Adopting new technology is a distant dream? The risks of implementing industry 4.0 in emerging economy SMEs by Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan, Narula, Sanjiv, Audretsch, David, Puppala, Harish, Kumar, Anil

“…Based on a survey of industry experts and business leaders associated with implementing I4.0 in the dynamically evolving economy of India, this paper identifies and prioritises the critical risks linked with implementing I4.0 in SMEs. Empirical results using the Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Process suggest a hierarchy of risks associated with SMEs' transition to I4.0, with financial and technological risks posing the most significant barriers to I4.0 adoption. …”
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Exploring management education through the lens of situated learning by Day, Lisa

“…The guidelines suggest a ‘best of both worlds’ manager who can integrate the timely decision-making and commercial acumen, normally linked with the business world, with the critical reflection and analytical rigour associated with academia. …”
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The impact of corporate social responsibility on human resource management practices in manufacturing firms in the southern part of Malaysia by Omar, S.S., Chan, S. W., Ridwan, M. S., Ahmad, A. R., Ariffin, Z. Z.

“…CSR has gained substantial consideration in management circles and have been linked to HRM in various ways. The study on how CSR would affect HRM or the vice versa has been of interest by many scholars. …”
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Prostitution in (and out of) policy on violence against women and girls in the UK by Coy, Maddy

“…This short article extends Liz Kelly's (1988) continuum of violence against women to prostitution, drawing on definitions of VAWG, research evidence on harms and conceptual links between men's abusive practices. For policy, this means a re-orientation towards specialist support for women, including to leave prostitution, and seeking to end demand. …”

The pecking order by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…Navigate your way through and explore the power relationships between and around us. How is power linked to the way we use space, and how we relate to each other within it? …”

Joining the dots on sexual exploitation of children and women: a way forward for UK policy responses by Coy, Maddy

“…The article reviews policy approaches to CSE and explores the links between exploitation of girls and of adult women, concluding that those concerned with stopping sexual exploitation should support calls for policymakers to address those who pay for sex.…”

The United Nations Alliance of Civilisations and global justice by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…UNAOC aimed to do this by linking states and civil society, to create a durable and evolving network of international actors to work together to improve civilisational dialogue and reduce conflict. …”
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Student engagement by Harrington, Kathy, Sinfield, Sandra, Burns, Tom

“…The underlying assumption is that student engagement is fundamentally linked to staff engagement: with students, with the process of teaching and with oneself as a teacher; and furthermore, that the way in which we as teachers engage, or do not, with students has a significant influence on how students engage with us and with their learning. …”
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Approaches to mitigate polymer-core loss in plastic optical fibers: a review by Ioannides, Nicholas, Chunga, E. B., Bachmatiuk, A., Gonzalez-Martinez, I. G., Trzebicka, B., Adebimpe, D. B., Kalymnios, Demetri, Rümmeli, Mark H.

“…This kept them as a specialty fiber for illumination, sensing and low speed short data links. However, continued research and development on the core materials used in POFs are improving their performance significantly as we are now able to manufacture POFs with low transmission loss, high temperature resistance and stable bandwidth over distance. …”

Where Russians go for news by Sloane, Wendy

“…While Ukrainians are being hit by Iranian suicide drones and threats of nuclear strikes following the attack on a major bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland in October, Russians are also suffering from shortages of food and other items, the first mobilisation since the Second World War, and the possibility of completely closed borders and martial law. …”
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Transnational entrepreneurship amongst Vietnamese businesses in London by Bagwell, Sue

“…In contrast this study suggests that transnational entrepreneurship today is more fluid than previous studies have suggested and is often characterised by multi-polar (rather than bi-polar) links. Travel is also less relevant in the current age of ‘super-connectivity’. …”
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Cyberbullying: differentiating offenders criminal roles using a narrative‐based approach by Fumagalli, Anita, Trayford, Tori Jillings, Chrysikos, Alexandros

“…However, there is a need to explore, categorize and identify cyberbullies and their characteristics so that inferences and crime links can be made to prevent the crime. The present study aimed to investigate whether the Narrative Action System Model (NASM) could be used to identify and examine the psychological underpinnings of different cyberbully offending styles. …”
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Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries by Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana, Carol, Sarah, David, Lea

“…We focus on the two main issues: 1) the intensity and character of belief in the COVID-19 conspiracy theories across five European societies: Germany, England, Ireland, Serbia, and Sweden; and 2) how is the commitment to specific nationalist ideologies linked with the belief in conspiracy theories. The data indicates that those who described themselves as highly religious and politically right-wing are more prone to believe in the strong versions of conspiracy theories. …”
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Heroes, villains and naked nations: micro-solidarity and grounded nationalism in times of crisis by David, Lea, Carol, Sarah, Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana

“…We utilize the notion of “naked nations” to show that, in times of crisis, people’s selfhood is profoundly grounded in micro-solidarity encounters that are tightly linked to nation-states.…”
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Social structural and cultural determinants in the formation and operation of small enterprise in the UK, with particular reference to the economy of East London and its Asian comm... by Nabi, Md. Nurun

“…Future, comparative studies of minority communities in other British cities and further afield in North America, may yield findings concerning the links between ethnicity and enterprise.…”
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Lanthanide complexes of phthalimide and phthalamate containing ligands: synthesis, photophysical properties and their potential applications by Chen, Gaoyun

“…There are numerous molecular designs using a fluorophore linked through a spacer group to a receptor(s), with a wide dynamic range, directional precision, target specificity, and molecular logic capability. …”
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Qucs: improvements and new directions in GPL compact device modelling and circuit simulation tools by Brinson, Mike, Crozier, Richard, Kuznetsov, Vadim, Novak, Clemens, Roucaries, Bastien, Schreuder, Frans, Torri, Guilherme B.

“…Significant new features will include additional compact device modelling capabilities through the inclusion of the Berkeley Model and Algorithm Prototyping Platform (MAPP) linked to Octave and the Qucs/ADMS Verilog-A “turn-key” modelling system, a choice of circuit simulation engine from Qucs built-in software, ngspice and Xyce GPL simulators, plus an increased number of circuit design aids.…”
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Open source circuit simulation tools for RF compact semiconductor device modelling by Grabinski, Wladek, Brinson, Mike, Nenzi, Paolo, Lannutti, Francesco, Makris, Nikolaos, Antonopoulos, Anglos, Bucher, Matthias

“…This invited paper summarizes recent MOS-AK open source compact model standardization activities and presents advanced topics in MOSEFT modelling, focusing in particular on analogue/RF applications. The paper discusses links between compact models and design methodologies, finally introducing elements of compact model standardization. …”
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Insight with stumpers: normative solution data for 25 stumpers and a fresh perspective on the accuracy effect by Ross, Wendy, Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric

“…Alongside normative data for 25 stumpers, we also demonstrate that insight is linked to certainty in the answer rather than whether the answer is correct or not and that certainty (subjective correctness) is a stronger predictor of the feeling of insight than objective correctness. …”
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Methods or methodology: terms that are too often confused by Harvey, Orlanda, Regmi, Pramod Raj, Mahato, Preeti, Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Dhital, Rolina, Van Teijlingen, Edwin

“…Methodology is a broader concept as it refers to the overall approach to the research, includes a justification for this approach, and links to research philosophy, i.e., how we produce knowledge. …”
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