Article
Environmental Studies
Alexandros Paraskevas, Mireia Guix
Summary: This article explores the limited attention given to creeping crises in crisis management and proposes how tourism organisations can address unprecedented creeping crises. It tests a creeping crisis response matrix by analyzing 108 earnings calls from 22 hotel groups covering the first 16 months of the pandemic. The study finds that some organizations are unable to detect creeping crises during the incubation periods or the later re-emergence, highlighting the advantage of early exposure in crisis response. The study also challenges the conventional wisdom that organizational responses to unknown crises are always reactive, showing that organizations deploy a mix of responses (reactive, adaptive, protective, and proactive) even in the early stages of a crisis. As the framing of the crisis improves, crisis responses shift from survival to full-on experimentation, to response by design, and then to response by protocol. The proposed matrix can serve as a response roadmap for navigating future, unknown, creeping crises.
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Kristina Stockinger, Raven Rinas, Martin Daumiller
Summary: The study revealed that students' adaptability has a significant impact on their emotions and learning outcomes. Students with higher adaptability are more likely to experience hope emotions, lower anxiety and hopelessness, which also indirectly affects their academic performance.
LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Adam C. Castonguay, Stephen Polasky, Matthew H. Holden, Mario Herrero, Daniel Mason-D'Croz, Cecile Godde, Jinfeng Chang, James Gerber, G. Bradd Witt, Edward T. Game, Brett A. Bryan, Brendan Wintle, Katie Lee, Payal Bal, Eve McDonald-Madden
Summary: Beef production is a complex global sustainability challenge that involves reducing poverty and hunger, as well as addressing climate change issues. Understanding the trade-offs between these goals on a global scale and at fine spatial resolution is crucial in achieving a globally sustainable beef industry.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Business
Ludovica Moi, Francesca Cabiddu
Summary: This study explores the impact of marketing agility on B2B firms' capacity to address unexpected events, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and examines the agile marketing strategies adopted by these firms during the different stages of a crisis. It provides useful guidelines to help managers cope with market uncertainty and enhance a firm's ability to act in today's complex times.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL MARKETING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Michele-Lee Moore, Lauren Hermanus, Scott Drimie, Loretta Rose, Mandisa Mbaligontsi, Hillary Musarurwa, Moses Ogutu, Khanyisa Oyowe, Per Olsson
Summary: COVID-19 not only posed direct threats to health and well-being, but also exacerbated existing social-ecological inequalities, leading to increased hunger and poverty. A study on change agents in six African countries examined their experiences and responses to COVID-19, revealing three main impacts: economic, hunger, and gender-based violence. The study also identified four uncertainties arising from policy responses, highlighting the need for further research on transformative change.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Business
Gagan Deep Sharma, Sascha Kraus, Amogh Talan, Mrinalini Srivastava, Christina Theodoraki
Summary: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial for economic growth and employment globally. This article examines 135 research articles to understand the barriers faced by SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic and their strategic responses. The analysis highlights various challenges, including organizational, operational, technological, and strategic barriers. It also explores ways to overcome these barriers through entrepreneurial resilience and innovation. The findings emphasize the importance of government policies to support SMEs and involve them in decision-making processes related to COVID-19 response and recovery strategies.
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Management
Esther Tippmann, Sinead Monaghan, Rebecca A. Reuber
Summary: This research examines the paradoxical demands of replication and entrepreneurship faced by globally scaling digital firms, and proposes a theoretical model to navigate the global scaling paradox. It highlights the importance of balancing replication and entrepreneurship, and emphasizes the role of replicable innovation in sustaining global competitiveness.
