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Bendella, Hadjira and Wolff, Hans-Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-6945-2764 (2020). Who networks? - A meta-analysis of networking and personality. Career Dev. Int., 25 (5). S. 461 - 480. BINGLEY: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD. ISSN 1758-6003

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Abstract

Purpose Networking refers to goal-directed behaviors focused on building and cultivating informal relationships to obtain career-related resources. According toGibsonet al.'s (2014)model, personality traits represent prominent and important antecedents of networking. This study seeks to provide robust evidence on relationships between personality and networking by summarizing prior research using meta-analytical tools. Design/methodology/approach The authors classify linking attributes between networking and personality into social, idea-related, task-related and affective behavioral domains and additionally include three compound traits that relate to several domains. They investigate two potential moderators: internal vs. external networking and prominent networking measures. Their comprehensive literature search identified 41 studies with 46 independent samples. Findings The authors find that social, idea-related and task-related traits have positive relationships with networking of medium effect size, whereas affective traits exhibit small but significantly positive effects. The compound trait of proactive personality appears to be the best predictor of networking. Moderator analyses indicate that there were hardly any differences concerning internal and external networking and also prominent measures. Originality/value The present study goes beyond narrative reviews contributing the first quantitative summary of these relationships. It identifies four behavioral domains that represent characteristics relevant to networking. The findings largely corroborate, but at times correct, narrative reviews on dispositional antecedents of networking. The authors highlight the importance of compound traits that have yet been overlooked by narrative reviews (e.g. self-monitoring).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bendella, Hadjira UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wolff, Hans-Georg UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6945-2764 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-326925
DOI:	10.1108/CDI-12-2019-0289
Journal or Publication Title:	Career Dev. Int.
Volume:	25
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 461 - 480
Date:	2020
Publisher:	EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
Place of Publication:	BINGLEY
ISSN:	1758-6003
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language JOB-PERFORMANCE; POLITICAL SKILL; PROACTIVE PERSONALITY; CAREER; BEHAVIOR; PREDICTORS; VALIDATION; WORK; OUTCOMES; MODEL Multiple languages Psychology, Applied; Management Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32692