Burcu Tosun

This paper analyzes relationships between job demands, job and personal resources, and how they impact exhaustion, engagement, job crafting, and basic psychological need satisfaction. Data collection for this study involved surveys of 221 professionals. The results indicated that AI-related job demands do not directly lead to exhaustion, but effective use of AI increases work engagement. System resources only indirectly influence engagement and exhaustion through job crafting and engagement. Engagement reduces exhaustion and increases job crafting, while exhaustion hinders it. AI-induced crafting fulfills the needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. However, high AI demands weaken the positive impact of resources on engagement.

This study explores the complex relationships among student cynicism, student–university identification, academic self-efficacy, and academic performance within the context of Turkish higher education. Drawing on social identity and social cognitive theories, student cynicism is examined through four dimensions: academic, policy-related, institutional, and social. Survey data were collected from 630 university students in Ankara, Türkiye, using a cross-sectional design and self-reported measures. The results indicate that institutional cynicism is the strongest negative predictor of student–university identification, while academic cynicism shows a curvilinear (U-shaped) relationship with academic performance, suggesting that extreme cynicism may paradoxically be linked to modest performance rebounds. Contrary to expectations, student–university identification does not significantly predict academic performance, nor does it mediate the relationship between cynicism and performance. However, academic self-efficacy moderates the relationship between identification and performance, amplifying the benefits of identification for students with higher levels of self-efficacy. These findings offer culturally grounded insights into student disengagement and highlight the importance of fostering trust, transparency, and self-efficacy to support student well-being and academic resilience, key elements in advancing Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) and 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).

Aim/purpose – Social undermining actions in workplaces may adversely affect employee’ performance and job satisfaction, eventually leading them to leave the organization. This study aims to examine whether the level of job passion exhibited by employees targeted by social undermining impacts their inclination to remain employed at the organization. Design/methodology/approach – The participants are 401 employees in the civil de- fense industry. Data have been analyzed using the SmartPLS and SPSS programs. Findings – The findings have revealed that job passion moderated the impact of social undermining on employee turnover intention. Specifically, harmonious job passion has been found to reverse the effect of social undermining on turnover intention, while ob- sessive passion has been found to aggravate this effect. Research implications/limitations – In addition to taking caution to prevent social undermining, managers should also support employees’ harmonious passion while avoiding obsessive passion to mitigate the negative impact of undermining behaviors on turnover intention. Originality/value/contribution – The main aim of this study is to extend the current literature by demonstrating that social undermining, regardless of its source, results in an increased desire to leave the organization. Additionally, the study emphasizes the im- portance of harmonious passion as a potential tool for mitigating this effect while also suggesting that obsessive passion may further intensify an employee's intention to quit. Keywords: job passion, social undermining, turnover intention, moderation analysis. JEL Classification: M1, M19.

Recently, some cardiovascular surgeons have been increasingly using social media for marketing, often employing misleading terminology. This trend, which we termed the “cardiovascular scamdemic,” involves the widespread dissemination of deceptive advertisements for cardiovascular treatments, resembling an epidemic. Exposure to such misinformation not only endangers patients, who naturally rely on information from professional sources, but also erodes public trust in medical ethics and scientific integrity. Additionally, it contributes to treatment refusal and adverse health outcomes. The lack of comprehensive global regulations addressing these issues highlights the urgent need for more effective enforcement measures.

Aim: This study aims to perform a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of academic publications on AI applications in vascular surgery, identifying key authors, influential journals, prevalent research themes, and international collaborations, focusing on infrastructure, conceptual structure, and social networks within the field.Material and Methods: The analysis covers 815 documents published from 2020 to 2024, retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Metrics analyzed include publication growth, citation rates, key contributors, leading journals, prevalent themes, and international collaborations.Results: The research output showed a 15% annual growth rate, peaking in 2023. Despite increasing publications, the average citation rate per article declined. The study identified 5039 contributors with significant international co-authorship. Leading authors included Lareyre F and Raffort J, and the "Journal of Vascular Surgery" was the most influential journal. The USA and China led in contributions, reflecting robust research infrastructure. Key themes include risk assessment, diagnostic methods, and patient management, highlighting AI's role in enhancing diagnostic accuracy, treatment planning, and patient outcomes in vascular surgery.Conclusion: The analysis highlights the rapid growth and collaborative nature of AI research in vascular surgery. Key contributors, influential journals, and emerging themes were identified, emphasizing AI's role in improving diagnostics and patient outcomes. Limitations include the focus on one database and a five-year period, suggesting future research should include more databases and a longer timeframe. Exploring high-impact studies and practical applications will further advance the field.

