... varies across different doctor–patient interaction contexts. This study aims to address this gap by examining the factors influencing DKC from a doctor–patient interaction perspective. Design/methodology/approach Based on signaling theory and self-determination theory, this study develops...

...Yaeeun Kim; Yaeri Kim; Min-Jae Lee; Taewoo Roh Purpose This study investigates how luxury marketing strategies and environmental marketing strategies influence brand reputation, trust, loyalty, digital engagement, and recommendations in the luxury fashion industry. Grounded in signaling theory...

... levels of advertising puffery influence click-through intention, mediated by consumer interest and trust. Additionally, we explore the moderating influence of the intensity of popularity cues based on signaling theory. Design/methodology/approach A scenario-based experiment was conducted using a 3...

... When monitoring social media, health authorities can focus on a group of keywords and deploy our model to identify restaurants that are likely to contribute to foodborne illnesses. Originality/value Through the lens of signaling theory, this study is a pioneering work to reduce the dimensionality...

... We grounded our research on the signaling theory (Connelly et al., 2011 ; Spence, 1973 ; Spence, 2002) as a valuable lens for examining the solvers’ success in crowdsourcing competitions. To empirically test the relationship between linguistic style and solvers’ success, we gathered...

... Licensed re-use rights only Blockchain implementation Supply chain processes Blockchain functions Event study Signaling theory Blockchain technology, an encrypted and distributed ledger system, is driving significant changes in supply chain management (SCM). The decentralization...

... and smaller firms, or when public attention to the metaverse is higher. Nevertheless, firms’ growth prospects do not significantly alter the stock market reaction. Originality/value This study extends the nascent literature on the metaverse by applying signaling theory to offer novel insights...

...Shuaikang Hao; Lifang Peng; Xinyin Tang; Ling Huang Purpose This study introduces a new type of platform recommendation about mutual funds and draws on the signaling theory to conduct a quasi-experimental design to investigate how the platform recommendation influences investors’ investment...

... on the signaling theory, the authors present a conceptual model. Using actual data about 170 mobile games at their initial stage in the Apple App store, the authors test the conceptual model by applying fuzzy qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Findings The findings identify four solutions that explain...

... experience products bounce rate by considering the confluence of image and text aesthetics in product portal pages. To analyze this influencing mechanism, we adopted signaling theory which considers image and text as signals sent by sellers to customers. Aesthetics represents the signal quality...