... professionals, who were the members of an alumni LinkedIn group of the Masters Human Resource degree program from a university in the Midwestern United States. Multiple regression analysis was employed to test the study hypotheses. Findings Results indicate that both forms of CES – networking and mentoring...

...Hadjira Bendella; Hans-Georg Wolff Purpose Networking refers to goal-directed behaviors focused on building and cultivating informal relationships to obtain career-related resources. According to Gibson et al.'s (2014) model, personality traits represent prominent and important...

...Hans-Georg Wolff; Sowon Kim Purpose While studies have established that networking is an investment in an individual's career that pays off, recent research has begun to examine the potential costs of networking. This study suggests that prior research is limited in scope, as it remains focused...

...Shelly Y. McCallum; Monica L. Forret; Hans-Georg Wolff Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships of internal and external networking behaviors of managers and professionals with their affective, continuance, and normative commitment. Design/methodology/approach...

...Carter Gibson; Jay H. Hardy III; M. Ronald Buckley Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize research and theory on the definition, antecedents, outcomes, and mechanisms of networking in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptions of networking...

...Sowon Kim Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how individuals network and develop instrumental relationships, focusing in particular on what enables and what constrains individuals' networking attempts. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a qualitative methodology. A total...

...Hans‐Georg Wolff; Sowon Kim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest a comprehensive framework to elucidate the relationship between personality and networking. Using the Five Factor Model as a framework, the paper aims to argue that traits tapping into social (i.e. extraversion...

... on the strength of social ties within their friendship networks. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study of admissions department employees at a large eastern university within the USA was conducted. Using a social network approach, participants were asked to identify advice, friendship and role model...

...Stephen B. Knouse; Schuyler C. Webb Networking is important for all employees to acquire the information, guidance, feedback, and social support necessary for career success. Women and minorities, however, do not have the large, strong, dense networks that white males have used to definite...

...Mike Rix; Jeff Gold This article reports on a visit by a small group of SME managers from Barnsley and Doncaster in the UK to the USA. The aim of the project, entitled Networking USA, was to learn from US managers’ experiences of recovery and regeneration. Details of the preparation for the visit...