Sharing Behavior Research Articles

Information Sharing Behaviour of Visually Impaired Students at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Nigeria : A Qualitative Analysis

Information Sharing Behaviour of Visually Impaired Students at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Nigeria : A Qualitative Analysis

Research on Sharing Behavior Strategy of Cultural Heritage Institutions Based on Evolutionary Game Theory

With the accelerated digitalization of China’s cultural heritage conservation, cultural heritage data sharing has been gaining more and more attention as an essential link in cultural heritage conservation and transmission. However, there are many problems in cultural heritage sharing, one of which is the low willingness of institutions to share among themselves and the seriousness of information silos. To motivate more cultural heritage institutions to participate in platform sharing and promote long-term, stable data sharing behavior, the dynamic evolution process and the law of institutions’ sharing behavior in cultural heritage sharing platforms must be further studied. This paper constructs an evolutionary game model based on evolutionary game theory to explore the evolutionary paths of finite rational cultural heritage institutions to reach a stable strategy, discusses the relevant factors affecting these evolutionary paths, and conducts simulation experiments with the help of MATLAB. This paper finds that the sharing behavior of institutions in cultural heritage sharing platforms is affected by the initial state over time. The free-riding penalty of non-sharing parties, the coefficient of synergistic benefit, the data sharing volume, and the proportion of data complementarity have positive effects on the sharing behavior of cultural heritage institutions; meanwhile, the fixed sharing costs and the loss of gains of sharing parties have an adverse impact on the sharing behavior of cultural heritage institutions. The findings of this paper are essential for solving the cultural heritage sharing dilemma, improving the competitiveness of cultural heritage institutions, and promoting the sustainable development of cultural heritage sharing platforms, which can help promote the development of cultural heritage and help the implementation of cultural digitalization strategies.

The Mediating Role of Creative Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Employee Innovation Behavior: A Study in The Recycling Industry

The major objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between employees' propensity to share knowledge and their level of innovation readiness in the workplace. The other aim of the study is to determine the mediating role of creative self-efficacy in the relationship between knowledge- sharing behavior and employee innovation behavior. The recycling sector constitutes the study population, and a company that recycles fabric, textile, and garment wastes operating in Düzce constitutes the study sample. Empirical research was conducted to determine how creative self-efficacy affects the relationship between knowledge-sharing behavior and employee innovation behavior. Data on the relationships between knowledge sharing behavior, creative self-efficacy and employees' innovation behaviors in relation to their subordinates and superiors were collected through a questionnaire. The research data were evaluated using the variance-based structural equation model SMARTPLS program. The findings show that knowledge sharing behavior and creative self-efficacy have a positive relationship with employee innovation behavior and that creative self-efficacy mediates the relationship between employee innovation behavior and knowledge-sharing behavior.

The effective measurement of shared leadership: a multi-scale comparison

PurposeDue to the proliferation of measures (and conceptualisations) employed to assess shared leadership behaviours, it is unclear to researchers and practitioners which specific team behaviours should be encouraged and which measures should be included in research to enhance team effectiveness outcomes. To address this issue, this research tests 11 shared leadership scales to identify which measures and behaviours exhibit the strongest relationship with team effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThis research utilises survey methods (n = 328) to test the measurement of shared leadership using 11 previously validated scales. This novel approach uses structural equation modelling techniques (SEM) to compare and contrast multiple measures targeting a single underlying construct.FindingsAcross the 11 measures tested (drawn from three theoretical perspectives), no single scale demonstrated a superior ability to assess shared leadership (based on model-fit and effect size exhibited). Nevertheless, the results indicated that measures assessing shared transformational leadership were most highly related to team effectiveness; whilst the shared leadership density measure (using social network techniques) exhibited the weakest relationship.Research limitations/implicationsLimitations of this research include the use of a student sample (although participants were screened based on their current employment in a team environment), and the individual assessment of shared leadership rather than team assessment. These findings indicate that shared transformational leadership behaviours are highly related to perceptions of team effectiveness. It is recommended future research define and delineate between constructs of interest, including general forms shared leadership (i.e. shared leadership broadly defined) and more specific forms of shared leadership (e.g. shared transformational leadership [narrowly defined]).Practical implicationsIt is recommended that interventions and/or training designed to enhance team shared leadership outcomes should specifically target shared transformational leadership behaviours; especially when aiming to increase beneficial team outcomes such as effectiveness or potency.Originality/valueThis research is novel in both advancing our understanding of the shared leadership behaviours needed to enhance team effectiveness; and in methodological approaches comparing and contrasting multiple measures of a single latent construct.

