‘Give the Money Where it’s Due’: The Impact of Knowledge-Sharing via Social Media on the Reproduction of the Academic Labourer

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Luis Arboledas-Lérida
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
The Impact

How does mobile social media affect knowledge sharing under the “Guanxi” system?

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1343-1367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zhang ◽  
Jiaxin Tang ◽  
Xin Wei ◽  
Minghui Yi ◽  
Patricia Ordóñez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
The One ◽  
Explicit And Implicit Knowledge ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of mobile social media functions on explicit and implicit knowledge sharing under the “Guanxi” system based on the framework of stimulus–organism–response (SOR). Design/methodology/approach Combined with Guanxi theory, this paper designs an experiment to collect data from the new product development (NPD) teams. Findings Interestingly, the results show that the effect of social media communication function on employees is greater than the impact of collaboration on employees. Specifically, on the one hand, the more employees communicate in social media, the better their feelings will be, the less they will share knowledge. On the other hand, the collaboration function has a significantly negative impact on the psychological factors of employees. Excessively close cooperation and contact may instead create a contradiction between the employees, which is not conducive to the occurrence of knowledge sharing. Originality/value This paper extends SOR framework by combining Guanxi theory to examine the relationship between social media functions and knowledge sharing behavior (KSB). In practical, companies should pay attention to the frequency of employee using social media when it is introduced for NPD teams to control the negative influence of social media functions on employee KSB.

scholarly journals Impact of Knowledge Sharing on Competitive Priorities: The Moderating Role of Social Media (An Applied Study in Jordanian Telecommunication Companies)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Khaled Mahmoud Al-Shawabkeh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Competitive Priorities ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

This study aims to identify knowledge sharing and its dimensions (Donating knowledge & Collecting knowledge) and its impact on competitive priorities: (Cost, Flexibility, and Quality) and the role of social media as a moderating variable in Jordanian telecommunication companies. The study population is consisted of (3) Jordanian Telecommunication Companies: (Zain, Orange, and Umniah). The study used equal stratified random sample. To collect the primary data a questionnaire survey was distributed to (134) managers. The questionnaire consisted of (30) items of close ended response type.The study reached set of findings; there is a significant statistical impact of knowledge sharing (donating knowledge & collecting knowledge) on competitive priorities in Jordanian telecommunication companies at level (a£ 0.05(; and there is a significant statistical impact at level (a£ 0.05(of social media on improving the impact of knowledge sharing on competitive priorities in Jordanian telecommunication companies. The study recommended increased knowledge sharing among employees and between departments through encouragement and practicing of knowledge sharing activities among companies' staff. And the need to motivate employees who are use social media for knowledge sharing in a work environment.

The impact of knowledge sharing through social media among academia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saadiah Ghazali ◽  
Nor Intan Saniah Sulaiman ◽  
Nerda Zura Zabidi ◽  
Mohd Faizal Omar ◽  
Rose Alinda Alias
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
The Impact

Interorganisational partnerships and knowledge sharing: the perspective of non-profit organisations (NPOs)

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 867-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Rathi ◽  
Lisa M. Given ◽  
Eric Forcier
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Partnerships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Networking Tool ◽  
External Relationships ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – This paper aims first to identify key interorganisational partnership types among non-profit organisations (NPOs) and second to determine how knowledge sharing takes place within each type of partnership. Results explore the value of social media specifically in facilitating external relationships between NPOs, firms and the communities they serve. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical qualitative analysis of exploratory interviews with 16 Canadian NPOs generates a non-exhaustive classification of partnership types emerging from these organisations, and their defining characteristics in the context of interorganisational knowledge sharing. Findings – Overall eight categories of partnerships from the sampled NPOs emerged from the analysis of the data. These include business partnerships, sector partnerships, community partnerships, government partnerships, expert partnerships, endorsement partnerships, charter partnerships and hybrid partnerships. Using examples from interviews, the sharing of knowledge within each of these partnerships is defined uniquely in terms of directionality (i.e. uni-directional, bi-directional, multi-directional knowledge sharing) and formality (i.e. informal, semi-formal or formal knowledge sharing).Specific practices within these relationships also arise from examples, in particular, the use of social media to support informal and community-driven collaborations. Twitter, as a popular social networking tool, emerges as a preferred medium that supports interorganisational partnerships relevant to NPOs. Originality/value – This research is valuable in identifying the knowledge management practices unique to NPOs. By examining and discussing specific examples of partnerships encountered among NPOs, this paper contributes original findings about the implications of interorganisational knowledge sharing, as well as the impact of emerging social technologies on same.

Influence of Social Media on Enterprise Knowledge Sharing Based on Social Network Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Yongtao Deng
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovation Behavior

Abstract Based on the social network analysis method, this paper studies the impact of corporate knowledge-sharing in social media, sorts out the relationship between corporate internal social capital, knowledge-sharing, and individual innovation behavior, and explores the reliability of the scale through exploratory factor analysis validity test to ensure the reliability and rationality of the questionnaire, using improved social networks to construct structural equation models and regression analysis to verify the research model and related assumptions, and found that social media tacit knowledge-sharing in structural capital, cognitive capital the intermediary effect in the influence of individual innovation behavior is remarkable. The sharing attitude has a broad intermediary role between the interactive relationship and the willingness to share. There is a partial intermediary role between the reciprocity and the willingness to share, the common language, and the willingness to share, the common vision, and the willingness to share.

