.... To further validate and check whether the findings are robust to COVID-19, a robustness check was used which confirmed the previous results. Originality/value Empirical research fails to produce conclusive evidence about report readability and cost of equity capital, and the lack of consensus...

...) on this relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US higher education sector. Design/methodology/approach An online, self-administrated questionnaire was distributed to full-time employees working at higher education institutions in the USA. A total of 464 employees participated in the survey...

...Eli Gimmon; Leehu Zysberg Purpose This study aims to present and test a model of small business owners’ adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the lenses of the resource-based view of the firm, upper echelon theory (UET) and positive psychology. Specifically, it examined...

...Alessandro Bressan; Abel Duarte Alonso; Oanh Thi Kim Vu; Daniel Borer Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine factors contributing to family firms’ survival in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis; in this endeavour, the study espouses the underpinnings of social exchange theory and entrepreneurial...

...Abd-Elrahman Hassanein Abd-Elrahman Purpose This study aims to empirically explore telecommunications service quality (SQ) and its impact on the customer loyalty (CL) through a mediating impact of customer satisfaction (CS) during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Design/methodology/approach...

...Grazia Garlatti Costa; Guido Bortoluzzi; Matej Černe Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, huge numbers of employees shifted to remote working, with various consequences for their family and working lives. This study aims to focus on the factors that affect their creativity while working from home...

... management practitioners, educators and researchers to the most meaningful clusters of publications on GVTs, and help navigate and make sense of the vast body of the available literature. The importance of GVTs has been growing in the past two decades, and Covid-19 has accelerated the trend. Originality...

... on value creation, especially in pre-Covid 19 and post-Covid 19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The information about 199 company in 2014–2021 was examined. In the present study, in accordance with the related theoretical literature and the importance of auditor specialization, auditor tenure...

... during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to highlight, by means of qualitative methodologies, the positive managerial hubristic-behavioral strategy during turbulent times in the school sector. © Francesca Loia, Davide de Gennaro...

...Gizem Erboz; Haidar Abbas; Saeed Nosratabadi Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the effects of Covid-19 on the supply chain management and to provide an agenda for future research in this context. Design/methodology/approach By using the SCOPUS database, a total of 191 articles...

...Davide de Gennaro; Francesca Loia; Gabriella Piscopo Purpose The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people globally, and it has exacerbated the existing gender inequalities that have affected women. The purpose of this study is to understand the perceptions of women...

...Karin L. Becker Purpose This study aims to examine how members of Gen Z are impacted by Covid-19, specifically focusing on their professional opportunities, work preferences and future outlook. Design/methodology/approach A survey consisting of 24 questions including a Likert scale, multiple...

... the instincts for survival, and higher education is of no exception. In the context of today’s most critical uncertainty, i.e. COVID-19, the purpose of this study is to highlight the significance of two leadership styles, i.e. adaptive and academic leadership, and assessing readiness for change among higher...