Effect Of Orientation Research Articles

Platform enterprises’ corporate social responsibility announcements and stock market value: evidence from China

PurposeDrawing on the stakeholder theory, this study aims to empirically analyse the impact of platform enterprises’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) announcements on corporate stock market value. This study also estimates the moderating effect of stakeholder orientation and responsibility categories of CSR announcements, the platform enterprise type and the degree of CSR disclosure.Design/methodology/approachThe event study method is used to analyse the change in stock market value of 191 CSR announcements from 137 Chinese platform enterprises. In addition, a case analysis is presented for two platform enterprises with the best practices to validate and complement study findings.FindingsCSR announcements improve platform enterprises’ stock market value. Specifically, CSR announcements responding to platform enterprises’ external stakeholders, and CSR announcements with economic responsibility, have obvious positive impacts on stock market value. Furthermore, the maker platform’s CSR announcement has a more positive impact on stock market value than the exchange platform.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempt to identify the link between platform enterprises’ CSR announcements and stock market performance by empirical evidence, and it contributes to new knowledge of operating and evaluating platform enterprises’ CSR.

How Come They Know? The Effects of Social Comparison on Value Consciousness and Price Mavenism

ABSTRACTSocial interactions and the exchange of interpersonal information are important to consumers' shopping experiences. Social interactions can trigger social comparisons that can influence consumer's value and price perceptions. This research investigates the effects of social comparison orientation (SCO) on consumers' value consciousness (VC) and price mavenism (PM). It also examines the moderating role of general self‐efficacy (GSE) and identification. We employed a mixed‐method approach and investigated the conceptual framework using a survey (N = 229) and an experimental (N = 516) method. The findings revealed the positive effects of SCO on VC and PM. GSE negatively moderates the impact of SCO on VC. Further, when identification with the social referent is high (vs. low) and assimilation (vs. contrast) effect is observed then upward (vs. downward) comparison leads to greater levels of VC and PM. The paper concludes with implications for marketing value‐focused brands and retailers.

Effects of Material Orientation and Degree of Deformation on the Tension–Compression Asymmetry of AA2024‒T4

Effects of Material Orientation and Degree of Deformation on the Tension–Compression Asymmetry of AA2024‒T4

Evaluation of the fabrication trueness and internal fit of additively manufactured two-piece zirconia abutments with different build orientations compared to subtractively manufactured abutments

To evaluate the effect of build orientation on the fabrication trueness and fit of additively manufactured 2-piece zirconia abutments when compared with those manufactured subtractively in 3 mol% and 4 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP and 4Y-TZP). A titanium-base (Ti-base) abutment was digitized with a scan body and an industrial scanner to design a 2-piece zirconia abutment with a 50 µm cement gap. This design was used to manufacture zirconia abutments additively in different orientations (0-degree, AM-0; 15-degree, AM-15; 30-degree, AM-30; 45-degree, AM-45; 180-degree, AM-180) and subtractively from 3Y-TZP and 4Y-TZP (SM-3 and SM-4) (n=5). An intraoral scanner was used to digitize all abutments, when they were seated on the Ti-base, and only the Ti-base. Abutments' trueness (overall, external, intaglio, and marginal) was analyzed with the root mean square (RMS) method, and their fit was assessed with the triple-scan protocol. Data were analyzed with 1-way analysis of variance and Tamhane's T2 tests (α = 0.05). SM-3 abutments had the lowest overall and external RMS (P ≤ 0.023). SM-3 and SM-4 abutments mostly had lower intaglio and AM-0 abutments mostly had lower gingival RMS (P ≤ 0.013). Except for AM-0 and SM-3 (P ≥ 0.930), SM-4 abutments had the lowest average gaps (P ≤ 0.041). SM-3 abutments mostly had higher fabrication trueness, while AM-0 abutments had trueness similar to or higher than the other additively manufactured abutments. AM-0, SM-3, and SM-4 abutments had similar fit with average gaps lower than 50 µm.

