Lorraine Eden, Anne S. S. Tsui, Srilata Zaheer
Summary: The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the vision and mission of the new JIBS Societal Impact Advisory Committee (SIAC). It defines societal impact as research that affects communities, economies, environments, and other actors outside of academia. The article discusses the importance and challenges of societal impact in international business research and proposes the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) movement and other initiatives as potential sources for guidance.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xiao Zheng, Yaqing Xue, Yu Yin, Fang Dong, Jinghui Chang, Chichen Zhang
Summary: The study found that factors such as gender, marital status, education level, age, and health status influence the settlement intention of migrants. Health education and social integration can moderate the impact of air pollution and economic advantages.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jarkko Levanen, Mokter Hossain, Marleen Wierenga
Summary: Frugal innovation is an innovative solution that addresses societal and operational challenges, and could serve as a driver of sustainable development. This article establishes a link between frugal innovation and sustainable business models, and finds that sustainability outcomes of frugal innovations depend more on their business models than on their technological innovativeness.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Victor Temprano-Garcia, Hector Perez-Fernandez, Javier Rodriguez-Pinto, Ana Isabel Rodriguez-Escudero, Ismael Barros-Contreras
Summary: Literature has recently focused on brand management in family firms, considering the complexities caused by blurring boundaries between family and business, divergent interests, and unique strategic decision-making frameworks. A pioneering study on the benefits of brand orientation for family firm performance and the influence of different dimensions of socioemotional wealth (SEW) on adopting a brand-oriented culture was conducted using empirical findings from 120 Chilean family firms. The results suggest that binding social ties, renewal of family bonds, and identification with the family firm positively impact brand orientation and that brand orientation enhances performance. This highlights the importance of brand orientation as a mediating factor in reconciling SEW preservation and economic performance, with implications for theory and management.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shaoyong Wu, Rui Zhang, Chuncao Wang, Dawei Feng
Summary: Examining the impact of natural disasters on rural household wealth, this study analyzed data from the China Family Panel Survey (CFPS) using multiple linear regression and propensity score matching methods. The findings showed that natural disasters have a significant negative impact on rural household wealth in the medium-to long-term. Heterogeneity analysis indicated that natural disasters have a greater effect on the wealth of larger households and households with high-consumption levels, while mechanism results suggest that natural disasters affect rural household wealth by reducing household income and harming individual's physical and mental health.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yue Gong, Guochang Zhao
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and the spread of COVID-19 through a case study of Shenzhen. Contrary to traditional understanding, it finds that wealthier and larger neighborhoods were more likely to be infected in the first wave of the pandemic. This finding enriches the understanding of the role of neighborhoods in the spread of the pandemic and has important public policy implications.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lena Schnitzler, Aggie T. G. Paulus, Tracy E. Roberts, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Louise J. Jackson
Summary: The objective of this study was to explore the intersectoral costs and benefits associated with sexual health issues and interventions, categorize them into sectors, and develop a preliminary framework for future research and policy-making. The study found that sexual health issues have wide-ranging impacts on other health sectors and non-health sectors. Therefore, these different sectors need to be considered when evaluating interventions and making policy decisions.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Anne B. Newman
Summary: Functional impairment and disability are becoming more common among aging individuals, leading to an increasing need for care. Studies have shown that early detection of strength loss and walking speed decline is crucial in predicting disability and designing interventions to prevent functional decline. Age-related disorders pose a significant societal burden, and while physical activity has proven to be effective in preventing disability, sustaining it is challenging. Novel interventions are required to maintain function in late life.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Political Science
Hanna Lierse
Summary: This paper investigates the reasons for the decline in wealth taxes, finding that both right-wing and left-wing governments have cut these taxes in the context of financial globalization, as they are believed to undermine economic competitiveness for the entire society. The emergence of a societal consensus on wealth tax cuts is particularly pronounced, especially under corporatism.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY
(2022)
Article
Transportation
Tian Ye, Honggang Xu
Summary: Business travel as a form of work-related mobility has significant impacts on individuals in the global economy. Frequent business trips can lead to a range of physical, psychological, and social health impacts, with perceptions varying among respondents with different travel patterns and personal situations. Moreover, the study suggests a paradoxical fact that the health impairments from highly mobile lifestyles may accumulate and be irreversible.
TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Benjamin Bental, Jenny Kragl
Summary: This article examines how societal other-regarding preferences and wealth inequality impact economic outcomes. It finds that increasing workers' sensitivity to inequality can boost effort and reduce wage costs for poor workers, but not necessarily for the rich. A parameterized model reflecting key features of the industrialized world suggests that increasing initial wealth differences can raise aggregate profit and output, but also lead to distributional utility losses and increased inequality.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION
(2021)
Review
Biology
Brenda McCowan, Jessica Vandeleest, Krishna Balasubramaniam, Fushing Hsieh, Amy Nathman, Brianne Beisner
Summary: This focused review introduces the ubiquity of dominance across the animal kingdom and the modern approach of measuring dominance using Percolation and Conductance (Perc). Perc takes into account the nonlinear hierarchical structure and provides a complementary metric of 'dominance certainty' to assess the degree of ambiguity in rank relationships. The review summarizes studies on the importance of 'dominance certainty' in large captive rhesus macaque breeding groups and concludes with suggestions for future research directions in dominance hierarchy.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Eric J. Johnson, Kellen Mrkva
Summary: Individual-level research in behavioral science has the potential to create significant impact, leading to system-level changes. By utilizing defaults and other forms of choice architecture, it can not only influence individual behavior but also contribute to reducing inequities and reshaping public policy and social norms.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Kevin D. Shield, Jurgen Rehm
Summary: The study revealed an interaction between Human Development Index and alcohol consumption in their associations with alcohol-attributable harms; in less developed countries, alcohol has a stronger harmful impact per litre of alcohol consumed.
