Information Professionals' Knowledge Sharing Practices in Social Media: A Study of Professionals in Developing Countries

Purpose This paper aims to provide information and promote discussion around the social media platform TikTok. Design/methodology/approach Research, literature review. Findings Libraries and library and information professionals should be aware of the potential of TikTok for engagement and information sharing. Originality/value Adds to the research on the social media platform TikTok.

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“Why not use it more?” Sources of self-efficacy in researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing

Journal of Documentation ◽

10.1108/jd-04-2018-0051 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 74 (6) ◽

pp. 1274-1292 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hussain Alshahrani ◽

Diane Rasmussen Pennington

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Personal Mastery ◽

Mastery Experience ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Postdoctoral Researchers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that researchers rely on when using social media for knowledge sharing and to explore how these sources impact their use. Design/methodology/approach The study employed 30 semi-structured interviews with researchers at a major Scottish university. The authors analysed the interview transcriptions using directed content analysis. Findings The researchers relied on the four sources of self-efficacy proposed by Bandura (1977) when using social media for knowledge sharing. These sources lead researchers to use social media effectively and frequently for sharing knowledge, although some may discourage its use. Research limitations/implications It extends the self-efficacy integrative theoretical framework of Bandura (1977) by presenting the relative amount of the influence of these sources for researchers to share their ideas, experiences, questions and research outputs on social media. While the participants included academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students, the majority were PhD students. Practical implications The findings can help universities understand how to promote productive use of social media. For example, academic staff who have high personal mastery experience could mentor those who do not. Originality/value This is the first known study to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that impact researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing.

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Strategic Innovation, Knowledge Sharing and Policy Innovation Factors In E-Government in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania

Korean Journal of Policy Studies ◽

10.52372/kjps30305 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 91-123

Author(s):

Lupilya Emmanuel Constantine ◽

Park J Hun

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Government Policy ◽

National Level ◽

Policy Innovation ◽

Think Tank ◽

Government Institutions ◽

Strategic Innovation ◽

Research Alliance ◽

Innovation Knowledge

The existing gap from strategic innovation in e-government knowledge creation has affected the effort to timely develop e-government policy in Tanzania. This paper is an attempt to describe multiple innovations outside the Tanzania that involve developing country collaboration, institutional innovation and resources and their linkages to national e-government-think tank. The central argument of this paper is to find factors for enhancing the development of national e-government policy innovation outside Tanzania. We developed national e-government policy framework to orchestrate local innovation and forge ahead of the e-government policy innovation. To do so, we developed and administered a set of the questionnaire from government and private institutions, entrepreneurship and social network group. Data collections were conducted from July 15 to September 20, 2015. The exploratory factor analysis using SPSS version 22 was employed to analyze data for strategic innovation, knowledge sharing, and e-government policy innovation. Four critical factors were identified as the key driver to the success of national e-government policy innovation: Coordinate knowledge sharing on e-government policies in the nation and international institutions; empower and coordinate e-government-think tank forum locally and nationally; create a technoculture society at local and national level; and Support e-government research alliance & engagement respectively. In additional, three developing countries were used as a reference model to support these findings. Our conclusion shows how national e-government-think tank and research alliance can become a strategic innovation in e-government towards coordinating knowledge sharing within private and government institutions. This can represent as "valuable and intellectual assets" for government institutions' stability and change towards national e-government policy innovation process.

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#SelfHelp : A Supplementary paper for the film #SelfHelp

10.32920/ryerson.14657886 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Emma Arsenault

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Social Media ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Health Care System ◽

Young Women ◽

Mental Health Care System ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Community Workshops

The film #SelfHelp critically examines Toronto’s mental health care system, it’s flaws and the different reasons why people resort to other options. After facing ongoing challenges, three young women decided to take matters into their own hands. Through the use of social media, starting community workshops and dedication to knowledge-sharing, these women begin to not only heal themselves, but others as well.

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Using enterprise social networks as a knowledge management tool in higher education

VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems ◽

10.1108/vjikms-12-2016-0073 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 555-570 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Niall Corcoran ◽

Aidan Duane

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Management Tool ◽

Content Type ◽

Enterprise Social Networks ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose The management of organisational knowledge and the promotion of staff knowledge sharing are largely neglected in higher education institutions. The purpose of this study is to examine how enterprise social networks can enable staff knowledge sharing in communities of practice in that context. Design/methodology/approach The study is framed as an Action Research project, covering three cycles over a 12-month period. During the Diagnosing phase, a conceptual model was developed for empirical testing. Data were collected through 30 semi-structured interviews and a number of focus groups. This was supplemented by content analysis and reflective journaling. Findings The findings support the conceptual model and provide insight into the antecedents necessary for the creation of an enterprise social network-enabled knowledge-sharing environment, the motivators for and barriers to participation, and the perceived organisational and individual benefits of increased staff knowledge-sharing activity. Research limitations/implications As the study has a higher education focus, all of the findings may not be generalizable to other types of organisation. Further development of the conceptual model and testing in other contextual settings will yield greater generalizability. Practical implications A number of findings have practical implications for the management of higher education institutions, such as the evidence of a divide between faculty and other staff. In general, the study findings provide an opportunity for educationalists to better understand the scope and impact of employing social media platforms for knowledge sharing. Originality/value This paper adds to the growing body of work on organisational implementations of social media, and should be of interest to practitioners and researchers undertaking similar projects.

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