[HTML][HTML] A literature survey of the robotic technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic

XV Wang, L Wang - Journal of manufacturing systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has been spread all around the world. The
pandemic is a critical challenge to the health and safety of the general public, the medical …

The influence of social distancing on employee well-being: a conceptual framework and research agenda

S Tuzovic, S Kabadayi - Journal of Service Management, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The ongoing pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus
has severely influenced lives and livelihoods. As service organizations either face …

[HTML][HTML] Service robots in the healthcare sector

J Holland, L Kingston, C McCarthy, E Armstrong… - Robotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Traditionally, advances in robotic technology have been in the manufacturing industry due to
the need for collaborative robots. However, this is not the case in the service sectors …

Coping with crisis: The paradox of technology and consumer vulnerability

SF Yap, Y Xu, LP Tan - International Journal of Consumer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruptions in consumers' daily lives.
Regulations imposing social distancing, quarantine and full‐scale lockdowns have …

[HTML][HTML] Smart nudging: How cognitive technologies enable choice architectures for value co-creation

C Mele, TR Spena, V Kaartemo, ML Marzullo - Journal of Business …, 2021 - Elsevier
People make decisions and take actions to improve their viability everyday, and they
increasingly turn to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with their decision making. Such trends …

The service triad: an empirical study of service robots, customers and frontline employees

G Odekerken-Schröder, K Mennens… - Journal of Service …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Recent service studies suggest focusing on the service triad consisting of
technology-customer-frontline employee (FLE). This study empirically investigates the role of …

Prosumers in times of crisis: definition, archetypes and implications

B Lang, R Dolan, J Kemper, G Northey - Journal of Service …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper defines prosumers in light of the COVID-19 crisis and other contexts. It
addresses how prosumers helped overcome challenges caused by COVID-19 and is the …

[HTML][HTML] Parasocial interaction, the COVID-19 quarantine, and digital age media

CL Jarzyna - Human Arenas, 2021 - Springer
Parasocial interaction, or the one-sided relationships individuals form with characters from
television and other media can have negative and positive outcomes. By noting the positive …

Corporate responses to the coronavirus crisis and their impact on electronic‐word‐of‐mouth and trust recovery: Evidence from social media

Y Wang, M Zhang, S Li, F McLeay… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines how corporate responses to service failure, caused by the coronavirus
(COVID‐19) crisis, influence electronic‐word‐of‐mouth (E‐WoM) and trust recovery around …

[HTML][HTML] Can technological advancements help to alleviate COVID-19 pandemic? a review

MJ Thomas, V Lal, AK Baby, MR Vp, A James… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing, and the innovative and efficient contributions of the
emerging modern technologies to the pandemic responses are too early and cannot be …