Social Media and E-Government Services in Africa
Social media has been described as having the potential to enhance the delivery of e-government services. The chapter relies on examples of social media use in providing e-government services in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda and Nigeria. From the literature, the chapter found that social media provides a convenient and effective ways for governments to communicate with citizens on e-government services. Social media enables citizens to gain access to e-government sites and facilitates engagement with users of e-government services. The use of government portals to provide e-government services can be augmented with social media accounts providing communications about the services and serving as an avenue to engage the public about e-government services. This chapter makes a strong case for integrating e-government portals with social media accounts in the African public sector. This is a preview of subscriptio
Judy Motion, Robert L. Heath and Shirley Leitch
Social media and student performance: the moderating role of ICT knowledge
Purpose This study aims to determine the impact of social media usage on university student’s academic performance in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research method was used for the study. With the aid of a simple random sampling technique, quantitative data were obtained from 373 out of 400 respondents representing 93 per cent of volunteered participants. Data collected was analysed using structural equation modelling to establish the relationship among social media information, social media entertainment, social media innovation, social media knowledge generation and student performance. Findings The findings of this study indicate that social media information, social media innovation and social media entertainment all had a significant positive influence on social media knowledge generation, which has wide learning and knowledge management implications. Also, the study …
Robert Kwame Dzogbenuku, George Kofi Amoako, Desmond K Kumi
Social media communication and sustainability perception in business: The moderating role of social media influencers
Achieving the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) has become very important in the survival of the human race and the earth's ecosystem. The purpose of this study is to see the effectiveness of social media communication and how it influences consumer behavior perception on environmental sustainability and the role of social media influencers. This chapter is a conceptual manuscript. The researcher used literature from good and reliable databases such as Emerald, Sage, Taylor & Francis, Web of Science, Elsevier, and others. Desk research was adopted and literature covering the relevant constructs in the title and model were reviewed and thoroughly discussed and meanings and implications were synthesized.
George Kofi Amoako, Isaac Sewornu Coffie, Elikem Chosniel Ocloo
Social Media for knowledge sharing in higher education institution in the sub-Saharan African context
Social Media for knowledge sharing in higher education institution in the sub-saharan african context IRIS IRIS Home Sfoglia Macrotipologie & tipologie Autore Titolo Riviste Serie IT Italiano Italiano English English LOGIN 1.IRIS 2.Catalogo Ricerca 3.2 Contributo in Volume 4.2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio) Social Media for knowledge sharing in higher education institution in the sub-saharan african context Di Virgilio F. ; 2019-01-01 Scheda breve Scheda completa Scheda completa (DC) Anno 2019 Codice ISBN 9781641135597 Appare nelle tipologie: 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio) File in questo prodotto: Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto. I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione. Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11695/84937 Citazioni ???jsp.display-item.…
Social media information and student performance: the mediating role of hedonic value (entertainment)
Purpose This study evaluates the mediating role of social media entertainment on social information (content) and social media performance, during the COVID-19 era. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were randomly gathered from 373 students from two top universities (public and private) in Ghana, a sub-Saharan African economy. Data analysis was achieved utilizing the partial least square–structural equation model (PLS-SEM). Findings Social media (SM) entertainment partly mediates the link between social media content and social media performance of students, suggesting that social media entertainment is almost indispensable in creating social media content to achieve optimum performance among tertiary students. Research limitations/implications The use of cross-sectional data alone for this study does not give us the opportunity to observe the social media activities of respondents over a …
Robert Kwame Dzogbenuku, Joshua Kofi Doe, George Kofi Amoako
Social Media Marketing: A Strategic Approach.2nd Edition
Melissa Barker, Donald I. Barker, Nicholas F. Bormann, Debra Zahay
Social Media Strategy: Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations in the Consumer Revolution,2nd Edition
Marketing, Advertising, Public Relation Management
This design-based research (DBR) investigates the redesign of a 13-month interdisciplinary teacher preparation program to co-prepare secondary and special education teacher candidates to plan and implement evidencebased practices to meet content and literacy needs of all learners within secondary classrooms. The Theory of Change explores mechanisms for change under the umbrella of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The UDL framework can support teacher candidates in meeting the needs of students with exceptionalities in the general education classroom, yet few studies have explored the in-depth application of UDL in authentic settings across preparation program duration. DBR methods organize study design, iterative data collection, and retrospective analysis of artifacts including candidates' edTPA portfolios and action research papers. Findings revealed strengths and challenges in candidates’(n= 14) application of components. Results for specific components and various disciplines are discussed. Implications for collaborative preparation of general and special education candidates are identified.