Social networking, social network technologies, and the enterprise

  • Authors:
  • Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi

  • Affiliations:
  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2011 iConference
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This research proposal sets out to investigate the organizational consequences of Corporate Social Networking Technologies (cSNT). Despite the rapid uptake of cSNT very little is known about the uses in and effects of SNT on enterprises. My main contention is that these technologies are embedded within a network of social ties. To understand the interplay between the cSNT and the informal network within organization, the proposed research will draw on different streams of literature, including the social network perspective, the information sharing literature, and actor network theory. By building on these theoretical foundations, I will discuss expected contributions of this research, and the proposed research design.