Abstract
We studied 459 social servants to determine how their career network building behaviors were related to their social capital, and how this affected their speed of promotion within their organizational hierarchy. Results suggest that greater use of network building behaviors leads to greater range social capital, which leads to faster promotion. Factor analysis suggested two main strategies for network building behaviors: networking within structured groups organized around activities (foci) and informal unstructured networking. Informal unstructured networking behaviors were related to greater range social capital and faster promotion, while structured foci networking behaviors were unrelated.
Original language | English |
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DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Event | 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2007 - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: Aug 3 2007 → Aug 8 2007 |
Conference
Conference | 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2007 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Philadelphia, PA |
Period | 8/3/07 → 8/8/07 |
Keywords
- Careers
- Networking behaviors
- Social capital
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management Information Systems
- Management of Technology and Innovation