Perceptions on social networking : a study on their operational relevance for the Navy

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dc.contributor.advisorPfeiffer, Karl D.
dc.contributor.advisorHiggins, Susan L.
dc.contributor.authorKing, Ryan H.
dc.contributor.authorBennington, Jeffrey G.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.departmentInformation Technology Management
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:45:10Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:45:10Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.description.abstractSince the beginning of civilization, humans formed social networks under communities bound by common interest. Today the ubiquity of the Internet provides ample opportunity for these groups, once limited by geography, to connect easily and expand beyond city and national borders. The U.S. Navy provides an opportunity to harness the power of electronic social networks to improve enterprise-wide information sharing across strategic, operational, and tactical forums. These networks of trusted connections among people ensure means for watch standers and decision makers to share trusted information with seasoned leaders and subject matter experts. The leverage of electronic social networks in the Navy is significant during manpower reductions that present limiting opportunities for face-to-face collaboration and mentoring, a critical aspect to a war-fighting organization. This thesis presents an evaluation and comparison of the perceptions of social networking of current and future leadership on the value of social networking tools. Moreover, this analysis applies specifically to Navy operations. The relevance of collaboration, trust, professional development, and technological opportunity is examined.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.recognitionOutstanding Thesisen_US
dc.description.serviceUS Navy (USN) authoren_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/perceptionsonsoc109455356
dc.format.extentxiv, 110 p. : col. ill. ;en_US
dc.identifier.oclc611981648
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/5356
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSocial networksen_US
dc.subject.lcshKnowledge managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshTrusten_US
dc.titlePerceptions on social networking : a study on their operational relevance for the Navyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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etd.thesisdegree.disciplineInformation Technology Managementen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S.en_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
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