Technology in Society

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Volume 86, issue C, 2026

Defining socially disruptive technologies and reframing the ethical challenges they pose

Joel Anderson, Jeroen Hopster and Björn Lundgren

The Red Queen of cyberspace: The persistence of advanced persistent threats (APTs) explained through co-evolution

Al Lewis

Navigating frictions and drivers in international research collaboration – the case of BRICS nations

Angelica Pigola, Bruno Fischer, Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de Moraes, Dirk Meissner, Zhou Yuan and Zhongzhen Miao

Can digital literacy shaped by SES-driven social capital predict secondary school graduates' access to higher education?: Exploring the impact of gender

Gazi Mahabubul Alam, Shiwei Wang, Karima Bashir and Miao Lei

The dual dynamics of AI adoption: Drivers and ethical awareness in European enterprises

Viviana Fernandez and Sebastián Uriarte

Have industrial robots reduced carbon emissions? Empirical evidence from China

Mengyu Wang and Bingnan Guo

Healthcare organizations in entrepreneurial ecosystems: an integrative framework and future research agenda

Jasna Poček

Knowledge complexity and intercity technology transfer in China, 2001–2020

Kang Sun and Yingcheng Li

Navigating sustainable growth: Decoding the influence of digital economy on economic sustainability

Muhammad Umair Rafiq, Yixiang Zhang and Shaham Saleem

The moderating effect of absorptive capacity on the relationship between knowledge transfer and innovative capacity

Natália Figueiredo, Cristina I. Fernandes and José Luis Abrantes

How digital entrepreneurship platforms enable new ventures: A framework of enabling strategies

Xiao Chen, Chen, Roger (Rongxin), Gang Zheng and Di Song

Unpacking the relationship between digitalization and formalization among micro-entrepreneurs in an emerging market

Claudia Yáñez-Valdés, Sebastian Barros-Celume and Julián Andrés Diaz Tautiva

Psychological resistance to AI: How regulatory focus fuels AI anxiety and negative attitudes toward AI

Aakash Sapru

User perceptions of credibility signals: A conjoint analysis of technological features in news platform

Jungwoo Nam, Nahyun Park, Haeyoon Lee, Jungwoo Shin, Daeho Lee and Jieun Shin

How to evaluate the uncertainties and risks of 6G development? An exploration based on the risk matrix method

Lina Liu, Muhua Wei, Jiayin Qi and Huili Liu

International digital trade in E7 countries: The role of national digital innovation capacity in international trade transformation

Yasir Ali, Wei Long and Hayat Khan

Prudent promises: The impact of online public opinion attention on managerial commitment to integrity in China

Jian Hu, Dan Wang, Hongjun Zeng and Shenglin Ma

Artificial intelligence and corporate shadow banking: Evidence from distorted innovation

Qingling Wu, Lihua Guo and Daming Li

How do governments frame responsible innovation: A topic modelling analysis of national policy portfolios

Qijun Zhou, Kai Xu and Nuran Acur

Can government digital incentives enhance enterprise artificial intelligence capability? - Evidence from China

Jingmei Ma, Jie Wu, Zhiqing Li and Kaixin Deng

Idea readability and complexity in online user innovation communities: Effects on implementation and advocacy

Mu Yang, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah and Chunjia Han

When trust becomes a liability: Relational vulnerability and technology misappropriation in asymmetric innovation ecosystems

Min Jae Park

Embedding AI ethics in the data lifecycle: A framework for enterprise AI governance

Xinping Huang, Tianqi Kou and Qianwen Zhou

Shining light on solar acceptance: Spatial context and question-order effects on public responses to solar placement options

Matteo Zuch, Sergio Espina Carreño and Jacob Ladenburg

Unveiling the digital confidant: How artificial intelligence psychotherapists surpass human counterparts in enhancing privacy disclosure intention

Hui Xia, Yuqing Yang and Jialing Duan

The rise of algorithmic governance and the dual revolution: Applications, challenges, and governance of artificial intelligence in public administration

Chunning Wang, Yifen Yin and Haoqian Hu

Enhancing manufacturing performance and working conditions: AgErgoVSM – Innovative integration of lean and ergonomics for an ageing workforce

Joel Alves, Tânia M. Lima and Pedro D. Gaspar

“Why I wouldn't own an electric vehicle yet”: An emerging market perspective

Fulya Acikgoz, Mehmet Cem Bölen, Timothy Kiessling and İlhan Guclu

The antecedents and consequences of perceived warmth and competence in the influencer context: human vs. virtual

Hsiao-Han Lu and Ching-Fu Chen

A technological leap in workplace engagement for industry 5.0: Introducing BoosToRaise

