TY - JOUR A1 - Lind, S. C. A1 - Lattuch, F. T1 - M&As in family firms: keeping trust in the equation JF - Journal of Business Strategy N2 - Purpose. Experience suggests that a loss of trust may occur on both sides of the merger and acquisition (M&A) equation – acquirer and acquiree – though the latter is more generally considered the most affected. The purpose of this paper is to explore how a loss of trust during the M&A process in family firms can be avoided. An acquisition potentially triggers a loss of trust in the workplace and, as a result, a loss of productivity thereby causing the merged business to totter. Moreover, trust in a firm’s owner tends to be a key driver in merging family firms. Design/methodology/approach. The authors investigated an expanding German family firm that recently acquired other family firms. They conducted in-depth interviews on all hierarchical levels in both the acquiring and the acquired firm. These cases are taken from a wider study of acquiring family firms completed in 2019. Findings. Value congruence, integrity and openness are found to enhance trust during M&As, in particular, if the new owner of a merged enterprise is also a family entrepreneur. Under certain circumstances, the trust of employees in the acquired firm’s previous owner can be transferred to the new owner. Originality/value. This study explores how specific circumstances of family firms impacts organizational trust in M&A processes. The developed framework helps family firms to use characteristics of their specific nature as an asset to maintain their employees’ organizational trust before, during and even after M&As. KW - Trust, Change, Values, Family Firms, Merger, Acquisition Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JBS-01-2020-0009 VL - 42 IS - 3 SP - 188 EP - 195 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koeder, Christian T1 - Understanding the situation of vegans JF - Eating and Weight Disorders KW - vegan KW - plant-based diet KW - orthorexia nervosa Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01127-2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koeder, Christian A1 - Hahn, Andreas A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - Effect of a 6-Month Controlled Lifestyle Intervention on Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness JF - The journal of nutrition, health & aging KW - plant-based diet KW - cardiovascular disease KW - kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen KW - Prävention Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-021-1628-0 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koeder, Christian A1 - Hahn, Andreas A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - No clear association of sleep duration or bedtime with common carotid intima-media thickness JF - Atherosclerosis KW - intima-media thickness, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, sleep, lifestyle medicine Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.452 SP - e150 EP - e151 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kranz, Ragna-Marie A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - Effect of a community-based lifestyle intervention programme on quality of life among German women JF - European Journal of Public Health N2 - Background Quality of life is an important concept in the field of health, which can be influenced by various lifestyle factors. The objective was to test if a community-based lifestyle programme would beneficially affect the health-related quality of life of German women. Methods The controlled intervention study had a total duration of 24 months. Quality of life (EQ-5D-3L), anthropometrics, vital and blood parameters as well as diagnosed diseases and health economic parameters were collected at baseline (t0), after 10 weeks (t1) and after 6 months (t2). For the intervention group (n = 65) a 10-week intensive lifestyle programme followed by monthly alumni meetings were conducted. The intensive phase consisted of 14 consecutive seminars about a healthy lifestyle, which focused on a plant-based diet, physical activity, stress management and community support. The control group (n = 35) received no intervention. Results The first descriptive health profile results of the subgroup analysis showed that 59% women of the intervention group at t0 (t1: 37%; t2: 48%) and 60% of the control group at t0 (t1: 54%; t2: 49%) reported problems in at least one of the EQ-5D dimensions (mobility, selfcare, activities, pain, and anxiety). A significant difference in EQ VAS change between women in intervention (7,15 [95% CI 4,32; 9,98]; EQ VAS t0: 75,35 [SD 13,71]) and control group (-2,63 [95% CI -5,40; 0,15]; EQ VAS t0: 78,80 [SD 18,51]) from t0 to t1 was observed (p < 001; adjusted for baseline). No significant differences in mean EQ VAS change from t0 to t2 and in mean EQ-5D index change from t0 to t1 and t0 to t2 between the groups were observed (p > 0,05; adjusted for baseline). Conclusions The preliminary results suggest that the lifestyle intervention programme can have a positive short-time effect on some aspects of quality of life, such as the health profile and EQ VAS. However, the long-term results will be shown in the future. Key messages - A healthy lifestyle can affect the quality of life in a positive way. - The community-based lifestyle programme had a short-time influence on the descriptive health profile and EQ VAS of German women, whereby the EQ index didńt change significantly between the groups. KW - health-related quality of life KW - plant-based diet KW - economics KW - community KW - healthy lifestyle Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.389 VL - Volume 31 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koeder, Christian A1 - Hahn, Andreas A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - Is fruit intake associated with common carotid intima-media thickness? JF - European Journal of Public Health N2 - Background Common carotid intima-media thickness (ccIMT) is an established risk marker for cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction