Facebook communication and marketing influence on decision-making and choice of university student representatives : a student’s perspective

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dc.citation.doi10.21018/RJCPR.2019.2.274en_ZA
dc.citation.epage21
dc.citation.spage7
dc.contributor.authorChininga, Tapiwa
dc.contributor.authorRungani, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorChilliya, Norman
dc.contributor.authorChuchu, Tinashe
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-20T19:53:19Z
dc.date.available2020-06-20T19:53:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractFacebook has become the main platform for young adults to sustain their social presence as well as expand their social networks. The impact of social media on youth decision-making has attracted much attention in research and academia. The research setting was at University of Fort Hare, a university located in South Africa. Before and during a student representative council (SRC) election at the university, the six student parties contesting for the leadership office utilised Facebook in communicating and marketing their campaign messages to fellow students. This research therefore empirically investigated how Facebook influenced university students’ intention to vote and elect an SRC for the institution. The survey methodology was adopted in collecting data and non-probability sampling, a form of convenience sampling was utilised in selection of suitable participants for the study. A total of 381 students participated in the study responding to questions examining potential drivers of selection of a particular student representative party (SRP). A conceptual model was developed with Facebook constructs that included “medium credibility of Facebook”, “peer communication on Facebook” and “user trust of Facebook” among other factors that influence students’ choice of an (SRP). The main findings established that identification with peers was observed as having the most significant impact on youths’ intention to vote for student representatives. Message credibility was found to have weak impact on student’s intention to vote for a particular (SRC) candidate. Implications emerged from the findings and further research suggestions were provided.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianKIM2020en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce Law and Managementen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChininga, T., Rungani, E., Chiliya, N., & Chuchu, T. (2019). Facebook Communication and Marketing Influence on Decision-Making and Choice of University Student Representatives: A Student’s Perspective. Romanian Journal Of Communication And Public Relations, 21(2), 7-21. doi:10.21018/rjcpr.2019.2.274.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn14548100
dc.identifier.issn2344-5440
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/29183
dc.journal.linkhttps://journalofcommunication.ro/index.php/journalofcommunicationen_ZA
dc.journal.titleRomanian Journal of Communication and Public Relationsen_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSNSPA - Facultatea de Comunicare și Relații Publiceen_ZA
dc.rights© Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations. Open access article.en_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Economics and Financeen_ZA
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.subjectInformation credibility
dc.subjectMarketing
dc.titleFacebook communication and marketing influence on decision-making and choice of university student representatives : a student’s perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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