Journal articles: 'Networking motivations'

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Zandberg, Tjeerd, and Fernando Nieto Morales. "Public managers’ networking and innovative work behavior: the importance of career incentives." International Review of Administrative Sciences 85, no. 2 (June 28, 2017): 286–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020852317692138.

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From theories on middle managers’ entrepreneurship in private organizations, it is known that the structural network position of middle managers influences their innovative work behavior. Our study investigates if in a governmental setting, the intra-organizational networking behavior of public managers has a similar positive influence on innovative work behavior. As networking mechanisms may depend on the particular context and organizational norms, we also investigate the influence of networking motivations. According to social network research in private enterprises, social network links can be used to advance individual careers. According to public management and Public Service Motivation theories, public managers have a collective orientation aimed at producing public goods. Therefore, we investigate if, next to intra-organizational networking, an individual career motive or a collective motivation for networking explains innovative work behavior. In a case study on public managers of a municipality in Mexico City, we find a strong influence of networking on innovative work behavior. We also find support for additional influences of individual career motives, but no evidence for collective motivations. Points for practitioners Intra-organizational networking of public managers leads to increased innovative behavior in a governmental setting. In addition, when aiming at increasing innovative behavior, individual career motives seem to have stronger positive effects than collective motivations (such as teamwork-related motivations).

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Fyodorov, V. V., and I. D. Mileev. "Motivation in Teenage Users of Social Media." Social Psychology and Society 6, no. 3 (2015): 98–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/sps.2015060307.

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The paper describes outcomes of a research on motivation in teenage users of virtual communicative spaces, that is, social networking sites. The hypothesis was that there is a correlation between teenagers' online activity in social media and features of their motivation. As it was revealed, types of teenagers' activities in social networking sites and types of motivation follow a certain hierarchy. Also, there are significant differences in motivations and time perspective in teenagers with different characteristics of online activity. The paper shows how these visible differences may be used in creating psychological motivational portraits of adolescents carrying out various activities in social media.

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Huggins, Christopher. "Motivations behind local government transnational networking." Regional Insights 4, no. 1 (January 2013): 9–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20429843.2013.10708713.

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Nelson, Dorothy Wu, Marguerite M. Moore, and Kristen K. Swanson. "Fashion and social networking: a motivations framework." Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal 23, no. 4 (September 19, 2019): 608–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmm-03-2018-0037.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add to the literature concerning potential motivations that drive social networking sites (SNS) for fashion-related behaviors among millennial consumers using a Uses and Gratifications (U&G) perspective. Four SNS platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter – were examined. Design/methodology/approach The study presents a mixed-methods approach to develop and test a motivations framework among millennial consumers that will lead to practical understanding of both the existence of and impact of different motivations for engaging in SNS. Findings Unique motivations appear to drive use of the four examined platforms. Results indicate that a broad set of common motivations for SNS use among millennial consumers who exhibit an interest in fashion can be determined. Further, the results indicate significant differences among motivations within the respective platform types. Lastly, the results reveal common factors among three or more SNS platforms: “Fashion,” “Connection,” “Following” and “Pictures.” The ‘Entertainment’ factor was common among two SNS platforms. Research limitations/implications Limitations of the study are the limited sample and SNS selection. A broader representation of the millennial consumer behaviors would provide a more comprehensive picture of the motivations for using SNS platforms. Practical implications The study provides useful information for fashion marketers and researchers who can benefit from an updated understanding of SNS behaviors. Originality/value The study provides a relevant contribution to SNS research as well as understanding of millennial consumers. Additionally, it adds contribution to the U&G theory concerning new media platforms. It also delivers a replicable research design for other SNS platforms.

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French, Aaron M. "Let’s meet offline." Information Technology & People 30, no. 4 (November 6, 2017): 946–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-08-2015-0213.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore new trends in social networking such as social tourism and determine motivations resulting in visiting others when traveling. A research model is created based on mixed-methods research approach to identify motivations that influence use and factors that result in the willingness to meet others through the social networking tourism (SNT) site. Design/methodology/approach The current research implements a mixed-methods approach using qualitative data from a questionnaire to identify motivations that were implemented in a theoretical model tested empirically using survey data. The qualitative study consisted of 11 social tourism users followed by a quantitative study using a survey that was administered to 793 social tourism users. Findings The results of the qualitative study identified networking, curiosity, understanding, and economic benefits as motivations for using social tourism sites. Based on validity and reliability testing, the final research model included only the motivations for networking and economic benefits. The survey results showed that trust, attitude, and use were significant antecedents to the dependent variable willingness to meet with networking and economic benefits as antecedents to attitude and use. Research limitations/implications This is an exploratory study so there are several limitations. First, while two motivations were ultimately identified, it is possible that other motivations should be explored. Trust is also a limitation in the current research that identifies trust as an antecedent to the willingness construct without researching factors that influence trust. Further research should be conducted to expand on the current research. Originality/value While there has been significant research conducted in the area of social networking, niche areas and special purpose social networks remain unexplored. The current research explores the niche area of SNT to develop a model identifying motivations for use and also creates a new construct identified as behavioral willingness to perform an action when risk is involved. Willingness to meet others through the site and its antecedents were evaluated in the current research.

