Bridging the work/social divide: The emotional response to organizational social networking sites

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 699-717

  Koch, Hope ^a   Gonzalez, Ester ^a   Leidner, Dorothy ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IT workforce; millennial; positive emotion theory and boundary theory; Social networking

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL;

BOUNDARY THEORIES; EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; IT WORKFORCE; MILLENNIAL; ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTS; ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKINGS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (SNSS);

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84868343458     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2012.18     Document Type: Article

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