Social Networking for Companies: Leading Practices in Leveraging Social Media for Business, Creating Social Networking Policies and Using Social Media in Hiring

Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf September 2009

This Leading Practices Profile examines the use of social networking in companies, as well as the law department’s role in helping the company craft effective social networking and electronic usage policies, mitigate risks associated with social networking and address social networking in the recruiting and hiring process. In this Profile, six companies reveal how they use social networking tools to transform communications, market their product, drive innovation and boost employee morale.

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Keywords:  Internet; IT Platforms for Collaboration; Social Media

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