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Guan, Ling, Yi Luo, and Liang Rebecca Tang. "An exploratory study of decision makers for choosing wedding banquet venues: push and pull motivations." International Journal of Tourism Cities 1, no. 2 (May 5, 2015): 162–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-08-2014-0011.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify push and pull factors that motivate decision makers to choose wedding banquet venues, and to explore the relationships between the motivational factors and demographic information. Design/methodology/approach – The initial questionnaire was pre-tested involving a sample of six graduate students in a hospitality management program of a major university in the Midwestern USA. The wordings were changed based on their feedback. The final survey was consisted of three sections: push motivations, pull motivations, and demographic information. In the first section, 13 push motivation statements were employed to investigate decision makers' reasons for selecting a wedding banquet venue. Findings – The four push factors identified included “seeking relaxation and knowledge,” “fulfilling prestige,” “escaping from daily routine,” and “social networking.” The six pull factors were composed of “budget,” “atmosphere,” “facilities,” “wedding services,” “transportation,” and “service and quality.” Originality/value – The study helps event industry practitioners understand consumers’ motivations of choosing wedding venues and predict consumers’ behavior. It further suggests marketing strategies to effectively communicate with existing and potential consumers.

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Sharafizad, Jalleh, and Alan Coetzer. "Women business owners’ start-up motivations and network structure." Journal of Management & Organization 23, no. 2 (November 28, 2016): 206–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.51.

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AbstractThis research responds to calls for studies aimed at developing a more nuanced understanding of women small business owners’ networking behaviours and structures. The study examined whether business start-up motivations and phase of the business (prestart-up, start-up and established) influenced women’s networking behaviours and structures. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 28 women. Interview data were used to categorise participants into classic, forced, and work–family owners. Analysis of the interviews found no marked differences in networking behaviours and network structures of participants during prestart-up phase. During start-up and established phases differences began to emerge. Given that classic and forced owners had established their businesses for financial reasons, a diverse network was more relevant for them. However, work–family participants established the business for family/work balance, thus a small network of close ties was sufficient to achieve their business goals. Theoretical, practical and research implications of the findings are outlined.

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Omar, Aida Shekh, Wan Edura Wan Rashid, and Afiza Abdul Majid. "Motivations Using Social Networking Sites on Quality Work Life." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 130 (May 2014): 524–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.061.

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Hodgson, Damian Edward, Simon Bailey, Mike Bresnen, Paula Hyde, and John Hassard. ""Informal Networking in Healthcare Management: Motivations, Tensions and Challenges"." Academy of Management Proceedings 2014, no. 1 (January 2014): 15525. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2014.15525abstract.

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Stragier, Jeroen, Tom Evens, and Peter Mechant. "Broadcast Yourself: An Exploratory Study of Sharing Physical Activity on Social Networking Sites." Media International Australia 155, no. 1 (May 2015): 120–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x1515500114.

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This article focuses on the practice of self-tracking of physical activity data and sharing it via social networking sites. The use of wearable technology devices and the latest smartphones with built-in GPS tracking technology – capturing the speed, distance and duration of physical activities such as running and cycling – is a striking example of the trend towards quantifying sports performances. The study explores the determinants and motivations of recreational athletes to share physical activity status updates on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Evidence is drawn from a large-scale survey of 400 users of Strava, a popular fitness app and online community. The results suggest that intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations determine a person's willingness to share physical activity via social networking sites.

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Yamashita, Takashi, Jennifer R. Keene, Chi-Jung Lu, and Dawn C. Carr. "Underlying Motivations of Volunteering Across Life Stages: A Study of Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations in Nevada." Journal of Applied Gerontology 38, no. 2 (March 26, 2017): 207–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464817701202.

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Volunteering is beneficial not only for individuals’ well-being but also for society’s well-being; yet only a fraction of U.S. citizens regularly engage in volunteer activities. This study examined how underlying motivations are associated with interest in volunteering for individuals in three major life phases: early, middle, and later adulthood. Data were collected from 1,046 adults who volunteered through nonprofit organizations in Nevada (USA). Exploratory factor analysis revealed that community service, career advancement, and well-being were common underlying motivations for individuals across life stages. However, generativity among the later adulthood group, and social networking among the early and middle adulthood groups were unique motivations for volunteering. Regression analysis showed that the community service motivation was significantly associated with individuals’ interest in volunteering among all life stages. Simultaneously, generativity for the later adulthood group, and career advancement for the early adulthood group were unique motivations linked to their actual interest in volunteering.

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Kitirattarkarn, Gauze Pitipon, Theo Araujo, and Peter Neijens. "Cultural differences in motivation for consumers’ online brand-related activities on Facebook." Communications 45, no. 1 (March 26, 2020): 53–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2018-2017.

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AbstractGiven the increased relevance of social networking sites (SNSs) for consumers around the globe, companies face the challenge of understanding motivations underlying consumers’ interactions with online brand-related content. Cross-cultural research on consumer motivations for online brand-related activities on SNSs, however, is limited. The present study explored, via in-depth interviews, reasons why Facebook users from individualistic (the Netherlands, the United States) and collectivistic (South Korea, Thailand) cultures engage with brand-related content. The findings provide in-depth insights, in particular, with regards to collectivistic consumers, to the varied interpretations of the motivations for COBRAs identified in previous literature. We also identified a new motivation specifically for collectivistic cultures: the desire to share an intention to purchase or try a product. Moreover, while collectivistic motivations were driven by the wish to express a sense of belonging to the social group, individualistic cultures appear to engage with brands mainly for obtaining advantages for themselves.

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Roberts, Richie, Shelli Rampold, Raegan Ramage, and Benita Komunjeru. "A Typology of University Agriculture Students’ Projected Motivations to Study Abroad: An Application of Q Methodology." Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education 27, no. 3 (August 19, 2020): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5191/jiaee.2020.27359.

