To Post or Not to Post Employee Rights and Social Media

Employing an interdisciplinary approach this research examines the issue of employee rights in relation to social media policies both on and off the job. The proliferation of the use and forms of social media in the past 5 years has been extensive and governments are seeking to capture its power as...

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Published inReview of public personnel administration Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 84 - 107
Main Authors Jacobson, Willow S., Tufts, Shannon Howle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2013
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Civil Service
Communication
Content Analysis
Government Policy
Human rights
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary aspects
Labor standards
Mass Media
Personnel policies
Power
Social networks
State government
Studies
United States > US
employee rights
social media
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
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Summary:Employing an interdisciplinary approach this research examines the issue of employee rights in relation to social media policies both on and off the job. The proliferation of the use and forms of social media in the past 5 years has been extensive and governments are seeking to capture its power as a communication and engagement resource. Meanwhile, governments struggle to create appropriate, legal, and meaningful policies related to employee usage and behavior. Social media policies are analyzed with attention to the rights of employees. Content analysis of state government policies provide an overview of the current state of practice and highlights issues of public employee rights. The article includes a discussion of key issues of employee rights, recommendations for practice, and identifies future research needs.
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ISSN:0734-371X
1552-759X
DOI:10.1177/0734371X12443265