Use of social media for corporate communications by research-funding organisations in the UK |
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Authors: | L Carim C Warwick |
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Institution: | Department of Information Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This research sought to explore the implications of social media for organisations’ business functions, to help inform organisational approaches to challenges presented by social media. UK-based research-funding bodies provided the focus of this study, and a literature review, quantitative survey and focus groups involving relevant communications professionals were undertaken. Findings show that most UK-based research-funding organisations have adopted social media channels for corporate communications, drawing chiefly on microblogging, video-sharing and social networking sites. Building a dialogue with stakeholders is a prime reason for using social channels, yet one-way ‘broadcasting’ of information is widespread. Web, media or communications/marketing teams generally manage social media channels. A minority of organisations have policies governing social media use by staff. Social media performance is mainly measured using quantitative metrics. |
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Keywords: | Social media Twitter Facebook YouTube Corporate communications Web 2 0 |
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