Correlates of Networking Behavior for Managerial and Professional Employees
研究调查了418名管理与专业人员的个人和职位特征如何影响其网络行为，发现性别、社会经济背景、自尊、外向性、对职场政治的态度、组织层级和职位类型是显著预测因素。
Networking is an important strategy for managing one’s career, but little is known about those who engage in networking behaviors. A study of 418 managers and professionals was conducted to examine the relationship of personal and job characteristics to involvement in networking. Multiple regression results showed that gender, socioeconomic background, self-esteem, extraversion, favorable attitudes toward workplace politics, organizational level, and type of position are significant predictors of involvement in networking behaviors. Implications of these results and directions for future research on networking are discussed.