2205: Motivation, Affect, and Personality in Network Building and Utilization: Agentic Perspectives (17596)

Organizer(s)

• SL

  Shihan Li

  Heinz College - Carnegie Mellon U., United States

Panelist(s)

• EQ

  Eric Quintane

  ESMT Berlin, Germany
• YH

  Yimin He

  U. of Georgia
• KC

  Kristin Cullen-Lester

  U. of Mississippi, United States
• SZ

  Susan Zhu

  U. of Kentucky, United States
• YZ

  Yaxuan Zhou

  U. of Georgia

Presenter(s)

• SL

  Shihan Li

  Heinz College - Carnegie Mellon U., United States
• PS

  Pol Solanelles

  Le Moyne College, United States

Organizer(s)

• PS

  Pol Solanelles

  Le Moyne College, United States

Discussant(s)

• ML

  Miguel Lobo

  -, United Arab Emirates

Panelist(s)

• JL

  Jung Won Lee

  Gustavson School of Business, U. of Victoria, Canada

Presenter(s)

• SY

  Seong Won Yang

  U. of Mississippi, United States

Panelist(s)

• GL

  Giuseppe Labianca

  U. of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
• SQ

  Sophia Quick

  U. of Mississippi

Presenter(s)

• JL

  Jung Won Lee

  ESSEC Business School, France

Panelist(s)

• GC

  Gianluca Carnabuci

  ESMT Berlin, Germany

While decades of research have demonstrated that networks, through their structural configurations, powerfully influence people’s behaviors, attitudes, and outcomes, recent work has sought to better understand the role of individuals in shaping network processes. There are increasing appeals to devote greater attention to the differences individuals exhibit in establishing, managing, and navigating social relations. Accumulated evidence underlines that 1) individuals may be able to actively position themselves in the network and that 2) agency and purposive action may look different for certain individuals despite occupying similar network positions. In response to these emerging discussions, our symposium aims to contribute to a better understanding of individual agency in network theory. Questions include: What role do individuals play in shaping the process of network evolution? And, how do these dynamics impact the distribution of social capital (positive or negative) among actors within networks? This line of work provides a promising starting point for network agency research. Our presenters’ research highlights that a productive conceptualization of individual agency within organizational networks should be multifaceted. People might strategically leverage social relations and network relations for their own sake without meaningfully changing the structure of their networks. They can also take actions that meaningfully shape the architecture of their networks, intentionally or otherwise. During the processes of individuals exerting agency in shaping their social relations and exploiting network-related advantages, numerous potential mechanisms exist and should be systematically elaborated.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2205: From Initial Encounter to Follow-Up: A Theory of Planned Behavior-Based Model of Tie Development (17596)
  

  Author: Jung Won Lee – Gustavson School of Business, U. of Victoria

  Author: Seong Won Yang – U. of Mississippi

  Author: Giuseppe Labianca – U. of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Author: Sophia Quick – U. of Mississippi
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2205: Future Time Perspective and New Tie Formation (17596)
  

  Author: Jung Won Lee – ESSEC Business School

  Author: Eric Quintane – ESMT Berlin

  Author: Gianluca Carnabuci – ESMT Berlin
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2205: Intra-incubator Networks and Angel Funding Outcomes (17596)
  

  Author: Shihan Li – Heinz College - Carnegie Mellon U.
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2205: Workplace Venting and Informal Leadership: A Network Analysis (17596)
  

  Author: Pol Solanelles – Le Moyne College

  Author: Yimin He – U. of Georgia

  Author: Kristin Cullen-Lester – U. of Mississippi

  Author: Susan Zhu – U. of Kentucky

  Author: Yaxuan Zhou – U. of Georgia