Influence of social media use at work on construction managers' work performance: the knowledge seeker's perspective
Author(s): |
Jianyao Jia
Guofeng Ma Shan Jiang Ming Wu Zhijiang Wu |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English |
Published in: | Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, February 2021, n. 10, v. 28 |
Page(s): | 3216-3235 |
DOI: | 10.1108/ecam-09-2020-0705 |
Abstract: |
PurposeAlthough social media use at work has made great impact on employee work performance, little is known about the effect of social media use at work on construction employees, especially construction managers. In this way, the purpose of this study aims to investigate the impact of social media use at work on construction managers' work performance based on the enabler-process-intermediate outcome-performance framework. Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts the knowledge seeker's perspective to empirically investigate the mechanism through which social media use at work impacts construction managers' work performance. Questionnaire survey was conducted with 210 construction managers to test the research model proposed in this study. A component-based structural equation modeling technique was employed to analyze the data. FindingsResults show that social media use at work positively influences knowledge acquisition both internally and externally, and knowledge acquisition promotes task self-efficacy and creativity, which in turn improve construction managers' work performance. In addition, the interaction of task self-efficacy and creativity is found to negatively influence work performance. Originality/valueThese findings contribute to a comprehensive understanding about the impact of social media use at work on construction managers' work performance. This research also provides informative insights for practitioners on how to improve work performance. |
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