Persuasive social features that promote knowledge sharing among tertiary students on social networking sites

An empirical study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21499212
AutoresIsaac Wiafe (0000-0003-1149-3309, Department of Computer Science University of Ghana Legon‐Accra Ghana, autor de correspondencia), Felix N Koranteng (0000-0001-5917-381X, Department of Information Systems and Innovation Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Achimota‐Accra Ghana, autor de correspondencia), Ebenezer Owusu (0000-0002-4670-1342, Department of Computer Science University of Ghana Legon‐Accra Ghana), Akon O Ekpezu (0000-0002-9502-1052, Department of Computer Science University of Ghana Legon‐Accra Ghana), Samuel Adu Gyamfi (0000-0001-6738-9848, University of Education, Winneba)
Año2020
Volumen36
Número5
Páginas636-645
Fecha de publicación2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Computer Assisted Learning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0266-4909 • E-ISSN: 1365-2729
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcal.12433
OpenAlexW3012344500
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas63

Persuasive system features have been widely adopted to encourage attitude and behaviour change. Recently, most social networking sites (SNS) adopt some form of persuasive system features that leverage social influence to deliberately induce prescribed behaviours in their users. However, studies on how these features can be used to promote knowledge sharing are inadequate; particularly, regarding how SNS that have been developed solely for academic purposes can adopt these features to promote knowledge sharing. To address this knowledge gap, this study integrates constructs from the social capital theory and persuasive systems design model to investigate the impact of persuasive social features on knowledge sharing among students of tertiary institutions on academic social networking sites. Data are quantitatively gathered from 218 respondents from tertiary institutions and statistically analyzed. The results suggest that perceived dialogue support and perceived social support have strong influences on knowledge sharing behaviour

Empirical research · Higher education · Knowledge management · Knowledge sharing · Political science · Social capital · Social influence · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology