{"title":"The power of inclusive practices in academic libraries for LGBTQIA+ communities","authors":"Vanessa Kitzie, Caroline Crouse","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103086","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103086","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research investigates the experiences of LGBTQIA+ academic library patrons with reference librarians and other staff to identify strategies for improving services and communication. Through qualitative interviews with ten LGBTQIA+ students at a Southeastern university, findings highlight positive and negative interactions with library staff, focusing on factors such as body language, language use, and implicit biases. The research identifies key barriers, including outdated cataloging practices, limited visible LGBTQIA+ support, and discomfort in approaching staff. It emphasizes the importance of proactive librarian engagement through inclusive language, cultural humility training, and outreach to LGBTQIA+ student organizations. Participants recommend libraries host relevant events, expand LGBTQIA+-focused resources, and improve structural processes like name change procedures. Findings addresses critical research gaps, such as the limited exploration of LGBTQIA+ students' experiences in academic libraries and the absence of detailed analyses of librarian behaviors reflecting cultural humility. By investigating these gaps, findings contribute to understanding how librarian-patron dynamics, including power imbalances, influence students' comfort and access to resources. Findings conclude that fostering inclusive practices and positive librarian-student relationships is vital for reducing information barriers and enhancing the library experience for LGBTQIA+ patrons.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 5","pages":"Article 103086"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Yu, Yaping Gong, Yanxi Tao, DooHwan Won, Guojie Zhang
{"title":"An Examination of the Impact of Climate Change on International Inbound Tourism: Insights From China","authors":"Yang Yu, Yaping Gong, Yanxi Tao, DooHwan Won, Guojie Zhang","doi":"10.1002/jtr.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70057","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although inbound tourism growth has been facing an increasing threat from global climate change, there still exists insufficient understanding regarding the long-term impacts of climate change on tourism demand in non-Western contexts. By considering other main explanatory variables, which have been largely overlooked among extant literature, the study examined the impacts of climate change on the Chinese inbound tourism market using the generalized method of moments model and panel data spanning 30 years and across 20 countries. The results revealed that the relationship between a location's temperature and inbound tourism demand is negative and an increase in temperature resulted in a decrease in international visitors traveling to China. In addition to offering a more robust and reliable assessment of the relationship between climate change and inbound tourism demand, the research represents one of the early attempts to advance understandings of the long-term impacts of climate change in non-Western developing countries.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51375,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144213879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rehan Ahmad , Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq , Ali Raza , Qurat-ul-Ain Talpur , Junaid Aftab
{"title":"Humblebragging and post purchase dissonance: A multi-study approach","authors":"Rehan Ahmad , Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq , Ali Raza , Qurat-ul-Ain Talpur , Junaid Aftab","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104321","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104321","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Individuals use social media platforms to gratify their self-presentation needs. However, due to the challenges associated with overt bragging, people may resort to humblebragging (i.e., boasting disguised as a complaint). The effectiveness of humblebragging is a subject of debate in literature. Therefore, this study uses multi-study approach (survey and experimental study design) aimed to identify: (i) the conditions under which humblebragging can generate positive outcomes in a tourism context, (ii) whether humblebragging can be used as an effective strategy to mitigate post-purchase dissonance, and (iii) the role of opinion leaders in tourism. The findings revealed that opinion leadership plays a robust moderating role, such that humblebragging can generate positive outcomes and can be an effective strategy to mitigate post-purchase dissonance, but only among individuals with high levels of opinion leadership.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104321"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144204187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology takes away my power! The mediating role of powerlessness in the relationship between technostressors and proactivity at work","authors":"Guangwei Wang , Zhongda Wu , Chang-qin Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2025.102930","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2025.102930","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In an era marked by relentless technological advancement and its deep integration into workplace processes, technology has evolved into a powerful entity that aids humankind while also bringing unexpected stress. An important question in this context is how technostressors impact employees’ sense of power and work behavior. Drawing on the approach–inhibition theory of power and mindset theory, this article investigates the impacts of technostressors on employees’ sense of powerlessness and proactivity and explores a boundary condition in this process by focusing on techno growth mindset regarding technology. A multi-wave survey study (<em>N</em> = 351), an experimental study (<em>N</em> = 248), and a qualitive study (<em>N</em> = 21) revealed that technostressors led to sense of powerlessness which, in turn, diminished proactive behavior and aggravated inaction among the employees. However, the negative impacts of technostressors were mitigated among the employees who possessed techno growth mindset. These findings provide new insights into employees’ behavioral responses (proactive behavior or inaction) to technostressors from the perspective of the sense of power and add to the research on human–technology interaction. The findings also have practical implications for organizations seeking to bolster employees’ proactivity amidst technological tumult.