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Volmer, Judith ORCID: 0000-0003-4476-6537 and Wolff, Hans-Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-6945-2764 (2018). A Daily Diary Study on the Consequences of Networking on Employees' Career-Related Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Positive Affect. Front. Psychol., 9. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

Although researchers have shown that networking is positively associated with numerous long-term outcomes (e. g., salary, promotion) investigations of proximal outcomes of networking are still scarce. Building on Conservation of Resources theory (COR; Hobfoll, 2001, 2011) and conducting a daily diary study over five consecutive working days (N = 160 academics), we investigated short-term effects of networking on employees' career-related outcomes (i.e., career optimism and career satisfaction), job attitudes (i.e., job satisfaction), and well-being (i.e., emotional exhaustion). Further, we suggested that positive affect would act as a mediator. Results from hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) showed that daily networking relates to all four outcome variables. Moreover, positive affect mediated three of four hypothesized relationships, with a marginally significant effect for career satisfaction. By providing evidence for valuable short-term benefits of networking, our study extends existing research on positive long-term effects (for example on salary, promotions). Findings broaden the scope by integrating networking research with a positive organizational behavior perspective. We discuss practical implications with regard to career intervention strategies, study limitations, and prospects for future research.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Volmer, Judith UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4476-6537 UNSPECIFIED Wolff, Hans-Georg UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6945-2764 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-165780
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02179
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Psychol.
Volume:	9
Date:	2018
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	1664-1078
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DEMANDS-RESOURCES MODEL; JOB-SATISFACTION; EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION; ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; WORK ENGAGEMENT; POLITICAL SKILL; SOCIAL NETWORKS; NEGATIVE AFFECT; CONSERVATION; SUCCESS Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/16578