GLOBAL STRATEGY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Walid Mensi, Xuan Vinh Vo, Sang Hoon Kang
Summary: This paper examines the volatility spillover effects between precious metals futures, Brent oil futures, and ASEAN stock markets, identifying that precious metals, crude oil, and the Vietnamese stock market are net receivers of spillovers regardless of market conditions, while Brent oil futures and Vietnamese stock markets become net contributors during bullish market conditions.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Fwzah H. Alshammari, Hebat-Allah A. Hussein
Summary: The study aimed to validate the effectiveness of gamma radiation and dry heat techniques for sterilizing contaminated paper sheets. The results showed that both gamma radiation and dry heat treatment successfully killed various pathogens while preserving the structure of the paper. Dry heat is a simple, effective, fast, safe, and inexpensive method for paper sterilization, which can be used as a precautionary measure in educational institutions, especially during biological pandemics.
Article
Economics
Richard C. K. Burdekin, Ran Tao
Summary: Gold displayed strong hedging value during the global financial crisis, but did not consistently exhibit this property in 2020. The market recovered quickly from the March 2020 lows, leading to less scope for hedging against losses in 2020.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alan Cooper, Chris S. M. Turney, Jonathan Palmer, Alan Hogg, Matt McGlone, Janet Wilmshurst, Andrew M. Lorrey, Timothy J. Heaton, James M. Russell, Ken McCracken, Julien G. Anet, Eugene Rozanov, Marina Friedel, Ivo Suter, Thomas Peter, Raimund Muscheler, Florian Adolphi, Anthony Dosseto, J. Tyler Faith, Pavla Fenwick, Christopher J. Fogwill, Konrad Hughen, Mathew Lipson, Jiabo Liu, Norbert Nowaczyk, Eleanor Rainsley, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Paolo Sebastianelli, Yassine Souilmi, Janelle Stevenson, Zoe Thomas, Raymond Tobler, Roland Zech
Summary: The study utilized ancient New Zealand kauri trees to investigate the impact of the Laschamps Excursion on atmospheric radiocarbon levels. Through radiocarbon dating and global chemistry-climate modeling, they found that geomagnetic field minima and Grand Solar Minima led to global climate shifts, causing environmental changes and extinction events.
Article
Transportation
Xiaoqian Sun, Sebastian Wandelt, Changhong Zheng, Anming Zhang
Summary: This paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on aviation, focusing on global air transportation system, passenger-centric flight experience, and long-term effects on aviation. Based on aggregated findings, the paper concludes with recommendations for future scientific directions to help aviation prepare for a post-COVID-19 world.
JOURNAL OF AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
James P. W. Robinson, Angus Garrett, Juan Carlos Paredes Esclapez, Eva Maire, Robert W. R. Parker, Nicholas A. J. Graham
Summary: Seafood is expected to be a key source of low-emissions nutritious food, but there are variations in nutrients and carbon footprints among species and production methods. Atlantic mackerel is the most available and has the lowest carbon footprint among wild-caught seafood in the UK market, but there are trade-offs between price, sustainability, and nutritional value. The current seafood system in the UK is not optimized to produce large amounts of nutritious, low-emissions seafood. Promoting the consumption of affordable species like mackerel could improve nutrient intake in the UK population at a low environmental cost.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Erik Joaquin Torres-Romero, Vincent Nijman, David Fernandez, Timothy M. Eppley
Summary: Anthropogenic pressures have severely impacted primate species richness globally and regionally, with factors such as croplands, road density, pasture lands, and human footprint having the most negative effects. However, protected areas and Indigenous Peoples' lands play a critical role in safeguarding primate species diversity.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Donglei Yu, Xiong Wenhui, Muhammad Khalid Anser, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Muhammad Imran, Khalid Zaman, Mohamed Haffar
Summary: The study investigates the relationship between mineral resource prices, renewable energy consumption, scientific advancement, mineral resource trading, production, and resource extraction demand in the top 10 resource-rich economies from 1995 to 2020. The findings indicate that resource pricing initially has a negative impact on demand, but becomes favorable in the long term. The study also reveals that the use of renewable energy sources increases the demand for mineral resources. This implies that renewable energy technology initially raises mineral resource demand, but reduces it in the long run.