Purpose–The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a decrease in employees' intention to leave their jobs due to organizational trust, and whether employees' self-efficacy plays a role in enhancing or mediating the impact of organizational trust on turnover intention.Design/methodology/approach–This research was carried out with the convenience sampling method model, which is one of the quantitative research methods. To investigate how organizational trust impacts turnover intention and assess the mediating role of self-efficacy in this relationship, a total of 299 completed surveys were gathered from employees in the service sector. These surveys were then subjected to validity and reliability analyses, as well as bootstrapping procedures, using Smart PLS 4 and IBM SPSS 26.Findings–The findings verify the adverse impact of organizational trust on turnover intention. It unveils a noteworthy direct negative correlation between employees' organizational trust and their turnover intention. Furthermore, the results identify self-efficacy as a statistically significant and partially observed mediator between organizational trust and turnover intention.Discussion–By revealing that organizational trust plays a pivotal role in curbing employee turnover intention—an imperative concern for organizations—this study contributes to the existing literature. Furthermore, it sheds light on how employees' self-efficacy enhances this dynamic. Consequently, this research not only enriches scholarly understanding but also offers a valuable perspective for managerial consideration.

This study aims to demonstrate that making sustainability investments benefits a firm not just in terms of enhanced investor trust and visibility, but also in terms of providing a safe haven for them during difficult times. For this purpose, the abnormal returns of the companies which are listed in the Sustainability Index of Borsa Istanbul are compared with the rest of the companies during the “Coronavirus crash” which took hold of every financial market in the world. To determine if the businesses represented by the BIST SI are less impacted by the Covid-19 crash than the rest, an independent samples t-test is used. The primary approach used is event study methodology, where the Leybourne, Newbold & Vougas (LNV) test for the BIST100 index is applied to confirm the impact of the "event" in question. Findings show that, like other financial markets, Borsa Istanbul had a price drop in March 2020. Also, it was observed that inclusion in the Sustainability Index reduced average loss. This implies that it is reasonable to make sustainable investments and, as a result, to be included in the sustainability indexes, as inclusion has been found to be particularly helpful in reducing loss during crisis times.

This study aims to examine the impact of social undermining on job crafting, which is considered indispensable for the survival of organizations within dynamic and changing environmental conditions, and to investigate the role of organizational trust in this effect. Moreover, the investigation delves into potential differentials in the influence of these factors upon blue- and white-collar personnel. Empirical data were collected from a cohort of 416 individuals encompassing blue and white-collar designations, employed across the upper echelon of Turkey's civil aviation sector, comprised of the country's top five companies. The dataset underwent scrutiny through the utilization of Smart PLS 4 and IBM SPSS 26 for analytical purposes. The results discern that organizational trust assumes a mediational role in the relationship between social undermining and job crafting. The mediation effect displays a partial manifestation among blue-collar staff, while a complete mediation effect manifests among their white-collar counterparts. Beyond its primary findings, this study augments scholarly understanding of the repercussions stemming from negative and deviant conduct in relation to job crafting and organizational trust. Moreover, it enriches the existing literature concerning the influence of social undermining on job crafting and organizational trust within the realms of blue- and white-collar employees.

It is widely accepted that sport plays a critical role in the achievement of sustainable development goals. The sport colleges, faculties, and universities that have undertaken the role to educate students, future trainers, educators, managers, and academic staff naturally have a significant impact on increasing awareness regarding sustainability issues. Therefore, in this study, the awareness, perception, and knowledge of the academic staff working in sport faculties and the factors affecting them are analyzed. For this purpose, a survey including a total of 19 questions is designed to measure the level of awareness regarding sustainable development, and it is answered by 366 faculty members in all 75 sport faculties in Türkiye. The results of the study point out that the vast majority of sport academics at universities have a common, general understanding of sustainability, but insufficient awareness of sustainable development goals and the relationship between sport and sustainable development. Furthermore, recognition and awareness regarding sustainable development seem to be limited at the institutional level. However, the results also imply that a great majority of the respondents are aware of the importance of sustainability and consider it necessary to improve themselves and their courses accordingly. Therefore, including sustainability issues in the curriculum, increasing awareness in all layers of institutions, and implementing sustainability in the entire higher education system with projects, seminars, and on-campus events are recommended.