Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
This study examined the use of social media at work. Undergraduate students and professors were surveyed to try to find a generational relationship between the younger generation’s view of using sites such as Facebook while working and how some participants from an older generation perceived it. We also examined the effects of Facebook outside of work and whether or not postings made there could jeopardize a position at work. The results from our survey and research conclude that social media is an increasing problem because it serves as a distraction and predict that with increasing individual use of social media it will become more of a problem at work if it is not properly managed by the employer.
Recommended Citation
Diercksen, Michael, Matthew DiPlacido, Diane M. Harvey, & Susan M. Bosco. 2013. "Generational Differences in Use of Social Media in Today’s Workplace." Psychology Research, 3 (12): 762-771.
Comments
Published in: Psychology Research, Vol. 3, No. 12, 2013.