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High performance of dedicated workers is the key approach in accelerating recovery through a company's slowdown. Unfortunately, most companies are forgetting important lessons and practices that can help them stay afloat through tough economic times. It is essential to recognize key employees and their contributions to the company. This article outlines some strategies for companies to stay on course. First and foremost, companies should retain top talent in troubled times. The larger challenge is then helping businesses toward recovery. The way that companies respond to troubled times determines which of them will dominate the next economic cycle. Maintaining a high performance ethic may help companies stay out of trouble in the future.

Deception is a pervasive feature of the online marketplace: from phone calls by fake tech support workers at Microsoft, to fraudulent emails asking for advance fee payment, and fake postings for jobs on employment platforms. Building off interdisciplinary discussions within science and technology studies (STS), this special issue expands research on the underside, illicit, and irregular forms of digital behavior. Our focus is on how scams, fakes, and frauds are embedded in the digital economy. In particular, we look at the institutions shaping online scams, the labor involved in performing and/or navigating them, and the role of platforms in hosting them.