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The study’s purpose was to understand Louisiana State University freshman agriculture students’ projected motivations to study abroad. To achieve this, we used a Q methodological approach. When viewed through the lens of the expectancy-value model of achievement motivation, findings suggested students’ motivations could be interpreted through three typologies: (1) Goal-Oriented Students, (2) Social-Oriented Students, and (3) Learning-Oriented Students. In particular, the Goal-Oriented Students expressed they were motivated to enroll in a study abroad course because they perceived it could enhance their educational and careerrelated ambitions through personal growth. Meanwhile, Social-Oriented Students articulated that the social dimensions of study abroad courses, i.e., networking, relationship building, and opportunities to experience a new culture, served as their primary motivation. Finally, the Learning-Oriented Students reported their desire to gain more agricultural knowledge, experience an alternative method of instruction, and learn to work with diverse populations provided intrinsic value and encouraged them to study abroad in the future. As a consequence, this study’s findings not only broaden the study abroad literature but also provide implications for university administrators and faculty to better accommodate students through recruitment and programming tailored to their motivational needs. Keywords: motivation; Q methodology; study abroad; university agriculture students

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Cooper, Christine E., Stephanie A. Hamel, and Stacey L. Connaughton. "Motivations and obstacles to networking in a university business incubator." Journal of Technology Transfer 37, no. 4 (September 25, 2010): 433–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10961-010-9189-0.

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Fakunle, Omolabake, Mollie Dollinger, Joyceline Alla-Mensah, and Blair Izard. "Academic Conferences as Learning Sites: A Multinational Comparison of Doctoral Students’ Perspectives and Institutional Policy." International Journal of Doctoral Studies 14 (2019): 479–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4383.

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Aim/Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore trends and motivations for doctoral students’ participation in domestic and international conferences. We draw on doctoral students’ perceptions and experiences from four contexts (USA, Scotland, England, Australia) to further explore variations across different global contexts. Background: There is increased recognition of the importance of conferences within doctoral education. Yet very little is known or understood about doctoral students’ participation and motivations for participating in conferences. Methodology: Our sample includes doctoral students from four institutions studying in a School of Education. We used an online survey and follow-up focus group interviews to investigate doctoral students’ perceptions and experiences of conferences. Contribution: There are few studies on doctoral students’ participation in conferences. This study contributes to the literature on doctoral students as it investigates the trends and rationale for doctoral students’ participation in national and international conferences. We highlight the importance of conferences as learning sites for doctoral students. Furthermore, our research highlights dissimilarities and ambiguities in the provision of support for doctoral students’ regarding what we describe as the social aspect of their researcher learning and development, in this case, in networking activities. Findings: Our findings show that a) at both the individual (doctoral students) and institutional level, there is an implicit understanding of the importance of networking and yet programs rarely formally require conference attendance; b) students’ motivations to attend conferences may be mediated by their career aspirations and supportive structures (i.e., funding); and c) conferences support doctoral students’ learning and confidence in future networking. Recommendations for Practitioners: Our recommendations to doctoral education training programs and/or supervisors are to explicitly discuss and promote networking and/or conference attendance, and to find ways to support students to engage in networking outside their immediate study environment. Recommendation for Researchers: Our recommendation to researchers is to further investigate the importance of networking behaviors and experiences on doctoral student training and/or career outcomes. Impact on Society: This research highlights the importance of recognizing the learning needs of doctoral students who are expected to work in a complex, globally connected society as part of the reality of higher education in the 21st century. Future Research: Results from the study could help inform a larger study on the trends and motivations of doctoral students’ networking across all disciplines.

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Treviño, Teresa, and José Luis Pineda Garelli. "Understanding digital moms: motivations to interact with brands on social networking sites." Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 22, no. 1 (January 14, 2019): 70–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qmr-01-2017-0013.

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the motivations of digital moms to develop relationships with brands in the online environment. Design/methodology/approach Following a qualitative, interpretative approach, this paper uses several data collection methods such as netnography, focus groups and in-depth interviews to fully understand the motivations of digital moms. Findings The results suggest that eight motivations influence consumers to engage with and follow brands on their social networking sites: information, entertainment, knowledge-seeking, social influence, social interaction, brand-relationship maintenance, communication and self-expression. A proposed framework that categorizes these motivations based on the level of engagement, and the type of user is discussed along with the new functions that brands fulfill in the online environment. Research limitations/implications These findings have practical implications for managers seeking to design and implement improved branding strategies to develop stronger, more meaningful relationships with their customers. The location of participants of this study can be considered as a limitation, as the different life situations or contexts of other Internet users may alter the results. Originality/value This study recognizes important changes in consumer behavior elicited by online technologies. Several qualitative data collection methods are used to identify and provide a more comprehensive understanding of the motivations of digital moms to interact with brands online. A major contribution of this research is the establishment of a link between consumer-brand relationship theory and uses and gratifications theory.

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Zhang, Dayong, Xu Feng, and Pu Chen. "Examining microbloggers' individual differences in motivation for social media use." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 46, no. 4 (April 5, 2018): 667–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.6539.

