Use of Social Media for Knowledge Sharing by Instructors in a Higher Education Institution

2018 ◽  
pp. 116-143
Author(s):  
Stephen Asunka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Applicable Knowledge ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Against the backdrop that universities are required to generate and disseminate relevant and applicable knowledge for the general good, and with the understanding that social media can be an effective vehicle for such knowledge sharing practices, this study explored the use of social media for knowledge sharing by academics at a university college in Ghana. The study thus examined how instructors use social media for sharing academic knowledge, the factors that promote such knowledge sharing practices, and the barriers to effective knowledge sharing in the academic environment. 47 instructors participated by completing an online questionnaire, whilst 7 participated in focus group discussions. Findings reveal a regular, though not daily, use of social media platforms for academic knowledge sharing. Personal, technological and institutional factors were determined to be contributing in fostering as well as hindering such activities. Implications of these findings as well as suggestions for future research are accordingly discussed.

scholarly journals Analysis of Social Media Based on Terrorism — A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Pooja N Jain ◽  
Archana S Vaidya
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Terrorist Attack ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Use Of Social Media

With the ever-growing number of online social media platforms, the world has shrunk even further with regards to communication and knowledge-sharing perspective. However, communication, at times, can be deterrent when misused using such widespread social media tools. The acts of terrorism become seemingly convenient as the barrier of communication is nullified. This propagation of hateful content becomes much more easier and even recruiting anti-socials gets easier. Oddly, these social media platforms are the ones that prove essential during such crisis situations. This paper reviews most of the works reported by various authors in the last 10 years on the use of social media during a time of terrorist attack to addressing how to use social media for public communication with the emergency organization and military or police during terrorist attack, how to perform post-attack social media analytic and how to detect acts of terrorism, unrest, and hatred using social media analytic. With this objective, the authors also hope to inspire other researchers to work in this direction and use this review as a guide for instigating future research to counter-attack terrorism as it is the need of the hour for our country in the wake of recent Uri and Pulwama attack.

A Survey and a Case-Study Regarding Social Media Security and Privacy on Greek Future IT Professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venetis Kanakaris ◽  
Georgios Lampropoulos ◽  
Kerstin Siakas
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Nowadays, social media and social networks are increasingly used in business as they have drastically changed the way the community works, communicates, collaborates, socialises, creates content and shares knowledge and ideas. However, in particular, IT professionals and practitioners need to be aware of online security and privacy issues and the potential negative impact that they may cause on different aspects of business, such as online breaches or information theft. The use of social media inevitably leads to disclosure of personal information, with the use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and other similar techniques. Hence, the aim of this article is twofold, namely first to show results of a survey towards future Greek IT practitioners regarding awareness and viewpoints of social media users concerning security and privacy on social media. More specifically the study was based on responses and viewpoints of 178 Greek electrical engineering and IT students to an online questionnaire. Secondly, the aim is also to show how easily a potential malicious user can anonymously track and retrieve sensitive personal information in an automated and undetectable way from popular social media platforms by using publicly available information, resources, and tools. The results of the survey show that most of the respondents are aware of the privacy settings of the social media platforms they use. However, they consider that they should be more careful concerning personal data and whom they add as friends or followers and they do not feel comfortable with the fact that a stranger might be able to access their personal information through their publications on social media platforms.The case study indicates that it is possible for malicious users to acquire sensitive personal data (e.g. user's location via tweets and instas from smartphones). In addition, the ability to map activity could allow malicious users to track the activities of unsuspected users and predict their future locations.

