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Item A Critique on the Role of Social Media; Facebook(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Padmasiri, M.K.D.; Kawshalya, M.D.P.This literature review reviews various roles of Facebook (FB) are playing in today's globalized world. According to literature, Facebook plays roles in various fields such as, marketing, online games, education, teaching, romantic relationship management, managing relationship among friends, and stakeholder engagement. The current study limits its investigation in to selected roles of Facebook such as academic teaching, marketing and romantic relationship management. One finding of the stated that using blogging tools to further develop relationships with undergraduate and graduate students and engage them in meaningful discussions outside of class time. According to another studies Facebook plays a major role in romantic relationship management which creates emotional outcomes as relationship satisfaction and trait jealousy. Further literature argues that network is important in changing the way of business talk with customer and indicates that Facebook plays a role as a communication channel in marketing at business level. Review discussed that FB plays important roles such as, FB in academic teaching, FB in marketing, and FB in romantic relationship. Based on above discussion study can conclude that Facebook plays an important role in various fields.Item Role of Facebook: A Review(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Padmasiri, M.K.D.; Kawshalya, P.This study is a literature review regarding the role of Facebook in teaching, marketing and relationship management. The literature identifies various roles are playing in todays globalized world. As literature declares Facebook plays roles in various fields such as, marketing, online games, education, teaching, romantic relationship management, managing relationship among friends, and stakeholder engagement. The current study limits its investigation in to selected roles of Facebook due to develop a narrow scope for this review. Hence selected roles of Facebook are academic teaching, marketing and romantic relationship management. One finding of the Bullock, 2011, is using blogging tools to further develop relationships with undergraduate and graduate students and engage them in meaningful discussions outside of class time. According to the studies of Beukeboom, 2011, Facebook plays a major role in romantic relationship management which creates emotional outcomes as relationship satisfaction and trait jealousy. Scolbe, 2006 argues that network is important in changing the way of business talk with customer and Bonsón, 2013 and Dholakia, 2010 indicates that Facebook plays a role as a communication channel in marketing at business level. Among them researchers have identifies FB plays an important role in connecting the social networks but to develop the scope to this study selected roles of FB are, FB in academic teaching, FB in marketing, FB in romantic relationship and FB in online games. Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that Facebook plays an important role in various fields.