Assumptions & Definitions

In this investigation, there are several assumptions that I will make and a few definitions that will need to be outlined.  In future posts, if there is an additional assumption or definition of an ambiguous term, I will share during those posts.

Assumptions:
Social connections will be either face to face or virtual using some sort of social media or social community.  

Social media is a general term, there are many examples of publically available as well as private internal to an organization.  Examples could include large public offerings such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter or internal restricted social media such as Yammer and Jive among others.  Additionally blogs and wikis will be included in this category.    

Definitions:
Here are a couple of definitions of terms that I will be using when I write further posts.

Network – An association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance or to share information amongst each other.

Organizational Culture - Underlying beliefs, assumptions, values, symbols, artifacts and stories that shape action within an organization.