scholarly journals Groupthink Antecedent Conditions of the Social Media Team of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Aditya Arifiyanto ◽  
Prahastiwi Utari ◽  
Andre Noevi Rahmanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Antecedent Conditions ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
The Social ◽  
Policy Information ◽  
Ministry Of Finance ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The use of information technology to communicate has become a new culture in recent years, one of which is the use of social media in communication. No exception government agencies also use to disseminate government policy information. At the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, there is a team that specializes in managing the Ministry of Finance's social media accounts. Through this research will reveal whether the social media team of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia has the potential to indicate groupthink in the process of group communication in order to make effective decisions. This study will use Antecedent Conditions as a guideline for the main indicators. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with semi-structured interviews as a way to retrieve data. Informants involved in this study were five people consisting of members of the Ministry of Finance's social media team from the January 2017 to December 2018 period. The results revealed that the Ministry of Finance social media team had the potential to Groupthink, this was known from group cohesion, organizational structure faults and external pressures that affect them at work.

scholarly journals Exploring the Social Media on the Communication Professionals in Public Health. Spanish Official Medical Colleges Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos de las Heras-Pedrosa ◽  
Dolores Rando-Cueto ◽  
Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado ◽  
Francisco J. Paniagua-Rojano
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Medical Colleges

The purpose of the study is to analyze the role that social media have on the practice of health professionals working in information and communication department of Spanish official medical college. Social media in health fields have experienced growing participation of users and are increasingly considered a credible form of communication. This paper examines the use of social media as communication tool by the Official Medical Colleges (OMC) of Spain. According to the National Institute of Statistics, in 2019 there were 267,995 registered medical professionals in the 52 OMC in Spain. This research is based on a qualitative methodological technique through semi-structured interviews, with the aim of identifying the profiles of the people who lead the information in the professional organizations of the OMC. Of the colleges, 73.07% participated. The findings show that information is essential for the OMC and most of them have at least one experienced communication professional. Social media are essential tool in their work and Twitter (87.5%) and Facebook (81.3%) are considered the most relevant social media according to their interests. These tools are believed to be very useful for informing, establishing relationships and listening to users.

scholarly journals Revealing the Underlying Insights on the Use of Social Media by Foreign Students—A Qualitative Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Gengeswari, K. ◽  
Sharmeela-Banu, S. A.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Use Of Social Media

<p><em>Student retention’s strategy has been key interest of Universities worldwide in line with its potential benefits in improving the University’s image besides contributing to the improvement in the institution’s financial performance. Recent communication technologies which are known for their ability to reaching the target market have gradually nullified the utilization of the traditional advertising tools. Of these communication technologies, education institutions are gradually embracing the social media in order to leverage its potential benefits. Review on the past studies reveals that there is an abundant of quantitative researches which investigated the use of social media by university’s students where limited focus was on the qualitative approach. This study intended to explore the underlying insights on the use of social media by carrying out semi-structured interviews among foreign students of the private higher education institutions located in Klang Valley, Malaysia. This study found that utilization of social media, quality information, usage influences and students’ engagement are the four important themes pertaining to the use of social media discovered from the interview sessions conducted. This study also provides several implications for both practitioners and academics.</em></p>