Shared e-scooter rider safety behaviour and injury outcomes: a review of studies in the United States

ABSTRACT Electric scooters (e-scooters) have proliferated throughout North American cities in the past five years, with about 60 million shared e-scooter trips taken in 2021. That growth has resulted in safety and injury prevention challenges, and much of the regulatory approach has been to limit e-scooter use through technological or behavioural interventions. The past few years have yielded a patchwork of regulations based on a diversity of published safety and injury studies, including work on injury burden (e.g. hospitalisation studies), direct observation, rider surveys, or traffic crash (e.g. police-reported crash) analysis. This review draws from disparate studies to develop systematic policy conclusions related primarily to rider safety behaviour and associated injury outcomes, particularly severe injuries. This work focuses on perceived safety, demographics of scooter riders, injury trends of riders, temporal and spatial correlates of shared e-scooter rider injuries and contributing factors like roadway design, impairment, and helmets. While this review focuses on studies that occurred in the United States, some findings transfer elsewhere. The sum of the literature points to the importance of enhanced and maintained infrastructure to improve rider behaviour, predictability, and perceived safety, and increases in driver and e-scooter user education and enforcement to reduce violations and impairment.

OCEAN Traits as Key Determinants of Knowledge Sharing Behaviour through Short-video Social Commerce Platforms

This study aimed to examine the determinants of knowledge sharing behavior on a short-video social commerce platform by integrating the framework of OCEAN Traits and knowledge sharing behavior. A questionnaire-type survey was used, and responses from 200 TikTok short-form video platform users were analyzed against the research model, and the hypotheses were tested by employing partial least squares structural equation modeling. The findings reveal that Extraversion and Neuroticism traits were significant determinants of knowledge sharing behavior, whereas Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness traits failed to predict knowledge sharing behavior through short videos on the social commerce platform. The findings present several implications for researchers in the extraversion and neuroticism traits as key determinants of knowledge sharing behavior in the short-video social commerce platform context. The results will be beneficial to online business operators and their stakeholders who use short-video social commerce platforms to implement business strategies that promote buying decisions for products and services. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2023-04-02-04 Full Text: PDF

EFFICIENCY OF THE INDIAN STOCK MARKET - AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Market efficiency has an influence on the investment strategy of an investor because if the market is efficient, trying to pick undervalued security will be a waste of time. In an efficient market, there will be no undervalued securities offering higher than deserved expected returns, given their risk. On the other hand, if markets are not efficient, excess returns can be made by correctly picking the security. In this paper, an analysis of five popular stocks is carried out to test the efficiency level of the Indian Stock market in semi-strong form and the random walk nature of the stock market by using the event analysis and t-test for the period from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017. The study carried out in this paper has presented evidence of the inefficient form of the Indian Stock Market in a semi-strong form. From the event analysis and t-test, we are able to conclude that the series of stocks in the Indian Stock Market is biased random time series. It indicates that the behaviour of share prices does not confirm the applicability of the random walk model in the Indian stock market. Thus, undervalued securities are in the market, and the investors can always get excess returns by correctly picking them.

Everyday non-partisan fake news: Sharing behavior, platform specificity, and detection.

