Investigating visibility affordance, knowledge transfer and employee agility performance. A study of enterprise social media

The research analyzes the associations between enterprise social media (ESM) visibility affordance (i.e., message transparency and network translucence) and employee agility performance through knowledge transfer (knowledge acquisition and knowledge provision) in organizations that have applied ESM. Utilizing the communication visibility theory, this study further examines the moderating role of task interdependence in strengthening the interactions between knowledge transfer and employee agility performance. We conducted two studies, one in China (347 samples) and the other in the United States (335 samples) to cross-culturally test our research model. Our results indicate that message transparency and network translucence have significant positive associations with employee agility performance in both studies. The findings also show that knowledge provision mediates the relationships between ESM visibility affordance and employee agility performance in both samples, while knowledge acquisition mediates the association between ESM visibility affordance and employee agility performance in the Chinese sample but not in the U.S. sample. Further, task interdependence moderates the link between knowledge acquisition and employee agility performance in China and the United States. However, task interdependence moderates the relationship between knowledge provision and employee agility performance in China but not in the United States. The implications for theory and management are also discussed.publishedVersio

Online Self-Disclosure Through Social Networking Sites Addiction: A Case Study of Pakistani University Students

Social networking sites provide a virtual platform for socialization, interaction, and entertainment. The overuse of social networking sites has become a global phenomenon, especially among young generations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the addiction elements of social networking sites and the impact of such an addiction on online self-disclosure. Additionally, the moderation effect of openness and extraversion was also analysed. Data from university students in Pakistan was gathered online using the Google survey application. In total 290 samples were gathered and examined. SPSS and AMOS software programmes were used to analyse data. Findings confirmed that young generations tend to have greater online self-disclosure due to social networking sites addiction. Both moderation results also showed a significant relationship between social networking sites addiction and online self-disclosure. The results of the current study are also used as a guideline for making policies related to social networking sites addiction

Applying D’Arcy Thompson’s Theory of transformations in computer graphics

A Teoria das Transformações de D’Arcy Thompson argumenta que diferenças nas formas do corpo entre organismos podem ser simplesmente explicadas por transformações geométricas, ao invés de complicados esquemas de rearranjo dos componentes físicos. A forma de um peixe baiacu, por exemplo, pode ser transformada para a de um peixe lua por uma modificação do sistema de coordenadas retangular que descreve o peixe baiacu em um sistema curvilíneo para o peixe lua, que alonga a porção posterior do peixe. O objetivo deste projeto é investigar a aplicabilidade desta teoria em tarefas de modelagem geométrica para computação gráfica. Foi desenvolvido um sistema de modelagem geométrica que utiliza os princípios da Teoria de Thompson. Este método permite a síntese de novas formas a partir de modificações nos sistemas de coordenadas de uma forma original. Um teste simples de comparação entre formas foi implementado para prover uma métrica de validação dos resultados. Os resultados obtidos apontam que a Teoria das Transformações pode ser uma poderosa ferramenta em tarefas de Modelagem Geométrica onde uma grande variedade de formas similares mas com variações individuais é necessária.The D’Arcy Thompson’s Theory of Transformations states that differences in the shapes of the bodies among organisms can be simply explained by geometric transformations, instead of by complicated rearrangements schemes of the physical components. The shape of a fugu fish, for instance, can be transformed to a sunfish by modifying the rectangular coordinate system that describes the fugu fish in a curvilinear system to model the sunfish, stretching the back of the fish. The goal of this project is to investigate the applicability of this theory in geometric modeling tasks for computer graphics. It was developed a geometric modeling system that implements the principles of Thompson’s Theory. This method allows the synthesis of new shapes from modifications in the coordinate systems in an original way. A simple comparison test among shapes was implemented as a metric to validate the results. The results show that the Theory of Transformations can be a powerful tool in Geometric Modeling tasks where a wide variety of similar shapes but with individual variations is needed

An empirical investigation on actual usage of educational app: Based on quality dimensions and mobile self-efficacy

The intention of this research is to analyze the actual use of educational app by Chinese students for learning purpose. Based on DeLone & McLean (D&M) this study proposes and tests a research model which analyzes the actual use of educational apps using data collected from the 357 Chinese students. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to examine the hypothesis. Findings specify that information quality, system quality, service quality, mobile self-efficacy, and personal innovativeness is considerably associated to intentions to use educational app which eventually influences actual usage of educational apps. Additionally, trust in educational apps strengthens the connection between intentions to use educational apps and actual use of educational apps by students for learning purposes. However, the perceived risk indicated an insignificant association between intention to use educational apps and actual use of educational apps. This study contributes to DeLone & McLean (D&M) model by examing the moderating role of perceived risk, trust in an educational app

A moderated mediation investigation of the influence of enterprise social media visibility on work stress