Impact of Self-Construal on Choice of Enterprise Social Media for Knowledge Sharing

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1077-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Pei-Luen Patrick Rau
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Enterprise Social Media ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Question And Answer ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Researchers have rarely focused on organizations choosing the right knowledge-sharing media according to users' individual-level variables such as self-construal. We investigated the impact of self-construal (independent vs. interdependent) and organizational relationship (ingroup vs. outgroup) on employees' motivation, self-efficacy, and openness of sharing through two widely adopted online knowledge-sharing social media: wiki (e.g., Wikipedia, a volunteer-contributed encyclopedia) and a question and answer (Q&A) archive. Quantitative responses to 4 scenarios were collected from 232 Chinese employees. The results indicated that when sharing with outgroup members, interdependent employees (but not independent employees) had higher self-efficacy and openness of sharing using wiki than using Q&A. No difference between the two social media was found in the ingroup sharing. Theoretical implications and implications for practicing managers are discussed.

scholarly journals A Study on The Impact of Government Using Social Media as Medium in Sharing Information to Public

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-364
Author(s):  
Masri Abdul Lasi ◽  
Izzat Basiran
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Several Studies shows that the used of social media as flatform of communication. The wide use of social media has changed the value of the information and individual role. Social media has been a great platform for knowledge sharing and even getting better as medium of communication and collaboration. The study aimed to examine the Impact of Government Using Social Media as Medium in Sharing Information to Public. The independent variables (Value, Role, Membership, Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration & Intention) of this study were used as primary goals of this research, while the dependent variable is Used of Social Media. The impacts that the users received from the new method, which is the social media that open the opportunity for people to gain tremendous knowledge not only on the past stories where it has become history, but also the current news which is latest and in a real-time basis story and news. The data collected from the quantitative study were distributed to the public in Kuala Lumpur via questionnaires to 150 respondents, since the researchers assume that Kuala Lumpur has a high population density from various population groups.  Statically Package for Social Science (SPSS) were used to analyze the correlation and determining the validity of the hypotheses. This study found that people are not really being impacted from the information shared from government agencies. It is recommended for future researcher to study the link between social media as a medium in sharing information with the aspect that impacted in people daily life and the role of government in controlling the news and information.

scholarly journals Assessing the Roles of Network Structure and Social Media in Inter-units Knowledge Sharing

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Djoko Sigit Sayogo ◽  
Sri Budi Cantika Yuli ◽  
Muhammad Sri Wahyudi Suliswanto ◽  
Wildan Affan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Electronic Document ◽  
Social Network Structure ◽  
Quality Assurance Process ◽  
Assurance Process ◽  
The Impact

Sharing knowledge across different units within an organization can be considered as one of the organization’s fundamental operation. Nonetheless, sharing information and knowledge across boundaries presents tremendous challenges for organization. This paper discusses the impact of social network structure and social media in mediating knowledge sharing against unit task performance. Based on the review of extant literatures in intra-organization information and knowlegde sharing, this paper accentuates on three propositions as follows: a) the use of online collaborative media reduces time spend on task by accelerating the electronic document quality assurance process, b) integrating expert ability with the use of collaborative media reduces time spend on task by accelerating the electronic document quality assurance process, and c) social network structure increase the likelihood to extract personal advice from colleagues, thus improve unit’s work quality.

The impact of focus, function, and features of shared knowledge on re-use in emergency management social media

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1318-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Yates
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Organizational Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Event Knowledge ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how organizations use social media such as blogs to share and re-used knowledge during contingencies, disasters, and emergencies. The factors related to the knowledge itself – rather than the media – which lead to more and less re-use (particularly in the fast-paced and uncertain context of emergencies) are not well known. Design/methodology/approach Integrating theories of social media, knowledge management and mass communication, the author develops a model of the characteristics of knowledge (focus, function and features), characteristics of knowledge sharers and the user’s needs, which influence the extent to which knowledge is re-used. Findings A study of 645 blog posts revealed why some knowledge is re-used in emergencies more than other types of knowledge. Surprisingly, non-event-related knowledge is re-used more often than event-related knowledge, perhaps because users are less certain about how they would re-use non-event knowledge and, thus, are paradoxically more interested in what it might offer. Results also indicate several other factors which impact re-use. Practical implications Traditional mechanisms used to evaluate knowledge for reuse such as rank and organizational status are less important than the focus and function of the knowledge itself; they offer practitioners strategies for more efficient knowledge sharing during emergencies and identify opportunities for more effective employment of emergency management social media. Originality/value One of the first studies to dig deeper into factors of knowledge shared and re-used during emergencies, this research integrates several theoretical streams to explain why some knowledge is more valuable for re-use. It increases the understanding of knowledge sharing during disasters and offers strategies for development of knowledge systems for future emergencies.

The impact of enterprise social media platforms on knowledge sharing

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Sun ◽  
Xinjie Zhou ◽  
Anand Jeyaraj ◽  
Rong-An Shang ◽  
Feng Hu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transactive Memory System ◽  
Enterprise Social Media ◽  
User Behaviors ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

PurposeEnterprise social media platforms (ESMPs) are web 2.0-based computer media tools that facilitate knowledge sharing by employees. The purpose of this paper is to outline the potential of ESMPs in both enabling and hindering knowledge sharing from the perspective of affordances.Design/methodology/approachThis is a conceptual paper which integrates the literature on ESMPs’ affordances and knowledge sharing.FindingsThis paper finds that prior research on affordances only considered artifacts without much attention on the role of individual goals and organizational context. ESMPs may both enable and hinder knowledge sharing by affording different user behaviors contingent on artifacts, individual goals and organizational context.Practical implicationsThe results of the paper will help managers and ESMPs designers to better understand the potential of ESMPs and pay attention to the positive and negative impacts of ESMPs in the process of knowledge sharing.Originality/valueThe paper derives a new categorization of affordances based on individual goals and organization context and portrays a model to describe how and when these affordances enable knowledge sharing through the development of transactive memory system and social capital and hinder knowledge sharing through overload, groupthink and privacy invasion.

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