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48422,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information Management","volume":"84 ","pages":"Article 102930"},"PeriodicalIF":20.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144204234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the complexity of cross-boundary data collaboratives based on the foundation of governmental open data: A study in Taiwan","authors":"Tung-Mou Yang , Yi-Jung Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.giq.2025.102049","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.giq.2025.102049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, there has been a growing trend of data-driven collaborative partnerships based on governmental open data. Some government agencies are attempting to form cross-boundary data collaboratives with actors and organizations from other sectors to tackle public issues and develop innovative applications. While research focusing on cross-boundary data collaboratives remains limited, this study explores the dynamics and complexity of related initiatives in the context of Taiwan's open government data using a qualitative research approach. This study identifies and discusses the motivations, forms, and influential factors of cross-boundary data collaboratives with empirical data support. Specifically, this study explores the influential factors from four perspectives: data, organization, legislation, and environment. It is noted that government agencies and participants from other sectors can possess mixed combinations of motivations. Additionally, government agencies are still learning and adapting to the concept of cross-boundary data collaboratives, which represent both opportunities and challenges. Therefore, government agencies and participants from other sectors tend to maintain a flexible collaborative structure to retain a high level of autonomy and flexibility in respective initiatives. It is expected that the discussion and practical implications of this exploratory research can provide insights to both academic researchers and practitioners. The reported experiences in cross-boundary data collaboratives can also be valuable to government administrations in other countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48258,"journal":{"name":"Government Information Quarterly","volume":"42 3","pages":"Article 102049"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Who do credit cards reward?","authors":"Natasha Sarin","doi":"10.1002/pam.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.70022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48105,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Policy Analysis and Management","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144218675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feeling grounded when watching live streaming shows of highly anthropomorphic interactive virtual influencers: An exploratory study on customer opinions","authors":"Yancong Xie , Kevin C. Desouza","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115507","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115507","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Powered by generative artificial intelligence, AI live streaming commerce (ALSC) employs virtual influencers (VI) to promote products. Despite its novelty and hype, research on VIs remains limited. We adopt a novel groundedness theory to study customer engagement in ALSC. Through exploratory interviews, we find that customers can feel grounded in ALSC. Such feelings can be primarily affected by VI characteristics and customer characteristics, which can also affect customers’ purchase motivations. The findings contribute to the ALSC literature by examining the emotional motivations of groundedness in customers’ purchase decisions, in contrast to the existing cognitive focus.<!--> <!-->The findings also extend the groundedness theory by identifying new sources, contextualized antecedents, and dark sides of groundedness. Additionally, the findings contribute to the VI literature by demonstrating that VIs in ALSC can unexpectedly create engaging customer experiences, which contrasts with the existing notion that customers view VIs as inauthentic and less engaging.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 115507"},"PeriodicalIF":10.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haoyu Zhao , Zhengbiao Han , Shuqi Yin , Nan yang , Preben Hansen
{"title":"From interface to inference: mapping the impact of generative artificial intelligence affordances on user risk perception","authors":"Haoyu Zhao , Zhengbiao Han , Shuqi Yin , Nan yang , Preben Hansen","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A deep understanding of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is crucial not only for technological development but also for formulating effective risk response strategies. However, previous studies have mainly focused on how individual factors affect GAI risk perception while the technical functions and features that are the root causes of user concerns regarding GAI remain unclear. To address this gap, the current study, grounded in affordance theory, explored how perceived affordances of GAI influenced user risk perceptions across six dimensions: information, security, technical, social, ethical, and legal. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted on a survey of 1,031 GAI users to examine the impact of interactivity, agency, and security affordances on these risk dimensions. The results indicate that higher perceptions of affordances such as bandwidth, synchrony, and transparency are significantly associated with lower risk perceptions across all dimensions. Notably, women reported higher perceived risks than men in most categories, whereas age and GAI usage experience did not significantly affect these perceptions. These findings highlight the importance of enhancing user control, transparency, and privacy protections in GAI system design to effectively mitigate perceived risks. This study contributes to the literature by providing a multidimensional analysis of risk perception in the context of GAI, offering practical insights for the development of inclusive, transparent, and user-centered artificial intelligence systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 102299"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}