Inequalities in 2020: time for a health strategy that unites the country

Watson, Michael Craig; Owen, Patricia

doi:10.1136/bmj.m544

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“…During the state of panic buying, the purchasing decisions of consumers are influenced by peer choices. According to a global survey, during COVID-19 more than 40% of online users spend their time on social media (Watson, 2020). Social media information affects the customers purchasing behavior via two mechanisms: 1) the attention effect, in which a person's awareness of a product is captured and 2) the endorsement effect, in which users are informed about product quality on the basis of their friends' online comments.…”

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Evaluating Pandemic Led Panic Buying in Retail Sector of Pakistan

Khan

Mehmood

2023

NBR

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the direct impact of knowledge donating behaviour on employees’ productivity and an indirect effect through social networking technologies. Social networking technologies play a vital role in the growth and learning of individuals and organizations in today’s competitive business environment. Recently, advancement in social networking technologies has brought a paradigm shift in the overall business environment and specific operational requirements. This study aimed to investigate the role of social networking (SN) between knowledge donating behaviour (KD) and employees’ productivity (EP). Methodology: For this purpose, data were gathered from targeted respondents belonged to the Universities and Banks located in the Northern Punjab region of Pakistan. Structural Equation Modelling technique using the SmartPLS was carried to statistically analyse the responses. Findings: The results showed that the hypothesized relationship between knowledge sharing behaviour (KSB) and employee’s productivity was significant and positively related, while social networking played a significant mediating role between this relationship. Implications: The findings provided useful insight to the managers and policymakers for planning effective use of social networking technologies to craft knowledge sharing behaviour among employees to create efficiencies and intended outcomes. Originality: The study has uniquely focused merging phenomenon of knowledge sharing behaviour in the service sector of Pakistan, specifically among academic and financial sector by exploring the impact of social networking technologies and provide valuable future direction for researchers to further extend the underlined idea in the wake of current Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Evaluating Pandemic Led Panic Buying in Retail Sector of Pakistan

Khan

Mehmood

2023

NBR

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“…The health and social care committee has launched a new inquiry into prevention, which is encouraging, and we hope that the critical topic of public health grants will be covered 7. The government also needs to develop a new positive health strategy with three important goals: lengthen lives, improve the quality of lives, and ensure that no one is left behind 89…”

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Public health grants: increased and sustained funding is needed

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2023

BMJ

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“…Our second proposed solution is that the government should put a greater emphasis on promoting population health and reducing inequalities 89. The Office for Health Promotion should set, as one of its earliest tasks, the development of a long term multisector health promotion strategy 9. Schools, workplaces, voluntary organisations, and local communities all have important roles to play.…”

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