John Mowbray

ORCID: 0000-0003-0726-0166
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Research Areas
  • Social Capital and Networks
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Library Science and Administration
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Simulation Techniques and Applications
  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis

University of Glasgow
2019-2021

Edinburgh Napier University
2018

Analyzing two-mode networks linking actors to events they attend may help uncover the structure and evolution of social networks. This classic network insight is particularly valuable in analysis data extracted from contact diaries where produce — at same time are product relations among participants. Contact comprise any number meeting a specific point time. In this paper we recall correspondence between actor–event hypergraphs, propose relational hyperevent models (RHEM) as general...

10.1016/j.socnet.2021.04.001 article EN cc-by Social Networks 2021-04-22

Networking is considered an integral feature of job search, yet its behavioural manifestation has received little attention in the extant literature. Here this addressed a study young job-seekers that adopted egocentric network approach underpinned by Information Behaviour theory, with specific reference to Wilson’s model information needs and seeking. The analysis data from semi-structured interviews reveals acquire broad range search contacts their networks, contributions such extend...

10.1177/0961000618769965 article EN Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 2018-05-09

Social media are powerful networking platforms that provide users with significant information opportunities. Despite this, little is known about their impact on job search behaviour. Here, interview (participants = 7), focus group 6) and survey ( n 558) data supplied by young jobseekers in Scotland were analysed to investigate the role of social search. The findings show Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn most popular for this purpose, type sought influences direction user Frequent use linked...

10.1177/0165551520927657 article EN cc-by Journal of Information Science 2020-06-11

Purpose Although social networks are considered influential to employment outcomes, little is known about the behavioural manifestation of networking during job search. The purpose this paper examine role amongst 16–24 year old active jobseekers living in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach A sequential, mixed methods approach was applied gather data, including interviews (no. participants=7), a focus group participants=6) and survey questionnaire participants=558). study design...

10.1108/jd-05-2019-0086 article EN Journal of Documentation 2019-11-27
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