and stroke, which are of high public health relevance. While a higher fruit intake is generally considered beneficial for cardiovascular health, recent studies have shown that a fruit intake of > 2 portions per day may be harmful. Therefore, we tested if there is an association between categories of fruit intake and mean ccIMT. Methods We conducted an exploratory, non-prespecified, cross-sectional analysis of baseline values of 167 mostly middle-aged participants of a controlled lifestyle intervention, recruited from the general population in rural northwest Germany (male: n = 58; female: n = 109). Fruit intake was classified into low (<1 portion of fruit/day), intermediate (1-2 portions of fruit/day), and high (>2 portions of fruit/day). Mean ccIMT was measured in accordance with the Mannheim consensus. Between-group differences in mean ccIMT were assessed with analysis of covariance. Results Mean age was 57.3 ± 0.7 years (mean ± SEM). Mean fruit intake was 1.6 ± 0.1 portions/day. Average mean ccIMT was 0.679 ± 0.010 mm. There was a significant difference in mean ccIMT between subjects with low (0.676 ± 0.020 mm; n = 50), intermediate (0.653 ± 0.014 mm; n = 72), and high fruit intake (0.724 ± 0.019 mm; n = 45; p = 0.016). But this difference was attenuated when adjusting for age, sex, and homocysteine (p = 0.418). Conclusions We found only a non-significant association between consuming >2 portions of fruit per day and ccIMT. Thus, our study could not confirm a negative effect of fruit intake on ccIMT. Age, sex, and homocysteine may confound this association. Key messages Current recommendations of 2 portions of fruit per day seem adequate and do not negatively influence carotid intima-media thickness. Future studies should address confounding of the association between fruit intake and cardiovascular risk markers. KW - plant-based diet KW - carotid intima-media thickness KW - fruit Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.391 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koeder, Christian A1 - Kranz, Ragna-Marie A1 - Anand, Corinna A1 - Husain, Sarah A1 - Alzughayyar, Dima A1 - Schoch, Nora A1 - Hahn, Andreas A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - Effect of a 1-year controlled lifestyle intervention on body weight and other risk markers (the Healthy Lifestyle Community Programme, cohort 2) JF - Obesity Facts KW - Adipositas KW - Lebensstil KW - pflanzenbasierte Ernährung Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000521164 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kent, Lillian A1 - Rankin, Paul A1 - Morton, Darren A1 - Rankin, Rebekah A1 - Greenlaw, Roger A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - Volunteers: An Effective Medium for Delivering Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions JF - American Journal of Health Promotion Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08901171211062581 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jablonowski, L A1 - Gardemann, J A1 - Smollich, M A1 - Kuczius, T T1 - Meinungsbild von Pädiatern zum Impfstatus von geflüchteten Kindern – Herausforderungen einer medizinischen Anbindung an das ambulante Regelversorgungssystem JF - Gesundheitswesen N2 - it is possible to identify fields of action for the prevention of vaccination gaps among refugees as well as for their systematic integration into the regular outpatient care system. The sphere standards as international standards should be incorporated more consciously KW - Flüchtlinge KW - Impfstatus KW - Impfverhalten KW - Infektionsschutz KW - Sphere-Standards Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1585-1679 VL - 2021 IS - 11 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mathai, Manu V. A1 - Isenhour, Cindy A1 - Stevis, Dimitris A1 - Vergragt, Philip A1 - Bengtsson, Magnus A1 - Lorek, Sylvia A1 - Mortensen, Lars Fogh A1 - Coscieme, Luca A1 - Scott, David A1 - Waheed, Ambreen A1 - Alfredsson, Eva T1 - The Political Economy of (Un)Sustainable Production and Consumption: A Multidisciplinary Synthesis for Research and Action JF - Resources, Conservation and Recycling N2 - Despite widespread recognition of the need to transition toward more sustainable production and consumption and numerous initiatives to that end, global resource extraction and corresponding socio-ecological degradation continue to grow. Understanding the causes of this persistent failure is a necessary step towards more effective action. This article contributes to that understanding by synthesizing theory and evidence that links unsustainable production-consumption systems to power and inequality. While sustainable consumption and production research and action mostly focuses on technological or behavioral change, the socio-ecological inequalities driving production-consumption systems built into the organization of our global political economy, remain largely overlooked. In response, we propose a structural political economy orientation that seeks explicitly to reduce these inequalities and advance environmental justice and, thus, create the conditions for sustainable production-consumption systems. We then propose three important arenas of research and action towards sustainable production-consumption systems: justice, governance, and co-production of knowledge and action. These arenas, collectively and individually, can serve as entry points to study and act on the dynamics of (un)sustainable production-consumption systems. This can be done at the micro level, with respect to specific commodity chains or systems of provisioning, or at meso and macro levels with respect to national and global production networks. Our proposed orientation helps distinguish research and practice proposals into those emphasizing management and compensation resulting often in persistence of unsustainability, from those proffering structural changes in unsustainable production-consumption systems. We invite critique and collaboration to develop this research and action agenda further. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105265 ER -