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Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Organizational Commitment

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2021-06

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USIM Press

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A lot of people look at the adverse effects of social media when it comes to addiction. In the organizational context, the impact of social media addiction is considered to affect organizational commitment. This study determinesthe relationship between social media addiction and organizationalcommitment among the employees in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia. The questionnaire has been used as a method in this study. Out of two hundred and forty-seven (247) employees in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia, one hundred and fifty-two (152) employees have been selected equally to be sampled for this study using probability sampling technique that is simple random sampling. Through correlation analysis, it was found that there was a weak positive relationship but significant. It shows that, although the employees in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia are prettyaddicted to social media, they still have organizational commitment. Thus, the management in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia does not have to worry about the employees' commitment. Even though they are usingsocial media, they are still committed tothe organization. Therefore, control over social media does not have to be made by the management.

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VOL. 1 NO. 1 (2021) (Page 1-17)

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Social media, social media addiction, organizational commitment

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Mohamed Hassan, K. ., & Bolong , J. . (2021). Relationship between Social Media Addiction and Organizational Commitment. Al-i’lam - Journal of Contemporary Islamic Communication and Media, 1(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.33102/jcicom.vol1no1.