scholarly journals CONCEPTUALIZING THE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT: TEACHINGS FROM SELECTED VERSES OF SURAH AL-HUJURAAT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muhammad Maga Sule ◽  
Atiku Garba Yahaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p><em>The speedy advancement in internet technology has revolutionized the use of social media platforms as ways of communication globally. </em><em>This paper examines the proliferations social media sites in the world and its use among the Muslims.  Unlike traditional media, most of internet based means of social interactions are user-generated. It allows the individual to determine the content of the message with or without censorship or regulation. The liberty to open an account with any site of choice and the freedom it entails, lured some Muslim</em><em>s</em><em> to surf social media without recourse to or in line with the basic tenets of Islamic teachings.  The paper </em><em>is</em><em> a qualitative method where In-Depth Interviews were conducted with seasoned social users.  The researchers purposively selected three participants for the study and interview because they are Muslims and possessed the knowledge about the phenomenon investigated. Some of the findings of the study revealed that some Muslims finds it convenient to share or post unsubstantiated religious messages on social media. Similarly, it has paved way for increasing number of untrained social media preachers. This makes it a delicate tool at the disposal of some of Muslim to fan antagonism among Muslim of creeds and sects in Nigeria. The article concludes that social media is a double-edged sword which side-effects as apparent when Muslim user do not resort to the teachings of Islam as the guiding principle when surfing the social media sites. The unfettered user-generated content of social media in 21<sup>st</sup> century enables the users to operate outside the ambit of the Islamic convention of social interactions.</em></p>

scholarly journals Perilaku Berbasis Teknologi di Sosial Media pada Digital Nattive

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
Laelatus Syifa Sari Agustina
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Direct Feedback

Social media has become a new way for people to communicate with others. Social media is media on the internet that allows users to present themselves, work together, share, communicate with other users form social bonds virtually, and express themselves. Their identity is built by offline and online interaction. This condition makes its uniqueness when someone behaves in communicating and expressing themselves on social media. This study aims to describe internet-based behavior on digital natives, especially in posting content on social media. This research used a descriptive qualitative method, through structured interviews with 84 students aged 18-23 years, male and female gender. The data obtained analyzed by coding. The results show that the media gives satisfaction and makes them survive to use it actively and provides the availability of information, entertainment, and connection with their social life. Feelings of insecurity in using social media are closely related to the social consequences that will get and manifested through restrictions on access is allowed to view account content. The purpose of posting is different, but many illustrate needed for self-expression and desire to provide social influence in the form of direct feedback or the delivery of their thoughts to fellow users.

Does social media promote knowledge exchange? A qualitative insight

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 688-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kashif Imran ◽  
Syed Muhammad Javed Iqbal ◽  
Usman Aslam ◽  
Tehreem Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Media Applications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the benefits of social media to enhance knowledge exchange in the organizations. Moreover, the current qualitative inquiry elaborates the orientation of doctors about social media applications and knowledge exchange in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach The constructionism approach based on grounded theory followed by qualitative design is used to investigate the exposition with the help of 22 non-directive and semi-structured interviews from the doctors of Bahawal Victoria Hospital. The cases are selected by using convenience sampling and thematic analysis is done using NVivo-11 plus. Findings The results end up with four major themes. The social media applications, at the first door, extend communication and relationship among employees. Moreover, these applications are equally beneficial for acquiring existing and new knowledge. Additionally, social media applications advance knowledge exchange by promoting knowledge sharing and transfer. Research limitations/implications This study is equally beneficial for employees and management to promote knowledge exchange through social media applications. The effective and efficient use of social media applications helps organizations to boost knowledge strength among employees and can address various critical issues. Originality/value This is an attempt to sightsee the unattended dimension (i.e. knowledge exchange) in the context with social media. The social media applications are popular all over the world and pace of their usage is increasing day by day but their real contribution toward organizational well-being is still lacking in contemporary literature.

scholarly journals Online Advertising in Nigeria: an Examination of Approaches in Facebook and Instagram

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-122
Author(s):  
Silas Udenze ◽  
Olisa Junior Aduba
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Online Advertising ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Media ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The study examined online advertising in Nigeria; it also sought to ascertain an examination of approaches in Facebook and Instagram. The aim of the research is to analyse the extent Nigerian businesses are utilizing social media to advertise their products. The theory adopted to anchor the study is Diffusion of Innovation Theory. Mixed methodology was employed to generate data for the study. Survey designed was used for the quantitative method while semi-structured interviews were conducted for the qualitative method. Online questionnaires were employed to get data from 375 Internet-users; representing consumers of these online advertisements, while 6 business owners making use of online advertising through social media, were interviewed under the qualitative method. The results of the study show that Nigerians make use of social media sites like Facebook and Instagram as advertising platforms to a little extent despite the huge number of consumers using these networks in the country. The research recommends that business owners should change their perception about social media as just a platform for fun or social activities, but to start considering it as an avenue to marketing and profit making. Also, the work recommends Nigerian businesses to engage the media professionals to handle their online activities; taking into the account that social media is so powerful it can build or destroy any business or brand. The work further recommends more effort put into the Consumer Protection Council with regards to online advertising activities. This will aid to online consumers protection and also to a large extent curb the cyber fraud.

