Social network effects on productivity and job security: Evidence from the adoption of a social networking tool

Information Systems Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-51

  Wu, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information diversity; Job security; Knowledge management; Productivity; Social communication; Social media; Social network

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; INFORMATION DIVERSITY; JOB SECURITY; NETWORK EFFECTS; SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA; STRUCTURAL HOLES; WORK PERFORMANCE;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 84877644300     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1120.0465     Document Type: Article

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