Adrian Engelbrecht, Jin P. Gerlach, Alexander Benlian, Peter Buxmann
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引用次数: 41
Abstract
Employees’ knowledge about their coworkers’ knowledge (i.e., meta-knowledge) is central for organizations to create competitive advantages. According to Communication Visibility Theory, enterprise social networks (ESNs) have the potential to foster long-term formation of meta-knowledge. However, research about this potential is still limited. Using a quantitative study, we improve the understanding of how ESNs facilitate the development of meta-knowledge in three ways: we (1) show that the creation of meta-knowledge through ESNs works across contexts, (2) find that ESNs can lead to rather immediate increases in meta-knowledge, and (3) reveal that managers can gain more meta-knowledge using ESNs than can non-managers.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems focuses on the strategic management, business and organizational issues associated with the introduction and utilization of information systems, and considers these issues in a global context. The emphasis is on the incorporation of IT into organizations'' strategic thinking, strategy alignment, organizational arrangements and management of change issues.