Employee participation in knowledge sharing and change solutions through enterprise social media

Mona Agerholm Andersen, Annette Agerdal-Hjermind, Chiara Valentini

    Publikation: Konferencebidrag › Paper › Forskning › peer review

    Abstract

    Purpose - This paper explores the relationship between the participative style of the immediate manager and employees’ motivation to participate on enterprise social media both in daily knowledge sharing activities and in relation to organizational change solutions.
    Methodology - This project is based on a quantitative study in a global Danish company with approximately 18,000 employees worldwide. The company has a strategic focus on implementing social collaboration platforms to create a global working culture. An online survey was conducted globally and a total of 1.046 employees replied (n=1.046).
    Findings - The data shows a positive relationship between the participative style of the immediate manager and the employees’ motivation to participate on enterprise social media both in daily knowledge sharing activities and in creating and discussing change solutions.

    Key words: Internal social media, knowledge sharing, employee participation, immediate manager, organizational identification

    Paper type: Case study

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Publikationsdato7 jun. 2016
    StatusUdgivet - 7 jun. 2016
    BegivenhedConference on Corporate Communication 2016 - New York, NY, USA
    Varighed: 31 maj 2016 → 3 jun. 2016

    Konference

    KonferenceConference on Corporate Communication 2016
    Land/OmrådeUSA
    ByNew York, NY
    Periode31/05/2016 → 03/06/2016

    Emneord

    • Internal social media
    • knowledge sharing
    • employee participation
    • immediate manager
    • motivation
    • social media readiness

    • EESM: Employee Engagement through the use of Social Media

      Valentini, C. (Deltager) & Agerdal-Hjermind, A. (Deltager)

      01/10/2013 → 10/11/2022

      Projekter: Projekt › Forskning

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