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

Aarhus University

Research output: Contribution to conference without a publisher/journal › Paper › Research › 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 identificationPaper type: Case study

Original language	English
Publication date	7 Jun 2016
Publication status	Published - 7 Jun 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	CCI Conference on Corporate Communication 2016 - USA, New York, United States Duration: 31 May 2016 → 3 Jun 2016 http://www.corporatecomm.org/event/cci-conference-on-corporate-communication-2016/

Conference

Conference	CCI Conference on Corporate Communication 2016
Location	USA
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	31/05/16 → 03/06/16
Internet address	http://www.corporatecomm.org/event/cci-conference-on-corporate-communication-2016/

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Employee participation in knowledge sharing and change solutions through enterprise social media. / Andersen, Mona Agerholm; Agerdal-Hjermind, Annette; Valentini, Chiara.
2016. Paper presented at CCI Conference on Corporate Communication 2016, New York, United States.

Research output: Contribution to conference without a publisher/journal › Paper › Research › peer-review

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