scholarly journals The Social Network Generation And Implications For Human Resource Managers

Author(s):  
Connie Browning Budden ◽  
Michael Craig Budden

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Tens of millions use social networks on a regular basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Social networks encourage the sharing of information, photos, videos, accomplishments, and experiences via the internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Their wide-spread and increasing usage especially among young people has been well-documented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Individuals who have started such networks have become wealthy as sites have gone public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Businesses are increasingly becoming involved in the networks as they realize the large following that the networks have generated and the fact that such networks can be sources of useful information on which to base decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Social networks and individual members who utilize such networks are becoming increasingly aware that there are advantages and disadvantages to such usage. Network users need to be aware that postings on these networks are being scrutinized in ways those posting the information had not imagined when they signed on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Firms increasingly are investigating applicant users through the networks. Indeed, human resource managers have more tools and investigation avenues at their disposal now than ever before.</span></span></p>

Human resource managers are confronted with the problem that they have to fulfil the enterprise’s competence needs either by developing their current staff or by recruiting new employees. In both cases decisions about who to select for the new position and more often which competences are crucial for the future success. This is especially true for highly dynamic industries like the IT industry. This article presents our work from the KoPIWA project in the Digital Economy. Our approach is based on a conceptual model that encompasses the market level, the social context and relations between competences. This model is the foundation for the ontology based decision support system for human resource managers presented in this article. To semi-automatically create and update the competence ontology methods from the areas data mining, social network analysis and information retrieval are employed. The results of these methods with regard to recruiting and learning processes are presented.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Fanny YF Young

Business adaptability and adjustability is highly important for the business development. It was suggested human resource managers and executives could pay an important contribution to this area. The aim of this study was to search the literature to see how the human resource managers and executives can improve the business adaptability and change of the companies. The internet was searched using various search engines like Google Scholars, Proquest and Google using keywords like human resource management, business adaptability and adjustability and business resilience. All selected papers were individually studied and any relevant materials were identified. Result showed that there were roles of human resource managers and executives in building business adaptability and adjustability such as acting as strategic partners, employee sponsors or advocates, change mentors and there were contributions which include transition the human resource department to a profitability factor; making profit to the company and engaging in people-focused approach to business continuity planning for crisis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Reza Abedi ◽  
Fatemeh Daneshvar Muhammadzadegan ◽  
Roqayyeh Sadat Hosseini Kerman ◽  
Fatemeh Miri Kolah Kaj

With an ever-increasing development of internet communications, human reactions have interred a new phase. The results of these communications are a most significant matter considered by the sociologists. Using the internet is developing and forms a significant part of individuals` lives. The advantages and disadvantages of this easiness in communicating and traveling through boundaries should be considered. Breaking the norms happened in the light of these reactions should be discussed, also increasing in awareness and availability to information, joining to global information networks and communication is another face of this placeless and timelessness. This contrasting face challenges the position of cyber space in the social communications, a challenge of which there is no escape by the society. In this research it is an attempt to criticize this challenge through criticizing the position of internet and to consider the role of social networks. We suppose that it is not possible to neglect the advantages of virtual space in developing a new level of human occasions but via this method lack of proper awareness in principle using of it results in some problems which should be covered by a proper training and comprehensive informing. Online spaces penetrate in human`s life in an extended way and it is a good opportunity to have good use from social networks as the basic condition. The results of this presence form reaction in individuals which will be considered in the present study.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1.) ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavica Vrsaljko ◽  
Tea Ljubimir

SMS messaging and communicating on social networks are increasingly widespread forms of informal communication. Mobile phones have almost all, and in addition they open profiles on the Internet social network, corresponding in this way with their peers. In writing messages is being recorded a large number of spelling errors, most of errors are those whose adoption is foreseen in the the lower grades of elementary school. In order to determine the level of mastery of linguistic norms, the message will be analysed as well as comments from the social networks of fourth-grade students.


