Bloxx Survey Highlights Impact and Risks of Social Networking for UK Businesses
There’s been quite a bit of coverage over the recent months about Social Networking in the workplace. It’s been a few years since this particular issue saw this much coverage. Maybe it’s the current economic situation that’s driving organisations to be more concerned about staff productivity or it could just be sheer coincidence.
We saw a report last week from Morse, and to add to the debate Bloxx has announced the results of research we carried out last month with IT Managers in the UK.
We were surprised to find that 90% of IT Managers survey would like an outright ban or restrictions placed on Social Networking in the workplace with 35% wanting a complete ban. Productivity, security risks and corporate reputation were the top reasons cited as the biggest concerns.
Reading some of the comments in the report would suggest that the debate on the pros and cons of Social Networking in the workplace still has a long way to go.
Read the results of the Social Networking survey and you if you want to find out more information about how to develop a strategic approach to Social Networking in the workplace you can download a useful whitepaper.
