Authors
Ines Mergel, Stuart I. Bretschneider
Publication date
2013/3/5
Journal
Public Administration Review
Volume
73
Issue
3
Pages
390-400
Publisher
Wiley
Description
Social media applications are slowly diffusing across all levels of government. The organizational dynamics underlying adoption and use decisions follow a process similar to that for previous waves of new information and communication technologies. The authors suggest that the organizational diffusion of these types of new information and communication technologies, initially aimed at individual use and available through markets, including social media applications, follows a three‐stage process. First, agencies experiment informally with social media outside of accepted technology use policies. Next, order evolves from the first chaotic stage as government organizations recognize the need to draft norms and regulations. Finally, organizational institutions evolve that clearly outline appropriate behavior, types of interactions, and new modes of communication that subsequently are formalized in social media …
Scholar articles
I Mergel, SI Bretschneider - Public administration review, 2013