The Benefits and Risks of Enterprise Social Networks

Drahoova, Martina; Balco, Peter

doi:10.1109/incos.2016.76

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“…One of the main characteristics of the enterprise social platform is the profile of users. Each user has a profile in which they add their skills, contact details, photos, hobbies and everything else that is relevant ( Drahošová and Balco, 2016 ).…”

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“…Similarly to Holtzblatt et al, 2013 , Drahošová and Balco, 2016 report that the three main benefits of enterprise social networking consist in the capacity to involve customers and employees, to create innovation through knowledge sharing and to contribute to the improvement of decision-making processes in the enterprise ( Drahošová and Balco, 2016 ). However, risks associated with the use of enterprise social networking have also been identified ( Mennie, 2015 ).…”

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Use of social media platforms for promoting healthy employee lifestyles and occupational health and safety prevention: A systematic review

2020

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Highlights Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of social media in promoting healthy employee. No specific studies focused on ESN for promoting OHS or healthy employee lifestyles. Some studies suggest that social media may be useful to promote OHS prevention. This research field needs more well-designed studies on technologies contributions.

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Use of social media platforms for promoting healthy employee lifestyles and occupational health and safety prevention: A systematic review

2020

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“…Organizations are using mechanisms such as ESN to get the correct information promptly to the right people to perform their role effectively and to drive competitive advantage (Kane, 2017). ESN can also be a useful resource to search for personnel with requisite skills, as a question and answer platform with subject matter experts and a repository of documents in the cloud (Drahosova and Balco, 2016). Mäntymäki and Riemer (2016) found that ESN can help transcend the difficulties of sourcing knowledge such as locating the organizational expertise, as well as motivating employees to share information and knowledge and to develop and maintain connections with knowledge holders.…”

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Explaining social networking sites’ use continuance from employees’ perspectives

Kaba¹

2021

JSIT

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PurposeThis paper aims to better comprehend the psychological elements that drive the adoption of social networking sites (SNS). The paper attempts to explain the reasons why people sustainably use social networking websites in the workplace and how this happens. Design/methodology/approachUsing a survey to collect data that was analyzed using structural equation modeling by applying the partial least squares technique. FindingsThe results indicated that SNS use continuance was due more to habit rather than established perceived and normative beliefs such as satisfaction and social norms. Research limitations/implicationsThe authors recommend that the model in the study be tested in other technology environments to evaluate the external validity of the research study. The research was based on an unspecific platform, but each SNS may have its singularity that should merit further consideration. Practical implicationsPeers or coworker influences were noticeable in shaping one’s normative beliefs to continue using SNS in the organization. In this regard, it will be interesting to identify the mechanisms that raise the awareness of SNS in the employees’ social networks in the organization. Specifically, it will be an advantage to reach out to peers in promoting SNS use in the organization because they speak the same language as their fellow employees. Originality/valueDespite several benefits related to SNS use in organizations, studies showed that most of these technologies are boycotted in the workplace. Although extensive studies are dedicated to understanding information and communication technology use continuance in general, this paper aims to inform both academicians interested in the use of enterprise SNS for business purposes and business actors concerned with growing SNS usage and retaining its users in their organizations. The paper will contribute to information systems continuance literature by integrating and extending two major theoretical frameworks.

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