Concern over the impact of fake news on major socio-political events is growing. The use of deliberate misinformation is thought to have played a role in the outcome of the UK EU referendum, the 2016 US presidential election, and in the effectiveness of COVID-19 public health messaging. As a result, recent research has tended to focus on hyper-partisan (e.g., US politics; Democrat/Republican), person specific (e.g., Hillary Clinton/Donald Trump) content that incorporates emotive and hyperbolic language. However, in this study, we focus on an alternative form of fake news, across a variety of topics (e.g., Crime, Immigration, and Health), that avoids these characteristics, and which may therefore be more pervasive and difficult to detect. In a three-part study, we examined participants sharing intentions for fake news (including platform preference; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp), their ability to explicitly detect fake news, and whether individual differences on psychological measures of critical thinking ability, rational thinking, and emotional stability predict sharing behavior and detection ability. The results show that even our well-informed sample (political science students) were not immune to the effects of fake news, some issues (e.g., health and crime) were more likely to be shared than others (e.g., immigration), and on specific platforms (e.g., Twitter, Facebook). In addition, we show that individual differences in emotional stability appears to be a key factor in sharing behavior, while rational thinking aptitude was key to fake news detection. Taken together, this study provides novel data that can be used to support targeted fake news interventions, suggesting possible news topic, sharing behavior, and platform specific insights. Such interventions, and implications for government policy, education, and social media companies are discussed.

The Influence of User Sharing Behavior on Consumer Purchasing Behavior in social media

With the rapid development of information in the web 2.0 era, more and more "community+ e-commerce" shopping models are being built. The sharing function of social media platforms is gradually maturing, which affects consumers' willingness to buy in the process. In order to demonstrate the impact of user sharing on consumer purchase decisions, this paper explains the entire process from user sharing to influencing consumer decisions on social media platforms. It analyzes the motivation and value of the effect from the perspective of the sharer and the content that influences the decision from the perspective of the consumer. Consumers' perceptions of risk, their comprehension of the genuine nature of the product, and their readiness to purchase are all positively influenced by user sharing. Finally, the author reverses the thinking and gives practical suggestions on how to attract more consumers through social media users' sharing behavior in the marketing process. The author recommends that companies are supposed to form partnerships with key opinion leaders, create incentives for users to share, focus on opinion management, build brand reputation and increase sensitivity to popular culture.

Virtual onboarding and socialization, an exploration of employee discussions and experiences

PurposeDuring the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, employers struggled to develop virtual onboarding (VO) experiences among new employees. Prior research has examined VO processes. This study, by contrast, compares online commentaries in relation to current research findings to determine a functional description of effective VO.Design/methodology/approachUsing a qualitative, inductive thematic analysis, the researchers explored new employees' online, anonymous, public commentary about the employers' VO experiences. Through analyzing 83 posted communications, the researchers sought to not only categorize themes, but to also identify meaning within the employees' commentary. From the thematic analysis, meaningful themes were established and compared to existing literature to identify comprehensive trends in effective VO.FindingsThe analysis developed nine themes of discussion question (DQ) prompts and nine themes of discussion responses. The professionals' online discussion about VO in the workplace as well as attributes of each theme was compared to contemporary VO research. In combination with a review of established literature of effective VO and an examination of organizational socialization theory, the study confirms that some virtually onboarded employees are excelling with, and some are challenged by the communication deficiencies of the remote experience. Employee experiences are highlighted to develop a description of contemporary effective VO experiences to support future workplace efficiencies.Research limitations/implicationsData were gathered via Blind and each response shared on Blind is subject to the viewpoint of the participants. For future research, face-to-face interviews might offer context regarding new hires' VO experiences. Also the generalizability is impacted because not all participants of VO participate via Blind. Participant bias is possible given the perceived dissatisfaction or negative experiences. Future research can perform a national random study of employees. Finally, the data and participants in this study were USA based. Future research should consider other international contexts such as Europe.Practical implicationsThe thematic findings of this study yield valuable practical recommendations. New hires that experience VO are seeking improved virtual communication channels between themselves and the managers and colleagues of the hires. As such, corporate managers/trainers can implement a virtual mentoring program to have senior employees prepare and guide new hires into employees' new remote working environment to reduce employees' uncertainty. To improve VO processes in a post-pandemic society, corporate managers/trainers can incorporate social media communication given that employees participate in social media to develop their careers. With social media work groups, new virtual hires can be better socialized through effective peer-to-peer informal internal communications where the hires can freely ask questions and build better work relationships.Social implicationsIn each onboarding experience and evident in each of the five themes, learning is an underlying concept. New employees are describing that it is challenging to development organizational shared values, skills, attitudes, knowledge, abilities, behaviors and relationships in a VO process. As organizational leaders continue to develop VO experiences, a focus on learning as dependent on the virtual learning process and content can be significant in terms of creating a positive employee VO learning experience.Originality/valueThe findings are unique in exploring new hires' self-reported VO experiences. This study offers insight into effective VO practices such as developing virtual trainings that are well planned, engaging and supporting of relationships, collaborations and career goals.

