Exploring the Role of Social Media towards Employees Work Place Relation

Authors

  • Abdul Waheed BS student, Department of Sociology, University of Sargodha, Pakistan.
  • Iqra Aalmaas M.Phil. scholar, Department of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan.
  • Faiza Ramzan M.Phil scholar, Department of Special Education, University of Punjab, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52461/ijoss.v2i1.714

Keywords:

Social Media, risks, work, Place, role

Abstract

The study titled as “Exploring the Role of Social Media towards Employees Work Place Relation”. Survey research method was selected to complete this study. The objectives i.e. to examine risks of social media at workplace. Through questionnaire as tool, survey was conducted. Tool of data collection was created on Likert scale format. The data regarding all faculty members in six faculties (as universe of study) under study was taken from respective registrar offices of the university. In this study through convenient sampling technique data was collected. For calculation of representative sample, Raosoft sampling calculator has been used. Total sample was found equal to 227 out of 552. When the researcher collected all the data from the given respondents then it was analyzed and run systematically by a computer program name SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). Hence, Majority i.e., (55.9) % respondents use WhatsApp. Overall, WhatsApp was the most used social networking site. Maximum respondents agreed that Social media diverts attention of employees from assigned tasks. Maximum respondents agreed that Social media is being used for making propaganda against other employees. Maximum respondents agreed that Social media is breach of confidentiality for employees.

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Waheed, A., Aalmaas, I., & Ramzan, F. (2020). Exploring the Role of Social Media towards Employees Work Place Relation. IUB Journal of Social Sciences, 2(1), 22–35. https://doi.org/10.52461/ijoss.v2i1.714

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