Social Networks Flashcards
Social Networks
set of actors and ties/ relationships connecting them
- vital to organizational life
pros- advantageous social networks
- better positioned to accumulate valuable resources over time and exert influence
Willam Dawes vs Paul Revere
- both did the same thing
- Revere was so well connected he know which people to connect to make the biggest impact
Capital as
an asset or currency: human, financial, cultural.
more capital -> makes it easier to acquire desirable outcomes
social capital
is the potential to acquire resources, favors, or information through personal connection
TLDRL it’s about who you know and what they can offer you
social capital short term impact
-75% of jobs are filled through personal connections
social capital long term
the longest studies of happiness have found that having high quality relationships is the strongest predictor of life satisfaction.
social capital leads to
- greater likelihood of finding jobs or earning promotions
-higher levels of power and influence
-hires levels of job performance and career success
central connector
people who are linked to the greatest number of people
benefits of central connector
- greater access to information and expertise
- more resources at your disposal you can use
- greater visibility
central connector and job performance (+)
controlling for KSAs, central actors tend to perform better than peripheral actors
Boundry spanners
People who connect one disconnected cluster to another
benefits of boundary spanning
-Access to unique and nonredundant information
- control over what information gets passed back and forth
- leverage over how two groups will coordinate work and communicate
Boundary spanner and job performance
- Particularly if innovation is a key measure of performance
Advice (Instrumental) Ties
relationships that people seek out for inherently task-related issues
Pros of Advice Ties
people who can offer expertise or guidance to help carry out a task
- help reduce ambiguity or uncertainty about how to navigate the job
Advice (instrumental) ties
people with more advice ties are more likely to develop workable solutions
Friendship (Expressive) Ties
Relationships that people seek out for deeper level concerns that extend beyond job-related information
Pro friendships ties
people who can offer emotional support and connection
- generally require spending time outside of work
friendship ties associated with turnover
- having friends at work promotes positive job attitudes
strong ties
- people know v well
- people you interact with regularly
-ex. fam, friends, significant others
strong ties marker
intimacy: offer you a sense of belonging, companionship, and comfort
weak ties
- people you know not well
- infrequent interaction; need to basis
-ex. classmates, admin, staff
weak ties marker
distance: offer different perspectives, unique info, and novelty