Motivating Factors Influencing Knowledge Sharing Behavior among Academic Staff

Motivating Factors Influencing Knowledge Sharing Behavior among Academic Staff

Understanding Rumor Sharing Behavior During COVID-19: The Dominant Motivation and the Potential Consequences for Life Satisfaction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, rumors were shared widely and quickly, leading to unfortunate consequences. To explore the dominant motivation underlying such rumor sharing behavior and the potential consequences for sharers’ life satisfaction, two studies were conducted. Study 1 was based on representative popular rumors that circulated throughout Chinese society during the pandemic to examine the dominant motivation underlying rumor sharing behavior. Study 2 employed a longitudinal design to further test the dominant motivation underlying rumor sharing behavior and its effects on life satisfaction. The results of these two studies generally supported our hypotheses that people chose to share rumors during the pandemic mainly for the purpose of fact-finding. Regarding the effects of rumor sharing behavior on life satisfaction, although sharing wish rumors (i.e., rumors expressing hopes) had no effect on sharers’ life satisfaction, sharing dread rumors (i.e., rumors reflecting fears) and aggression rumors (i.e., rumors implying aggression and hatred) reduced sharers’ life satisfaction. This research lends support to the integrative model of rumor and provides practical implications for mitigating the spread of rumors.

The crime-culture connection in a crime fact story: An applied approach

This paper explores “crime” as cultural and not simply an individual act. The aim is to contextualize a transgression as an outcome of a social “phenomenon” that happens in real-time, is reported in the newspaper and TV documentaries, and is adopted for analysis as a “crime fact story”. Using a “discourse-based” frame analysis of the non-linear narrative characteristic of offender engagement discourse, I reorganize the narrator’s experience. Secondly, in the narrative act of the “double function” of a narrator as a character, I reveal an “unreliable” stance when the narrator, like the transgressor, is the victim of the interpretations the actors make of their surroundings in the 1st story of crime. In reorganizing the narrator’s experience, there are “microcontexts” which, as alternative storyworld, emulate the causes leading to the transgression left unnarrated in the 2nd “story of investigation”. Consequently, a “perpetrator-culture” nexus is conceptualized in the dichotomy of social factors and criminal behaviour, which is a phenomenon and represented as antecedentless pronouns and inanimate nouns in the text, stylistically “repeated” for emphasis in the discourse. The paper emphasizes the need to consider the impact of factors that influence society and inform deviance within a context of “culture” that is of shared value and behaviour and situates an offence to the interpretations the actors cognitively make of their surroundings.

