Millions of people use Twitter daily, posting thousands of messages and interacting with
their peers. This research aims to evaluate and classify the predictive potential of the Twitter …

Severe abuse of social media has currently become a threat to social sustainability.
Although “responsible use of social media” has recently attracted academics' attention, few …

In online peer-to-peer fundraising, individual fundraisers, acting on behalf of nonprofit
organizations, mobilize their social networks using social media to request donations …

Reciprocal support networks have become increasingly important in healing disaster
wounds of adversely affected communities and improving their resilience. This paper …

Disease advocacy organisations (DAOs) are critical for raising awareness about illnesses
and supporting research. While most studies of DAOs focus on personally affected patient …

Sri Lankan gem mining and extractive industry communities experience enormous amounts
of devastation from mass flooding events. Despite the pressing importance of understanding …

The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on many aspects of life. The global
economic downturn is one of these negative consequences. Nonetheless, even though …

Rising economic inequality has become a widespread trend and concern in recent decades.
Economic inequality is often associated with pernicious consequences such as a decrease …

The dynamics of charitable donor co-attendance networks can help fundraisers assess and
improve fundraising outcomes. To improve understanding of donor-giving patterns, this …

The three papers in this dissertation explore how employees' careers and work experiences
are evolving in the era of social media. In the first paper, a new construct, the job mobility …