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

Mona Agerholm Andersen; Annette Agerdal-Hjermind; Chiara Valentini

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

Mona Agerholm Andersen, Annette Agerdal-Hjermind, Chiara Valentini

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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

Original language	English
Publication date	7 Jun 2016
Publication status	Published - 7 Jun 2016
Event	Conference on Corporate Communication 2016 - New York, NY, United States Duration: 31 May 2016 → 3 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference	Conference on Corporate Communication 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York, NY
Period	31/05/2016 → 03/06/2016

Keywords

Internal social media
knowledge sharing
employee participation
immediate manager
organizational identification

EESM: Employee Engagement through the use of Social Media
Valentini, C. (Participant) & Agerdal-Hjermind, A. (Participant)
01/10/2013 → 10/11/2022
Project: Research

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

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EESM: Employee Engagement through the use of Social Media

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