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This study to identify the effects on job performance through excessive social media use at work among employees in the government sectors. In this research, analyze the relationship between three factors which are information overload, communication overload, and social overload through excessive social media use. The objectives in this study which are to investigate relationship between the information overload, communication overload, and social overload through excessive social media use on the job performance, and to measure the predictor of job performance. This study is quantitative in nature and questionnaires distributed to collect information from respondents based on 100 sample size. The data obtained through questionnaires was analyzed and evaluated by statistical test correlation and regression. However, most of the results show low and moderate relationship with job performance and communication overload through excessive social media use is the factors that more influence on job performance. Finally, limitation of study is also recognized and identified after the research is done. There are recommendations to the government sector and for future research to be conducted for better understanding in future.
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To Cite this Article: Nordin, N. M., Muhalis, N. L. A. (2019). Studying the effects on Job Performance through Excessive Social Media Use at Work among Employees’. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(11), 536–549.
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