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Examining individual differences in the intrinsic motivations for social media use is essential for determining what causes individuals to enjoy using social networking sites and to engage more consistently in online activities. We analyzed data obtained from a survey of 227 users of social networking sites in China. We tested the hypothesized model using structural equation modeling. Research findings revealed that personality traits are the best predictors of intrinsic motivations for social media use. The Big Five traits of agreeableness and extraversion positively affected social interaction and self-presentation, whereas conscientiousness negatively affected self-presentation. Additionally, the results indicated that demographic variables of age and gender affect intrinsic motivations for social media use. Compared with females, males were more likely to utilize social media to express themselves and expand their social interactions. Moreover, participants older than 25 years demonstrated a lower level of self-presentational needs than did those aged 25 and younger. Our findings further confirm that differences among individuals, largely rooted in personality traits and demographic characteristics, contribute to various motivations for social media use.

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Angiani, Giulio, Paolo Fornacciari, Eleonora Iotti, Monica Mordonini, and Michele Tomaiuolo. "Participation in Online Social Networks." International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies 8, no. 2 (July 2018): 36–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijicst.2018070103.

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Why and how more and more people get involved and use social networking systems are critical topics in social network analysis (SNA). As a matter of fact, social networking systems bring online a growing number of acquaintances, for many different purposes. Both business interests and personal recreational goals are motivations for using online social networks (OSN) or other social networking systems. The participation in social networks is a phenomenon which has been studied with several theories, and SNA is useful for common business problems, e.g., launching distributed teams, retaining people with vital knowledge for the organization, improving access to knowledge and spreading ideas and innovation. Nevertheless, there are some difficulties, such as anti-social behaviors of participants, lack of incentives, organizational costs and risks. In this article, a survey of the basic features of SNA, participation theories and models are discussed, with emphasis on social capital, information spreading, motivations for participation, and anti-social behaviors of social network users.

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Hager, Mark A. "Engagement Motivations in Professional Associations." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 43, no. 2_suppl (September 26, 2013): 39S—60S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764013502582.

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This article follows Knoke in exploring how public incentives offered by professional associations (such as lobbying on behalf of collective interests) compete with private incentives (such as member networking opportunity) in promoting monetary gifts, voluntary coproduction of organizational outcomes, and commitment to the association. Olson’s contention that public goods do not motivate civic engagement has fostered several decades of research geared toward establishing the role of such goods in associational outcomes. Based on membership surveys of three engineering associations and two health care associations, the study concludes that private incentives are not universal motivators, while public incentives show some evidence of motivating engagement. Unexpected differences between the two fields of professional association are striking, prompting suggestions that current practitioners and future research give attention to field differences and resist overgeneralization regarding engagement motivations, outcomes, and commitment across professional fields.

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Nahm, Pyung, and Sun Hyun Park. "Value of Friendship: Instrumental and Sentimental Motivations for Executive's Networking Behavior." Academy of Management Proceedings 2018, no. 1 (August 2018): 14095. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2018.178.

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Lin, Shi-Woei, and Yu-Cheng Liu. "The effects of motivations, trust, and privacy concern in social networking." Service Business 6, no. 4 (July 19, 2012): 411–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11628-012-0158-6.

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Ahmed, Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed. "Online Bonding and Bridging Social Capital via Social Networking Sites." International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking 6, no. 4 (October 2014): 42–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijvcsn.2014100104.

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This research aimed to explore types of online social capital (bridging and bonding) that the Emiratis perceive in the context of social networking site (SNS) usage. A snow-ball sample of 230 Emiratis from two Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai was used. The results showed that WhatsApp was the most frequent SNS used by the respondents. Also, a significant correlation of the intensity of social networking usage and bridging social capital was found, while there was no significant association between SNS usage and bonding social capital. The factors determined the SNSs usage motivations among the respondents were: Exchange of information, Sociability, Accessibility, and Connections with overseas friends and families. Males were more likely than females to connect with Arab (non-Emiratis) and online bonding social capital. Both genders were the same in their SNSs motivations and online bridging social capital.

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Yaseen, Saad Ghaleb, and Khaled Saleh Al Omoush. "Investigating the Engage in Electronic Societies via Facebook in the Arab World." International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction 9, no. 2 (April 2013): 20–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2013040102.

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The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a comprehensive framework to elucidate the relationship between members’ motivations, attitudes, behavior, and usage patterns of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) as a platform of Electronic Societies (e-societies) focusing on Facebook social networking platform. A questionnaire survey method was used to collect data. The sample included Facebook users from six Arab countries. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), using EQS, was conducted to analyze the data. The results indicated that motivations to engage in e-societies via Facebook, including self-presentation, social interaction, and curiosity, play a pivotal role in explaining Facebook user’s attitudes, electronic behavior, and usage patterns. The findings suggest that Facebook has succeeded in providing the fundamental building blocks of e-society construction and copying the features of physical societies, satisfying the basic human needs of social networking. The present study contributes to a deeper understanding of why and how people join the SNSs as a major standardized instrument in building the universal e-societies across boundaries, languages, and cultures.

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Wang, Tao, Yi Luo, and Liang Rebecca Tang. "The investigation of consumer motivations to patronize boutique hotels using push-pull theory: a case study in Xiamen, China." International Journal of Tourism Cities 1, no. 4 (November 2, 2015): 317–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-08-2014-0010.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate consumer motivations to boutique hotels in Xiamen, China with the push-pull theory. Design/methodology/approach – The survey for this study was conducted in boutique hotels in Xiamen, China. Findings – The results indicated identified “uniqueness-seeking,” “interpersonal experience,” and “social networking” as the primary push motivations and “decoration & theme” and “site value” as the primary pull motivations. Originality/value – The study is anticipated to provide the industry practitioners in boutique hotels marketing strategies such as positioning, packaging, and advertising.

