Social Media Responsiveness In The Public Sector: A Study Of Social Media Adoption In Three Functional Areas Of Local Government

Abstract

Based on the importance of citizen participation and the collaborative potential of online social media tools, this study tests four proposed influences on administrators who are deciding whether or not to adopt these tools to engage citizens. A survey of 157 department managers from large U.S. cities shows that 82% report using some form of social media to engage citizens and that perceived organizational influences and administrator preconceptions have the strongest impact on the respondents’ decision to adopt social media. Possible explanations for the results are that the use of online social media in the public sector may be following a similar path of adoption as earlier forms of e-government or managers may be operating in a rational environment when deciding whether or not to adopt online social media tools.

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Publication Title

International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior

Volume

20

Issue

1

Number of Pages

72-99

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-20-01-2017-B003

Socpus ID

85018286992 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85018286992

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