Social Media Exploration and Exploitation by Small and Medium Enterprises for Business Continuity

Author:

Goel Lakshmi1,Donaldson Janice2

Affiliation:

1. University of North Florida, USA

2. Florida Small Business Development Center, USA

Abstract

This paper aims to examine social media usage by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the context of business continuity. A key concern for businesses in times of disasters, such as the COVID19 pandemic or hurricanes, is continuity. This is especially true for SMEs that lack the expertise, awareness, and ability to dedicate specific resources to disaster planning and management. SMEs are quick to explore social media for functions such as customer acquisition, perhaps due to greater flexibility and agility than large companies. However, SMEs are constrained by a lack of resources, limiting the extent to which they can exploit social media. We collect data from 68 SMEs and analyze the extent to which they explore and exploit social media tools. Our findings suggest that the firms fail to exploit their social media presence to leverage long-term strategic benefits, which would be helpful during a disaster. Our contribution includes ways to analyze social media exploration and exploitation and suggestions to strategically manage social media use for business continuity.

Publisher

IGI Global

Subject

Information Systems and Management,Management Science and Operations Research,Strategy and Management,Computer Science Applications,Business and International Management

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