The effect of tube orientation on thermal characteristics in flow boiling of a hybrid nanofluid – A numerical study

The effect of tube orientation on thermal characteristics in flow boiling of a hybrid nanofluid – A numerical study

Orientation effect of arc array horizontal tubes inside a phase change storage unit on melting and solidification characteristics

Orientation effect of arc array horizontal tubes inside a phase change storage unit on melting and solidification characteristics

The mediating role of green innovation in the relationship between environmental orientation and firm performance: Evidence from Indonesia

This study aims to examine the mediating role of green innovation in the relationship between environmental orientation and firm performance. A sample size of 153 publicly listed companies on the Indonesian Stock Exchange that participated in the PROPER (Public Disclosure Program for Environmental Compliance) program between 2020 and 2023 was chosen, yielding 612 firm-year observations. The Hayes Process macro model version 4 in SPSS 27 was utilized in this study for hypotheses testing. This study found environmental orientation has a positive and significant effect on green innovation. A similar effect was also found on the relationship between green innovation and firm performance. However, the direct effect of environmental orientation on firm performance was insignificant. The results confirmed that green innovation mediates the relationship between environmental orientation and firm performance. The result also reinforces the argument that green innovation plays a key role in improving the performance of business entities in a developing country like Indonesia This study implied that having an environmental orientation encourages firms to be more innovative in creating green processes and products in a variety of ways. It implied that top management should be encouraged to analyze and improve their green innovation practices for maintaining sustainable outperformance from their competitors. The result also implied that policymakers should create an enabling atmosphere to support corporate green innovation. Progressive policies such as subsidies or tax rebates can encourage firms to invest more in green innovation practices.

Orientation effects of curved finned cylinders under natural convection

Orientation effects of curved finned cylinders under natural convection

Stakeholder orientation and insider trading

AbstractUsing the staggered adoption of constituency statutes across US states as an exogenous shock to stakeholder orientation, we examine its impact on opportunistic insider trading. We show a strong mitigating effect of stakeholder orientation on insider trading. We find that firms incorporated in states that passed stakeholder constituency statutes have a lower likelihood of opportunistic insider purchases, particularly in environments characterized by high information asymmetry and weak monitoring. Additionally, we find that stakeholder orientation mitigates other measures of financial misconduct, like securities class action lawsuits and financial misstatements. Our results are supported by a variety of robustness and causality tests.

Effects of composition ratio and crystal orientation on nanoindentation behavior of monocrystal AuPt alloys

Effects of composition ratio and crystal orientation on nanoindentation behavior of monocrystal AuPt alloys

Effect of entrepreneurship orientation on eco-hotels sustainability with mediation of customer loyalty in Ethiopia

This study looks at how an entrepreneur’s mindset orientation affects Ethiopian eco-hotel sustainability, using customer loyalty as a mediating factor. Utilizing a quantitative research strategy, data was obtained from a sample of 384 respondents, selected by the population precision technique and guided by Dillman’s sampling formula. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used in the study to make sure the constructs used were reliable and valid. Using AMOS software, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to investigate the proposed correlations and evaluate the mediating role of customer loyalty. The results show a strong positive correlation among eco-hotel sustainability and entrepreneurial orientation, emphasizing the critical role that creative and aggressive business tactics play in advancing sustainable practices. Also, a mediation effect of customer loyalty was seen in this connection, suggesting that devoted patrons play a critical role in augmenting eco-hotels’ sustainability. The research advances our knowledge of how entrepreneurial spirit may promote sustainability in the hotel industry, especially in developing nations such as Ethiopia. Stakeholders in the eco-tourism sector may benefit from these findings, which highlight the value of building client loyalty as a tactical tool for advancing sustainability objectives. These findings’ implications highlight the necessity for eco-hotels to implement business plans that encourage sustainable activities while also including guests.

Technological Innovation and Trade Orientation as Drivers of Renewable Energy Consumption: Panel Evidence from G7 Economies

AbstractRecent advancements in industrialization have sparked substantial interest among the academic community and policymakers regarding energy consumption. The consumption patterns of distinct energy types seem to be influenced by many national and international factors. In this essence, this study investigates the effects of technological innovation and trade orientation on renewable energy consumption (REC). Using panel data from G‐7 economies from 2000 to 2019, Panel EGLS (estimated generalized least square) and ARDL (autoregressive distributed lag) models are employed to check the regression. The analysis reveals that both technological innovation and export orientation have a significant and positive impact on REC. In contrast, import orientation negatively affects REC. The results highlight that technological advancements and a focus on export‐oriented trade strategies can significantly boost REC. Policymakers are encouraged to invest in research and development to advance renewable energy technologies and provide incentives for their adoption. These measures are crucial for achieving environmental sustainability and reducing pollution. The study provides valuable insights into how national and international trade dynamics influence renewable energy usage.