Drawing upon the communication visibility theory, this study delves into the intricate dynamics of message transference and network translucence within the context of enterprise social media (ESM), unraveling their profound impact on information overload and social overload experienced by employees. Consequently, we examine the consequential relationship between these overwhelming cognitive burdens and the levels of work stress experienced by individuals in the organizational setting. Moreover, our study explores the moderating role of resilience, shedding light on how this intrinsic psychological trait can shape the connection among information overload, social overload, and work stress. Based on empirical analysis of the data collected from 351 ESM users, the findings demonstrate a significant positive association between message transference, network translucence, and the occurrence of information overload and social overload among employees. Furthermore, the results reveal a strong positive association among information overload and social overload over work stress. However, the salient contribution of this study lies in uncovering the pivotal moderating effect of resilience, revealing that high levels of resilience act as a buffer against the adverse impacts of information overload and social overload, leading to lower levels of work stress among individuals. By advancing our comprehension of communication visibility theory, this study adds to the theoretical underpinnings of communication visibility, resilience, and their interplay in the context of ESM while providing practical insights for employees and organizations to navigate the challenges posed by information overload, social overload, and work stress. Through its meticulous examination of these multifaceted phenomena, this study opens avenues for further research and invites scholars to probe deeper into the complex dynamics of communication visibility and resilience in the evolving landscape of contemporary organizations

Impact of Excessive use of Social media on Employee Creativity through Strain: Moderation effect of Communication Visibility

The rapid development of social media technologies has resulted in excessive use of social media in the organizations, which have a negative effect on work outcome. Previous studies have not focused that much on the negative effects of excessive use of social media in the organizational context. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of excessive use of social media on employee creativity through strain; using primary data collected from 359 Chinese employees working in different organizations. Findings have shown that excessive use of social media has a negative effect on employee creativity, and positive effect on strain, whereas strain has a negative effect on individual creativity. Communication visibility positively moderates the relationship between excessive use of social media and strain. Additionally, communication visibility also moderates the negative relationship between excessive use of social media and employee creativity. The managerial and theoretical implications of this study is also discussed in the last section

Self-Image Congruence, Functional Congruence, and Mobile App Intention to Use

Although the research on the technology acceptance model (TAM) has received much attention, limited research has been done on the role of self-image congruence on the mobile application (app) intention to use. Therefore, leveraging the lens of the self-congruence theory, the primary objective of the present research is to examine the impact of self-image and functional congruence on the mobile app intention to use. We conduct a survey and collect 349 responses from Chinese smartphone users. The results of the current research reveal that self-image congruence is positively significantly related to mobile app intention to use. Also, our findings show that symbolic congruence is a vital determinant of the mobile app intention to use among Chinese smartphone users. Overall, the present study extends the understanding of TAM and concludes that symbolic congruence, such as functional attributes, is equally essential for technology intention to use. Moreover, this study extends the TAM and self-congruence theory literature by empirically investigating and validating the conceptual framework. The present study highlights the significance of self-image congruence to understand the user mobile app adoption behavior better. It provides important knowledge for the app developers, researchers, policymakers, and marketing managers of the famous social commerce and popular brand apps

Panic buying in the COVID-19 pandemic:A multi-country examination

The global crisis of COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the world economy and healthcare, igniting much fear, panic, and uncertainty among billions of people. As lockdowns being implemented in many places, panic buying has emerged as a reliable feature of the Coronavirus outbreak. Therefore, it is of urgent needs to examine consumers' panic buying behaviors during COVID-19 to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon and to provide managerial insights for policy-makers and marketers alike. In this study, under the theoretical guidelines of the Stimuli-Organism-Response model and the Competitive Arousal model, we investigate how in the panic situation created by the pandemic, external stimuli such as Limited Quantity Scarcity (LQS) and Limited Time Scarcity (LTS) affect the emotional arousal among people, which in turn influences consumers’ impulsive and obsessive buying behaviors. This study is conducted in a multi-country setting including the U.S., China, India, and Pakistan. Online surveys were conducted during the peak time of pandemic. Our findings show that LQS and LTS significantly increase perceived arousal in consumers, which further leads to more impulsive and obsessive buying. In addition, our results also reveal that excessive social media use intensifies the relationship between scarcity messages and perceived arousal whereas the urge to buy impulsively moderates the relationship between perceived arousal and behavioral outcomes in all selected countries except for India. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed in details.</p

The impact of corporate social responsibility on customer loyalty:The mediating role of corporate reputation, customer satisfaction, and trust

Corporate social responsibility has been extensively discussed and linked to the firm performance by the researchers. However, a significant research gap remains unexplored and that is measuring the association between corporate social responsibility and customer loyalty in the developing countries’ context. Drawing on the resource-based view and stakeholder theory, the present research develops the underlying mechanism through which corporate social responsibility influences the customer loyalty by simultaneously including corporate reputation, customer satisfaction, and customer trust as mediators, and corporate abilities as a moderator. Data were collected from telecom users. The findings demonstrate that corporate social responsibility initiatives are significantly and positively associated with corporate reputation, customer satisfaction, and customer trust. Moreover, the mediating results reveal that corporate reputation, customer trust, and customer satisfaction have mediated the relationship between corporate social responsibility and customer loyalty. Additionally, the moderating result reveals that corporate abilities play a significant role in strengthening the association between corporate social responsibility initiatives and customer loyalty because high corporate abilities with well-executed corporate social responsibility initiatives lead to high loyalty. The research highlights the significance of the corporate social responsibility actions are mandatory for organizational success and guides the policymakers, managers, and scholars.</p