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Predicting virtual care continuance intention in the post-COVID world: Empirical evidence from an emerging economy

International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unexpected rise in the use of virtual care, with four crores of new users joining the virtual care services.
Muhammed Sajid, K. Zakkariya, Meera Peethambaran   +2 more
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On Virtual Economies [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2002
Several million people currently have accounts in massively multi-player online games, places in cyberspace that are effectively large-scale shared virtual reality environments. The population of these virtual worlds has grown rapidly since their inception in 1996; significantly, each world also seems to grow its own economy, with production, assets ...
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Livelihood Outcomes of Informal Cross Border Traders Prior to the Rise of the Virtual Cash Economy in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2021
Informal cross border trade (ICBT) is a viable economic activity that many people in Zimbabwe depend upon for their survival during times of economic hardship.
B. Dzawanda, M. Nicolau, M. Matsa, W. Kusena   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

POD Mode of Payment, Return Policies and Virtual-Try-on Technology as Predictors of Trust: An Emerging Economy Case

, 2021
This study examines virtual-try-on technology (VTO), return policy, and pay-on-delivery (POD) mode of payment as predictors of trust in an online context. The study further investigates trust as an influencer of repurchase intentions while positing habit
Urvashi Tandon, Myriam Ertz, Khanna Sakshi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Metaverse Virtual Economy: A Comprehensive Overview

Manas sosyal araştırmalar dergisi
The concept of the metaverse, where digital and physical realities merge, has garnered significant attention, particularly with advancements in virtual and augmented reality.
N. C. Türkmen, Dilek Sürmeli
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Virtual Economies

2014
How the basic concepts of economics—including markets, institutions, and money—can be used to create and analyze economies based on virtual goods. In the twenty-first-century digital world, virtual goods are sold for real money. Digital game players happily pay for avatars, power-ups, and other game items.
Vili Lehdonvirta, Edward Castronova
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The Entangled Virtual Economy

2022
This dissertation discusses virtual environments, their dramatic increase in use in recent decades, and the implications for economic and legal activity. Chapter 1 discusses how virtual environments are places of increasing amounts of human activity in type, number, and complexity.
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What Influences Users’ Continuous Behavioral Intention in Cultural Heritage Virtual Tourism: Integrating Experience Economy Theory and Stimulus–Organism–Response (SOR) Model

Sustainability
Cultural heritage virtual tourism offers users a novel digital heritage experience, becoming an essential channel for cultural dissemination and preservation. However, how to stimulate users’ continuous behavioral intention remains unresolved. This study
Shan Jiang, Zhong Zhang, Huayuan Xu, Younghwan Pan   +3 more
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Virtual gifting on China’s live streaming platforms: hijacking the online gift economy

Chinese Journal of Communication, 2019
This paper presents an exploratory case study on the nascent “virtual gifting” feature of China’s live streaming platforms. At the nexus of technological infrastructure, social organization, and interpersonal relations, the authors aim to explicate the ...
Xiaoxing Zhang, Yu Xiang, Lei Hao
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geographical Evolution of Agricultural Production in China and Its Effects on Water Stress, Economy, and the Environment: The Virtual Water Perspective

Water Resources Research, 2019
Agricultural production is accompanied by a large amount of water consumption, nonpoint source pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the comprehensive and quantitative analysis of associated impacts on regional water, the environment, and the
Shikun Sun, Yali Yin, Pute Wu, Yubao Wang, X. Luan, C. Li   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source