INTRODUCTION
Communication between employees play a crucial role in increasing the productivity in the workplace. Social media is an ideal tool that can be used to enhance the communication process between the employees. This tool can be used to retrieve an insurmountable amount of information. Nevertheless, the usage of social media has two different consequences known as the “dual effects”: productive behaviors (task-oriented and relationship-building) and unproductive behaviors (deviance) at work (Carlson D., Carlson J. & Harris, 2016). It is essential for organizations to understand what drives Millennial employees and what tools they prefer to utilize in the workplace. Understanding Millennials’ characteristics will enable the management team to lead them appropriately and thus elicit more productive outcomes. Millennials have certain characteristics that distinguish them from previous generations. They are known as “digital natives” as the idea of technology has been ingrained in their mind since birth. (Myers, Sundaram & Vodanovich, 2010). This generation expects an abundance of information, aims for the speed of communication and multi-tasking, and are willing to share their experiences with the world via social networks (Krishen et al, 2016). In this study, we will see how social media can have an impact on their psychological health. The findings of the study are crucial as Millennial employees will represent the largest workforce in the near future, and it is essential for organizations to find incentives that drive this generation. In addition, the study also covers the concept of self-determination and its relationship with social media engagement by Millennials. The assumptions are (a) Millennials share similar characteristics (b) Individuals are rational (c) The study is not influenced by extraneous factors (recession, natural disaster, etc.)
There is a scarce amount of research that has provided empirical support to demonstrate FOMO and the antecedents and consequence of social media engagement by Millennials. Therefore, this study can provide us with a better understanding of these emerging topics. The findings of the study will profoundly benefit organizations in the long run.