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Polarization in the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of vaccination status and conspiracy theories. [PDF]

Ann N Y Acad Sci
Willemsen L, Serafini C, Butler J, Ergün S, van Prooijen JW.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Detecting Favoritism in Public Procurement

The Journal of Industrial Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Favoritism as a mode of corruption is a major concern in public procurement (PP) in many countries. We propose a regression discontinuity design (RDD) test arguing that the winning history of marginal winners and losers can be used to detect favoritism.
Joosua Virtanen, Janne Tukiainen, Susmita Baulia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Free from conspiracies: The negative relationship between societal freedom and belief in generic and content-specific conspiracy theories. [PDF]

Br J Soc Psychol
Siemiątkowski M, Gkinopoulos T, Bilewicz M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The efficacy of interventions in reducing belief in conspiracy theories: A systematic review. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
O'Mahony C, Brassil M, Murphy G, Linehan C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

It’s All About Me (Or Is It Us?): The Narrative Antecedents of the Locus of Celebrity

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract For two decades, research on individual and organizational celebrity has flourished. However, the literature remains limited in several ways. First, despite recent gains regarding the antecedents of celebrity, current theory does not fully explain why celebrity resides at a specific locus (i.e., at the individual‐ and/or organizational level).
Laura D’Oria, Michael D. Pfarrer, Rhonda K. Reger, Annette L. Ranft   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paranoia affected COVID-19 vaccine refusal by increasing beliefs in conspiracy theories and mistrust of science. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Simione L, Vagni M, Maiorano T, Giostra V, Pajardi D, Van Prooijen JW.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

COCO: an annotated Twitter dataset of COVID-19 conspiracy theories. [PDF]

J Comput Soc Sci, 2023
Langguth J, Schroeder DT, Filkuková P, Brenner S, Phillips J, Pogorelov K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Social Media Is a Threat for Democracy! A Political Perspective for Analysing and Diminishing Harm

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Social media platforms, once hailed as potential champions of dialogue, have evolved into commodified spaces in which their business models incentivize hate speech, misinformation, polarization, and the political fragmentation of society, benefiting corporate and political elites while eroding democracy.
Itziar Castelló, Elanor Colleoni, Andreas Georg Scherer, Hannah Trittin‐Ulbrich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking COVID-19 and conspiracy theories in the UK black community. [PDF]

Br J Health Psychol, 2023
Vandrevala T, Hendy J, Hanson K, Alidu L, Ala A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Platform Design to Attention Governance: Rethinking Social Media Externalities

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Social media platforms have become central infrastructures through which information is produced, distributed, and contested in contemporary societies, with growing consequences for organizations, social interactions, and democracy. Yet, management and organization scholars tend to treat social media platforms as contexts rather than focal ...
Mirko Benischke, Corinne Post
wiley   +1 more source