Improving Nanoparticle Size Estimation from Scanning Transmission Electron Micrographs with a Multislice Surrogate Model.

The computational cost of simulating scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) images limits the curation of large enough data sets to train accurate and robust machine learning networks for deep feature extraction from atomically resolved STEM images. For nanoparticle size estimation in particular, a diverse data set is essential due to the large variations in size, shape, crystallinity, orientation, and dynamical diffraction effects in experimental data. To address this, we train a 3D convolutional neural network to predict STEM images from voxelized atomic models, achieving a 100x speed-up compared to traditional multislice simulations while maintaining high image quality. We then generate a data set of 100.000 synthetic multislice images and investigate the performance of different size-estimator architectures as a function of training set size. A ResNet18-based model trained on 4000 real and 100.000 synthetic images is found to perform the best, reducing the median size-estimation error from 9.89% without synthetic data to 5.26%.

Ethical Orientation, Situational Factors and Auditors' Ethical Decision Making in Bali: A Moderating Variable of Locus of Controls

Aims: This study aims to examine the influence of ethical orientation and situational factors on auditors' ethical decision-making in Bali, with locus of control as a moderating variable. Study Design: A quantitative study using the Partial Least Square (PLS) technique for data analysis. Methodology: The study involved 90 registered auditors, with data collected through structured questionnaires. The research explored how ethical orientations (idealism and relativism), risk preference, current information recency, and moral intensity influence ethical decision-making. The moderating role of locus of control was also assessed. Results: The findings indicate that ethical decision-making is significantly influenced by relativism ethical orientation and moral intensity. Situational factors such as current information recency and risk preference also affect decision-making, with locus of control moderating these relationships. However, locus of control did not influence the relationship between ethical orientations and ethical decision-making. Conclusion: Ethical decision-making among auditors is shaped by both ethical orientations and situational factors, with locus of control playing a moderating role for specific variables. Recommendations: For Practitioners is the audit firms should implement training programs that address the effects of ethical orientations and situational factors on decision-making, aiming to strengthen ethical awareness and behavior. For Policy-Makers is the Regulatory bodies should establish policies to enhance the understanding and management of situational factors that affect ethical decision-making in auditing. For Future Research is the additional studies should investigate other moderating variables and extend the research to different professional contexts to generalize the findings.

Effects of stalk orientation and size of trapped bead on force-velocity relation of kinesin motor determined using single molecule optical trapping methods.

Conventional kinesin protein is a prototypical biological molecular motor that can step processively on microtubules towards the plus end by hydrolyzing ATP molecules, performing the biological function of intracellular transports. An important characteristic of the kinesin is the load dependence of its velocity, which is usually measured by using the single molecule optical trapping method with a large-sized bead attached to the motor stalk. Puzzlingly, even for the same kinesin, some experiments showed that the velocity is nearly independent of the forward load whereas others showed that the velocity decreases evidently with the increase in the magnitude of the forward load. Here, a theoretical explanation is provided of why different experiments give different dependencies of the velocity on the forward load. It is shown that both the stalk orientation and bead size play a critical role in the different dependencies. Additionally, the reason why the optical trapping experiments with the movable trap usually gave a sigmoid form of the velocity versus backward load whereas with the fixed trap gave a nearly linear form is also explained theoretically. The study is not only critical to the understanding of the response of the motor to the load but also provides strong insights into the coupling mechanism of the motor.

Reducing the effect of face orientation using FaceMesh landmarks in drowsiness estimation based on facial thermal images

Abstract In this study, facial skin temperature distribution (FSTD) is focused on as a new driver monitoring index. FSTD is an autonomic index that can be measured remotely. Studies have been conducted to estimate drowsiness based on FSTD using modelng methods such as CNN, a type of deep learning, and sparse modeling, which can be trained with a small amount of data. These studies, however, only evaluated front-facing facial thermal images. FaceMesh is a model that extracts 478 3D facial feature landmarks from a 2D face image. In contrast to conventional models that extract only 68 facial feature landmarks, FaceMesh can extract facial feature landmarks for the entire face, including the cheeks, forehead, and other areas of the face that are in the blind spots. This study aims to improve the accuracy of drowsiness estimation by applying FaceMesh to automatically detect tilted faces and not including tilted images in the training data. As a result, the method proposed in this study improved drowsiness estimation accuracy by about 6% compared to the old method, which did not take face orientation into account.

