TuesdayJun 29 at 12:06pm
Manage Discussion EntryOrganizations are embracing the use of social networking as a means to market, support human resource systems, promote learning, and build relationships, but the application of social networking is uncertain with regard to legal issues and regulation. Social networking can certainly be used to find and attract talent, but can also be used to engage employees and create opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion, but there are certain risks that include exposing the organization to attack, distributing sensitive information, and creating an environment where social media sites are tracked and watched by employees and managers (Shrm, 2021). Research into how to create a social networking policy that allows organizations to harness the benefits of social networking without involving risk to the organization is necessary to apply social networking successfully.
In The Socia(Links to an external site.)l Net(Links to an external site.)works of High and Low Self-Monitors: Implications for Workplace Performance (Mehra, 2001) the way that different personalities respond to the use of social networking is explored. Personalities identified are high or low self-monitors, with high self-monitors begin motivated to alter their behavior for the social situation that they are in, while low self-monitors are consistent in their behavior as it relates to their inner self and does not change due to the situation. High-self monitors are much more likely to engage in social networking, are more likely to occupy positions of high social power with the length of time in the organization, and are more likely to have high performance within the organization. The results of the study indicate that engaging in social networks shapes the level of performance that occurs within the organization and that those with high-monitor personalities are more likely to succeed in the organization. Further research would explore the other factors that mediate success in organizational performance other than social networking to determine the other factors that might have an impact.
References:
Mehra, A., Kilduff, M., & Brass, D. J. (2001). The Social Networks of High and Low Self-Monitors: Implications for Workplace Performance.Administrative Science Quarterly,46(1), 121. https://doi.org/10.2307/2667127
Shrm. (2021, April 26).Managing and Leveraging Workplace Use of Social Media. SHRM. https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/toolkits/pages/managingsocialmedia.aspx.
12:59pmJul 1 at 12:59pm
Manage Discussion EntrySOCIAL NETWORK RESEARCH
Networking research can be applied to the workplace by checking the types of networks that employees in the organization uses often times and determine how those social networks impact their lives and work performance. The mere fact that people are affected by the social networks that they keep means that the social networks that employees engage into most of the time has an influence of how they function in the workplace. Therefore, understanding how those networks affect the workplace helps organizations to advice their employees on how to interact with networks positively, if the networks are affecting their work negatively (Christakis, 2010).
It is a fact that the contemporary world is interconnected. This means that people around the world are able to communicate and keep tabs with each other. Social networks is at the core of those connections. Therefore, IO psychologist must shift their methods of interacting with people and seek to explore the role that technology plays in influencing behavior among people. The fact that most people today interact with social media platforms and technology most of their time means that these social networks shape their perceptions of the world and psychologists need to understand how those perceptions eventually impact individual lives. At some point in the future, i would like to understand how people in the marketplace utilize social media networks in the problems that they encounter in their everyday life.
Title Article: Mehra, A. & Borgathi, S. et al. (2014). Imaginary Worlds: Using visual network scales to capture perceptions of social networks. Emerald Group Publishing Limited
The fact that social network goes beyond patterns and goes down to social relations that people perceive as real, it is important to understand the role that social network play in the contemporary lives of people whether in business or individual lives.
Reference
Christakis, N. (2010): The hidden influence of social networks