Artikel

"A brave new (digital) world"? Effects of in-house social media on HRM

Social media offer many opportunities for organizations but present, at the same time, many challenges, too. Particular attention must be paid to the new patterns of behavior emerging in organizations. We argue that these patterns derive both from the technical characteristics of the virtual environment and also from specific social structural conditions currently emerging. By referring to two case studies, we want to highlight and discuss the implications of these current developments and their opportunities, threats and consequences for Human Resource Management. Our analysis will be supported by theories and research on the reproduction of rules and norms, on the one hand, and on social structural studies about digital natives and Generation Y, on the other. In order to sharpen our argument and to highlight the challenges of social media for human resource management, we propose the concept and notion of a 'parallel world.'

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) ; ISSN: 1862-0000 ; Volume: 27 ; Year: 2013 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 26-46 ; Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag

Classification
Management
Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Microeconomic Policy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation
Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
IT Management
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Subject
social media
computer-mediated communication
digital natives
group-coherence
organizational structures
rule-following
Intranet
Web 2.0-Technologien
Verhalten in Organisationen
Personalmanagement
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Hauptmann, Stefan
Steger, Thomas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Rainer Hampp Verlag
(where)
Mering
(when)
2013

DOI
doi:10.1688/1862-0000_ZfP_2013_01_Hauptmann
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10.04.2025, 12:08 PM CEST

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  • Artikel

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  • Hauptmann, Stefan
  • Steger, Thomas
  • Rainer Hampp Verlag

Time of origin

  • 2013

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