Engineers are using social media for work purposes

P. Sarka; C. Ipsen; P. Heisig; A. M. Maier

Engineers are using social media for work purposes

P. Sarka, C. Ipsen, P. Heisig, A. M. Maier

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Abstract

Given the nowadays often distributed nature of product development and the tendency of engineers to rely on their colleagues and people they can easily reach, social media may offer solutions to support information seeking and efficient and effective knowledge sharing. This paper explores the use of social media in the Danish engineering industry. Results from over 130 survey participants show that 88% report to actually use social media for work purposes. The most addressed purposes are to search for information, knowledge and solutions, together with networking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	589-598
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Volume	1
Publication status	Published - 22 May 2014
Event	13th International DESIGN Conference DESIGN2014 - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 19 May 2014 → 22 May 2014

Keywords

social media
design communication
web 2.0
knowledge management
collaborative design
social product development
collaborative technologies

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