A Research Design for the Examination of Political Empowerment Through Social Media

Author(s):  
Marius Rohde Johannessen

The chapter presents a research design for examining social media use in political contexts, framed as the methodology community case study. The main difference from a traditional case study is that the focus is on online communities rather than single organizations. The chapter presents the case study methodology along with the individual methods that have been applied in community case studies: interviews, stakeholder analysis, the Delphi method, social network analysis (and other digital methods), document, and genre analysis. The chapter concludes by discussing possible types of insights gained through applying these methods, and presenting a few example findings from previous research. The design has been successfully applied in the author's PhD thesis and later work, and is presented here in the hope that it might provide aid and inspiration for graduate students facing similar research problems.

Author(s):  
Tamara L. Wandel

This chapter focuses on the role of social media consumption on older children and adolescents during the bereavement process of a childhood friend. Using case study methodology surrounding an 11-year-old girl's tragic death, surveys were administered to peers and semi-structured interviews with peers, counselors, and the deceased's mother were conducted in order to collect in-depth information on the opinions and feelings of those utilizing social media as they cope with loss, specifically the loss of a friend. The idea of virtual mourning is significant to explore as social media is ubiquitous for most older children and adolescents.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-231
Author(s):  
Myriam Ertz ◽  
Fahri Karakas ◽  
Frederick Stapenhurst ◽  
Rasheed Draman ◽  
Emine Sarigöllü ◽  
...  

Purpose This study aims to offer a better understanding of supply side of bribery and corruption in an international business perspective by conceptualizing it in the narrower concept of misconduct in business (MIB) derived from the deontological perspective to business ethics. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a case study methodology of professionals working within Canadian mining multinational corporations operating in Africa. The authors conducted 2 focus groups, 25 in-depth interviews, document search and an open-ended questionnaire to 15 professionals. Further, they drew on a combination of the classic relationalist sociological framework and its recent revision, that they named the relationalism-substantialism framework to analyze the data. Findings The triangulated empirical data show that the reason why MIB in the form of bribery supply occurs is not exclusively tied to any given perspective, whether the individual, the organization or the wider societal context. Rather, these different layers are tightly intertwined and interact with each other for the supply of bribery to occur. Originality/value Although the three siloed perspectives of MIB have been studied in the literature, they have not been addressed in relation to one another, and even less with a relationalism-substantialism framework. Yet, this perspective contributes compellingly to the understanding of the supply side in bribery. The authors propose a net of conceptually related constructs that intervene in the process of bribery supply occurrence, namely relationality influenced by institutional dysfunctionality and conflation and substantiality through agency and culture.


2014 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 988-994
Author(s):  
Adnan Hj. Bakri ◽  
Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim ◽  
Mohd Yusof Noordin ◽  
Widya Kartini Mohd. Razali ◽  
Mohd.Tohid Mohd Zul-Waqar ◽  
...  

This paper aims to review the common research design employed to investigate the various issues in TPM implementation. Concurrently, it is also aimed to analyze the contribution from Malaysian –based researchers towards increasing the literature of TPM. Attempt was made to discuss the available literature related to TPM published from year 1992 until 2012. The outcomes from this review would serve as useful guideline for the future research in TPM particularly for Malaysian researcher.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Stolte

The purpose of this research is to assess user engagement for a video-based social media campaign by a destination marketing organization (DMO). A case study methodology was applied to examine the Tourism Toronto video-based campaign of 2017 on Instagram and Twitter. Social interactions were analyzed to compare the relative engagement rates across platforms. This determined that Instagram had a higher relative engagement rate compared to Twitter. Instagram can be considered as a more desirable tool for DMOs to share videos digitally. The limited sample size presents research limitations through potentially not representing a larger population opinion’s on the content. It enables practical implications for destination marketers who have limited resources by highlighting that Instagram may be a preferred channel over Twitter due to higher engagements rates. There is a lack of research on the comparison of relative engagement rates from an academic perspective and this is the first study to explore the topic for a video-based marketing campaign in the DMO industry.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ty Hollett ◽  
Jeremiah (Remi) Kalir

In this article, we analyze the production of learner-generated playgrids. Playgrids are produced when learners knit together social media tools to participate across settings and scales, accomplish their goals, pursue interests, and make their learning more enjoyable and personally meaningful. Through case study methodology we examine how two platforms - Slack and Hypothesis - enabled learners to curate and participate among their own digital resources and pathways for learning. We contend that both theoretical and pedagogical development is necessary to support adult learners as they curate tools and pathways based upon their contingent needs and goals, and that the concept of playgrids does so by usefully connecting less formal social media practice with more formal professional learning across various settings and scales. In the end, we demonstrate the importance of honoring learners' desire to connect their completion of formal course activities with their less formal social media practices; both sets of practices need not be in conflict and may be complementary.


