The Structuration of Identification on Organizational Members’ Social Media

Piercy, Cameron W.; Carr, Caleb T.

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“…It is necessary to understand that the use of technology is an evolutionary and practice-based phenomenon, rather than the result of rational choices (Piercy and Carr, 2020). Digital tools need to be designed for an incremental adoption.…”

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The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

Corvello

Carolis

Verteramo

et al. 2021

IJEBR

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PurposeThis paper explores digital transformation's impact on the work of owners in entrepreneurial firms. The interplay between working practices and technology is analyzed, taking into account the organizations' specific contexts.Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study design was applied. Eight cases of entrepreneurial firms, defined as companies that bring new products and services to the market by creating and seizing opportunities, were selected, with the goal to maximize the diversity of cases. The sample includes both small- and medium-sized firms, as well as high- tech and low- tech companies in equal number. Interviews have been used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data, which was analyzed in a structured way.FindingsThe digital transformation of entrepreneurial work, that is the daily work of entrepreneurs, is an evolutionary, practice-based phenomenon, rather than the result of rational design. The use of different digital tools is interrelated and depends on the characteristics, and dynamics of the surrounding environment.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study are relevant to entrepreneurs interested in understanding the dynamics of their working practice, to software development firms interested in entrepreneurs as customers and to institutions interested in the education of entrepreneurs.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge this is the first study which considers the interplay between digital technology and the daily activities of entrepreneurs, considered as a whole. It provides insights on how these interconnected dimensions evolve, thus contributing to understanding the work of entrepreneurs, and as a consequence the dynamics of entrepreneurial firms in the context of digital transformation of organizations.

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Verteramo

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“…Organizations have also tried to use social media to increase internal (worker) commitment and identification. Piercy and Carr (2020) studied such efforts by looking at how motivational structures can influence these outcomes and provide interesting suggestions for actions organizations can take. Labban and Bizzi (2021) provide us with an unexpected in that worker social media use may increase organizational support while decreasing worker effort.…”

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Notes From the Editors: Spotlight on Social Media

Mayfield

2023

International Journal of Business Communication

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This issue of the International Journal of Business Communication brings a new feature to the journal-spotlight issues. Spotlight issues present articles on topics of interest among business communication researchers (based on the number of submissions the journal has received) and stuck a chord with the wider academic community (based on the number of citations these articles have received after online publication). Spotlight issues differ from our special issues in that they emerge from articles accepted by the journal through the standard submission process; special issue articles come to the journal through specific calls for manuscripts on a given topic. Both types of issues have their place in promoting ideas in the field, and we hope to use spotlight issues to bring together manuscripts on both emerging and established topics in business communication.For our first spotlight issue, we present manuscripts on social media and its role in business communication. Social media has made enormous changes in how businesses communicate-with their employees, customers, and the public. These changes have required organizations to rethink communication strategies for dealing with a communication method that has democratized voice (Barry & Wilkinson, 2016;Mayfield & Mayfield, 2019). Social media has also given individuals a platform for positive or negative communications about the organization. In addition, social media has increased the availability and speed of information about organizations to the general public (Cardon & Marshall, 2015;Madsen, 2016). Finally, social media also presents us with ethical issues that we are only beginning to understand and grapple with.Articles in this issue explore how organizations and people have dealt with this new reality. In our first article, Men et al. ( 2020) examined how organizations can encourage workers to participate in an internal social media platform. Their findings showed that organizations could foster greater employee communication through strategic information use and increased transparency. In turn, these organizational actions have the reward of improving quality relationships among workers. Next, looking at social

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Work‐related social media use and the shaping of communicative role perceptions

Pekkala

Zoonen

2023

European Management Review

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This study focuses on employees' work‐related social media use. The multivalent involvement of social media in corporate processes calls for attention to how employees' social media use is conceptualized and managed. Drawing on a sample of 1179 knowledge workers, the study explores how employees perceive their communicative roles, how contextual factors shape these perceptions, and how communicative role perceptions, in turn, are associated with work‐related social media use. The findings demonstrate that leadership support and employees' perceptions of the anticipated impact of their communication are positively related to role perceptions, and the more employees define their communicative roles as an expected part of their work, the more likely they are to use social media for work‐related purposes. This study is highly relevant to scholars and managers as it draws attention to expanding workplace roles that emerge in relation to advancements in, and the adoption of, new information and communication technology.

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The Structuration of Identification on Organizational Members’ Social Media

Cited by 4 publications

References 70 publications

The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

Notes From the Editors: Spotlight on Social Media

Work‐related social media use and the shaping of communicative role perceptions

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