Tie and Network Correlates of Individual Performance in Knowledge-Intensive Work

By Rob Cross, Jonathon N. Cummings. 2004

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management

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Putting Creativity to Work: The Implementation of Creative Ideas in Organizations (2012, background): “Following this model and accounting for the possibility that any observed effects may be partially attributable to these variables (e.g., Cross & Cummings, 2004; Mumford & Gustafson, 1988; Obstfeld, 2005; Unsworth, Wall, & Carter, 2005), I included the following as control variables: education…”
Integrating Personality and Social Networks: A Meta-Analysis of Personality, Network Position, and Work Outcomes in Organizations (2015, methodology): “Evidence also shows that these network positions contribute to performance outcomes (e.g., Baldwin et al. 1997, Burt 1992, Cross and Cummings 2004, Mehra et al. 2001, Seibert et al. 2001).”
Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Citation/Co-citation Analysis (2019, neutral): “The third measure, betweenness centrality, reflects the capacity of a network actor to connect with other actors in the network (Cross and Cummings 2004; Debicki et al.”
The Two Faces of Control: Network Closure and Individual Performance among Knowledge Workers (2009, background): “…in commercial banking (Mizruchi and Stearns, 2001), the number of billable hours by partners in a law fi rm (Lazega, 2001), and various performance ratings provided by supervisors (e.g., Mehra, Kilduff, and Brass, 2001; Sparrowe et al., 2001; Cross and Cummings, 2004; Rodan and Galunic, 2004).”
Why do international assignees stay? An organizational embeddedness perspective (2011, methodology): “…inpatriates is to be successful in their inpatriate assignments and we propose that by building social ties with higher-level managers, inpatriates will be able to access information, gain support, and receive opportunities necessary to achieve this goal (Cross & Cummings, 2004; Lin et al., 1981).”
Voice Flows to and around Leaders (2013, background): “By extension, it is more likely to provide novel understanding about previously unseen options (Perry-Smith and Shalley, 2003; Zhou and George, 2003; Cross and Cummings, 2004) that, in turn, can be leveraged for the success of one’s own unit (Zacarro, Rittman, and Marks, 2001).”
Exploring the Role of Social Networks in Affective Organizational Commitment: Network Centrality, Strength of Ties, and Structural Holes (2011, background): “…Graaf, & Flap, 1991; Burt, Hogarth, & Michaud, 2000; Seibert et al., 2001), career satisfaction (Seibert et al., 2001), and individual performance (Cross & Cummings, 2004; Mehra, Kilduff, & Brass, 2001) because actors who take structural hole positions gain nonredundant information and enjoy…”
Ethical leadership and employee knowledge sharing: Exploring dual-mediation paths (2017, background): “To date, research on knowledge sharing generally follows the social capital approach to investigate the potential antecedents of knowledge sharing (e.g., Burt, 1992; Cross & Cummings, 2004; Hu & Randel, 2014; Inkpen & Tsang, 2005).”
Secondhand Brokerage: Evidence On The Importance Of Local Structure For Managers, Bankers, And Analysts (2007, background): “…advice can be found in Adler and Kwon (2002), Baker (2000), Brass, Galaskiewicz, Greve, and Tsai (2004), Burt (2005), Cohen and Prusak (2001), Cross and Cummings (2004), Cross and Parker (2004), Lin (2002), Monge and Contractor (2003), Oh, Chung, and Labianca (2004), Pollock, Porac, and Wade…”
The role of international assignees' social capital in creating inter-unit intellectual capital: A cross-level model (2009, background): “(Reagans and McEvily, 2003; Cross and Cummings, 2004).”