... and skincare industry against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic to find evidence to support or negate the propositions made in the first part. Findings The first part identified six operational challenges to channel integration. The authors categorized these challenges into two groups: inter-channel...

... for obtaining information, yet little is known about the quality and scientific accuracy of information answering conspiracy-related queries about COVID-19, especially outside of English-speaking countries and languages. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an algorithmic audit of Google Search...

... using 150 COVID-19-related rumours and 2,349 original debunking posts on Sina Weibo. Findings First, debunking information that contains adequate arguments is more likely to be reposted only when the uncertainty of the rumour content is high. Second, using neutral sentiment as a reference, debunking...

...Davit Marikyan; Savvas Papagiannidis; Omer F. Rana; Rajiv Ranjan Purpose The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a big impact on organisations globally, leaving organisations with no choice but to adapt to the new reality of remote work to ensure business continuity...

...Mikyeung Bae Purpose This study examined whether individuals' coping strategies and their motivations for social media use act as mediators between actual COVID-19-related stress and the perception that social media use can reduce stress. Design/methodology/approach This study empirically...

..., privacy risk and security risk have stronger influences on female, while other predictors showed the same effects on both genders. Practical implications Fitness providers should embrace health and fitness apps as a new contactless tool to offer services during and after the COVID-19-related lockdown...

... of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China. Structural equation modeling using Mplus 7.0 was used to address the research hypotheses. Findings The results reveal that attention to online information about public health emergencies significantly predicted TPP. In addition, TPP positively influenced attitude...

... surrounding incivility and moral foundations within Twitter discourses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected tweets and retweets posted by English-speaking Twitter users in the United States (US) across the following three phases: (1) initial discovery...

... of rumors. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to rumor spreading research by deepening the theory of information source characteristics and adding to the emerging literature on the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical implications Insights from this research offer important practical...

...Tanusree Chakraborty; Anup Kumar; Parijat Upadhyay; Yogesh K. Dwivedi Purpose Social distancing is an important strategy to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is imperative to understand the behavioral impact of social distancing on individuals. This research studied social...

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