Purpose

This research paper aims to explore the influence of social media–based knowledge-sharing intentions (SMKI) on prospective authentic leadership development (ALD) to deal with the future crisis. In the existing literature, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no significant empirical evidence to test the relationship between SMKI and ALD. Thus, this study contributes to the growing literature regarding the role of SMKIs, ALD, social media–based knowledge-sharing behavior (SMKB) and facilitating conditions (FCs). However, in this study, the authors developed a conceptual framework based on technology adoption and leadership theory. It was used to identify preservice educational leaders’ SMKIs and their effect on ALD to deal with an educational crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, SMKIs are strengthening ALD, directly and indirectly, using SMKB and FCs.

Design/methodology/approach

In this study, the higher education students are considered preservice leaders who were enrolled in educational leadership and management programs. However, this study’s target population and sample are students enrolled in educational leadership and management programs. Therefore, higher education students are considered preservice educational leaders. Therefore, a multilevel questionnaire survey approach was adopted to collect data from preservice educational leaders (n = 451 at Time 1 and n = 398 at Time 2) enrolled in education departments in the selected universities in Pakistan. A total of 398 survey questionnaires were finalized with a return ratio of 89%. The partial least square structural equation modeling with SmartPLS 3.2.8 was used for the data analysis.

Findings

This research found that SMKIs are positively and significantly connected with ALD. This study also confirms that SMKB significantly and positively mediates the relationship between SMKIs and ALD. Therefore, this study concludes that preservice educational leaders were ready to adopt SMKB.

Practical implications

Social media–based knowledge sharing can be helpful to develop authentic leadership among preservice educational leaders during a crisis. Preservice educational leaders as authentic leaders can prove to be an asset in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

Originality/value

This research integrated the technology adoption model and leadership theory to provide empirical evidence of SMKIs’ direct and indirect influence on ALD through social media–based knowledge-sharing actual use behavior by preservice educational leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the moderated mediating effect of the FCs was also studied in the relationship between SMKIs and actual user behavior as well as ALD.

中文翻译：

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采用基于社交媒体的知识共享行为和真正的领导力发展：COVID-19 期间巴基斯坦教育部门的证据

目的

本研究论文旨在探讨基于社交媒体的知识共享意向 (SMKI) 对前瞻性真实领导力发展 (ALD) 的影响，以应对未来危机。在现有文献中，据作者所知，没有重要的经验证据来检验 SMKI 和 ALD 之间的关系。因此，这项研究有助于增加关于 SMKI、ALD、基于社交媒体的知识共享行为 (SMKB) 和促进条件 (FC) 作用的文献。然而，在这项研究中，作者开发了一个基于技术采用和领导理论的概念框架。它用于确定职前教育领导者的 SMKI 及其对 ALD 的影响，以应对 COVID-19 大流行期间的教育危机。此外，SMKIs 正在加强 ALD，

设计/方法/途径

在这项研究中，高等教育学生被视为参加教育领导和管理计划的职前领导者。但是，本研究的目标人群和样本是参加教育领导和管理课程的学生。因此，高等教育学生被认为是职前教育领导者。因此，采用多层次问卷调查的方法从巴基斯坦选定大学的教育部门就读的职前教育领导者（时间 1 n = 451 和时间 2 n = 398）收集数据。共完成调查问卷398份，回收率为89%。使用 SmartPLS 3.2.8 的偏最小二乘结构方程建模用于数据分析。

发现

该研究发现 SMKI 与 ALD 呈正相关且显着相关。该研究还证实 SMKB 显着且积极地调节 SMKIs 和 ALD 之间的关系。因此，本研究得出结论，职前教育领导者已准备好采用 SMKB。

实际影响

基于社交媒体的知识共享有助于在危机期间培养职前教育领导者的真正领导力。职前教育领导者作为真正的领导者可以证明是应对 COVID-19 大流行危机的资产。

原创性/价值

本研究整合了技术采用模型和领导力理论，以提供经验证据证明 SMKIs 在 COVID-19 大流行期间通过职前教育领导者基于社交媒体的知识共享实际使用行为对 ALD 的直接和间接影响。此外，还在 SMKI 与实际用户行为以及 ALD 之间的关系中研究了 FC 的调节中介效应。