@inproceedings{744c639ae95d42abbeb985ad9d9c4cc4,
title = "'Like' my coworkers: Organizational socialization and workplace relationship development using social media",
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.",
keywords = "Newcomers, Organizational Socialization, Social Media, WeChat, Workplace Relationships",
author = "Huang, {Lei Vincent}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 ACM.; 10th International Conference on Social Media and Society: Rethinking Privacy and Trust, SMSociety 2019 ; Conference date: 19-07-2019 Through 21-07-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1145/3328529.3328539",
language = "English",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)",
pages = "5--14",
booktitle = "10th International Conference on Social Media and Society",
address = "United States",
}