Generational membership is argued to have an impact on how social technologies are used for knowledge sharing and communication in organizational contexts. Previous research has especially underscored the difference between digital natives and digital immigrants in how they make sense of and interact with social technologies for work. The purpose of this paper is to provide a multidimensional perspective and to explore generational differences as well as other factors deriving from both work-related and personal characteristics.,The paper presents a summary of the findings from interviews with 58 consultants from 17 managing consulting firms. Participants were selected based on their knowledge-intensive roles and their willingness to share information about their knowledge practices.,Findings highlight the significance of the organizational rank, knowledge needs, individuals’ enthusiasm for technology use and personality disposition in shaping workers’ attitudes toward social technologies for knowledge practices. This work builds from a social construction of technology perspective to provide a comprehensive insight into the roles played by work and personality-related factors beyond age and generational differences in the use of social technologies in and for work.,This research contributes to the discourse on generational differences and the use of social technologies. It puts this question into a broader context, and highlights other factors that shape this relationship.

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数字原住民vs数字移民

人们认为，世代成员资格对在组织环境中如何使用社会技术进行知识共享和交流产生影响。先前的研究特别强调了数字原住民与数字移民之间的区别，即他们如何理解工作中的社交技术并与之互动。本文的目的是提供一个多维的视角，并探索代际差异以及其他因工作相关和个人特征而产生的因素。本文概述了对来自17家管理咨询公司的58位顾问的访谈结果。选择参与者的依据是他们的知识密集型角色和愿意分享有关其知识实践的信息。发现突出了组织级别的重要性，知识需求，个人对技术使用的热情以及塑造工人对知识实践的社会技术态度的个性倾向。这项工作从技术的社会建构的角度出发，以全面了解工作和与人格相关的因素所发挥的作用，这些因素包括年龄和世代差异，以及在工作中和工作中使用社会技术的影响。代际差异和社会技术的使用。它把这个问题放到了更广阔的背景下，并强调了影响这种关系的其他因素。这项工作从技术的社会建构的角度出发，以全面了解工作和与人格相关的因素所发挥的作用，这些因素包括年龄和世代差异，以及在工作中和工作中使用社会技术的影响。代际差异和社会技术的使用。它把这个问题放到了更广阔的背景下，并强调了影响这种关系的其他因素。这项工作从技术的社会建构的角度出发，以全面了解工作和与人格相关的因素所发挥的作用，这些因素包括年龄和世代差异，以及在工作中和工作中使用社会技术的影响。代际差异和社会技术的使用。它把这个问题放到了更广阔的背景下，并强调了影响这种关系的其他因素。