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Wulandari, Ani, Talisa Qamara, and Salem Abdulaziz Mohammed Bawazir. "ELancing Motivation on Sribulancer, an Evidence from Indonesia." Journal of World Conference (JWC) 1, no. 1 (March 18, 2019): 193–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.29138/prd.v1i1.99.

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eLancing is a growing trend in Indonesia. More and more people opt to become eLancers due to the job and time flexibility. This paper aims to explore further the motivational factors for Indonesian eLancers to work in Sribulancer, an online platform for freelancers. Using qualitative approach, 200 semi structured interviews were conducted to eLancers in Sribulancer.com. The result exhibited eight (8) primary motivations of eLancing such as work-family balance, flexibility and autonomy, economic incentives, skills development, trust and transparency,unemployment,passion and satisfaction, networking

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Chin, Yang-Chieh, Wen-Zhong Su, Shih-Chih Chen, Jianing Hou, and Yu-Chuan Huang. "Exploring Users’ Self-Disclosure Intention on Social Networking Applying Novel Soft Computing Theories." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (October 29, 2018): 3928. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10113928.

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In recent years, users have increasingly focused on the privacy of social networking sites (SNS); users have reduced their self-disclosure intention. To attract users, SNS rely on active platforms that collect accurate user information, even though that information is supposed to be private. SNS marketers must understand the key elements for sustainable operation. This study aims to understand the influence of motivation (extrinsic and intrinsic) and self-disclosure on SNS through soft computing theories. First, based on a survey of 1108 users of SNS, this study used a dominance-based rough set approach to determine decision rules for self-disclosure intention on SNS. In addition, based on 11 social networking industry experts’ perspectives, this study validated the influence between the motivation attributes by using Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL). In this paper, the decision rules of users’ self-disclosure preference are presented, and the influences between motivation attributes are graphically depicted as a flow network graph. These findings can assist in addressing real-world decision problems, and can aid SNS marketers in anticipating, evaluating, and acting in accord with the self-disclosure motivations of SNS users. In this paper, practical and research implications are offered.

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De Klerk, S., and J. Kroon. "Business networking relationships for business success." South African Journal of Business Management 39, no. 2 (June 30, 2008): 25–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v39i2.558.

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This study explored the context of business relationships in the networking practices of South African businesses. The objective of this study was to investigate the networking practices of Gauteng businesses and specific perceptions and experiences of business owners and managers on their business networking objectives. A multi-method design was used, which included qualitative research (focus groups) and quantitative research (structured questionnaire). Perceptions recorded amongst the participants indicated that business relationships are built for referrals and strategic networking connections. Different forms of business networking and different motivations behind the building of business networks were identified, such as profit, access to resources and improved efficiency. Different characteristics in terms of business relationships were identified and different age groups, group 1 (44 years and younger) and group 2 (older than 45 years of age) indicated that they felt differently about the number of connections in a network. This article can contribute to the business practice of networking and the awareness of business owners and managers in terms of the importance and influence of networking in their specific business.

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Gangadharbatla, Harshavardhan, Tobias Hopp, and Kim Sheehan. "Changing user motivations for social networking site usage: implications for internet advertisers." International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising 7, no. 2 (2012): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijima.2012.046252.

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Sanz-Blas, Silvia, Carla Ruiz-Mafé, Jose Martí-Parreño, and Asunción Hernández-Fernández. "Assessing the influence of motivations and attitude on mobile social networking use." Global Business Perspectives 1, no. 2 (February 13, 2013): 164–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40196-012-0008-x.

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Mishra, Anubhav, and Satish S. Maheswarappa. "How Content Valence and Online Impression Influence Goal Achievement in Social Media Environment?" Global Business Review 20, no. 5 (September 3, 2018): 1267–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972150918793964.

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Globally, users are sharing content on social networking sites (SNS) to signal their preferences and to build a positive online reputation. Using the approach and avoidance motivation theory, we examine the relationship among online impression, guilt and valence of shared content on SNS. Two experiments were conducted to test the conceptual model. The findings indicate that people prefer sharing positive content over negative content. Also, negative content induces guilt and affects the online impression and motivations to achieve desired goals. Therefore, social media marketers can use distinct valence of content to help consumers to achieve their goals effectively, especially in the fields of health care and education. The results suggest that avoidance motivation is more effective than approach motivation for achieving the goal of a positive online image.

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Lee, Sangjae, and Byung Gon Kim. "The Impact of Individual Motivations and Social Capital on the Continuous Usage Intention of Mobile Social Apps." Sustainability 12, no. 20 (October 12, 2020): 8364. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12208364.

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Mobile social apps have experienced enormous growth as online personal networking media. Social exchange theory (for individual motivation), theories of collective action and social capital theory (for social capital) can be applied in order to understand how an individual’s behavior may exert effects on or receive influences from other users with regard to the continuance usage intention of mobile social apps. This study examines individual motivations and social capital affecting relationship quality in terms of trust in and satisfaction with mobile social apps and how these factors influence continuance usage intentions of mobile social apps. An online survey is used to collect 320 responses from users of mobile social apps. Our results indicate that promotional motivation and innovativeness affect relationship quality levels. Maintaining relational enhancement, social homogeneity, and social identity along with service usefulness have effects on the relationship quality level, which in turn affects continuance usage intention. Given the lack of studies regarding the application of the theories of collective action and social capital to gain a better understanding of continuance usage intentions, this study provides additional insight into how individual motivations and social capital affect continuous usage.