2011 ◽  
pp. 651-660
Author(s):  
Mahesh Raisinghani ◽  
Elon Marques

This chapter is focused on some of the current research being conducted in the field of social network theory. The importance of studying the social network concepts is attached to a better understanding of individuals and how and why people interact with each other, as well as how technology and the Internet can affect this interaction. The social network theory field has grown significantly in the last years, and the use of the Internet and advanced computing technology has contributed to new research in this growing area. The first aspect to be covered is the social network theory and some applications for social networks. Also virtual communities, as well as the control over communications tools through social networks will be discussed. Finally, the technology side of social networks will be presented, as mobile social networks, internet social networking systems and e-business correlation, social network software and future trends of social networks. The main objective of this research is to illustrate the correlation between electronic (e-) business (of which e-government is a subset) and social networking.


Social media became the wide spread in every aspect of business and thus in the area of Management of human resources. The aim of this research is to assess the impact of social media on HR tasks. The study of social media in HR is enabled to find the ways of using the social networking sites in HR field. This study mainly concentrates on studying the usage strategy of social network in Human Resource functions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Haugen ◽  
Kerstin Westin

In-house family ties at workplaces occur in most contexts, and are associated with both advantages and disadvantages. On the basis of 40 interviews with human resource managers at Swedish workplaces, the values and risks of in-house family ties and their importance within the workplace are analyzed jointly, thus allowing for a holistic perspective. The interviews reveal values and risks on a strategic level, for day-to-day operations, for the social work environment, and on the level of individuals. Crucially, even when in-house family ties are perceived as uncomplicated, there is a latent risk that problems might arise. The interpretation of the role of in-house family ties is also strongly related to whether they are paired with asymmetrical (vertical) power relations. It also depends heavily on the chosen perspective—that of the organization, the social work environment, the individual, or the broader society—and the perceived advantages tend to come with corresponding inverted disadvantages.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-171
Author(s):  
Solomon Akpoviroro Kowo ◽  
Olusegun Adeleke ObaAdenuga ◽  
Olalekan owotutu Sabitu

Abstract Research Purpose. The human resource function of firms is faced with the challenges of identifying recruitment practices that contribute to employee retention as a recruitment outcome. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between E-recruitment practices and employee retention of multinational corporations (MNCs) in Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach. Two research questions were posed for the study and two hypotheses formulated in line with the objectives. Questionnaires were administered to the selected population of the Unilever Nigeria Plc. Corporate websites and commercial websites sites were the E-recruitment practices used to analysed their influence on employee retention. The data were analysed using manual and electronic based methods through the data preparation grid and statistical package for the social science, (SPSS). The study made use of statistical tools such as regression analysis in testing hypothesis and analysis of variance (ANOVA), which helped in the interpretation of results. Findings The research use analysis to estimate trends that corporate websites and commercial websites were significant in explaining employee retention. The results of this study confirm existing literature that argues for a positive relationship between the two variables. The results also portray that human resource managers should have an understanding of the relationship between E-recruitment practices and employee retention. Originality/Value/Practical implications. The study seeks to contribute to existing literature on E-recruitment practices and employee retention. The practical justification would be useful to human resource practitioners by making them aware of the current E-recruitment practices and the impact of its implementation to a firm’s level of employee retention


1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter McGraw ◽  
Ian Palmer

The closed shop is once again a focus of attention as the result of several states introdctcing legislation that seeks to outlaw the practice. This is despite a number of academic studies that have suggested that managers have much to gain from the closed shop and are often active supporters of it. In this study the impact of the anti-closed shop provisions of the Industrial Relations Act, 1991 (NSW) are assessed by way of a survey that asked seventy human resource managers to indicate how the legislation had affected their organizations. The same managers were also asked about their personal views on the closed shop and any advantages and disadvantages they associated with the practice. The study concludes that, at the time of the survey, the impact of the legislation was limited and that 60 per cent of the surveyed organizations continued to operate closed shops as they did before the Act came into effect. This is despite the fact that the majority of managers had a strong personal antipathy to the closed shop and claimed to see few advantages in the practice. A number of possible explanations are put forward to explain the dissonance between individual views and organizational practices.


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