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This study examines the role of absorptive capacity on corporate social innovation, e-business proactiveness, and SMEs' survival. It also investigates the impact of corporate social innovation and e-business proactiveness, and SMEs' survival. Data were collected from 384 managers and owners of 62 SMEs in Jordan. Smart PLS, version 3, was employed to test hypotheses. The findings reveal that absorptive capacity significantly impacts e-business proactiveness and social innovation. They also show that absorptive capacity, e-business proactiveness, and social innovation significantly impact SMEs' survival. This study enriches the literature on renewable dynamic capabilities, exploring how e-business entrepreneurial orientation and social innovation contribute to SMEs' resilience and survival during global crises. © Vilnius University, 2002-2023.
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Purpose: This study examines the impact of digital corporate social responsibility (CSR) on social entrepreneurship, organizational resilience and competitive intelligence during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. It also examines the impact of competitive intelligence on social entrepreneurship and organizational resilience. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from telecommunication companies in Jordan with a sample of 223 managers, using Smart-PLS for analysis and testing the research model and hypotheses. Findings: The results reveal a significant impact of digital CSR on social entrepreneurship. They show that digital CSR significantly impacts organizational resilience. The findings also indicate a significant role of digital CSR in competitive intelligence. This study shows that social entrepreneurship significantly impacts organizational resilience. The results also confirm the impact of competitive intelligence on social entrepreneurship. Finally, the results confirm that competitive intelligence significantly impacts organizational resilience. Originality/value: This study provides valuable academic and practical insights into digital CSR practices, social entrepreneurship and how to support organizational resilience during crises. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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This study aims to explore the impact of the COVID 19 shock on the intention to adopt social commerce. It also examines the impact of the pandemic shock on Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) and the perceived usefulness of social commerce. Data were collected from Facebook users in Jordan and analyzed using smart PLS software. The results show a significant impact of the COVID 19 shock on EWOM, perceived usefulness, and intention to adopt social commerce. The findings also show a significant mediating impact of EWOM and perceived usefulness on the relationship between the COVID 19 shock and intention to adopt social commerce. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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This study explores the relationships between intellectual capital, supply chain agility, collaborative knowledge creation, and corporate sustainability during unprecedented crises such as the COVID-19 epidemic. Data were collected from food and beverages firms and analyzed using Smart-Partial Least Squares (Smart-PLS) structural equation modeling software. The sample consisted of 289 managers, directors, and heads of department. The results reveal that intellectual capital significantly impacts supply chain agility, collaborative knowledge creation, and corporate sustainability. Furthermore, the findings confirm that collaborative knowledge creation and supply chain agility significantly impact corporate sustainability during the COVID-19 crises. This study contributes to the literature on intellectual capital, dynamic capabilities, supply chain management, and knowledge management, and the role of these capabilities in preserving corporate sustainability during unprecedented crises.
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This article investigates previously unexamined elements of the impact of trust in Social Government (s-government) on people's sense of community responsibility and their willingness to continue interacting with them during pandemic crises. It also examines the influence of the sense of community and risk perception on intentions to continue interacting. Data were obtained from 493 participants using an online questionnaire. Structural equation modeling was employed for analyzing the data and testing the research model. The findings confirm the impact of trust in s-government on the sense of community, risk perception, and citizens' willingness to continue interacting with s-government. The findings also show that risk perception and sense of community significantly impact people's intentions to continue interacting. The results show that trust in s-government accounts for 37.5% of variances of risk perception. Trust in s-government and risk perception explain 51.7% of variances of sense of community. The results also show that trust in s-government, sense of community, and risk perception predict 52.5% of variances of citizens' intentions to continue interacting with s-government. Our article adds valuable insights to the literature of s-government, trust, sense of community, and risk perception during unprecedented crises. It also presents valuable guidance for public administrators developing active s-government solutions during pandemics.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the role of social capital and collaborative knowledge creation in achieving e-business proactiveness in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. An online survey was used to collect data from industries that had to continue working during the crisis, such as the pharmaceutical and cleaning materials sectors. The sample consisted of 198 managers. The findings show that social capital and collaborative knowledge creation have a significant role in achieving e-business proactiveness in responding to the pandemic. The results also show the positive impact of collaborative knowledge creation and e-business proactiveness on organizational agility during the crisis. The present study opens broad horizons for the exploration of emerging themes in information technology studies, including the role of collaborative knowledge creation and e-business proactiveness and their impact on organizational agility in responding to global pandemics. An understanding of the pivotal impact of social capital and collaborative knowledge creation on e-business proactiveness provides managers with valuable insights into managing the pressures of pandemics. © 2020 Journal of Innovation & Knowledge