Personality correlates of structural holes
Personality correlates of structural holes
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DOI：
10.1016/s0378-8733(97)00005-1
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发表时间：
1998-01-01
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影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Mahoney, JT
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作者：
Burt, RS;Jannotta, JE;Mahoney, JT
我们利用调查网络和人格档案数据来探讨人格随结构孔的系统性变化。从分析中我们得出两个结论：(1)人格确实随结构洞而变化。这种关联集中在几个项目上，但这几个个性项目描述了网络约束中四分之三的方差。(2)该关联与结构孔理论一致。在最不受约束的网络中，人们声称自己是一个具有创业精神的局外人（相对于循规蹈矩、顺从的局内人），他们寻求权威（相对于安全），在倡导和变革（相对于稳定）中茁壮成长。我们总结了一个网络企业家人格指数，该指数定义了受访者拥有创业网络的惊人准确概率。我们以对一家大型金融机构的公司员工的调查得出的警示性证据作为结论。如果人格指数与创业网络（较低的排名）相关，那么该指数和网络都与经理绩效无关。经理人绩效与创业网络显著相关（级别越高），人格指数与网络结构不相关，且创业人格越强的经理人绩效并不越高。性格数据是一个有趣的关联，但不能替代社会计量数据。(C) 1998爱思唯尔科学有限公司
We use survey network and personality profile data to explore the idea that personality varies systematically with structural holes. We draw two conclusions from the analysis: (1) Personality does vary with structural holes. The association is concentrated in a few items, but those few personality items describe three-fourths of the variance in network constraint. (2) The association is consistent with the structural hole argument. People in the least constrained networks claim the personality of an entrepreneurial outsider (versus conforming and obedient insider), in search of authority (versus security), thriving on advocacy and change (versus stability). We summarize with a network entrepreneur personality index that defines a surprisingly accurate probability of the respondent having an entrepreneurial network We conclude with cautionary evidence from a survey of corporate staff in a large financial organization. Where the personality index is associated with entrepreneurial networks (lower ranks), neither the index nor the networks are associated with manager performance. Where manager performance is significantly linked with entrepreneurial networks (more senior ranks), the personality index is not associated with network structure, and performance is not higher for managers with more entrepreneurial personalities. The personality data are an interesting correlate, but no substitute for sociometric data. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.