Social Capital and Job Search Behavior in the Services Industry: Online Social Networks Perspective
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43110%2F22%3A43922997" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43110/22:43922997 - isvavai.cz</a>
Nalezeny alternativní kódy
RIV/04130081:_____/22:N0000019
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://doi.org/10.29036/jots.v13i25.481" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.29036/jots.v13i25.481</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.29036/jots.v13i25.481" target="_blank" >10.29036/jots.v13i25.481</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Social Capital and Job Search Behavior in the Services Industry: Online Social Networks Perspective
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
Although job seeker social capital is considered a fundamental determinant of job-finding ability, it has yet to be discovered which activities contribute to its formation in the online social networking environment. Therefore, this study aims to reveal how job-seekers use online social networks, which job-searching activities increase their social capital and consequently contribute to finding a job in the services sector. The analyzed data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 431 respondents. The resulting regression model identified two significant factors, namely the use of an online social network to directly contact a potential employer (p-value = 0.0017) and membership in Facebook professional groups in the area in which the respondent was looking for a job (p-value < 0.0001). The results confirmed that job-seekers who conduct both identified activities would have a 1.94 times bigger chance of finding a job. On the other hand, if they would not perform either of the activities, the probability of not finding a job would be 6.69 times higher. This study has several implications for human resource management theory and practice. First, it identifies job-seekers activities to find a job on online social networks and specifies the activities which lead to getting a job. Second, it enriches the Uses and Gratification theory by revealing that job-seekers prioritize the saturation of social needs over cognitive needs when searching for jobs on online social networking sites.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Social Capital and Job Search Behavior in the Services Industry: Online Social Networks Perspective
Popis výsledku anglicky
Although job seeker social capital is considered a fundamental determinant of job-finding ability, it has yet to be discovered which activities contribute to its formation in the online social networking environment. Therefore, this study aims to reveal how job-seekers use online social networks, which job-searching activities increase their social capital and consequently contribute to finding a job in the services sector. The analyzed data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 431 respondents. The resulting regression model identified two significant factors, namely the use of an online social network to directly contact a potential employer (p-value = 0.0017) and membership in Facebook professional groups in the area in which the respondent was looking for a job (p-value < 0.0001). The results confirmed that job-seekers who conduct both identified activities would have a 1.94 times bigger chance of finding a job. On the other hand, if they would not perform either of the activities, the probability of not finding a job would be 6.69 times higher. This study has several implications for human resource management theory and practice. First, it identifies job-seekers activities to find a job on online social networks and specifies the activities which lead to getting a job. Second, it enriches the Uses and Gratification theory by revealing that job-seekers prioritize the saturation of social needs over cognitive needs when searching for jobs on online social networking sites.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50803 - Information science (social aspects)
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
—
Návaznosti
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2022
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Journal of Tourism and Services
ISSN
1804-5650
e-ISSN
1804-5650
Svazek periodika
13
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
25
Stát vydavatele periodika
CZ - Česká republika
Počet stran výsledku
12
Strana od-do
267-278
Kód UT WoS článku
000905637300012
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85146381481