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NETWORK CHURN: A Theoretical and Empirical Consideration of a Dynamic Process on Performance
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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | NETWORK CHURN: A Theoretical and Empirical Consideration of a Dynamic Process on Performance. |
| 개인저자 | Kneeland, Madeline King. |
| 단체저자명 | New York University. Management. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: New York University., 2019. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019. |
| 형태사항 | 169 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertations Abstracts International 81-02A. Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9781085577212 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2019. |
| 일반주기 |
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-02, Section: A.
Advisor: Schilling, Melissa A. |
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| 요약 | The overarching purpose of this dissertation is to refine and to expand the concept of network churn as a dynamic process that develops over time, and to measure empirically the network changes underpinning individual performance within an organizational context. The first chapter of this dissertation outlines the theoretical elements of network churn that have not been addressed in the extant literature. These omissions, I argue, have led to an incomplete understanding of how individuals experience churn and how it affects individual performance outcomes. The second chapter is an empirical study that tests hypotheses about the differential performance outcomes of agentic network churn (ego-initiated) and churn that is imposed upon the ego by others in her network (alter-initiated). Beyond the expected effects of network structure, I find that network churn is a powerful predictor of individual, financial performance, but only after disentangling the role of agency in who initiated the churn. Building off the first study, the third chapter examines the opportunities individuals have to engage in network churn within an organizational context. Specifically, I test the effects of attendance at firm offsites as a catalyst for intra-firm network tie formation. I find asymmetries in the observed effects of the offsites on how individuals shape their own network and the role others play in shaping their network. Both empirical studies are conducted in the context of a U.S.-based corporate law firm. I use a granular dataset administrative records of the billable hours of 759 unique partners over eight years, 2005-2012, to identify over 340,000 instances of directed collaboration between partners. From these records, I construct 96 network moments (individual by month) to test related hypotheses about how network churn affects individual performance, measured by client revenue brought into the firm, and the opportunities to engage in churn. My dissertation responds to the notion that "organizational network research has largely bypassed the role of individuals in creating the very social networks that constrain their attitudes and behaviors" (Sasovova et al., 2010: 661), and I bring a deep consideration of agency to the abstract discussion that has dominated the network change literature. |
| 일반주제명 | Management. Organization theory. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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