Using Social Media for Business Communication : A Symbolic Interaction Perspective
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with ISBN/ISSN) › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 27th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS2016) |
| Place of Publication | Wollongong |
| Publisher | University of Wollongong Faculty of Business |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781741282672 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Information Systems, ACIS |
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Conference
| Title | The 27th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACSIS 2016) |
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| Location | University of Wollongong |
| Place | Australia |
| City | Wollongong |
| Period | 5 - 7 December 2016 |
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Abstract
It is important to understand the symbolic meaning of social media perceived by users in a particular communication context, as it may completely deviate from designers' original intentions. In the exploratory case study of Moon Struck hotel in China, we investigate how customers interpret this hotel's use of WeChat (the most dominant instant messaging tool in China) for business communication and how customers respond to the messages received from WeChat in this context. Leveraging the symbolic interaction perspective, we report that customers' interpretations towards the symbolic meaning of WeChat vary across personal and business communication contexts, and subsequently affect customers' usage behaviour of WeChat. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 12 selected followers of the hotel's WeChat account, as well as company executives at this hotel, we identify the key findings and discuss the theoretical implications and practical recommendations.
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- Symbolic meaning of technology, Social media, Business communication, Symbolic interaction perspective, China
Citation Format(s)
Using Social Media for Business Communication : A Symbolic Interaction Perspective. / Chen, Renee Rui; Davison, Robert M.; Ou, Carol Xiaojuan.
Proceedings of the 27th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS2016). Wollongong : University of Wollongong Faculty of Business, 2016. (Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Information Systems, ACIS).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with ISBN/ISSN) › peer-review
