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ERIC Number: ED667838
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 242
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-5346-8880-1
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A Benevolent Community: Information Exchange among University Staff
Amy E. Schult
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota
Universities face increasing demands for the use of data to inform decision-making; with increasing amounts of data collected, the access and exchange of information continues to become more difficult in organizations. This study examines the roles of social capital and brokerage in the exchange of institutional information among administrative staff in a public university. The analysis is based on data from a survey completed by over 400 participants and eight interviews completed by administrative staff at a public research-intensive university. Findings suggest that several measures of social capital are associated with the perceptions of quality of information accessed, while information accessed through social networks is perceived to have lower quality, on average, than information accessed through information technology systems. Findings also suggest that, although information brokers within universities are willing to respond and are supportive of information requests from colleagues, constraints of time and resources make it difficult for them to provide the information requested. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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