A CASE STUDY OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING AT WORKPLACES IN GHANA

Kwabena Adom Asiedu ID: 2760206

Submitted To the Regent University College Of Science And Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Degree Of Bachelor Of Science In Management With Computing

2010

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ABSTRACT This is descriptive study which adopts a case study strategy to identify the perceptions of employers and employees in Ghana about productivity and online social networking at the workplace. A number of Tigo staff, top management and customers, IDEG staff and top management and a few friends were interviewed to solicit information about their perceptions on the use of online social networking at the workplace. Some of the results
37 4.4. Online Social Networking: Place and Time ................................................................................ 43

4.4.1. Place ...................................................................................................................................... 43 4.5. 4.6. 4.7. Time .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Work Place Policy ..................................................................................................................... 43 Opinions on the Subject ............................................................................................................. 44 Online Social Networking is a Threat to Workplace Productivity ........................................ 44 SNS at the work place should be banned ............................................................................. 45

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CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................................... 45 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS .............................................................................................................. 46 5.1. 5.2. Summary