Juliana Salvadorinho, Carlos Ferreira and Leonor Teixeira

Trust me bro: An examination of the influence of cryptocurrency literacy and overconfidence on victimization and financial loss

Timothy A. Engle, Nathan Connealy and Brandon C. Dulisse

Legitimating entrepreneurship through generative AI: The reproduction of visual stereotypes

Esther Hormiga, Geraldine Jonckers and David Urbano

Linking digital platform transparency with circular consumption: The interplay of awareness, perception, and value co-creation

Bing Zeng, Lifang Liang, Abhijeet Vikramaditya Tiwari, Norah Albishri and Jagannath Mohanty

Examining the digital divide in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from undergraduates at 28 research universities

Liping Ma, Haili Cui and Xuehan Zhou

The spatial spillover effects of artificial intelligence on export sophistication

Liu Xu

Mexico's role in transforming the north American automotive industry

Jerry Haar and Eric Porras

The influence of digital drivers on organisational digital resilience: An organisational information processing theory perspective

Le Yi Koh, Sin Ee Toh and Kum Fai Yuen

The AI Act and its green blind spots: Hidden environmental risks in the AI lifecycle

Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Esmat Zaidan, Jon Truby and Thomas Hoppe

Unpacking the impact of Big Data on business performance: Do open innovation and digital technology adoption matter?

Jinliang Chen, Zifeng Li, Yu Wang and Shoulin Pang

The trust crisis in artificial intelligence: AI hallucinations and human-AI collaboration

Qiang Cheng, Yuting Dai, Xin Liu and Shuang Peng

Algorithmic personalization and social inequality: young people's knowledge and perceptions of bias in digital advertising

Carolina Sáez-Linero, Isabel Rodríguez-de-Dios and Mònika Jiménez-Morales

How digital transformation enhances firm performance through capability building: An empirical analysis of Chinese manufacturing firms

Suishan Gu, Jiawei Ma, Kangyu Wang, Chunsan Zhou, Minghao Zhang and Ziyi Wei

The missing link for AI at work: Towards an organization-centered approach to large language models’ explainability

Bertrand Audrin and Catherine Audrin

Retraction notice to “Mapping Europe renewable energy landscape: Insights into solar, wind, hydro, and green hydrogen production” [Technology in Society 77 (2024) 102535]

Qusay Hassan, Ahmed K. Nassar, Ali Khudhair Al-Jiboory, Patrik Viktor, Ahmad A. Telba, Emad Mahrous Awwad, Ayesha Amjad, Hassan Falah Fakhruldeen, Sameer Algburi, Saoud Chayid Mashkoor, Marek Jaszczur, Aws Zuhair Sameen and Maha Barakat

Driving circular financial performance and circular economic value added: Insights from institutional pressures and dynamic circular reconfiguration

Salwa Saleh Almasabi, Sarthak Singh, Danish Mehraj, Attila Kurucz, Gian Luca Gregori and Manlio Del Giudice

New shoots from old trees: How technology transformation subsidies shape China's digital landscape in manufacturing

Lang Wu and Mengyu Yan

The strategic role of Artificial Intelligence in Attracting Foreign Institutional Investors: A comparative analysis of new and old firms

Talat Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Awais Khan and Boris Popesko

Evolution and driving mechanism of green transportation multinational cooperation innovation network

Yaya Li, Jiating Xu and Chien-Chiang Lee

Corrigendum to “Mexico's role in transforming the north American automotive industry” [Technology in Society, 86, June 2026, 103282]

Jerry Haar and Eric Porras

QAnon's hashtag hijacking strategies and engagement dynamics across discursive themes on Twitter: Negative Binomial models of online visibility

Francesco C. Campisi and Francis Fortin

Digitalization and gender equality in the European Union: A comparative analysis of Eastern and Western member states

Zsanett Bettina Tóth and Lili Wang

Technology adoption and migration dynamics: A gravity model analysis of bilateral flows

Mahdi Ghodsi, Michael Landesmann and Antea Barišić

Would you trust your AI teammate in wargame competitions? The impact of levels of automation, human control, and reward uncertainty on trust in agents

Juexi Liu, Jufen Zhao and Lei Zhu

The impact of AI technology application on street-level bureaucratic decision-making: A moderated mediation experimental analysis

Yalin Kuang, Xuyu Cheng and Yuxuan Cai

Can AI be a good counselor? Comparing the effectiveness of AI and human career counseling

Wenjing Yang, Yunhui Xie and Xin Wu

Opacity as a feature, not a flaw: Role-sensitive explainability, institutional trust, and the LoBOX ethics governance framework for AI

