The usage of social media by employees should be regulated because it can reduce an organization’s productivity, increase the level of gossip, create conflicts at the workplace, and reduce interpersonal relationships in the workplace; therefore, it is likely to affect employees’ performance.
Adzovie, D. E., Isaac, E. N., & Janet, A. K. (2017). Influence of Facebook usage on employee
Productivity: A case of the University of Cape Coast staff. African Journal of Business Management, 11 (7), 2-35.
The article discusses the influence of Facebook usage on employee productivity. It highlighted the rise of social media and how organizations utilize social media to build employees in order to improve performance. It illustrated that social media has provided a platform for engagement that employees can positively utilize to improve productivity. It suggests that social media usage in the workplace should be regulated or controlled so that it does not interfere with employee performance. It went further to illustrate that without control, it can reduce employee engagement, which is likely to affect the general organization’s performance. The authors are assistant professors of Journalism and Mass communications at the University of Cape and have written several academic journals on social media usage and its effect on marketing. However, the article is relevant to the thesis and the research since it provides detailed information on how social media affects employee performance, which is a major point for this research.
Aguenza, B. B., Amer, H. A.-K., & Ahmad, P. M. (2012). Social Media and Productivity in the
Workplace: Challenges and Constraints. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business, 12 (5), 12-30.
The article discusses the impact of social media on productivity, challenges, and constraints that employees undergo at work. It concludes that social media can negatively affect productivity since employees spend too much of their time on social media rather than on their daily assignments. It makes employees leave a lot of jobs pending and, therefore, reduces the rate of job delivery, which directly affects an organization’s performance. It affects an organization’s profit and market share if not utilized appropriately. The article went further to state that minority social media activities in the workplace are a challenge and, therefore, can be addressed effectively through policy formulation. The authors of the article are lecturers at the University Al Faisal University and hold PhD in different fields of study. The authors have also published several journals on business and communication; therefore, the article has weight and can be used to complete the research. The article is relevant to the thesis and can be used to complete the research since it provides detailed information on the effect of social media on employee productivity. It highlights the problem of social media and how it should be addressed.
Broughton, A., Tom, H., Ben, H., & Annette, C. (2010). Workplaces and Social Networking:
The Implications for Employment Relations. Institute for Employment Studies, 2-30.
The article focuses on the implication of social media on employee engagement at work. It states that social media creates a gap among employees, hence reducing the level of employee engagement. It illustrates that employees are busy charting and reading updates on social media instead of networking and consulting on issues affecting an organization. The authors of the article are experts in the field of communication and consultants in communication and social media marketing. They have conducted several research studies and made publications as well. The article is relevant to the thesis and provides detailed material which can be used to complete the research. It analyzes the impact of social media usage in the workplace and its implications, which are needed to complete the research and are also relevant to the thesis.
Ferreira, A., & Plessis, d. T. (2013). Effect of online social networking employee productivity.
Peer Reviewed Article, 4 (1), 1-30.
The article discusses the effect of social media on employees’ productivity. It argues that social media reduces productivity since it makes employees lazy and reluctant, which makes several employees not focus on the goals of an organization. It went further to state that the fact that employees spend a lot of time on social media affects productivity since assignments will not be completed on time as required, and it can affect an organization negatively. The authors are experts in the field of technology and communication. Ferreira is a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg and head of the Centre for Information and Knowledge Management at the same University, while Plessis is also a lecturer at the head of the Department of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Johannesburg. It is relevant since it highlights the impact of social media on an organization’s productivity and also provides detailed information on how social media can be utilized effectively, which is needed to complete the research.
Haddud, A., John, D., & Preetinder, P. G. (2016). Exploring the Impact of Internal Social Media
Usage of Employee. Journal of Social Media for Organizations, 3 (1), 1-45.
The article discusses how social media can be used to empower employees and make good use of it for productivity. It looked at the personal effect of social media on employees’ behavior and how such behavior can affect an organization. The article presented that social media is addictive, and because of that, employees can easily violate cyber security, hence putting an organization’s network infrastructure in jeopardy. It also discusses the role of social media in fostering employees’ engagement, which can increase an organization’s productivity. The authors are known writers and have published several journals on social media and communication techniques. Haddud has a Master’s in communication and technology, while Preetinder has a PhD. in technology management, and they have also done other publications that are being used in different fields. The article is relevant to the thesis since it discusses the role of social media in fostering employee engagement, which is required to complete the research.
Leftheriotis, L., & Giannakos, M. N. (2014). Using social media for work: Losing your time or
Improving your work. The Computer in Human Behavior, 12 (2), 2-38.
The article discusses how social media is used at work to meet certain expectations. It argues that social media can be used to improve organizational performance through proper usage and implementation of strict policies to avoid being misused by employees. The authors are experts in social media and lecturers at the Ionian University in Greece and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, respectively. It is relevant to the thesis since it highlights both the negative and positive impacts of social media on employees.
Siddique, T. (2015). Use of Social Networking Sites at Workplace in Bangladesh: Employees’
Perspective. Global Disclosure of Economics and Business, 4 (2), 2-25.
The article analyzes the impact of social media usage in Bangladesh and its effect on the general behavior of employees. It provides an overview of what should be done to limit the misuse of social media in the workplace. The author of the article, Siddique, is an assistant professor at the Islamic University in the Department of Journalism and Communication, and therefore, he understands the impact of social media on employees. The article is relevant to the thesis because it provides detailed information about the impact of social media and what should be done to turn it into productivity.
Sidek, S. (2017). Social Media Impact on Employees Productivity at Workplace. Asia Journal of
Information technology, 6 (2), 32-38.
The article discusses how social media helps in improving productivity and impacts employees’ performance. It illustrated that proper usage of social media through marketing and networks to sell an organization’s goals or products is likely to increase customers’ sales and, hence, high sales returns. It is stated that social media can be used by an organization as the best medium of communication since it is affordable and efficient, and, therefore, it is likely to improve an organization’s performance in the market. The author has a Ph.D., is a lecturer at the University Teknikal in Malaysia, and is the head of the Center for Language and Human Development. It is relevant because it analyzes the impact of social media on employees’ productivity and its effects on sales return, which is needed to complete the research.
References
Adzovie, D. E., Isaac, E. N., & Janet, A. K. (2017). Influence of Facebook usage on employee
Productivity: A case of the University of Cape Coast staff. African Journal of Business Management, 11 (7), 2-35.
Aguenza, B. B., Amer, H. A.-K., & Ahmad, P. M. (2012). Social Media and Productivity in the
Workplace: Challenges and Constraints. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business, 12 (5), 12-30.
Broughton, A., Tom, H., Ben, H., & Annette, C. (2010). Workplaces and Social Networking:
The Implications for Employment Relations. Institute for Employment Studies, 2-30.
Ferreira, A., & Plessis, d. T. (2013). Effect of online social networking employee productivity.
Peer Reviewed Article, 4 (1), 1-30.
Haddud, A., John, D., & Preetinder, P. G. (2016). Exploring the Impact of Internal Social Media
Usage of Employee. Journal of Social Media for Organizations, 3 (1), 1-45.
Leftheriotis, L., & Giannakos, M. N. (2014). Using social media for work: Losing your time or
Improving your work. The Computer in Human Behavior, 12 (2), 2-38.
Siddique, T. (2015). Use of Social Networking Sites at Workplace in Bangladesh: Employees’
Perspective. Global Disclosure of Economics and Business, 4 (2), 2-25.
Sidek, S. (2017). Social Media Impact on Employees Productivity at Workplace. Asia Journal of
Information technology, 6 (2), 32-38.
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