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Organizational Followership: How Social Media Communication Affects Employees’ Behavior

In: Do Machines Dream of Electric Workers?

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  • Paola Adinolfi

    (University of Salerno)

  • Gabriella Piscopo

    (University of Salerno)

  • Davide de Gennaro

    (University of Salerno)

  • Nicola Capolupo

    (University of Salerno)

  • Valerio Giampaola

    (University of Salerno)

Abstract

The communication process between organizations and employees is going through a deep systemic revolution. Over time, the environments in which communication occurs have totally changed, also with new interdependencies between the actors involved in this dynamic information’s exchange. Drawing from the literature on social network and organizational behaviors, this study aims at rethinking the concept of organizational followership, starting from Kelley’s studies (1988), considering a perspective focused on the use of digital tools. The study is structured in two moments: an experiment on a social media account (Instagram), showing online users a series of pictures with cognitive bias to verify the ability to analyze targeted digital followership, and a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews to a sample of native-digital people, to investigate possible behaviors and hidden motivations in digital ecosystems. The results suggest the possibility of cognitive biases in communication via social networks between leaders and followers, so the aim is to start the debate about the possibility that the phenomenon of communication via digital channels can overturn within organizations.

Suggested Citation

  • Paola Adinolfi & Gabriella Piscopo & Davide de Gennaro & Nicola Capolupo & Valerio Giampaola, 2022. "Organizational Followership: How Social Media Communication Affects Employees’ Behavior," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Luca Solari & Marcello Martinez & Alessio Maria Braccini & Alessandra Lazazzara (ed.), Do Machines Dream of Electric Workers?, pages 165-178, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-83321-3_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83321-3_12
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