Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(6), P. 3581 - 3581
Published: March 23, 2021
Due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
restaurants
worldwide,
including
China,
have
been
forced
protect
public
health
by
following
food
safety
standards
and
adapting
necessary
social
distancing
practices.
Accordingly,
restaurant
diners
who
are
concerned
about
unsure
of
whether
it
is
truly
safe
dine
out,
put
more
importance
on
entire
stages
service
consumption.
Restaurants
must
make
their
best
efforts
minimize
failures
in
provision
process
outcomes.
Given
that
customers
from
different
cultures
reported
evaluate
quality
differently,
this
study
was
designed
investigate
what
actions
Chinese
encounter
would
take
under
influence
Guanxi.
Guanxi
represents
attitudes
towards
long-term
individual
business
relationships
ultimately
involves
moral
obligations
mutual
favors.
Analyzing
our
structural
equation
model
using
439
responses
obtained
diners,
determined
consumers
react
differently
outcome
terms
negative
word-of-mouth,
direct
complaints,
switching
intention,
revisit
intention.
More
importantly,
confirmed
significant
moderating
effects
within
proposed
relationships.
Based
study’s
findings,
useful
implications
provided
for
academics
practitioners
regarding
sustained
businesses.
Communications in Transportation Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3, P. 100090 - 100090
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
The
transit
bus
environment
is
considered
one
of
the
primary
sources
transmission
COVID-19
(SARS-CoV-2)
virus.
Modeling
disease
in
public
buses
remains
a
challenge,
especially
with
uncertainties
passenger
boarding,
alighting,
and
onboard
movements.
Although
there
are
initial
findings
on
effectiveness
some
mitigation
policies
(such
as
face-covering
ventilation),
evidence
scarce
how
these
could
affect
risk
under
realistic
setting
considering
different
headways,
boarding
alighting
patterns,
seating
capacity
control.
This
study
examines
specific
policy
regimes
that
agencies
implemented
during
early
phases
pandemic
inUSA,
which
it
brings
crucial
insights
combating
current
future
epidemics.
We
use
an
agent-based
simulation
model
(ABSM)
based
standard
design
characteristics
for
urban
USA
two
service
frequency
settings
(10-min
20-min
headways).
find
wearing
face-coverings
(surgical
masks)
significantly
reduces
rates,
from
no
rates
85%
higher-frequency
75%
lower-frequency
to
12.5%.
most
effective
prevention
outcome
combination
KN-95
masks,
open
window
policies,
half-capacity
control
services,
nearly
0%
infection
rate.
Our
results
advance
understanding
risks
contribute
design,
ensuring
safety.
this
provide
important
implications
operational
adjustment
safety
protocols
seek
plan
emergencies.
Building and Environment,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
204, P. 108124 - 108124
Published: July 9, 2021
Recently,
indoor
air
quality
control
is
becoming
important
in
Korea
due
to
social
concerns
about
health
effects.
Contaminants
the
can
deteriorate
and
negatively
affect
of
infants
toddlers
daycare
centers.
Also,
with
COVID-19
spread,
outbreak
infectious
diseases
centers
another
airborne
threat
young
children.
In
closed
spaces,
contaminants
such
as
PM10
be
used
potential
containers
transmit
matters.
Since
children
have
immature
immunity,
contaminant
controls
are
significant
support
a
healthy
environment.
Accordingly,
government
has
enhanced
regulations
recommendations,
but
on-site
evaluation
still
not
sufficient
provide
systematic
knowledge
contaminants.
Therefore,
this
study
monitored
center
metropolitan
area
then
diagnosed
occurrence
correlations
The
results
verified
that
many
hours
exceeded
maximum
criteria
center,
which
were
mostly
found
during
daytime.
between
varying
depending
on
outdoor
conditions.
findings
expected
improve
environment
ensure
safety
Journal of Foodservice Business Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 23
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
The
COVID-19
pandemic
significantly
reshaped
consumers'
criteria
for
selecting
restaurants.
This
study
employed
a
mixed-method
approach
to
examine
these
changes,
emphasizing
the
increased
importance
of
factors
such
as
indoor
air
quality,
crowding,
table
spacing,
and
outdoor
seating
in
post-pandemic
era.
Despite
shifts,
core
attributes
like
food
cleanliness,
safety
remained
consistently
crucial.
Demographic
differences
preferences
were
evident
across
gender,
age,
household
income
groups.
Protective
measures,
requiring
proof
vaccination
installing
plexiglass,
least
favored
by
consumers.
Administrative Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 142 - 142
Published: April 16, 2025
The
COVID-19
pandemic
presented
an
unprecedented
challenge
for
the
tourism
industry,
disrupting
operations,
reducing
customer
demand,
and
forcing
businesses
to
adapt
quickly
a
new
reality.
This
study
explored
impact
of
on
hospitality
industry
addresses
specific
research
gap:
limited
application
structured
theoretical
frameworks—particularly
three-R
stakeholder
collaboration
model—in
examining
recovery
strategies.
Prior
studies
have
largely
focused
individual
tactics
or
short-term
impacts,
rather
than
structured,
stakeholder-driven,
multi-phase
process.
Employing
qualitative
design,
this
used
grounded
theory
investigate
how
service
providers
key
stakeholders
navigated
challenges
pandemic.
Data
were
collected
through
semi-structured
interviews
with
20
participants,
including
business
owners,
hotel
event
managers,
public
sector
employees,
academics.
These
insights
offer
comprehensive,
multi-perspective
view
Grounded
was
inductively
develop
model
behaviors,
data
coded
open,
axial,
selective
stages
using
MAXQDA
2020
software.
Findings
revealed
several
strategies—such
as
cost-cutting,
digital
transformation,
cultural
adaptation—that
enabled
maintain
operations
during
recover
in
its
aftermath.
Finally,
refashioning
models
diversification
services,
shift
local
markets
helped
changing
environment
ensure
long-term
resilience.