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Kim, Ji Won, and T. Makana Chock. "Personality traits and psychological motivations predicting selfie posting behaviors on social networking sites." Telematics and Informatics 34, no. 5 (August 2017): 560–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.11.006.

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Hendriks, Hanneke, Winifred A. Gebhardt, and Bas van den Putte. "Alcohol-Related Posts from Young People on Social Networking Sites: Content and Motivations." Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 20, no. 7 (July 2017): 428–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0640.

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Tsai, Wan-Hsiu Sunny, and Linjuan Rita Men. "Motivations and Antecedents of Consumer Engagement With Brand Pages on Social Networking Sites." Journal of Interactive Advertising 13, no. 2 (July 3, 2013): 76–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15252019.2013.826549.

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Mvungi, Basilisa, and Mizuho Iwaihara. "Associations between privacy, risk awareness, and interactive motivations of social networking service users, and motivation prediction from observable features." Computers in Human Behavior 44 (March 2015): 20–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.023.

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Quinn, Darren, Liming Chen, and Maurice Mulvenna. "Social Network Analysis." International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence 4, no. 3 (July 2012): 46–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jaci.2012070104.

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Social Network Analysis is attracting growing attention as social networking sites and their enabled applications transform and impact society. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of social network analysis state of the art research and practice. In the paper the authors’ first examine social networking and the core concepts and ingredients of social network analysis. Secondly, they review the trend of social networking and related research. The authors’ then consider modelling motivations, discussing models in line with tie formation approaches, where connections between nodes are taken into account. The authors’ outline data collection approaches along with the common structural properties observed in related literature. They then discuss future directions and the emerging approaches in social network analysis research, notably semantic social networks and social interaction analysis.

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Zheng, Pei, and Louis Leung. "Linking Psychological Attributes, Gratifications and Social Networking Site Use to Social Capital of the Net Generation in China." International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning 6, no. 3 (July 2016): 17–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcbpl.2016070102.

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How narcissism, communication anxiety, and gratifications impact SNS use and social capital was examined through a survey of Net-geners in China (N=568). Firstly, factor analysis identified four gratifications-sought from SNS: self-presentation, peer pressure, social network maintenance, and information seeking. Then regression analyses showed that narcissism significantly predicted all gratifications and intensity of SNS use, while communication anxiety only related to peer pressure and information seeking motivations. Narcissism, network maintenance motive, and intensity of SNS use were positively related to social capital, whereas communication anxiety and peer pressure motivation negatively predicted social capital. Theoretical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Alhabash, Saleem, and Mengyan Ma. "A Tale of Four Platforms: Motivations and Uses of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat Among College Students?" Social Media + Society 3, no. 1 (January 2017): 205630511769154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2056305117691544.

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The current research explores differences between Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat in terms of intensity of use, time spent daily on the platform, and use motivations. The study applies the uses and gratifications (U&G) approach to contrast the four platforms. A cross-sectional survey of college students ( N = 396) asked participants to indicate the intensity of using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat as well as nine different use motivations. Findings show that participants spent the most time daily on Instagram, followed by Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter, respectively. They also indicated the highest use intensity for Snapchat and Instagram (nearly equally), followed by Facebook and Twitter, respectively. With regard to use motivations, Snapchat takes the lead in five of the nine motivations. Findings are discussed in relation to the U&G approach and uniqueness of different social media and social networking sites (SNSs).

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Gomez-Rodriguez, Jose Ricardo, Remberto Sandoval-Arechiga, Salvador Ibarra-Delgado, Viktor Ivan Rodriguez-Abdala, Jose Luis Vazquez-Avila, and Ramon Parra-Michel. "A Survey of Software-Defined Networks-on-Chip: Motivations, Challenges and Opportunities." Micromachines 12, no. 2 (February 12, 2021): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi12020183.

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Current computing platforms encourage the integration of thousands of processing cores, and their interconnections, into a single chip. Mobile smartphones, IoT, embedded devices, desktops, and data centers use Many-Core Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) to exploit their compute power and parallelism to meet the dynamic workload requirements. Networks-on-Chip (NoCs) lead to scalable connectivity for diverse applications with distinct traffic patterns and data dependencies. However, when the system executes various applications in traditional NoCs—optimized and fixed at synthesis time—the interconnection nonconformity with the different applications’ requirements generates limitations in the performance. In the literature, NoC designs embraced the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) strategy to evolve into an adaptable interconnection solution for future chips. However, the works surveyed implement a partial Software-Defined Network-on-Chip (SDNoC) approach, leaving aside the SDN layered architecture that brings interoperability in conventional networking. This paper explores the SDNoC literature and classifies it regarding the desired SDN features that each work presents. Then, we described the challenges and opportunities detected from the literature survey. Moreover, we explain the motivation for an SDNoC approach, and we expose both SDN and SDNoC concepts and architectures. We observe that works in the literature employed an uncomplete layered SDNoC approach. This fact creates various fertile areas in the SDNoC architecture where researchers may contribute to Many-Core SoCs designs.