Francisco Herrera and Reyes Calderón

Children's susceptibility to content generated by artificial intelligence

Allison Langer, Steven Martinez, Peter J. Marshall and Jason Chein

Integration of artificial intelligence in HR practices for enhanced Employee engagement

Kirti Nilesh Mahajan, Debjani Guha and Rajiv B. Khaire

How do artificial intelligence applications influence firm digital innovation performance? Based on a strategic change perspective

Dechao Ma, Weiwei Wu, Yijing Liang and Ran He

Digital twins in Chinese startups: Enhancing precision and efficiency in the entrepreneurial process

Arthur William Fodouop Kouam

Generative artificial intelligence, knowledge search patterns, and circular supply chain dependence reconstruction: A dual path model for performance improvement

Yutian Liu and Hong Tian

Why do users continue to use GCAI? A mixed-methods study

Li Xiong, Yuepeng Zhou and Yipu Hua

Science and technology Relatedness: Evidence from US regions

Maria Vlachou, Charalampos Agiropoulos, Kyriakos Drivas and Panayotis G. Michaelides

How purpose-specific AI use builds organizational resilience: A dynamic capability perspective

Liang Ma, Zhihao Qi, Xin Zhang, Feifei Hao and Maomao Chi

Governing China's space station through private ordering: Legal-Technical models for IP, data, and orbital sustainability

Luping Zhang

Regulatory policy as strategic buffer: Strengthening sustainable futures and technological innovation

Kamran Mohy-ud-Din, Muhammad Shahbaz and Shoh-Jakhon Khamdamov

From perception to continuance usage: How smartwatch health features influence consumer attitudes, health improvement expectancy, and well-being

Nimet Uray, Tugrul Daim, Ferhan Cebi, Shaymaa Alkilani and Gulin Bolatan

The impact of digitalisation on European citizens’ daily lives: Cross-country differences among socio-professional categories

Valentina Diana Rusu, Anca Diana Bibiri and Mihaela Mocanu

Impact of artificial intelligence technology on industrial modernization -an empirical study from policy evaluation perspective

Yanbing Gong and Keyue Shen

Factors driving cybersecurity behavior in virtual reality: Evidence from SEM-ANN approach

Rawan A. Alsharida, Mostafa Al-Emran and Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi

Pace alignment: The impact of digital orientation on corporate political spending

Minrui Guo, Linhao Han, Wenlong Mu and Tao Wang

Digital transformation in healthcare operations: A guide to the adoption of emerging technologies

Gianluca Aquilone, Antonello Cammarano, Vincenzo Varriale and Mauro Caputo

Artificial intelligence and corporate innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises

Qinjin Zhang and Yang Li

Governing with artificial intelligence: Mapping the knowledge systems shaping urban intelligence

Desmond Lartey and Kris M.Y. Law

Digital platforms and composite measurement of an urban circular economy: Developing the digital circularity index

Luca Giraldi, Luca Rossi and Mirko Olivieri

The multidimensional impact of R&D internationalization on disruptive innovation: Mechanisms and evidence

Zhuoya Du, Qian Wang and Bing Liu

From screen to shopping bags: Decoding Gen Z's path through metaverse experience toward actual phygital fashion products in retail fashion

Muhammad Ali Raza, Ben Niu and Tahira Umair

Linking digital platform design to circular supply chains: Evidence from knowledge sharing and collaboration mechanisms

Dezhen Li, Rsha Alghafes, Varun Chotia, Shivani Agarwal and Judit Petra Koltai

What is holding back industry 4.0 in emerging economies? A SWARA analysis of key barriers

Zehra Binnur Avunduk, Eyup Kahveci and Tugrul Daim

Informal appropriation mechanisms and digital product performance in mobile apps: A dual perspective on customer engagement and dynamic capabilities

Yongdong Liu and Shengce Ren

Intra-group spillovers of digital innovation: Evidence from Chinese business groups' knowledge networks

Xinran Wang and Shaoxuan Zhai

Enabling the unexpected: How error-mastery cultures foster serendipitous discovery in infrastructure projects

Peter E.D. Love, Jane Matthews and Derek H.T. Walker

The impact of firms’ knowledge network resilience on corporate sustainable performance: Roles of ambidextrous innovation and top management team faultlines

Qin Liu, Yihong Jin and Yuzuo Liu

Words and deeds in AI transformation: CEO IT background and the rhetoric–substance gap

Jingkun Zhang, Wei Huang, Zongyuan Weng, Junqiao Ma and Anbang Wang