Social Media Use: Antecedents and Outcomes of Sharing
Abstract
This chapter addresses three major aspects of general and workplace social media usage. The first section briefly describes how people use social media, with specific attention given to social networking sites (SNS). The second section summarizes the motivations for why people and organizations use social media. The third section identifies the outcomes associated with the usage of social media for both the individual users and the workplace. The outcomes for individuals are often contradictory and include social aspects, such as building social capital versus perpetuating loneliness, and health aspects, such as improving well-being versus increased stress over privacy concerns. Similarly, conflicting positive and negative organizational outcomes associated with job performance, job attitudes, social capital, and privacy issues are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Weidner, N. W., O'Brien, K. E., & Wynne, K. T. (2016). Social Media Use: Antecedents and Outcomes of Sharing. Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment, pp. 79-101. Springer International Publishing.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29989-1_5
Department(s)
Psychological Science
Keywords and Phrases
Antecedents; Positive Outcomes; Negative Outcomes; Psychological Needs; Privacy
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-3-319-29987-7; 978-3-319-29989-1
Document Type
Book - Chapter
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Springer International Publishing, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2016