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Cho, Insu, Joseph Kichul Kim, Heejun Park, and Sang M. Lee. "Motivations of Facebook Places and store atmosphere as moderator." Industrial Management & Data Systems 114, no. 9 (October 7, 2014): 1360–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-07-2014-0218.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to derive and empirically test a theoretically grounded model of motivations (socializing, entertainment, self-expression, and information seeking) that lead to the use of Facebook Places. Store atmosphere factors (ambient, design, and social factors) were also investigated as moderators of the relationship between the motivation and use of Facebook Places. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a survey of 504 South Korean Facebook users, this research applies a structural equation modeling approach to test the research hypotheses. Findings – The analysis revealed that motivations such as socializing, entertainment, and self-expression influence the use of Facebook Places, and design factors moderate the relationship between the motivations and the use of Facebook Places. Practical implications – This study provide insights that can help Facebook and store owners develop effective marketing strategies that could increase revenue. When users check-in at a location it creates free word of mouth advertising. Thus, identifying the factors that motivate users to check-in at a particular location will be an important way to advertise. Originality/value – While uses and gratification theory has mainly been used to study mass media, this study applied the theory to Facebook Places, a type of social networking sites-based location-based services. Additionally, this study added store atmosphere elements as moderators, which is an appropriate concept in the context of the Facebook check-in service.

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Adongo, Raymond, and Seongseop Kim. "The ties that bind: stakeholder collaboration and networking in local festivals." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 30, no. 6 (June 11, 2018): 2458–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-02-2017-0112.

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the extent of collaboration and networking between local festival stakeholders by focusing on the differences in how they evaluate themselves and other stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire directed toward different stakeholder groups involving 1,092 respondents was administered at six selected festivals in Ghana, West Africa.FindingsIn terms of self-evaluated collaboration and networking, the festival organizers considered themselves to have the highest risk, followed by the sponsors and vendors. However, when the stakeholders assessed each other, most agreed that they experienced higher risk when dealing with vendors. To reduce the risks of dealing with vendors, it is recommended that vendors be registered, accredited and allocated selling spaces before festivals begin.Practical implicationsIt is helpful to understand the nature of decision power or different views of collaboration and networking among stakeholders. Further, this study offers insights to understand stakeholders’ motivations to participate in local festivals.Originality/valueThe combination of collaboration and networking between local festival stakeholders into a conceptual model allows the current findings to offer meaningful theoretical and practical implications.

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Hu, Xinhua. "Coping with University Students' Boredom in Classroom: A Behavioral Perspective." International Research in Education 8, no. 2 (September 6, 2020): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ire.v8i2.17648.

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In the digital age, influenced by various electronic devices, social networking applications and video games, boredom deepens in university classrooms. According to B. J. Fogg’s Behavior Model, university students feel boring in the classroom, and difficult to carry out their learning behavior, it is because of at least one factor is absent among learning motivation, learning ability and triggering factors. University teachers should start with the above three factors and take reasonable ways to motivate students' internal and external learning motivation according to the requirements of different motivations, effectively match learning ability and learning tasks, set a reasonable task difficulty for students' learning, and design the learning tasks based on the problem solving in and out of the class involving students as the main body of learning. These measures will trigger students' enthusiasm for learning, shielding boring emotions, and implementing learning behaviors spontaneously.

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Madi, Aziz. "Using values to segment virtual consumers on social networking sites." Marketing Intelligence & Planning 34, no. 5 (August 1, 2016): 623–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mip-11-2015-0223.

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Purpose – Although social networking sites (SNS) are providing marketers a lot of information, it is also providing consumers with the ability to present their virtual identities, limiting the benefit of such information. The purpose of this paper is to understand how marketers can segment virtual consumers. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature is first conducted. Followed by a survey method, data from 258 consumers were analyzed using a combination of scales including best-worst scaling. Classes and other demographics, behavioral and psychographic covariates were determined using latent-class analysis. Findings – Findings show there exist three different segments based on values: self-conservers, social entertainers, and achievers. The results show how SNS consumers differ in their motivation to use social media, even when there is similarity in the uses (virtual behaviors) of SNS. Research limitations/implications – Analyzing behavior of virtual consumers can be limited by the fact that they are presenting their virtual identity. Psychographic metrics should be the focus of future research when dealing with online consumers, values and motivations provide a better way as they are more consistent than the virtual behavior. Practical implications – Practitioners should look for more ways to integrate SNS segments with traditional segments, values-segmentation can aid in this. Additionally, practitioners should maximize the information access benefits of SNS by focussing also on underlying motives to certain behaviors on SNS. Originality/value – This research value is derived from the fact that it is the first to perform values-segmentation on SNS. The results show that it is reliable and necessary when segmenting consumers on SNS.

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Alrasheedi, Saleh. "The Effect of Social Media Networking Use in EFL Classrooms in Saudi Arabia: An Argumentative Review." International Journal of English Linguistics 10, no. 1 (December 28, 2019): 241. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v10n1p241.

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This study provides an argumentative literature review of the research done in the use of social media in EFL acquisition in Saudi Arabia since 2014. Starting from 455 sources, 15 articles were selected using predefined selection criteria. The documents were analyzed and coded using these classifications: participants, educational level, study design, SNS being reviewed, pedagogical practice, and learning impact. This information allowed identification of major educational outcomes related to the integration of social networking sites (SNSs) into English as Foreign Language (EFL) learning and teaching in Saudi Arabia. It also shed light on reservations and difficulties faced in integrating SNSs into the EFL acquisition classroom. The results of this literature review indicate the importance of adopting social networking sites in elementary and preparatory stages in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, there should be an interest in analyzing learners’ and teachers’ motivations and attitudes toward social networking sites.

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Lee, Yeunjae. "Motivations of employees' communicative behaviors on social media." Internet Research 30, no. 3 (March 2, 2020): 971–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/intr-06-2019-0264.

