Browsing School of Business and Economics by Author "Whelan, Eoin"
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An analysis of the 2016 American presidential nominees' tweets: A magical realism perspective
Clohessy, Trevor; Callinan, Colin; Acton, Thomas; Whelan, Eoin; Scott, Murray (NUI Galway, 2017)Twitter is the latest social networking tool said to be reshaping political presidential campaigns. In order to maximize the influence of their messages to voters, presidential nominees often use various techniques to ... -
Applying the SOBC paradigm to explain how social media overload affects academic performance
Whelan, Eoin; Islam, A.K.M. Najmul; Brooks, Stoney (Elsevier, 2019-09-10)Research suggests University students are more disposed than others to develop problematic social media use. Social media overload, the phenomenon where users are exposed to a massive amount of information and communication ... -
Does passion for physical activity spillover into performance at work? Examining the direct and indirect effects of passion and life satisfaction on organisational performance and innovativeness
Clohessy, Trevor; Whelan, Eoin; Paradis, Kyle F. (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-05-22)Many individuals are passionate for physical activity such as cycling, running, and soccer. Drawing from the dualistic model of passion, the purpose of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect relationships ... -
Enterprise personal analytics: The next frontier in individual information systems research
Clohessy, Trevor; Acton, Thomas; Whelan, Eoin; Golden, Willie (now publishers, 2018-07-12)Modern enterprise technological landscapes are being impacted by the increasing individuation of information systems (IS). Consequently, the end-user computing phenomenon is being extended to incorporate a multitude of ... -
Expanding the horizons of digital social networks: Mixing big trace datasets with qualitative approaches
Whelan, Eoin; Teigland, Robin; Vaast, Emmanuelle; Butler, Brian (Elsevier, 2016-03-31)The study of social networks has attracted much interest from the IS community in recent years, driven mainly by the accessibility of trace data that remain as a by-product of interactions conducted through technology-enabled ... -
How the social dimension of fitness apps can enhance and undermine wellbeing: A dual model of passion perspective
Whelan, Eoin; Clohessy, Trevor (Emerald, 2020-01-02)Purpose While the positive health benefits of fitness apps, which motivate and track physical exercise, are widely acknowledged, the adverse connection between these technologies and wellbeing has received little attention. ... -
Is boredom proneness related to social media overload and fatigue? A stress–strain–outcome approach
Whelan, Eoin; Islam, A.K.M Najmul; Brooks, Stoney (Emerald, 2020-02-21)Purpose Social media overload and fatigue have become common phenomena that are negatively affecting people's well-being and productivity. It is, therefore, important to understand the causes of social media overload and ... -
The real story behind big data
Conboy, Kieran; Whelan, Eoin; Morris, Seán (Ivey Business School, 2017-12)Thanks to the promise of business analytics, seeing data as the new oil is all the rage these days, which is why something like 85 per cent of Fortune 500 companies are investing in big data initiatives. As The Economist ... -
What drives unverified information sharing and cyberchondria during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Laato, Samuli; Islam, A. K. M. Najmul; Islam, Muhammad Nazrul; Whelan, Eoin (Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-07)The World Health Organisation has emphasised that misinformation – spreading rapidly through social media – poses a serious threat to the COVID-19 response. Drawing from theories of health perception and cognitive load, ...