Showing papers by "Peter W. Cardon published in 2016"
TL;DR: A special issue about social collaboration and communication is presented in this paper, which provides current research about how social media tools and platforms are used in organizations and shows that the transformative potential of these platforms depends on a communication perspective.
Abstract: Over the past decade, most large organizations have adopted enterprise social networking platforms (also known by terms such as internal social media, Enterprise 2.0, and collaborative software platforms). These platforms have been adopted with the promise of more open, transparent, and collaborative communication across all levels of organizations (Bughin, 2008; Bughin, Chui, & Miller, 2009; Cardon & Marshall, 2015; Chui et al., 2012; Huy & Shipilov, 2012; Leonardi, Huysman, & Steinfield, 2013; McAfee, 2009; Stieger, Matzler, Chatterjee, & Ladstaetter-Fussenegger, 2012; Turban, Liang, & Wu, 2011; Wu, 20014). In practice, some organizations have experienced dramatic success in improving communication and collaboration while most organizations have experienced little or no change. One reason for lackluster results in many organizations is that most implementations have been viewed as technological solutions. Emerging research seems to indicate that successful use of these platforms is most often linked to positive organizational culture and communication (Cardon & Marshall, 2015; Huy & Shipilov, 2012). The purpose of this special issue about social collaboration and communication is to provide current research about how social media tools and platforms are used in organizations. The articles in this special issue show that the transformative potential of these platforms depends on a communication perspective.
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TL;DR: This article examined whether business deans view various minority groups as underrepresented and what they think are the primary reasons for underrepresentation, and found that a gender gap still exists in business schools, but it is not as wide as the racial gap.
Abstract: For decades, business schools in the United States have attempted to increase faculty diversity. The goals and benefits of increasing faculty diversity include improved educational outcomes, social justice, and economic competitiveness. While Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business data shows that a gender gap still exists in business schools, it is not as wide as the racial gap. The authors examined whether business deans view various minority groups as underrepresented and what they think are the primary reasons for underrepresentation.
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TL;DR: Three of the four UTAUT constructs were significant in predicting whether the participants would use the collaboration technology in the future, and the findings revealed that the participants had a positive perception of the virtual teamwork training.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence the acceptance of electronic collaboration technology by higher education students and that influence their predicted usage of the technology for virtual team collaboration. The research combined the unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology UTAUT with a virtual team-training model. All 108 participants completed a survey following their participation in virtual team training. Ten hypotheses were tested using a structural equation modelling technique, partial least squares. Five of the hypotheses were supported and five were not supported. The results indicated that three of the four UTAUT constructs were significant in predicting whether the participants would use the collaboration technology in the future. Additionally, the findings revealed that the participants had a positive perception of the virtual teamwork training.
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