An empirical evaluation of the predictors and consequences of social media health-misinformation seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

Muhammad Riaz (PhD) is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. His research interests include digital/online (mis) information behavior, green innovation, nexus between digital and green innovation, tacit knowledge and entrepreneurship. He did his PhD in management science from Jilin University, China, in 2021. He is the coauthor of several scientific research published in peer review-indexed journals. As first author, his research work has been published in social science citation indexed (SSCI) journals such as European Journal of Innovation Management, International Journal of Global Information Management, Kybernetes, Information Discovery and Delivery Journal. In addition, he is also working as a reviewer with Kybernetes journal.

Wu Jie (PhD) is a professor, director of Intellectual Property Center, Jiangsu, and PhD supervisor at the School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. She received her PhD in management science and engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Her research interests include technology innovation, intellectual property management and knowledge-based innovation performance. She has published over 90 papers in SSCI and SCI indexed journals and has 8 academic monographs.

Mrs Sherani is doing PhD in management at the School of management, Zhengzhou University, China. Her research interests include digital innovation, tacit knowledge management and technological innovation in SMEs. Her research articles have been published in SSCI and other indexed journals such as Kybernetes, European Journal of Innovation Management, Engineering Management Journal and Journal of Global Information Management. In addition, she is also working as a reviewer with Kybernetes (SSCI Journal)

Sher Ali is a PhD student at the school of management, Zhengzhou University, China. His research interests include innovation management, green tacit knowledge, organizational behavior and tourism management. His research work has been published in SSCI journal, such as Kybernetes.

Fredrick Ahenkora Boamah is a PhD candidate in the School of Management at Zhengzhou University and has over 15 years of experience working on engineering management projects. Boamah is a professional engineer and a member of the International Association of Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana, Ghana Institute of Construction and a student member of the American Association of Civil Engineers.

Yan Zhu is a PhD student in Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. She earned her MSc at the University of Southampton. Her research interests include knowledge management, organizational creativity and innovative performance in organizations.