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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Relational Demography"”.
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Employee Communication and Its Relation to Work Creativity: The Role of Relational Demography in Egocentric Networks
A number of theorists have argued that the exchange of knowledge and information through communication can enhance employee creativity. However, previous research has yielded inconsistent and inconclusive results with some studies suggesting that communication has positive effects on employee …
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Whistling in the Wind: Examining the Effects of Sexual Orientation Relational Demography on Individual Perceptions of Workgroup Process and Withdrawal
… process and withdrawal. Based on the theory of relational demography within groups (Riordan, 2000) and recent research on moderators of the dissimilarity-outcome relationship (e.g., Stewart and Garcia-Prieto, 2008), the study argued that: (1) perceived sexual orientation dissimilarity would be …
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A meta-analytic framework for understanding how leader-subordinate age differences impact leadership effectiveness ratings: A novel approach to relational demography
… there has been renewed interest in studying relational demography, which focuses on how demographic differences between individuals and members of their work unit impact individual level outcomes (Joshi, Liao & Roh, 2011). In terms of age, relational demography research has focused on the …
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When Being More Different and Less Visible Leads to Commitment and Justice for All
… of the negative relationship between perceived relational demography and affective commitment. Overall, these results indicate that the frequency of telecommuting does not minimize the negative effects of demographic dissimilarity on commitment; however, perceptions of fair processes to …
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The Upper-Echelon Perspective of Firm Competitive Behavior: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry
… on firm competitive behavior. Applying relational demography to capture Human Capital and sources of Social Capital within the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry, I find some empirical support that executives do, indeed, affect firm competitive behavior. Overall, the empirical evidence …