What is the impact of eWOM in social network sites on travel decision-making during the COVID-19 outbreak? A two-stage methodology

Telematics and Informatics - Tập 69 - Trang 101795 - 2022
Mehrbakhsh Nilashi1, Rabab Ali Abumalloh2, Mesfer Alrizq3, Abdullah Alghamdi3, Sarminah Samad4, Ahmed Almulihi5, Maha M. Althobaiti5, Muhammed Yousoof Ismail6, Saidatulakmal Mohd7
1Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, USM Penang, Malaysia
2Computer Department, Applied College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box. 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
3Information Systems Dept., College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
4Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O.Box. 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
6Department of MIS, Dhofar University, Oman
7Centre for Global Sustainability Studies & School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

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