Sport Management Studies

Effects of Using Social Networks on Knowledge Sharing and Learning in the Personnel of Sport and Youth Offices in Golestan Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Fatemeh Shakki 1
Akram Esfehani Nia 2
Nasser Bai 3

1 Ph. D. Student of Sport Management, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

2 Assistance Professor of Sport Management, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

3 Assistance Professor of Sport Management, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2018.5866.2180
Abstract
The present descriptive survey was formulated in order to determine the effect of using social networks on knowledge sharing and learning in the personnel of Sport and Youth offices in Golestan province. The study sample (N=141) was selected from the entire personnel of Sport and Youth offices in Golestan Province (N=220) using a simple random approach via Cochran’s formula. Data collection was carried out by means of three tools namely using social networks in workplace, knowledge sharing, and employees learning developed by Barker et al. (2013), Rahman and Hussein (2014), and Barker et al. (2013), respectively. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed based upon the viewpoints of five experts in the field of sport management; moreover, the reliability of the tools was measured by calculating Cronbach’s alpha to be 0.85, 0.78, and 0.79, respectively. Data analyses and measurement of variables’ effects were performed through structural equation modeling (SEM) in Smart PLS. The results obtained from this study revealed that using social networks in workplace has significant and positive effects on knowledge sharing and employees learning in the personnel of Sport and Youth offices in Golestan Province. Therefore, it can be concluded that using social networks in workplace may contribute to knowledge sharing and learning in employees. Nonetheless, it is recommended to consider effective management approaches on the use of social networks in Sport and Youth offices in order to reach organizational goals.
 

Keywords

Knowledge Sharing
Social Networks
Employees’ Learning

Subjects

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 10, Issue 52
February & march 2019
January and February 2019
Pages 229-248

  • Receive Date 23 May 2018
  • Revise Date 02 October 2018
  • Accept Date 20 October 2018

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