The use of social media for work-related knowledge sharing by construction professionals

Etemadi, Ramtin; Hon, Carol K.H.; Murphy, Glen D.; Manley, Karen

doi:10.1080/17452007.2019.1688637

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“…The model has also been applied to study non-technological health interventions such as HIV preexposure prophylaxis (Nideröst et al, 2018); the use and acceptance of social media among health educators (Hanson et al, 2011); tourists (Herrero et al, 2017); and students (Escobar-Rodríguez et al, 2014). The UTAUT model has also been applied to understanding the acceptance and use of social media for educational purposes (Awotunde et al, 2020;Jung & Lee, 2015;Khechine et al, 2016); public relations (Al-Badi et al, 2020;Curtis et al, 2010); work-related knowledge sharing (Etemadi et al, 2019); and employee recruitment (El Ouirdi et al, 2016). These studies and others' findings attest to the UTAUT model's effectiveness in predicting intention and actual use of new technologies.…”

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Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Modelling the Predictors of Acceptance and Behavioural Intention to Access and Interact with Sexuality Information on Social Media

Olamijuwon

Odimegwu

2021

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Introduction Diverse literature on sexual health promotion using social media suggests that increasing information reach and interaction are crucial. This study integrated the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to model the predictors of young adults’ behavioural intention to use and interact with sexuality education on social media. Methods A total of 936 young adults in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa who had access to the internet and Facebook were recruited via Facebook’s advertising platform from 22 May 2020 to 8 June 2020. A structural equation model was fitted on the sample to identify the individual attributes associated with the intention to use and interact with sexuality information on social media. Results About 84% of the young adults in the sample consider social media an appropriate medium for sexual health communication, with Facebook being the most preferred (40%) digital platform for sexual health promotion. Results from the structural equation model showed that performance expectancy (β = 0.18, P < 0.001), social influence (β = 0.09, P = 0.047), effort expectancy (β = 0.25, P < 0.001), facilitating condition (β = 0.33, P < 0.001), and attitude (β = 0.10, P = 0.039) were significantly associated with the intention to access sexuality education on social media. These factors (except attitude) were also significantly associated with the intention to interact with sexual health information on social media. Conclusions Young people with internet access are amenable to receiving and interacting with sexuality information on social media. The use of social media for sexuality education is associated with whether such use is free of effort, endorsed by society, align with their engagements with other messages, and helps them achieve improvement in their sexual and reproductive health. Policy Implications Strategies to increase access and interaction with sexuality information on social media help young people make an informed decision about their sexuality. Such use should also be free of effort, align with the way they interact with other information on social media, and supported by the society.

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Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Modelling the Predictors of Acceptance and Behavioural Intention to Access and Interact with Sexuality Information on Social Media

Olamijuwon

Odimegwu

2021

Sex Res Soc Policy

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“…When the shared contents are workrelated, content sharing is an act of professional KS. The main factor in KS is the involvement of two or more parties in the process (Etemadi et al, 2019;Leonardi, 2017). One of the parties involved in the process of KS is a knowledge seeker.…”

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“…Yammer, Slack and Workplace by Facebook are some of the popular examples of enterprise SM. The number of users of enterprise SM is growing (Etemadi et al, 2019). However, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of enterprise SM recently (Pandey and Pal, 2020).…”

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“…With the exception of the organisational factors, all other four groups are common barriers and enablers for users' intention to use private, public and enterprise SM. Organisational factors exclusively impact users' intention for enterprise SM use and include social influence, peer support, organisational structure, organisational culture, collaborative norms, KS procedures and supportive managerial techniques for SM use in enterprises (Chin et al, 2015a;Chin et al, 2015b;Etemadi et al, 2019).…”

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“…The findings of the previous studies show the promising results of using new information and ccommunication technologies tools such as SM for professional KS in sectors such as higher education, public relations, information technology (IT), health care, tourism, retail and manufacturing (Almeida and Soares, 2014;Grover and Froese, 2016;Kamara et al, 2002;Le et al, 2014;Maqsood et al, 2003;Newell et al, 2006;Oesterreich and Teuteberg, 2016;Dumbrell et al, 2014;Ga al et al, 2015;Sigala et al, 2015). SM's capabilities can tackle the issue of interrupted KS processes which is common in fragmented and project-based industries such as construction (Almeida and Soares, 2014;Etemadi et al, 2019;Oesterreich and Teuteberg, 2016).…”

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Mechanisms for enhancing the use of social media for knowledge sharing by the construction professionals

Etemadi

Hon

Manley

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the mechanisms for transforming construction professionals’ intentions into use of social media (SM) for knowledge sharing (KS). The objectives are to: identify the common types of SM platforms used by the construction professionals for KS; identify the key problems influencing transformation of the construction professionals’ intentions into use of SM for KS; identify the factors mitigating the problems; and provide recommendations for enhancing construction professionals’ use of SM for KS. Design/methodology/approach The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with Australian construction professionals and analysed using grounded theory (GT). The outcomes of the analyses formed a framework for the enhancement of SM use for KS. Findings The findings show that private SM followed by enterprise SM are more appealing to the construction professionals for KS compared to public SM; and uncertainties about users’ privacy/confidentiality and the quality of the shared knowledge adversely affect the transformation of the construction professionals’ intentions into use of SM for KS. Three types of trust are identified as the mitigators of the identified problems. A framework is proffered to enhance SM use for KS by construction professionals. Originality/value This paper contributes to the construction literature by developing a GT to explain the factors which impact the transformation of the construction professionals’ intentions into use of SM for KS. Additionally, the practical contribution of this study is the provision of framework constituting recommendations for the enhancement of SM use for KS.

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Technology adoption in the construction industry (1999–2023): Science mapping and visualization

Elkhayat,

Adel,

Marzouk

2024

Automation in Construction

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The use of social media for work-related knowledge sharing by construction professionals

Cited by 20 publications

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Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Modelling the Predictors of Acceptance and Behavioural Intention to Access and Interact with Sexuality Information on Social Media

Sexuality Education in the Digital Age: Modelling the Predictors of Acceptance and Behavioural Intention to Access and Interact with Sexuality Information on Social Media

Mechanisms for enhancing the use of social media for knowledge sharing by the construction professionals

Technology adoption in the construction industry (1999–2023): Science mapping and visualization

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