International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 8, No 6 (2019): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

The Role of Social Media Hashtags in Political Promotions: Mediating Role of Supply Chain Communication

Achmad Jamil (Post Graduate Studies of Communication, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Endi Rekarti (Fakultas Ekonomi & Bisnis, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Rizki Briandana (Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Salsabilla Audinna (Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Dec 2019

Abstract

The current study examines the impact of hashtags used in social media for political promotion and analyses the mediating role of supply chain communications (SCC) in the relationship. The current study was performed in Indonesia, where 301 Twitter users were surveyed about current variables with a questionnaire. The data was analysed through Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) and Analisis of Moment Structures (AMOS) in order to complete “structural equation modelling.” The findings of the current study depicted that increased social media hashtags about a political matter tend to increase significantly political promotion. Furthermore, it has been found that increased social media hashtags about a political matter significantly enhance the political communication in society. It means that increased hashtags enhance SCC, and SCC ultimately significantly enhances political promotion. The current study contributes to the literature and in practice, because it enhances the limited literature about the role of SCC in political promotion in association with social media hashtags. Practitioners should leverage the insights from hashtags to be the function as a promotion tool.

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Journal Info

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IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...