Marketing academic library information services using social media

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 228-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suha AlAwadhi ◽  
Sultan M. Al-Daihani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the use of social media in the marketing of academic library resources and services in Kuwait and identifies the factors related to the use of social media applications in marketing academic libraries.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative data-collection approach using a paper and online questionnaire has been employed to elicit the opinions of librarians working in academic libraries in Kuwait in both private and public institutions. In total, 89 valid questionnaires have been analyzed using descriptive (frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations) and inferential statistics (factor analysis, correlations, experimental analysis and regression).FindingsThe study shows that the academic librarians have a positive perception toward the use of social media. The identified factors relating to the use of social media for marketing library information resources and services are the usefulness of social media tools in raising awareness and in providing needs analysis and satisfaction assessments. However, management support for the use of social media for library marketing is poor.Practical implicationsThis study provides insights into the factors related to the use of modern social media platforms to promote information resources and services at academic libraries to provide outreach services to current and potential users.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the field of information studies as it highlights the importance of using social media platforms in marketing academic library information resources and services. Library administrators could use the results to develop social media marketing plans to effectively promote their library resources.

scholarly journals Use of Social Media Platforms for Purchasing Fashion Items: A Comparison of US and Chinese Consumers

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Li Shen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Chinese Consumers ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This paper develops a conceptual connection between the Revised Technology Acceptance Model and Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions in explicating the adoption by customers of a social media platform in the fashion industry in the context of the US and China. This study shows that the trustworthiness of Facebook is positively related to US customers’ intention to purchase fashion items and the trustworthiness of WeChat is positively related to Chinese customers’ intention to purchase fashion items. Also, US customers’ perceived usefulness is not positively related to the intention of using Facebook to buy fashion items. However, their Chinese counterparts had the opposite result. The findings enhance our understanding of the factors that influence customers’ adoption of social media platforms for purchasing fashion items and provides suggestions for marketing managers as to how they can utilize social media platforms to market fashion items. The paper concludes with a discussion of possible future research in this field.

scholarly journals Art and Aging: Use of Social Media for Geriatric Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 763-763
Author(s):  
Gunjan Manocha ◽  
Casey Morton ◽  
Nicole Derenne ◽  
Heidi Bau ◽  
Donald Jurivich
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Interprofessional Training ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Peer Engagement ◽  
Learner Profile ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Abstract Social media as an educational tool for health care learning has untapped potential. Benefits of social media include peer-to-peer engagement, active learning and interprofessional training. Here we explored social media platforms as a vehicle to deliver short, pithy clinical pearls from evidence-based, peer-reviewed manuscripts. Key points from recent medical publications are paired with pre-existing artwork to provide visual reinforcement of the clinical pearl. Dubbed “Art and Aging”, the clinical pearl and artwork combination is posted on different social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, thus allowing for an expansive audience. Different hashtags and tags are used to increase followers and engagement on each platform. Over a 9 months period learner engagement increased by 150% and includes a diverse learner profile. These curated social media platforms show considerable promise for disseminating Geriatrics best practices. As yet, we do not know subject matter retention or whether it changes clinical practices - both questions which are future research objectives.

The (mis)use of social media to communicate CSR in hospitality

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Zizka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Csr Communication ◽  
Successful Communication ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This paper aims to discuss how the hospitality industry is communicating corporate social responsibility (CSR) to its stakeholders, the premise being CSR communication through social media platforms will increase stakeholder engagement. Design/methodology/approach This paper is developed based on Schwartz and Carroll’s three-domain approach to CSR motivation, stakeholder theory and a synthesis of previous literature of CSR communication in the hospitality industry. Findings Successful communication through social media is based on two-way participative dialogue. Companies, especially the hospitality industry, have used social media to communicate information through social media in a one-way direction, that of giving information. One example is the communication of CSR actions and intentions as found on hospitality websites, intranets and social media platforms. While previous studies have shown a link between CSR communication through social media and corporate reputation, few studies have examined CSR communication through social media and its effects on specific stakeholder groups. Research limitations/implications Rather than assuming that CSR communication can be done successfully through a “one-size-fits-all” social media discourse, this paper suggests the need for specific messages and potentially different communication channels to increase engagement from each of the various stakeholders in the hospitality industry. Originality/value This is one of the first papers which tries to address how one communication channel, social media, can affect CSR communication and increase stakeholder engagement in the hospitality industry. This paper provides discussion on the usefulness of social media to communicate CSR messages and posits the need for future research projects on a macro and micro level.

