Rienties, Bart; Tempelaar, Dirk; Pinckaers, Miriam; Giesbers, Bas and Lichel, Linda
(2012).
| URL: | http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/diverging-effect... |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0200-7.ch013 |
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Abstract
An increasing number of students, professionals, and job-recruiters are using Social Network Sites (SNSs) for sharing information. There has been limited research assessing the role of individuals seeking a job and receiving information about job openings in SNSs. In this regard, do students, non-managers, and managers benefit from job offers when they are a member of SNSs such as Facebook or LinkedIn? How can differences in receiving information about job openings be explained by the strength-of-weak-ties and structural holes theorems? Results of an online survey among 386 respondents indicate that users of SNSs with more contacts are more likely to receive information about job openings than others. Most information about job openings was transmitted via LinkedIn to professionals. Regression analyses indicate that LinkedIn professionals with more links are more likely to receive information about a job opening. In contrast, the structural holes theory is not supported in this setting. The authors argue that Higher education should actively encourage and train students to use LinkedIn to enhance their employability. Finally, new generation graduates’ use of technology for different tasks and with different people than professionals is considered.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2012 IGI Global |
| ISBN: | 1-4666-0200-7, 978-1-4666-0200-7 |
| Extra Information: | technological innovations; organizational change |
| Academic Unit/School: | Learning and Teaching Innovation (LTI) > Institute of Educational Technology (IET) Learning and Teaching Innovation (LTI) |
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| Item ID: | 39804 |
| Depositing User: | Bart Rienties |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2014 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2017 11:21 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/39804 |
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