THE EFFECT OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING, ATTITUDE, AND SATISFACTION ON NOVICE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ONLINE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT

In the academic year 2020-2021, students who had been accepted onto a university in Turkiye began their studies with the use of emergency remote teaching (ERT). The aim of this study is to examine the causal relationship between academic achievement, online course satisfaction, attitudes towards online learning and knowledge sharing behaviors of these novice university students in terms of the emergency remote teaching process. This research was designed to make use of correlational research methods. The study group consisted of 437 freshmen students studying in the Faculty of Education at a public university in Turkiye. Research data were collected using the Knowledge Sharing Behavior scale, the Online Course Satisfaction scale, the Online Learning Attitude scale, and a learning achievement test. Research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and path analysis. The results showed that general acceptance, knowledge receiving, individual awareness and perceived usefulness significantly affected online course satisfaction. On the other hand, knowledge giving and application effectiveness factors did not significantly affect online course satisfaction. It is noteworthy that individual awareness, which compares face-to-face teaching activities with ERT to identify the preferences and awareness of the students, had a negative impact on their satisfaction. Finally, it was determined that online course satisfaction had a significant but low-level effect on learning achievement. In order to increase student satisfaction with regard to the ERT process, it is recommended that the university makes the opportunities more visible and provide support for students’ acceptance of the process. Future avenues and precautions about designing the ERT courses have been suggested in light of the research findings.

Determinants Influencing Knowledge Sharing Behavior A Case Study Among Banking Members in Vietnam

Due to the increasing competition of financial sector, banks are striving for their tangible and intangible benefits. Banks can get the sustainable competitive advantage in the market by enhancing their performance through knowledge sharing behavior. The study aims to evaluate different factors level influencing knowledge sharing behavior among banking members in Vietnam. The model and hypotheses are developed based on quantitative research. Data was collected through self-administered close-ended questionnaire from a sample of 432 banking members. For analysis purpose, SPSS 22 were used to confirm the validity concerns and determine the proposed relationship among selected variables. The output reveals that useage of social media are the strongest influencers of students’ satisfaction, followed by knowledge self-efficacy, management support, knowledge management, social trust and Personal use of IT infrastructure, while Reward System, Bank are found to have no impact on knowledge sharing behavior. This study provides a ‘snapshot’ to the management about the provision of current situation and proposes suggestions to improve the sharing culture within minimum resources to get the sustainable competitive advantage in the market. Keywords: Evaluation, knowledge sharing behavior, knowledge management, banking sector, banking members. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/14-8-02 Publication date: April 30 th 2023

The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Innovation Performance: Focusing on Dual Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Behavior

The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Innovation Performance: Focusing on Dual Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Behavior

The Effect of Trust at Work, Knowledge Sharing Behavior, and Innovative Behavior on The Operational Performance: Empirical Analysis on Courier and Delivery Services Firms

Purpose-Courier & Delivery Services (CDS) firms are third-party logistics companies that provide material flow between the manufacturer and the consumer. The operational performance of CDS firms determines the success of logistics performance. Trust at work (TW), Knowledge Sharing Behavior (KSB), and Innovative Behavior (IB) are among the variables that affect operational performance (OP). This research purposes to determine the effect of TW, KSB,and IB on operational performance and to decide the finest model structure with hierarchical regression analysis.Design/methodology/approach-This study aims to the effects of trust at work, knowledge-sharing behavior, and innovative behavior on operational performance. With this context, a survey that consists of items about trust at work knowledge sharing behavior, innovative behavior, and organizational performance is used for creating a dataset.In this process, 433 employees of CDS were interviewed face-to-face, via e-mail, and by telephone. 3 model proposals are presented and these models are tested by hierarchical regression analysis. Findings-Proposed Model-3 is the best model structure for explanation TW, KSB, and IB’s effects of on OP. Discussion –To improve the operational performance of CDS companies, trust, knowledge-sharing behavior, and innovative behavior should be considered holistically.

Determinants of improving the relationship between corporate culture and work performance: Illusion or reality of serial mediation of leadership and work engagement in a crisis period?

