Von Organisationskultur bis Vertrauen: Interne soziale Medien in deutschen Unternehmen 2013-16 (From Organisational Culture to Trust: Internal Social Media in German Companies 2013-16)

Eigenpublikation (2016)

12 Pages Posted: 8 Jun 2017 Last revised: 13 Aug 2017

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Holger Sievert

Macromedia University of Applied Sciences; Technical University Munich; University of Florida - College of Journalism & Communication; University of Cambridge

Horst Pütz

Consultant

Date Written: January 1, 2016

Abstract

German Abstract: Social Media-Anwendungen in der internen Kommunikation deutschsprachiger Firmen nehmen deutlich zu, sind jedoch immer noch stark unterentwickelt; Hauptgrund dafür ist eine fehlende Vertrauenskultur in vielen Organisationen. Das sind die wichtigsten Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Befragung von 559 Unternehmensvertretern und -beratern.

Nur bei rund 20 Prozent der Unternehmen spielen laut Studienbefund aus dem Januar 2016 bisher interne Social Media eine große oder sehr große Rolle in der Organisationskommunikation, etwa im Rahmen sogenannter „Enterprise Social Networks“ (ESN). Dabei ist der Wert für den Austausch zwischen unterschiedlichen Hierarchieebenen minimal höher als der innerhalb derselben Führungsstufe (20,8 gegenüber 20,4 Prozent). Weit vorne liegt mit 57,4 Prozent aber weiterhin der vergleichbare Einsatz von Social Media für die externe Kommunikation wie Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, XING oder YouTube.

English Abstract: The use of social media in internal communications in German-speaking companies is increasing significantly, but is still underdeveloped, mainly because of a lack of trust in many organizations. This is the most significant finding from a recent study of 559 company employees and consultants.

The survey (conducted in January 2016) also shows that social media only plays a major or extremely important role in organizational communication in 20% of companies, as in so-called "Enterprise Social Networks" (ESN). The result for communication between various hierarchy levels (20.8%) is only slightly higher than within the same hierarchy level (20.4%). This is vastly exceeded by the use of social media for external communication (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, XING or YouTube), which is at 57.4%.

Overall, the results show that the significance of social media has doubled in comparison to a study conducted two and a half years earlier. The importance of trust for the successful use of social media is the main new finding of this new study.

Note: Downloadable document is in German.

Keywords: social media, trust, internal communication

JEL Classification: L00, M14

Suggested Citation

Sievert, Holger and Pütz, Horst, Von Organisationskultur bis Vertrauen: Interne soziale Medien in deutschen Unternehmen 2013-16 (From Organisational Culture to Trust: Internal Social Media in German Companies 2013-16) (January 1, 2016). Eigenpublikation (2016), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2982320

Holger Sievert (Contact Author)

Macromedia University of Applied Sciences ( email )

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Germany

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University of Florida - College of Journalism & Communication ( email )

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United States

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University of Cambridge ( email )

Churchill College
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United Kingdom

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Horst Pütz

Consultant ( email )

Hauptstrasse 64
Cologne, 50859
Germany

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