Zapan Barua, Sajib Barua, Salma Aktar, Najma Kabir et al.
The proliferation of misinformation on social media platforms is faster than the spread of Corona Virus Diseases (COVID-19) and it can generate hefty deleterious consequences on health amid a disaster like COVID-19. Drawing upon research on the stimulus-response theory (hypodermic needle theory) and...
Mohammad Zahedul Alam, Md. Rakibul Hoque, Wang Hu, Zapan Barua
mHealth under the umbrella of eHealth has become an essential tool for providing quality, accessible and equal health care services at an affordable cost. Despite the potential benefits of mHealth, its adoption remains a big challenge in developing countries such as Bangladesh. This study aims to ex...
Zapan Barua, Wang Aimin, Xu Hongyi
Technical reliability of self-service technologies (SSTs) has been found to be a strong determinant of satisfaction with tech-enabled services. Yet, the interpretation of the factors affecting reliability and its subsequent influences on customer satisfaction (CS) with SSTs is inadequate. The purpos...
Ghosh Kumar Sagib, Zapan Barua
The rapid increase in the number of mobile phone users and the growing popularity of mobile banking services in Bangladesh had a twofold outcome: it allowed financial institutions to tap into the areas of the market previously untouched by banking services, but it also brought along for their market...
Md Afzalul Aftab, Qin Yuanjian, Nadia Kabir, Zapan Barua
The successful implementation of an integrated supply chain strategy enhances total control over the operations and thus enhances speed and flexibility. The objective of this study is two-fold: first to identify the constituents that mold the fast fashion retailing business model, and second to disc...
Zapan Barua, Adita Barua
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has created a devastating effect on public health. As “social distance” is a highly effective preventive measure of this pandemic, close contact between a patient and physician is strongly discouraged where possible. Consequently, mobile health (mHealth) technology is t...
Anwara Happy, Md. Maruf Hossan Chowdhury, Moira Scerri, Md. Alamgir Hossain et al.
Purpose Despite the availability of several published reviews on the adoption of blockchain (BC) in supply chain (SC), at present, the literature lacks a comprehensive review incorporating the antecedents and consequences of BC adoption. Moreover, the complex adoption of BC in SC, explained with the...
Xuhui Wang, Mohammad Alauddin, Abaid Ullah Zafar, Qilin Zhang et al.
China is a collectivist nation that varies socially and culturally from most Western countries. Recently, the country has been an attractive destination for international students. A contemporary digital platform such as WeChat Moments (WMs) is a leading social media platform among locals and intern...
Zapan Barua, Adita Barua
While the healthcare facilities for the people is questionable in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees is a burning issue for both Bangladesh and global community. Integrating Rohingya refugees into the framework of mHealth could be beneficial for both Bangladesh and Rohingya refugees in general, and in sp...
Zapan Barua
The spread of misinformation on social networking conduit regarding COVID-19 pandemic poses deleterious consequences on public health. The author advance the body of knowledge on tackling misinformation to generate positive health behavior responses by proposing a conceptual framework based on the t...
Ruihua Xu, Fan Luo, Xiaofang Chen, Mingze Li et al.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the characteristics of environmental protection behaviours of community residents from the perspective of system dynamics. Design/methodology/approach Documentation method is used to collect the factors and environmental improvement intervention strate...
Md. Maruf Hossan Chowdhury, A.K.M. Shakil Mahmud, Eijaz Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain et al.
Purpose Grounded in dynamic capability view , this research develops a decision support model, which enables determining consistent and sufficient configurations of resilience strategies to mitigate vaccine operations and distributions (O&D) challenges and thus improve O&D performance (i.e. ...
Mohammad Zahedul Alam, Mohammad Osman Gani, Zapan Barua
Purpose Unfortunately, mHealth has not reached the level of adoption that providers had expected, as healthcare end-users still face barriers. An in-depth understanding of the factors affecting this adoption is vital for its successful implementation. Thus, this study aims to explore the moderating ...
Anupam Das Gupta, Zapan Barua, Afsana Yesmin
This study, comprising two studies, investigates the performance of commercial banks in the pre-COVID and COVID periods and the determinants of post-COVID performance.The empirical investigation of system GMM of study one from 2014 to 2021 points to a few significant insights.Commercial banks' risk ...
M. A. Baqui Khalily, Mohammed Jamal Uddin, Tunazzina Sultana, Naim Uddin Hasan A Chy et al.