Correlates of Networking Behavior for Managerial and Professional Employees

By Monica L. Forret, Thomas W. Dougherty. 2001

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Subfields: Communication, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science

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The relationship between networking behaviors and the Big Five personality dimensions (2012, background): “While a large number of studies have focused on the consequences of networking, we know considerably less about the antecedents of networking behaviors, such as individual dispositions or job characteristics (Forret and Dougherty, 2001).”
The genetic basis of entrepreneurship: Effects of gender and personality (2009, background): “Prior research has also reported positive associations between extraversion and the extent to which individuals engage in networking behaviors (e.g., Forret & Dougherty, 2001; Lee & Tsang, 2001).”
Advances in Career Theory and Research: A Critical Review and Agenda for Future Exploration (2009, background): “Similarly, Forret and Dougherty (2001) found that individuals who were higher in extraversion and self-esteem were more likely to engage in networking behaviors, which should help them better navigate nontraditional careers.”
Organizational Support, Individual Attributes, and the Practice of Career Self-Management Behavior (2010, background): “…such as gender and the extent to which individuals believe that they are in control of their own destiny may also influence how they manage their careers, as identified by earlier research (e.g., Emmerik, Euwema, Geschiere, & Schouten, 2006; Forret & Dougherty, 2001), summarized in Table 1.”
Community embeddedness and work outcomes: The mediating role of organizational embeddedness (2014, methodology): “In general, we use the term social networking behavior to encompass activities aimed at developing greater social capital (Forret and Dougherty, 2001).”
The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties (2014, background): “Forret and Dougherty (2001) identified five types of networking behavior—maintaining contacts, socializing, engaging in professional activities, participating in community, and increasing internal visibility—and showed that gender, socioeconomic background, extroversion, self-esteem, and attitudes…”
The Career Engagement Scale (2014, unknown): “…& Staufenbiel, 2010; Stumpf et al., 1983; Super, Thompson, Lindeman, Jordaan, & Myers, 1981), career planning (Gould, 1979; Super et al., 1981), networking (Forret & Dougherty, 2001; Wolff & Moser, 2009), career strategies, including positioning and expertise development (Gould & Penley, 1984).”
Untangling the Networking Phenomenon (2015, background): “…and measuring networking behaviors synthesizes previous networking conceptualizations by incorporating both structural and functional characteristics of networking, which is the most comprehensive coverage of the networking construct space to date (Forret & Dougherty, 2001; Michael & Yukl, 1993).”
Networking behaviors and career outcomes: differences for men and women? (2004, methodology): “The only gender difference in the five dimensions of networking behavior Forret and Dougherty (2001) found was that men engaged in more socializing behavior than women.”
Networking as a job search behaviour: A social network perspective (2009, background): “Definition of networking as a job search behaviour Networking behaviour is generally defined as ‘individuals’ attempts to develop and maintain relationships with others who have the potential to assist them in their work or career’ (Forret & Dougherty, 2001, p. 284).”
The Acquisitive Nature of Extraverted CEOs (2017, background): “…which these effects materialize is the tendency for extraverts to have larger instrumental networks (Fang et al., 2015), have a stronger desire to be differentiated members of these networks, and use them more actively than other CEOs do (e.g., Costa and McCrae, 1985; Forret and Dougherty, 2001).”