Finding the Missing Link to Industry: LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research

Naomi Unkelos-Shpigel; Sofia Sherman; Irit Hadar

doi:10.1109/CESI.2015.14

Finding the Missing Link to Industry: LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research

Naomi Unkelos-Shpigel, Sofia Sherman, Irit Hadar

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Abstract

Conducting empirical research in industry is not an easy task. Previous research has discussed some of the challenges in this type of research and potential solutions have been proposed. However, conducting cross-organizational research introduces specific challenges, some of which are quite hard to overcome. In this paper, we present the use of professional interest groups in a professional social network, Linked In, as a way to recruit participant to an online survey. Using this social network, commonly used among practitioners, was found to be an effective research tool.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	43-46
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479919345
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CESI.2015.14
State	Published - 24 Jul 2015
Event	3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015 - Florence, Italy Duration: 18 May 2015 → …

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Name	Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015

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Conference	3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	18/05/15 → …

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© 2015 IEEE.

Keywords

Empirical study
Linked In
Survey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Strategy and Management

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Unkelos-Shpigel, N., Sherman, S., & Hadar, I. (2015). Finding the Missing Link to Industry: LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research. In Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015 (pp. 43-46). Article 7167426 (Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CESI.2015.14

Unkelos-Shpigel, Naomi ; Sherman, Sofia ; Hadar, Irit. / Finding the Missing Link to Industry : LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research. Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 43-46 (Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015).

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Unkelos-Shpigel, N, Sherman, S & Hadar, I 2015, Finding the Missing Link to Industry: LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research. in Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015., 7167426, Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 43-46, 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015, Florence, Italy, 18/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/CESI.2015.14

Finding the Missing Link to Industry: LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research. / Unkelos-Shpigel, Naomi; Sherman, Sofia; Hadar, Irit.
Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 43-46 7167426 (Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015).

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Unkelos-Shpigel N, Sherman S, Hadar I. Finding the Missing Link to Industry: LinkedIn Professional Groups as Facilitators of Empirical Research. In Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 43-46. 7167426. (Proceedings - 3rd International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry, CESI 2015). doi: 10.1109/CESI.2015.14

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