scholarly journals Creative social media use for Covid-19 prevention in Bangladesh: a structural equation modeling approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Monirul Islam ◽  
Md. Mazharul Islam ◽  
Faroque Ahmed ◽  
Afrin Sadia Rumana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Modeling Approach

Understanding social media adoption in SMEs

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adel AlSharji ◽  
Syed Zamberi Ahmad ◽  
Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Adoption Intention

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the key drivers of social media adoption intention by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach It uses a multi-perspective framework combining technological, organizational and environmental elements affecting SMEs. Data were collected from a random sample of 1,700 SMEs operating in the UAE. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Findings The results showed that the technology construct had no significant effect on social media adoption, but both organization and environment constructs were significant. Research limitations/implications This has implications for social media experts and anyone wishing to encourage social media use by SMEs. Originality/value Conceptually, it develops a suitable multi-perspective framework covering various factors that may affect social media use. It also tests the framework empirically on a sample of SMEs from the UAE.

scholarly journals Social Media Use and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem: Heading for a Person-Specific Media Effects Paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-78
Author(s):  
Patti Valkenburg ◽  
Ine Beyens ◽  
J Loes Pouwels ◽  
Irene I van Driel ◽  
Loes Keijsers
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Media Effects ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Specific Effects

Abstract Eighteen earlier studies have investigated the associations between social media use (SMU) and adolescents’ self-esteem, finding weak effects and inconsistent results. A viable hypothesis for these mixed findings is that the effect of SMU differs from adolescent to adolescent. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a preregistered three-week experience sampling study among 387 adolescents (13–15 years, 54% girls). Each adolescent reported on his/her SMU and self-esteem six times per day (126 assessments per participant; 34,930 in total). Using a person-specific, N = 1 method of analysis (Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling), we found that the majority of adolescents (88%) experienced no or very small effects of SMU on self-esteem (−.10 < β < .10), whereas 4% experienced positive (.10 ≤ β ≤ .17) and 8% negative effects (−.21 ≤ β ≤ −.10). Our results suggest that person-specific effects can no longer be ignored in future media effects theories and research.

Social media use and employee innovative performance: Work engagement as a mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Tan Cheng ◽  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Yuping Wen ◽  
Liyin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
The Impact

We examined the impact of social media use on employee innovative performance, and the psychological mechanism underlying this relationship. Our hypothesis was that social media use would have a positive influence on employee innovative performance and that work engagement would act as a mediator in this relationship. We employed structural equation modeling to investigate this mediating role with 298 employees of a large enterprise in China. Results of a time-lagged survey showed that both social media use and work engagement were significantly correlated with innovative performance, and work engagement partially mediated the social media use–innovative performance relationship. These findings shed light on how social media use affects employee innovative performance. Theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals An Approach towards Investigating Factors Affecting Intention to Book a Hotel Room through Social Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8973
Author(s):  
Anastasios-Ioannis Theocharidis ◽  
Maria Argyropoulou ◽  
George Karavasilis ◽  
Vasiliki Vrana ◽  
Evangelos Kehris
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Hotel Room

Today, social media have become a major trend, and consumers are engaging more and more in the social media platforms used by hotels. This does not mean that they book a hotel room via social media, as the booking process is a complex one. The paper investigates the factors that affect users’ intention to book a hotel room using social media applications. The recent enforcement of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in California may have an impact on consumers’ behavior. To investigate this further, the study integrates into a model the following constructs: Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, trust in online hoteliers, social media use, and permission-based-acceptance. The survey was conducted on Greek users of social media. An online questionnaire was used for data collection. The conceptual model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The study identified four factors that directly or indirectly influence consumers’ intention to book hotel rooms through social media. Usefulness directly affects intention to book online. Permission-based acceptance plays a core role in the model. Both constructs trust in online hoteliers and social media use, and have a direct positive effect on permission-based acceptance, whereas permission-based acceptance has a direct positive influence on intention to book through social media. The validated model stretches the need for hoteliers to obtain permission from consumers in carrying out their marketing activities. It is important for hotel owners, managers, and social media specialists to keep consumers in mind, offer them useful information and services, and have a trustworthy behavior in order to boost bookings through social media.

Social media use and student creativity: The mediating role of student engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Xiaomeng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Fostering student creativity is widely accepted as an important goal in Chinese higher education, and social media is now integrated into students' everyday lives. I investigated how social media use in study contexts is related to students' engagement and creativity. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 652 undergraduate students at 3 Chinese public universities. Structural equation modeling results show that social media use in study contexts was related to student engagement and creativity, and that student engagement partially mediated the relationship between social media use and student creativity. This provides insight into how to promote student creativity. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are presented, and future directions for research are discussed.

Social media use and entrepreneurial intention: The mediating role of self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yan Huang ◽  
Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Mediating Role

Social media is becoming a platform for student entrepreneurship; however, little is known about the influence of social media use on students' entrepreneurial intention. This study investigated social media use as a predictor of students' entrepreneurial intention, with consideration given to the mediating role of self-efficacy. Questionnaires were given to undergraduate students at three Chinese public universities, and 524 effective responses were received. We used structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses. The results show that social media use was indirectly related to students' entrepreneurial intention via self-efficacy. Our findings extend the literature on the social media use–entrepreneurial intention link, and highlight the importance of self-efficacy in this link. Thus, educators could endorse social media tools and encourage students to incorporate these into their entrepreneurial activities.

Social media use and employee innovative behavior: The mediating role of employee voice

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Qingjiang Han ◽  
Lei Xia
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Social

We examined employee voice as the mediator in the social media use–employee innovative behavior relationship in the current Web 2.0 age. We used structural equation modeling to test this mediating role with 178 employees of a large enterprise in China. The results showed a significant positive relationship between social media use and employee voice, and between employee voice and innovative behavior, and a positive but not significant relationship between social media use and employee innovative behavior. Results also supported a full mediating role for employee voice in the social media use–employee innovative behavior relationship. Our findings extend prior research and suggest some mechanisms of social media use. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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