A01=James R. Harrington
A01=John McCaskill
A01=John McCaskill Jr.
A01=Paul Douglas Foote
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- ISBN 9781498588942
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 153 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 05 Apr 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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In recent years, there has been an increase of public employees being fired for inappropriate behavior on social media. This research explores social media conduct of public employees that have been adjudicated through the federal and state court systems. The arguments of these cases are based upon the question of an employee’s first amendment rights versus the rights of the employer to maintain a desired work environment. The research found that widespread negative publicity, disruption of close working relationships, inappropriate and offensive employees comments led to favorable outcomes for the public employers. In contrast, when an employee posts on social media while off-duty as a private citizen, the employer has not cited any disruption and the comments are not personal attacks against employers but have substantial public concerns led to positive outcomes for the public employee.
Paul Douglas Foote is associate professor of political science at Murray State University.
James R. Harrington is associate professor of public and nonprofit management at the University of Texas at Dallas.
John McCaskill Jr. is clinical professor of public and nonprofit management at the University of Texas at Dallas.
