Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies

This study aims to assess the benefits and barriers of social networking sites (SNS) for sharing knowledge in professional societies, compared to face-to-face meetings (F2F). SNS can be a valuable technology for non-profit organisations. Studies have investigated the barriers and benefits of knowled...

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Main Authors:	Kamla A. Al-Busaidi, Gillian Ragsdell, Ray Dawson
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Published:	2017
Subjects:	Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Information systems not elsewhere classified Knowledge sharing Professional societies Social networking sites SNS Face-to-face meetings F2F Delphi study Knowledge management Knowledge Social media Social networking Knowledge sharing benefits Knowledge sharing challenges Information Systems Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/24917
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spelling	rr-article-95009362017-01-01T00:00:00Z Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies Kamla A. Al-Busaidi (7198766) Gillian Ragsdell (1248843) Ray Dawson (1257966) Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Information systems not elsewhere classified Knowledge sharing Professional societies Social networking sites SNS Face-to-face meetings F2F Delphi study Knowledge management Knowledge Social media Social networking Knowledge sharing benefits Knowledge sharing challenges Information Systems Business and Management not elsewhere classified This study aims to assess the benefits and barriers of social networking sites (SNS) for sharing knowledge in professional societies, compared to face-to-face meetings (F2F). SNS can be a valuable technology for non-profit organisations. Studies have investigated the barriers and benefits of knowledge sharing in firm-based communities of practice (CoP) or virtual CoP, but not much is known about professional societies' use of public SNS for knowledge sharing. Based on two rounds of a Delphi study, the results revealed the benefits and barriers of F2F meetings compared to the benefits and barriers of SNS for sharing knowledge in professional societies. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/24917 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Barriers_and_benefits_of_using_social_networking_sites_versus_face_to_face_meetings_for_sharing_knowledge_in_professional_societies/9500936 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
institution	Loughborough University
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topic	Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Information systems not elsewhere classified Knowledge sharing Professional societies Social networking sites SNS Face-to-face meetings F2F Delphi study Knowledge management Knowledge Social media Social networking Knowledge sharing benefits Knowledge sharing challenges Information Systems Business and Management not elsewhere classified
spellingShingle	Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Information systems not elsewhere classified Knowledge sharing Professional societies Social networking sites SNS Face-to-face meetings F2F Delphi study Knowledge management Knowledge Social media Social networking Knowledge sharing benefits Knowledge sharing challenges Information Systems Business and Management not elsewhere classified Kamla A. Al-Busaidi Gillian Ragsdell Ray Dawson Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
description	This study aims to assess the benefits and barriers of social networking sites (SNS) for sharing knowledge in professional societies, compared to face-to-face meetings (F2F). SNS can be a valuable technology for non-profit organisations. Studies have investigated the barriers and benefits of knowledge sharing in firm-based communities of practice (CoP) or virtual CoP, but not much is known about professional societies' use of public SNS for knowledge sharing. Based on two rounds of a Delphi study, the results revealed the benefits and barriers of F2F meetings compared to the benefits and barriers of SNS for sharing knowledge in professional societies.
format	Default Article
author	Kamla A. Al-Busaidi Gillian Ragsdell Ray Dawson
author_facet	Kamla A. Al-Busaidi Gillian Ragsdell Ray Dawson
author_sort	Kamla A. Al-Busaidi (7198766)
title	Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
title_short	Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
title_full	Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
title_fullStr	Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
title_full_unstemmed	Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
title_sort	barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies
publishDate	2017
url	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/24917
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Barriers and benefits of using social networking sites versus face to face meetings for sharing knowledge in professional societies

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