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About half the CFOs in a
new survey said their greatest concern about employees use of social media
was wasting time on such sites during business hours.
Accountemps, a division of Menlo Park,
Calif.based Robert Half International, released the survey Thursday. Robert
Half International specializes in the placement of skilled administrative
professionals.
Besides
those concerned about workplace use of social media, another 18 percent were
worried about employees behaving unprofessionally while using sites such as Facebook or Twitter. The survey also found 11 percent
were worried about employees posting financial or confidential company
information and 10 percent were concerned about employees posting negative
comments about their firm.
When
asked about the greatest benefit for a company of employees use of social
media, 28 percent said its a way to provide better customer service. Another
22 percent saw it as a way to enhance the companys reputation.
International
Communications Research, a Media, Pa.based independent-research firm,
conducted the survey through telephone interviews with more than 1,400 CFOs
from a random sample of U.S. companies with 20 or more employees.
Contact Reinhardt
at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
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