scholarly journals “How to use it more?” Self-efficacy and its sources in the use of social media for knowledge sharing

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Alshahrani ◽  
Diane Rasmussen Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate sources of self-efficacy for researchers and the sources’ impact on the researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing. It is a continuation of a larger study (Alshahrani and Rasmussen Pennington, 2018). Design/methodology/approach The authors distributed an online questionnaire to researchers at the University of Strathclyde (n=144) and analysed the responses using descriptive statistics. Findings Participants relied on personal mastery experience, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion and emotional arousal for social media use. These elements of self-efficacy mostly led them to use it effectively, with a few exceptions. Research limitations/implications The convenience sample utilised for this study, which included academic staff, researchers and PhD students at one university, is small and may not be entirely representative of the larger population. Practical implications This study contributes to the existing literature on social media and knowledge sharing. It can help researchers understand how they can develop their self-efficacy and its sources in order to enhance their online professional presence. Additionally, academic institutions can use these results to inform how they can best encourage and support their researchers in improving their professional social media use. Originality/value Researchers do rely on their self-efficacy and its sources to use social media for knowledge sharing. These results can help researchers and their institutions eliminate barriers and improve online engagement with colleagues, students, the public and other relevant research stakeholders.

scholarly journals Excessive Use of WeChat at Work Promotes Creativity: The Role of Knowledge Sharing, Psychological Strain

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiqin Zhang ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Meng Li ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Person Environment Fit ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Use Behavior

The pervasive nature of social media can result in excessive use and addiction, but whether excessive use of social media is good or bad for individuals' creativity is unclear. This study explored the direct and indirect impact of excessive use of WeChat on individuals' creativity in workplace, focusing on how excessive use of WeChat promotes or restrains creativity through knowledge sharing and psychological strain. Based on the person–environment fit model and motivation theory, this study examined the three paths of excessive WeChat use affecting individuals' creativity in workplace. We used the structural equation model to test our research model. A survey of 364 employees revealed that excessive WeChat use directly promotes creativity and indirectly improves creativity via knowledge sharing, but excessive WeChat use does not lead to psychological strain. These findings, obtained by theoretically and empirically investigating the positive outcomes of excessive WeChat use, suggest an upside to excessive WeChat use. The implications and limitations of this study and future research on excessive-use behavior are also discussed.

scholarly journals Big Data Big Impact: How Firms are Using Social Media for Innovation and Better Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Ali El Samra ◽  
Leonidas Anastasakis ◽  
Pavel Albores ◽  
Victoria Uren
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Big Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Firms continuously attempt to find new sources of information to innovate and achieve a superior performance. Big data present on social media platforms represents one of the new sources of information that firms are starting to rely on. This paper is an exploratory study to examine how firms are making use of social media and what kind of impact the social media use have. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 75 firms in the United States. Our findings suggest that Big Data, in the form of social media data, has an impact on the firm’s innovativeness and performance, and that IT capability potentially plays a mediator role in this relation.

The Use of Social Media in Knowledge Sharing Case Study Undergraduate Students in Major British Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Motteh Saleh Al-Shibly
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This study aims to investigate how the social media tools can help the exchange of knowledge between university students to build a knowledge sharing culture. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of individual and organizational factors, social media technologies (SMT) and knowledge sharing factors, thus predicting the online user behavior towards social media knowledge-sharing. Different methods such as (PLS) were used to analyze the study results in order to consider the influence of all constructs on the framework simultaneously. Therefore, a (157) online questionnaires were collected from undergraduate students in major British universities. The results reveal that knowledge sharing behavior had five positive factors: mutual trust, reciprocity, eWOM quality, perceived usefulness and perceived online attachment motivation. Practical implications, limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.

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