The use of social interactions at the workplace has taken a new turn. With the introduction of digital online societies like Facebook, twitter among others, people are now able to find their friends on their work desk. This has brought about a new form of challenge to the management as they grapple to counter the problem.
Many research studies have revealed that the introduction of the social interactions at the work place has dire consequences on the work output. Many employees spend more time chatting and socializing with their friends and relatives at the expense of doing their designated duties. Research studies show that an average person spends averagely three hours of the available eight working hours in a day chatting friends. The effect is significant in the total production output in the organization.
According to again and company, the use of social media has great influence on the work output. In as much as the output can be considered to be negative, it is also important to understand that the use of the social media at work can be advantageous and profitable. Social media can be used for marketing purposes that can bring the company great sales levels. Moreover, the papers do little focus on the personal differences as far as social media usage at work is concerned. Many people would use the facility for the benefits of the organization
Social media is a very important tool to be used in the business. The use should however be guided and controlled in such a way that it leads to increased levels of production. Making use of the same in the functional organizations operations like marketing can help to compound the use of the social media at work.
Works cited
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