ABSTRACT The Purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of collaborative technology such as social media influence on employee performance in the workplace. The research examines the positive and negative effects of social media on employee performance and its variables which include knowledge, skills, motivation and productivity and elaborate on the opportunities and threats for organisations that are presented by the use of social media in the workplace. The researcher was guide...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of social media on sexual behavior of undergraduates in te,tiary institutions. The study focused on the activities undergraduates regarding the use social media platforms; the positive and negative influence of social media on undergraduates' sexual behavior and strategies to curb or eliminate the negative effects of social media. The population of the study constituted undergraduates students in three tertiary institutions in Ekiti state namely...
ABSTRACT The study examines the kinds of posts CEOs share on social media and further investigates how the concepts of self-branding and corporate branding are enacted through the posts. This research, through the lens of Goffman’s Presentation of Self and the theory of identity construction, and anchored on a case study design interrogates Facebook and Twitter posts of two purposively selected CEOs. This study indicates that the selected CEOs share posts on governance, their personalities,...
Abstract A modification of Biot's pornelastic differential equi~tionsis made to include nrarrix-fluid interaction mech~ismsw hich assume n solid-fluid relaxation hnction coiipli~igc c~eflicient. Vulucs of physical propcrtics of scdi~iicntsn .rc incorporuted'into cqilationswhicl~d cfinc phnsc yelocity nnd attei~uatibnf or pcirous media which are dependent on the co~~posidteen sities of various medin (silt, and lnediu~na nd coqfse sand). The results enable us to coinpare tlie .atenuation and ve...
ABSTRACT Social media is a fusion of sociology and technology, transferring monologue into dialogue. The internet and its social platforms have been the most influential tools in staying connected with families and friends since their inception. People, especially the youth, are purposely and covertly connected with one another by sharing information among themselves about the latest trends, events and happenings via the social websites. This study explores the effects of social media ...
This research was conducted in the University forDevelopment Studies, WA campus to examine the effects of Social Media on students' academic performance taking into focus WhatsApp and Facebook. It has been observed that students devote more attention and time to social media than they do for their studies and they cannot pass their examinations well if they do not learn (Oshrive, 2015). The use of social media among students has reached high levels and has affected their study time, poor...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 11.0 INTRODUCTION 11.1 Historical perspective 11.2 Theoretical perspective 31.3 Conceptual perspective 41.4 Contextual perspective 51.5 Problem statement 61.6 Purpose of the study1.7 Research objectives 71.8 Research questions 81.8.1 Scope of the study 81.8.2 Geographical scope 81.8.3 Content sèope 81.8.4 Time scope 81.8.5 Definition of key terms gCHAPTER TWO 12LITERATURE ~EVIEW 122.0 Introduction 122.1 Theo...
INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The role which the mass media play in the day-to-day running and shaping of the society cannot be underestimated. The mass media, especially the electronic media, which include Radio, Television integrate the communal functions of the society: relating both the internal and external environment. This they do by re-creating, maintaining and reinforcing people, this means in their daily operations, the electronic media operate as essential tools for t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of social media and sports fan engagement and explore whether social media engagement has a mediating effect on the relationship between fan engagement behaviour and fan loyalty. The research employed an explanatory research design to explain the cause-and-effective relationship among fan behaviour and fan loyalty. Self-administered questionnaires were employed in collecting the data. The target population for this study was fans ...
Abstract: In the past 10 years, Kenya has seen a surge in terror related attacks characterized by unimaginable carnage to human life and property. The Kenyan government has been at the fore front of ensuring that radicalization is halted in all its roots but with the advent of social media at the turn of the century, these efforts have become a Herculean task and new frontiers of thinking needed to beef up the efforts. Radicalization by Al Shabaab operatives in Majengo has predominantly been...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Behaviours established during youthful and early adult life such as risky sexual behaviours (RSBs) have undesirable effects on the future wellbeing and overall health of adolescents and young adults. Engaging in risky sexual behaviours such as early sexual initiation, multiple partner sexual relationships, unprotected sex, and sex in exchange of money or gifts often lead to undesirable consequences such as contracting sexually transmitted diseases or having unintended ...
The media as had been established can provide for audience members information on Varity of issue. By emphasizing certain topic stressing particular interpretation and projects specific themes the media creates some distorted impression with their “ definition” portraying reflection of the real society ie if sexual promiscuity is regularly portrayed as widely practices and accepted in this sense, the viewers may accept such definition as normative in the society because of media...
ABSTRACT Zimbabwean mass media has profoundly been polarised by two significant camps, progovernment and anti-government mass media establishments. Public opinion has primarily been centered on the binary ideological inclinations of these two camps. The heavily censored political environment in Zimbabwe since the imposition of the Public Order and Security Act 11 17(POSA) resulted in political interaction and expression of personal dispositions being subverted thereby resulting in „silence...
vii ABSTRACT Since the 2007/008 Post-Election Violence (PEV),media coverage on political conflict has remained a complex yet intriguing issue to unbridle more especially on the Kenyan peace-building landscape .By and large, it has proved to be an elusive concept, globally, continentally, regionally, transnationally and locally. Many scholars have written on the effects media has on conflict situations in Africa particularly on how media fuels conflict. However, the literature on conflict and ...
INTRODUCTION2 DEFINITION OF TERMS:2 LITERATURE REVIEW:3 SCOPE OF WORK:3 OVERVIEW:3 USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES3 EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION (LOSS OF INTEREST IN OTHER ACTIVITIES)4 IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION:4 IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION ON STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE5 IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION ON EMPLOYEES5 METHODOLOGY5 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION:6 ANALYSIS OF DATA:6 DISCUSSIONS AND RESULTS6 SUMMARY9 CONCLUSION9 REFERENCES:9