Antecedents and outcomes of enterprise social network usage within UK higher education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors influencing knowledge sharing on enterprise social network (ESN) use behaviour among academic staff in universities, using the unified theory acceptance and technology (UTAUT) as underlying research framework Design/methodology/approach A conceptual was created by extending UTAUT incorporating three additional factors, namely, feature value (FV), relationship expectancy (RE) professional benefits. quantitative approach based survey used collect data from 254 staff. Data were analysed structural equation modelling. Findings result indicated significant differences around both consumptive contributive usage patterns within ESNs. These suggest more than use. Research limitations/implications Future should consider a longitudinal study focusing change ESN fundamental aspects change. Originality/value This extends model factors: FV, RE benefits, higher education context. has significantly modified include dynamic nature usage.