'Like' my coworkers: Organizational socialization and workplace relationship development using social media

Vincent HUANG

doi:10.1145/3328529.3328539

'Like' my coworkers: Organizational socialization and workplace relationship development using social media

Vincent HUANG^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Communication Studies

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Extending the line of research on social media use and organizational socialization, this paper investigates how organizational newcomers use social media to initiate, develop, and maintain workplace relationships. This paper draws upon in-depth interviews with 30 organizational newcomers who are knowledge workers in China regarding their experience of using WeChat, the most popular social media in China, for work-related purposes. Findings suggest that WeChat provides content and action opportunities for organizational newcomers to initiate, develop, and maintain their relationships with coworkers. Organizational newcomers are also conscious of interaction norms with coworkers on WeChat to avoid negative, unexpected consequences. This study contributes to understanding of organizational socialization and workplace relationship development in an increasingly digitally mediated workplace.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	10th International Conference on Social Media and Society
Subtitle of host publication	Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	5-14
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450366519
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3328529.3328539
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2019
Event	10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust in the Social Media Age - Toronto, Canada Duration: 19 Jul 2019 → 21 Jul 2019 https://socialmediaandsociety.org/past-conferences/2019-2/ https://easychair.org/smart-program/SMSociety19/index.html

Publication series

Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Social Media and Society
Abbreviated title	SMSociety 2019
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	19/07/19 → 21/07/19
Internet address	https://socialmediaandsociety.org/past-conferences/2019-2/ https://easychair.org/smart-program/SMSociety19/index.html

Scopus Subject Areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

User-Defined Keywords

Newcomers
Organizational Socialization
Social Media
WeChat
Workplace Relationships

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HUANG, V. (2019). 'Like' my coworkers: Organizational socialization and workplace relationship development using social media. In 10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019 (pp. 5-14). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3328529.3328539

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HUANG, V 2019, 'Like' my coworkers: Organizational socialization and workplace relationship development using social media. in 10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 5-14, 10th International Conference on Social Media and Society, Toronto, Canada, 19/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3328529.3328539

'Like' my coworkers : Organizational socialization and workplace relationship development using social media. / HUANG, Vincent.

10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2019. p. 5-14 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

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