Author(s):  
María-Jesús Díaz-González ◽  
Natalia Quintas Froufe ◽  
Almudena González del Valle Brena ◽  
Francesc Pumarola

There have been many contributions to scientific literature which have helped develop a theoretical framework in the field of education and Information Technologies. The contributions have come from the educational sciences and from the communication processes and collaboration perspectives. The purpose of this chapter is to make a contribution within the specific scope of university teaching and social media. In order to achieve this objective, a case study methodology was chosen to analyze the use and implementations of social media networks in Spanish Schools of Communication. The parameters used were chosen out of the same social media nature (potential use). The success of social media presence at Schools of Communications must follow an initial plan and a further control and supervision of the plan. The relationship of social media with the university community depends greatly upon the specific community manager’s profile and commitment.


2022 ◽  
pp. 548-567
Author(s):  
Laurie Wellner ◽  
Kathleen Pierce-Friedman

This chapter focuses on the overarching components of the case study methodology in the context of research and career-based teaching and organizational learning settings. More specifically, this chapter, presented in several distinct sections, provides a description of the various types of case studies that can be selected for research purposes as well as for use as a teaching tool for career professionals, higher education faculty, and others interested in employing this type methodology. This chapter is intended to serve as a foundation to the subsequent text in this book pertaining to the detailed descriptions and elements of the case study serving as either a research design or a function of the teaching and learning process in academic and career-based settings. Providing a rich initial presentation of the types and qualities of the case study research design, this chapter will launch additional structure for the later chapters to offer a deeper understanding for the reader.


Prologia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 532
Author(s):  
Bella Chitra ◽  
Roswita Oktavianti

This research studies about the digital public relations strategy of podcast enthusiasts in developing their brand engagement. The researcher used concepts of digital public relations and brand engagement in explaining the analysis. The scope of digital public relations concepts cover online or website publicity, social media, and online communities. Meanwhile, the concept of brand engagement can be seen in active interactions with followers or listeners. This research is a qualitative research using the case study methodology. The case studies used the Duo Budjang podcast. This study finds that the promotion on social media is more effective and efficient than on websites, especially on Instagram because the majority of the users are millennials. The promotion will be successful if the selection of media channels is tailored according to the target audience and consistent in its management. In developing the engagement, podcast enthusiasts pay attention to and make active interactions on both online and offline. One success story of the engagement is the existence an online or virtual community established by the loyal listeners of the podcasts. The community also helps in promoting the podcasts. Penelitian ini mengangkat tentang strategi digital public relations pegiat podcast dalam membangun brand engagement. Konsep yang digunakan yaitu digital public relations dan brand engagement. Konsep digital public relations seperti publisitas online atau website, media sosial, dan komunitas online. Sedangkan konsep brand engagement dapat dilihat pada interaksi yang aktif terhadap followers atau pendengarnya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif menggunakan metode studi kasus. Studi kasus dilakukan terhadap podcast Duo Budjang. Hasil penelitian ini adalah promosi di media sosial lebih efektif dan efisien daripada di website, khususnya di Instagram karena mayoritas pengguna adalah generasi milenial. Promosi akan berhasil jika pemilihan saluran media sesuai target audience dan konsisten dalam pengelolaannya. Dalam membangun engagement, pegiat podcast memperhatikan dan membuat interaksi yang aktif baik di dalam jaringan (daring) maupun di luar jaringan (luring). Salah satu contoh keberhasilan dari engagement yang dibangun adalah adanya komunitas online atau virtual yang merupakan pendengar setia podcast. Komunitas juga membantu dalam mempromosikan podcast.


Author(s):  
Tamara L. Wandel

This chapter focuses on the role of social media consumption on older children and adolescents during the bereavement process of a childhood friend. Using case study methodology surrounding an 11-year-old girl's tragic death, surveys were administered to peers and semi-structured interviews with peers, counselors, and the deceased's mother were conducted in order to collect in-depth information on the opinions and feelings of those utilizing social media as they cope with loss, specifically the loss of a friend. The idea of virtual mourning is significant to explore as social media is ubiquitous for most older children and adolescents.


Author(s):  
Laurie Wellner ◽  
Kathleen Pierce-Friedman

This chapter focuses on the overarching components of the case study methodology in the context of research and career-based teaching and organizational learning settings. More specifically, this chapter, presented in several distinct sections, provides a description of the various types of case studies that can be selected for research purposes as well as for use as a teaching tool for career professionals, higher education faculty, and others interested in employing this type methodology. This chapter is intended to serve as a foundation to the subsequent text in this book pertaining to the detailed descriptions and elements of the case study serving as either a research design or a function of the teaching and learning process in academic and career-based settings. Providing a rich initial presentation of the types and qualities of the case study research design, this chapter will launch additional structure for the later chapters to offer a deeper understanding for the reader.


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