In the below video, IBM’s Vice President of Social Business, Sandy Carter discusses four barriers that are currently preventing companies from becoming a social business. Sandy references a 2011 IBM Study where 2000 companies globally were asked what their top inhibitors were to adopting social within their organizations. They were:
- Security – the fear of intrusion; and uninvited visitors gaining access into a private community
- Adoption – more than just technology deployment, but if and how employees will use the technology
- Culture – is the business culture ready to listen to employees, partners and customers OR are they a culture that continues to want to do things their way
- Compliance – regulated companies are unsure of what they can share, tweet, and blog about without violating any laws
The biggest hurdle to social business adoption is culture.
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