The disease COVID-19 has had an impact on the lives of all people in the world. It also had a great impact on the world economies themselves. There are several scientific publications on the impact of the COVID-19 disease on the work performance of employees, while researchers have focused on less traditional factors such as corporate culture, leadership, or work engagement as well. Corporate culture influences the shared values or behavior of employees at the workplace and creates an environment in which employees work. Through leadership, managers should be able to motivate their employees and thereby ensure their better work performance. It can be assumed that if employees are more engaged, their work performance will be higher. The main goal of the paper is to examine whether corporate culture has an impact on the work performance of employees through the mediators of leadership and work engagement. The data necessary for the goal set in this way were obtained through a questionnaire survey, which was attended by 489 respondents during the year 2022. After the data reliability analysis, by using serial mediation with two mediators, the influence of corporate culture on work performance was verified independently, but also through the mediators of leadership and work engagement. Based on the results, it can be claimed that individual factors have a significant impact on work performance, while the influence of corporate culture mediated by leadership and work engagement was also confirmed. The influence of corporate culture, mediated only by leadership, and the independent influence of corporate culture through work engagement on work performance were also confirmed.

Effect of Authentic Leadership on Academicians’ Performance through the Lens of Positive Organizational Behavior and Knowledge Sharing Behavior

Due to recent upswing in leadership approach proponents of authentic leadership take a very normative approach, placing a strong emphasis on the creation of interferences to facilitate the development of authenticity. Authentic leadership represents a relatively new leadership framework stemming from the fields of leadership, ethics, positive psychology, and positive organizational behavior. Academicians and practitioners are concerned about how leaders in institutions affect the growth of positive organizational behavior, knowledge-sharing behavior, and employee performance since decades. Any institution, especially non-profit organizations like universities, may benefit from exhibiting the effective leadership style to boost employee productivity. If there was a correlation between the performance of academicians and that of actual leaders, this quantitative study sought to determine if such a correlation was due to positive organizational behavior and knowledge sharing behavior acting as an intervening variable. According to positive psychology, people may develop themselves while simultaneously promoting the growth of others by stressing their positive personality traits that result in the emergence of authentic leadership. Considering a sample of 350 academicians affiliated with both public and private universities in Pakistan, we were able to test and confirm our proposed hypothesis and verify the study model. The findings of this study have provided empirical evidence of the relationships between authentic leadership, positive organizational behavior, knowledge sharing, and academicians' performance. The implications of the study have advanced the theoretical and practical aspects by statistically proving a hypothetical model while providing concrete inferences that can be applied to enhance employees’ performance.

Perceived Influence of Digital Competence on Knowledge Sharing Behaviour of College Librarians in the South-East and South-South Geo-Political Zones of Nigeria

Knowledge and the competence to share it in the digital age have become potent tools for the attainment of competitive advantage and sustainable development in organizations and institutions of learning. This awareness has necessitated the need to embark on a study with the main objective of determining how digital competence variables influence the knowledge sharing behaviour of librarians in college libraries in the South–East and South–South of Nigeria. The research was supported by the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Survey research method was used to investigate a sample of 264 librarians. A validated and structured questionnaire with a correlation coefficient of 0.92 was used to collect data for the research through the census method. A response rate of 82% (217) was received and analysed. Findings reveal that librarians in college libraries possess the ability to use and manipulate a broad range of digital devices like smart phones, tablets, lap/desk tops; have a working knowledge of the World Wide Web (www); use social media platforms to maintain workplace collaboration; and use popular library application software packages. The study concludes that librarians in the institutions studied have shown significant skills in the use of ICT in their knowledge sharing behaviour and therefore should be sustained. The research recommends amongst others regular ICT training, workshops and conferences to enhance the knowledge sharing behaviour of the librarians and the creation of digital platforms and infrastructure for knowledge creation and sharing for professional and institutional ranking and visibility. Keywords: Digital Competence, Knowledge Sharing Behaviour, College Librarians, Nigeria DOI: 10.7176/IKM/13-3-03 Publication date: March 31 st 2023