SOCIAL NETWORKS

Social networks taking up time from work



Social Networking at Workplace

Introduction

The 21st-century landscape is characterized by increasing globalization and a very accelerating change. As systems become more complex and interconnected, social networking is undergoing a transformation. One of the recent trends in the study and practice of social networking is the focus on how individuals and businesses in networks shape the environment, unleash innovation, create access to resources, and increase their performance. This study examines social networking and its importance for individuals and organizations. It begins with an overview of core social network concepts and their implications for social networking. It then illustrates how networks benefit individuals, organizations, communities, and fields. It also emphasizes on the risks and dangers involved in the extreme use of social networks. Not only is this but the organization at present are trying to indulge into the technique of social networking in order to increase the contacts of their employees that can be beneficial for their company. With the passage, of time people realized t eh importance of social networking for companies, as well as the only cost involved in this is time of the employees and nothing else (Simmons, 2009).

Thesis Statement

Social networks taking up time from work

Discussion

Social Network Concepts

In the simplest terms, a social network is a set of people with a set of connections representing the existence of a relationship, or lack of relationship, between each pair of people. The study of social networks has a long interdisciplinary history rooted in the fields of anthropology, psychology, sociology, and mathematics. Interest in social networks has exploded recently in the fields of leadership development, business, economics, and computer science, to name just a few. Because of its history and its adaptation for use by numerous, a diverse field, the science of networks is hard to pin down. Nevertheless, there are a few fundamental concepts that characterize network thinking in all of its manifestations (Brill, 010).

On a broader scale, social networking tools as well as its gears permit several companies to progress their communication as well as productivity between the employees with the external entities. Potential to be exhortation alert, Collaboration is a single term that people are listening for quite some time. Further well-organized platforms permit information so as to be dispersed amongst distinct assemblages of workforces. Communication through the company vendors along with the suppliers is also improved (Baker, 1994) People are of the opinion that providing a specified time for the work force or the employees during the office working hours when they could indulge in leisure activities is essential. Growing up with the expanding world it is essential to keep oneself in contact with other people.

Therefore, allotting time will help people not only to socialize and relax, but this can also help the employees to keep intact with the contacts that can be beneficial for the company. During the working hours, some time needs to be allotted as it will also help the employees to relax and retrieve back ...