Can non-work-related social media use benefit the company? A study on corporate blogging and affective organizational commitment

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 84-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nianlong Luo ◽  
Xunhua Guo ◽  
Benjiang Lu ◽  
Guoqing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Affective Organizational Commitment ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Social Media on Job Satisfaction: Is There A Role for Job Engagement and Organization Engagement As a Mediator?

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (07) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faradita Mahdani Ibrahim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Organizational Engagement ◽  
Media Work ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine how the influence of the use of social media (Work-related social media use) and social media (Social-related social media use) on job satisfaction. In addition, to find out how the role of work engagement and organizational engagement, as a mediating variable in the relationship.The research was conducted in Indonesia with the analysis unit of the State Civil Servant (SCS) domiciled in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. A sample of 212 respondents obtained by using a questionnaire distribution technique using google form, data analysis using SEM-AMOS.The results of the analysis show that the use of social media (Work-related social media use) has no effect on job satisfaction, but the use of social media (Social-related social media use) is found to increase the job satisfaction of SCS.The results of the analysis also show that the use of social media (Work-related social media use) can increase work engagement, but has no effect on increasing organizational engagement. The use of social media (Social-related social media use) contributes to an increase in work engagement and organizational engagement. Furthermore, it was found that there was a significant effect of work engagement and organizational engagement on SCS job satisfaction. Work engagement and organizational engagement play a role as a mediating variable (partially) in the relationship between social media use (Social-related social media use) and job satisfaction. But there is no role as a mediating variable in the relationship between (Work-related social media use) and job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Between hope and fear: developing social media guidelines

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaël Opgenhaffen ◽  
An-Sofie Claeys
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine employers’ policy with regard to employees’ social media use. Specifically, the authors examine the extent to which employers allow the use of social media in the workplace, what opportunities can be related to employees’ social media use and how social media guidelines are implemented within organizations. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with HR and communication managers of 16 European companies from different sectors and of varying size. Findings Some organizations believe that social media should be accessible to employees while others ban them from the workplace. Most respondents believe that organizations can benefit from employees sharing work-related content with their own network. However, they encourage the sharing and retweeting of official corporate messages rather than employees developing their own messages. This fear regarding employees’ messages on social media is reflected in the broad adoption of social media guidelines. Research limitations/implications Future research should chart the nature of existing social media guidelines (restrictive vs incentive). Accordingly, the perceived sense and nonsense of social media guidelines in companies should be investigated, not only among the managers but also among employees. Practical implications Organizations should remain in dialogue with employees with regard to social media. Managers seem overly concerned with potential risks and forget the opportunities that can arise when employees operate as ambassadors. Originality/value The use of in-depth interviews allowed the authors to assess the rationale behind social media guidelines within organizations in depth and formulate suggestions to organizations and communication managers.

scholarly journals Reasons to postpone or renounce childbearing during fertility decline in Finland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateryna Savelieva ◽  
Markus Jokela ◽  
Anna Rotkirch
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Fertility Decline ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Work Orientation ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Work Related

We examined self-reported reasons to postpone or renounce childbearing during fertility decline in Finland in 2010s and their associations with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors, including social media use and work-related attitudes. Using representative survey data from Finnish Family Barometers, the sample comprised participants aged 20-44 who did not plan having children soon. Based on exploratory factor analysis, self-reported reasons were grouped into perceived uncertainty, childfree preference, and completed fertility factors. More stable life situation, infrequent social media use, lower work-orientation were related to lower perceived uncertainty, whereas being a woman, having no children, frequent social media use, and higher work-orientation were associated with increased childfree preferences. Perceived uncertainty and childfree preferences may contribute to recent fertility decline by influencing childbearing decisions, independently of socio-demographic characteristics.

What motivates employees to use social media at work? A perspective of self-determination theory

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaobo Wei ◽  
Xiayu Chen ◽  
Chunli Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internal Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe authors develop a conceptual model to examine how three basic psychological needs (i.e. needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness) affect employee social media use (i.e. work- and social-related use). The authors propose that the need for autonomy positively moderates the relationship between need for competence and work-related use, whereas it negatively moderates that between need for relatedness and social-related use.Design/methodology/approachTo test the proposed model, 332 internal and 271 external social media users in the workplace were recruited.FindingsThe results indicate that needs for competence and autonomy and needs for relatedness and autonomy positively affect the work- and social-related use, respectively, of internal and external social media. Need for autonomy positively moderates the relationship between need for competence and work-related use of internal social media, and it negatively moderates that between need for relatedness and the social-related use of internal social media. Need for autonomy has no moderating effect on the relationship between need for competence and work-related use, whereas it negatively moderates the relationship between need for relatedness and the social-related use of external social media.Originality/valueFirst, the authors’ findings offer significant empirical support for the different social media uses, namely work and social related. Second, this study highlights the importance of psychological needs of employees in determining the form of social media use. Third, this study empirically demonstrates the differences in psychological needs and social media use between two different social media contexts.

