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Employees' use of social media technologies: a methodological and thematic review

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  • Asma El Ouirdi
  • Mariam El Ouirdi
  • Jesse Segers
  • Erik Henderickx

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With the ubiquity of social media in all aspects of daily life, research interest in the topic has been on the rise. Within the existing body of research on these tools, part of the literature focuses on the use of social technologies by employees. This article employs a systematic literature review methodology, with the objective of identifying the main methodologies and themes of research on employees' usage of social technologies. A total of 66 articles were included in this review, covering five major research themes, that is, legal aspects and policies, human resources management, knowledge management and sharing, learning, and communication. In terms of methodological choices, research on the use of social technologies by employees is found to be fragmented and in need of further quantitative studies, mixed-methods approaches, and theory-based research. Suggestions for future research are provided based on both thematic and methodological considerations.

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  • Asma El Ouirdi & Mariam El Ouirdi & Jesse Segers & Erik Henderickx, 2015. "Employees' use of social media technologies: a methodological and thematic review," Behaviour and Information Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(5), pages 454-464, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tbitxx:v:34:y:2015:i:5:p:454-464
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2015.1004647
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    1. Syed Imran Saqib & Matthew M C Allen & Miguel Martínez Lucio & Maria Allen, 2024. "Sustaining Solidarity through Social Media? Employee Social-Media Groups as an Emerging Platform for Collectivism in Pakistan," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 38(3), pages 636-656, June.
    2. Emmanuelle Vaast & Alain Pinsonneault, 2022. "Dealing with the Social Media Polycontextuality of Work," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 33(4), pages 1428-1451, December.

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