Social Networking And Relationships : Comparing Business Models

Thus, communication is an important precursor to work productivity. Miller (2012) identifies three styles of communication content that are often seen in organizations: task- related, innovation-related, and maintenance-related (which is social communication). How this content is used and portrayed changes with each organization but most theories state that task- related content is the most important and should continue to be implemented. This case study will analyze how social communication is maintained and perfected at Brass Taps by touching on their strict communication and the face-face communication they use to achieve such.

After working in this position for a while working in groups and introducing new group members is a key ingredient in building teams and relationships. In groups and teams, relationships are the feelings, roles, norms, statuses, and trust that both affect. They reflect the quality of communication between a person and others. The variables that have an important effect on relationships are made with others in small groups. These are the roles a person assumes, the norms or standards, the group develops, the status differences that affect the group's productivity, the power some members have, the trust that improves

Emphasizing clarity in workplace communication also means limiting the amount of technological interference. Even though technology is making it easier and easier to communicate with co-workers without actually seeing them, face-to-face communication is still the most important factor in fostering long-term friendships among those co-workers, (Sias, 2012).

As part of week 2’s Organizational Diagnosis 1, this assignment will continue by describing and analyzing employee interactions within the Lincoln Financial Corporation’s Customer Service Department. Interpersonal relationships between co-workers play a vital and important role in one’s career and it enables one to further their career aspirations. Also, interpersonal relationships allow for verbal and written communication amongst co-workers. However, there are times when communication, employee relations are taxed and it calls for a company to determine ways to strengthen the work bonds among their employees. This paper will address both the positive and negative aspects of employee relationships and offer an analysis in terms of whether or not they are functional or dysfunctional.

One of my personal commitments is to be surrounded with only good, passionate, and positive people who make me feel happy. The main business of business is to connect with – and add value to – people. That’s such an extremely important point to remember as you build out your career – and craft a richly rewarding life. It is important to lead a happy and meaningful life. Business really is all about people. An enterprise is nothing more than a human venture that brings people together around some marvelous dream that inspires them to express the fullest of their talents and contribute rich value to those they serve. With all the technology, disruption, competition, and transition in the business world today, a lot of us have forgotten that the whole game is about relationships – and human connections. With the pace people work at, it’s easy to sacrifice relationships in pursuit of results. But the irony is that the stronger the bonds between you and your teammates – as well as with the

Open, frequent and timely communication is important in any work environment. For a work group to reach its full potential, colleagues must be able to say what they think, ask for help, take risks, share new or unpopular ideas and risk making mistakes. This can only happen in an atmosphere where all staff show concern, trust one another, focus on situations and not problems. Communication that is friendly open and positive plays a vital role in creating such an environment. Friendly communications are more likely to occur when individuals know and respect one another. Colleagues can show they care about one another by asking about each other’s lives outside of work, respecting individual differences, joking and generally making everyone feel

Social network describe the patterns of informal connections among individuals within groups or teams. These informal social networks relationships can hinder or help the team's effectiveness. Social networks can also improve team goal attainment increase member commitment to the team. Research on social network has also shown that when people need help getting a job done, they'll choose a friendly colleague over someone who may be more capable. Another recent review of team studies showed that teams with high levels of interpersonal interconnectedness actually attained their goals better and were more committed to staying

According to Harold Jarche (Jarche, 2013), People need to learn how to connect to new people on a regular basis. No person has all the knowledge needed to work completely alone in our connected society. Neither does any company, neither does any government. We are all connected and depend on each other.

Christakis (2010) spoke valuable information relating to social connection. When visualizing the bigger picture and how the make-up of each of each constituents has a purpose, there is nothing short but to understand that we are all connected. This video would be a great tool for a business owner, leader, administrator to view because of the realness I value that is explained. Ryan (2010) stated, Chief executives know in their hearts that smart people, set loose to solve big problems, are responsible for every success and innovation industry has ever seen. The idea of encouraging people to feel human allows the enhancement of human connect, creativity, and business advancement.

Employees are encouraged to develop social relationships in the workplace, providing the relationships do not interfere with work performance.

Ensor & Cooper (2004) found that with the wide spread of social networks during working hours has become an everyday part of life, including published messages related to work in the private offices. There are significant studies that show the negative impact of social works during working hours at emergency health services.

Today’s society has involved the technology and have made ways communication easier with a thing called social networking.

Through in-person communication, employees will be able to not only build needed connections, but relationships and trust with co-workers in the business. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is like a staircase, a person needs to satisfy the lower stairs to easily reach and fulfill the higher staircases. If you refer to Figure 1 on page 9, social needs, feeling connections with people around you, are

Personal and professional relationships are the catalysts of growth and success. Thus, it is important to constantly cultivate and develop your network, building new relationships and strengthening old bonds. The first step towards building an effective network is to assess your existing network for its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. I found three major weaknesses in my network after conducting a thorough network self assessment - a very high percentage of inbred relations, lack of non-work interactions, and absence of relationships in the startup industry. To address these weaknesses in my current network, I developed and implemented a two week plan

Lastly, the workplace is a social system: The Hawthorne researchers came to view the workplace as a social system made up of interdependent parts. This is reflected from the results of the tests from the women in the relay assembly test room. This is where a group of six women were singled out from the main assembly line and isolated in a room where the group of them assembled the products together. After monitoring them, it was noted that productivity in the assembly room rose much higher than that of the main assembly department. Reason being the women felt happier, more intimate and developed a strong bond for each other while in the assembly room, and this resulted in wholehearted spontaneous working attitudes and relationships resulting in significant rise in the results for the assembly. (Sonnenfeld, 1985)