Applications of Social Media by Digital Natives in the Workplace: An Exploratory Study in Indonesia

Safirotu Khoir, Robert M. Davison

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Abstract

With the rapid development of the Internet, social media applications have achieved near ubiquitous penetration of the personal and social lives of digital natives. Increasingly, we also see the use of social media for work purposes in professional life. In this research, we present preliminary findings into an investigation of how social media is used by digital natives in the work place in Indonesia. Drawing on data obtained from semi-structured interviews with eight Indonesian digital natives in various professional occupations and organisations, we identify both the social media applications used and their application contexts. We analyse the potential development of social media in the workplace and suggest how users can enhance work performance via social media applications. We also discuss the research implications before concluding the paper. © 2014 Safirotu Khoir and Robert M. Davison.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
PublisherACIS
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-927184-26-4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2014
Event25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2014) - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 8 Dec 201410 Dec 2014
https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/7977

Conference

Conference25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2014)
PlaceNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period8/12/1410/12/14
Internet address

Research Keywords

  • Social media
  • digital natives
  • workplace
  • Indonesia

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