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IN RECENT YEARS, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH NEW WEB 2.0 SOLUTIONS. HEREBY, NEW ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OPENED COMPLETELY NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, NEW RISKS (E.G., INFORMATION OVERLOAD) EMERGED AS WELL. THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION SHARING AND ON THE INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE.
SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE COMMONLY USED IN PRIVATE AND BUSINESS LIFE. DIFFERENT STUDIES OUTLINE THAT THIS TREND WILL INCREASE IN THE NEARER FUTURE. IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS OF NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYEES, WE EXTENDED THE WELL-ESTABLISHED THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR TO HABIT AND INFORMATION OVERLOAD. USING SURVEY DATA FROM 262 PARTICIPANTS, WE FOUND THAT THE OVERLOAD OF INFORMATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS, BESIDES THE HABIT TO USE SUCH NETWORKS.