Influence of Printing Orientation on Surface Roughness and Gloss of 3D Printed Resins for Orthodontic Devices

The study aims to assess the effect of printing orientation on surface roughness and gloss of resins for 3D printing of aligners. Squared specimens (14 × 14 × 4 mm) were printed using Dental LT Clear (Formlabs, Somerville, MA, USA; LT) or Tera Harz TC-85 DAC (Graphy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; TC) with different orientations: 0° (horizontal), 90° (vertical), and as per the manufacturer’s recommendation (40° for LT, 60° for TC). A profilometer was used to measure roughness (Ra) in µm, while gloss was recorded in gloss units (GU) with a glossmeter. The collected data were statistically analyzed. Material type did not significantly influence roughness, while print orientation was an influential factor, with the orientation recommended by the manufacturer yielding the roughest specimens. Vertical printing resulted in significantly higher roughness than horizontal. Material type was a significant factor for gloss, with TC exhibiting significantly higher gloss than LT. Print direction significantly influenced gloss, with vertical printing resulting in the highest gloss. The finding of higher roughness for vertical prints can be explained by the presence of a greater number of layers. The superior gloss exhibited by TC regardless of print angulation could be related to the effective cleaning of uncured resin by centrifugation and to the high degree of monomer conversion in nitrogen atmosphere.

Dynamic marketing capability as mediator between resources and SMEs performance

This research investigates the effect of entrepreneruial orientation (EO) and knowledge management (KM) on business performance, directly and mediated by dynamic marketing capability (DMC). This study involved 235 SME entrepreneurs in the fashion sector in Bali Province. The respondents were given a questionnaire consisting of 47 statement items. Model and hypothesis testing was carried out using PLS-SEM. The research results show that the direct relationship between EO, KM, DMC, and BP is positive and significant. Further, it was found that DMC consisting of proactive market orientation and value innovation mediate the influence of entrepreneruial orientation and knowledge management on business performance. The mediation test results show that value innovation consistently plays a more significant role in mediating than proactive market orientation.. Theoretically, this research contributes to the theoretical framework by introducing DMC as a mediating variable under the dynamic capability view. Apart from that, this research contributes theoretically by proving that RBV is still relevant today and is needed to launch company capabilities. This research provides a practical contribution to SMEs, namely the importance of acting dynamically by reconfiguring resources to face changes in the business environment.

Effect of Crystal Orientation on Nonlinear Response of Nickel-Based Single Crystal Shrouded Bladed Disk

Effect of Crystal Orientation on Nonlinear Response of Nickel-Based Single Crystal Shrouded Bladed Disk

Spatial Frequency Maps in Human Visual Cortex: A Replication and Extension.

In a step toward developing a model of human primary visual cortex, a recent study developed a model of spatial frequency tuning in V1 (Broderick, Simoncelli, & Winawer, 2022). The model is compact, using just 9 parameters to predict BOLD response amplitude for locations across all of V1 as function of stimulus orientation and spatial frequency. Here we replicated this analysis in a new dataset, the 'nsdsynthetic' supplement to the Natural Scenes Dataset (Allen et al., 2022), in order to assess generalization of model parameters. Furthermore, we extended the analyses to extrastriate maps V2 and V3. For each retinotopic map in each of the 8 NSD subjects, we fit the 9 parameter model. Despite many experimental differences between NSD and the original study, including stimulus size, experimental design, and MR field strength, there was good agreement in most model parameters. The dependence of preferred spatial frequency on eccentricity in V1 was similar between NSD and Broderick et al. Moreover, the effect of absolute stimulus orientation on spatial frequency maps was similar: higher preferred spatial frequency for horizontal and cardinal orientations compared to vertical and oblique orientations in both studies. The extension to extrastriate maps revealed that the biggest change in tuning between maps was in bandwidth: the bandwidth in spatial frequency tuning increased by 70% from V1 to V2 and 100% from V1 to V3, paralleling known increases in receptive field size. Together, the results show robust reproducibility of visual fMRI experiments, and bring us closer to a systematic characterization of spatial encoding in the human visual system.