Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on Quora
As social media influence become increasingly popular, understanding why some posts are highly followed than others, especially from the perspective of those leading the discussion allows us to gain insight on how followership is being influenced. A qualitative study of eight participants leading ac...
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| author | Martin C. Nwadiugwu Cynthia C. Nwadiugwu |
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| description | As social media influence become increasingly popular, understanding why some posts are highly followed than others, especially from the perspective of those leading the discussion allows us to gain insight on how followership is being influenced. A qualitative study of eight participants leading active discussions on Quora was conducted using semi-structured in-depth interviews, followed by thematic analysis. The open coding method was used to iteratively code related answers to develop themes. Results suggest that copyright tactics, controversial answers and sharing new information are some of the mechanisms for influencing followership. These mechanisms are built overtime through conscious strong engagement and by writing a consistently well-thought-out answer. The motivation for leading and writing answers on Quora were more intrinsic than extrinsic, and most participants believed influencing followership should not be a concern if one has the right message. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62cc7772dd6a423fae3c0b58e1ab59b62022-12-21T22:27:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Computer Science2624-98982021-03-01310.3389/fcomp.2021.582242582242Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on QuoraMartin C. Nwadiugwu0Cynthia C. Nwadiugwu1Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Information Science and Technology (IS&T), University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE, United StatesFenwick Healthcare, Wigan, United KingdomAs social media influence become increasingly popular, understanding why some posts are highly followed than others, especially from the perspective of those leading the discussion allows us to gain insight on how followership is being influenced. A qualitative study of eight participants leading active discussions on Quora was conducted using semi-structured in-depth interviews, followed by thematic analysis. The open coding method was used to iteratively code related answers to develop themes. Results suggest that copyright tactics, controversial answers and sharing new information are some of the mechanisms for influencing followership. These mechanisms are built overtime through conscious strong engagement and by writing a consistently well-thought-out answer. The motivation for leading and writing answers on Quora were more intrinsic than extrinsic, and most participants believed influencing followership should not be a concern if one has the right message.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2021.582242/fullfollowershipinfluenceleadershiponline communitiesQuora |
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| title | Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on Quora |
| title_full | Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on Quora |
| title_fullStr | Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on Quora |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on Quora |
| title_short | Influencing Followership: Understanding the Perspective of Those Leading Active Discussions on Quora |
| title_sort | influencing followership understanding the perspective of those leading active discussions on quora |
| topic | followership influence leadership online communities Quora |
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