Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 124 Issue 2

Understanding the relationship between reviews, search and sales: a study of the Indian car market

Madhuri Prabhala, Indranil Bose

While there has been extensive research on understanding the effects of online reviews on product sales, there is not enough investigation of the inter-relationships between…

Perceiving IT affordances through the lens of multi-identity goals in rural governance information system

Ziqi Zhu, Yuan Liu, June Wei, Xuan Li

This research aims to investigate the impact of the collaborative governance mechanism on the implementation of rural governance information systems in developing countries. By…

Digital transformation or not? Manufacturer's selection strategy under carbon cap-and-trade mechanism

Anhang Chen, Huiqin Zhang, Yuxiang Zhang, Junwei Zhao

The digital economy is profoundly transforming the manufacturing industry's fundamental concepts and value creation logic, making digital transformation (DT) strategy a crucial…

Understanding the determinants of gifting and social sharing in live streaming: a dual-attachment perspective

Yan Zhang, Yongqiang Sun, Nan Wang

This study aims to explore the determinants of viewers’ gifting and social sharing behaviours in online streaming from a dual-attachment perspective and to explain how live…

Research on sales and sharing decisions of the equipment supplier under shared manufacturing environment

Wenbo Li, Bin Dan, Xumei Zhang, Yi Liu, Ronghua Sui

With the rapid development of the sharing economy in manufacturing industries, manufacturers and the equipment suppliers frequently share capacity through the third-party…

Service robot anthropomorphism on consumer usage intention: curvilinear and linear effect

Maosheng Yang, Juan Li, Lei Feng, Shih-Chih Chen, Ming-Lang Tseng

This research proposes and examines a theoretical model grounded in anthropomorphism theory considering the curvilinear and linear relationships between service robot…

Linked by age: a study on social media privacy concerns among younger and older adults

David Goyeneche, Stephen Singaraju, Luis Arango

This paper explores the similarities and differences in privacy attitudes, trust and risk beliefs between younger and older adults on social networking sites. The objective of the…

Managing users' uncertainty in social commerce: the moderating role of cultural tightness

Xiayu Chen, Shaobo Wei, Ruolin Ding, Yanrui Li

Based on uncertainty reduction theory, this study explores how perceived information transparency mitigates users' perceived uncertainty, which in turn influences their actual…

How social media promotes impulsive buying: examining the role of customer inspiration

Pianpian Yang, Hong Sheng, Congcong Yang, Yuanyue Feng

This research examines the underlying psychological process of customers' impulsive buying on social media through the lens of customer inspiration. Drawing on the customer…

The impact of digital supply chain announcements disclosing corporate social responsibility information on stock market value

Weihua Liu, Tingting Liu, Ou Tang, Paul Tae Woo Lee, Zhixuan Chen

Using social network theory (SNT), this study empirically examines the impact of digital supply chain announcements disclosing corporate social responsibility (CSR) information on…

Making it safe: linking healthcare workers' social media use to task performance during public health crises

Youying Wang, Shuqin Zhang, Lei Gong, Qian Huang

This study aims to investigate the effect of social media use on healthcare workers’ psychological safety and task performance and the moderating role of perceived respect from…

Illuminating the road ahead: unlocking the potential of ICTs for enhanced data visibility in road transportation

Mario Henrique Callefi, Gilberto Miller Devós Ganga, Moacir Godinho Filho, Elias Ribeiro da Silva, Lauro Osiro, Vasco Reis

Road freight transportation companies need to take advantage of information and communication technologies to develop capabilities. This study proposes a framework to guide road…

Firm characteristics and the adoption of data analytics in performance management: a critical analysis of EU enterprises

Chun Tung Thomas Kiu, Jin Hooi Chan

This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the adoption of data analytics in performance management. By examining the role of organizational and environmental…

Mobile business apps and employee productivity

Md Rokonuzzaman, Abdullah Alhidari, Ahasan Harun, Audhesh Paswan, Derrick D'Souza

Hoping to increase the productivity of their employees, firms provide and expect their employees to use approved mobile apps. However, despite an intuitive appeal, the…

How do pandemics affect your self-preservation instinct? Disentangling the mediation effect of secondary traumatic stress

Xiaohu Deng, Mengyao Fu, Shasha Deng, Chee-Wee Tan, Zhibin Jiang

Contemporary focus on infections and deaths in the event of pandemics may distract health institutions and medical practitioners from the psychosocial consequences of the…

Strategic knowledge, IT capabilities and innovation ambidexterity: role of business process performance

Adilson Carlos Yoshikuni, Rajeev Dwivedi, Yogesh K. Dwivedi

The research aims to identify the impacts of strategic knowledge (SK) and information technology capabilities (ITC) on innovation ambidexterity (IAM) through business process…