...Zainab Zahra; Ali Raza Elahi; Waqas Khan; Bilal Mehmood; Muhammad Sohail Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruptions to global industries, with the textile sector in South Asia being particularly hard hit. While previous studies have focused on the performance of textile...

... across platforms, it provides unique insights into the multifaceted nature of public sentiment and information dissemination during crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a monumental public health challenge on a global scale (Basch et al., 2022). Concomitant with this health crisis...

... of mega-infrastructure development on quality of life reveals the pivotal role of sustainable tourism. Therefore, during the COVID-19 period, the dimensions of sustainable tourism – economic, market, socio-cultural and environmental – played a role in securing the positive impact of mega-infrastructure...

...Zhaohua Deng; Rongyang Ma; Manli Wu; Richard Evans Purpose This study analyzes the evolution of topics related to COVID-19 on Chinese social media platforms with the aim of identifying changes in netizens' concerns during the different stages of the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach...

...Caglayan Aslan; Omer Faruk Derindag; Salih Parmaksiz Purpose This study examines the impact of raising the ceiling value of Electronic Commerce Custom Declarations (ECCD) on Turkey's export performance processed via ECCD during the COVID-19 period. Design/methodology/approach This paper...

...Thi Thanh Truc Nguyen Purpose Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and perceived risk theory (PRT), this study proposes a new model for exploring factors affecting citizens' intentions to use e-government in the Vietnamese context during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology...

...Le Thanh Tung; Pham Tien Thanh Purpose During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, public health risk communication has been a vital work. Students account for a large proportion of the population and are often highly mobile; thus, they face a high risk of contagion and spreading...

...Mohsin Raza; Rimsha Khalid; Hassan Raza Purpose There has been substantial research on branding globally. However, there is a dearth of studies empirically investigating branding strategies during the pandemic to mitigate COVID-19 effects on the airline industry. The paper considers three factors...

...Olena Liakh; Attilio Mucelli Purpose This study aims to analyze how mixes of COVID-19 policy responses are shaping the context in which companies will compete in the following years, defining how the crisis might impact firms’ ability to keep their commitments to sustainable practices. Design...

...Talib Hussain; Shahid Hussain Purpose The global COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly overwhelmed our societies, shocked the global economy and disturbed normal business operations. While such impacts of COVID-19 are becoming clearer, the effects of the disease on business operations are more common...

...Irfan Ahmed; Claudio Socci; Stefano Deriu; Silvia D'Andrea; Naif M. Mathkur Purpose The recent COVID-19 is forcing governments to implement policies on a large scale to counter its spread. A central issue in the economic debate is the effective quantification of the impact that the policies may...

...Duha Alsmadi; Ali Maqousi; Tala Abuhussein Purpose Due to the lack of awareness and poor cybersecurity practices that pose cyber threats during COVID-19 time, this research aims to explore user's attitude toward engaging in proactive cybersecurity awareness behavior. Design/methodology/approach...

... clusters and digitalisation with the self-designed graphical images. 20 07 2022 08 09 2022 18 09 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Therefore, it can be concluded that the directions for the post-COVID-19 economic...

...—preventive behaviour nexus. This study adopted the health belief model to propose five types of health perceptions as a mediator between trust in government and the public's voluntary adoption of recommended preventions for COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach To collect primary quantitative data, a web...

...Orhan Uludag; Zainab Omolola Olufunmi; Taiwo Temitope Lasisi; Kayode Kolawole Eluwole Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the role of fear of COVID-19 and job stress on women's turnover intentions in the hospitality industry (travel agencies). Also, the mediating role of work-family...

...Bilal Ahmad; Saba Bilal Purpose This study intends to examine the impact of a fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on workers' career optimism via perceived job insecurity among non-managerial working restaurant employees. Design/methodology/approach Time-lagged quantitative data were...

... profile and thematic analysis are presented through a comprehensive content analysis, resulting in four themes. The study reviews various research articles and reports related to social distancing and opens a discussion on the growing importance of ICT tools during this COVID-19 era. Findings ICT acts...

... 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic situation; therefore, the results cannot be generalized to normal times. Practical implications The paper includes implications for teachers, academic leaders, parents and civil society. Originality/value Overall, the relationship between positive reframing, gratitude...

...Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti; Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh Purpose Telecommuting can reduce traffic congestion, energy consumption, prevalence and a death toll of COVID-19 among employees due to less transportation and fewer physical contacts among employees, on the one hand, and efficiently develop...

...Irfan Ahmed; Ali Mohammad Medabesh; Khadija H. Mehrez; Nedra Shili; Claudio Socci; Stefano Deriu Purpose With the global outbreak of COVID-19 that has made the economic activities standstill, countries have taken immediate measures to safeguard not only the human lives but also the economies...