Virtual influencers in consumer behaviour: A social influence theory perspective

D Davlembayeva, S Chari… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although virtual influencers, that is, computer‐generated personas, have been a growing
trend in marketing, we still know very little about their impact on consumers' attitudes and …

[HTML][HTML] Chatbots' effectiveness in service recovery

A Agnihotri, S Bhattacharya - International Journal of Information …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leveraging the computers are social actors theory, in this study, we explore traits of artificial
intelligence-based chatbots that make them perceived as trustworthy, drive consumers to …

[HTML][HTML] Consumer engagement through corporate social responsibility communication on social media: Evidence from Facebook and Instagram Bank Accounts

LS Macca, J Ballerini, G Santoro, M Dabić - Journal of business Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication
through social media on consumer engagement, focusing on the top 15 European banks' …

When and how ESM affects creativity: the role of communication visibility and employee agility in a cross-cultural setting

MI Rasheed, AH Pitafi, S Mishra, V Chotia - Technological Forecasting and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drawing on insights from communication visibility theory, the primary objective of this
research was to evaluate the associations between ESM usage and employee creativity …

[HTML][HTML] Social networks in crisis management: A literature review to address the criticality of the challenge

B Abboodi, SF Pileggi, G Bharathy - Encyclopedia, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review proposes a concise literature review aimed at identifying the current body of
knowledge on the adoption of Social Networks in crisis management. The major input is a …

Eliciting positive emotion through strategic responses to COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from the tourism sector

S Li, Y Wang, R Filieri, Y Zhu - Tourism management, 2022 - Elsevier
While social media are effective means of communicating with adverse customer emotions
during a crisis, it remains unclear how tourism organisations can respond to pandemic crisis …

From isolation to coordination: how can telemedicine help combat the COVID-19 outbreak?

Y Zhai, Y Wang, M Zhang, JH Gittell, S Jiang… - Digital Health and …, 2021 - Springer
Hospitals are suffering from a critical challenge induced by the rapid spread of Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). Not only have patients been marginalized, but many clinicians …

Understanding the factors affecting travel avoidance behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a mixed method approach

G Agag, ZH Abdelmoety, R Eid - Journal of Travel Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Pandemics are affecting tourism in many ways, and have had a major effect on international
travel, the hospitality industry and tourism demand. Grounded in the protective action …

Beyond a bunch of reviews: The quality and quantity of electronic word-of-mouth

SW Hung, CW Chang, SY Chen - Information & Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This work proposed an integrated model incorporating review quality and quantity to explore
the extent to which consumers adopt electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) information. A linear …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of COVID-19 on the post-pandemic behaviour: The role of mortality threats and religiosity

G Agag, S Aboul-Dahab, YM Shehawy… - Journal of Retailing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explores the influence of intra-pandemic perceptions on travellers' post-pandemic
hotel booking behaviour among crisis-resistant travellers and crisis-sensitive groups. It also …