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	April 25, 2008 Corporate Social Networks Will Augment Strategic HR Initiatives by Zach Thomas with Paul D. Hamerman, Claire Schooley, Charlene Li, Meghan Donnelly	Average: 8  (4 ratings)

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Executive Summary

Corporate social networks are emerging as a new packaged application. There are many different business processes that corporate social networks could turbocharge, but savvy human resources (HR) professionals are taking the lead and using them for recruiting, alumni programs, mentoring, learning, collaboration, and connecting people across the entire organization. They understand that corporate social networks are not a replacement for human interactions; this technology should augment — not replace — existing process automation apps, and they will need broad internal support for their initiatives to succeed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Professional Networks Are The Backbone Of Business
• HR Should Lead By Embracing Corporate Social Networks
• Corporate Social Networks For Business Are Evolving

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Approach Corporate Social Networks Narrowly, And Then Expand

WHAT IT MEANS

• Packaged Apps Vendors Will Lag Behind The Innovation Curve
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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