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Is social networking a waste of time? The impact of social network and knowledge characteristics on job performance

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  • Joo Yeon Park
  • Il Im
  • Chang-Soo Sung

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People use social media to help them solve problems and enhance performance. Users may engage in diverse social interactions online, increasing their knowledge base through both weak and strong ties. In this study we investigate the impact of social networks on job performance, focusing on knowledge quality and diversity based on social network theory and the knowledge-based view. The empirical analysis reveals that the strength of social network ties is strongly associated with knowledge quality in offline interactions, while social network diversity is associated with knowledge quality in online interactions. Knowledge quality acquired from social network has a significant impact on both creativity and productivity of job performance in the workplace. However, knowledge diversity acquired from diverse social network interactions is strongly associated with creativity, but not with productivity. The results of this study increase our understanding of the knowledge sourcing behaviors of workers.

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  • Joo Yeon Park & Il Im & Chang-Soo Sung, 2017. "Is social networking a waste of time? The impact of social network and knowledge characteristics on job performance," Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 560-571, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tkmrxx:v:15:y:2017:i:4:p:560-571
    DOI: 10.1057/s41275-017-0071-9
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