Enabling retention of organisational memory through social networking

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dc.contributor.advisor Luyt, Karen en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Stamper, Busiwe en
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-07T19:19:03Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-11 en
dc.date.available 2013-09-07T19:19:03Z
dc.date.created 2011-05-11 en
dc.date.issued 2010 en
dc.date.submitted 2011-02-21 en
dc.description Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. en
dc.description.abstract This research highlights the retention of organisational memory when employees resign, as an issue that organisations battle with. Attempts to counter the impact of organisational memory loss has led to the use of various tools and methods which do not completely eliminate the knowledge gap caused, when employees leave. The purpose of the research is to determine if the use of social networks can enable retention of organisational memory. The target population were defined as people employed or previously employed. A quantitative method was used for the research. Data was collected by completion of an online survey distributed as a link to the sample group. The research findings suggest if social networking is to be used for retention of organisational memory; the employees‟ ages are not a predictor of how they will use it. Keeping in contact with ex-employees and enabling a knowledge-sharing culture within organisations does not predict how ex-employees will engage in social networking, when attempting to exchange information to retain organisational memory. When employers do not enable access to social network sites at the work place, it is unlikely that employees will engage in work-related discussions in social network sites for the benefit of their employers. Copyright en
dc.description.availability unrestricted en
dc.description.department Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) en
dc.identifier.citation Stamper, B 2010, Enabling retention of organisational memory through social networking, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30535 > en
dc.identifier.other F11/68/ag en
dc.identifier.upetdurl http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02212011-122431/ en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30535
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.rights © 2010, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria en
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Knowledge management en
dc.subject Organisational memory en
dc.subject Social networks en
dc.subject Km en
dc.title Enabling retention of organisational memory through social networking en
dc.type Dissertation en


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