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PurposeGiven that an increasing number of social media platforms allow employees to share company-related information, the present study seeks to understand their complicated motivations for social media behaviors. Specifically, this study explores the antecedents of employees' positive and negative company-related information-sharing intentions on two distinctive social media platforms, personal (e.g. Facebook) and anonymous social networking sites (e.g. Glassdoor).Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was conducted with 419 full-time employees in the United States from various industry sectors.FindingsIndividual (enjoyment, venting negative feelings, and self-enhancement), interpersonal (bonding and bridging ties), and organizational (organization–employee relationship and perceived external prestige) factors are considerably and distinctly associated with employees' behavioral intentions on different social media platforms.Originality/valueThis study is among the first to understand employees' communicative behaviors on social media (sECB) by linking diverse levels of motivational factors: individual, interpersonal, and organizational using a theoretical framework of socioecological model (SEM). This study also provides significant practical guidelines for organizational leaders and platform operators by explicating the dynamics of employee motives in engaging in a variety of social media platforms.

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Pannicke, Danny, and Rudiger Zarnekow. "Post-Adoption of Social Networking Services." International Journal of Social and Organizational Dynamics in IT 3, no. 4 (October 2013): 77–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsodit.2013100105.

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Social networking services are among the most applied internet services. Studies concerning post-adoption behavior have focused usage motivations, such as usefulness and enjoyment. Nevertheless, the understanding of consumer behavior in the context of these services is still very limited. Especially, there is no model that integrates the highly relevant switching costs to explain the complex interdependencies within the usage phase. Another specific problem of social networking services relates to the acceptance of revenue models. This study contributes to closing this research gap by proposing a model of post-adoption behavior which covers these aspects. The model assumes two important mechanisms: a loyalty-centered dedication-based mechanism, and a constraint-based mechanism, which refers to the switching costs involved. The focus of the model is widened beyond usage intention to other dependent variables which are crucial from a business perspective, such as usage concentration, willingness to pay and acceptance of advertisements. The empirical test of the proposed model was conducted using a sample (N=208) from users of social networking services. The results of structural equation modeling analysis indicate that the model is able to explain substantially the variance of some of the dependent variables, such as usage intention and usage concentration. Concerning the revenue model acceptance, three positions of users to the financing of service providers are deduced: information seller, privacy concerned user and free rider. Based on the results, theoretical and practical implications are derived.

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Lee, Jongwook, Sanghee Oh, Hang Dong, Fang Wang, and Gary Burnett. "Motivations for self‐archiving on an academic social networking site: A study on researchgate." Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 70, no. 6 (January 15, 2019): 563–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.24138.

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Ruehl, Christopher Hendrik, and Diana Ingenhoff. "Communication management on social networking sites." Journal of Communication Management 19, no. 3 (August 3, 2015): 288–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcom-04-2015-0025.

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Purpose – Over the last years, many corporations have started to maintain profile pages on social networking sites (SNS), but research on how and why organizational stakeholders use these profile pages has not kept pace. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The study applies a combined perspective of uses-and-gratifications (U & G) and social cognitive theory (SCT) to investigate the reasons why politicians and digital natives consume and interact with corporations on SNS. In total, 65 semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Findings – Results suggest that the two stakeholder groups differ in their motivations, as well as behavior to use corporate profile pages. Digital natives seem to prefer Facebook to interact with companies, politicians prefer Twitter. Corporate YouTube pages are almost not important to any of the groups. Research limitations/implications – The qualitative nature of the study does not allow for generalizations of the findings to larger populations. Suggestions for further research are addressed in the discussion section. Practical implications – The study results have numerous implications for the practice of communication management. Fans on SNS do not tend to interact with corporations to a large extent, but are loyal followers. Once a connection between an individual and a company is established, it is likely to last. This enables corporations to gain rich information from their networks to be included in customer service, product development, issues management and recruiting. Originality/value – This is the first study in the field of communication management, which applies a micro-level approach to interviewing users of corporate communication; in order to reveal the reasons why and how they use corporate social networking profile pages.

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Emad ALQadheeb, Basmah, and Othman Ibraheem Alsalloum. "Self-Disclosure in Social Networking Sites in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Business and Management 13, no. 10 (September 6, 2018): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v13n10p96.

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Millions of people worldwide visit social network sites (SNSs) daily, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. We examined a model based on the privacy calculus theory to better understand and determine what motivates users to disclose personal information on SNSs in Saudi Arabia. A total of 550 respondents participated in an online survey. The analysis results indicate that Saudi SNS users are primarily motivated by the convenience of maintaining and developing new relationships, self-presentation, and platform enjoyment. The results also indicate that privacy risks are a critical barrier to information disclosure. However, users become less concerned about privacy risks—and are thus more likely to disclose personal information—if they trust other SNS members and the service provider. Trust in the service provider increases if privacy control options are provided. In addition, the results show that gender influences the motivations to self-disclose personal information. Based on the analysis results, recommendations for service providers are provided.

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Willis, Erin, and Patrick Ferrucci. "Mourning and Grief on Facebook: An Examination of Motivations for Interacting With the Deceased." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 76, no. 2 (January 11, 2017): 122–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222816688284.

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Facebook not only changed the way we communicate but also the way we mourn and express grief. The social networking site allows users to interact with deceased users’ walls after death. This study utilized textual analysis to categorize Facebook posts ( N = 122) on 30 deceased users’ walls according to uses and gratifications theory. Most posts were found to be motivated by entertainment, followed by integration and social interaction. Facebook users posted memories, condolences, and interacted with friends and family members in the deceased user’s network. Implications and potential future research are discussed.

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