COMMUNICATION and INVOLVEMENT

Employee Participation

This gives the employees a chance to influence what is going on in the company

Employee Involvement

This encourages people to be part of an organisation. Employee involvement includes;

• Sharing information - employer shares information with employees, ie team briefings or huddles.
• Consultation - Employers ask employees for their ideas and suggestions, ie staff opinion surveys to gather information.
• Financial participation - Employees receive profit related pay, ie shares given to employees or group and individual bonuses.
• quality improvements - see how improvements can be made.

The purpose of employee involvement assumes that the employee commitment, to the company, will increase if the employee is involved in decision making.

Social Networking Sites

Many businesses are now turning to social networking sites, to help give information regarding the company. There are many different sources available on-line. These can include;

1. Face book.com
2. twitter.com
3. Friends reunited.com
4. My space.com
5. Tagged.com
6. Bebo.com
7. 360.yahoo.com
8. linked in.com (social media, 2009)

Some of the companies using these sites include;

1. Adidas - my space
2. Burton - twitter
3. Coca-Cola - my space and face book
4. Google - you tube, twitter, my space
5. Pizza Hut - face book
6. Starbucks - twitter and face book. (resource nation, 2009)

References

Resource nation, 2009. [Online] Available at: http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/companies-using-social-networking-to-boost-sales/ [Accessed on 21 May 2010]

Social media, 2009. [Online] Available at: http://socialmedia-optimization.com/2009/02/top-twenty-five-social-networking-sites-feb-2009/ [Accessed on 21 May 2010]