The statistic shows the reasons behind unsanctioned group chat application use among full-time workers in the United States, as of 2016. At that time, 55.7 percent of respondents who used unsanctioned group chat applications said they did so because they were easier to use than the official tools.
Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016
* Of the 600 workers initially surveyed, 47.8 percent (approximately 287 respondents) said that they used group chat tools to communicate with coworkers. Of those 47.8 percent, 76.8 percent (approximately 220 respondents) admitted to using unsanctioned group chat apps always, often, or sometimes.
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SpiderOak. (January 17, 2017). Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/
SpiderOak. "Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016." Chart. January 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/
SpiderOak. (2017). Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/
SpiderOak. "Reasons for Unsanctioned Group-chat Application Use among Employees in The United States, as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/
SpiderOak, Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016 [Graph], SpiderOak, January 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/
