scholarly journals Distance to news: how social media information affects bribe-giving in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Goto ◽  
Takashi Kurosaki ◽  
Yuko Mori
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Local Information ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Lab Experiment ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Moral Cost

AbstractWhile recent empirical evidence reveals some effective interventions in preventing corruption among bureaucrats and politicians, there has been little discussion on how to prevent the bribe-giving behavior of ordinary citizens. This paper investigates the role of social media information in influencing the supply of bribes by citizens instead of the demand side. We, therefore, developed and published an original news application in India and implemented a 3-month experiment. In this application, we randomly circulate live news related to corruption to users and incorporate a lab experiment into the app system to elicit users’ bribery behavior every week. We find that corruption news involving politicians within a close geographical proximity lowers users’ moral costs against the anti-social bribery act, leading to an increase in the amount of bribes. However, news of accused citizens and officials within the geographic proximity increases their moral cost against bribes and decreases the amount. This suggests that individually tailored local information on corruption may be an effective tool to reduce citizens’ supply of bribes.

The Role of Social Media in the Purchase of Books: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam’s Publishing Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 704-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Viet Nguyen ◽  
Le Van Huy ◽  
The Ninh Nguyen ◽  
Van Son Dinh ◽  
Viet Thao Tran
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Publishing Industry

Exhaustion and dependency: a habituation–sensitization perspective on the duality of habit in social media use

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr Soror ◽  
Zachary R. Steelman ◽  
Ofir Turel
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Dual Process Theory ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Continued Use

PurposeThe current work builds on the dual process theory of habituation and sensitization to empirically investigate theory-based mechanisms through which social media use habit influences continued social media use intentions in the context of problematic social media use (SMU).Design/methodology/approachWe build on the dual process theory of habituation and sensitization and test our model with structural equation modeling technique applied to survey-based data collected from 337 social media users.FindingsFindings suggest that SMU Habit may increase user's perceived Habituation and directly reduce user's experienced SMU related Exhaustion. Furthermore, Habituation and SMU related Exhaustion are negatively associated in a nonlinear fashion. Also, SMU Habit may promote higher level of SMU Dependency through Sensitization. Increased level of SMU Dependency is associated with increased level of SMU related Exhaustion. Thus, SMU Habit simultaneously shapes two opposing forces driving continued use decisions.Practical implicationsThe current work can serve as a basis for developing effective interventions especially given the increase in problematic uses of IS fostered by the development of technology use habits.Originality/valueAlthough separate strands of research independently examined the role of “pull” forces such as SMU dependency and the role of “push” forces such as SMU related Exhaustion in influencing users' inclination toward future SMU, a unified theoretical framework considering the triad of SMU Habit, “pull” and “push” forces together is yet to be offered. Deploying Habituation–Sensitization theory will shed new light on dual mechanisms through which habit drives continued use decisions in SMU context. Thus, the current work can serve as a basis for developing effective interventions given the increase in problematic uses of IS.

Crisis communication in public emergencies: multistakeholders' perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nele Cannaerts
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Media Tools

PurposeThe main purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence for effective crisis communication in public emergencies including the relevance of planning and training and rehearsal; to explore the role of different stakeholders and how social media influence effective crisis communication.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research design was employed. Two events were analysed, via the synthesis model for handling crisis communication in the public sector, as cases. First, via post-crisis semi-structured interviews, a gas explosion in the city of Antwerp was analysed. Second, via participant observation of a training and rehearsal exercise, more insight was gained on the role of training and social media for crisis communication.FindingsThe findings of this paper provide empirical evidence that (1) effective crisis communication is communication that is diversified across different crisis stages and diverse stakeholders; (2) that different internal social media tools and external social media tools are necessary to be monitored for effective crisis communication; (3) that training and rehearsal are of great importance for effective crisis communication.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to three current crisis communication research calls. First, the call for more research focusing on public sector crisis management, using public sector crisis communication models. Second, the call for the implementation of a more multiple-actor approach instead of an organisation-centred approach; and, third, the call for gaining insight into how specific communication channels are used before, during and after a crisis.

scholarly journals Treatment of psychopathy: a conceptual and empirical review

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Personality Pathology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
Effective Interventions

Purpose For decades, psychopathy has been thought to be untreatable. Yet, conceptualisations, and indeed its assessment, have deviated away from viewing the disorder as personality pathology towards a behavioural focus where the core underlying deficits in cognition and affect have been ignored. Interventions have followed suit leading to a premature discounting of the role of therapy in adjusting psychopathic traits. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The review critically evaluates the conceptual and empirical evidence relevant to the treatment of psychopathy, deciphering components integral to the disorder that require intervention. Psychopathy is approached from a developmental perspective, with the review identifying several mechanisms thought to be responsible for precipitating and perpetuating its expression. Findings There appears some utility in targeting psychopathy from multiple angles, addressing experiences of trauma, associated schemas and the underlying cognitive-affective dysfunction noted to give rise to psychopathic traits. A new model for treatment was proposed integrating these factors to encourage the design of effective interventions that will address the origins and underlying deficits of the disorder, rather than symptomology. Originality/value The review encourages future research to consider the aetiology of psychopathy, with the aim of informing early intervention and containing the disorder whilst in its infancy, as well as addressing neurobiological dysfunction when most malleable.

scholarly journals The Impact of Venture Capital Background on CEO Replacement in Portfolio Companies: Empirical Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Haixia Hao ◽  
Lihong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Heterogeneity Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Taking Chinese startups backed by venture capital (VC) in 1997–2017 as the sample, this study investigates the impact of VC background on chief executive officer (CEO) replacement in portfolio companies. The results show that (1) compared to foreign VC, domestic VC is more likely to replace the CEO of the portfolio companies. (2) Syndicate with domestic VC can overcome the disadvantage of foreign VC geographically distant from the portfolio companies, and domestic VC as coinvestors can effectively monitor portfolio companies, increasing the possibility of CEO replacement. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the positive effect of VC background on CEO replacement exists in the subgroup of VC geographically proximate to the portfolio companies, indicating that geographic proximity to the portfolio companies helps VC more easily grasp the development of the portfolio companies and more likely to replace CEO. This paper reveals the differences in the behavior of VC in replacing CEO during the postinvestment management process, highlights the critical role of geographical proximity, and provides important management insights for VC and entrepreneurs.

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