Social media use at workplace and effects on knowledge sharing– evidence from Saudi Arabia

Usage des réseaux sociaux sur le lieu du travail et effets sur le partage des connaissances: cas de l’Arabie Saoudite

Slim Hadoussa () and Hanen Louati ()
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Slim Hadoussa: LEGO - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion de l'Ouest - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - UBO EPE - Université de Brest - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IBSHS - Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UBO EPE - Université de Brest - UBL - Université Bretagne Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], ESCE, International Business School, OMNES Education Research Center, ESCE, International Business School - ESCE
Hanen Louati: UTM - Tunis El Manar University [University of Tunis El Manar] [Tunisia] = Université de Tunis El Manar [Tunisie] = جامعة تونس المنار (ar)

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Abstract: This study investigates the effects of social media use on employees' social capital and knowledge sharing. A research model is proposed and empirically tested with an online survey study of 288 working professionals using social media at a Saudi Telecom Company. Results reveal that social media use in the workplace positively influence knowledge sharing. The findings contribute to clarify the importance of the different dimensions of Social Capital especially shared vision and trust, and their role in enhancing profitable knowledge sharing practices. This study offers effective and valuable HR policies regarding the use of social media at workplace within the MENA context

Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Structural Equation Modeling; Saudi Arabia Plabras Clave: Redes sociales; Capital social; intercombio de conocimientos; modelado de ecuaciones estructurales; Arabia; Social Capital; Social Media; Social Media Social Capital Knowledge Sharing Structural Equation Modeling Saudi Arabia Plabras Clave: Redes sociales Capital social intercombio de conocimientos modelado de ecuaciones estructurales Arabia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in Management international = International management = Gestión internacional, 2023, 27 (6), pp.67-80. ⟨10.59876/a-at7m-1h8b⟩

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DOI: 10.59876/a-at7m-1h8b

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