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Tackling post-pandemic challenges with digital technologies: an empirical study

Syed Abdul Rehman Khan (School of Management and Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, China) (Department of Business Administration, ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan) (Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Spatial Information Engineering, Beijing, China)
Zhang Yu (School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China)
Muhammad Umar (Faculty of Business Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia)
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour (Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK)
Rahul S. Mor (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat, India)

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

ISSN: 1741-0398

Article publication date: 14 June 2021

Issue publication date: 18 February 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to examine the impact of Covid-19 on social and eco-environmental sustainability. It will also investigate the effect of advanced technologies in the post-pandemic era.

Design/methodology/approach

To get the robust findings, GMM (Generalized Method of Moments) modeling is employed on the panel data of 50 countries across the globe.

Findings

The outcomes indicate that gross fixed capital, logistical operations, knowledge spillover are positive, while Covid-19 is negatively associated with international trade. The results also revealed that Covid-19 spurs poverty and vulnerable employment, while the fertility rate increase creates pressure on economic growth. Also, fossil fuel and energy consumption contribute to carbon emission, while green and advanced technologies may mitigate the environment's adverse effects.

Originality/value

This study is the first of its kind to provide a solution to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in the post-pandemic environment. Furthermore, researchers, managers and legislators can use this article's findings to formulate relevant policies for post-pandemic.

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Spatial Information Engineering (No. 2021M2000); Beijing Key Laboratory of Megaregions Sustainable Development Modelling, Capital University of Economics and Business (No. MCR2019QN09); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M660700).

This research is supported by Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Spatial Information Engineering (No. 20210218).

Citation

Khan, S.A.R., Yu, Z., Umar, M., Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, A.B. and Mor, R.S. (2022), "Tackling post-pandemic challenges with digital technologies: an empirical study", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 36-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-01-2021-0040

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