組織成員是否為主管FB好友與自我揭露與主管對部屬信任之關聯性

The Relationships among Leader-Member be FB friends, Self-Disclosureand Supervisor Trust in Subordinates

社交網路Facebook（以下簡稱FB）的使用頻率愈來愈高，FB已經成為組織成員非正式溝通的重要工具。本研究的目的，首先，探討部屬與主管互為FB好友對組織成員的自我揭露及主管對部屬信任有何影響，其次，分析組織成員的性別對組織成員是否為主管FB好友與自我揭露及主管對部屬信任之關聯性所產生的調節效果。本研究分析197份對偶問卷，獲得以下的研究發現：首先，組織成員與主管為FB好友的自我揭露及主管對部屬信任均高於主管的非FB好友者；其次，男性部屬為主管FB好友與自我揭露及主管對部屬信任的正向關聯性均高於女性部屬。

The use frequency of the social network Facebook(FB)is steadily increasing. FBhas become a crucial tool for informal communication among organization members. The objectives of this study are to a) investigate the influence of FBfriendships between subordinates and supervisors on the organization members' self-disclosure and supervisors' trust in subordinates; and b) discuss whether organization members' gender moderates the relationships between supervisor-subordinate FB friendship and self-disclosureand supervisors' trust in subordinates. After analyzing 197 dyadic questionnaires, we found that self-disclosure and supervisors' trust in subordinates were higher among subordinates and supervisors who were Facebook friends compared with those who were not. Finally, being Facebook friends with their supervisors had a more positive influence on the self-disclosure and supervisors' trust of male compared with female subordinates.