Social Media and the Globalization of Business
Social Media and the Globalization of Business
Wednesday, May 25, 20118:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Social media—such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn—are increasingly being used for business purposes. The conference will discuss how social media promotes the globalization of ideas in the workplace, with a focus on the promotion of professional development and business development.
Two research papers, based on primary data, will form the core of the conference.
The first, a study done by NOVA, a federally funded agency to promote the employment of a skilled workforce in Silicon Valley, will look at how social media is used by Silicon Valley engineers for professional development and recruitment.
The second, a study done by Stanford University's Rafiq Dossani, examines corporate social media policy and practices for promoting innovation, project management, hiring, marketing and other business functions.
Please click here to read the Stanford Daily coverage of the conference.
Agenda
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Registration and light breakfast |
| 8:30am - 8:45am | Rafiq Dossani, Senior Research Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University Themes of the Conference |
| 8:45am - 10:00am | Philip Jordan, Green LMI Consulting Social Media Trends with Silicon Valley Employers (The paper and the presentation are avaiable for download at the bottom of the page.) |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am - 12:15pm | Panel Discussion I Moderator: Manuel Serapio, Faculty Director and Associate Professor of International Business, University of Colorado at Denver
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| 12:15pm - 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm - 2:30pm | Rafiq Dossani, Senior Research Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University Social Media in the Workplace (The paper and the presentation are avaiable for download at the bottom of the page.) |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm - 4:45pm | Panel Discussion II
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| 4:45pm - 5:00pm | Wrap up |
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