South African Generation Y students’ motives for using Facebook

• Autorzy: Bevan-Dye Ayesha Lian

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DOI

10.17512/pjms.2019.19.2.04

Warianty tytułu

PL

Motywy studentów południowo-afrykańskich Generacji Y do używania Facebooka

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Facebook remains the largest social networking site, with 2.32 billion active monthly users recorded in 2018. Despite still being dominated by individuals classified under Generation Y, with 83 percent of its users being between 18 and 24 years of age, reports suggest that it is losing popularity amongst members of this generation. Generation Y represents an important current and future market segment across a range of industries and Facebook’s continued success, both as a social networking site and a marketing platform for reaching this segment, depends on its marketing management’s ability to retain older members of Generation Y and attract its younger members. As such, this study sought to determine Generation Y students’ motives for using Facebook. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data from a convenience sample of 311 Generation Y students registered at four campuses from three South African universities. The findings infer that Generation Y students’ motives for using Facebook is a six-factor model, which exhibits reliability, construct validity and acceptable model fit. Generation Y students’ most salient motives for using Facebook include managing long-distance relationships, organising events and active photo-related activities. If Facebook is to remain relevant to Generation Y, it needs to revisit its initial purpose, namely to be a social networking site. This entails focusing on facilitating the managing of long-distance relationships, organising of events and active photo-related activities.

PL

Facebook pozostaje największym portalem społecznościowym, z 2.32 miliardem aktywnych użytkowników zarejestrowanych miesięcznie w 2018 r. Mimo, że nadal jest zdominowany przez osoby zaklasyfikowane do Generacji Y, z 83% użytkowników w wieku od 18 do 24 lat, raporty sugerują, że traci popularność wśród członków tego pokolenia. Generacja Y reprezentuje ważny obecny i przyszły segment rynku w wielu gałęziach przemysłu, a ciągły sukces Facebooka, zarówno jako serwisu społecznościowego, jak i platformy marketingowej do osiągnięcia tego segmentu, zależy od zdolności kierownictwa marketingu do zatrzymania starszych członków Generacji Y i przyciągnięcia jego młodszych członków. W związku z tym, celem tego badania było określenie motywów uczniów Generacji Y do korzystania z Facebooka. Kwestionariusze ankiet zostały wykorzystane do zebrania danych z próby 311 studentów pokolenia Y studiujących w czterech kampusach z trzech południowoafrykańskich uniwersytetów. Wyniki wskazują, że motywy uczniów Generacji Y do korzystania z Facebooka są modelem sześcioczynnikowym, który wykazuje wiarygodność, trafność konstrukcji i akceptowalne dopasowanie modelu. Najważniejsze motywy uczniów pokolenia Y do korzystania z Facebooka obejmują zarządzanie relacjami na odległość, organizowanie wydarzeń i aktywne działania związane z fotografią. Jeśli Facebook ma pozostać istotny dla Generacji Y, musi powrócić do pierwotnego celu, jakim jest portal społecznościowy. Obejmuje to skupienie się na ułatwianiu zarządzania relacjami na odległość, organizowaniu wydarzeń i aktywnej działalności związanej z fotografią.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Facebook; Generation Y students; motives; marketing management; South Africa

PL

Facebook; uczniowie pokolenia Y; motywy; zarządzanie marketingowe

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 19, No. 2
• Strony: 48--60
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bevan-Dye Ayesha Lian

• Faculty of Management Sciences, North-West University

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).