scholarly journals Effects of Social Media on Firm Performance and Customer Relations-Evidence from Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Asare Evans Kwabena ◽  
Kaodui Li ◽  
Osei-Assibey Mandella Bonsu ◽  
Obeng Belinda Faamaa ◽  
Baah Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Customer Relations ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The possibilities for companies to reach out more people to get in-depth understanding about brand, products, and services is through social media pages. We examined effects of social media on performance and customer relations of companies in Ghana. We obtained data from 390 respondents through structured questionnaires, and was analyzed with statistical package for social science (SPSS). The findings indicate increased awareness and usage of social media by companies in Ghana. However, customer’s desire for a products could be influence by company’s advertisement through social media post. We established that, managers are expectant with the use of social media enhancing customer’s relationship. Therefore, managers should modify their website to complement the social media strategies, identify the actions, wants and demands of customers to improve performance. We discussed several managerial recommendations.

How to foster employee satisfaction by means of coaching, motivation, emotional salary and social media skills in the agri-food value chain

New Medit ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Food Value ◽  
Insight Into

Most employee satisfaction studies do not consider the current digital transformation of the social world. The aim of this research is to provide insight into employee satisfaction in agribusiness by means of coaching, motivation, emotional salary and social media with a value chain methodology. The model is tested empirically by analysing a survey data set of 381 observations in Spanish agribusiness firms of the agri-food value chain. The results show flexible remunerations of emotional salary are determinants of employee satisfaction. Additionally, motivation is relevant in the production within commercialisation link and coaching in the production within transformation link. Whole-of-chain employees showed the greatest satisfaction with the use of social media in personnel management. Findings also confirmed that employees will stay when a job is satisfying. This study contributes to the literature by investigating the effect of current social and digital business skills on employee satisfaction in the agri-food value chain.

Is this mine? Psychological ownership and the social media follower

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline S.L. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Currency ◽  
Different Levels

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine psychological ownership (PO) experienced by followers of social media influencers toward both influencer and the product. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews that were conducted with 30 respondents and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings The study demonstrated that the PO experienced by the follower changes under different conditions resulting from perceived value, social currency and follower activity. Social currency plays a vital role in determining the target of PO, often affecting the narrative by the follower. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first paper to examine the transference of PO between product and influencer as experienced by the follower. It provides an understanding on PO that is experienced in different levels of intensity and changes depending on the motive of the follower; hence, transference of PO occurs and it is not a static.

Understanding the social media interactivity paradox: the effects of social media interactivity on communication quality, work interruptions and job performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Liu ◽  
Bowen Zheng ◽  
Hefu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Communication Quality ◽  
Media Dependency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Interruptions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media

PurposeAlthough social media is widely used for organizational communication, studies have begun to show its controversial effects on job performance in the workplace. To investigate these effects, this study developed a conceptual framework for how social media interactivity affects communication quality and work interruption, as well as how such effects impact job performance.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed theoretical model was empirically validated through a survey study of 556 employees in China.FindingsThe results verified a social media interactivity paradox that indicated social media interactivity increased both communication quality and work interruptions. The results further showed that high levels of social media dependency were a detriment to organizations.Originality/valueThis study verified the existence of a social media interactivity paradox in the use of social media for workplace communication. Moreover, results revealed that the effect of social media interactivity on organizational outcomes depends on its respective dimensions.

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