Personal social media usage and its impact on administrative accountability

An exploration of theory and practice

Bibliographic Data

ID20201547
AuthorsKarabi Bezboruah (0000-0001-6070-2010, The University of Texas at Arlington), Karabi C Bezboruah, Martinella M Dryburgh (Southern Methodist University)
Year2003
Volume15
Issue4
Pages469-495
Publication date2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jpbafm-15-04-2003-b001
OpenAlexW2605851737
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

In the internet era, the boundaries between public and private lives of government employees are often blurred, resulting in enhanced concerns about administrative accountability and effectiveness. By adopting a multi-step qualitative methodology involving internet survey and analysis of illustrative examples, this research explores and examines how social media policies could assist in keeping the public and private lives of civil servants distinct. We find that very few public sector agencies have adopted social media policies in an attempt to regulate employee behavior. We conclude that social media sites, both private and official, could be an effective administrative tool if harnessed properly. We offer certain recommendations and strategies based on our findings that could assist in accomplishing the principles of ethical administration

Accountability · Business · Civil servants · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · Qualitative research · Social media · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · E-Government and Public Services · Law · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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