scholarly journals Social Media Use in Child Welfare Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Edward Sage ◽  
Melanie Sage
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Welfare Workers

The scholarly child welfare literature offers little information about the use of social media by child welfare workers. We conducted a study of 171 child welfare workers across several states using an online survey. The resulting data offer insights from workers about current practices related to social media use in a child welfare work setting. Most respondents see social media as an acceptable tool for conducting child welfare assessments. Respondents describe strains and benefits of social media use. It is recommended that agencies provide guidance on ethical decision-making for using social media as a work-related tool. Agencies should also provide policy clearly defining social media use and misuse.

Internal or external social media? The effects of work-related and social-related use of social media on improving employee performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiayu Chen ◽  
Carol Xiaojuan Ou ◽  
Robert M. Davison
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Internal Social Media

PurposeThis study investigates how employees' work- and social-related use of social media can individually and interactively render different impacts on employees' performance in the context of internal or external social media.Design/methodology/approachTo test the research model in these two different contexts, the authors collected data from 392 internal social media users and 302 external social media users in the workplace.FindingsThe data suggest that the respondents' job performance can be enhanced when using internal social media for work-related purposes and using external social media for social-related purposes. Meanwhile, the interaction of work- and social-related use is positive for external social media but negative for internal social media on job performance. These findings highlight the significant distinction of social media use in the workplace.Originality/valueFirst, this study contributes to the literature on the business value of IT by providing theoretical arguments on how companies can capitalize efforts to consider work-related use in combination with social-related use to create business value. Second, this research theorizes two distinct yet interacting views of social media use. The authors offer a more granular insight of the paths from work- and social-related use to employee performance instead of encapsulating social media use in a unitary concept and linking it simply and broadly to employee performance. Third, this research considers the interdependent effects of work- and social-related use on employee performance, and thus goes beyond the independent roles of these two types of social media use. Fourth, the authors find that the links from employees' work- and social-related use of social media to job performance vary in different contexts.

The effect of social media use on work-related learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. van Puijenbroek ◽  
R.F. Poell ◽  
B. Kroon ◽  
V. Timmerman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Social media’s dark side: inducing boundary conflicts

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1297-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ward van Zoonen ◽  
Joost W.M. Verhoeven ◽  
Rens Vliegenthart
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Work Life Conflict

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the negative consequences of work-related social media use, and the extent to which the presence of social media policies in organizations are able to mitigate these consequences. Design/methodology/approach Internet-based survey data (N=575) was analyzed using structural equation modeling to test the indirect effect of social media use on exhaustion through work/life conflict. Findings This study shows that there is a dark side to social media use, as employees’ work-related social media use might be intrusive to their personal lives while simultaneously increasing life to work conflict. Furthermore, the results indicate that the current implementation of social media usage policies at work is not sufficient to defend employees against the negative consequences of social media use; namely, work/life conflict and ultimately exhaustion. Research limitations/implications The indirect pathways are assessed using cross-sectional data, which makes verifying causal relationships difficult. Practical implications The findings underscore the need for contemporary organizations to pragmatically intensify their efforts to mitigate the impacts of boundary conflict on workers’ well-being that result from increased use of social media for work. Originality/value This paper is among the first to demonstrate that the use of social media for work is related to exhaustion through increased work/life conflict.

Employees work-related social-media use: His master's voice

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 850-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ward van Zoonen ◽  
Toni G.L.A. van der Meer ◽  
Joost W.M. Verhoeven
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Enterprise social media use and overload: A curvilinear relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiayu Chen ◽  
Shaobo Wei
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Enterprise Social Media ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Information Technology Use

Considerable research has focused on the positive effects of information technology use. However, emerging research and practice commentary highlight the importance of considering the negative side of information technology use. The current study investigates how enterprise social media use (i.e. work- and social-related use) influences employees’ perceived overload (i.e. information and social overload), which in turn affects enterprise social media-related strain. In addition, we posit that communication visibility moderates the nonlinear relationship between enterprise social media use and overload. Using a survey of 282 enterprise social media users in the workplace as a basis, we find an inverted U-shaped relationship between work-related enterprise social media use and information overload and between work-related enterprise social media use and social overload. Moreover, a U-shaped relationship is found between social-related enterprise social media use and information overload and between social-related enterprise social media use and social overload. Communication visibility positively moderates the inverted U-shaped relationships between work-related enterprise social media use and information overload and between work-related enterprise social media use and social overload, but negatively moderates the U-shaped relationship between social-related enterprise social media use and information overload. The theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.

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